C&O canal with kids

[sfa]

Not doing the ride this year--we've pretty much always had it in mind for next year--but I'm thinking of taking a long weekend this fall on my own to ride part of the trail just because it's there and I could use a break from my family!

But holy moly, I'll probably have to get DD a new bike before next year. The girl shot up over the past couple of months like you wouldn't believe! Well, I guess you would if you've been through puberty. But you know what I mean. Seriously, since I posted this thread back in March and now she's grown about three or four inches. One day I could rest my chin on the top of her head and the next day I couldn't.

But this is a good thing, bike-wise, because now I can get her something big enough that it'll easily take a rack and we can buy something with this trip in mind. I'm going to wait until the winter or spring, though, to see if her growth rate slows down (please, please, please let it slow down!).

Thanks for the advice and the links for racks and the ACA publication (now downloaded and waiting for me to read). I love planning things, so I'm looking forward to getting this together.

Sarah

[Zen]

Join this Yahoo group to ask questions and for lots of other great info-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coTowpath/

Two good websites for planning-

http://bikewashington.org/canal/

and

http://canal.mcmullans.org/

it's not all like this, but be prepared.

[Tri Girl]

I don't know how I missed this thread initially, either.

I'm glad it's still on the radar (and good that she's grown so she can get a "real" bike that can carry some of her things).
I wish my parents did things like that with me when I was younger. Might have gotten me interested in cycling/fitness earlier than my 30's).

Be sure to keep us posted.