Hebe, I have family members who ride with their tots in buggys behind the bike and have been doing it for quite a while since she has three little ones. The oldest now rides his bike and his lil sisters are in the cart. We live in a semi rural area that has a bit of an urban component as we have a small downtown with shops and stores but no high speed traffic through town.

I can understand how people who don't cycle don't understand it and it may sound very scary to them. I bet it's all the worse because they are friends and obviously you value their judgement because you chose them for Godparents, so I can see how this would be disturbing. Naturally you would want them to embrace the idea and they are not doing that. In the end you are the parents and perhaps in time they will accept and support your venture with your daughter. Sometimes people just need time to warm up to an idea. Also letting them know that you value their opinion so much that you have checked into safety stats will send a strong message to them about your friendship and your concern for the safety of your daughter.

You're a good mom and a conservative parent, have fun introducing your daughter to this and watch her love of outdoors and cycling bloom.

You need your alone time on the bike and time spent on bikes with family too. Who knows, maybe when the Godparents visit you may all go for a ride someday?

Have fun! Your daughter is a lucky little girl to have a mommy that wants to share her joyful passion with her.