Family Crosses the Country on a Bike Built for 5
Imagine crossing the country on bicycles with your kids… on a bicycle built for five. It might sound sort of crazy, but that’s exactly what the Harrison family, a.k.a. “The Pedouins” (a mashup of pedals & bedouins) are doing right now. Bill, Aramins & three young daughers, aged 3, 4 and 7 are making a 7,000-mile journey from Kentucky to Alaska, and they’re at the halfway point right now.
From Terrapass:
Cycle touring is incredibly rewarding, but it’s not easy work. Even at their moderate pace — about 25 miles a day — the Pedouins still have to deal with constant exposure to the elements, hills, headwinds, flats, crashes, and all the other challenges of bicycling. The family spends most nights in a tent. If the ride goes as expected, it will last for twenty months. Did I mention that Robin is 3?
The bike is designed with couplers that allow it be taken apart and reassembled as a two-person, three-person, or four-person vehicle when some riders want to hang back at the camp site. Notice the chain extenders on the second and third seats, designed to accommodate little legs.
Mom & Dad must have some super-strong legs to keep that bike going for so many hours a day, almost every single day, loaded down with cargo. The kids are being homeschooled during the ride, and the family expects to arrive in Alaska – where they’ll spend a year – next summer.
Few of us have the wherewithall for such a trip, but it’s an inspiring journey and their website, Pedouins.org, has all the details of the ride.
Link Terrapass + Pedouins.org
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