Biking w/Mom = Lifetime Memories

As professional evangelists for the bicycle, it’s rare that we here at SVBC don’t take every opportunity to get folks to ride. It doesn’t matter the context of the conversation, if there’s a chance to steer things towards bikes, we will.So was the case in talking with Eloisa Garcia, the SVBC account representative at Paychex in Arizona. She asked innocently during a conversation about dental health coverage what it is exactly that we do and there was my opening. When I found that she has kids I told her my story.For me, some of my fondest memories as a child are of riding a bicycle with my mother. She had one of those seats on the back of the bike and even though it was infrequent, I remember loving it. If you want to generate magical moments with your kids that they will remember for a lifetime, go take them for a bike ride.That conversation was Friday. On Sunday evening, Eloisa emailed me to say she had bought a bike and had three bike rides with her kids under her belt. The only hitch so far is that the 8-month old isn’t too fond of wearing a helmet.What’s keeping you from bonding with your kids in the special way that a bike ride affords? Get out there and do it!