The family that rides together, stays together. This blog post features a directory of the best family bike shops, connects you to local family biking groups and outfits you with a chart of "Bike Types by Kids' Ages".

Riding bikes with kids in cities is incredibly rewarding and connecting for families. It can feel daunting, but doesn’t have to be. Urban riding isn’t something that happens in one brave afternoon. It’s a progression of small, confidence-building steps: mastering bike handling skills, practicing in low-stress spaces, choosing calm routes, and slowly layering in traffic awareness. When families approach it incrementally — and keep it fun — biking shifts from a weekend activity to a reliable, empowering way to get around together.

Teens and tweens, 10-14 years old, are flocking to E-bikes to transport themselves and friends to school, activities and social engagements. With street biking education, experience, and empathy, E-bike riding can be safe and convenient.

Megan Ramey is a subject matter expert on youth and E-bikes. She is the Safe Routes to School Manager for hilly Hood River County School District, a Bike League certified instructor and the mother of a teenager who grew up riding bikes and has been riding an E-bike since she was 10 years old.

8 years after our family’s first biking visit to Seattle, the City stil manages to wow us with how special it is with the unplanned fun, great food, the climate, topography and music culture. And now there is much more family friendly bike infrastructure downown.

Biking with vehicles or traffic is daunting but if you follow these tips, you’ll get a big boost in confidence that will have you passing over your car keys to reach for your bike more and more.

We transformed our 1 car garage into an 11-bike garage and mud room, with a work bench and plenty of storage for camping and other outdoor gear. We spent $0 - here’s how + other bike storage tips for different types of homes.

I stand with Communities of Color against racism and inequality.

I pledge to listen and fight for human-centered streets to make Black Lives Matter

I call on the Hood River leaders in the City and Port to open our streets to people, now, to prevent help restaurants and small business rebound, keep everyone safe with room to social distance and give residents and visitors space to stay healthy and sane.

Bikabout's Top 5 Routes, Route Map, Bike Baggage Chart & Tips

Not only is train travel hot again, but Amtrak is getting their rear in gear around accommodating 2-wheeled tourists. This blog post is dedicated to Bikabout's favorite routes, a bike friendly route chart and train travel tips.

Biking while pregnant as a surrogate made me feel like a superhero.

Ebikes are cheating? Get over yourself…wait, you may be onto something and that’s family car replacement. Here are our favorite electric (cargo) bikes for families and working professionals.

Biking in the winter should be no different than walking in the winter and it's still the most convenient way to get around. Here's a photo essay showing how easy and fun riding in the snow can be.

America has a new post Turkey Day tradition in which #BlackFriday alludes to the color of the beverage: #BeerFriday! Skip the shopping shenanigans, get outside and commune with fellow beer lovers with Bikabout's map and directory of all the special releases, events, bike tours and more!

Guest post by Walkscore.com’s Angela Bersin. Bikabout’s founder recommends Bikescore or Walkscore for buying a new home. However, when deciding which city to relocate your family to or plan a family vacation, check out…

This past week, 1 year's worth of meetings and work by geeky transportation professionals came to fruition in the form of a website, ColumbiaGorgeCarfree.com, and Megan Ramey of Bikabout designed it.

If you have nature lovers in your life, the best gifts are ones that tap into their interest in the
great outdoors.

When an election made us feel disconnected from rural America, we turned to biking in Eastern Oregon with our daughter to reconnect and learn about the gold rush ghost towns.

These days especially, people need to leave their phone at home, get outside and disconnect. Bikabout's founder, Megan, has 9 favorite daycations for the city and woods around Portland, Oregon.

May is National Bike Month! Follow Bikabout's blog and Instagram (#31GatewayDrugs), as we post 1 photo for 31 days to get your butt on a bike.

Map of Best Record Stores & a Vinyl Shopping List

In honor of Record Store Day, this Saturday, April 22nd, Bikabout has curated a map of North America's best record stores along with a list of records we're dying to buy.