tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post8330125617158130640..comments2024-02-20T00:55:18.782-08:00Comments on Change Your Life. Ride A Bike!: Declan Storms The CastleAdrienne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-7427206988819973062011-06-01T03:39:19.150-07:002011-06-01T03:39:19.150-07:00Thank you for putting together such an inspiring p...Thank you for putting together such an inspiring piece. I'm regularly told it's impossible for children to do... well, anything. This article beautifully illustrates how capable they are and shows how things can be. I'll be forwarding it to all my friends :)<br /><br />It also shows how important safe, pleasant, segregated bike-infrastructure is. My route to work is along Edinburgh's wonderful canal - it takes longer each day, having to look at all the ducklings, swallows and signets, hiding in the reeds! I wish more people had such nice routes to work :DMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-65596698811148001572011-05-31T14:59:23.585-07:002011-05-31T14:59:23.585-07:00This post was so inspiring! I look forward to tak...This post was so inspiring! I look forward to taking my own little bike loving boy out on the streets on his own bike soon. Thanks!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222080327159563684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-17423375292098035042011-05-30T02:22:28.378-07:002011-05-30T02:22:28.378-07:00Awwww Declan is just the cutest kid!! :-)
I ride ...Awwww Declan is just the cutest kid!! :-)<br /><br />I ride with my 8 year old son everyday here in London, UK. And what can so easily be a stressed out and dangerous ride for any parent cycling with a child (especially on these good ol' London streets!) becomes such a wonderful moment as you watch your son handle the "streets" like a pro: I'm always in that state of welling up with pride when we cycle to school, swimming, skateboard park (which is a good few miles away), as I watch him handle evrything that our roads throw at him. He too is master over his own locks and revels in the idea that he's making life oh so difficult for "those thieves".<br /><br />Your photos bring it all home and I'm so proud of and for your son - a proud moment for any parent, I think.Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-1734435910075235592011-05-26T14:25:30.569-07:002011-05-26T14:25:30.569-07:00What a wonderful adventure! I can't think of a...What a wonderful adventure! I can't think of a better service to the next generation than teaching your kids well and setting a good example. Declan seems very levelheaded and awesome :-)Katehttp://www.kateohkatie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-50195504514366697252011-05-24T22:10:12.868-07:002011-05-24T22:10:12.868-07:00Jim- I live near Glen Park and bike/BART communted...Jim- I live near Glen Park and bike/BART communted to and from Richmond for years. It was a great commute! I really enjoyed it.<br /><br />OF- I think the kids are sick of me documenting their lives : ). <br /><br />Anon- 70 state parks throughout California, most of them in Northern Ca.<br /><br />SRAB- the more you bike, the younger you feel!<br /><br />Karen- it has taken a lot of breathing and trust to get to where we are. The funny thing is, my younger kids are the better riders. It is my 16 yo son who makes me crazy!Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-63640513974747607712011-05-24T06:37:01.118-07:002011-05-24T06:37:01.118-07:00Great photo essay. Declan is so self-assured and p...Great photo essay. Declan is so self-assured and poised! It's my fond hope that we'll improve San Francisco bicycle infrastructure to the point kids really can ride in the city without their parents constantly holding their breath in fear. Even when I bike with my 13 year old, I constantly worry ("that person's pulling out--watch out", "we have to go around that double-parked car","watch your tires crossing these Muni tracks", "wait back here for that person turning right or he'll clobber you" etc.) Even for adults, city biking is complex and there's a lot to negotiate.Karen Lynn Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570980995774757572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-40551235778899595122011-05-23T20:01:17.766-07:002011-05-23T20:01:17.766-07:00The very first sentense of this post pretty much s...The very first sentense of this post pretty much sums up why I am committed to bicycling as my primary form of transportation. Would that we all continue to be ready to try something new, regardless of our age. Rock on, Declan!She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-61166816855151307332011-05-23T17:38:56.049-07:002011-05-23T17:38:56.049-07:0070 state parks to be permanently closed ?
are the...70 state parks to be permanently closed ?<br /><br />are these all in the SF area alone ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-3272705122780826302011-05-23T07:30:01.662-07:002011-05-23T07:30:01.662-07:00If I had known that watching kids develop and grow...If I had known that watching kids develop and grow would be something I would look back on with such fondness I would have paid more attention. <br />Squeeze everything you can from these years. You will not regret it.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-40829367534934791472011-05-23T07:29:21.188-07:002011-05-23T07:29:21.188-07:00Congratulations Declan! What a rush that must have...Congratulations Declan! What a rush that must have been. Last July, my son and his wife moved to San Francisco. They live at Broderick and Lombard, and he bike/BART commutes across the bay to Oakland where he teaches HS Math. My wife and I visited them last November, and he and I rode bikes across the GG Bridge to Sausalito, then took the Ferry back to SF, where he showed me his bike commute route as we rode back to their apartment. Even I, a long-time bike commuter, was a little bit intimidated by the Urban Bike experience.<br />Well done, Declan, well done indeed!<br /><br />jtJim Tolarhttp://www.wineandaspoon.comnoreply@blogger.com