Recent content by cassie

Hi Nacho! I was generally aware of the advocacy work happening in my city for quite awhile, but when my kid was born it felt more urgent for me to get involved. They have an advocacy working group which is the foot in the door for many people, myself included. They share info about the...

Oh I forgot we also swapped out pedals for ones with more traction for the same reason. And we put on studded tires to handle the ice. The last few winters have had a lot of freeze and thaw cycles here so those have also been important.

I subscribe to the idea that you don't need a lot of gear to winter cycle, but these are my top 4 items that I have found useful biking in a winter city. 1. Goggles - I think there are specific bike ones, but I just use ski goggles that work well. If there's a cold wind your eyes really feel it...

Hi everyone! I'm Cassie - parent of two kids and two cargo bikes in Ottawa, Canada. We because aware of cargo bikes early in the pandemic and ordered an Urban Arrow in the fall of 2020 that ended up arriving in April 2021 the same week my daughter was born. By spring of 2023 we added a Tern...