"Daaaaaaad, I'm hot/cold/hungry*/run out of water..."
Hence the need for the Dad/Mum** Pack (TM). An over stuffed 15-20L pack with all your stuff, normal tools and spares, 2 packets of haribo, some healthy snacks, 4*** different sizes of inner tube, 2 fleeces, 2 waterproof jackets, a wooly hat and a cuddly toy.
\* \- They ate 20 mins ago but they know you have Haribo.
\*\* \- Mom to you colonials.
\*\*\* \- including a 20in one even though you sold the last 20in bike 3 months ago
I wish I had bought one of those big 24l EVOC packs for riding with my kids but hopefully they should be strong enough to carry their own s*** now that they are 11 and 13.
Those gloves look good and warm. In my experience kids care less about control dexterity and more about just having warm hands. We have used Briskers, which can be found for about the same price as the Woom gloves in the UK if you shop around, and fairly generic windproof fleece gloves when the kids were smaller.
We have also used "other sport" gear for riding. "Not cotton" Tracksuit bottoms , Under Armour Cold Gear baselayers (you won't find warmer) and tech tees
Other tips:
\- Waterproof socks and buying cycling shoes a size too big in the Autumn so they can wear thick sealskinz over the winter.
\- DHB (Chainreaction/Wiggle own brand) Inner shorts are great, freely available and well priced (in the UK) and actually have a decent pad.
Jan. 28, 2022, 4:03 a.m. - Dan Lees
"Daaaaaaad, I'm hot/cold/hungry*/run out of water..." Hence the need for the Dad/Mum** Pack (TM). An over stuffed 15-20L pack with all your stuff, normal tools and spares, 2 packets of haribo, some healthy snacks, 4*** different sizes of inner tube, 2 fleeces, 2 waterproof jackets, a wooly hat and a cuddly toy. \* \- They ate 20 mins ago but they know you have Haribo. \*\* \- Mom to you colonials. \*\*\* \- including a 20in one even though you sold the last 20in bike 3 months ago I wish I had bought one of those big 24l EVOC packs for riding with my kids but hopefully they should be strong enough to carry their own s*** now that they are 11 and 13. Those gloves look good and warm. In my experience kids care less about control dexterity and more about just having warm hands. We have used Briskers, which can be found for about the same price as the Woom gloves in the UK if you shop around, and fairly generic windproof fleece gloves when the kids were smaller. We have also used "other sport" gear for riding. "Not cotton" Tracksuit bottoms , Under Armour Cold Gear baselayers (you won't find warmer) and tech tees Other tips: \- Waterproof socks and buying cycling shoes a size too big in the Autumn so they can wear thick sealskinz over the winter. \- DHB (Chainreaction/Wiggle own brand) Inner shorts are great, freely available and well priced (in the UK) and actually have a decent pad.