Mamas, Kids and Bicycles

cycling around tanglin village

That's me on the top picture, riding my bike with aina. I love riding bicycles. it's a rather green vehicle, it helps me shed some of my fat layers and it gets me around. But living in Singapore, i don't see that many moms riding bikes with their kids... 


When I went to Japan a few weeks ago, I was surprised to see how common it is for moms to ride bikes everywhere with their kids. Bicycles are actually their main transportation method, at least during the summer. 


mommy with kid in bike
mommy with kid in bike

the mamacharis (the bikes for moms) are equipped with a child seat, sometimes two child seats, for carrying their kids while running errands and baskets for grocery shopping.



and they do it in style, too! 



 

39 Comments

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    WiwiT March 30, 2012 1:09 pm

    kereeeennn...

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    Renya November 20, 2010 3:31 pm

    @chitra aku belinya di daerah kalibata ke arah pasar minggu di pinggiran,byk pengrajin rotan
    @Sukma kyknya kalo online blm ada yg jual,kalo mau bisa aku beliin dulu,ntar aku kirimin mau??km daerah mana??

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    sukma dyah November 9, 2010 10:55 pm

    Thanks 2 Thalia, photonya inspiring bgt. Sepedanya dah siap, waktu cari boncengan buat anak eh... ktemunya di sini. Jd tambah gak sabar ngajak anak2 bsepeda.

    @renya: boncengan rotannya bisa di beli online gak?...

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    chitra novalastia October 30, 2010 10:59 am

    @renya: beli dimana boncengan rotan?

    jadi kepengen sepedaan sm anakku,looks like fun!

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    Renya October 29, 2010 10:00 pm

    Hi Moms beli aja boncengan dari rotan udah kuat,awet,murah lagi produk buatan Indonesia lho asli....hehehehe jadi anak kita juga cinta buatan Indonesia,aku dah pake juga bagus lho harganya cuma 40 ribu gak bakal karatan

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