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Bike Pic Apr 7, hope you missed the rain on 30 Days Of Biking

This 30 Days of Biking bike pic, the first Sunday in April, we hope you got your ride in early today before the rains set in. Biking every day can be a challenge but even if it’s only for a quick ride you still fulfilled your personal commitment!

Thanks for viewing Today’s Bike pic, Day 7 of 30 Days of Biking

Now rolling into our 12th year as a bike media, our goal is to encourage more people to have fun. In this expanded e-guide issue, we have added more free bike maps to review for planning your next adventure.

As we continue to showcase more destinations you can explore, we are all about capturing fun photos to capture those memories. Hopefully, some worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy!

Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know that we should post at HaveFunBiking (HFB)? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Please include a brief caption (for each), who is in the photo (if you know?) and where you shot the picture. Your photo submitted should be at a medium resolution or more, for consideration. If we do use your photo, you will receive photo credit at HaveFunBiking and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your next bike adventure. Here you will find all the information you will need when visiting one of our Community Map Partners, accessible on your mobile-friendly devices.

Watch for our spring print guides in late April.

As 30-Days of Biking progresses in April, the spring 2019 Bike/Hike Guides will be available soon in both print and digital format. So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your #NextBikeAdventure.

Please share all our pic’s with your friends and us on our Facebook and Instagram. Don’t forget to smile; we may be around the next corner with our HFB camera, ready to capture you for our next ‘Pic of the Day’ posts.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Apr 4, riding into the first Thursday morning on 30 Days of Biking

This Bike Pic Thursday, as spring temps warm, celebrate day four of 30-days of biking. So pull your bike out and ride each day in April – we know you can do it!

What better way to continue your fun than finding your #NextBikeAdventure. See all the great ideas and bike destinations in the 2019 Bike/Hike Planning Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.

Thanks for Viewing Our ’30 days of biking’ Bike Pic

Watch for our spring print guides in April.

As 30-Days of Biking progresses in April, the spring 2019 Bike/Hike Guides will be available soon in both print and digital format. So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your #NextBikeAdventure.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Apr 1, riding into the Monday morning sun this 30 Days of Biking

This Bike Pic Monday, as the spring temps warm, celebrates day one of 30-days of biking. So pull your bike and ride each day in April – we know you can do it!

Thanks for Viewing Our ’30 days of biking’ Bike Pic

Watch for our spring print guides in April.

As 30-Days of Biking progresses in April, the spring 2019 Bike/Hike Guides will be available in both print and digital format. So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your #NextBikeAdventure.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Mar 30, join these biker chicks and dudes for 30 Days of Biking

This Bike Pic Saturday, make sure your bike is ready to roll and you have made a commitment to better health by registering for 30-days of biking, it’s free. So pull your bike out of storage and give it the old ABC (Air, Brake, and Crank) check, or get it into your favorite bike shop so you are ready to ride each day in April – we know you can do it!

Thanks for Viewing Our ‘Saturday’ Bike Pic

Watch for our spring print guides in April.

As 30-Days of Biking progresses in April, the spring 2019 Bike/Hike Guides will be available in both print and digital format. So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your #NextBikeAdventure.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Mar 29, yeah its Friday with more dry spring weather ahead

This Bike Pic Friday, with more sunny days ahead give your bicycle the old ABC (Air, Brake, and Crank) check, then go for a ride. Another nice day to go out for a shakedown ride so you are ready for 30-days of biking.

Thanks for Viewing Our ‘Friday’ Bike Pic

Watch for our spring print guides in April.

As 30-Days of Biking progresses in April, the spring 2019 Bike/Hike Guides will be available in both print and digital format. So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure.

Have a great day!

The Frog 62 shows off a new approach in kid’s bike design

by John Brown, HaveFunbiking.com

It almost feels like Christmas here at HaveFunBiking.com. Why such a great day?…..Because we have a new bike to review! The Frog 62, our review bike, is special because for the first time this writer won’t be the one reviewing it (more about that in a bit). Frog Bicycles is at the spear tip of a new movement in children’s bikes. They develop bicycles exclusively for children that fit better and weigh less than anything else. Considering I am not a child, I won’t be riding this bike. Instead, that duty of reviewing the Frog 62 is being passed along to my nine year old son.

The Frog 62 Bike

The Frog 62 uses an aluminum frame and fork designed to accept 24” wheels, and is very light weight for a kid’s bike (sub 20lbs). On paper, the Frog 62 could look like almost any other kids bike, but looks can be deceiving as Frog has hidden a few amazing fit-features in plain sight. To start, the handlebar and stem combination on this bike is custom for Frog. It is shorter, lighter and perfectly sized for small riders. On that subject, Frog also produces a custom crank that has arms that are both shorter and narrower to accommodate children’s shorter legs and narrower stance. To accept a narrower crank, Frog needs to build their frames specifically to accept those custom cranks. Out of the box, the Frog 62 comes standard with two sets of tires (knobby and smooth) as well as a complete fender set.

Frog 62 in all its green splendor.

Durability

I know what you are going to say. “My little Billy destroys every bike we get him, why do I want to buy a bike with custom parts I can’t replace when Billy does what Billy does?” I knew what you were going to say and so did Frog, that’s why Frog designed their bike around that very issue. In my experience, kids find new ways to destroy bikes every year, but almost never break the crank or stem. So with the Frog 62, that is where they stop with proprietary parts. The rest of the bike is put together with readily available components. While most are readily available, Frog did use the best combination of parts to fit children better than ever before.

Frog’s custom crank in action.

The Fit

The biggest selling feature of a Frog bicycle is the fit. Many mid-sized children’s bikes are just scaled up, tiny, kid’s bikes. By this I mean there is little allotment for size, the bars are typically too high, top tubes are short and they are designed as if the child doesn’t know how to ride a bike. Frog bikes on the other hand uses ongoing scientific testing at Brunel University to drive their bicycle fit dimensions. Due to the results of their testing, the bikes are built to fit children better, handle more accurately, and weigh substantially less than the competition.

Next steps

With Minnesota locked in winter, my son and I won’t be heading out onto the bike paths any time soon. Instead, I plan to use this bike first as a teaching opportunity while the ground is covered with snow. Meaning, that my son and I will build the bike together. Then, I plan to complete a full bicycle fit for him. Paying careful attention to see just how well the engineers at Frog designed this bike for children’s proportions. Also. the knobby tires and fenders will be great for when the weather finally breaks. Stay tuned to learn how the bike fit and build go.

Bike Pic April 22, More Biking Fun With Garage Sales Along the Root River Trail.

Along the Root River Trail it is number 22 of 30 Days of Biking. With the sun back, the temp will be in the mid-60″s today. Perfect riding conditions for having some fun, getting in shape while riding your bike from garage sale-to-garage sale in Bluff Country. We hope you can get out today to fulfill your 30 Day pledge and prepare for the Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride, next Sunday.

Here in this photo above riders are checking out Fountain, MN.

Also, check out the latest Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide and remember to register for the Root River Bluff & Valley Bicycle Tour on July 7,8 & 9th. A great weekend of riding in Bluff Country for your #NextBikeAdventure.

Thanks for viewing Today’s 30 Days of Biking Pic

We are now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media. Our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.

Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know that we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to: [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As we continues to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your next bike adventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 8th year of producing the guide.

Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure! Please share our pics with your friends and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next move while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day posts.

Have a great day!