We're so lucky to have Shane MacRodes in the Sacramento region this week coaching our Folsom League Cycling Instructor (LCI) Seminar. He has also been available for additional trainings and workshops for current and pending LCIs.

Shane lives in Eugene, is a Safe Routes To School coordinator, and the co-founder of Kidical Mass. He's such a valuable asset to the biking community, especially for students and families.

Shane was brave enough to let me pick him up via Bike Friday tandem, my first adult passenger! It took us a few pedal strokes to find our balance but we quickly became a great team. I was fully aware that if I broke our coach on the first day, I'd be in big trouble!

Our LCI seminar is packed with 16 mostly local participants, some of whom are already slated to begin working on our numerous bike projects in the region. We have been really lacking in available LCIs for too long!

This is a jam-packed weekend and I'm excited to be able to watch and support these pending LCIs through this arduous but incredibly fulfilling and fun experience! You can follow along on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag 2016SacSeminar.

The big kid had a holiday today so we took the Bike Friday tandem for a 13 mile ride to Effie Yeaw nature preserve for a hike. Now that the tandem is running smoothly, this was our first real shakedown ride. It was great. Big Brother put some real effort into pedaling and we sped by many riders on the trail. He even complained about being tired which is awesome because usually I'm the only one tired after a bike ride.

The hike was beautiful but it was busy since everyone seemed to have the same plan. We saw 19 deer, 30+ turkeys, and lots of squirrels. Twenty-six miles total and despite a few sizing adjustments needed, this is a perfect addition to our fleet.

After procrastinating a little too long, we finally rolled our Bike Friday tandem, the front 2/3 of what is know as our Crazier Train, to Addison's Bicycle Repairium. With a ton of patience and an eye for all the weird little details, Addison has gotten her back into touring shape!

With both kids onboard, this bike (can we still call it a bike if it has three wheels?) rocks (both literally and spiritually). The boys love adding their power to the monster bike and we're getting better about communicating when to pedal, when to coast, scanning, and turn signals. I still need to adjust the stem so I'm not as stretched out but otherwise, I can't wait to head out for an overnight with this rig! We may need to add a trailer to the back for added craziness (and cargo space).