How not to bike in the rain

It's no secret I hate biking in the rain. The streets get gross. My hair gets frizzy. My clothes get wet. But I always wanted to try biking with an umbrella.

It's so unsafe.

Having access to only brake on slickery streets can only lead to disaster. What you see here was just a two-block experiment, but even that made Cody really nervous.

We put together some real tips for biking in the rain for the Healthy Living Alliance. See what you really need to take into account when cycling on a rainy day.

Good folks: The Healthy Living Alliance

We are all out of new family pictures so you get an outtake from our ride a couple of weeks ago.

Big news in Stringer land!

We've teamed up with Springfield's Healthy Living Alliance to blog about getting around Springfield by bike. You'll see us over there a couple of times a month. Here's our first post.

HLA is a collection of community organizations that all want to make Springfield a healthier place by fostering healthy eating, active living and preventing tobacco use. It's a lovely group with enthusiastic people, and we are so thrilled to partner with them.