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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At that age, a bike seat on each bike might be easier/less bulky.  But you'd have to check with school to make sure you can leave the trailer - probably hitched up to a bike rack.  You will want a helmet - they have toddler helmets you can easily get.  We got the CoPilot seat - really like it.  As for trailers, Burley is one of the more popular ones, but it is very heavy, and while it can work as a stroller, too, it really isn't designed that way.  Schwinn makes a great one that works beautifully as a stroller (so you can always bike there, stroller home).  Baby Jogger makes a City trailer/stroller that also works really well as both a trailer and a stroller, but it is pricier than the Schwinn.  We ended up getting the Schwinn...about a month before they came out with the City.  It has held up quite well over the years.[/quote]

This bike seat will be the best option because it is rated to a really high weight- 77 pounds.  That means you will easily be able to use it for the next 3-4 years if you want.  Two of them would be $350. You would probably want to get a basic rack for each bike, those are probably around $30-40 each

http://www.amazon.com/Bobike-Junior-Rear-Child-Seat/dp/B008Y5UMTW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1429406757&sr=8-2&keywords=bobike

I am a daily biker and would heavily recommend biking as [b]the way to get around.  It is sooooo much faster than any other way at rush hour f[/b]or distances less than 3 miles or so.

BicycleSpace is a great shop and I would go there first to see what they have for you.[/quote]

How is that possible?  Wouldn't a cyclist obeying the rules of the road, stopping at red lights and stop signs, yielding the right of way to pedestrians in crosswalks, etc., require the same time as a motorist traveling the same streets?  [/quote]

I'm not the previous poster (not sure I'd agree on the 3 miles number), but there are ways to legally get around faster in heavy traffic.

For one, bike lanes tend not to build up and get gridlocked like general lanes, so in heavy rush hour traffic, I can get where I'm going a lot faster.
Second, even without a bike line, a bicyclist is legally allowed to go between cars in their lanes, which is quite safe in backed up traffic.
It's pretty easy to find a place to lock up a bike, whereas it can take between a minute and a F-ing lifetime to park a car during rush hour.[/quote]

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