Bicycle Ride with Luke

I replaced my old Trek hybrid with a new model, the Trek 7100.  Bikes have come a LONG way since the early 90's.  I never really liked my old Trek, so didn't ride it much.  My new bike is very adjustable, so I have it adjusted so I'm sitting up pretty straight.  It has a nice seat.  My old bike had a bar running across like a men's bike, but not my new one.  I just step right thru.

Here in Missouri, we have a very nice and very long hiking / biking trail, the Katy Trail.  I've been considering riding the trail for a long time, but wanted to wait until both kids gave up training wheels.  Luke just gave his up a few weeks ago.  We've ridden the trail a few times, mostly me, Luke, and Ryan.  So far we haven't made it out of St. Charles county.  Most of the area we've ridden in is wooded with the river on one side and cliffs on the other side.  Beautiful.

Here are some pictures of a ride me and Luke took.  This stretch starts near Weldon Conservation area and goes towards St. Charles.  We never make it very far when Luke is along, since his bike is small and he's still pretty new at riding.  On this trip, we went about 5 miles.


My goal is to eventually take them across a bike path attached to a highway bridge.  The bike path lanes are completely separate from the bridge traffic.  The bridge is over the Missouri river, providing a beautiful view.  It goes between St. Charles and St. Louis county, into a park on the St. Louis side.  Just need to get them acclimated, since they'll both be a little nervous about the highway noise.