The Way to Bike – 10.22.10

The kids' bikes had been tucked away on the multi-purpose balcony – until yesterday. Before leaving the states, we had purchased three new bikes. The boys' bikes were pre-assembled, but the new Princess Bike for my older daughter was not. Having already constructed several futons and aronot, I was confident in my ability to put together the princess bike – after all, I'm pretty good at following the instructions.

Unfortunately, the instructions that came with the new princess bike were not for the princess bike. Fortunately, though, everything is available on YouTube, including step-by-step instructions on how to install hand brakes.

We made our way down the street and then up the stairs, to an area that had once been a playground. Although the play structures were no longer there, the surrounding path could certainly serve as a bike path. The kids struggled a bit with the "missing piece of the path" and it seems that the tires on the boys' bikes couldn't quite handle some of the thorny shrubbery on the ground. But there's just something to be said for biking way up on a mountain with the Kinneret in the background. Now, for those punctured tires…