Over the years, I've learned to compromise and find ways to involve cycling with other activities. For instance, my girlfriend loves to go on overnight backpacking trips on the weekends, but also loves riding. The simple solution there is to load up our backpacks and camping gear into a trailer, and bike to the trail head. Once at the trail head, we lock up the bikes and trailers, switch from cycling shoes to hiking shoes, and start hiking.
For other ideas, maybe you could plan a bike tour around a family event, such as a reunion or wedding. Riding out to a sporting event or festival can also be a great way to involve friends and/or family. However you choose to make it work, it is a great way to introduce people to cycling, and introduce yourself to some new experiences as well.
Photo by Josh Tack
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TOURING GEAR AND TIPS is written by Joshua Tack of Adventure Cycling's member services department. It appears weekly, highlighting technical aspects of bicycle touring and advice to help better prepare you for the journey ahead.
Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/07/balancing-life-with-cycling.html
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