In honor of Mother’s Day 2014, the Google Doodle is celebrating Mom. On a bike.
While the cape is a nice touch to suggest “Super Mom!” the use of both a helmet and a cape is contradictory. Having tried to ride in a cape (it was Halloween, okay?), I don’t recommend it. Cape + wheel is pretty hazardous, a la the classic animated feature The Incredibles.
Capes: A bad idea.
Julie Kosbab is an online marketing consultant and active transportation advocate living in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was one of Minnesota's only League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors when certified in 2005. She is a past member of the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. She has 2 children and 4 bicycles. Find her on Twitter as @betweenstations.
