In Redondo Beach, it’s pretty much an Endless Summer. Here’s my hubby, Aaron walking his bike, “Pepeto” down to the bike path. Palos Verdes in the background. Slice o’ Paradise. Here’s more at Flickr. We have a small bike gang called The Pedalers of Evil!

—Jen

Taken during our summer vacation a year ago in Nantucket- these bike baskets are representative of the island. We rode a tandem bicycle and spent several days exploring all the known bike paths. On our last day, we followed an unmarked path following the scent of honeysuckles to discover a hidden clearing filled with a bog and several shady trees.

—Eunice Chang, Durham, NC

Riding the beaches of Auckland on a warm summer’s day. A pedal-pusher’s life doesn’t get much better.

—Antoine Pethers

This was one view of our most recent Memorial Day Cargo Bike Jamboree.  We’re heading into Lincoln Park, Seattle, for a bodacious picnic and fun in the hot, hot sun!

—Val

My entry into the contest is more of a snapshot than a photo. Also, I have not taken it but I am in the picture and it is my trike that a group of students was eager to try out — everyone of them! We met this group with their teachers in a small Bavarian town on the river Main on our summer tour 2008 (ok, not this summer, but a great summer too).  In the last week of school, Bavarian students traditionally go on a day tour, hiking, biking or by bus. This group was on bikes which may explain their immediate fascination with our tricycles. As you can see, they are cueing up. What strikes me is the expressions in their faces. Look at the boy sitting on the trike, he is delighted; look at the guy first in line and who is getting really exited already. The one after him is preparing himself mentally by checking out the other trike the cranks of which you can see in the bottom right. Number 4 in line clearly feels that the others take too long whereas number 5 and beyond know that they will have to wait somewhat longer. It took us about half an hour to satisfy all of their demands — time well spent since we were taking a break anyway.

—Best, Josef