Tacoma Bike Ranch

Back in September we spotted this cool three-person bike parked outside our school. It's a tandem with a front recumbent stoker seat as ...

Folks have been asking, so here's more details. Our Madsen rain cover frames are made from electrical conduit, specifically 1/2" ...

I am constantly amazed that most of the TBR web traffic is directed to our posts about DIY Rain Covers for our Madsen Cycles Bucket Bike (wh...

Our van has been voluntarily parked for over 3 days. We've had 3-7" of snow and daytime temps between 25°F and 34°F.  To my surpris...

The new Madsen bucket bikes debuted  today!  It's worth checking out.  There are many improvements and new features, some of which I...

I think this is the first time we've ever had four people in the bucket.  Playdates are easy with the Madsen because you don't have...

Today was the first ride with our new DIY rain cover .  It wasn't raining, but 40°F and damp would have to do.  The kids were so exc...

This is our first attempt at a rain cover for our MADSEN kg271 bucket bike.  We wanted something simple, inexpensive, light, and hopefully d...