Simon Eppenberger is an old acquaintance in the Zurich mountain bike community. For years, he gave courses, helped shape the bike media Traildevils and Frontline Media and briefly held the wheelie hour world record. It goes without saying that he and his equally bike-enthusiastic partner Giorgia Müller want to continue to be out on the trails, even though they now have two children. That's why he was immediately on board when Giorgia had the idea of sharing their shared - and often frustrating - experiences as biking parents with others.

"We often asked ourselves: are the trails rideable with a trailer, are there shade and playgrounds, is a battery enough, are there routes for kids?", the two write on their advice blog trailfamily.ch. They have compiled the results of their research there. Other biking parents can benefit from this and ask questions, which the two may answer in detail in the next blog post.

The first experience reports with the child seat and trail trailer show that they get to the bottom of things and answer questions that some would never have thought of, such as how the center of gravity on the bike changes when a child is riding directly behind the handlebars. Although the two have not worked in journalism for several years, they uphold the journalistic principle of either paying for the test products or declaring when they have been given something as a gift. Photographer and designer Giorgia is responsible for the visual part, while Simon is the copywriter for the written content.

Trailfamily also recommends routes and trails that are worthwhile for biking parents. Users have to register free of charge for this information, the GPX track costs 3.50 francs. In line with the principle: well-founded content has its price. Simon explains: "We can't publish a considerable number of the trails we look at because they are not suitable for families on bikes, because they have sections that are not rideable with a trailer or are even dangerous." Georgia elaborates on what kind of trail tips she and her partner aim for: " mso-fareast-language:DE;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">We want to get away from the pram-friendly gravel paths, we want to offer more than that, but without it being dangerous." This also includes the jackpot among the family trails: paths from which crisper trails branch off so that one parent can "really bike" while the other stays on the child-friendly line. Whereby the parents should of course take turns.

Correction: The earlier version of this text gave the impression that Simon Eppenberger had the idea and Giorgia Müller only helped with the realization. This is not the case, Giorgia Müller was the driving force and together they realized the Trailfamily platform.