#325 The Letter X

My husband's folding bicycle is a Xooter Swift. He has put over 10,000 miles on it in the last three years. It is his primary form of transportation in the city year-round and he enjoys his rides in the country. He wants me to get one, too, so we can do some recreation riding together. However, I have saddle issues, which he assures me can be overcome. :-)

#57 Compact

My DH just returned from his first airline trip with bicycle. It took him two and a half hours to pack it the first time but cut it down to forty-five minutes for the return trip. He said it was worth it for the effect - dropped jaws, wide-eyed expressions of disbelief. Although it cost $50 round trip for the checked bag, he used the bike in lieu of a rental car and didn't have to pay parking.The suitcase is twenty-nine inches and came in just barely under the fifty pound limit. All the basics are compactly packed. He traveled without all the niceties he has collected for local commute - fenders, rack, extra lights.
It's an attention-getter and a fun way to meet strangers. What could be stranger than an old guy from Idaho commuting to the Nashville Convention Center (from his hotel, of course) in historic heat index conditions!
It took him a long time to put it all back together again. He still says it was worth it.

#3 Airborne

Cyclists and skateboarders share the skateboard park. This grownup "twirled" his bike twice before landing on the narrow space. All the guys (no girls to be seen) on wheels - two and four - were warming up for a competition on this gorgeous spring Saturday.