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01/25/2008 -- i've been doing more biking lately, and decided to splurge on a folding bike i could take on buses and trains, the bike friday tikit (courtesy of mount airy bicycles).

i've had it a week now and taken it on numerous errand trips and two of my saturday citywide slogs (glen burnie to owings mills to mayfield (lake montebello) and back to glen burnie). it's quite a good ride, better than i'd expected. the only limitation is that once you're in eighth gear and hit a good cruising speed, you can pedal all you like, and it's not going any faster. headed downhill, just coast, you're not going to get any resistance if you try to pedal. going uphill, it's great. it's so light that even a casual biker like me can easily climb hills that make my quads scream on my full-sized bike.

i do wish there were just a little more room in the bag i bought for the front rack. i may try to find a slightly wider one.

i'm sorry this is a little blurry; i'll try to find an assistant cameraman who doesn't drink.