November 10th - Update
I am still on vacation (actually, using my vacation days before I loose them) and haven't been commuting on the Speed 8. However, I have been riding the Speed 8 to break it in.
On the 6th I ran errands around the neighborhood, I went to the Post Office, I also did a little grocery shopping. I didn't think the 1 dozen eggs were going to make it home, but they arrived all in one piece.
The 7th was almost an exact duplicate of the 6th, but this time I ventured a little farther. It is great running errands and not having to worry about parking spaces. At the grocery store, some lady sitting on a bench wanted to know if the bike would fit in the grocery cart. Well it did!
Tuesday was a beautiful day. After the costumary trip to the Post Office, I took the liberty of not having too much to do, and I ventured over to a local park on Long Island Sound that has a view of the distant Manhattan skyline. From the house, I made the loop about 10 miles long.
Yesterday, the 9th was a busy day. I needed to get the mini van serviced and the shop had an opening but they needed to keep the car for a few hours. Well guess what I did? Yep, I folded the Speed 8, popped it in the back of the car and drove accross town to the repair shop. Once I dropped off the car, I grabbed the bike, unfolded it, and ran to the hardware store and the bank. On the way home, I stopped by the wine store, picked up two bottles of wine, and then I made a wiggle past the bagel store where I picked up a bagel for my lunch. A few hours later, the shop called, the car was serviced, I hopped on the Speed 8 and went to pick up the car. I probably rode another 10 miles, didn't waste any time hanging out waiting for the car, and I didn't have to impose on anyone for a ride back and/or forth to the repair shop - like, this what a folding bike is made for!
I got the Speed 8 from Thorsten at ThorUSA.com. I called him up to thank him for selling my the bike and we discussed some issues about fine tuning the rear derailer. I also ordered from him Big Apple tires, fenders, and a rack. We will see how this all comes together.
On the 6th I ran errands around the neighborhood, I went to the Post Office, I also did a little grocery shopping. I didn't think the 1 dozen eggs were going to make it home, but they arrived all in one piece.
The 7th was almost an exact duplicate of the 6th, but this time I ventured a little farther. It is great running errands and not having to worry about parking spaces. At the grocery store, some lady sitting on a bench wanted to know if the bike would fit in the grocery cart. Well it did!
Tuesday was a beautiful day. After the costumary trip to the Post Office, I took the liberty of not having too much to do, and I ventured over to a local park on Long Island Sound that has a view of the distant Manhattan skyline. From the house, I made the loop about 10 miles long.
Yesterday, the 9th was a busy day. I needed to get the mini van serviced and the shop had an opening but they needed to keep the car for a few hours. Well guess what I did? Yep, I folded the Speed 8, popped it in the back of the car and drove accross town to the repair shop. Once I dropped off the car, I grabbed the bike, unfolded it, and ran to the hardware store and the bank. On the way home, I stopped by the wine store, picked up two bottles of wine, and then I made a wiggle past the bagel store where I picked up a bagel for my lunch. A few hours later, the shop called, the car was serviced, I hopped on the Speed 8 and went to pick up the car. I probably rode another 10 miles, didn't waste any time hanging out waiting for the car, and I didn't have to impose on anyone for a ride back and/or forth to the repair shop - like, this what a folding bike is made for!
I got the Speed 8 from Thorsten at ThorUSA.com. I called him up to thank him for selling my the bike and we discussed some issues about fine tuning the rear derailer. I also ordered from him Big Apple tires, fenders, and a rack. We will see how this all comes together.
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