Lots of Foldy Lately

I'm still experimenting with my commute. I'm learning exactly how long it takes to get to the transit center. It's slightly downhill.

I'm comfortable putting foldy on the front of the bus now-- he just seemed too small to hang on, but I've seen other people do it lots of times now.

I keep an ankle band (for keeping my pants out of my chain) in my coat pocket. And earphones, which I've learned need a good push to get plugged in all the way (sorry!).

It's only 3 or 4 miles to the bus, but it's far enough to get actually soaked if it's raining. I've worn all sorts of jackets between here and there. My casual rain jacket, my orange bike commuter rain jacket, my Gore water resistant rain jacket, my yellow wind jacket..

If I feel gutsy, I wear my jeans. If it looks reliably wet, I wear "travel pants" that dry quick and pack my jeans in my bag.

And slowly emerges- a routine.

Foldy Fits (some more)

Foldy Fits

When you need to grab a quick burger before the show-- foldy fits.

When you gotta park 'im in your friend's apartment-- foldy fits.

And when there's no bike rack, but only the trunk of the car-- foldy fits!

Foldy fold fold.

Outside,

inside,

and on the bus.

Foldy goes anywhere!

Foldy Day

Take foldy on the bus..

Take foldy in the store..

Then hike..

Light Up!

Featuring:

Amber Down Low Glow

Light & Motion Stella 300 Dual

and Planet Bike SuperFlash Stealth

What I LOVE about my Down Low Glow: well, first of all-- it's FUN to ride on a cloud of light. And if you like compliments-- you'll get lots. 

From a safety standpoint, it creates 360 degrees of visibility. The DLG lights YOU up, so that instead of looking like a moving dot (like a typical blinky light), you look like a moving PERSON on a BIKE. 

The DLG also lights up the space on the ground AROUND you, causing drivers, whether consciously or not, to give you more space, because your space, again, is defined to be bigger than a dot. 

It's also great SIDE visibility. When cruising down an arterial, I'm always having staring contests with drivers waiting on side streets to pull into my lane. I want to make sure they know that I'm there. With the DLG, sometimes they'll actually wait for me to pass just so they can stare at my light!

GET ONE!

Foldy!

Today I had plans to meet up with my friend to go have a blast volunteering for the Washington Trails Association. I live quite north, she lives south and the work party was even souther. In order to make a carpool work, I needed to meet her farther south-- so I decided to catch a bus.

The bus stop is only a few miles away from my house.. and my friend didn't have a bike rack.. nor is leaving a bike at a trailhead very wise.. perfect solution? Folding bike. Plus, it's just fun.

Folding my Dahon Speed D7 at the bus stop from Rebecca Jensen on Vimeo.

BONUS! Here's a short video of our work party! (And yes, they are called "work PARTIES!")

WTA at Grand Ridge from Rebecca Jensen on Vimeo.