Bicycling

Renting a bike while traveling can be more of a headache than taking one along.

I take mine with me just about everywhere...













I ride the weirdest bike on the planet, though. It's a carbon frame hybrid bike, so that the combined weight of the bag, pump (can't fly with CO2), tools and shoes is under 50 pounds. So it can go as "oversize luggage" or "sporting equipment", depending on which category is cheaper for a given airline.

I wrap the frame in pool noodle sections, it mounts into the frame in the bag, and the bag has roller blade wheels on casters. It goes anywhere, and it is amazing how small a car you can rent as long as the back seat folds down.

That bike goes everywhere...