http://site.swissbike.com/blog Folding Bike commuter, boating, aviation, and living tips complimented by folding bike reviews and updates. Thu, 08 May 2008 19:00:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is finally officially bike riding season again as May actually happens to be National Bike Month and I can readily say that it's nice to don shorts and a tee shirt again. To celebrate this beautiful weather we have been having, a group of us decided to make a pre-summer ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/05/08/folded-to-the-island/ Angel, having seen our post about his racing, recently got back to us with updated facts for his 2007 racing season. He reports having "raced and traveled to 8 different locations last year" and logged over 2000 race and training miles doing so. All said and done Angel reported an ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/02/20/off-to-the-races-update/ I am sure that all of you have heard of the Ironman. A 2.4 mile ocean swim immediately followed by a grueling 112 mile bike ride and capped off with a marathon (26.2 mile run), Ironman events showcase what many believe to be the strongest, most determined athletes out there. ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/01/29/off-to-the-races/ Just before the New Year, I wrote in a post about visiting a winery. I received several emails from riders who were interested in learning more about the prospect of touring vineyards via SwissBike. After some research and several phone calls I was able to put together a tentative "to-do" ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/01/08/car-free-gettaway-in-napa-valley/ While watching the rain and snow pile up outside the office last week, I had a chance to speak with Will W. Will is currently touring the beautiful island of Majorca (Mallorca), the largest island of Spain, located in the Mediterranean. With an incredible history, ruins on Mallorca date back ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/27/cycling-around-mallorca/ I had an interesting conversation the other day with Scott C. from Alaska. Scott is the owner of a Montague CX and the pilot of his Maule M-6. Last year he covered some serious ground in his plane by visiting over 30 states via airplane. While he was not in ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/20/traveling-north-carolinas-outer-banks-by-folding-bike/ Over the last week we received several stories from people who have been doing some traveling with their SwissBikes. The one below seems to epitomize the versatility and portability of the SwissBikes. Jon from Boston, MA writes: "My brother was recently in New York on business. He lives clear across ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/ If you live in the northern states or anywhere else around the world that is far enough above the equator to freeze during these impending months, then you probably know that winter is not necessarily the season most conducive to riding your bike. Yet, there are those who pedal on ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/06/weather-it-out/ Hello! Welcome to the SwissBike blog. In the beginning of 2007 we released the SwissBike line of full size high-performance bikes that fold. After a short period we began to receive messages and photos from SwissBike riders around the world sharing stories about where and how these bikes are being ridden. ... http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/11/30/swissbike-goes-blogging/