Rode the 16" Dahon Getaway today. It was in better shape than I remembered. Cosmeticaly it's a mess, but it rides nice. Shifting is much easier since I replaced the thumbie with a MTB-style rapid fire.

It was 36F when I left and remembered I wanted to take a new route variation and headed down Weber Street, which I haven't used much since the old job/commute. Downtown. a stoplight held me at Pikes Peak Avenue just long enough for me to figure that if I turned onto Pikes Peak, I'd be cutting almost 2-miles off my intended route. My sense of adventure and thirst for variety did not prevail, and I turned onto the shorter, usual route.

My speed was pretty good, averaging 14.5 mph.

It was a long, frustrating day at work and the wind was against me, so I took an even shorter route home. I averaged 9.9 MPH like the other day on the bigger, heavier 26" Rockhopper. The novelty of the small folding bike and the scenic leafy fall streets didn't assuage my frustration, and that's unusual.