well, i have to share. thanks to S&S Machine Works and Jonny Cycles, i fulfilled a long-time goal of mine this weekend...
biking to and from the airport.

friday, i left my house pre-dawn to make an early flight. strapped my collapsed S&S backpack under the flap of the bumblebee bag and rode to the airport. pulled out my tools and disassembled and packed the bike in the parking ramp. checked, flew. (bike time: under 30 min. disassemble and pack time: 15 min.)

carried my clothes and helmet in the bumblebee, which i carried-on. lock, bike, and tools in the backpack, checked.

coming home, i hadn't expected to ride home from the airport, but a delay meant my flight arrived after Metro closed. So... i built the bike on the sidewalk in front of the airport and rode home! (build time: 20 min, ride time: about 30 min)

i was really surprised that nobody even gave me a second glance - security included- for tinkering and tooling right next to the airport. and in both directions, including pack/assemble time, it was faster than taking Metro. finally, janie has fulfilled her destiny.

oh, but the one bad thing... again, i hadn't anticipated the scary dark secluded mt vernon trail. especially creepy under the potomac bridges. i rode *so* fast through that nonsense. scary.