I thought I would give you urban riders something to chuckle about. I use my Swift as my transport for real estate appraisal work in small towns around Southeast Alaska. I make day trips by small plane or ferry to outlying towns and use my single-speed Swift for ground transport. When folded it fits well behind the last seat in the Cessna Caravan (208) commuter I usually fly. I ride right off the tarmac, through the terminal building, out onto the street and on to my appointments. People are generally positive about an old guy riding up on a weird bike, to do their house appraisal. I haven’t had any negative reactions yet. The pilots get a big charge out of it too.

Of course this is weather dependant. By November, I will have studs on my 29er and will have hung the Swift on the wall for the season. I do take the Swift on winter vacations however. You can see my post about fitting it into a Samsonite case. Well, I was just wiping the mud off the Swift from this week’s trip to Skagway and thought I would make a post of it. Cheers.