Originally Posted by Biker43

On a mountain bike? That's great if you can. Not sure how fast and for how long at sustained speeds I can ride my department issued bike. I carry in excess of 35-45 pounds of gear on my person, bullet-proof vest (not proof really, more like resistant to some bullets) duty belt and misc other gear. The bike is also loaded down with various ticket books, tools, medicine kit, foul weather gear, all stuffed into my rack bag, so it's not that easy. I think that these alternate means of transportation that other departments use serve a purpose, otherwise they would not buy them. I personally can use a squad car, segway, PAPV (a 4 wheel motorized motorcycle) or a bicycle. I choose to ride my Trek and don't regret it, although maybe a little in winter