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When I got my airplane I went shopping for a folding bike that could easily fit in the airplane
for trips. I did not have a normal bike at the time and I was hoping I could get
something that was the best of both worlds- a real mountain bike that could fold in half, easily
fit in the car’s trunk or an airplane and then go up a real trail. The Dahon Zero-G seemed to
fit the bill so I got one. I’ve had it now for a year and a half but today is the first time I
took it out for anything beyond the roads and paved paths of Seattle.

I should be clear that when it comes to real mountain biking I’m a big wimp. I enjoy the easy
trails but I’m not so excited about feeling like I’m sliding down something out of control or near
a precipice. Today we were up at Whistler and they have an inexpensive rate for the bunny hill. I
took the bike up for a few runs and overall I can say it did a great job on those runs. One thing
I did learn is that its really important to tighten everything before doing real off-road riding.
On my last run a bolt fell out of my rear brake and it failed which was a bit exciting to put it mildly.

Overall it’s a pretty great bike and it wasn’t its fault that I didn’t check the screws in the
brakes. Probably not good enough for the super-hard-core-black-run type person, but good enough for
a wimp like me who enjoys a nice run on the mountain.

The visit to Whistler put me in the mood to post a calendar of Whistler / Blackcomb events for
the coming year.

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