Although Pat McKay and his wife own a stableful of bikes, from a Surly LHT to classic steel roadies to a tandem, when he had to choose only one to pack for a family vacation to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, it was no contest. His Dahon Mu P24 won the toss. Folding bikes simply fit into the car more easily, particularly when it’s stuffed with holiday baggage. Pat shot this photo at sunrise with his LG VX11000 cell phone, proving that you don’t need an expensive DSLR to capture a great picture. Thanks for sharing a bit of your vacation with the rest of us, Pat!

We love our bikes, right? And we never tire of looking at them. At least I don’t, and if I’m to judge from what others tell me, I’m not alone. So each Sunday I’ll publish a bike-related picture. Most of the time it will be a photo, but don’t be surprised if a few drawings and paintings get added to the mix from time to time. I might even include a sculpture or two. (OK. A photo of a sculpture.) Anything, in short, that evokes the world on two wheels. And don’t be shy. If you have a picture you’d like to share, just email it to me. I’ll do the rest.

 
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I didn’t get much time to focus when this rider came whizzing by, so the shot’s a bit fuzzy, but you can still see that the cyclist exercised a little lateral thinking when the time came to fit a rack pack. His solution? A plastic mailbox. It’s a clever idea, though it probably won’t appeal to traditionalists—or weight weenies, for that matter. I just hope the latch is a good one. There are more than a few potholes on the road ahead.

We love our bikes, right? And we never tire of looking at them. At least I don’t, and if I’m to judge from what others tell me, I’m not alone. So each Sunday I’ll publish a bike-related picture. Most of the time it will be a photo, but don’t be surprised if a few drawings and paintings get added to the mix from time to time. I might even include a sculpture or two. (OK. A photo of a sculpture.) Anything, in short, that evokes the world on two wheels. And don’t be shy. If you have a picture you’d like to share, just email it to me. I’ll do the rest.

 
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If you bike in the hills, you’ve got to drink a lot to keep hydrated. Fail to do so and you’ll bonk, or worse, you’ll suffer a heat injury. You know you’re drinking enough when you continue to sweat, and when you’ve got to make pitstops every hour or so. If you’re lucky, there are public restrooms with secure areas to lock up your bike when you need to answer nature’s call. Or you ride in areas with enough natural cover so that you can walk off the roadside and into obscurity. This is one of my favorite stops, off a side road and in a woodland open to the public. It has a nice view, too.

We love our bikes and everything that goes with them, right? And we never tire of looking at them. At least I don’t, and if I’m to judge from what others tell me, I’m not alone. So each Sunday I’ll publish a bike-related picture. Most of the time the picture will be a photo, but I’ll also include drawings, paintings, sculptures, and any other representation of bikes, cycling, or bike stuff. If you have something you’d like to contribute to the gallery, just email your picture(s) to me.

 
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