Still, resident Deborah Stone worries that the remaining bike rack could make it difficult for emergency vehicles to pull over near the building.

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If you've set a JooJoo on an exercise bike rack to watch some video or placed the iPad in Apple's keyboard dock to compose some extended text, then a pound won't make much of a difference.

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The other day I was riding with a guy who had a Serotta, one of the top companies for custom bikes, and he told me how he went to a fancy bike shop and they told him that due to his size and shape, no off the rack bike would fit him well.

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This is comparable to a higher end off -the-rack steel bike, and less expensive than buying a stock steel frame from a prestigious Italian manufacturer like Colnago and building it up.

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My next stop was an auto repair parts shop, where I had hoped to find a new bracket to staple a broken luggage rack onto by bike.

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We understand, it's practically impossible to either bike everywhere you need to go or have your General Motors' Flex-Fit rack ready to rock when you're far from home, but the suitcase bike can seemingly tackle both of those issues with ease.

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After charging up the battery, sliding it into the rack system at the back of the bike (which could not be simpler), and locking it into place, you're ready to go.

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