Flat tires are common on trips like this, but so are bigger mechanical problems.

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Run-flat tires have also added performance capabilities.

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While the band had a number of shows lined up in bigger cities, many of its performances weren't planned in advance, a decision Nebeker attributes to the uncertainties surrounding traveling by bike like flat tires and getting lost.

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We felt a few bumps and jolts over pockmarked pavement, due largely we suspect to the standard run-flat tires (which by nature are stiffer than conventional rubber), but by the same token the ride is never floaty or bouncy, which will certainly spare rear-seat riders from ever feeling seasick in this land yacht.

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We folded the passenger seat completely flat (it will recline to an airplane sleeper-seat level of recumbence) and, after removing both bike tires (these fit neatly in the front trunk), we were able to gingerly pass an adult-size racing bike into the cockpit.

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