Once you've folded the bike up, you can even wear it using the supplied shoulder strap to go on the bus or subway.

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The all-aluminum enclosure protects valuable data from the bumps and bruises encountered on the road, and the system is USB 3.0 or FireWire bus-powered for easy storage on the go.

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Corresponding pads have been embedded into the pavement at certain bus stops - to charge the vehicles on the go.

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Military-vehicle production and Iveco, its lorry and bus division, could also go on the block.

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The bus will go under the hammer on 21 February.

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