Bicycle with front and rear panniers parked in a broad entrance off a paved street, leading into forestland. A large marquee sign spans the entrance at 3 meters’ height, reading “Multi World,” with a logo between the two words consisting of the words “Survival Game” written in a circle around a skull and crossbones.
A bicycle is parked just beyond the badly weeded-over entrance to a side-path for pedestrians and bicycles leading to a tunnel. In the foreground, a rut in the mud at the entrance left by the bicycle is visible.
Bicycle with front and rear panniers parked at the front gate of a house. There are planters to the left and right if the gate, and in the wall to its right is a mail slot, and to its left a plaque reading “Bennett” with a small figure of two doves.
In March this year (2024), I’ll be making a journey to visit friends further to the west, beyond bicycle distance. They are cyclists, so I’ll be keen to take along a bike for local use, and that poses a thread-the-needle problem for my current stable of four steeds.
The Dahon K3 is a tiny folding bike that can be taken on the train with no problem, but it’s not meant to carry loads, and it’s not geared for hills.
Four-wheeled pedal-powered carriages parked in a lot. The vehicles are in various colors and configurations, but all have two seats for adult riders and one or more child seats mounted somewhere on the frame.
