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Great Bike Trails

Vancouver Island, B.C.
(near Seattle, Wash.)

Tammany Trace
(Near New Orleans)

Colorado Rockies
(West of Denver)

Great City Rides

Cycling Albuquerque:
From Airport To Sandia Pk

New Orleans:
Airport To French Quarter

Places To Stay

Packing Suggestions

Folding Bike FAQ

What are folding bicycles?

What are their benefits?

Advantages of the Giatex

Are folding bikes safe?

How much do they cost?

Where can I buy one?

About The Giatex
Among the variety of folders on the market, the compact Giatex 16” folding bicycle offers the best combination of riding flexibility, portability, warranty and price.

Flexibility
The Giatex folding bike is best suited to accommodate all rider types and sizes. Through a unique, patented design, the Giatex's frame, seat, and handlebars adjust to the exact needs of the rider. Weighing just 27 lbs, the bicycle is as easy to hoist into the rear of your Ford Escape, Volvo XC90, Lexus RX 330, etc. as it is to carry up the steps of the subway or to your apartment. Unlike other folders though, the bike rolls when folded; therefore, the need to carry this bike if far less than that of other folders.

Portability
When folded, the Giatex accommodates most traveling and storage conditions, fitting
in your closet, under your office desk, in the corner of you apartment living room, in the trunk of your car/suv or even in a suitcase.

Price
Priced at about $300, the Giatex will pay for itself soon after you buy it. While others are paying for gasoline to commute, you'll cruise along free, getting healthier in both body & mind.

Improve Your Life
Rediscover the subtle joys of life. Buy a Giatex today.

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Bike Trail and Bikeway Terms & Definitions

BICYCLEEvery vehicle propelled solely by human power upon whichany person may ride, having two tandem wheels, except scooters and similar devices. The term "bicycle" for this publication also includes three and four-wheeled human-powered vehicles, but not tricycles for children.

BICYCLE FACILITY: Any physical facility provided for the exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles, including bikeways, bicycle parking facilities and storage facilities, and shared roadways not specifically designated for bicycle use.

BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY:  A new or improved lane, path or shoulder for use by bicyclists and a traffic control device, shelter or parking facility for bicycles.

BICYCLE LANE or BIKE LANE:  A portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping, signing and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists.

BICYCLE PATH or BIKE PATH-See Shared Use Path.

BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM:  A system of bikeways designated by the jurisdiction having authority with appropriate directional and informational route markers, with or without specific bicycle route numbers.  Bike routes should establish a continuous routing, but may be a combination of any and all types of bikeways.

BIKE ROUTE:  A street signed for bicycle use by sharing the roadway with motor vehicle traffic.

BIKEWAY:  A generic term for any road, street, path or way which in some manner is specifically designated for bicycle travel, regardless of whether such facilities are designated for the exclusive use of bicycles or are to be shared with other transportation modes.

CURVES: The minimum degree of turning movement that a bike may travel without turning into oncoming traffic.

ELECTRIC BICYCLE:  Any bicycle or tricycle with a low-powered electric motor weighing under 100 pounds, with a top motor-powered speed not in excess of 20 miles per hour.

GRADES: The elevation changes of the bikeway.

HIGHWAY:  A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way.

LANE WIDTH: The area in which bicycles ride. In Tennessee, most bicycle routes have a minimum of four feet of lane width.

LINE OF SIGHT: The distance that an oncoming motorist or a motorist at an intersection can see the cyclist.

PUBLIC UTILIZATION: The number of cyclists using the designated bike lanes.

RAIL-TRAIL:  A shared use path, either paved or unpaved, built within the right-of-way of an existing or former railroad.

RIGHT-OF-WAY:  A general term denoting land, property or interest therein, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes.

RIGHT OF WAY:  The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian.

ROADWAY:  The portion of the highway, including shoulders, intended for vehicular use.

RUMBLE STRIPS:  A textured or grooved pavement sometimes used on or along shoulders of highways to alert motorists who stray onto the shoulder.

SHARED ROADWAY:  A roadway which is open to both bicycle and motor vehicle travel (as shown in the picture above, which was taken in Knoxville). This may be an existing roadway, street with wide curb lanes, or road with paved shoulders.

SHARED USE PATH:  A bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way. Shared use paths may also be used by pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair users, joggers and other non-motorized users.

SHOULDER:  The portion of the roadway contiguous with the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use and for lateral support of sub-base, base and surface courses.

SIDEWALK:  The portion of a street or highway right-of-way designed for preferential or exclusive use by pedestrians.

SIGNED SHARED ROADWAY (SIGNED BIKE ROUTE):  A shared roadway which has been designated by signing as a preferred route for bicycle use.

TRAVELED WAY:  The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders.

UNPAVED PATH:  Paths not surfaced with asphalt or Portland cement concrete.

 

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