{"id":10677,"date":"2019-03-27T09:31:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/?p=10677"},"modified":"2019-03-26T08:34:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T15:34:28","slug":"multimodal-commuting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/2019\/03\/multimodal-commuting\/","title":{"rendered":"Multimodal Commuting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the weather gets nicer, and the urge to enjoy the fresh air on the daily commute gets stronger, it&#8217;s good to know that there are options like the Dahon Speed D7 to allow multimodal commuters the freedom of two wheels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/folding-bike-with-road-arrow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10678\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/folding-bike-with-road-arrow.jpg\" alt=\"Dahon Image\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/folding-bike-with-road-arrow.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/folding-bike-with-road-arrow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/folding-bike-with-road-arrow-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Multimodal commuting refers to any commute during which you switch transportation modes during your journey. With the rising costs of gas and insurance, more and more commuters are turning from their cars to public transit to ferry them to and from work. The issue with reliance on public transit is that it doesn&#8217;t always get you exactly where you want to go. Enter the folding bike-\u00a0easy to take with you on the bus or subway, and quick enough to get you the rest of the way to your destination!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQxh9Mxaq7Y?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dahon make a wide range of folding bikes- from the exquisite\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/dahon.com\/bikes\/mu-rohloff-i14-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MU Rohloff 14<\/a>, to the simple and efficient <a href=\"\/\/usa.dahon.com\/bikes\/speed-uno-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speed Uno<\/a>. \u00a0For most commuters, bikes like the Speed D7, a 7-speed, steel\u00a0framed, rack-equipped model, serve admirably. The Speed D7 has received a host of positive reviews, with\u00a0sites like<a href=\"\/\/www.foldingbike20.com\/dahon-speed-d7-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0foldingbike20.com<\/a> referring to it as &#8216;<em>a genuine treasure<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_4638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10679\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_4638-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4638\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_4638-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_4638-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_4638.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hand welded (and featuring)\u00a0a fast-shifting Neos derailleur with seven gears, (the Dahon Speed D7\u00a0is an) ideal companion regarding urban riding.&#8221;<br \/>\n-Tuan Do, foldingbike20.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If your commute could benefit from the inclusion of a little pedal-power, head to your local Live to Play Sports dealer, who can help you get set up with your ideal folding bike, like\u00a0the Dahon Speed D7.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/111670-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10680\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/111670-1-300x144.gif\" alt=\"111670-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/111670-1-300x144.gif 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/111670-1-1024x490.gif 1024w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/111670-1-500x239.gif 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/en\/catalog\/?product_details=111671-1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dahon Speed D7 Street<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MSRP: $699.99<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9195 size-full\" src=\"\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Kidd BioFooter\" width=\"865\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter.jpg 865w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Derek-Kidd-BioFooter-500x87.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the weather gets nicer, and the urge to enjoy the fresh air on the daily commute gets stronger, it&#8217;s good to know that there are options like the Dahon Speed D7 to allow multimodal commuters the freedom of two&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10677"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10677"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13316,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10677\/revisions\/13316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livetoplaysports.com\/news-press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}