I used to walk down those stairs to fish a certain area and because of the distance I would not head west. Now with a bike I can go from pips all the way to the RR bridge.
I keep my gear to a minimum because of all of the recent thefts but even before that I would not load the bike up....after all I do need to haul out my fish
Because of the bike I have learned more about the canal then I would if I did not have one.