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Not only are we knee-deep in National Bike Month, but if you want to make the most of your Charleston experience -- particularly if you live in downtown Charleston: you need a bike.

In my experience it's the fastest, greenest, most convenient way to get around town.

It's a lesson that our e-publishing friends over at Roaming the Holy City have just rediscovered in a nice narrative form; take a read of their piece over here.

Oh, and don't forget about the handy Charleston bike-rack map.