Martinmas

From the perspective of a German goose, the equivalent of US Thanksgiving is Martinmas: Day of Horror, Grief and Mourning. So, I thought it would be a good idea to check on those white big birds I always pass on one of my short routes for single speeding – have...

Indoor Riding

The weather is cold and wet and not at all inviting for a somebody who shies away from cold hands and feet and a bike (and lower back) sprinkled with cold wet flecks of dirt spoiling the looks of bike and rider alike. Since I do have some spare time these days –...

The Streets of London

One of the best things about the 2012 Olympic cycling events: at least one really wonderful new bicycle book was published, namely Ugo Gattoni’s „Cycling“. Actually, it is not so much a book, but a leporello that unfolds to a strip of paper of 5m of...

Joys of Fall

Halloween is over and the spooky ladies are off the streets again. Instead, I saw this little old lady during my last bike round. With all the reds and yellows and oranges and browns of the falling and fallen leaves, she must be waiting for the MTB and crosser season...

Spooky Greetings

This „Greetings from Germany“ post is actually bringing spooky greetings from NYC where friend Dirk found this wheelin‘ witch: