Ice Carnival Season

Ice Carnival Season

Slowly but surely, the year is coming to its end – which definitely doesn’t have to mean that biking season is coming to an end, as well. You may have considered to put your bike up and start stationary training. However, how about investing not much more...
Help was on my way

Help was on my way

Inspired by reading the first issue of CYCLE and by the glistening sunshine, the old steel-framed Lemond Tourmalet was taken off the wall, for a short, but stylish last spin of Fall. The classic RSX break shifters had just been cleansed and newly greased again, so...
Hot off the press

Hot off the press

Germany has a new magazine about bikes, biking, bike style and cycle chic. Well, at least it’s imminent that we can all read this magazine: CYCLE – Das Bike & Style Magazin. I am among the lucky few who already have access to the first issue as of...
Unveiling a long-kept secret

Unveiling a long-kept secret

Today, I found this picture of Mick Jagger through the respective Facebook posting by Pret-à-Vélo:   Look at the height of Mick’s seat post. Imagine what it would look like when he actually gets on the seat to get (rocking and) rolling. Imagine what his knees...
Free Riders

Free Riders

When the Wall came down 25 years ago, the effect was not only on Germans in East and West. In celebrating a quarter of a centennium (already!) all of this weekend, let’s think about some other socialist countries behind the former Iron Curtain which got...