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...
African heat is suffocating Germany these days. Not (quite) too hot to ride – as long as it is a route with as few traffic lights as possible. The bear the intrinsic risk of switching to red when the rider is approaching, forcing a stop that let’s you feel...
Spring time is the natural time of any of us „Altköniginnen“ to be outside and biking: If you start to lose your vigor and speed, stop signing up for bike races (the author will forego a start at this year’s Easter Monday Cologne classic, formerly...
It’s cold. It’s wet outside. It’s that time of the year again when German bike whimps such as the author prefer anything that can be done inside over The Real Thing: theoretical biking, reading about biking … Admittedly that’s lame. But...
Some of these recent first days of Fall have been really golden – with the Indian Summer colors adding sparks and light to the sunny (and still pretty warm) days. But others have been … well, real Fall days. Grey. Wet. Muddy. Don’t let your...
