Ferrari Red – everyone knows what’s meant by that. Not too many bicycle manufacturers have their trademark color, however, some do. And like with so many other emotionally loaded aspects of bikes and biking, the Italians have been at the forefront of the...
Diamonds are a girl’s best friends – we’ve known this not only since 1949, the year in which the Grand Marilyn sang this all-times classic in „Gentlemen prefer Blondes“. No, at least among German cyclists, this should have has been known...
Do you know the word for „season’s end“ in Czech? It’s „Prague Mile“. And has been „Prague Mile“ for 20 years now – although it looks like this celebration of the last (official) ride of the season should have a...
Rüsselsheim is known for cars nowadays. But that was only Opel’s second career. Way back in 1886, the first penny farthing rolled out of the Rüsselsheim factory. Two years later, the Opel bicycles were so popular that the bicycle association...
Brooks had the same idea as the Knitting Ladies of the Street Guerilla – okay, it’s a bit of a pimped version, but still: Definitely a member of the same family:...
