Bike from Mars, rider potentially from Venus

What a rare bike that was that I found parked next to „Schrotti“, my commute clunker, when coming back from work in the City today: Not too often that you see those any more these days – although they have been pretty popular in my childhood, in the...

Hamburg – Berlin

Sometimes the trips that you don’t go on are the best ones. At least, that’s what it felt like when I received word from the group of (sorry) freaks I almost joined (as yet another freak) to ride the 305K from Hamburg to Berlin in one day. And they did it...

Tauber Bike Trail – A Test Run

Went to the little town of Wertheim today. Officially it was to visit the annual garden festival held there. And to spend way too much money on way too many plants and fun garden decorations, so basically the usual. At least at first glance. However, the trip was good...

Mens sana in corpore sano

Two weeks in Mallorca could turn a bit dull even with a bike under your butt and a handful of good friends on your side, if there weren’t at least some mental stimuli by some cultural impressions. And mucho cultura there is on that island – although the...

Once upon a time in the thick beech woods …

Weather was not really permitting (less than 30°F, foggy and windy), but it was actually so miserable that another day spent inside would have had negative effects on the psyche. So, the cure was in the outdoors, in riding my bike and going for another history hunt...