Desert Life

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...

Back to the Future II

Some things in life are just so darn good that the author simply cannot get enough of them. Especially when they are getting better with age (I leave it up to the reader, if that merely refers to the author’s increasing age). Even originally bad things get...

Spring time in Alaska

Eliot Wilson is a very fortunate guy – Spring time in Alaska’s White Mountains National Recreation Area with temps that went up to comfortable around-freezing numbers and respectively perfect trail conditions; for the century challenge „White...

Silly Norwegian Walks

Now that Spring has really returned to Europe, it seems, please, make sure you recall all the relevant traffic signs we bikers need to take particular notice of. E.g. those which regulate the cyclist’s interaction with the pedestrian, say, at crosswalks. If your...

Sparkling Fall

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...