Although the days still look sunny and summerly, Fall has really started to creep in. Although few leaves have changed their color already, the dominating color of nature is yellow already, with all the fields laying post-harvest bare: If you start your ride too late...
It’s only a week that I have been back from a 4-day trip to Hamburg, for riding the Cyclassics (which may turn out to be the only bike or biking connection of this post, in the end). And already there is a big Ken Kesey-like notion again, a longing for this very...
The Hamburg Cyclassics 2013 pre-hype has not even started (i.e. the cycle exhibition booths are still being put up), when I had my first personal hype already: Strolling over Jungfernstieg, taking in all those labels, logos and names that have been at the exhibit each...
Finally, after many years of never getting my act together, I returned to the wonderful city of Dresden, Germany – also called Florence on Elbe for very obvious reasons: Florence on Elbe – View along Dresden’s river terrasse „Brühlsche...
I finally tried on different outfits to go with the nutty Nutcase helmet I received the other day. Well, it looks like you don’t look too good with that shell on your top, if you are over 25 years of age not a hip and cool person not a BMX or (maybe) bike...
Another wonderful ride in the mountain ranges of Odenwald – and really good organization. Including culinary high lights such as yogurt and – rarely found on such tours – not-so-sweet lemon tea. Tea so good it would actually make a lot of sense...
It’s Summer and hot – and if you don’t own the right (read: a well ventilated) helmet, it actually can seem tempting to not wear a helmet at all. Although this, obviously, would be a rather brainless (sic) thing to do, as a water melon is cracked...
Today’s ride felt like riding in my Northern home: Bright and wide seas with heavy waves. Strong winds. Huge ships. Only that the ships were the clouds sailing the skies, and underneath the bright green waves were the grainfields waving in the winds. But who...
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...
Somehow and without aiming at it, there seems to be theme in my biking tours these days: „Crystal Waters“ not only comes to mind in the meaning of „clear and healthy to drink“ as was the case when I was biking to the ancient Roman springs and...
