The Calm Before The Storm

With Warin turning out to be (a bit) of a bigger town than we had thought the previous evening and the endemics being so extremely friendly, the day started off with the pleasant feeling of security: Not only could we replenish on food and drink to live by in case...

History and histories

On the day after the 103km race of the Cyclassics, bikes were changed from the racing to the trekking kind. Mentally the mode was reset to a calmer and more relaxed one as well as the 7-day bike packing tour from the little town of Oststeinbek right East of Hamburg to...

Soon to come: Bike Packing in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Long time, no posting – here is why: After the race in Hamburg was ticked, I packed my panniers and went on a one-week bike packing adventure in the North-Eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – all the way from Hamburg to the island of Rügen and...

Small bike, big aspiration

Went out for a little spin today (to get over the impatience of still having quite some days until I can start my bike packing vacation – compare yesterday’s post). And what can I say? I am obviously not alone: Even the smallish bikers of this world seem...

Biker’s „Backes“ bread

Have commenced reading this book „Biker’s Barbecue“ by the Micke brothers, Stefan and Tobias, two Austrians who decided to ride across the USA, from Boston to San Francisco, on as a low a budget as possible. I have to admit that this is really...