Finally Spring has come (fingers crossed it stays), in time for a weekend of biking and getting sun burned. E.g. on a century ride through Rheinhessen; an area located directly South of famous Rheingau with its historic vineyards of Reinhardshausen and Eltville (the...
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...
It’s cold. It’s wet outside. It’s that time of the year again when German bike whimps such as the author prefer anything that can be done inside over The Real Thing: theoretical biking, reading about biking … Admittedly that’s lame. But...
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:...
It starts to get really old; and annoying: Last year, at the end of March there was a four-digit number on everyone’s odometer. This year, at the end of March we are still walking (walking!) through the snow which keeps falling. Not only is it way too cold for...
