For several years now, I have been presenting interesting and inspiring bicycles at the end of the year. Of course, I am continuing this tradition and have found eight bikes for bikepacking and cycling trips that I would like to share with you. This time, these are bikes you wouldn’t necessarily come across when looking…
I keep sharing my thoughts and considerations with you in this blog. And this time it’s about my own conservatism as well as light and power supply on the bike. And a change of perspective. My Path to the Hub Dynamo But let’s start at the beginning: On my first bike tours, electricity was not…
Note: The Suicycle bike shop in Hamburg contacted me and offered me a demo sample of the SON Ladelux for testing. Of course I did so and then returned it. Thanks again for that! A note in advance: I am not an expert when it comes to electrical voltage, power, lumens or lux. For me,…
Please note: I mention and describe brands and models in this article. And this may also be advertising. It’s something of a tradition, because for the past 10 years I’ve been presenting bikes for the new year that I find interesting, inspiring or simply beautiful. What began in 2013 as an overview of touring bikes…
Please note: Böttcher provided me with the test bike. Therefore this is an advert. There is a background to this bike: a few months ago I tested the Evolution gravel bike from the Heide-based manufacturer. Afterwards we stayed in touch and in the summer Böttcher approached me again and asked if I would like to…
[infobox maintitle=”Please Note:” subtitle=”At my request, the Tout Terrain Outback Xplore was made available to me for testing by Pressedienst Fahrrad. I would like to thank them for this. And that is also advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] To stay fresh in the mind, you have to be curious and step out of…
Five years ago, I was at the Eurobike trade fair, where I saw the stand of a company I didn’t know at the time, which presented a new hub gear: Kindernay. At that time, the world was still firmly in Rohloff’s hands, Pinion was slowly becoming an alternative for gearbox fans and, from my point…
[infobox maintitle=”Note:” subtitle=”The Decathlon Riverside Touring 920 was provided to me for a test at my request. Therefore, this is advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] At the beginning there was the book… Actually, it is a small booklet, called Adventure Book. With it, Riverside welcomes every rider and makes you want to go…
As you as loyal readers know, I often write about things in my blog that I am currently dealing with and that do not necessarily have to do with a bike trip or a bike set-up. But sometimes they are reflections or thoughts that might be interesting for one or the other of you. At…