I have been asked about my folding bike: Would you buy it again? After that list of yours summarizing technical issues of one year of riding the Brompton? My answer is a straightforward "Yes". I would definitely buy the Brompton again. It is comfortable, folds so small, smaller than any other comparable folder,...
My evening date was at a pizza restaurant in town. Living in a suburb 8 km from the city centre, my plan was to park the car on parking lot for commuters in Hangelar and take the city train (line 66) to Bonn. Seconds before arriving at the car park, the train came and left me frustrated behind. The next train would go half an hour late...
A bit of pecking I have been riding my Brompton folding bike for over a year now. During this time I have written in this blog about my experiences with the bike. As any reader will know, my Brompton folder has been a lot of fun , especially because I have been able to expand my circle of riding activities by carrying the B...
Presently it is bitterly cold in Germany, between minus 5 and minus 12 degress centigrade during the day. As done before in adverse weather conditions, I will refrain from cycling and browse the internet instead. As a result, I am calling your attention to five blogs in this posting (There are many more worth mentioning, but I will keep them for l...
Cyclists with folding bike Brompton meeting Prince Andreas I. during carnival parade on Rose Monday 2012 in Unkel On our bicycle tour from Bonn to Linz (Rheinland-Pfalz) we saw the traditional carnival parades in Unkel and in Linz. The Prince in the photo is from the carnival club of Erpel, a picturesque village on the Rhine oppo...
Going by Bike and Meeting the Princess - Carneval Princess Jenny II and Maid, Bonn-Beuel ("Liküra") Photo: private During the carnival season in Bonn - foreigners may not know that it s tarts in November - activists dressed in traditional, fancy or just funny costumes can be seen on their ways to a carneval party or event. Today I have been out with my bike along the Rhine. ...
The Pickwick Bicycle Club Established 1870 As the world is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Britain`s famous 19th century novelist Charles Dickens who was born on February 7, 1812, it may be interesting for any cyclist to know the history of the eminent "Pickwick Bicycle Club". I am quoting from their homepage :...
My folding bike Brompton just taken out of the car`s trunk Hans Eberhard Lessing, historian of technology, points out in his article "The Car Used to be a Bicycle" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Nr. 15, January 18, 2011, page N 4) that the bicycle and the tricycle were at the origin of the design of the first motor cars . He reports ...
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