It rained and it snowed (more like sleet) and I got cold and wet scouting ´All Along the Watchtowers´ an idea for a gravel burgen (castle) ride. I started at Judenplatz where once stood a synagogue which was burnt to the ground in 1930´s by the Nazi´s, a fitting place to start my ride of… Continue Reading
Monthly Archive: January 2020
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Gravel/Road RideAfter the successful screening of the film For the Love of Mud the evening before five of us met at the velodrome on what was a cold day. Being dry there was little chance of black ice. When I comment on the weather to locals, they often remind me that it can reach minus… Continue Reading
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It was great to meet up with Gunnar, Helmfried and Josh at the velodrome to ride the Strade Bianche de Guthingi. Sadly, Gunnar had to leave us early on as we three continued onward. Both Josh and Helmfried are a mine of local information and I think Helmfried is right to rename the ride the… Continue Reading
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A road cycle ride south of Göttingen took us through an area that had born witness to the ravages of one of Europe’s most savage wars. In spring like weather, we pedalled out to Jühnde on what we thought would be tarmac only, but we took a shortcut and therefore rode a big chunk of… Continue Reading
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Apart from travelling during the evening when I lived in London, I cannot recall the last time I rode a bike in the dark. In London it wasn´t real darkness because of the street lighting etc. so I can say today I was riding in Bible Black for the first time in many years. I… Continue Reading
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The mud out on the trails was pronounced and I haven´t been as dirty or as cold as this for a long time – sorry bike for putting you through the mire. But it was very Roubaix/Strade Bianche out there and of course deep down I loved it. I repeated the ride I had undertaken… Continue Reading
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Burgundy and brown, not to everyone’s taste but to me they look cool. More importantly it would seem that I have finally embraced the dark side, out have gone my skinny cyclo cross tyres and I have now opted for a pair of Panaracer Gravel King´s. I have fitted a 38 to the front and… Continue Reading
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