massan, known from Mash now rides for another sf-crew, Macaframa.
BACK FROM VACATION
sorry for not updating the last two weeks, I was on vacation in the alps.
because of my vacation couldn't attend the ride on the 26th july, but Edu from bike syndikat told me, they had a great 1,5 hour ride out of town.
I hope I can join the next ride again.
fix dates for bike polo in cologne now, every wednesday at 1900 and sunday at 1500
check gaku's blog for details. a few polo mallets are available, but if you have your own or are capable of building your own, you should bring it.
because of my vacation couldn't attend the ride on the 26th july, but Edu from bike syndikat told me, they had a great 1,5 hour ride out of town.
I hope I can join the next ride again.
fix dates for bike polo in cologne now, every wednesday at 1900 and sunday at 1500
check gaku's blog for details. a few polo mallets are available, but if you have your own or are capable of building your own, you should bring it.
KNOG MYSTERY - REVEALED
one of the co-owners of Knog (sorry man, I forgot your name. write a comment to stay in touch) is on a world tour promoting their products. the tour stopped in tokyo, london, paris and in cologne on wednesday.
despite the short notice of just a few days 30+ people showed up at the meeting spot Aachener Weiher. everybody got a few Knog goodies (thank you!) and then we circled our way through the city to the east bank of the Rhine to have beer, bbq and music.
very nice event!
despite the short notice of just a few days 30+ people showed up at the meeting spot Aachener Weiher. everybody got a few Knog goodies (thank you!) and then we circled our way through the city to the east bank of the Rhine to have beer, bbq and music.
very nice event!
KNOG MYSTERY TOUR IN COLOGNE - 15.07.2009
I stumbled across this on Gakus blog, don't know anything about it.
I guess we have to show up at 18.00 at Aachener Weiher to find out.
I guess we have to show up at 18.00 at Aachener Weiher to find out.
MORE VIDEOS
finally a crew who actuall ride their bikes instead of doing bmx tricks on them:
but I have to admit, that this guy is doing amazing stuff on his bike:
finally, the long awaited macaframa movie is now ready to ship, order your copy here.
Five Easy Pieces from tbm on Vimeo.
but I have to admit, that this guy is doing amazing stuff on his bike:
hfwido's summer weby 09 from hfwido on Vimeo.
finally, the long awaited macaframa movie is now ready to ship, order your copy here.
EXTREME BIKE TOURING
N-M from Eric Parsons on Vimeo.
riding through alaska on a singlespeed and a fixed gear (!) mountain bike.
no paths, not even trails, pure crosscountry.
find more infos here.
via bottles and chains
MURDER OF COURIERS - TRAILER
from vancouver. don't no much about the project, but the videos are looking good.
THE SPIRIT OF ROAD RACING
Lincoln, NE from RAPHA on Vimeo.
Asheville, NC from RAPHA on Vimeo.
Frankford, WV from RAPHA on Vimeo.
GLOBAL GUTZ 2009
"The idea of Global Gutz is to have a live traffic bicycle courier race in lots of cities all over the world, starting simultaneously, e.g. at 1 p.m. in San Francisco, and 4 p.m. in New York, etc. and held over a given distance and a given amount of checkpoints in an effort to try to make race conditions as equal as possible for everyone."
check out the global results and more information here.
raced my first alleycat this saturday and came in second.
the race course was easy and fast and took us from the Severinsbrücke to Zollstock, back to the riverside, down the river to Mühlheim where we crossed the bridge and headed towards the finish line at the Südbrücke. I was lucky to see the finish line first and could sprint away from a pack of four riders.
the winner Kai did an awesome job and truly deserved the victory. he broke away from the field of 10 riders shortly after start. he rode alone in the wind the first third of the race. even when we closed the gap he was still the one in front, making the pace.
congratulation to Kai and Rupe who came in third and thanks to Norbert for creating the race course.
total distance: 21,3km
time kai: 34:38
my time : 34:42
FINAL TRIP REPORT - 3 - GEAR REVIEW
the bike
all the components held up really well during the tour. a pothole in london caused a spoke to break but I'm used to that.
when I changed the cog from 16 to 17t I appreciated the carrier system on my Miche hub for the first time. you don't need a chain whip, only a lockring wrench and you are ready to swap cogs.
the tyres
the first day of my trip was a tough test on the Durano Plus tyres, the route took me trough 30km of gravel paths. the tyres felt reasonable comfortable and I didn't get a puncture! the only downturn was, that I had a really hard time to get them on my Mavic MA2 rims, the nylon bead is really tight. but I probably won't have to do that very often due to the excellent puncture protection. thanks, schwalbe!
the bag
when I first got the bag, I was a little sceptical about the bag being waterproof.
nowadays we are used to high tech fibres and sealed zippers, so waxed cotton with leather straps seemed very old-fashioned to me.
but the bag did it's job perfectly, it was totally waterproof, easy to handle when used with the support rack and it looks really unique. how could I doubt that a british company knows how to design a waterproof bag?
thanks again to carradice for supporting my trip.
clothing
I was so glad that I decided to buy armwarmers one day before the tour, it was so cold, especially in the morning.
the restriction of luggage because of the bagsize was no problem at all, I didn't miss anything and I used every item I carried at least once. (except for the suncream)
tools
fortunately there was no major mechanical problem with the bike, but the Trixie and Critical Mass from Pedro handled everything perfectly. the lockring tool on the Trixie is really good to handle due to its thickness and sharp edges on that little tooth. because of the radius of th lockring wrench side you can apply a lot of pressure on the 15mm axle nut wrench. I even did some adjustments on my break with the 10mm wrench located in the middle of the tool. I was sceptical about usability of those wrenches, but they work fine. thanks Pedros for hooking me up with those great little helpers!
food
aside from chocolate bars, belgian waffles and fruits I ate one powerbar a day and was impressed by the immediate impact it has on your body. when you slowing down and getting hungry, just take one bite and you regain power for at least an hour. ususally I'm not into scientifically designed food, but it works.
I carried just a small bottle of water with me and refilled along the way at cafés, bars or at the lock guards along the canals. helps getting in touch with the locals.
most valuable item
cycling gloves and armwarmers
unecessary item
suncream
all the components held up really well during the tour. a pothole in london caused a spoke to break but I'm used to that.
when I changed the cog from 16 to 17t I appreciated the carrier system on my Miche hub for the first time. you don't need a chain whip, only a lockring wrench and you are ready to swap cogs.
the tyres
the first day of my trip was a tough test on the Durano Plus tyres, the route took me trough 30km of gravel paths. the tyres felt reasonable comfortable and I didn't get a puncture! the only downturn was, that I had a really hard time to get them on my Mavic MA2 rims, the nylon bead is really tight. but I probably won't have to do that very often due to the excellent puncture protection. thanks, schwalbe!
the bag
when I first got the bag, I was a little sceptical about the bag being waterproof.
nowadays we are used to high tech fibres and sealed zippers, so waxed cotton with leather straps seemed very old-fashioned to me.
but the bag did it's job perfectly, it was totally waterproof, easy to handle when used with the support rack and it looks really unique. how could I doubt that a british company knows how to design a waterproof bag?
thanks again to carradice for supporting my trip.
clothing
I was so glad that I decided to buy armwarmers one day before the tour, it was so cold, especially in the morning.
the restriction of luggage because of the bagsize was no problem at all, I didn't miss anything and I used every item I carried at least once. (except for the suncream)
tools
fortunately there was no major mechanical problem with the bike, but the Trixie and Critical Mass from Pedro handled everything perfectly. the lockring tool on the Trixie is really good to handle due to its thickness and sharp edges on that little tooth. because of the radius of th lockring wrench side you can apply a lot of pressure on the 15mm axle nut wrench. I even did some adjustments on my break with the 10mm wrench located in the middle of the tool. I was sceptical about usability of those wrenches, but they work fine. thanks Pedros for hooking me up with those great little helpers!
food
aside from chocolate bars, belgian waffles and fruits I ate one powerbar a day and was impressed by the immediate impact it has on your body. when you slowing down and getting hungry, just take one bite and you regain power for at least an hour. ususally I'm not into scientifically designed food, but it works.
I carried just a small bottle of water with me and refilled along the way at cafés, bars or at the lock guards along the canals. helps getting in touch with the locals.
most valuable item
cycling gloves and armwarmers
unecessary item
suncream
"STERNFAHRT" THIS SUNDAY
just a quick reminder of the second annual "sternfahrt" in cologne this sunday.
show up and demonstrate for car free cities and bicycle rights!
we start at 1300 at the bike syndikat shop to join the ride in Weiden at 1400.
there will be a soundsystem on a trailer too!
show up and demonstrate for car free cities and bicycle rights!
we start at 1300 at the bike syndikat shop to join the ride in Weiden at 1400.
there will be a soundsystem on a trailer too!
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