Cycling this month I started this month with a rather better attitude than last month, managing to ride to work on many occasions. However, overall mileage was still very low due to poor weather (cold and/or rainy). And here is where I actually went. It seems that now Ralf has his DF velomobile we often… Continue reading Six Wheels in Germany – January 2018 (Month 46)
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Six Wheels in Germany – December 2017 (Month 45)
So 2017 is at an end! This is a little something I wrote over the New Year 2017/2018: I’m not the sort of person who looks back the whole time and lives on memories. Generally I feel happy with all my life choices so far and I appreciate the wonderful times I have had with… Continue reading Six Wheels in Germany – December 2017 (Month 45)
Six Wheels in Germany – November 2017 (Month 44)
Cycling this month Another low mileage month. In fact, it looks highly unlikely that I will reach my year’s target of 8000km and so will be the lowest year’s cycling total since I started recumbenteering ten years ago. But do you know what? I don’t mind. This year has been massively different in my life… Continue reading Six Wheels in Germany – November 2017 (Month 44)
Six Wheels In Germany – October 2017 (Month 43)
Cycling this month October was better than September but still nothing to write home about in terms of distance! The weather was a bit better on a few occasions so I had a chance for a couple of longer rides. One Sunday morning I went for a ride with Klaus and we planned to meet… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – October 2017 (Month 43)
For Sale: Penelope the Versatile Velomobile
For Sale: Penelope, Versatile 006 Under 6000km completed before I bought her almost 4 years ago, I have ridden 15500km, so 22000km in total, or less. As I am no longer riding her (due to Millie the Milan) and my new Quattrovelo will arrive early next year, it’s time to find a new home for… Continue reading For Sale: Penelope the Versatile Velomobile
Six Wheels In Germany – September 2017 (Month 42)
This month has been appalling for cycling – I have managed just 33km, which is four commutes by bike. This is firstly because the weather was less good, I spent some time in the UK, we had our new kitchen fitted so much less spare time (we had to prepare everything) and also I had… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – September 2017 (Month 42)
Six Wheels In Germany – August 2017 (Month 41)
Cycling this month Here are the statistics for my rides this month. Not included is my work commute on 30 August but I had to write this blog before then – that gives me another 8.2km. Notice I have not ridden Penelope once this month! Klaus is now way ahead of me for his riding… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – August 2017 (Month 41)
3 Days, 3 Cities, 3 Countries Tour
On the first weekend in August Klaus and I decided to do a short cycle tour, which ended up having the theme of ‘3’ 3 Days 3 Cities 3 Countries 3 Wheels 300 kilometres The Wednesday before we realised that we had the weekend free of appointments and so thought it would be good to… Continue reading 3 Days, 3 Cities, 3 Countries Tour
Six Wheels In Germany – July 2017 (Month 40)
Cycling this month This month I didn’t cycle as much as normal, whereas Klaus had a very impressive month’s total 1533.83km. As you can see from the screenshot of my rides below, I only managed 733.32! And this is where I rode: Local velomobile meet There are more and more Velomobiles making their home in… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – July 2017 (Month 40)
Six Wheels In Germany – June 2017 (Month 39)
Cycling this month Cycling Statistics this month This month was one of my highest distance months ever ridden: And here is where I went – from the Netherlands to Poland and back via Berlin. This is of course my tour Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen, for which I wrote a blog post every day. If you haven’t seen it… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – June 2017 (Month 39)
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 15: Rheine to Kempen
Our last day of the tour! This was our planned route, except we would be starting 8km east of Rheine so the total distance would be 152km. The forecast for today was a bit cloudy but otherwise dry. We truly have been incredibly lucky with the weather on this tour! As you can see from… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 15: Rheine to Kempen
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 14: Steinhude to Rheine
Today was our penultimate day of the tour and the first where the weather forecast suggested some rain might appear. In fact we had rain for one minute over the whole day so our luck held! After a good breakfast we were ready to leave at 08:30, heading out of Steinhude and towards Wunstorf. Here… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 14: Steinhude to Rheine
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 13: Grafhorst to Steinhude
Today was a tough one, in fact the only really tough day of the Tour so far. It was not the longest day, we ended up with 133km (the longest day was 156km) It did not have the most climbing, we ended up with 305 metres (the most climbing was 598) It was not on… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 13: Grafhorst to Steinhude
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 12: Brandenburg an der Havel to Grafhorst
As suspected, the noise of cars on cobbles outside our room last night was a bit loud so we closed the window and then it was OK. Our experience of Brandenburg is that it is a lovely town but really spoiled by all the cars. And cobbles may slow cars down but they are very… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 12: Brandenburg an der Havel to Grafhorst
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 11: Berlin-Spandau to Brandenburg an der Havel
We were super-early out of the door this morning, checking out at 7am. This was to give us time to cycle to Alt-Moabit for breakfast. We had to pay 8€ per night for our Velomobile parking in the Tiefgarage. To leave the garage we had to pull on a rope thingy but it was a… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 11: Berlin-Spandau to Brandenburg an der Havel
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 10: Rest day in Berlin
Today is a special day – 200 years since the invention of the bicycle (and in Mannheim where Klaus was born). And to celebrate… we didn’t cycle at all!! Despite being on our rest day we still woke up at 06:30, having settled very much into the routine of cycle touring. Breakfast in our hotel… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 10: Rest day in Berlin
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 9: Waldsee to Berlin-Spandau
Another good night’s sleep and then we went down to breakfast, where there was once again a great choice. The croissants were particularly tasty. After breakfast we paid the bill and then fetched the Velomobiles from the garage. Whilst we were installing our luggage a lady with child came to speak to us. Her accent… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 9: Waldsee to Berlin-Spandau
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 8: Usedom to Waldsee
It rained a lot last night but once again by the morning it was dry and we had another good forecast for the day. Our Tour has made the news section of ligfiets.net, http://www.ligfiets.net/news/5538/vrijdagbericht-281.html We went for breakfast and it was once again very tasty with lots of choice. We had a good chat with… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 8: Usedom to Waldsee
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 7: rest day in Ahlbeck
Today was our rest day on Usedom. This meant the luxury of a leisurely breakfast with no mad packing of bags afterwards. Instead we chilled out, sitting outside in the garden and enjoying the view. However, by 10:30 it was time to get moving – I wanted to visit Poland which was just 4km… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 7: rest day in Ahlbeck
Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 6: Ribnitz-Damgarten to Usedom
After a good night’s sleep went down to check on the bikes. All was well and the weather had improved a great deal. We now had blue sky and sunshine. The hotel owner had said breakfast was from eight, but there were several tables of people eating when I was there at 7:30 so we… Continue reading Kempen-Usedom-Berlin-Kempen Day 6: Ribnitz-Damgarten to Usedom