This is Month 36 of my time in Germany. On 31 March 2014 I left the UK for my new life in Germany. The three years have gone really fast! Cycling this month Cycling statistics this month As you see, a better total for March but I am still behind my target of 10,000km for… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – March 2017 (Month 36)
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Six Wheels In Germany – February 2017 (Month 35)
A cold and wet February but I managed 447km. A rather paltry total but I did also fly off somewhere warm for a holiday over the end of February which reduced cycling days. Anyway, here is where I rode in February. And here are the individual rides listed. As you can see, I managed a… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – February 2017 (Month 35)
Six Wheels in Germany – January 2017 (Month 34)
Happy New Year to all my readers! Well, the first month of 2017 is now over, and it’s been a somewhat quieter month than usual. This is partly because of some very cold weather that meant I didn’t do much cycling, and also because my riding partner Klaus had the man-flu and was also out… Continue reading Six Wheels in Germany – January 2017 (Month 34)
Six Wheels In Germany – December 2016 (Month 33)
The end of the year! Cycling this month Despite the rather chilly December we have experienced in the Niederrhein region, I did manage almost 900km. And this is where I went this month. You can see the long ride back from Oliebollentocht, which is a separate blog post. And Veloviewer also produced a graphic for… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – December 2016 (Month 33)
Oliebollentocht 2016
Oliebollentocht is an annual gathering of Velomobiles, usually in NL (where most of them are built). It is named after Oliebollen which are Dutch spherical doughnut thingies, similar to Quarkbällchen or Pufferkes in Germany. I heard about Oliebollentocht in the summer and it sounded like it might be interesting, so when a list was started… Continue reading Oliebollentocht 2016
Fitting a Schlumpf Mountain Drive into a Milan Velomobile
The first part of this Blog post was also published in the following post: Six Wheels In Germany – October 2016 but I have added more information below. When I test-rode Millie the Milan Velomobile she had the following gearing: 2 fach Ritzel vorne (2 chainrings front) 64/38 9 fach Ritzel hinten (9 sprockets rear)… Continue reading Fitting a Schlumpf Mountain Drive into a Milan Velomobile
Six Wheels In Germany – November 2016 (Month 32)
A short report for this month (phew, you say!!) Cycling this month Cycling Statistics this month November was not such a good month for cycling for me. This is mostly due to the weather – it was very rainy for several days, and very cold for a couple of weeks, and with my job it… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – November 2016 (Month 32)
Six Wheels In Germany – October 2016 (Month 31)
October was a mixture of warm, sunny weather and definite autumnal/winter days. However, this month’s blog is decidedly not a mixture… it is almost entirely bicycle-related (with just my cake collage at the end) so if velomobiles and trikes aren’t your thing I suggest you give it a miss this month. What can I learn… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – October 2016 (Month 31)
Six Wheels In Germany – September 2016 (Month 30)
cycling this month Cycling statistics this month Last month I increased my year’s cycling target from 10,000km to 12,000km which means I need to do 1000km per month (plus a bit more to make up my slight deficit). I’m glad to say that by the end of October I had made up the deficit so… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – September 2016 (Month 30)
Auntie Helen buys another Velomobile!
Yes, I have done it – I have bought a companion for Penelope. Yes, companion. I am not planning on selling Penelope in the short term as she fulfils a role that her new stablemate, the Milan, cannot. She is an everyday load-carrying workhorse, the Milan is a speedy long-distance rocket. This all seems very… Continue reading Auntie Helen buys another Velomobile!
Six Wheels In Germany – August 2016 (Month 29)
Cycling this month August has been an exceptionally good month for me for cycling mileage – as you can see I’ve done over 1,761km, that’s over 1000 miles. And enjoyed every one of them! Cycling Statistics this month And here is the Wheel with where I have gone (excluding a trip I did near Hannover).… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – August 2016 (Month 29)
Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 6 – Roermond to Kempen
So the last day of the tour had arrived, just as the good weather had finally found us! We had decided not to have breakfast at the B&B and instead, as in the previous two days, get something on the road. We set off at eight in the morning, knowing that it was a relatively… Continue reading Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 6 – Roermond to Kempen
Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 5 – Boxmeer to Roermond
The penultimate day of our tour dawned rather too early again – I seem to always wake up at 6am even if I have had a later night. And last night had its moments as I was kept awake by a mosquito which I was unable to catch. It got me several times in the… Continue reading Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 5 – Boxmeer to Roermond
Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 4 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch to Boxmeer
Today the weather forecast was at last for a relatively dry day, a much nicer prospect than the seemingly-unending drizzle or rain of the last few days. Our hotel had a very expensive breakfast (nearly 15 Euros each) so we decided not to bother with that but to get something whilst on our way. Here… Continue reading Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 4 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch to Boxmeer
Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 3 – Nijmegen to ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Today’s plan was a 68km ride from Nijmegen to ‘s-Hertogenbosch (also known as Den Bosch) and chum Alex who lives in Rotterdam and sold me Penelope said he would join us for some of the ride. After a delayed breakfast (there was a problem with the rolls, apparently) we set off from the Boat\Circus\Funfair at… Continue reading Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 3 – Nijmegen to ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 2 – Xanten to Nijmegen
After a good night’s sleep it was time for breakfast – and what a breakfast! Everything beautifully displayed and set out – and tasty too! Today’s ride was shorter, a planned 68km along the Rhein to Nijmegen. Here is our track for the day. We set off at about 9am, heading past the Harbour where… Continue reading Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 2 – Xanten to Nijmegen
Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 1 – Viersen to Xanten
So my first long tour for almost a year has started! Originally planned as a tour from Berlin to Viersen, but shortened as Claudia didn’t feel confident tackling that distance, Klaus had organised a route taking us through some interesting cities in NL (Nijmegen, ‘s Hertogenbosch, Boxmeeer and Roermond) but our first night would be… Continue reading Rhein-Maas Tour: Day 1 – Viersen to Xanten
Six Wheels In Germany – July 2016 (Month 28)
Cycling this month Cycling statistics this month Here are my rides this month. And here is the Veloviewer Wheel which shows where I have been. To Venlo to meet Olaf and Gordon Olaf is a German chap who lives in London with his wife and who I first met on a Friday Night Right To… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – July 2016 (Month 28)
Celeste the Strada gets new suspension (or, ‘Pimp my Velomobile’)
Klaus has now had Celeste the Strada Velomobile for about four months and cycled over 5,500km in her, including a 9-day 1,270km solo tour to the Baltic Sea last week. Anyway, he’s the sort of chap who likes to do occasional modifications to his bikes and had purchased a couple of months ago a set… Continue reading Celeste the Strada gets new suspension (or, ‘Pimp my Velomobile’)
Six Wheels In Germany – June 2016 (Month 27)
Cycling this month Cycling statistics this month This month was a pretty good one for cycling, with over a thousand kilometres ridden despite also working for 110 hours. Notice the increase in my moving average speed since Klaus got his velomobile and I had to speed up (the penultimate column). And here is the Veloviewer… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – June 2016 (Month 27)