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The ride to Zürich last week was just a warm up. Today I set new personal single-day best of 196km with a ride around the Bodensee and the Überlinger See. My last record was 166km, which I did last year between Tecklenburg and Bremen during my summer bike tour. It’s not fair to compare the [...]

The new bike and I get along well. On Saturday I took it shopping at Krapf Velofaszination and made a pre order for a Tubus Tara front rack and a pair of Front Roller Plus panniers. These should be the last major purchases to prepare the bike for the summer tours. The combined volume of [...]

I received some good news. Earlier this year I requested an extended vacation to do another bike tour as I did last year. Yesterday I received approval and I can now move to next stages of planning. If all goes well, I’ll depart on June 1 by bike or train towards Orléans, France and continue [...]

The weekend started on Friday morning when I arrived in Airolo with my bike. The sun was out, the air was warm, and I put on my shorts. From here I cycled along the #3 North-South route towards Biasca, but made a small detour according to a mountain bike trail that I found on GPS-Tracks.com. [...]

Last weekend I made a quick trip to New Jersey to visit a good friend. The flights were cheap and flew direct so it was an easy decision to make. Although the trip was only for four days, we managed to pack a lot into that time. We visited The MET, the New Jersey shore, [...]