My new Shimano SPD SL clipless pedals finally mounted! Almost two months ago I got my clipless pedals. Not only are they new, they're my first! Now I finally had time to assemble them and I don't want to withhold my experiences from you. Your very example in which direction you
Read moreWork stand
Winter time is Pimp-My-Ride time. Of course I will use the winter to renew a few parts on my bike. I would also like to get to know the bike a little better. Adjusting disc brakes, replacing brake shoes, adjusting gears, chain care or just a good cleaning. So I'm not always on my knees
Read moreFinally road bike pedals and shoes
I can already see the experienced riders among you shaking their heads: "Are you getting ready to be an ambitious racing cyclist and don't even have proper shoes and pedals?" "Now, dear head shakers!" and raced my first race with my bear paws
Read moretraining in winter
Now my first racing bike season is unfortunately over. The bike is only taken out during the day for family trips or short trips. Proper training in the fresh air is not popular with me at first. Since I'm a single rider and not a member of a club somewhere, I unfortunately don't have a bicycle hall available either
Read moreSchwerin Lakes Cycle Race 2015 - My first race
Anyone who rides a racing bike is a bit masochistic or, to put it better: The racing bike riders have the ability to drive and motivate themselves again and again, even though the degree of exhaustion keeps increasing! Anyone who races racing bikes must have this property. Because I just like to measure myself and also
Read moreNorth to Norderstedt - Duvenstedt
There are also very nice racing bike routes in the north of Hamburg and behind the city limits in the Segeberg district. From the city there are various routes that you can take to the north. This is an example route I drove recently. The area around Tangstedt and Duvenstedt is particularly popular
Read moreRiding west on the Elbchaussee on a racing bike
There are plenty of beautiful bike routes in Hamburg and in the surrounding area. Things are a bit different for road bike routes. Unfortunately, Hamburg is not the most bicycle-friendly city in the world. Rarely are there dedicated bike lanes on the roadway, and even rarer are the bike lanes on the sidewalk all at once
Read moreRuntanstic, Strava and Co.
When I first started racing I didn't care how fast I was or how far I rode, but that changed very quickly! After you as a newcomer feel the first physical training successes on your own body, you get the idea of wanting to know whether
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