Together with Rad15 / Omnium / ten:07 / LeichtLast we are at stand 11,350.

https://cargobikefestival.com/

#DecadeoftheCargoBike
"Our goal is to inspire the world to stop using cars and vans and instead start using cargo bikes. That’s why we've declared the 2020s the Decade of the Cargo Bike.

Why? We believe this is the decade the cargo bike will hit the mainstream. The potential impact is enormous, so join us, and together let's make it happen"

Jos Sluijsmans and Tom Parr,
organisers of the International Cargo Bike Festival

On July 22, 2023 we are represented in the mountain bike museum with idworx mountain bike test bikes, which can be used to ride a beautiful part of the Schaarsbergen route. The museum has a unique collection of mountain bikes, including the very first Idworx from 1999, the Double D, the first carefree mountain bike made specifically for Dutch conditions.

We take enough Rockn Rohlers and Rapid Rohlers with us, the latter with the Super geometry specially made for Dutch singletrack. You should definitely try it out and compare it directly with your current bike (so take it with you)!

We are there for you from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Registration at: testdag@idworx-bikes.com Questions about the event can also be asked here. Please bring your own pedals.

And on the 2nd day - meaning after the first tour - it isn't looking any different, because not everything fit... What was gear shift in ukrainian again? I still had it yesterday, but now, that things are getting serious...

Unfortunately, the Tandem of a latvian team had problems, meaning it was actually just the chain, that didn't want to work. And because the next bike shop offered a repair date in six weeks, the Tandem had to go into the garage. Yes, gear shift in ukranian - we had a new problem now, because the alternative Tandem looked completely different.

Surprises such as these are of course nothing new at the international Tandem-Jugend-Camps.

Why would it look different at the 19th time in June in Cologne?

Oksana didn't really know how to handle the new bike as the pilot. She came from Kiev via buses and trains and together with her co-pilot Andrey, who had already found a temporary home in Nürnberg for a year, she came to the Tandem camp.

She didn't let it discourage her, even though she hardly had any Tandem experience. But 60 to 70 km daily on a bike, that you don't really know how to handle and the gear shift seems a bit complicated...

Cologne was the savior, to be exact it was the fact, that Tandem-Hilfen e.V. had placed a Tandem to „practice“ in the local school for the visually impaired.

It had to step in... And we didn't even have to know what gear shift means in ukranian, because it was easy to handle and perfect for the team...

Oksana and Andrey were happy and from now on always at front. Apparently, they didn't need all 14 gears on the managable terrain. But Andrey was amazed. It was not his fault, when starting up didn't quite go so well. Now, there no complications anymore when it comes to that.

Well, shifting with the Rohloff gear shift, is also possible without a dictionary.

Thomas Nicolai

Tandem-Hilfen e.V.

www.tandem-hilfen.de

My tour had just begun and I was already overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape through other reports, that I read. The excitement was huge. The route led along the coast and while I was pedaling, a spectacular view on the shimmering sea and the endless beaches came up. The majestic sand dunes, that lined the path, presented themselves as a picturesque view, that entirely enchanted me. The path itself was built very well and provided me a comfortable ride - atleast that's what it should've done.

The heatwave without any rain for weeks had left its trail though and had notably changed the condition of the path along the Vestkystenruten R1. The constant dryness had made the paths unusually dry, sandy and dusty. The sandy terrain turned cycling into a real challenge, because my wheels kept sinking into the deep sand. I had to use all my power to even move foward and building up velocity also became pretty difficult. The instable consistency of the loose sand became a challenge for my balance and steering skills - it was a constant fight keeping the balance and to not start drifting.

Especially exhausting were the parts with deep gravel beds, that were located along the route. The merciless heat had loosened up the gravel, which created unsafe spots. Crossing these areas demanded lots of concrentration and the handiness to keep the balance and cycle through them safely. The efforts that these gravel beds demanded, were definitely noticable and took additional energy from me.

Even with the unpleasant conditions, I didn't let that discourage me and I decided to continue my bike tour. The fascinating landscape and the rich history, that waited for me along the Vestkystenruten R1, were worth accepting these challenges. I adjusted my speed to the difficult conditions and carefully mastered navigating through the sandy and gritty ground. Luckily, I could rely on my trustworthy Rohloff Speedhub, that stood through the harsh conditions with its encapsulation and empowered my trust in its performance.

When I distanced myself from Esbjerg and cycled further north, a breathtaking landscape began. The scene slowely started being dominated by small, picturesque fishermen's villages, whose houses offered an enchanting view with its remarkable, thatched roofs. I couldn't resist to stop by at a few of these villages to suck up the local atomsphere and to chat with the heartfelt habitants.

The route also led me through dense, magical forests, in which the scent of fresh moss bewitched my senses and the tranquility of the night laid itself around me, while I bravely kept moving throught the green rows of trees. It was, as if I had a secret place of peace and relaxation, that led me along the coast.

During my trip, I also stumbled upon fascinating, historical sights along the Vestkystenruten R1. This route already distributed to the history of the country in the 19th century and operated as a trade route for fishermen and craftsmen along the coast. Over time, The R1 would develop to a vital connection between the coast cities, that would shape the cultural and economic life.

But it was not only its history as a trade route, that made this route so impressive. The R1 also played an important role during World War II. Ruins of bunkers and defenses along the road still remained from terrible times. It was fascinating and a bit scary at the same time, discovering these historical relics and to imagine, what life and the war must've been like at this place.

On the northern hight of Aalborg, I said goodbye to the R1 and dove into the lively drive of the city. Aalborg showed me a fascinating history and a magical old town, had to be yet explored by me. Every step on these historical roads sent me further into the past and let me sense the roots of this wonderful place. 

Denmark is rightfully considered as one of Europe's most popular bike tour destinations. But my tour along the Vestkystenruten R1 was more than just a bike tour. It was an unforgettable experience loaded with thrill and atmosphere, that I associated with the beauty of the landscape, the heartfelt hospitality of the inhabitants and the fascinating history of Denmark.

https://www.scheibenelefant.de/

Bernhard Felix Rohloff, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease, died peacefully and unexpectedly on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the age of 73.

"Bernie" was an inspiration for the bicycle industry, always with a penchant for the small details.

Born on February 21st, 1950 in Lengenfeld, Germany, Bernie grew up in Kassel and began his technical career with an apprenticeship as an office machine mechanic at
Olympia. After successfully completing his mechanical engineering studies, he found employment at the Daimler Benz plant in Kassel and later as a freelance developer.

Later in 1986, Bernie founded the ‘Rohloff GmbH’ together with his wife Barbara. As technical director, Bernie developed the ‘Rohloff S-L-T 99’ derailleur bicycle chain. A
development which saw huge success throughout the 90’s, in part thanks to the victories of Greg LeMond and Miguel Indurain at the Tour de France and World Road
Championships. In the years that followed, the popularity of the ‘S.L.T 99’ chain accelerated to cult-status, and the Rohloff product range expanded to include various
high-quality bicycle tools – tools which have stood the test of time and are still available from quality bicycle dealers today.

The now legendary Rohloff SPEEDHUB 14-speed IGH was introduced at the IFMA show back in 1996, and since then, the name of Bernhard Rohloff has been inextricably
linked to bicycle drive technology. This one innovation alone, has clearly pushed the boundaries of possibility, and continues to set new standards to this very day.

But all that aside, Bernie was much more than just a brilliant inventor. He was an inspiring character who could not only impress with his expertise, but also respected
and had time for the ideas and concerns of his employees. It is this humanity which made him a role model people trusted and were happy to follow.

Bernie leaves a void which simply cannot be filled. With him, the bicycle industry not only loses a visionary, but also an exceptionally warm and approachable character.
The company's employees and friends will miss his sincere and humorous manner – a trait which never failed to bring a smile to your face.

Condolence address: Rohloff AG, Mönchswiese 11, 34233 Fuldatal, Germany
abschied@rohloff.de

Make it a family challenge. Send your youngest ones up the safe and car-free path. We're tracking your time on the overall 300 meters. The average slope is a little more than 8%. 

Can I make it? Of course you can. And the slope is also possible for younger cyclists. Our tip for the classes U17 and younger: A MTB or a similar bike with a very light gear. And we are sure, you can do it. You just have to be careful so you don't get dizzy. The starting cost of 5 Euros is free for our little ones.

Register now and save yourself a start number

https://zweirad-kassel.de/bergsprint/

Peaks into how the Speedhub is manufactured, length ca 1,5 - 2h.

Registration (including amount of people) is only possible through Email:

service@rohloff.de

The capacity is limited, please wait for our personal answer.

Your Rohloff Service Team

From the Via-Claudia-Augusta in south europe, the Rhine up to its estuary in the Netherlands, through Swedens forests or along the german baltic see coast to Poland, they got to know new places and cultures and enjoyed the freedom on two wheels.

The bike tour project "Scheibenelefant" is their call to everyone, to explore the world by bike and to go on adventures. Even though they have responsibility for their family and jobs, they found a pragmatic solution and devided their journey into different stages. Every stage they got to know new cultures, countries and people and challenged themselves.

In the year 2022 they mastered their first stage from Lübeck to Munich and in 2023 they'll go on their second stage from Munich to Zagreb. But not only do they live their passion for cycling on their journey - also in their everyday life and they're reguarly on the way on solo and pair tours and always explore new places and landscapes.

This year you can accompany Antje und Francicso on their bikes along Denmarks north sea coast and through the Normandy. They will take you with them on their journeys with lots of passion and enthusiasm for cycling and prove, that a bike can not only a vehicle, but also a wonderful companion for unforgettable experiences and impressions.

Accompany them on their weekend bike tour and let their stories and experiences inspire you, to go on your own adventures on two wheels. So get your bikes out and pedal to explore the world together with Antje and Francisco!

https://www.scheibenelefant.de/

Bammmm, there we were. Reality had gotten to us.

This was now almost a year ago.

Coming back "home" was harder, than driving off. It was harder than anything we had to endure up until that point and it became a real mental challenge.

For us "home" is now, after over a year by bike and in a tent, mostly in the middle of nature, mostly absolutely just the two of us- no set place, no rented appartment in Germany, not the home of our parents where we grew up. It had become a feeling, a feeling, that happens, when we wake up in the morning in the tent, smelling the fresh air of the new da, feeling the dew on the gras under our feet, in the middle of nature with which we are connected, excited, what the new day will bring, what we will see & experience, which landscape we'll cycle through & who we will meet doing that. Being full of faith, happiness and peace, even though in the morning we never know where "home" will be by the evening and where we will set up our tent.

A feeling, that we suddenly didn't feel anymore and were desperately looking for. We looked for it by being with our families, we looked for in the first appartment and we looked for it by moving again into a more rural house. After 7 months and moving 3 times, we stopped looking for it where we were and decided to go back where we last felt it. On the way.

The 24th of April 2023 we will get back on the way with our bike, into the unknown, into the adventure, into freedom. We decided to quit everything again. The jobs, the third rented appartment by now (we're not sad about it), stuff, that had inevitably gathered in our appartment. Pushing all that away and getting rid of it again was a feeling, that already came really close to the one that felt like "coming home". Having made the decision, and getting back, what had fulfilled us so much, no matter the cost- felt amazing.

Right now, we're sitting in a chaos, surrounded by old and new equipment in half packed Ortlieb bike bags and are in the last steps of preparing our bike world tour 2.0 - and we can't stop whistling and smiling. 

You are thrilled, which direction we'll start into this time and what route it'll be for now? Here, we discuss possible routes: https://youtu.be/F2abWMMjHwY 

You'd like to know all about what we experienced last year on bike tour along 10.000km and 9 countries? Here's a summary: https://youtu.be/YoJyd00Gp6o

In less than two weeks we'll start from our home town Osnabrück and so there will soon be new content on Instagram and bike tour vlogs on YouTube.
 

We're happy about everybody that virtually cycles with us:

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26.02.2023 Dorsten: 

„After I caught COVID-19 the past week, I had to start the cup because of my placement. From the first starting row, I could reach position 4 in the first curve. By skipping the hurdles of two U23 national cyclists (Luca Harter and Jonas Köpsel) could distance themselves. In the second chasing group, I was fighting for the 3rd postition with two other cyclers. One of them, Tim Neffgen my direct enemy in the overall rating. Together we could quickly distance ourselves. Unfortunately I made a mistake 4 rounds before the end. I lost approx. 30 seconds because of switching the rear wheel. After one round of regenerating in the next group of four I quickly hived off and started going after them. Unfortunately to connect I missed 10 seconds/ one round on 3rd position. Therefore I ranked 5th. More importantly though, the first one in the overall rating made a mistake and lost his rank.“

05.03.2023 Cologne Pulheim:

„I actually got to know the overall leadership yesterday. The course was equipped with very steep stairs with over 50 steps, double hurdle and long straight ways. Of course there was a focus on the overall rating. Gerrit Rosenkranz just didn't have a chance against the competition Luca Harter and Jonas Köpsel today. After a cycling mistake and a fall on my side, I had to start catching up until I could attack Tim Neffgen myself, 2 round before the end and in the end placed 5th 2 points before him. A special highlight was the attendance of André Geipel, who only very closely placed 4th.

Here is a nice video of the fight with André Geipel:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpiNa4KO-YH/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y

12.03.2023 Finals in Radevormwald

The last run in Radevormwald was everything for Martin. On the very demanding and, because of the many rainfalls, heavy circuit, he had to concentrate on his direct competitor Tim Neffgen. Martin succeded that from the start. He quickly distanced himself from his competitors and cycled for the podest for a long time. In the end he had to put up with 4th place, but he did save himself the overall win in the elite in the Bombtrack NRW Cross Cup. He won with 244 points, before Tim Neffgen and Jonas Köpsel (both in the Radsport Nagel CX team) with 237 and 212 points. 

rad-net report:

https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/267b70f6-56c7-49d9-8e53-c9eee149488f.html

Stephanie Buchheister could celebrate her second season win in her second cross season ever at the Weser Ems Cup. After she run herself a comfortable advantage before the last run in Preußisch Oldendorf, she was happy about the 8th place in the daily classification. After a good start, she cycled a safe race over the as expected heavy and muddy circuit in Oldendorf, to not endanger the overall win.

She won with 376 points before Stepahine Paul (RSG Hannover) 336 and Diana Westerheide (RSG Hannover) with 214 points.

That day, Tobias Lampe celebrated his biggest triumph of his career. Since the third run of the series, Tobias was among the top three in the overall classification. Just before the end of the series, after he had caught a bad flu, it almost seemed like, it unfortunately would not be enough in the end. But sometimes a little luck is also necessary... and so the evergreen of the CX team Niedersachsen, could, after a 12th place in Preußisch Oldendorf, defend his 2nd place in the overall rating.

Winner was Robert Mitschke (RSC Oldenburg) with 342 points. Followed by Martin Kaminski (RSG Hannover) with 311 points.

With these excellent results, the team says goodbye and goes into the well-earned summerbreak.

"The Falkenjagd Aristos R Rohloff Titanium is the new High End Titanium Gravel Bike from the German Bike Brand Falkenjagd. Parts of the frame, the fork and the complete stem are 3D printed from titanium. The frame is prepared for a complete internal cable routing and the installation of a Rohloff Speedhub in conjunction with a Gates Carbon Drive drive belt. We have built this dream gravel bike with brake shift levers from Campagnolo which in conjunction with the Gebla box controls the Rohloff 14-speed hub. Titanium is THE material for light and noble bikes and the German Brand Falkenjagd is THE titanium brand par excellence in terms of experience with the light metal titanium."

https://www.falkenjagd-bikes.de

The children's situation in the Ukraine is terrible. The life and well being of 7,5 million children is endangered. Millions of children are fleeing. Children and families desperately need protection and humanitarian aid, especially now in winter.

With the engagement for the "Kinder Nothilfe Ukraine" (children's emergency aid Ukraine) the company lead and the family Rohloff decided to donate in spring 2022. We want to make a contribution and send a sign of solidarity.

Further more information like questions and answers about the UNICEF-help or how you can donate is to be found here: https://www.unicef.de/informieren/aktuelles/krieg-in-der-ukraine 
 

Die E-14 überzeugt auf ganzer Linie The E-14 convinces across the board

With the E-14 the gear hub expert Rohloff has a electrically driven Speedhub gear hub in its portfolio, that stands out due to its 14 gears and the big translation bandwidth of 526 Percent. The E-14 is compatible with the Bosch and the Panasonic-FIT-eBike-System and is also fits well with Pedelcs as well as S-Pedelecs and eTandems. Furthermore details about the Rohloff are the precise and fast switching operations, low wear and the option to have the approach gear automatically be set when standing at a traffic light.

It used to seem like a vehicle of the future: the racing solar mobile „Dyname“, which was designed and built by students of the university Kassel in 1987, together with vocational school teachers. One year earlier, Bernhard Rohloff, who had founded the Rohloff GmbH, specialized for bike chains with his wife Barbara, supported the team in the contruction of a light drive.
In one of Kassels professional schools, the Oskar von Miller school, everyone involved worked together to bring the oval-shaped capsule, which offered space for the pilot, on the street. On the roof a solar panel to power the engine. Goal: the Tour de Sol' 87, a quite new Solarrallye in Switzerland.

On the 18.11.2022 the award ceremony of the Rohloff-Cup took place in the rooms of the Rohloff AG

We congratulate all winners.

Get well through winter, we'll see each other on the road in 2023!

Cycling for Kassel. Racing for RR/MTB/CX. Mass sport with Gravel & RTF. Targeted beginner promotion.

https://zweirad-kassel.de/

https://www.mt-melsungen-radsport.de/regioteam/

For installation test for Rohloff A12 system click here -> https://www.rohloff.de/de/service/handbuch/a12-steckachssystem

Enjoy!

Now the tasty result of this cooperation is finally filled into jars and available in stores or even in the Onlineshop von Stadthonig.
The jars conatin 275g mixed flower honey. It's stirred fine creamy and is perfect for a healthy breakfast ;-)

I would've never thought, that my first active year would be so interesting and full of surprises. Sure, the first oh-experience was finding out i belong to a tandem. Man oh man, my siblings were already jealous, before I went on tour. And it started extraordinaly. While I was - polished to a high shine  - preparing for honored looks, i was sensitively touched by blind and visually impaired tandem bikers. They've already heard a lot of me and desperately tried to make me complete the newly aquirable double seat by my energetic drive ability.

And what should I say; after a tandem-season i claim: I used all my skill to be helpful; after all it was also about inclusion.

After being properly checked, i already heard the first appreciation, that casually came from a blind stoker to his pilot: „Then i can fix an error myself sometime.

It's so easy to take out and build in the back wheel with the R.S. and i mean; there's not much to clean up either. Even rain doesn't seem to bother him“.

The R.S. is me and i am only adressed by my last name - Rohloff. Additionally saying gear shift - o.k.

I could prove my skills in many different places:

First at the tandem-spring in the Spreewald. When there's a group of 15 tandems, people often stop and look. Everyone loved the tandem pilot being able to set his desired gear while standing. And even the tandem pilot heard the quiet click and could pepare for the start. I gave my best, also at the sandy floor.

Actual mountains were around Meiningen and Thuringia. Setting the gear on the mountain was of course no problem for me and for the tandem-team, that biked the first time together, it was a special experience, because right when you're not exactly sure how much your partner can give, I am a sweetheart. And at Tandem-Hilfe e.V. blind and visually impaired co-pilots are often on the way with pilots, that they didn't know before. I am active as a team builder in these cases, which I am very proud of. 

On the baltic sea there was constantly wind coming towards us. Luckily, in the front wheel, colleague engine helped out. We do also harmonise quite well otherwise. Sometimes though, he gets upset, when we get fast in the 14th course and he has to turn off at 25 km/h.

In Gifhorn and around, the team, which I was on the way with, could try out, how simultaneously and therefore harmoniously my gearing ratio could be increased. That obviously makes it go from two people on a tandem to a whole team.

Also in the Senftenberger Seeland I could show off my variability. The tandem pilot only said: „It's now going upwards, seemingly a former spoil heap; 12 percent rise“. The 2nd gear was actaully needed there; the co-pilot had of course just properly felt the mountain when it already became serious. I could help here too.

And named the meeting of the beginners „Tandem-Schnuppern“ (tandem-try out).

Again, it was the first time on a tandem for the pilot and the co-pilot had never ridden a tandem at all - well, try out. And what am I supposed to tell you: this might sound arrogant, but without me, some teams might've taken a little longer to get going. 

Usually I am not really the organization type-of-person, but i feel super comfortable at Tandem-Hilfen e-V. and especially I feel in the right place, because helping, that is is my thing

Meeting an ancestor, had me buzzing even more pleasantly in the free-wheel. There was actually a tandem, that has - equipped with one of my sisters already been on the way for 18 years and during this time it not only got to know Germany, but also Paris, Rome, Athens, St. Petersburg and all the other countries, that were on the way there.

It still doesn't show any signs of aging. Sets gears like always.

(written by:

Thomas Nicolai

www.tandem-hilfen.de

The Racing steel 853 Rohloff Gravel has a maximum wide range of uses – fast roads and terrain use, long distance travel bike, and sport vehicle all in one. The option is between wide 650B or thin 28″ impellers. The implementation on one of a split like this was connected to a row of technical adjustments: For example, the sliding dropout for tensioning the belt drive has been adapted to the modern Flatmount standard. This way actual shift brake lever units can be montated like in racing bikes, which just fits for Gravel handlebars. Racing steel adjusts the shifters to the customer's wishes, so that it can either be downshifted on the left and upshifted on the right or vice versa. This way not only a clean appearence is possible but also ergonomic switching of the 14 evenly spaced gears. To switch gears, you no longer need to change your grip on the usual twist grip. Shift and brake levers are ergonomically perfect in your hand. The slightly flared handlebar provides more control in terrain. This bike is designed for durability in all aspects. The steel frame has a cathodic dip coatin by which he is protected internally and on the outside from corrosion. Thanks to the standard belt drive, the bike impresses with minimal maintenance and a long service life - ideal for daily commuting to work in any weather. The in-house luggage rack consequently also allows an internal, well-protected light cable routing and allows the bike a payload of up to 165kg. The extra-long lamp holder from Falkenjagd ensures a perfect light image without shadows, even when the lowrider is mounted.

In Armenia there were still roads covered in snow and snowrain. In Iran, from the border on, there were dusty, dry roads and later the desert. Our clothes also changed. Atleast essentially those of Melli. In Iran women are obligated to wear a headscarf and a wide shirt, that covers their butt. Men should wear long pants. A little challenge with those rising temperatures.

Instead of going over the main route from the armenian border towards Täbris, we decided to go over a less full road over the mountains at the very beginning of our Iran trip. We took about two day to get into the next village. The landscapes around us were amazing, even when it started to rain. We now had the choice to follow our road or to take a little shortcut. The alternative offered by far less altimeters and even 15 les kilometers. Great! We thought! The first 7 kilometers were really nice, it went downhill and the driving surface was not even that bad. But one thing we totally missed, was that it had rained the past 7 days straight in this regon. You really shouldn't go these amazing shortcuts with unpaved ground and rain by bike. So we went through muddy hollows and all the dirt on the wheels completely blocked them so they woulnd't move for even one millimeter. Both of us started, pushing the bikes, but that didn't a lot of sense. One stayed with the bikes and the other one went looking if the way would get better. Actually, were just 3 kilometers ahead of us until we would hit the original road.

We thought about how smart it would be to just unload all luggage and tranport it all step for step, meter for meter. But then we had to admit that this adventure did seem a little hopeless, if we didn't want to push our bikes until late at night and arrive at the intersection totally annoyed. We were already wet and fully covered in mud anyways. So we turned around, pushed the bikes, that felt like they got heavier by hundredweights, until the ground got bette again and went the amazing way back. The mud, though, sticked to the rim and the brakes so persistently, that Mellis brake got completely blocked and she couldn't move her bike anymore. Now, not even pushing was possible anymore. Atleast we could now test our exchanged equipment, like the new Ortlieb backpacks, for their waterproofness and we can say - test passed!

Coincidentally, one of those little blue pack cars, that we had already seen out here, passed by. The man offered us to take one of the bikes to the next village. So one thing led to another and young iranians brought us to the garage of one of their fathers. Quickly many people surrounded us to watch Dani screw. At the back corner of the screw garage there was a gas hose being lit, that brought us comfortably warm fire. One of the men spoke good english and invited us to the the neighbour house to spend the night at his. There, he slept with his friend and his father in law after coming back from gold digging. Because there were goldmines nearby. We learned a couple of words in Farsi and got a first look at the culture. The next day we reached Tabriz where we straight up collided with a huge bike group. Again, we were invited and slept over at the group leader's that showed us the city. In the evening he brought us to break the fast on a mountain, where we ate together with many families and had a great view over Tabriz.

Our trip through Iran went on. We decided to meet our swiss bike friends Lisa & Dario from Erfahrung der Welt (Experience of the World), that were also in the country right now. We had already spent some time with them in Turkey and Georgia and they are also headed East with their bikes. They are on the opposite route through Iran and so they gave us a few helpful tips. Then we were headed for the iranian desert. We were alone for more than 350 kilometers, 90km of them without water, without villages and barely the trace of a human. The few cars, that passed by, stopped and the iranians in them gave us ice cold water and sweets. All of a sudden we had enough water. Melli's long clothes and the scarf around the head ended up proving themselves as very helpful. It was a good protection against the sun. The temperatures rised up to 36°C, which we could be glad about, because one week later they were supposed to rise over 40°C.

On the third day in the desert we saw a building flare up on the horizon. No, not a Fata Morgana. We arrived at a old, abandoned caravanserai. In some places she was dilapidated, but not any less impressive. The best ever – no one was there. We had the caravanserai for ourselves and went to explore. We couldn't have found a better place for the night. So we set up our indoor tent in one of the half open rooms and imagined, what this place must've looked like a long time ago. The caravanserai served as a contact point for travelers, a goods depot and a water source in the middle of the desert. Just amazing. After a week we had passed through the desert and we can say: again a unforgettable and terrific moment on our world tour!

Just like the countless encounters we had this month in Iran. Let it be in the capital of Iran, in Teheran, in Isfahan, in Yazd, in the many small villages inbetween or just on the steet. Again we met wonderful people, that showed us their everyday life and their culture and from who we could learn so much new stuff. Especially there encounters with the natives make this trip so unforgettable, so wonderful and unique.

Yesterday we could extend our Visa, yay! The Iran is just way too big and there's still so much to explore! We're looking forward to what further expects us on our trip!

Best wishes from on the way
Melli & Dani
 

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For that reason, here is the packing list. Here you get to our equipment for 5 years of traveling the world: https://bit.ly/fahrradpackliste2 There we also give a quick look into why we use certain stuff or why we switched to that equipment object. With our Rohloff on the other hand, we had no problems the past 2,5 years. We love this hub and are very happy with it!

During our time in Germany we maintained our bikes and of course we worked a lot to pepare many new blog articles. We will now publish these bit by bit. For example we were often asked how we work on the way. We even wrote two articles about this. Firstly about the topic „Digital Nomads – cutting films on the way “ and „Outdoor Podcast“, how we record our podcasts and what we use for that. Besides that there's also Tipps from 2,5 years outdoor cooking and what you can use for the „outdoor kitchen“.

Then we publishes a trailer about the past 2,5 years of our world tour and and summarized all of our articles so far. Because the most often asked question we got was: what does a world tour on a bike even cost? We documented all that including acquisition costs in our blog article.

Now we're back on the road, again in Georgia and again there was adventure and action from the first minute on. Unfortunately we realized after our arrival, that there was something wrong with Dani's Rohloff. We assume, that something sharp got under the sealing lip and the Rohloff got leaky because of that, but like, really leaky. Freshly refilled oil completely leaked in just a few minutes. Of course we had the oil to refill every 5.000km with us. Though we used up our reserves and the problem wasn't solved either. Of course the Rohloff is tough and we could've gone a little further even without oil. The problem was, that in the next 5.000 to 10.000km, there was neither a Rohloff merchant, nor any service options. In addition to that, there was no place like Georgia to recieve packages. Therefore „just going on“ would've just made the problem worse. Luckily Rohloff has an excellent service. After a short research, where we could actually recieve a package, they instantly sent a package to Georgia. Again, many thanks to our contact man at Rohloff!

The only thing we still needed was a chain whip to loosen the pinion to clean the spots. This was not really easy to find, so we had to get creative. So we opened our bike chain and fixiated it with spikes on a piece of wood. The principle was genius, but our construction was unfortunatly not strong enough. So we tried something new bit by bit. Dani had another idea. We built in the rear wheel and the pinion puller, fixiated everything and pedaled backwards. That worked very well, but unfortunately, there was not enough thread protrusion on the sprocket side when installed to screw the nut on. Because of that, the bike only went forwards. So we needed a new solution.

After a lot of back and forth, we went back to the idea with a self-made chain whip. Dani fixiated a few spikes, small vice and wood as the chain protection on the handle of an old axe. And voilà, the DIY chain whip was done. We were actually successful with this new construction and so we could loosen the pinion and finally repair everything. The method worked out really well and nothing was damaged or scratched. In case you also get into an emergency like this, and don't have a chain wip with you, you should really make sure, that the spikes or screws don't damage the chain. If possible, you should always pad. 

Now we can finally go on, in fact straight to Jerewan, the capital of Armenia. Yes exactly, we've been there before ;) That's why we want to get back to the point where we last stopped as soon as possible - just before the border to Iran. And then a new chapter of our world tour begins!

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So we went on, now in our 6. country Spain and we reached the last village Irurita before the pass, set up our tent for the night and mentally prepared to cross the Pyrenees. On 12km rise we had almost 1000 altimeters awaiting us. A friend, that also travels the world by bike and that has already 15.000km and 15 countries behind him, told us it was going to be hard. He had pushed his bike up the rise for four hours and there is also a bus. However, we wouldn't dream of that.

Long story short, we made it! We even made it so good, that no one had to push his bike at all! It took us five hours until we reached the top, it also took us enorme muscle strength and we were sweating like old men after going to the sauna of the finnish type- but it was all the way worth it. More than that- we actually had lots of fun! It was amazing seeing your own body so self effective. After having reached the top, we couldn't believe, that our first pass went so good. We rewarded ourselves with a wild camping place of the special kind- 1000 meters high we build up our tent for the night in the middle of the Pyrenees. A breathtaking view, no one else around us, only wild horses, cows and foxes. Foxes? Yes, we would see three of them at night. Afer having cooked our well deserved dinner on our gas cooker, we didn't have enough water left to do the dishes, because we needed the amount of water, that we had brang up to the pass to drink. So we put the pots a few meters away from our tent. Then in the night we heard a sudden rumble and clink. We were instantly awake. We peaked out the tent with our head lamps. Three pairs of eyes looked at us. A big fox instantly ran back into the night, another one hestitated at first, but then left the dishes after loud yelling and followed the other one. The last one though, the smallest one, didn't let our light, clapping and yelling bother him while grabbing a pot with his little teeth and running into the other direction with it and vanishing with it over the green hill into the dark. A little amused we thought, we could process this loss. Luckily we saw the next day, that the little fox had left the pot on the grass beneath us. The wind had increased over night, and under roaring breezes coming from everywhere, we took down our tent, packed our bikes and went on towards the valley until we reached the village Eugi. There Fabian had his first flat tire. Glad, that this didn't happen at the rise.

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We reached the city Pamplona and got on the pilgrimage, that so many people follow with the desitantiob of Santiago de Compostela. The Eurovelo 3 runs parallel to the way of St. James, crosses it every now and then, on a few spots they even intertwine. And so it was hardly surprising, that we were quickly intrigued by the special mood and the athmosphere and after just a bit of time Santiago de Compostela became our new stopover. We also really liked the many small pilgrim hostels alomg the way in which you can get a bed in a sleeping hall for on average 7-12€. We also got us a credential also known as a pilgrim passport and collected the famous stamps. „Buen Camino“ is probably the most common phrase of this route, you hear him every day (too) often. But it's true, during the day beautiful lonely regions and small old villages, in the evening many communicative people, everyone with a different story, most of them want to tell theirs. A big destination for all, Santiagp de Compostela, for most them the way is over then, the route is done. Not for us though. We go on to Portugal. We especially enjoyed this way of thinking, of realizing, of walking or cycling together and will never forget many acquaintances and the special mood, politeness and openness of the way of St. James.

The last day on the Camino de Frances were pretty though, daily we went 700 to 1000 alitmeters and 50 to 80 km high and wide. We reached the „Puerto de Foncebadon“ on 1504km the highest point of our trip to this point. the mountain range demanded a lot from us, but we were in good shape. We enjoyed the time in northspain on the way of St. James, even though some rises made the Pyrenees look like a little hill. 

Our drive on into country number 7, Portgual, brushed aside our last doubt, if there even were any, that we truly made a good and right decision. The decision, to free ourselves from all the unnecessary and overrated stuff and to realize and experience the true beauty of life. This country is a pearl on the Atlantic, meter high, roaring waves on wide, long, beaches that are acessable for everybody, red cliffs, secret caves. The coast of Portugal has all these and were in the middle of it every day and every night and were amazed by the breathtaking nature. The waves put us to sleep in our tent and the first sun light woke us back up. Portugal is a paradise for freedom lovers and the alternative living in their vans and campers or of course on their bikes and with their tents. So the time we spent on our route along the coast of Portugal flew by, we spent Christmas on the Algarve with new friends, that we got to know on our way.

A thrilling year passes by, maybe the most thrilling we've ever had. We'd love it to continue like this.

Unfortunatly, the pandemic goes on and so we had to change plans and cancel routes. Therefore we cannot, how had actually deeply hoped, sail through the gate of Africa and enter Morocco over Gibraltar. Because the way is completely closed, no ferries, no flights, no good connections to Germany at the moment. But we're glad to be able to go on in the first place, in that case over south spain through Andalusia, the Sierra Nevada as the highlight, to Barcelona. From there, we want to go to Sardinia with a ferry, further to Sicily, back onto the mainland over Messina to Bari, where another ferry awaits us and brings us to the balkans. Through Albania to Greece and then to Turkey.

Such a journey doesn't only change the body, it becomes more muscular and more athletic, but much more the mindset changes, it is so important to experience yourself as effective. While planning this trip we never thought of ourselves as people who just casually want to go on a world trip with their bikes. We need to admit, that we couldn't even identify with it, as were the type of kids, that never liked the Bundesjugendspiele. With a micro view, though, we could imagine ourselves cycling a little bit every day, a few kilometers daily, with a few break days inbetween as well. Small steps then go together as a whole and suddenly, you're already in the middle of it. We intentionally do not write „at the finish“, because the way is the goal. You should really let this saying affect you sometimes and not act like it's just some phrase. Nobody can take the thousands of kilometers by bike, the many countries and past months from us anymore. The time seemed like it flew by, as if it was the length of a movie, that played in a hurry. Then again, we think of our first kilometers, the first days and all that what's happened seems, like it's happened years ago. In the past months of our journey, we've experienced so much every day, like never before in many years.

Dies kannst auch Du alles mit- und nacherleben auf unserem Youtubekanal gibt es alle Radreiseepisoden vom schwierigen Start in Deutschland, über den Abstecher nach Tschechien bis zur westlichen Route kannst du alles nachverflogen.
Wir nehmen dich virtuell mit auf unser Abenteuer. Ungeschönt und ungefiltert, zeigen wir, wie wir unser neues Leben erfahren. Auf welche Schwierigkeiten wir stoßen, wie wir manche Herausforderungen meistern, wie wir vor Freude verrückt lachen oder vor Überforderung weinen. 
Sei auch du mit dabei und erlebe gemeinsam mit uns Abenteuer auf der ganzen Welt. 
Vielleicht spürst du ihn aber auch- den Drang in dein ganz eigenes Abenteuer, den Zog nach draußen, den Ruf der Freiheit.
Worauf wartest du? Wenn wir es schaffen, dann schafft du es auch! Denn- weltreisen kann jeder!
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By the time of the year change 2020/2021, we were still in Antalya in Turkey. The borders around us were closed due to COVID-19. At this point we didn't know yet, that we would end up spending almost 9 months in Turkey. It didn't bother us though. ;) We discovered our passion for rock climbing, cycled to Cappadocia a second time and over the Taurus. Besides that we enjoyed the amazing turkish cuisine and got to know many cool people. Unfortunatly, we also had to say goodbye to our devoted work phone, that was run over by a truck in the mountains. We almost lost our drone too, because it just fell ca. 600 meters deep, while filming a beautiful golden yellow, orange sunset in Mardin. We were incredibly lucky and met a young turk, that had seen where the naughty thing came down. 

In May we went over the Eastern Anatolia Region to the Mediterranean Sea and into the wonderful, green Georgia. Just after crossing the border, we got us a cold beer. We also met people in short clothing again. The landscape is just fabulous and amazed us over and over again. By the way, did we mention it? Everywhere, like really EVERYWHERE you come across cows and pigs, that walk freely and relaxed over the streets. After cycling from one hot sulphurous source to another, we went back to the mountains. In the high Caucasus, we especially liked the region Svaneti. There, we cycled through the rustic Ushguli. Old defense towers are the landmark of the region and we kind of felt set back into the middle ages. Later we went to Kazbegi and to the region Tusheti. There, we cycled on of the most dangerous roads in the world. The road itself is not too well fixiated and very narrow. You basically only encounter SUVs and natives, that know the place very well. The landscape itself though, is very beautiful.

Just, like all around the little Caucasus, where we had the hardest adventure of our entire world tour in October. Rain and fog lasting for days, totally drained our equipment and at the end not only our underwear was wet, but also our bags from the inside. We tried to warm ourselves in an abandoned shepard's hut and dry us as well as everything else for two days. Coincidentally we got to know george, that made our last night on the pass with self made cheese and wine. The biggest reward was the view into the valley and the following downhill. 

We then left the loved Georgia a little wistful. There, everything was so tasty, so easy, the people so nice, the lanscape so breathtakingly. We wet on to Armenia. Even though we didn't make that many acquaintances here, there was a diverse landscape again. We went trough canyons, alongside the Sevan Sea, over mounatains and directly with the view on the Ararat into the capital of the city.

Now we're back to the roots for bit of time. After 2,5 years of continuous use we need to repair our equipment and replace it. With this oppurtunity we also get to see our families and friends again. So this is our third Christmas of the world tour. Just how fast time flies by... 

Christmas 2019 we were in the Dades valley in morocco and cooked a 4 course camping menu with other bike travelers out in the wild. We spent 2020 in the mountains of Antalya in Turkey with our climbing buddies. Now 2021 is the first christmas of the world tour, that we can celebrate with our families again. 

Our break doesn't last for long though and soon we'll be back on the road towards Japan!

Therefore we wish everyone a merry christmas and a successful, healthy year 2022!

Best wishes from on the way,
Melli & Dani
 

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Hello, we're Franzi and Fabian, two completely normal people, at the beginning of thei 30s, that used to work two completely normals Jobs and lived in a completely normal apartment, drove two completely normal cars- mostly to work and back. At the weekend we liked playing board games with friends, but mostly looked for peace on the couch and in front of the TV after a stressful week. We felt like life was just passing by, like we didn't use it and we were really unhappy with that.

Sometime at the end of 2019 we decided, that we wanted to change something, to choose a whole new everyday life- we wanted to experience life completely actively and conciously.

We decided to make a world trip- by bike.

So we made our first kilometers in the lockdown-Germany and went over the Elbe cycle path to Czechia. After getting our Covid vaccination we could go our actual prefered route, western over the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain to Portugal. This time we were allowed to cross the borders of our western neighbours, cycle on the wide cycle paths of the dutch and enjoy the right of way of the cyclers. After Czechia, this was a welcoming change. We crossed the Ijsselmeer on a dike, that was over 30km long from Lelystad to Enkhuizen all the way to Den Helder. From there we always cycled along the coast, through beautiful dike landscapes, over the Den Haag and Delft, we looked at both cities, further to the province Zeelande to Middelburg. In the Netherlands we spent our camping nights mostly one of the many farmer campings, that are really found everywhere over there. For 15€ per person on average (2 people, 1 tent), you get a spot between chickens and cows, a shower, most of the time a little outhouse or a bungalow and especially as cyclists your peace.

From Middelburg we went over into our forth country, Belgium. In Antwerp we found stuff like warmshowers (platform, similar to couchsurfing, only for cyclists) and an accommodation for 2 days to explore the city. After just 4 days in Belgium, we went over Ghent into country number 5: France

We were proud. Very proud, when arrived the sea in France. That was truly an undescribable moment for us being the first time on the cliffs of France, even if it was only the english channel- we would reach the Atlantic too, for sure. With arriving at the french coast, over confidence went up and our muscles and condition have also had a noticable change. While the altimeters in Czechia had us cursing and sweating, the cliffs in France had us less cursing, but surely equally sweating, but now we would happily drive them up and down. And up and down again. In France it was the first time feeling like we've actually arrived on this journey. As far as it makes sense to speak about „arriving“ on a journey. But we finally had the feeling of experiencing this journey like we had imagined it. We started a little rough and of course quite helpless in Germany- we had to handle route navigation and completey changing plans, because of the pandemic situation back then- we could follow follow the coast for the first time in France, the sea always to our right, to get into the direction of the sun and the south. So wehoped. How we all know now this year's summer turned out as a total disaster and we didn't get much sun on the bike. So going on, there was much water from above and wind from the front. As opposed to Belgium and the Netherlands though, wildcamping was much better possible in France. We always found a place for our tent, if it was on the beach or anywhere else in nature. The French still live after their saying „Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité“ (freedom, equality, brotherhood), which stems from the french revolution and is deeply ingrained in the constitution of France. Therefore everybody lets the others do as they please, as long as they greed and don't cause any trouble. The French love to go camping themselves in the landscapes, the nature and land can be used together. Therefore building up the tent in the evening especially on the natrual cycle paths, along the many channels, was relaxed and peaceful.

France is a big country and we spent pretty much exactly two months there. We first met other bike travelers on our journey, some coincidentally, some planed. We cycled with all of them for a while, exchanged our experiences, learned from each other, until the ways parted again.

The west coast of France was especially beautiful to us, on the same height as La Rochelle, on the south past Bordaux. In Arcachon, we climbed the biggest wandering dune of Europe- the Dune du Pilat- with over 100 meters. The view from the top to the sea side, was something that we've never seen before. It seemed like a different world being stuck in the deep sand on the top. Our tip for this destination: make sure to climb the dune in the morning. This way you avoid the other Pilgrims and the dune is almost empty.

We cycled through Le Landes, the biggest coherent forest region in west Europe. Created after the afforestation order of Napoleon. A good idea he had. It is artsy beautiful, idyllic and smells incredibly good like pines, heather and a lot of nature.

Over Biscarosse and Mimizan the coast led us further to Bayonne and Biarritz just before the spanish border. We were just before the Pyrenees now. Of course we wanted to cross thes, our first pass of 1000 altimeters, our first summit challenge. We were ready, we finally wanted to enter our sixth country on our world tour and we also wanted to cross the pass. Although we were stopped on a camping site in Biarritz.

Fabian's back gave up. After our start in Czechia Fabian had already noticed a heavy backache. While barely feeling anything while cycling, the pain got even worse in the morning and in the evening. We tried a couple of things until we reached the west coast of France. Tons of stretching exercises, appointments with an osteopath- everyone, who we talked with, doctors, physiotherapists assumed a sciatica, which is pain that comes from the sciatic nerve and goes over the lumbar region and buttocks, down into the leg. After the pain juust didn't get better in months, we had to demand a serious examination. We had to bite the bullet and pause our journey, contact international health insurance and go to a hospital. In Biarritz a CT (computed tomography) was issued. The results shocked us all and all of a sudden our world tour was strongly endangered. The CT showed, that Fabin had a disc prolapse ob the left side. He did the wrong back exercises every morning and every evening for months, because we had thought the pain had a different cause.

We didn't let that discourage us and we didn't want to cancel the tour. Fabian spoke to the doctors and got a green light for going on. Slowly and advisedly, no stronger vibrations and in no way heavy lifting.

How we continued our journey and how Fabian got over the first pass over the Pyrenees with a disc prolapse, will be in the next article.

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Unfortunatly, Thibaut was the only one crossing the border the next day. Dani had so much of a heavy backache, that he couldn't even stand up. Luckily, the restaurant owners didn't mind and we could stay until he got better. After that it finally went on for us. On border you had to show your negative Covid test or your vaccination card to a doctor, after that followed the usual check by the border guards. Not even 5 seconds after we've received the armenian entry stamp in our passport, two men in civil stopped us and demanded us to open up our bags. That was the first time, that our luggage got checked at the border. They pointed on one of the bags and asked what was in it. We opened the zipper and they took a quick look on the top layer of the luggage. This only repeate itself 2x, because apparently it wasn't so interesting to rip our luggage apart after all. Then we were free.

Our route led us through a Canyon and shortly after that we had our first lovely encounter with the natives. We were gifted with lots of bags with Khakis and in the evening we were invited away from our tent and into a small cabin, in which ice cream was bottled up. We sat around a small table and shared food and drinks. There was our cooked camping food and Dolma (rice in wine leaves), pickled red cabbage and other local dishes as well as some digestive liquor. Then we went on to the sewan lake. It is the biggest freshwater lake in Armenia and we were even reunited with Thibaut for a short while. For us it went on around the lake in the other direction. Because it's already November (and probably also because of Covid), we saw many abandoned restaurants and picnic places at the lake. Suddenly a very old, rusty train section appeared behind the next forest next to the street. There were no train tracks around and why this was disposed here was the big, unanswered question. After discovering the lettering „sleeping wagon“, we insepcted the inside and thought it was a good idea to spend the night here.

The next stop was the mountains. Armenia is by the way a country with many altimeters. About 90% of the country lies above 1.000 altimeters – so totally our thing ;) After many altimeters we have to admit, that the mountains are really beautiful. Sometimes they peaked rugged and jagged next to us, then other times they would have the shape of a turned down hourglass. Again we went through a very impressive canyon towards Areni. Especially with all the orange and yellow shades around us, the autumn couldn't be more beautiful. You could already see the Ararat from afar, on the way to the capital of Armenia Jerewan. The mountains is one of the most important landmarks of Armenia, even though it's actaully located in Turkey. Because of the persecution and the murder of many armenians during the times of the ottoman empire, you can still feel the tension between the two countries. We rolled in our Turkey flags, to not be disrespectful. In Jerewan we visited the monument as well as the genocide museum, which informs about this dark chapter of the armenian past with many charts.

After a long time in Jerewan we were invited to a Warmshower again. It turned out, that he was the only active host in Armenia and he has only been here for 2 weeks himself. Coincidentally another bike traveler came, Atilla from Hungary. We had an amazing time with our french hosts. When we left again, it was back to tents. The nights were by far colder now and the campfire our well known friend.

Als wir eine Ruine in einem kleinen Dorf ausmachten und unser Zelt dort aufstellen wollten, dauerte es nicht lange und wir bekamen Besuch. Der Herr wollte nicht, dass wir draußen im Kalten die Nacht verbrachten und lud uns deshalb zu sich und seiner Familie auf den Bauernhof ein. Wie sich herausstellte war die Familie aus dem Irak und lebte schon länger in Armenien. Auch wenn wir keine gemeinsame Sprache sprachen, irgendwie konnten wir uns dann doch verständigen und erhielten einen interessanten Einblick in das Leben der 6-köpfigen Familie. Gemeinsam saßen wir abends in der gedrungenen Küche. Es gab selbst gemachten Kompott und das Essen war zwar einfache Hausmannskost, schmeckte aber super. Wir genossen die Wärme, die vom kleinen Blechofen ausging, der unentwegt mit Kuhdung gefüttert wurde. Einfach, warm und herzlich: das war das Fazit dieser wundervollen spontanen Begegnung.
When we discovered a old ruin in a small village, it didn't take long until we had a visiter. The man didn't want us to spend the night out in the cold so he invited us into his farm to his family. It tuned our the family was from the Iraq and had been living in Armenia for a while. Even though we had no language to communicate with, we still got an interesting glance into the life of the family of 6. In the evening we sat together in the stocky kitchen. There was self made compote and the food was home cooked, but it still tasted very good. We enjoyed the heat, that radiated from the small tin oven, that was constantly fed with cow dung. Just warm and lovely: that was the conclusion from this wonderful spontaneous encounter. 
 

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Melli & Dani

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Wow! what a journey, a journey, that catapulted us to regions, that we hadn't expected at all. We experienced exeptional hospitality, crossed the biggest european mainland glacier with our e bikes Josdedalsbreen, swam in the north sea, saw how the evening sun got reflected on a sperm whales skin. We climbed lighthouses, wandered into the mountains on dangerous paths, sat on thin pinnacles that vertically went 1000 meters down and warmed ourselves on the campfire in starry nights.

Im Land der Wikinger folgten wir ihren Spuren, spürten ihren Atem und glaubten zu hören wie ihr erschreckender Kriegsruf von den Felsen widerhallte. Wir erlebten einen Winter mit Eis und Schnee, Orkanböen von über 120 km/h, überlebten einen Beinahezusammenstoß mit zwei uns entgegenrasenden Sportwagen im Gebirge und einem Lastwagen dessen Fahrer offensichtlich eingeschlafen war. Wir nutzten viele der 100 Fährverbindungen, überquerten zahlreiche der 22.700 Brücken und durchfuhren viele der 900 Straßentunnel, auch den Lærdaltunnel der mit seinen 24,5 km der Längste und den Ryfylke Tunnel der mit seinen 290 Meter der Tiefste der Welt ist. Ein imposantes bald märchenhaftes Land, mit extremen Wetterverhältnissen, voller Abenteuer, voller Romantik, voller Mythen das uns mit seiner Wildnis, den Kältesteppen, Nationalparks und Vogelschutzgebieten minütlich den Atem raubte. Die Krönung - das Nordkap ohne Menschen, bald jeden Tag Polarlichter die sich über uns zogen und den Himmel entzündeten, E-Biketouren am Nordkap und auf der verschneiten Insel Senja die 350 km nördlich des Polarkreises liegt. Es war eine atemberaubende Reise deren Menschen und Geschichte uns in die ganze Welt führte. Es war eine unvergessliche Reise und sicherlich eine der Besten die wir je gemacht haben…
In the land of the vikings we followed their steps, felt their breaths and thought to hear how their frightening war cries echoed from the cliffs. We experienced a winter with ice and snow, hurricanes with over120 km/h, survived an almost-crash with two very fast sportscars that came right towards us in the mountains and a truck of which the driver seemed to have fallen asleep. We used many of the 100 bike paths, crossed countless of the 22.700 bridges and cycled through many of the 900 tunnels, also the Lærdal tunnel, that is with 24,5 km the longest and the Ryfylke tunnel, that is with 290 meters the deepest in the world. An impressive soon fabulous country, with extreme weathers, full of adventures, full of romance, full of myths, that left us in awe every minute with its breathtaking wild life, the cold quilting, national parks and bird sanctuaries. The cherry on top - the north cape without any people, soon polar light, that would stretch over our heads everyday and enflame the sky, e bike tours on the north cape and on the islands, covered in snow, Senja that is 350 km north of the arctic circle. It was a breathtaking journey, of which the people and the stories was spread all oder the world. It was an unforgettable journey and certainly on of the best we ever did.

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NORWEGEN - Aufgeladen zum Nordkap (NORWAY - supercharged to the north cape)
Roadtrip mit Expeditionsmobil und E-Bike (Roadtrip with expedition vehicle and e bike)
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NORWEGEN - Aufgeladen zum Nordkap (NORWAY - supercharged to the north cape)
Roadtrip mit Expeditionsmobil und E-Bike Text: Denis Katzer (Roadtrip with expedition vehicle and e bike)
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It was really cold and we were dripping wet to our underpants. After searching for a long time we found abandoned shepard hut on the pass in which we stayed for 2 nights to dry a little and to not get sick. In the end there was a happy end for us:
We were noticed by 3 georgians, that quickly invited us to a good bread with Puri, sausage, cheese and self made wine. The next day the fog disappeared and we had a good departure - in the end at only third accommodation of the entire world tour. We deserved it, i'd say ;)

Freshly dried we started our way to Vardzia, where we wanted to visit a cave town. We followed a river and were speechless seeing the beautiful landscape around us. The path going constantly uphill was completely compensated by the landscape. When we arrived in Vardzia, we were surprised. The place was only made up by a hand full of houses and we couldn't find any tourists anywhere. Must've been because of the cloudy weather... Because of the evening slowly arriving, we saved up the cave town for the next day and went to a hot spring. It was even a pool house over there and we bobbed around the cozy warm water. The feeling was just amazing, to relax in the natrually warm water after another bike day over the small Caucasus.

The next day we went to the cave town. There not many visiters, so we could explore the caves in peace. Unfortunatly there were no information cards, so you had to get a guide or an audio guide to learn more about the history of the place. The cave town was was founded in the 12. century and served around 1.000 monchs as a cave monastery. It was supposed to have 13 floors to have 50.000 people live in it, but an earthquake made the entire constructiob shrink to only a quarter of it. There are also daily fairs in the church. The Turkey we've already visited a underground city in Kappadokien. This one in Georgia was not any less impressive.

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We cycled back towards the valley and Melli had a pretty bad encounter with some stray dogs. Cyclers are not what you see everyday here in Georiga. Usually we cycle slowly past loudly barking dogs, talk calmingly to them and then they leave us. But one of the dogs didn't let that impress him and Melli was biten. Just to be safe, she got booster vaccinations against tetanus and rabies in a hospital in Kakheti. Luckily we some really nice people, that invited us over to them and supported us with the hospital process when we were there. At that oppurtunity we also learned how to make Khinkali ourselves. That is basically one of the best meals in Georgia, that we're crazy for.
You can imagine them like Dumplings, big noodles filled with minced meat. Very very tasty!

After that we went to Tusheti and with that also to the most dangerous road in the world. This region is also known for being one of the most beautiful in the entire world. The way leads over the infamous Abano pass that lies on almost 3.000 meters. We made a date with our french bike friend, that we had first met in Turkey. He travels by his folding bike and because the route is so unfit for his bike, we sticked our thumbs out and met some funny georgians. Although were thrown around on the truck bed, the view on the landscape and the road that made its way through the massif was just amazing. Halfway we got a melon and Chacha. Coincidentally a group of Georgian cowboys came by and without further do Melli was sat on a horse. That was really fun!

Arriving the top we had a free view on the mountains villages. Now also we can confirm it. This region really is one of the most beautiful in Georgia. Though, the villagers are seperated from the rest of the world during winter. The pass closes when it's covered in snow around October and opens back up around May. For emergencies there's a helicopter though. After a few days it was over the Abano pass back to the village for us and were really interested how well we would get on with our bikes. That ended up looking like this: the worse the street, the prettier thr landscape. The first day often had more than 20% of a rise, Melli pushed her bike almost the entire way to the pass. Dani was still able to cycle, but he stopped every 5 meters to catch his breath ;) We built up our camp for the night at the Chacha cowboy rest area. The next day we were surrounded by fog. This day was similar to the first, just that now it was very cold and the wind was alright. When we finally arrived at the pass, we camped near a church and hoped for the weather to get better the next day. We wanted to have a free view on the gigantic road to the valley.

Unfortunatly we weren't that lucky and the next day you could only see 7 meters far. In addition to that it started to rain, which soaked through our bike bags, that were already soggy enough. The bags opened at the seams and we couldn't close them even with two tubes of special glue... By the way who wants to support us with replacing our equipment finds more information on our website.
So we stayed another day on the pass because obviously we wanted to see where we would cycle. We asked a car that was passing by for water, but then we realised, that it was a whole squad of 7 SUVs. Turned out it was all polish and they were on their way from home to Tusheti. They were really nice, because when the man that we had asked gave us two bottles, all travelers wanted to make their contribution. After not even a minute we had a Aldi cooling bag with treats like biscuits, beer, bread, pickled fish, sausage and canned meat. So now on our second day on the pass, we basically had a whole meal, even though of the constant rain and the cold.

Then the weather fortunately cleared up and we ended up having a pretty good view on the path downwards. All in all definitely an adventure, that we won't forget!
 

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Even though the country is quite small compared to Germany, it feels like reaching a new zone every 100km. On the coast to the black sea the climate is really tropical. In the inner land and especially in the capital it's more dry heat coming towards you. The landscapes are especially pretty in the high Caucasus - and also pretty cold.

The local kitchen is tasty and diverse. From tons of different sorts of cheese over eggplant with walnut paste to pastery with cheese or seasoned meat, theres something for everyone here. The beer also tastes better here, although you should rather taste one of the many different wines or even better the local fire water called Chacha. At last the charm of Georgia is also because of the people. The people are very friendly and if you find yourself in the role of the guest, the georgians are really in their element. We already had the oppurtunity for a few times to participate in an old georgian tradition, which is often connected to a sumptuous meal.

A man, often the host, takes the role as a Tamada, a so-called toastmaker within smaller circle. So everyone clinks glasses of wine all over again on god, the dead, the living and all participants. Of course this is coated with a little story and it's something very special for everyone. 

In Georgia you can stay for 360 day as an EU citizen without a Visum. We won't stay exactly that long, but we're excited what else awaits us here.

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The long rod was put into our mouths and our noses. While still gagging and wheezing, we realized, that this was our first test of this kind. Up until now we never had big problems with timing when crossing the border, without facing certain entry requirements. In the evening we got our test results. Melli's test was negative... but Dani's test kind of got lost. That was really annoying, because then he had to do it again and we only got the test result the next day. Besides that the test result wasn't allowed to be older than 72 hours. So we just camped in front of the hosptial.

How it turned out in the end the test was issued on Dani's dad, because the named had to be stated for the residency permit for Turkey... Ahhhhhh... Who cares, full of energy towards the border. The border guard asked for the filled out entry form. Yea um, which form? We had been so busy with the Covid tests, that we must've overlooked that. We thought, that we had to issue another request, that would go through all the bureaucracy fabrics again and we couldn't enter.

Nach 2 gemeinsamen Tagen trennten sich unsere Wege, die Schweizer fuhren durch das Landesinnere und wir in den Hohen Kaukasus. Es ging nach Mestia und von 
After 2 days of spending together our ways parted and the swiss cycled thorugh the center of the country and we went to the high Caucasus. We went to Mestia an from there to Ushguli. We are really glad, that we took all those altimeters on us, because Svaneti is just one of the most beautiful regions in Georgia. The rustic Ushguli With it's old watchtowers and the many small stone houses, was a place like you'd imagine it in a fairytale. After that, we went over the pass and back down on the other side. The streets became an adventurous gravel road and because it rained, many mud puddles formed. Although that was draining, it was a lot of offroad fun, that was definitely worth it! After that we celebrated Dani's 30th birthday at the hot springs. We really like Georgia up until now!
 

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Because now everything is possible, we have the full vaccination, the borders are open and the clues are luckily far beneath.

After over 1000km in Germany, from west to north and from north to east, we entered our neighbour Czechia over the elbe cycle path without any problems. The beer was especially good there and even the sun showed up after we struggled with masses of water from above, wind from up ahead and even storms.

We reached our first metrople, Prague, got to know some hospitable warmshower hosts and explored without a bike for the first time on our journey. 

With entering Czechia there were also a lot of altimeters, but we'd rather push our bikes up a 13% rise while sweating and already having a light tan from the sun, than cycling along the flat coast of the North Sea, while it rains, we're wearing thick gloves and down jackets. So as you can read, in two months there was already a wide range of outdoor and bike travelling experiences included for us. And we're excited for every other, that is still ahead of us.

After a short break after the vaccination we instantly went on. This time- how we had already favourited it before corona, the western route over Holland, Belgium, France where we're especially excited for the Atlantic coast, Spain, Portugal, hopefully even to Gibraltar. Having arrived there, we will decide which continent to explore next and how exactly our journey is supposed to go on. We didn't set a destination on purpose, because we actually want to explore and appreciate every country, at least brush the athmosphere and the culture a bit, getting in contact with the people, take our time and let ourselves float through. We don't want to rush through a country, to make many kilometers as fast as possible, to get somewhere else quickly. The path is the goal.

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Our destinatiob was Mardin. From there we wanted to go to the Van See. The climate in south east Antanolia got drier and hotter. Especially at the start of the route we quickly realized, that we had to fill up enough water, because stores, let alone houses, became quite rare. Sometime we cycled for 50 kilometers without seeing a single tree, that could provide us with some shadow.

After all though, we met – in case we encountered someone on the way – very heartfelt people. One day we discovered a ruin, in front of which we wanted to spend the night. When it got dark, a car stopped in front of the ruin and an elderly man come towards us with his son. They tried everything to convince us, to come home with them. But we were still really tired from the ride, had already built up our tent and ate. Dismanteling everything again and driving multiple kilometers through the dark to an outlying village, was just not eligible for us. They said goodbye and half an hour later another car came towards our camping spot. It was the same men as before. This time though, they had a huge bag of food with them, so nice really! We found potatoes, onions, paprikas, chili, but also salad from their own garden and even a sort of yoghurt in it. We learned later, that we should've eaten that together with the salad.

The next day we arrived in Mardin in the late afternoon. We definitely wanted to explore the old town, but we needed more time for that. So we needed a place for the night. After a little longer search we ended up finding something. A security guard smiled at us and that was the moment. We asked if he had a spot for our tent and not long after that we could build up our tent around the corner. To capture the perfect evening mood and the sunset, Dani got the drone and started a roundflight over the beautiful Mardin. After a short time the satellites suddenly failed and the drone didn't get any signals anymore and decided to land somewhere out of sight on its own. We paniced. First the phone that was run over by a truck and now the drone was gone too... nerves were on edge. Did this bad luck just never end? We had no other choice, than to start trying to find it somewhere coincidentally or to just leave it on its own. The new finder would certainly have much fun with it.

Dani started running, somewhere where he assumed it to be based on the last photos. Out of breath he asked all passer-by, if they had seen something. One said he could eventually help us and we exchanged numbers. Two hours later this someone showed up with our drone in his hands. Crazy! Oh how relieved we were, we had never expected that! We wanted to a finder's reward to the young turk, but he refused and said it comes from the heart. Simply incredible!

While Mardin was already fascinating, Midyat absolutely captivated us. We reached the city around noon and had just gotten bread at the bakery. Not far away we found a bench with a roof where we could sit in the shade and eat. We got our olive oil. Melli started cutting the tomatoes. A man came out of nowhere and asked if we wanted tea or something to eat. We thanked him politely and pointed at our small bowls. Not even minute had passed and another man came. This man had two steaming teas on a tray, that we just couldn't say no to. 

He was barely gone and a young woman showed up with an even bigger tray. She had a bowl with olives, cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, bread and 2 glasses as well as water and juice for us. We were speechless. Something like that had never happened to us! The woman saw our food, but hers was better and we should definitely eat it. We couldn't refuse that. She came again and went even further. A steaming pan with cheese on a fried egg... so good and we were totally blown away. But it wasn't over just yet. The woman came a third time and served us Mokka in the cutest glasses with silver patterns and a cap, that we had ever seen. There was also Lokum, i.e. turkish delight and nuts. We were in heaven! The nice woman didn't want anything in return, she was just happy, that we liked everything so much and took photos with us. We never experienced such hopsitality in our almost 2 years of world tour... just incredible!

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After that we went over towards Adana over the Aladaglar mountains, that's also called the Anti-Taurus mountains. This stage was especially tiring, because we had to cycle up a sometimes over 20% rise, often cycle on tracks across the field and then temperatures were already over 32°C in the shade. But the view was absolutely amazing! The mounatins looked beautiful before our eyes and around every curve (even though Melli had to push her bike sometimes for minutes) a breathtaking scenery awaited us.

We'd like to add really cool photos to the article for you here, BUT... we were currently bumping over a single lane dirt road. Then the accident happened! The phone unnoticably slipped out of its holder, we dodged a truck and yea... real shi***... the truck ran over the mobile workplace just as unnoticably... What can I say, we were shocked! Usually we save all our data every month, especially the past amazing week, with photos, that we were already super thrilled to see, simply vanished into thin air in that moment. Not only all photos were gone, we navigated with that phone, did basically everything with it, it was the office of VAEGABOND. The screen was shattered, didn't react and we couldn't transfer data onto our laptop anymore. For now it's find the next biggest city, find a way to save the data and replace the phone. That will probably still take a while...

But there's also good news! There are more activities in our bike travel regular table with 5 other bike travel channels. We've already done a livestream with all participants and together we made a whole series with bike travel tips. In the videos every channel shares their experiences in terms of for example equipment, bike, planning etc. On our YouTube channel you can find tips about wild camping. There's a video to watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp4gLfvm9qg

Luckily we've taken some photos on another device, so this time there's only photos from option 2 :-( In case you know someone, that's well versed with data saving, we'd be very thankful for everybody, that helps us. Besides that ONLY for those, who want to see more articles from us as quickly as possible and want to help us with getting a new work phone: you can support us here directly or via transfer. Of course we'll buy a new phone one way or another, but just like this it'd take longer. Thank you very much!

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We started on the 13.04.2021 at 11:30 am from Lotte near Osnabrück. This was now 10 days ago and we could already gather so many impressions and experiences even in this short time frame. So what will we say after a year? Because that's atleast how long we want to be on the way for.

A short summary of the events looks like this:

We started into the unkown with quite the overpacked bikes. Dependant on our equipment, especially the tent, the sleeping bag and the sleeping mat, because there were still negative temperatures at night- and the heartfeltness and the hospitality of the people, because the accommodations and camping places are closed.

Up until now the plan is working, because we're currently in a holiday apartment, that we can use for free. But let's start at the beginning. The first day we could sleep in a museum, the motto of the day was, „who asks, get rewarded.“ Since we originally wanted to build up our tent in the yard. That was when a very friendly employee unlocked the showroom for us. So the first warm night was saved. 

We spent the second night in a similarly uncommon place- in glasshouse together with a whole lot of ivy plants.

The the weather got warmer and we got to build up our tent and use our equipment in nature. 

There were already a lot of realizations as well. 

1. We have to get rid of ballast. We sorted out 10kg of luggage and made ourselves and our bikes lighter. It was so much easier to cycle.
2. We need an actual packing system in our bags and everyone should be parallelly responsible for important things. Otherwise we waste way to much time with building up and dismantleling. Fabian is the cook and Franzi is responsible for the tent.
3. Without a scarf and without a cap or a headband you'll get a neck and ear ache, because of the coast wind and the current temperatures.
4. Suncreme urgently has to be put on the hands. The „cyling hands“ need much care and creme in general.
5. After rain also comes sunshine, most certainly.
   
   After we had spend cold wild camping night for four days in a row, we offered a holiday apartment from
   a warmshower host at the north dike. That was exactly what we needed now. A hot shower and a warm night.
6. People are good.

Already after a short time of traveling we sense a happiness, a feeling of living and the mind only thinks about itself, the nature, the environement, the bike and the next 50km. Amazing.

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We have even more news! Not long ago we got together with other bike travelers and founded a bike travel regular table. The first meeting has already taken place – and that in our livestream on
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In the past months we have done an incredible lot of things, enhance the website, wrote manynew articles, for example about navigation on bike tours, how to properly save money for your tour and an article on perfect wild camping. We're so unbelievably glad, that we found new friends here in Antalya, whose couch we could use the entire time! This way we could save a bit of money for times, when we really need to go to a hostel... Who know us knows, that our current daily budget is between 3,50€ and 5€. Therefore we are even more thankful for our turkish friends, for sharing their roof with us so we can work.

Because if you'd calculate it correctly, our savings are absolutely not enough for the way over to Japan. That's why we try to organise it as good as possible and also earn a little bit on the way. Keep your fingers crossed for us, that it works out! We will definitely continue living our dream and share all our experiences with you!

We super thrilled we urgently want to cycle on. That's why we've got enough from the computer now and absolutely want to cycle on. The route will lead us further to the east to Mardin and towards the georgian border. We'll see if they're even open when we get there. We're excited! 

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After all we had a good time waiting. We produced many new videos and are already in Bulgaria in our latest YouTube episode. There, we explore thermal springs, cycle through beautiful mountain villages, meet amazing people again and set a new record: The forest road, on which we cycled, got replaced by a massive, jagged, furrowed... yea, how can I best describe this... a pebble and rock path. Cycling on that we really tried but just couldn't hit the pedals anymore. The path didn't even deserve the name „path“ and only reminded of the leftovers of a moray eel, that made its way to the valley some time ago. That day it took us more than 6 hours for just 5 kilometers. There's always a first time. ;) you can see the video here.

In addition there's new blogs on our website vaegabond.com in the category tipps & tricks. For example we wrote an article about the „perfect camping spot“ there and what to look out for the most while wild camping. Because we also recieved many questions in term of route planing and navigation, there's also tips about that from us, where we download free map material and and and suggestions, which apps and tools we especially like to work with. Aside from that, there's also a new subcategory with various test areas.

This way we make something creative out of our involuntary break. So it's currently not even that bad that we're basically „stuck“. Besides that, the borders to Georgia and Iran aren't even passable for us yet. Opening them back up is already in discussion though. So we will be back on track soon. This way we could finally sort and write down all our ideas and traveling experiences and let our creativity go its way. We hope, that our articles help and inspire some with their own tour and even more so planning it.

In that sense, stay positive and healthy
Best wishes from on the way
Melli & Dani
 

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1. aren't trained
2. don't know a lot about bikes
3. because they aren't exactly the skinniest people, more like the opposite

How all that works out, how their preparations go, what fails await them, how far they even get, when they get started and what they experience, they want to share that with you!

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They cycled from east westphalia through east europe and the kazakh steppe to China. They reached the chinese border after 88 days. The legs weren't tired yet, so they found themselves in cape town, to cross the african continent by bike from there.

The usual so sporty adventure passion turned into a dramatic fight over life and death on this journey, which is now watchable as the film “Nelly - der Film” (Nelly - the movie). This film is a novel visual narrative about the possible adventures these days. A thrilling adventure drama, that shows close ups into wild corners of our world. In our own production we present, the modern nomads, that traveling means so much more, than just crossing country borders and the biggest adventure being life itself.
 

The movie about the adventure journey is watchable in the languages English, German, and Arabian, from sunday, the 28. Februray from 8:15pm, on the YouTube channel of the modern noamds (https://youtube.com/neuzeitnomaden).

Aside from the 50-minute film, there are also scenes and moments, that didn't make it in the film and other small small adventure videos publishes.

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For germans, a stay of 90 days in Turkey is no problem. Beyond that, a extension of stay has to be requested. Our appointment for the extension of stay was a little adventure of bureaucratic nature. With our german manners we showed up about 10 minutes before the appointment. Then we realized, that it was only just receiving various papers and getting an immediate payment request. Stupid enough, that we were invited at a time, that made it impossible to pay the money. The payment office had already been closed for an hour by the time of our appointment. Unfortuneatly that meant cycling back through half of Antalya, past the police control, line up at the counter again. More than a month has passed since that happened. Sadly, we still don't know if we've got the permit. It is well known that bureaucratic mills grind slowly.

In the meanwhile we worked on our new articles and videos. But to not completely avoid exercise, we found a hobby alongside. With the help and equipment of our local friends we kept cycling to the mounatins, where we safely climbed the rock faces and aired our brains. We had never thought, that we would dive so intensely into climbing on our bike world tour. It keeps us fit and it's fun.  

We still don't know for how long we'll stay in Turkey. The border to Georgia and Iran are still not passable for us on the land route. We don't want to go back towards Bulgaria either. Turkey is very big and there's still so much to explore for us. As soon as it's clear, that we can cycle on, we probably head towards the Black Sea and then further towards east.

Best wishes from on the way, 
Melli & Dani

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Despite all challenges I completed my most successful tour season. 15.338 km and 157.554 am are even for ambitious cyclists quite impressive, but for hand bikers like me this counts even more. Aside from that I work 4 days a week, so I don't have unlimited time for my hobby. That's why it ended up being only 121 rides.

There already mulitple highlights this year. On one hand I'm dedicated long-distance cycler. In this category especially the non stop tour from my home town Pirna to Berlin and back over 435 stands out. But the tour with the turning point Leipzig is extra worth mentioning as well. Besides this 313 km long route, I went 6 more long edges (distance over 200 km) in 2020 – that is a new record for me as well.

In summer the almost annual alpine vacation gave me the oppurtunity, to prove my stamina while mountain cycling. At this point I could cross all renowned alpine passes with the handbike, so that this time, destination outside of the main routes caught my interest. Because I wasn't allowed to go to south east France respectively north west Italy because of the travel restrictions, I had my fun in the swiss alps instead. The drive from Interlaken over Grindelwald onto the Männlichen in Berner Oberland became my undefeated favourite of this year's alpine tour.

Besides my activities on the performance limit, I love hanging out with other cycling enthusiasts. Shared happiness is double happiness! My czech friend Lád’a has been my loyal company on his racing bike regularly for many years. Even though, there's obviously not more handbikers with my spectrum of interests, than tour cyclers, my swiss sports friend Rudy still belongs to them. In 2020 we could finally be back on the road together in Oberwallis. Silvia was the newcomer for me this year. We had gotten to know each other virtually on the internet platform Strava and soon met for trips together. In her home, the swiss jura, the mountain bike queen showed me how things went right the start.

For me, this sports year 2020 couldn't go better. New records, interesting encounters and the joy in exercise in the amazing surroundings – that is the quintessence of all my activites. The Rohloff-SPEEDHUB was always there with me!

Veit Riffer

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Detailed year review: https://bike-o-matic.blogspot.com/2020/12/corona-heit-krone.html

Now we get to feel the consequences of covid as well for first time away from home. The border to Georgia and Iran are closed. A world tour is currently not possible and a change of the restrictions is not in sight. Our 90 days residence permit in Turkey are passing. Now we have to get an extension of our stay. Then we can only wait for our request being permitted or not.

We even get to feel the restrictions towards the native inhabitants in terms of COVID. There were curfews issued for the weekend. These restrictions do not count for tourists though, but all cultural offers were also shut down for this period. Many turks are unhappy, because the virus endangers their job, and therefore their existence. But even despite that, we often encounter people, that treat us with incredible kindness and help.

We're currently cycling through the beautiful Cappadocia. To do that, we took the path over the Taurus mountains, over Konya and Aksaray. Just to mention it, that memorable day we set our personal record: 150 kilometers in one day. This small act didn't quite leave us untouched. Even days afterwards we could still feel it in every single muscle. After that we went over Selmine and the Ihlara valley to Göreme. Even if the night were really cold with -7°C and during the day a freezing cold breeze is blowing around our noses, we enjoy the unique landscape with its odd rock formations. The so-called fairy fireplaces made us smile and we tried to imagine how the people back then looked for a safe space in the small caves apartments. After that, we headed back to Antalya to our appointment about the extension of our stay. If it worked or not, is something you'll find out in the next update for January.

Despite the current situation we wish you all a lot of power, health and a merry christmas! have a good start into 2021 – hopefully everything will turn out good.!

Best wishes from on the way
Melli & Dani
 

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We got to know so many great people on the way, that also had a big impact on our route through Turkey. We followed the advice of a passionate elderly turkish cycler and took a path along the coast towards the south. There, we passed lonely, but beautiful mountain villages, but also bigger places like Selcuk, Marmaris or Dalyan.  In Dalyan we got to know a turk, that not only makes jewellery in his shop, but he also makes unique bikes made of bamboo. We were also stunned by the royal tombs near the antique city Kaunos and a healthy sulphurous mud bath near Sultaniye made our visit simply perfect.

Another great stage awaited us from Kas on. There we met a frenchman with his packed folding bike and in Demre we collected an englishman with his bike. The four of us headed after countless mountain and valley routes along the coast towards the ruin village Olympos. After immaculate weather it rained torrents, that only came down on us every once in a while for half a day though. From Olympos we took a shortcut over the beach to Cirali. Even the short part of the beach was very adventurous. We pushed our bikes through the sand and shortly before the end we waited through the next rain shower under the roof of a restaurant.

Arrived in Cirali, something really special awaited us. Apparently, on the mountain there are small fire, that didn't go out in over 400 years. That's because natrual earth gas comes out of the rips and splits. A truly very magical and special plase, where we also had a gorgeous view on the sea and could warm ourselves at the same time. When it comes to people, culture and landscapes in Turkey, our heart definitely caught on fire. Like the fires in Ciral, we will probably keep these experiences in mind very well too. You can see more of that in our videos on  youtube.com/vaegabond. 

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The next down came with our notbooks refusing to work. We already had problems working with it before. For example we sat before our video cutting program for hours, because every 5 seconds the screen froze for another 7 to 12 seconds (yes we counted). We would sometimes blindly edit our video clips and hoped, that at the end something somewhat passable would come out. Now our laptop completely shut down its service. Unfortunatly, that'll be expensive, since we need a replacement. If you like our videos and want to see more in regular intervals, we are happy about every supporter on VAEGABOND.com/support

Besides that, we were happy to leave the virtual world behind us and to get on our bikes again to cycle through Turkey. From Swilengrad in Bulgaria, we crossed the border to Turkey towards the end of September. Crossing the border was already a little adventurous. We heard, that it was forbidden to cycle on the highway in Turkey. Stupid enough, that the path over the border went exactly over a part of the highway. We trid it nevertheless. We passed the exit without any problems, then at the entrance we had to go through a cloud of disinfection. It was triggered by a movement detector and couldn't be avoided - that meant close your eyes, hold your breath and through it. Having arrived at the border house, the police officers was impressed. In english he said: "You're not allowed in here... unless you promise me to also put a turkish flag on your bike." We laughed with relief. Of course, that was our plan anyway. Very friendly we were waved through. No one talked about bikes and highways.

From Edirne we went partially over the troia culture route towards Assos and further towards the south. The turks are really nice and we are often invited to cookies and tea. The turkish kitchen is also amazing! Luckily we're on our bikes, because otherwise we would gain much weight in a short time and become roud like a ball...

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After that we went further towards the peak. The gravel slowly turned into sand and the furrows became bigger. The slope also increased. In Croatia and Montenegro we had already gotten used to constant uphill. Though, that was a little different here. After just a short while Melli already couldn't pedal anymore and had to push her bike. Dani did short, but very exhausting power thrusts. Cycling 5 meters. Break. Cycling 5 meters. Break. This way we made an amazing 5km in 4 hours. Crazy! We've never made our way up the mountain this hardly. We still agreed, that we had steeled more in the past months and manage these conditions better than before. It was worth it for us as well ;)

By the way exactly on year ago, we dared the step and got on our bikes, to explore the world. With that, Bulgaria is our country #15. And still we love traveling by bike! All that we have experienced until now, all the amazing encounters with the most diverse people, besides all the stress (over mountains, against the wind, while it was cold, while we didn't want to anymore), all the moments, that we celebrated together and when we couldn't stand each other – all of that was so worth it for it us quitting our jobs and and our apartment! We cycled over country borders and got to our own limits, grew beyond them and got to know lifestyles and mindsets, that we want to integrate in our life. For that, we are incredibly thankful! You can't book something like this in the travel agency, you have to take things in your own hand and with a little time on your back, go exploring yourself.

A really amazing Summary of our thoughts and moment during this year on a bike world trip succeeded our friend Max von Berglicht as a film production.
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They spontanously decided to do a three month tour into the high north, to hunt polar lights and enjoying the terra love, to test the new e bikes and to discover the countries Norway and Sweden. Apparently, in September and October you can see the northern lights especially well from the 60. latitude. Maybe at the gate to the arctic, the city Tromsø, they have the luck to see whales in the ice sea, whose backs reflects the polar lights?

On the website, there will be live reports of the experiences.

We cycled along the bay of Kotor and every small village was prettier, than the other. The stone houses were lovingly pepared and decorated with plants and flowers with almost no exeptions. Benches, that were adorned with flower and chairs on the terraces made the picture complete. Because we were on the coastline, we obviously cycled on the height of the sea surface for a day, meaning 0 altimeters. Because the average temperature was 37°C in the past days, we already got up around 5 o'clock in the morning to enjoy the still cool breeze.

We've already been on 100 alitmeters for a few hours and sweated like crazy again. We used every oppurtunity for water and at every little cluster of houses in the mountains, we asked for a water hose, to splash us. One time, we were even offered to jump in the pool of the kids and got a 1,5 liter bottle of water. The most demanding part of the day came. Uncountable hairpin turns in a sweltering heat. The powers started to give up. The water was running out. Melli got to her limits, but at the end of the day we still somehow made 900 altimeters.

We asked at a bar, that made use of the amazing view and built its terrace directly on a rock, if we could build up our tent there. No problem. Over the time, more and more people came there. The reason for that was found quickly. The sunset was magical from up here and under us, you had a great view on the bay of Kotor.

With our last power, we cook our dinner on our stove. Germans discoverd us and were so shocked, that we actually cycled all the way from Bavaria to here and want to go even further, that they spent us a drink. We were totally happy. With a well-deserved beer in our hands, a full stomach and probably the most beautiful place to sleep that you could imagine.

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May/June 2020 Bavaria: The awareness for the virus was felt everywhere. All the people around us wore a mask and gloves. A safety distance was kept as much as it was possible. Many people wanted to go outside and we saw many people walking and cycling on the way. Around the Rosenheimer region we realized, that nobody really cared anymore, if the other guy in the pedestrian zone walked right next to them. We tried avoiding bigger crouds as much as possible and unconsciously held (depending on the amount of people) our breath, when someone crossed our path.

The border to Austria went unspectacularly and we almost didn't even notice, that we're already on outlandish ground. Near Bad Reichenhall we chose a path for both walkers and cyclers, that led us directly into the neighbor country. Only a sign, that was fully grown by green tendrils, told you, that you're now in Austria. There, it felt like the poeple were rather shy. Though, it was now possible to eat with multiple people in a restaurant again – not outside, even inside.

June 2020, Italy: Not even planned, but regarding the many suggestions, that we get in terms of the route, we just had to take the path to Italy. We came to the border, saw some police officers sitting on their cars - and nothing happened. So we just cycled to Italy. When we had barely arrived on the other side, we got greeted by multiple elderly people applauding, that sat in a comfortable round sipping wine. We athmosphere was really good here even despite Italy having been hit especially hard with the numbers of death and illness. For the first time in Italy, getting groceries without a mask, was possible again.

Because of the short distance we only stayed in Slovenia for almost a day and cycled straight to the croatian border. Here, we were asked for our passports and where we were headed for the first time. In Croatia we felt like, nobody was really thinking about protecting themselves from getting infected by the virus anymore. Only the staff in the shops wore masks, for the rest the everyday life seemed to be as always here. No, not quite. What was very suspicious, was the absence of the usually high amount of tourists. In Porec, for example, the coastal mile seemed to be prepared for about 30.000 visitors. According to the locals, there were only around 2.000 tourists when we were there.

Atleast the traffic was by far more calm and less cars raced past us. So besides the virus a very beautiful traveling time for the bike. We are very excited, how it'll go on, where it takes us and how long it'll be until there are no more restrictions and safety precautions necessary in terms of covid.
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The feeling sitting in the saddle again was just undescribably amazing. But we have to add, that we still had a bit of a queasy feeling. Despite all the loosenings in terms of the corona pandemic, the awareness of the devastating disease is of course still very present. We were all stunned. In some german cities, we saw people, wo took the situation very seriously and still followed the security precautions, like e.g. the safety distance and wearing a mask. Even car drivers who were alone in their car wore masks. In other cities though, the people came together in public places and chatted to police officers without standing six feet (ca. 1,82cm) apart and even had little folk festivals with snack booths. Of course we wanted to harm neither us nor anyone else during the continuation of our bike world tour. For that reason we try to avoid contact to others as much as possible and following the precautions. Because we've received many questions in terms of traveling after the corona lockdown, we already published a brand new FAQ video connected to the first traveling days in germany. You'll find the video here.

Despite that we've already crossed the border to Austria and also crossed the Alps with our fully packed bikes. We're incredibly proud, that we made this quite exhausting part of our further stages despite pretty long breaks. Our reward is the breathtaking view on the mountains, the The alpine pastures and the valleys lying far below. Soon it'll take us to Adria towards Croatia. But all in good time. Until then we'll inform ourselves frequently about the current border situations and the health precaution respectively the measures to be maintained and enjoy nature – far away from crowds.
 

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Well yes, now back in Germany. The short home stop unvoluntarily became an extended corona forced break. We definitely didn't spend this time on the couch and waited for it to be over doing nothing. ;) We took a little more than two months either turning loads of video material into blog articled or giving our touring bikes a maintenance. Slowly, our heads start spinning and we wished for nothing more, than to get back on the saddle and explore distant countries.

Firstly it'll hopefully go towards Austria, as soon as the present health situation allows it. After that along the adriatic, through Croatia all the way to Albania. From there, we want to go to Bulgaria. More of the concrete route plan will come step by step. Until Japan we do after all have a few countries in between. ;) 

We don't know how long we'll have to wait, until the border are passable again. What we do know though, is that we more than burn for our wonderful world and enjoying nature on our bikes without any limits. We hope to meet many natives and to learn from them. Because without all those unique encounters, we would only get to know so many things on a surface level and not grasp so many traditions. Alongside, there are so many friendships evolving around the globe. It's only to wait until we can get back on the road. 

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From Essaouira we cycled along the coast over Casablanca to Mohammedia. From there we went back towards the inland. On the way, we coincidentally got to know a very nice family, that provided completely  for itself with the help of its farm. Without further ado, two chickens got butchered before our eyes and freshly pepared for dinner. As a goodbye, there was freshly milked, very tasty milk. In Beni-Mellal the next culinary highlight awaited us. We ate escargots for the first time in our lives. Let's put it like this: If you're capable of surpressing the knowledge, that you're eating a slimy snail right now, it's not even that bad. ;) Though, we couldn't complain about the soup served to that. It was very aromatic and super tasty! We admired the amazing mountain panorama from Beni-Mellal and visited the nearby reservoir.

We've now arrived back in Germany and are already excited for the soon coming adventures. We're only making a small quick stop and are visiting some friends and family again. We will expectedly be back on our bike world tour in March. Then it'll go towards Croatia, Bulgaria, Georgia, India... basically further and further, until we reach Japan. How it will go on after that, is something we'll think about on the way. ;)

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You can find anything about the fitting equipment or the latest accessoirs on the RAD HAMBURG from the 5th of February until the 9th of February 2020. 
Bikes: the e bike. This way mountainous tours aren't a burden anymore and you can travel through nature just as easily as through the city.

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We will begin on the 5th of April. We're starting in Minden (Westph.) on the Rathausplatz and will move towards the Netherlands, because we want to visit the manufacturer Babboe in Amersfoort. After that it's on to Belgium and France to the atlantic coast. From here further on to Spain (Malaga). Then from south Spain to Italy. We will cycle through north Italy and then enter Slovenia to cross this country as well. From Slovenia it'll go through Austria to Vienna. From Vienna we'll go back through Austria to Italy to the lake garda. Frome here we will take the Via Claudia Augusta over the Alps. Back in Germany we will visit relatives in Stuttgart and then over Kassel, where we'd like to visit the Rohloff AG back to Minden (Westph.)

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From Fes we cycled towards the Tazekka national park, whereby we were checked by the police more often than usual and got more or less accompanied by incognito police officers - in sweatpants and slippers. This is probably a consequence of the tragedy, that happened in 2018 in the Atlas, where two young scandinavians became the victims of a brutal murder. We have to say, that we never felt threatened at any time or stood in a real situation of danger. So the safety of the tourists is being taken very seriously here. The natives were always friendly to us and welcomed us with open arms.

The landscape of Morocco didn't take our breath just once. We chased each other all the way up the middle or the high Atlas with our fully packed bikes for days. We floated through abandoned and sparse moon landscapes. We had nothing but the sand of the sahara before our noses. We let our view swipe over the coast of the west of the country... All moments had one thing in common: The view we could enjoy, was something you can't buy with any money in the world!

But unfortunatly there was a series of bad luck just in time to the start of 2020. By the way, we celebrated it in Marrakesch. Dani had an accident on the way there, where his bike involuntarily encountered another car. The result of this short but intense liaison was a broken bike frame. In Germany this would've been a total damage, but in Morocco basically everything gets „repaired“. After all the frame got welded in a sort of „garage“. To be honest wer're still worried, that the luggage as well as Dani have to get from A to B safely for a while... The second incident then took place on new year's. One month there were still beautiful memories being fotographed, the next the phone went missing. The entire locality we were in was completely turned upside down, unfortunatly without any success. Someone else is probably happy about his new cool phone now. Just a little inconvinient, that we not only took our photos with it, but also edited them with it, organized ourselves with it and did many other cool things, that we'd rather not think about anymore... so it shall be. C'est la vie - that's life. We're fine, we're healthy and that's all what counts! ;)

No day is like the other. One adventure chases the next. Many special people cross our path. And then there's the food... So diverse, so fresh, so colorful and so incredibly tasty! No wonder, that we enjoy every day, that we can spend here. Unfortunatly though, there's one factor, which is considerably limited and its name is „visa“.  You actually can't complain with 90 days. But if you'd want to get to know the country, the culture and the hospitality of the people more intense, then 5 months in row probably still wouldn't be enough. ;)

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It was the beginning of November 2019. If you've seen our videos from the Netherlands or Belgium, then you know why we had enough of the freezing cold rain in Europe. We regularly had to pack a dripping wet tent and making food and washing the dishes became an actual challenge with such clammy hands. The weather report didn't promise any improvemt for the coming weeks and so we had to work on our route plan. After having to fight against 60km/h of winds coming towards us while cycling on the north see coast in the Netherlands, the rain in Belgium simply didn't want to stop and even in Luxembourg and France the temperatures dropped to 3°C, we finally made the decision. On to Morrocco!

An encounter with the police
The flight from Baden-Baden to Fes, one of the four royal cities of Morocco, went without any problems. After having put back together our bikes on the airport in front of curious moroccans, we already went into the city while it was already dark. We had arranged an overnight stay for the first few days over Couchsurfing and now we were looking for our host. It was just really inconvinient, that we was just not available and there was no certain adress either. We asked our way around the neighborhood with hands and feet and got astonishingly well towards our destination. This ended in us telling the host's name and showing his profile picture from Couchsurfing - of course there was always someone, that somehow knew someone, that knew this one... and so on. So we ended up showing up on the door frame of the wanted person and were excited how it would go on from here.  

Our host would come back home around 10 pm. No problem, we said. We can wait half an hour. That half an hour went by. Then another 30 minutes. Again we tried to call him. Finally! He picked up! It turned out he was in prison, because he got caught drinking a coffee with an italian. In and of itself nothing dramatic. Though, there were many natives getting exposed as „fake guides“ in Morroco at the time, that showed tourists around the city and then ripped them off after. Our host seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and probably couldn't explain himself anymore. We don't know. Too bad. For all three of us...

Plan B?

Ok, what was our plan B? It was now after 11 pm and we chatted with a Morrocan,
that was on a walk. We didn't want to further drive around and look for a tent or
check into a hotel. We still had our bivouac sack and could maybe use a little corner.
A street guard quickly joined, because there was now 3 men, that were considerably
worried about our safety. Which was totally understandable. The guard got us a 
blanket as well as water and said he'll look over us this night. We were just about 
to get into our sleeping bags, then the police came. 
They absolutely didn't like our idea of sleeping here. We had to show our passports, 
pack our stuff and follow the police car to an accommodation. It was now 11.30 pm 
and we were led directly to the Medina aka to the downtown. So we were supposed
to spend the night in a hotel. We originally wanted to avoid hotels and sleep in tents
to manage our budget. That went perfectly... We already paid for a room on the 
first night. We made the best out of it, atleast we would be faster in the 
small alleys of the Medina the next day.At the end of the day we were forced to pay a
„special price“ of 7€ per person thanksto the amazing connections of the police officers.
The hotelier didn't want to makeany other deal. The many alleys, the many people and
the tanner district were definitely the highlights of Fes.
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Blown by the wind
Our path lead us further south to the half islands of the Netherlands. Logically there's more of a rough breeze on the sea, than on the inland. As soon as came closer to the dam and the coast, we were basically blown by the wind. In the last October blog we were still glad, that we got spared from the headwind so far, but now it hit us. Unfortunately all the sloppy comments of our friends became true. On one hand the Netherlands were super beautiful and flat to cycle, on the other one there was the wind... it stole every motivation to ever get somewhere quickly. Sometimes there were 60km/h blowing in our faces. We pedaled even more, to not go backwards in a moment of weakness. That was probably the price for being able to cycle through such a wonderful landscape. But we agreed, that it was definitely worth it!

We're on our last legs
We reached Belgium. After the visit in Bruges, we made a little longer of a break in Gent. Dani's SON stopped delivering electricity, because of which a part of the technical devices couldn't be charged on the way anymore. It took a little while until the problem could be solved. Although we lost a few days because of this, but we had even more time to explore the beautiful city.
Following that we left the dutch part of Belgium and cycled on to the french part. We were happy because we cycled through many small forests and the headwind was gone without a trace. It got more hilly now though. We had taken a few nice photos of the romantic city in Dinant, but now the peak of torture awaited us behind the net curve. Never before was it so steeply uphill. Bathed in sweat, we saw a sign that said 15% rise. We got off our bikes rather quickly and pushed them, because we couldn't stay in our saddle. We were on our last legs. But as the saying goes: where it goes uphill, it goes downhill too. The wind did us really well.
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Adventure every day
Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France ... We had originally thought, that traveling by bike would be much slower. It actually feels like the past
55
days that we've been on our world tour flew by. Every day a new adventure awaited us, every day
new experiences every day new faces. You get to know your limits quickly, physically and mentally. 
We're currently visiting relatives in the black forest and optimising our packing system for the 
further route towards Morocco.

If we've had enough?
No, definitely not yet! The week before the last we hit 1.500 kilometers, since we've started in the 
middle of September. There are more kilometers to come, until we reach Japan. Und how many
have already noticed: No, we not going the wrong direction. We just don't take the direct route
to Asia ;) The path stays our destination.

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We cycled together as a couple in 2016 from the south of Argentina to Cusco in Peru, using Rotor Komet bikes with Rohloff Speedhubs. We couldn’t have hoped for a better setup. The roads were tough and did everything they could to test our equipment, which proved to be very capable, and gave us no problems at all.

During our incredible journey we made a series of six short travel films capturing our experiences riding through South America’s epic landscapes, with a focus on the locals we met along the way. We interviewed a baker, a farmer, an artisan, a salt-worker and a woman building a house out of adobe (a mixture of mud and clay). The series is called Remote Encounters and can be seen on our blog www.robohorse.tv

We also produced three pure adventure films about our first excursions into bike-packing, and are preparing a 15 minute documentary for film festivals, about our challenging journey across the South West of Bolivia, to the Salar de Uyuni. 

The Rohloff E-14 is now officially the best of the best. The Eurobike GOLD award is only presented to the best 11 products (1 per category) from a total of 43 award winners.

Suddenly he becomes father, and everything changes. Or not?
Go with him on his travel tours! From 1st of June 2017 on he reports daily from his adventures.

www.cargobikebaby.com

www.douze-cycles.com

www.tout-terrain.de

www.velo54.de

Mobil energy   
It comes with an extern storage battery with a capacity of more than > 3.000 Ah meter, which can be charged per USB. The Smart Power Pack II (SPP) can be placed comfortably inside the handle bar’s pocket and can recharge the smartphone any time. Over the Plug III or a regular plug the SPP itself can be charged. Of course, the SPP can be used as a cache battery. Additional function: LED flashlight, emergency back light, and SOS function.

During the service there will be an interview about their bicycle tour and afterwards you can watch a multiple media show in the parish house. Address/Route

Furthermore, on Februray 25th, 2018 both men are invited at the bicycle fair “Oberursel rides on ... Day of he bicycle“  (www.oberurselfährtab.de) as speakers for two lectures.

Leon Groß and Vincent Keller rode an adventurous bicycle tour from Athens to their hometown of Kassel in Germany. This was not just a bicycle tour it was a part of a self-designed project.

Both 20 year old boys first met back in senior school and have participated in many sports together. After passing their A-levels two years ago and completing a year of voluntary service (Leon near Kassel and Vincent in South Africa), they both decided to delay their further studies for a while and instead laid the foundations to accomplish a long desired dream, for an adventurous cycle expedition through Europe.

After dismissing various tour ideas they decided to combine both documenta sites. The 2017 documenta event was the 14th documenta so they extended their plans to travel through 14 countries as well. Starting with the documenta 14 opening on April the 8th in Athens, Leon and Vincent proceeded to ride 4,300km by bike across Eastern Europe. 64 days later with their traveling bags full of great experiences and valuable encounters, the two young men arrived punctually at the Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, Germany for the documenta 14 opening on June the 10th.

A bicycle tour full of positive impressions and great memories that will never be forgetten by the two young men. Read more from their adventurous trip and the various corresponding press articles on their blog:

www.doclink-trip.com

Videolink: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=0sOGRNz2PZc

We were all ovejoyed to have made it… Really, to acknowledge it, I still needed a few days.

Review:
4,5 months earlier we started in Quito, then always heading direction south to Ushuaia. We have managed 11.000km and 100.000 height meters. Very often I had the feeling: “Wow, a Mountain, a hard stage, a difficult unpaved passage survived again, and I was proud of myself. Though, from time to time I was swearing and I wanted to go home, but in the end the good feeling prevailed: We have made it, we rode from the midst of the earth to its end on bike – 13 of us with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB without any problems.

Now comes Christmas and then back again in every day life…
Merry Christmas

Thomas

A detailed daily report and pictures under:
www.thomas-lehmann.org
 

In the east of Greenland they keep records of the effect of the global warming, they make interviews with the Inuit people in their villages, and, by the way, Jens has an unfulfilled dream:

In their new report Jens and Jana Steingässer are showing with fascinating photos und personal stories the uniqueness of our planet, its eco systems and cultures. They are asking themselves and the other the same question all the time: Can we really afford it not to think about the future of our children and the next generations.

 See the show on following days:

01. Dezember 2016 | 20.00 Uhr | GAGGENAU

17. Dezember 2016 | 19.30 Uhr | MÜNCHEN
10. Januar 2017 | MAINZ

28. Januar 2017 | BAD BLANKENBURG

29. Januar 2017 | BAD BLANKENBURG

05. Februar 2017 | DORTMUND

18. Februar 2017 | Klimahaus-BREMERHAVEN
A little film trailer:

Rewiew in the journal “Die Sueddeutsche“:

An extensive T-Online report including all making off videos:

A small trailer:

 
More to the new illustrated book published by Nationa:

www.t-online.de/eltern/familie/id_77973652/familie-steingaesser-reist-auf-klimawandel-spuren.html

The next inspiring edition of Bike MOTION Benelux, for sportive bike enthusiasts, will be held from October 21. - 24. The trade show is open to both consumers and trade visitors.

ELAN / Rohloff 9.C005

www.bikemotionbenelux.nl

Robohorse were met by friendly natives who had made an old abandoned house their home. Both Pia and Jimmy were welcomed by the natives and the friendly, warm welcome they received quickly swayed Robohorse to stay with the natives a while in the beautiful village of Lonquimay.

Winter started to show its face and as the snow came. We were not to be discouraged however and the decision was made to keep going and try to traverse the mountains before the snow got too deep.

See how it turned out here: www.robohorse.tv

www.rotorbikes.de

Robohorse TV is the joint venture of Pia Leong and Jimmy Purtill. They are both keen bicycle touring cyclists and film-makers, who use their bikes as tools to bring them to the remote regions they wish to film, in search of interesting experiences, people and places to capture in their films.   

In 2012 Jimmy decided it was time to do something exciting and meaningful. He planned to cycle all the way from Germany to India, maintaining a Video-Blog of his experiences and exploits, with the intention of showing people in real time, that the world is a safe place, inhabited by friendly people.

This expedition was the birth of Robohorse TV. 

Jimmy actually overshot India, ending up in Japan, but managed nonetheless managed to get his intended message across. The numerous faces Jimmy met along the way that showed their hospitality, letting him stay overnight, were well documented and shown in a series of short films which can be found on their website in the “TV” section.

Jimmy returned to Europe to reunite with his partner Pia, who was already busy planning their next expedition. This time, they were to travel 6 months through the South American continent taking in Peru, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Follow their tour and relive their experiences via their various online platforms below.

https://twitter.com/robohorsetv

https://www.instagram.com/robohorsetv/

https://www.facebook.com/Robohorse/?fref=ts

https://vimeo.com/robohorsetv

All Gebla Rohbox equipped bicycles regardless of flat- or dropbar models, such as the Cross Lite, will make use of the External Gear Mech SPEEDHUB variants.

The Cross Lite is a multifunctional road bike - light, fast yet strong and stable enough for light touring use. The Cross Lite is fitted out with high quality disc brakes and comfortable drop bars which create both a sporty cross/gravel bike as well as a competent road and off-road machine.

A Sneak Preview of this new model can be seenthis weekend (16th-19th of October) at the Bike Motion expo in Utrecht - Santos Booth #11.C004.

www.santosbikes.com

www.rohbox.de

This bicycle was designed and made by Arregui Velázquez and Ciclos La Universal (arreguivelazquez.com, cicloslauniversal.com). Andrés Arregui was in charge of the design and construction of the frame while Eduardo Gasca assembled and supervised the mechanical part.
 

Mr. Emilio Gavira (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Gavira) told us he hadn´t rode a bike in 25 years as he couldn’t find anything that suited his unusual size and proportions as he was born with dwarfism.
 

Design wise was a lot more work than we expected. We were conscious that we couldn’t approach the design just as a “smaller” bike. We tried to do everything in the same way we normally make a custom bicycle; get an idea of his/her actual position over the bike as a starting point (non existent in this case), physical proportions and condition, and the desired use or type of riding.
 

We got in touch with different associations and frame builders with experience with biking and dwarfism to get some insight in the matter. There are hundreds of types of conditions so proportions may be completely different from in each person (and so the designing approach).
 

The objective was to make an urban bike which could also handle the occasional off-road ride on dirt roads so we attempted to use the largest wheels we could. We finally settled on 20” (406) wheels as these seemed to offer the best option to achieve a proportionated bicycle and to ensure some grade of component adjustment.
 

Special attention was taken to the bottom bracket height (directly related with the crank axis distance from the ground), reach, handlebar drop (positive in this case) and possible component clearance problems arising from small distances and spaces.
 

The build has hydraulic brakes to get the best from a short brake lever and uses a Rohloff internal geared hub with twist shifter for easy operation while avoiding problems with the front and rear derailleurs.
 

40 min after Emilio left the shop with his new bike he was texting us about how happy was to be able to ride a confortable and well performing bike. Those texts have been coming occasionally from month to month and we are very happy we helped someone to get onto a bike again!

Like a breath of fresh air, the HNF Heisenberg XF1 comes forth offering a whole host of new perspectives: The combination of innovative i-technology and a hand-finished frame from the cult manufacturer Nicholai opens the E-bike doors to all downhill, Alp-marathon and mountain loving bike fanatics, enabling them to finally reach the very peak of their dreams … and of course enjoy the dynamic ride back again.

The HNF licensed, BMW developed i-trans swing arm technology enables efficient rear suspension travel to finally be combined with a Gates Carbon Drive system for longevity and low maintenance. The Bosch E-motor is designed with a floating mount to ensure belt tension remains constant regardless of current swinger position.

Further information on the worlds first full suspension, Carbon Drive/SPEEDHUB equipped mid-motor E-bike can be found on the hnf website:

www.hnf-heisenberg.com
 

www.pinkbike.com

www.maxx.de

www.gatescarbondrive.com

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20 YEARS OF FULL METAL ENGENEERING ...

...aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet Fa. NICOLAI vom 17. - 19 April 2015 eine Hausmesse mit einigen Highlights.

• Fahrtechnik,
• Testbikes,
• geführte Touren,
• Marco Hösel Trial Show,
• Firmenbesichtigung,
• Tech-Workshop,
• Party,

Mehr Infos zum Event unter: www.nicolai.net

NICOLAI GmbH

Külftalstr. 18

D-31093 Lübbrechtsen

Zitat von Hoshi zum Katalog 2015 (DE):

Wir sind zwar immer etwas spät dran, aber wir liefern euch die vollständige NICOLAI Geschichte.
Alle unsere ausgereiften Produktneuheiten, die Entwicklungs- und Fertigungsgeschichte der einzigartigen handmachten Rahmen, die Menschen hinter der Produktion, die Athleten, die unsere Produkte auf Herz und Nieren testen, die Shops, die unsere Leidenschaft teilen und transportieren, und die Kunden, die uns lieben wie wir sind. Das alles gehört in den NICOLAI Katalog 2015, der den Titel trägt „20 years of full metal engineering“.
Ja, wir sind nun 20 Jahre auf dem Markt, noch immer so originell und innovativ wie am ersten Tag.

Broshure NICOLAI 2015 (EN)

We are late to the party as usual but we have a good excuse.
Our catalogue always tells the whole story.
It’s about our products matured to perfection, our R&D background, our unique craftsmanship, our factory people, our athletes, our premium dealers and our customers. It’s all about the people who love our unique, eccentric, innovative and individual style. This is what our catalogue consists of. The title this year is:
„20 years of full metal engineering“
Yes we are already 20 years on the market, still the same, original company based in QLF-Tal, Germany.

Together, hand in hand we go and see the world! We are going to there for each other, when it is difficult and when it is fun!
That's Enikő and Balázs.

www.magunkutjan.hu/en/about-us

www.facebook.com/ourtrack

Supported by:

www.facebook.com/rohloff.hu

Our Thailandish Distriubutor/Service Partner ‚Bok Bok Bike’ will be at the Chiang Mai Bike Festival 2014 this coming weekend (5th – 7th December 2014). 

Stop by the ‘Cycle Touring’ booth (#A06) and say “Hi” to Praphreut, get your questions answered on the SPEEDHUB and other Rohloff products and then take the opportunity to test ride a variety of SPEEDHUB equipped bicycles from Thorn Cycles (UK), Co-Motion (US), Velotraum (DE) and Tout Terrain (DE). 

For further details click on:

http://www.thaifranchisecenter.com/event/show.php?etID=8620

OR

Contact 'Bok Bok Bike' directly on:

Bok Bok Bike

662, Krungkasem Road

Pomprapsatruphai

Bangkok, Thailand 10100

Tel.: +668 7682 2236

www.bokbokbike-thailand.com

praphreut@hotmail.com

www.cyclemonkey.com

www.phillybikeexpo.com

Stop by and say hi to Neil Flock to get all your SPEEDHUB questions answered as well as the opportunity to see inside the now legendary SPEEDHUB 500/14 gear-unit.

A bit of background first. What is a Fatbike?:

The Fatbike scene has been growing steadily over the past few years in the US but has been slow to reach acceptance on this side of the Atlantic. Eurobike 2013 put an end to that pace and the show highlighted a vast number of manufacturers who now also include such a bike in their 2014 selection. These special bicycles sporting 4” Fat tires were originally built to enable riders the ability to continue cycling through the depths of winter where thick snow would have otherwise forced them to take a winter-break. The fat tires provide a much larger footprint and enable the cyclist to glide over the surface of soft terrain rather than sinking into it. Although the original concept was for snow bikes, this platform quickly became popular with desert/beach cyclists and swamp/mud cyclists for the exact same reason - the ability to keep going regardless of terrain. This trend kept growing in popularity and here we are today.

The conditions in which Fatbikes particularly excel are unfortunately also the same conditions in which derailleur gears typically fail. An IGH would be a perfect combination but there is one problem – the frame spacing.

To accommodate the fat tires, Fatbike manufacturers have had to choose between an asymmetric rear triangle or a wider spacing to avoid the chain colliding with the tire. Some manufacturers have even increased the almost standardized 170mm Fatbike frame spacing to 190mm in order to accept extra fat 5” tires for extreme snow/sand biking.

Although the axle of a regular singlespeed or derailleur hub can be extended fairly easily, the internal technology of a gear-hub hinders their manufacturers from simply lengthening the axles to fit these new standards. As far as we are aware (at time of press), there are no IGHs available to fit these fatbike frame spacings because of the complexity of such a conversion.

The Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 axle is 20mm in diameter and houses both the indexing and shifting mechanisms of the SPEEDHUB. Although we have investigated various options of enabling the SPEEDHUB to fit a wider frame spacing, this has not been possible to date due to shifting issues arising from the axle slightly flexing and/or twisting due to the extended length. Our new prototype SPEEDHUB 500/14-FAT design manages to avoid these problems and with a little luck, our ongoing tests will confirm the stability and shifting performance of this unit. We will have further details once our tests are completed.


Technical Info to prototype SPEEDHUB 500/14-FAT*:

• Constructed around the 170mm O.L.D platform (10mm quick-release or M10 threaded/bolt-on)
• Chainline = 71.5mm
• Hub shell center-flange distance = 46.5mm
• 32 hole, disc-brake models only

These dimensions will enable the use of 100mm wide rims and extra fat 5” tires to be used without the risk of the chain catching on the tire. The current prototype design will regrettably not enable current hubs to be converted (as has been rumoured).


*All specifications subject to change. Prices, leadtimes and ETA to be confirmed.

More details here: www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub_xl

The motto: "Do you still fix your bike - or - are you already cycling?"

The Bike Station Road Show will start on Friday 25.4.2014 in Helsinki and will visit four cities in Southern Finland. On these demo days, they will present the benefits of cycling with "Rohloff- Bikes". Newbies and people, who are interested in these quality products will have the possibility to select from different bikes for test rides.

If you already have a bike which is geared with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB and want to have a chat with like-minded persons, then this is the chance to to get in
touch with them.

The Bike Station will have a special guest on the demo days in Helsinki. The light bikepacking cyclist Heikki Siivari will join them. Ambitious bikers have a chance to get in touch with him and ask for practical hints from an experienced extreme cyclist.

www.bikestation.fi

This year the show will feature a new electro-bike test area alongside the regular test area in which nearly all special bikes can be test-ridden. The show manages to pursued nearly 3000 visitors a year to take a seat and try out the new bikes on show.

The show itself will be displaying all manner of special bicycles from recumbents, folding bikes, tandems and HPVs both electric and regular pedal-powered. The small high-end exhibition demonstartes just how comfortable and individual the cycling industry is.

Further information can be found at: www.spezialradmesse.de

11 students from Switzerland, Germany, Russia and the USA are entering the NASA Rover Challenge in Huntsville/Alabama in two teams for the International Space Education Institute Leipzig. It was the most complex and difficult to carry through selection of the students since the first participation 8 years ago. The competition (formerly known as the NASA Moonbuggy Race), now includes plenty of new assessments and prepares the younger generations for scientific occupations which will later help them explore our solar system. The center of attention is for the selected students, apprentices and university students with their early practical experiences, open-mindedness, discipline and determination.

The constructed vehicle should simulate the challenges for students and their abilities, compared to those of a professional engineer, relatively close to reality. The most difficult challenge for all participants is the ban on pneumatic wheels (i.e. no air cabins are allowed). Many ideas have been issued and tried out. Which one of those will meet the high requirements of the race course is yet to be seen on the 10th-12th of April.

The intensive preparations of the European participants in 2 multinational teams took up 9 months with 220 activities in 4 countries. Many of those interested failed on the required discipline and concentration on tasks. Especially the team work, the multilingual interaction, the achievement of the practical experiences and the economical tasks were inescapable focus points. These were supported by many entities and private people, since there are few public budgets for international high-tech-competitions.

For one week the participants already have been preparing themselves for the big day in the rocket city Huntsville. They grow together as a team through their work. You are invited to read the reports of the 13 to 20 year olds in three different languages.

Over 80 teams with around 1000 participants are expected to come to the NASA Rover Challenge. The European teams carry a special media interest, as they unite people from various nations. An invitation to Washington where the NASA headquarters is located is on the plan. A team from the first Russian evening television program is expected. Never before, a 13-year old girl from Russia made it to a NASA-competition in the USA. Katarina Trsuheva of ‘Team Russia Highschool’ is the first. Her 18 year old front driver is from Siberia. The Russian team’s advisor is Evgeniy Zakutin, a aeronautics- and space-engineer from Moscow who currently lives in Leipzig.

Also from Leipzig is the newly introduced NASA-price: “Jesco von Puttkamer International Team Award”. It is given in two performance groups and will earn the participants $500 each.

 

Facebook page

Daily student reports

Picture Galary of the US-excursion

All activities of the competition in pictures


Participating students under the supervision of the International Space Education Institute:

-Tobias Meier, Mathilda Drews, Mario Denzler, Martin Hohlweg, Amanda Spencer (Team Germany College)
-Katharina Trusheva, Vadim Korsunov, Jonathan Holtmann, Matthew Spencer, Graig Steward (Team Russia Highschool)

Institutions represented by the participants:
-International School Leipzig, German School Washington, School Moscow Nr 422

Huntsville City Schools:
-University of Alabama in Birmingham, Moscow Aviation Institute, University of Minnesota, Handwerkskammer zu Leipzig

Source: www.spaceeducation.de/en

Dahon, one of the global leading brands for folding bicycles, introduced a new stocking-filler at the Taipei show earlier in the year – the MU Rohloff Sport. Yes, that’s right, as of 2014 Dahons ever popular MU model will also be available complete with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and Gates Carbondrive belt system.

Dahon has refined its collection of performance bikes to include the new Mu Rohloff Sport model and adapted the frame to suit now featuring the classic Rohloff sliding dropouts. This 20” wheeled folder is packed with just as just as much technology as its larger counterparts. Not only will the classic MU size allow this folder to be taken on the trains and easily be stowed in small spaces aboard boats and caravans but the Carbondrive powered SPEEDHUB also allows this wonder to keep on going with a full low maintenance drive-train making it a very versatile machine indeed.

In addition to the high-tech drivetrain, Dahon have also ensured  the bike would stop properly and duly decide to equip the MU Rohloff Sport with a set of MT6 hydraulic disc brakes from Magura. A fantastic brake which is more than capable of ensuring the lightweight aluminium Dahon stops as well as it goes. The MU Rohloff Sport also incorporates clean, internal cable routing and is finished off with a set of Ergon grips, Dahon’s own performance saddle and super-adjust stem.

Further information can be found at:

www.dahon.com

Dahon, one of the global leading brands for folding bicycles, introduced a new stocking-filler at the Taipei show earlier in the year – the MU Rohloff Sport. Yes, that’s right, as of 2014 Dahons ever popular MU model will also be available complete with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and Gates Carbondrive belt system.

Dahon has refined its collection of performance bikes to include the new Mu Rohloff Sport model and adapted the frame to suit now featuring the classic Rohloff sliding dropouts. This 20” wheeled folder is packed with just as just as much technology as its larger counterparts. Not only will the classic MU size allow this folder to be taken on the trains and easily be stowed in small spaces aboard boats and caravans but the Carbondrive powered SPEEDHUB also allows this wonder to keep on going with a full low maintenance drive-train making it a very versatile machine indeed.

In addition to the high-tech drivetrain, Dahon have also ensured  the bike would stop properly and duly decide to equip the MU Rohloff Sport with a set of MT6 hydraulic disc brakes from Magura. A fantastic brake which is more than capable of ensuring the lightweight aluminium Dahon stops as well as it goes. The MU Rohloff Sport also incorporates clean, internal cable routing and is finished off with a set of Ergon grips, Dahon’s own performance saddle and super-adjust stem.

Further information can be found at:

www.dahon.com

Dahon, one of the global leading brands for folding bicycles, introduced a new stocking-filler at the Taipei show earlier in the year – the MU Rohloff Sport. Yes, that’s right, as of 2014 Dahons ever popular MU model will also be available complete with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and Gates Carbondrive belt system.

Dahon has refined its collection of performance bikes to include the new Mu Rohloff Sport model and adapted the frame to suit now featuring the classic Rohloff sliding dropouts. This 20” wheeled folder is packed with just as just as much technology as its larger counterparts. Not only will the classic MU size allow this folder to be taken on the trains and easily be stowed in small spaces aboard boats and caravans but the Carbondrive powered SPEEDHUB also allows this wonder to keep on going with a full low maintenance drive-train making it a very versatile machine indeed.

In addition to the high-tech drivetrain, Dahon have also ensured  the bike would stop properly and duly decide to equip the MU Rohloff Sport with a set of MT6 hydraulic disc brakes from Magura. A fantastic brake which is more than capable of ensuring the lightweight aluminium Dahon stops as well as it goes. The MU Rohloff Sport also incorporates clean, internal cable routing and is finished off with a set of Ergon grips, Dahon’s own performance saddle and super-adjust stem.

Further information can be found at:

www.dahon.com

Dahon, one of the global leading brands for folding bicycles, introduced a new stocking-filler at the Taipei show earlier in the year – the MU Rohloff Sport. Yes, that’s right, as of 2014 Dahons ever popular MU model will also be available complete with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and Gates Carbondrive belt system.

Dahon has refined its collection of performance bikes to include the new Mu Rohloff Sport model and adapted the frame to suit now featuring the classic Rohloff sliding dropouts. This 20” wheeled folder is packed with just as just as much technology as its larger counterparts. Not only will the classic MU size allow this folder to be taken on the trains and easily be stowed in small spaces aboard boats and caravans but the Carbondrive powered SPEEDHUB also allows this wonder to keep on going with a full low maintenance drive-train making it a very versatile machine indeed.

In addition to the high-tech drivetrain, Dahon have also ensured  the bike would stop properly and duly decide to equip the MU Rohloff Sport with a set of MT6 hydraulic disc brakes from Magura. A fantastic brake which is more than capable of ensuring the lightweight aluminium Dahon stops as well as it goes. The MU Rohloff Sport also incorporates clean, internal cable routing and is finished off with a set of Ergon grips, Dahon’s own performance saddle and super-adjust stem.

Further information can be found at:

www.dahon.com

Dahon, one of the global leading brands for folding bicycles, introduced a new stocking-filler at the Taipei show earlier in the year – the MU Rohloff Sport. Yes, that’s right, as of 2014 Dahons ever popular MU model will also be available complete with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and Gates Carbondrive belt system.

Dahon has refined its collection of performance bikes to include the new Mu Rohloff Sport model and adapted the frame to suit now featuring the classic Rohloff sliding dropouts. This 20” wheeled folder is packed with just as just as much technology as its larger counterparts. Not only will the classic MU size allow this folder to be taken on the trains and easily be stowed in small spaces aboard boats and caravans but the Carbondrive powered SPEEDHUB also allows this wonder to keep on going with a full low maintenance drive-train making it a very versatile machine indeed.

In addition to the high-tech drivetrain, Dahon have also ensured  the bike would stop properly and duly decide to equip the MU Rohloff Sport with a set of MT6 hydraulic disc brakes from Magura. A fantastic brake which is more than capable of ensuring the lightweight aluminium Dahon stops as well as it goes. The MU Rohloff Sport also incorporates clean, internal cable routing and is finished off with a set of Ergon grips, Dahon’s own performance saddle and super-adjust stem.

Further information can be found at:

www.dahon.com

Our last day of trading this year will be Wednesday, the 18th of December 2013. Business will resume again as normal as of Thursday, the 2nd of January 2014.

Dear SPEEDHUB friends,

Approximately 190.000 Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 IGHs are currently in use worldwide. Yourself or maybe a relative/friend has already decided upon our ‘Made in Germany’ 14 speed IGH as the transmission of choice for their bicycle. In doing so, you have played a direct role in ensuring the success of our company.

We thank-you sincerely for your support.

‘Rohloff Stories’ is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to learn more over the history of the Rohloff AG, the technology within our 14 speed IGH and the hidden potential of the transmission. The Hardback book covers these issues and more over 256 color pages. Included are 70 motivating stories from SPEEDHUB customers who have managed to clock-up a minimum of 60,000km with their SPEEDHUB 500/14 as well as impressive sporting achievements from talented amateurs and team riders alike. And what book would be complete without a few amusing and curious experiences from the technicians in our service department.

Our last day of trading this year will be Wednesday, the 18th of December 2013. Business will resume again as normal as of Thursday, the 2nd of January 2014.

Dear SPEEDHUB friends,

Approximately 190.000 Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 IGHs are currently in use worldwide. Yourself or maybe a relative/friend has already decided upon our ‘Made in Germany’ 14 speed IGH as the transmission of choice for their bicycle. In doing so, you have played a direct role in ensuring the success of our company.

We thank-you sincerely for your support.

‘Rohloff Stories’ is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to learn more over the history of the Rohloff AG, the technology within our 14 speed IGH and the hidden potential of the transmission. The Hardback book covers these issues and more over 256 color pages. Included are 70 motivating stories from SPEEDHUB customers who have managed to clock-up a minimum of 60,000km with their SPEEDHUB 500/14 as well as impressive sporting achievements from talented amateurs and team riders alike. And what book would be complete without a few amusing and curious experiences from the technicians in our service department.

Our last day of trading this year will be Wednesday, the 18th of December 2013. Business will resume again as normal as of Thursday, the 2nd of January 2014.

Dear SPEEDHUB friends,

Approximately 190.000 Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 IGHs are currently in use worldwide. Yourself or maybe a relative/friend has already decided upon our ‘Made in Germany’ 14 speed IGH as the transmission of choice for their bicycle. In doing so, you have played a direct role in ensuring the success of our company.

We thank-you sincerely for your support.

‘Rohloff Stories’ is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to learn more over the history of the Rohloff AG, the technology within our 14 speed IGH and the hidden potential of the transmission. The Hardback book covers these issues and more over 256 color pages. Included are 70 motivating stories from SPEEDHUB customers who have managed to clock-up a minimum of 60,000km with their SPEEDHUB 500/14 as well as impressive sporting achievements from talented amateurs and team riders alike. And what book would be complete without a few amusing and curious experiences from the technicians in our service department.

Our last day of trading this year will be Wednesday, the 18th of December 2013. Business will resume again as normal as of Thursday, the 2nd of January 2014.

Dear SPEEDHUB friends,

Approximately 190.000 Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 IGHs are currently in use worldwide. Yourself or maybe a relative/friend has already decided upon our ‘Made in Germany’ 14 speed IGH as the transmission of choice for their bicycle. In doing so, you have played a direct role in ensuring the success of our company.

We thank-you sincerely for your support.

‘Rohloff Stories’ is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to learn more over the history of the Rohloff AG, the technology within our 14 speed IGH and the hidden potential of the transmission. The Hardback book covers these issues and more over 256 color pages. Included are 70 motivating stories from SPEEDHUB customers who have managed to clock-up a minimum of 60,000km with their SPEEDHUB 500/14 as well as impressive sporting achievements from talented amateurs and team riders alike. And what book would be complete without a few amusing and curious experiences from the technicians in our service department.

Our last day of trading this year will be Wednesday, the 18th of December 2013. Business will resume again as normal as of Thursday, the 2nd of January 2014.

Dear SPEEDHUB friends,

Approximately 190.000 Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 IGHs are currently in use worldwide. Yourself or maybe a relative/friend has already decided upon our ‘Made in Germany’ 14 speed IGH as the transmission of choice for their bicycle. In doing so, you have played a direct role in ensuring the success of our company.

We thank-you sincerely for your support.

‘Rohloff Stories’ is the perfect gift for anyone wanting to learn more over the history of the Rohloff AG, the technology within our 14 speed IGH and the hidden potential of the transmission. The Hardback book covers these issues and more over 256 color pages. Included are 70 motivating stories from SPEEDHUB customers who have managed to clock-up a minimum of 60,000km with their SPEEDHUB 500/14 as well as impressive sporting achievements from talented amateurs and team riders alike. And what book would be complete without a few amusing and curious experiences from the technicians in our service department.

Die Zeitschrift Radtouren beschreibt das R+M Intercontinental mit folgenden einleitenden Sätzen: „Dieses Rad fordert seinen Besitzer förmlich dazu auf, es mit einer möglichst kompletten Langzeit-Radtour-Camping-Ausrüstung zu beladen und zu starten. Unter den Rädern der Feldweg, über dem Radler der Himmel. Der Weg ist das Ziel, die Rückkehr ungewiss.“ Das Urteil ist unter folgenden Link nachzulesen.

Testbericht: www.radtouren.de/intercontinental

Herstellerinformationen unter: www.r-m.de

Utopia Silbermöwe mit Rohloff Speedhub

"Die Utopia SilberMöwe ist seit 23 Jahren ein Klassiker unter den Reiserädern. Das Alter steht dem Rad gut zu Gesicht, denn die in diesem Zeitraum entwickelte Lebenserfahrung der Utopia-Spezialisten merkt man der Ausstattung sofort an. An dem Testrad der Redaktion, eine SilberMöwe 14-G, Rohloff, ist so ziemlich alles verbaut, wovon ein eingefleischter Reiseradler und Randonneurfan in dieser Kombination bislang nur zu träumen wagte.“ So beschreibt Radtouren das Utopia Silbermöwe. Unter folgenden Link ist der komplette Testbericht zu lesen.

Testbericht: www.radtouren/silbermöwe

Herstellerinformationen: www.utopia-velo.de

Quelle/ Bilderquelle: Radtouren (c) Cornelia Auschra

'Every Inch of the Way' is a truly inspiring book well worth the read and certain to get every cyclist fidgety and wanting to hit the road. Very motivating.

Further information can be found at: www.tombrucecycling.com

The book is available through Amazon ->Link to book    

'Every Inch of the Way' is a truly inspiring book well worth the read and certain to get every cyclist fidgety and wanting to hit the road. Very motivating.

Further information can be found at: www.tombrucecycling.com

The book is available through Amazon ->Link to book    

'Every Inch of the Way' is a truly inspiring book well worth the read and certain to get every cyclist fidgety and wanting to hit the road. Very motivating.

Further information can be found at: www.tombrucecycling.com

The book is available through Amazon ->Link to book    

'Every Inch of the Way' is a truly inspiring book well worth the read and certain to get every cyclist fidgety and wanting to hit the road. Very motivating.

Further information can be found at: www.tombrucecycling.com

The book is available through Amazon ->Link to book    

'Every Inch of the Way' is a truly inspiring book well worth the read and certain to get every cyclist fidgety and wanting to hit the road. Very motivating.

Further information can be found at: www.tombrucecycling.com

The book is available through Amazon ->Link to book    

International manufacturers and local distributors will be presenting their newest products for the upcoming 2013 cycle-season.

Visitors to the expo are offered the chance to watch, test and purchase these products.

Bike Station, our Finnish distributor are present at the show and can be found at booth #7e59. Feel free to speak directly to them at the booth for answers to all your questions over Rohloff products and services.

For those interested in Rohloff and Schmidt products, sample bikes equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, SON hub dynamos and Edelux headlights will be available to test.

There booth will also be displaying the lightest and most flexible bicycle trailer currently available - the Weber Monoporter. Just visit their booth for further info.

For further information please also refer to:

http://www.bikestation.fi

International manufacturers and local distributors will be presenting their newest products for the upcoming 2013 cycle-season.

Visitors to the expo are offered the chance to watch, test and purchase these products.

Bike Station, our Finnish distributor are present at the show and can be found at booth #7e59. Feel free to speak directly to them at the booth for answers to all your questions over Rohloff products and services.

For those interested in Rohloff and Schmidt products, sample bikes equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, SON hub dynamos and Edelux headlights will be available to test.

There booth will also be displaying the lightest and most flexible bicycle trailer currently available - the Weber Monoporter. Just visit their booth for further info.

For further information please also refer to:

http://www.bikestation.fi

International manufacturers and local distributors will be presenting their newest products for the upcoming 2013 cycle-season.

Visitors to the expo are offered the chance to watch, test and purchase these products.

Bike Station, our Finnish distributor are present at the show and can be found at booth #7e59. Feel free to speak directly to them at the booth for answers to all your questions over Rohloff products and services.

For those interested in Rohloff and Schmidt products, sample bikes equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, SON hub dynamos and Edelux headlights will be available to test.

There booth will also be displaying the lightest and most flexible bicycle trailer currently available - the Weber Monoporter. Just visit their booth for further info.

For further information please also refer to:

http://www.bikestation.fi

International manufacturers and local distributors will be presenting their newest products for the upcoming 2013 cycle-season.

Visitors to the expo are offered the chance to watch, test and purchase these products.

Bike Station, our Finnish distributor are present at the show and can be found at booth #7e59. Feel free to speak directly to them at the booth for answers to all your questions over Rohloff products and services.

For those interested in Rohloff and Schmidt products, sample bikes equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, SON hub dynamos and Edelux headlights will be available to test.

There booth will also be displaying the lightest and most flexible bicycle trailer currently available - the Weber Monoporter. Just visit their booth for further info.

For further information please also refer to:

http://www.bikestation.fi

International manufacturers and local distributors will be presenting their newest products for the upcoming 2013 cycle-season.

Visitors to the expo are offered the chance to watch, test and purchase these products.

Bike Station, our Finnish distributor are present at the show and can be found at booth #7e59. Feel free to speak directly to them at the booth for answers to all your questions over Rohloff products and services.

For those interested in Rohloff and Schmidt products, sample bikes equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, SON hub dynamos and Edelux headlights will be available to test.

There booth will also be displaying the lightest and most flexible bicycle trailer currently available - the Weber Monoporter. Just visit their booth for further info.

For further information please also refer to:

http://www.bikestation.fi

Products from the new collections of many bicycle manufacturers will be displayed amongst the range of products and services on show as well as a large array of bicycle parts and functional clothing. Amongst the attractions on display, the expo will also be holding a selection of workshops as well as diverse reports on bicycle touring and various product discussions.

Information over Rohloff products will be available at the show from the following bicycle retailers: 

• Pedalwerk
• Fahrradhof
• Mauers Baikshop
• Neddermann
• Bike Facts
• Radhaus Melsungen
• Fahrradladen Gudensberg (Habenicht)

www.bike-expo-kassel.de

Products from the new collections of many bicycle manufacturers will be displayed amongst the range of products and services on show as well as a large array of bicycle parts and functional clothing. Amongst the attractions on display, the expo will also be holding a selection of workshops as well as diverse reports on bicycle touring and various product discussions.

Information over Rohloff products will be available at the show from the following bicycle retailers: 

• Pedalwerk
• Fahrradhof
• Mauers Baikshop
• Neddermann
• Bike Facts
• Radhaus Melsungen
• Fahrradladen Gudensberg (Habenicht)

www.bike-expo-kassel.de

Products from the new collections of many bicycle manufacturers will be displayed amongst the range of products and services on show as well as a large array of bicycle parts and functional clothing. Amongst the attractions on display, the expo will also be holding a selection of workshops as well as diverse reports on bicycle touring and various product discussions.

Information over Rohloff products will be available at the show from the following bicycle retailers: 

• Pedalwerk
• Fahrradhof
• Mauers Baikshop
• Neddermann
• Bike Facts
• Radhaus Melsungen
• Fahrradladen Gudensberg (Habenicht)

www.bike-expo-kassel.de

Products from the new collections of many bicycle manufacturers will be displayed amongst the range of products and services on show as well as a large array of bicycle parts and functional clothing. Amongst the attractions on display, the expo will also be holding a selection of workshops as well as diverse reports on bicycle touring and various product discussions.

Information over Rohloff products will be available at the show from the following bicycle retailers: 

• Pedalwerk
• Fahrradhof
• Mauers Baikshop
• Neddermann
• Bike Facts
• Radhaus Melsungen
• Fahrradladen Gudensberg (Habenicht)

www.bike-expo-kassel.de

Products from the new collections of many bicycle manufacturers will be displayed amongst the range of products and services on show as well as a large array of bicycle parts and functional clothing. Amongst the attractions on display, the expo will also be holding a selection of workshops as well as diverse reports on bicycle touring and various product discussions.

Information over Rohloff products will be available at the show from the following bicycle retailers: 

• Pedalwerk
• Fahrradhof
• Mauers Baikshop
• Neddermann
• Bike Facts
• Radhaus Melsungen
• Fahrradladen Gudensberg (Habenicht)

www.bike-expo-kassel.de

One additional benefit Koga customers now have is the rare option of choosing anodized blue versions of both the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 (chain or belt-drive) and the SON hub dynamo with Edelux lamp.

Further information can be found under: www.koga-signature.com

One additional benefit Koga customers now have is the rare option of choosing anodized blue versions of both the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 (chain or belt-drive) and the SON hub dynamo with Edelux lamp.

Further information can be found under: www.koga-signature.com

One additional benefit Koga customers now have is the rare option of choosing anodized blue versions of both the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 (chain or belt-drive) and the SON hub dynamo with Edelux lamp.

Further information can be found under: www.koga-signature.com

One additional benefit Koga customers now have is the rare option of choosing anodized blue versions of both the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 (chain or belt-drive) and the SON hub dynamo with Edelux lamp.

Further information can be found under: www.koga-signature.com

One additional benefit Koga customers now have is the rare option of choosing anodized blue versions of both the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 (chain or belt-drive) and the SON hub dynamo with Edelux lamp.

Further information can be found under: www.koga-signature.com

BlackBraid Touring

built by Munich Composites

Robust und leicht - wir holen die Landpartie ins 21. Jahrhundert. Durch den leichten Carbonrahmen ist der BlackBraid Touring der ideale Begleiter. Funktionalität, perfekte Technik und ansprechendes Design zeichnen diesen Allrounder für Individualisten aus. Das Münchner Start-up entwickelte ein neues Verfahren zur Herstellung von geflochtenen Carbonrahmen. Das Besondere daran: Das leistungsstarke Material ist durch die neuartige Flechttechnik so stabil wie Metall und gleichzeitig leichter als Aluminium. In Zusammenarbeit mit PG ist daraus ein Meisterwerk für die Straße entstanden: Das PG – BlackBraid built by Munich Composites. Das Bike kommt in zwei verschiedenen Ausführungen auf dem Markt. Als Fixie der ideale Begleiter in der Stadt; in der Touring-Version perfekt für lange Strecken.

Infos unter: www.pg-bikes.com

Links to project:

X2Go TCE-Clients 
Linux-User 10/2012
X2Go article

Links to project:

X2Go TCE-Clients 
Linux-User 10/2012
X2Go article

Links to project:

X2Go TCE-Clients 
Linux-User 10/2012
X2Go article

Links to project:

X2Go TCE-Clients 
Linux-User 10/2012
X2Go article

review: www.santosbikes.com/bericht

Information under: www.santosbikes.com

review: www.santosbikes.com/bericht

Information under: www.santosbikes.com

review: www.santosbikes.com/bericht

Information under: www.santosbikes.com

review: www.santosbikes.com/bericht

Information under: www.santosbikes.com

review: www.santosbikes.com/bericht

Information under: www.santosbikes.com

Bike Station have been a reliable partner to the Rohloff AG for many years and the completion of this brochure will ensure they are able to continue offering the best service and support to there customers in the months and years to come.

Brochure in Finnish

Bike Station
Poppelikatu 1 B 11
39500 Ikaalinen
Tel: +358-044-3244010
www.bikestation.fi
shop(at)bikestation.fi  

Bike Station have been a reliable partner to the Rohloff AG for many years and the completion of this brochure will ensure they are able to continue offering the best service and support to there customers in the months and years to come.

Brochure in Finnish

Bike Station
Poppelikatu 1 B 11
39500 Ikaalinen
Tel: +358-044-3244010
www.bikestation.fi
shop(at)bikestation.fi  

Bike Station have been a reliable partner to the Rohloff AG for many years and the completion of this brochure will ensure they are able to continue offering the best service and support to there customers in the months and years to come.

Brochure in Finnish

Bike Station
Poppelikatu 1 B 11
39500 Ikaalinen
Tel: +358-044-3244010
www.bikestation.fi
shop(at)bikestation.fi  

Bike Station have been a reliable partner to the Rohloff AG for many years and the completion of this brochure will ensure they are able to continue offering the best service and support to there customers in the months and years to come.

Brochure in Finnish

Bike Station
Poppelikatu 1 B 11
39500 Ikaalinen
Tel: +358-044-3244010
www.bikestation.fi
shop(at)bikestation.fi  

Bike Station have been a reliable partner to the Rohloff AG for many years and the completion of this brochure will ensure they are able to continue offering the best service and support to there customers in the months and years to come.

Brochure in Finnish

Bike Station
Poppelikatu 1 B 11
39500 Ikaalinen
Tel: +358-044-3244010
www.bikestation.fi
shop(at)bikestation.fi  

?The younger generation has made this program to the international center of its trade fair city long ago. Pupils and students of the Space Education Institute show their brilliancy at international space travel competitions receiving distinguished prices like: Best Design Award, Telemetry Award, System Safety Award and the World Championship in building a moon buggy. The exhibits meanwhile are placed in national museums of the NASA and Russia next to the Apollo lunar module in Huntsville and the Russian Lunochod in Kaluga. In the meantime students of the International Space Education Institute in Leipzig have built 3 moon buggies already which are equipped each with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14. With the landing of "Curiosity" on Mars the work range has increased. Now the next vehicle should be a "Mars Buggy". We are looking forward to it!

?More information under: www.spaceeducation.de

?The younger generation has made this program to the international center of its trade fair city long ago. Pupils and students of the Space Education Institute show their brilliancy at international space travel competitions receiving distinguished prices like: Best Design Award, Telemetry Award, System Safety Award and the World Championship in building a moon buggy. The exhibits meanwhile are placed in national museums of the NASA and Russia next to the Apollo lunar module in Huntsville and the Russian Lunochod in Kaluga. In the meantime students of the International Space Education Institute in Leipzig have built 3 moon buggies already which are equipped each with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14. With the landing of "Curiosity" on Mars the work range has increased. Now the next vehicle should be a "Mars Buggy". We are looking forward to it!

?More information under: www.spaceeducation.de

?The younger generation has made this program to the international center of its trade fair city long ago. Pupils and students of the Space Education Institute show their brilliancy at international space travel competitions receiving distinguished prices like: Best Design Award, Telemetry Award, System Safety Award and the World Championship in building a moon buggy. The exhibits meanwhile are placed in national museums of the NASA and Russia next to the Apollo lunar module in Huntsville and the Russian Lunochod in Kaluga. In the meantime students of the International Space Education Institute in Leipzig have built 3 moon buggies already which are equipped each with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14. With the landing of "Curiosity" on Mars the work range has increased. Now the next vehicle should be a "Mars Buggy". We are looking forward to it!

?More information under: www.spaceeducation.de

?The younger generation has made this program to the international center of its trade fair city long ago. Pupils and students of the Space Education Institute show their brilliancy at international space travel competitions receiving distinguished prices like: Best Design Award, Telemetry Award, System Safety Award and the World Championship in building a moon buggy. The exhibits meanwhile are placed in national museums of the NASA and Russia next to the Apollo lunar module in Huntsville and the Russian Lunochod in Kaluga. In the meantime students of the International Space Education Institute in Leipzig have built 3 moon buggies already which are equipped each with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14. With the landing of "Curiosity" on Mars the work range has increased. Now the next vehicle should be a "Mars Buggy". We are looking forward to it!

?More information under: www.spaceeducation.de

?The younger generation has made this program to the international center of its trade fair city long ago. Pupils and students of the Space Education Institute show their brilliancy at international space travel competitions receiving distinguished prices like: Best Design Award, Telemetry Award, System Safety Award and the World Championship in building a moon buggy. The exhibits meanwhile are placed in national museums of the NASA and Russia next to the Apollo lunar module in Huntsville and the Russian Lunochod in Kaluga. In the meantime students of the International Space Education Institute in Leipzig have built 3 moon buggies already which are equipped each with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14. With the landing of "Curiosity" on Mars the work range has increased. Now the next vehicle should be a "Mars Buggy". We are looking forward to it!

?More information under: www.spaceeducation.de

Hesse has created a new bill to prohibit mountain biking in the nature.

According to plans of Hesse environment minister Lucia Puttrich mountain biking should be allowed only on paved ways which can be used by cars all-the-year as well. That means a width of approx. 3m! Biking would be permitted only on tracks which are wider than 3m.


Here you can obtain all information the planned bill and what you can do against it!

Here you'll find a petition against the bicycle prohibition in Hesse!

Hesse has created a new bill to prohibit mountain biking in the nature.

According to plans of Hesse environment minister Lucia Puttrich mountain biking should be allowed only on paved ways which can be used by cars all-the-year as well. That means a width of approx. 3m! Biking would be permitted only on tracks which are wider than 3m.


Here you can obtain all information the planned bill and what you can do against it!

Here you'll find a petition against the bicycle prohibition in Hesse!

Hesse has created a new bill to prohibit mountain biking in the nature.

According to plans of Hesse environment minister Lucia Puttrich mountain biking should be allowed only on paved ways which can be used by cars all-the-year as well. That means a width of approx. 3m! Biking would be permitted only on tracks which are wider than 3m.


Here you can obtain all information the planned bill and what you can do against it!

Here you'll find a petition against the bicycle prohibition in Hesse!

Hesse has created a new bill to prohibit mountain biking in the nature.

According to plans of Hesse environment minister Lucia Puttrich mountain biking should be allowed only on paved ways which can be used by cars all-the-year as well. That means a width of approx. 3m! Biking would be permitted only on tracks which are wider than 3m.


Here you can obtain all information the planned bill and what you can do against it!

Here you'll find a petition against the bicycle prohibition in Hesse!

Hesse has created a new bill to prohibit mountain biking in the nature.

According to plans of Hesse environment minister Lucia Puttrich mountain biking should be allowed only on paved ways which can be used by cars all-the-year as well. That means a width of approx. 3m! Biking would be permitted only on tracks which are wider than 3m.


Here you can obtain all information the planned bill and what you can do against it!

Here you'll find a petition against the bicycle prohibition in Hesse!

Of course, the additional benefit of 'Youtube' format videos means that should you require technical guidance mid-tour, the videos can be shown on all Smartphones and Tablet computers.

Workshop-Videos in Technology section

Workshop-Videos in Youtube Portal

In addition, the Technical-CD, that was previously available as an Adobe Flash format, is now also integrated into our Website under Technical Info and now also tablet (Ipad, Android, Playbook) compatible. These animations allow everyone to see and understand how the inner-workings of the SPEEDHUB 500/14 work.

Of course, the additional benefit of 'Youtube' format videos means that should you require technical guidance mid-tour, the videos can be shown on all Smartphones and Tablet computers.

Workshop-Videos in Technology section

Workshop-Videos in Youtube Portal

In addition, the Technical-CD, that was previously available as an Adobe Flash format, is now also integrated into our Website under Technical Info and now also tablet (Ipad, Android, Playbook) compatible. These animations allow everyone to see and understand how the inner-workings of the SPEEDHUB 500/14 work.

Of course, the additional benefit of 'Youtube' format videos means that should you require technical guidance mid-tour, the videos can be shown on all Smartphones and Tablet computers.

Workshop-Videos in Technology section

Workshop-Videos in Youtube Portal

In addition, the Technical-CD, that was previously available as an Adobe Flash format, is now also integrated into our Website under Technical Info and now also tablet (Ipad, Android, Playbook) compatible. These animations allow everyone to see and understand how the inner-workings of the SPEEDHUB 500/14 work.

Of course, the additional benefit of 'Youtube' format videos means that should you require technical guidance mid-tour, the videos can be shown on all Smartphones and Tablet computers.

Workshop-Videos in Technology section

Workshop-Videos in Youtube Portal

In addition, the Technical-CD, that was previously available as an Adobe Flash format, is now also integrated into our Website under Technical Info and now also tablet (Ipad, Android, Playbook) compatible. These animations allow everyone to see and understand how the inner-workings of the SPEEDHUB 500/14 work.

Of course, the additional benefit of 'Youtube' format videos means that should you require technical guidance mid-tour, the videos can be shown on all Smartphones and Tablet computers.

Workshop-Videos in Technology section

Workshop-Videos in Youtube Portal

In addition, the Technical-CD, that was previously available as an Adobe Flash format, is now also integrated into our Website under Technical Info and now also tablet (Ipad, Android, Playbook) compatible. These animations allow everyone to see and understand how the inner-workings of the SPEEDHUB 500/14 work.

The plan attracted so much attention that we all have the chance to share the experience this time. A camera crew from a German television network and also a journalist from a renown German newspaper will be following the Himobikers throughout the tour.

Update: Hessen TV broadcasted the approximate 40 minute reportage on the 04.06.2012.

Further information under: www.himobiker.de

The plan attracted so much attention that we all have the chance to share the experience this time. A camera crew from a German television network and also a journalist from a renown German newspaper will be following the Himobikers throughout the tour.

Update: Hessen TV broadcasted the approximate 40 minute reportage on the 04.06.2012.

Further information under: www.himobiker.de

The plan attracted so much attention that we all have the chance to share the experience this time. A camera crew from a German television network and also a journalist from a renown German newspaper will be following the Himobikers throughout the tour.

Update: Hessen TV broadcasted the approximate 40 minute reportage on the 04.06.2012.

Further information under: www.himobiker.de

The plan attracted so much attention that we all have the chance to share the experience this time. A camera crew from a German television network and also a journalist from a renown German newspaper will be following the Himobikers throughout the tour.

Update: Hessen TV broadcasted the approximate 40 minute reportage on the 04.06.2012.

Further information under: www.himobiker.de

The plan attracted so much attention that we all have the chance to share the experience this time. A camera crew from a German television network and also a journalist from a renown German newspaper will be following the Himobikers throughout the tour.

Update: Hessen TV broadcasted the approximate 40 minute reportage on the 04.06.2012.

Further information under: www.himobiker.de

Click on this link to find out more about the year long tour: herbert.born.radtouren

Click on this link to find out more about the year long tour: herbert.born.radtouren

Click on this link to find out more about the year long tour: herbert.born.radtouren

Click on this link to find out more about the year long tour: herbert.born.radtouren

Click on this link to find out more about the year long tour: herbert.born.radtouren

Most German School children will find it hard to conceive spending their Easter holidays in the US. This has however become routine over the last 6 years for the various pilots and mechanics of the European NASA-Moonbuggy-Race teams. This year was slightly different however and instead of the usual team consisting of 4-6 pupils, a total of 20 pupils from 4 countries set off to the rocket station of Huntsville Alabama to represent Europe. These 20 pupils were the only representation for the European continent.

The Moonbuggy Race is a NASA supported international competition designed to encourage both the advancement of scientific, technical abilities. The goal is to create a successor for the original Lunar-Rover - to create a vehicle powered by pure muscle force capable of successfully crossing a moon-like course. The competition requires the highest levels of technical ability, teamwork, enthusiasm, and mechanical proficiency and athletic ability from the teams in order to bring home the coveted first prize trophy.

The race took place on the 13th and 14th of April in Huntsville Alabama.

Photos: www.flickr.de
Film material: www.youtube-nocookie.com
Report: www.spaceeducation.de

Most German School children will find it hard to conceive spending their Easter holidays in the US. This has however become routine over the last 6 years for the various pilots and mechanics of the European NASA-Moonbuggy-Race teams. This year was slightly different however and instead of the usual team consisting of 4-6 pupils, a total of 20 pupils from 4 countries set off to the rocket station of Huntsville Alabama to represent Europe. These 20 pupils were the only representation for the European continent.

The Moonbuggy Race is a NASA supported international competition designed to encourage both the advancement of scientific, technical abilities. The goal is to create a successor for the original Lunar-Rover - to create a vehicle powered by pure muscle force capable of successfully crossing a moon-like course. The competition requires the highest levels of technical ability, teamwork, enthusiasm, and mechanical proficiency and athletic ability from the teams in order to bring home the coveted first prize trophy.

The race took place on the 13th and 14th of April in Huntsville Alabama.

Photos: www.flickr.de
Film material: www.youtube-nocookie.com
Report: www.spaceeducation.de

Most German School children will find it hard to conceive spending their Easter holidays in the US. This has however become routine over the last 6 years for the various pilots and mechanics of the European NASA-Moonbuggy-Race teams. This year was slightly different however and instead of the usual team consisting of 4-6 pupils, a total of 20 pupils from 4 countries set off to the rocket station of Huntsville Alabama to represent Europe. These 20 pupils were the only representation for the European continent.

The Moonbuggy Race is a NASA supported international competition designed to encourage both the advancement of scientific, technical abilities. The goal is to create a successor for the original Lunar-Rover - to create a vehicle powered by pure muscle force capable of successfully crossing a moon-like course. The competition requires the highest levels of technical ability, teamwork, enthusiasm, and mechanical proficiency and athletic ability from the teams in order to bring home the coveted first prize trophy.

The race took place on the 13th and 14th of April in Huntsville Alabama.

Photos: www.flickr.de
Film material: www.youtube-nocookie.com
Report: www.spaceeducation.de

Most German School children will find it hard to conceive spending their Easter holidays in the US. This has however become routine over the last 6 years for the various pilots and mechanics of the European NASA-Moonbuggy-Race teams. This year was slightly different however and instead of the usual team consisting of 4-6 pupils, a total of 20 pupils from 4 countries set off to the rocket station of Huntsville Alabama to represent Europe. These 20 pupils were the only representation for the European continent.

The Moonbuggy Race is a NASA supported international competition designed to encourage both the advancement of scientific, technical abilities. The goal is to create a successor for the original Lunar-Rover - to create a vehicle powered by pure muscle force capable of successfully crossing a moon-like course. The competition requires the highest levels of technical ability, teamwork, enthusiasm, and mechanical proficiency and athletic ability from the teams in order to bring home the coveted first prize trophy.

The race took place on the 13th and 14th of April in Huntsville Alabama.

Photos: www.flickr.de
Film material: www.youtube-nocookie.com
Report: www.spaceeducation.de

Most German School children will find it hard to conceive spending their Easter holidays in the US. This has however become routine over the last 6 years for the various pilots and mechanics of the European NASA-Moonbuggy-Race teams. This year was slightly different however and instead of the usual team consisting of 4-6 pupils, a total of 20 pupils from 4 countries set off to the rocket station of Huntsville Alabama to represent Europe. These 20 pupils were the only representation for the European continent.

The Moonbuggy Race is a NASA supported international competition designed to encourage both the advancement of scientific, technical abilities. The goal is to create a successor for the original Lunar-Rover - to create a vehicle powered by pure muscle force capable of successfully crossing a moon-like course. The competition requires the highest levels of technical ability, teamwork, enthusiasm, and mechanical proficiency and athletic ability from the teams in order to bring home the coveted first prize trophy.

The race took place on the 13th and 14th of April in Huntsville Alabama.

Photos: www.flickr.de
Film material: www.youtube-nocookie.com
Report: www.spaceeducation.de

The following parts have been retrofitted:

• Black Rohloff SPEEDHUB CC DB

• Black Schmidt SON deluxe front hub dynamo 

• Dynamo powered front LED headlamp - Schmidt SON Edelux

• Silber anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims

• Silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax Nipples

• Rohloff Speedhub 13tooth sprocket

• Rohloff Speedhub Downhill chain tensioner

• Rohloff cable Clips

• Long Rohloff chain tensioner mounting bolt

• Silver Q/R skewer

• Wippermann Connex 800chain

Further information can be found under: www.bikestation.fi

The following parts have been retrofitted:

• Black Rohloff SPEEDHUB CC DB

• Black Schmidt SON deluxe front hub dynamo 

• Dynamo powered front LED headlamp - Schmidt SON Edelux

• Silber anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims

• Silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax Nipples

• Rohloff Speedhub 13tooth sprocket

• Rohloff Speedhub Downhill chain tensioner

• Rohloff cable Clips

• Long Rohloff chain tensioner mounting bolt

• Silver Q/R skewer

• Wippermann Connex 800chain

Further information can be found under: www.bikestation.fi

The following parts have been retrofitted:

• Black Rohloff SPEEDHUB CC DB

• Black Schmidt SON deluxe front hub dynamo 

• Dynamo powered front LED headlamp - Schmidt SON Edelux

• Silber anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims

• Silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax Nipples

• Rohloff Speedhub 13tooth sprocket

• Rohloff Speedhub Downhill chain tensioner

• Rohloff cable Clips

• Long Rohloff chain tensioner mounting bolt

• Silver Q/R skewer

• Wippermann Connex 800chain

Further information can be found under: www.bikestation.fi

The following parts have been retrofitted:

• Black Rohloff SPEEDHUB CC DB

• Black Schmidt SON deluxe front hub dynamo 

• Dynamo powered front LED headlamp - Schmidt SON Edelux

• Silber anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims

• Silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax Nipples

• Rohloff Speedhub 13tooth sprocket

• Rohloff Speedhub Downhill chain tensioner

• Rohloff cable Clips

• Long Rohloff chain tensioner mounting bolt

• Silver Q/R skewer

• Wippermann Connex 800chain

Further information can be found under: www.bikestation.fi

The following parts have been retrofitted:

• Black Rohloff SPEEDHUB CC DB

• Black Schmidt SON deluxe front hub dynamo 

• Dynamo powered front LED headlamp - Schmidt SON Edelux

• Silber anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims

• Silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax Nipples

• Rohloff Speedhub 13tooth sprocket

• Rohloff Speedhub Downhill chain tensioner

• Rohloff cable Clips

• Long Rohloff chain tensioner mounting bolt

• Silver Q/R skewer

• Wippermann Connex 800chain

Further information can be found under: www.bikestation.fi

In the video, Bernhard Rohloff explains that:- A quarter-century, or a little over 2 dozen years, slightly more than 9125 days is quite a substantial time when you think about it. Saying that however, looking back, many aspects seem as i they only happened just yesterday. "I can remember all the long days, working late into the evening when starting out before we founded the company Rohloff - the time where the company really was just family"!

"We (my wife Barbara and I) used to sit together with friends and passionately discuss bicycle components and methods of improving them. Frame geometry - head- and seattube angles, fork bend, weight, stiffness etc were all very hot topics back then. How can we push forward boundaries and improve efficiency?

Naturally the bible of every cycling enthusiast, the Brügelmann Catalogue lay each evening on the table alongside "Bike tech" and the technical reports from Hans Christian Smolik. Compulsory reading for everyone wishing to join the conversation!

Find out more in the following Video:

In the video, Bernhard Rohloff explains that:- A quarter-century, or a little over 2 dozen years, slightly more than 9125 days is quite a substantial time when you think about it. Saying that however, looking back, many aspects seem as i they only happened just yesterday. "I can remember all the long days, working late into the evening when starting out before we founded the company Rohloff - the time where the company really was just family"!

"We (my wife Barbara and I) used to sit together with friends and passionately discuss bicycle components and methods of improving them. Frame geometry - head- and seattube angles, fork bend, weight, stiffness etc were all very hot topics back then. How can we push forward boundaries and improve efficiency?

Naturally the bible of every cycling enthusiast, the Brügelmann Catalogue lay each evening on the table alongside "Bike tech" and the technical reports from Hans Christian Smolik. Compulsory reading for everyone wishing to join the conversation!

Find out more in the following Video:

In the video, Bernhard Rohloff explains that:- A quarter-century, or a little over 2 dozen years, slightly more than 9125 days is quite a substantial time when you think about it. Saying that however, looking back, many aspects seem as i they only happened just yesterday. "I can remember all the long days, working late into the evening when starting out before we founded the company Rohloff - the time where the company really was just family"!

"We (my wife Barbara and I) used to sit together with friends and passionately discuss bicycle components and methods of improving them. Frame geometry - head- and seattube angles, fork bend, weight, stiffness etc were all very hot topics back then. How can we push forward boundaries and improve efficiency?

Naturally the bible of every cycling enthusiast, the Brügelmann Catalogue lay each evening on the table alongside "Bike tech" and the technical reports from Hans Christian Smolik. Compulsory reading for everyone wishing to join the conversation!

Find out more in the following Video:

In the video, Bernhard Rohloff explains that:- A quarter-century, or a little over 2 dozen years, slightly more than 9125 days is quite a substantial time when you think about it. Saying that however, looking back, many aspects seem as i they only happened just yesterday. "I can remember all the long days, working late into the evening when starting out before we founded the company Rohloff - the time where the company really was just family"!

"We (my wife Barbara and I) used to sit together with friends and passionately discuss bicycle components and methods of improving them. Frame geometry - head- and seattube angles, fork bend, weight, stiffness etc were all very hot topics back then. How can we push forward boundaries and improve efficiency?

Naturally the bible of every cycling enthusiast, the Brügelmann Catalogue lay each evening on the table alongside "Bike tech" and the technical reports from Hans Christian Smolik. Compulsory reading for everyone wishing to join the conversation!

Find out more in the following Video:

In the video, Bernhard Rohloff explains that:- A quarter-century, or a little over 2 dozen years, slightly more than 9125 days is quite a substantial time when you think about it. Saying that however, looking back, many aspects seem as i they only happened just yesterday. "I can remember all the long days, working late into the evening when starting out before we founded the company Rohloff - the time where the company really was just family"!

"We (my wife Barbara and I) used to sit together with friends and passionately discuss bicycle components and methods of improving them. Frame geometry - head- and seattube angles, fork bend, weight, stiffness etc were all very hot topics back then. How can we push forward boundaries and improve efficiency?

Naturally the bible of every cycling enthusiast, the Brügelmann Catalogue lay each evening on the table alongside "Bike tech" and the technical reports from Hans Christian Smolik. Compulsory reading for everyone wishing to join the conversation!

Find out more in the following Video:

Winner of the special edition blue SPEEDHUB: Sabine S. aus Unterspiesheim

All runners-up will be informed in short by post.

Winner of the special edition blue SPEEDHUB: Sabine S. aus Unterspiesheim

All runners-up will be informed in short by post.

Winner of the special edition blue SPEEDHUB: Sabine S. aus Unterspiesheim

All runners-up will be informed in short by post.

Winner of the special edition blue SPEEDHUB: Sabine S. aus Unterspiesheim

All runners-up will be informed in short by post.

Winner of the special edition blue SPEEDHUB: Sabine S. aus Unterspiesheim

All runners-up will be informed in short by post.

Youtube Video:

Trendlounge 2011 with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bicycle

Furtehr Information to the magazine:

http://www.fahrstil-magazin.de

Gunnar Fehlau has been working for the past 20 odd years in journalistic circles around the cycling industry. The spectrum of his  publications ranges from the popular German Tabloid newspaper 'Bild' to informative cycling encyclopedias such as 'The Family Bicycle Book', that he has just released together with Caspar Gebel. The number of tours (US, Asian, European), daily commutes and athletic challenges that Gunnar has completed himself puts him in an ideal position to report on all cycling activities - he knows what he is talking about and has enough experience to support all claims.

Youtube Video:

Trendlounge 2011 with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bicycle

Furtehr Information to the magazine:

http://www.fahrstil-magazin.de

Gunnar Fehlau has been working for the past 20 odd years in journalistic circles around the cycling industry. The spectrum of his  publications ranges from the popular German Tabloid newspaper 'Bild' to informative cycling encyclopedias such as 'The Family Bicycle Book', that he has just released together with Caspar Gebel. The number of tours (US, Asian, European), daily commutes and athletic challenges that Gunnar has completed himself puts him in an ideal position to report on all cycling activities - he knows what he is talking about and has enough experience to support all claims.

Youtube Video:

Trendlounge 2011 with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bicycle

Furtehr Information to the magazine:

http://www.fahrstil-magazin.de

Gunnar Fehlau has been working for the past 20 odd years in journalistic circles around the cycling industry. The spectrum of his  publications ranges from the popular German Tabloid newspaper 'Bild' to informative cycling encyclopedias such as 'The Family Bicycle Book', that he has just released together with Caspar Gebel. The number of tours (US, Asian, European), daily commutes and athletic challenges that Gunnar has completed himself puts him in an ideal position to report on all cycling activities - he knows what he is talking about and has enough experience to support all claims.

Youtube Video:

Trendlounge 2011 with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bicycle

Furtehr Information to the magazine:

http://www.fahrstil-magazin.de

Gunnar Fehlau has been working for the past 20 odd years in journalistic circles around the cycling industry. The spectrum of his  publications ranges from the popular German Tabloid newspaper 'Bild' to informative cycling encyclopedias such as 'The Family Bicycle Book', that he has just released together with Caspar Gebel. The number of tours (US, Asian, European), daily commutes and athletic challenges that Gunnar has completed himself puts him in an ideal position to report on all cycling activities - he knows what he is talking about and has enough experience to support all claims.

Youtube Video:

Trendlounge 2011 with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bicycle

Furtehr Information to the magazine:

http://www.fahrstil-magazin.de

Gunnar Fehlau has been working for the past 20 odd years in journalistic circles around the cycling industry. The spectrum of his  publications ranges from the popular German Tabloid newspaper 'Bild' to informative cycling encyclopedias such as 'The Family Bicycle Book', that he has just released together with Caspar Gebel. The number of tours (US, Asian, European), daily commutes and athletic challenges that Gunnar has completed himself puts him in an ideal position to report on all cycling activities - he knows what he is talking about and has enough experience to support all claims.

Eddy Merckx Cycles presented its brand new UMX-R at the Munchen Bike Expo in July. Check out this new stylish urban bike. If you order one this year, you get an exclusive Eddy Merckx Nutcase helmet for free. The brand new UMX-R in an urban bike with a Rohloff equipped rear wheel. It's design refers to Eddy Merckx most important achievements: the color scheme of the bike refers to the bike on which he broke the hour record in Mexico, the yellow, pink and rainbow colors refer to his wins in Giro and Tour, and the World Championships. You will be able to order this unique bike at the end of this year. Early birds will get an exclusive free gift: a special Nutcase Eddy Merckx Cycles helmet, worth 79 euro.

Check out more pictures

Link to Eddy Mercx Cycles

Eddy Merckx Cycles presented its brand new UMX-R at the Munchen Bike Expo in July. Check out this new stylish urban bike. If you order one this year, you get an exclusive Eddy Merckx Nutcase helmet for free. The brand new UMX-R in an urban bike with a Rohloff equipped rear wheel. It's design refers to Eddy Merckx most important achievements: the color scheme of the bike refers to the bike on which he broke the hour record in Mexico, the yellow, pink and rainbow colors refer to his wins in Giro and Tour, and the World Championships. You will be able to order this unique bike at the end of this year. Early birds will get an exclusive free gift: a special Nutcase Eddy Merckx Cycles helmet, worth 79 euro.

Check out more pictures

Link to Eddy Mercx Cycles

Eddy Merckx Cycles presented its brand new UMX-R at the Munchen Bike Expo in July. Check out this new stylish urban bike. If you order one this year, you get an exclusive Eddy Merckx Nutcase helmet for free. The brand new UMX-R in an urban bike with a Rohloff equipped rear wheel. It's design refers to Eddy Merckx most important achievements: the color scheme of the bike refers to the bike on which he broke the hour record in Mexico, the yellow, pink and rainbow colors refer to his wins in Giro and Tour, and the World Championships. You will be able to order this unique bike at the end of this year. Early birds will get an exclusive free gift: a special Nutcase Eddy Merckx Cycles helmet, worth 79 euro.

Check out more pictures

Link to Eddy Mercx Cycles

Eddy Merckx Cycles presented its brand new UMX-R at the Munchen Bike Expo in July. Check out this new stylish urban bike. If you order one this year, you get an exclusive Eddy Merckx Nutcase helmet for free. The brand new UMX-R in an urban bike with a Rohloff equipped rear wheel. It's design refers to Eddy Merckx most important achievements: the color scheme of the bike refers to the bike on which he broke the hour record in Mexico, the yellow, pink and rainbow colors refer to his wins in Giro and Tour, and the World Championships. You will be able to order this unique bike at the end of this year. Early birds will get an exclusive free gift: a special Nutcase Eddy Merckx Cycles helmet, worth 79 euro.

Check out more pictures

Link to Eddy Mercx Cycles

Eddy Merckx Cycles presented its brand new UMX-R at the Munchen Bike Expo in July. Check out this new stylish urban bike. If you order one this year, you get an exclusive Eddy Merckx Nutcase helmet for free. The brand new UMX-R in an urban bike with a Rohloff equipped rear wheel. It's design refers to Eddy Merckx most important achievements: the color scheme of the bike refers to the bike on which he broke the hour record in Mexico, the yellow, pink and rainbow colors refer to his wins in Giro and Tour, and the World Championships. You will be able to order this unique bike at the end of this year. Early birds will get an exclusive free gift: a special Nutcase Eddy Merckx Cycles helmet, worth 79 euro.

Check out more pictures

Link to Eddy Mercx Cycles

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A Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 serves as teh transmission to ensure the greatest possible range of gears are at hand to negotiate all types of terrain and the even gear increments ensure the correct gear can always be expected with each shift.

With 180mm suspension you'll have a enough range to cope with the roughest of trails ensuring maximum fun. The eGnition will allow you to reach areas which have previously been denied to you. The remotest and most beautiful trails are open to explore.

Source: http://www.urbanbiking.de/news

A Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 serves as teh transmission to ensure the greatest possible range of gears are at hand to negotiate all types of terrain and the even gear increments ensure the correct gear can always be expected with each shift.

With 180mm suspension you'll have a enough range to cope with the roughest of trails ensuring maximum fun. The eGnition will allow you to reach areas which have previously been denied to you. The remotest and most beautiful trails are open to explore.

Source: http://www.urbanbiking.de/news

A Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 serves as teh transmission to ensure the greatest possible range of gears are at hand to negotiate all types of terrain and the even gear increments ensure the correct gear can always be expected with each shift.

With 180mm suspension you'll have a enough range to cope with the roughest of trails ensuring maximum fun. The eGnition will allow you to reach areas which have previously been denied to you. The remotest and most beautiful trails are open to explore.

Source: http://www.urbanbiking.de/news

A Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 serves as teh transmission to ensure the greatest possible range of gears are at hand to negotiate all types of terrain and the even gear increments ensure the correct gear can always be expected with each shift.

With 180mm suspension you'll have a enough range to cope with the roughest of trails ensuring maximum fun. The eGnition will allow you to reach areas which have previously been denied to you. The remotest and most beautiful trails are open to explore.

Source: http://www.urbanbiking.de/news

A Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 serves as teh transmission to ensure the greatest possible range of gears are at hand to negotiate all types of terrain and the even gear increments ensure the correct gear can always be expected with each shift.

With 180mm suspension you'll have a enough range to cope with the roughest of trails ensuring maximum fun. The eGnition will allow you to reach areas which have previously been denied to you. The remotest and most beautiful trails are open to explore.

Source: http://www.urbanbiking.de/news

Project Torpedalo has been born. A predicted 28 month project to design, build and race a pedal powered boat capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean (achieved previously only twice) in a projected 38 days. This will not only smash the world pedalo record of 111 days but also break the pairs rowing world record which currently stands at 40 days and six hours!

All funds raised through from Project Torpedalo will be evenly distributed between both the 'mnda' (Motor Nurone Disease Association) and the 'Make a Wish Foundation'. These two charities are important to both Mark and Mike and will no doubt push their motivation that little bit further.

The Rohloff AG are delighted to be involved in such a unique project and have sponsored Project Torpedalo a special SPEEDHUB 500/14 for the task.

We wish the entire team Torpedalo all the best with the upcoming challenges.

www.torpedalo.com

Follow Project Torpedalo online at:

www.twitter.com/torpedalo or www.facebook.com/torpedalo

Project Torpedalo has been born. A predicted 28 month project to design, build and race a pedal powered boat capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean (achieved previously only twice) in a projected 38 days. This will not only smash the world pedalo record of 111 days but also break the pairs rowing world record which currently stands at 40 days and six hours!

All funds raised through from Project Torpedalo will be evenly distributed between both the 'mnda' (Motor Nurone Disease Association) and the 'Make a Wish Foundation'. These two charities are important to both Mark and Mike and will no doubt push their motivation that little bit further.

The Rohloff AG are delighted to be involved in such a unique project and have sponsored Project Torpedalo a special SPEEDHUB 500/14 for the task.

We wish the entire team Torpedalo all the best with the upcoming challenges.

www.torpedalo.com

Follow Project Torpedalo online at:

www.twitter.com/torpedalo or www.facebook.com/torpedalo

Project Torpedalo has been born. A predicted 28 month project to design, build and race a pedal powered boat capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean (achieved previously only twice) in a projected 38 days. This will not only smash the world pedalo record of 111 days but also break the pairs rowing world record which currently stands at 40 days and six hours!

All funds raised through from Project Torpedalo will be evenly distributed between both the 'mnda' (Motor Nurone Disease Association) and the 'Make a Wish Foundation'. These two charities are important to both Mark and Mike and will no doubt push their motivation that little bit further.

The Rohloff AG are delighted to be involved in such a unique project and have sponsored Project Torpedalo a special SPEEDHUB 500/14 for the task.

We wish the entire team Torpedalo all the best with the upcoming challenges.

www.torpedalo.com

Follow Project Torpedalo online at:

www.twitter.com/torpedalo or www.facebook.com/torpedalo

Project Torpedalo has been born. A predicted 28 month project to design, build and race a pedal powered boat capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean (achieved previously only twice) in a projected 38 days. This will not only smash the world pedalo record of 111 days but also break the pairs rowing world record which currently stands at 40 days and six hours!

All funds raised through from Project Torpedalo will be evenly distributed between both the 'mnda' (Motor Nurone Disease Association) and the 'Make a Wish Foundation'. These two charities are important to both Mark and Mike and will no doubt push their motivation that little bit further.

The Rohloff AG are delighted to be involved in such a unique project and have sponsored Project Torpedalo a special SPEEDHUB 500/14 for the task.

We wish the entire team Torpedalo all the best with the upcoming challenges.

www.torpedalo.com

Follow Project Torpedalo online at:

www.twitter.com/torpedalo or www.facebook.com/torpedalo

Project Torpedalo has been born. A predicted 28 month project to design, build and race a pedal powered boat capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean (achieved previously only twice) in a projected 38 days. This will not only smash the world pedalo record of 111 days but also break the pairs rowing world record which currently stands at 40 days and six hours!

All funds raised through from Project Torpedalo will be evenly distributed between both the 'mnda' (Motor Nurone Disease Association) and the 'Make a Wish Foundation'. These two charities are important to both Mark and Mike and will no doubt push their motivation that little bit further.

The Rohloff AG are delighted to be involved in such a unique project and have sponsored Project Torpedalo a special SPEEDHUB 500/14 for the task.

We wish the entire team Torpedalo all the best with the upcoming challenges.

www.torpedalo.com

Follow Project Torpedalo online at:

www.twitter.com/torpedalo or www.facebook.com/torpedalo

Optibike is presently one of the largest SPEEDHUB equipped bicycle manufacturers in the US. They build high quality electrically supported full-suspension MTBs which perfectly integrate the SPEEDHUB 500/14 into the high speed transmission.

The extravagant designs of the US bicycle fabricators prove a real attraction at every expo and each test-ride continues to astound cyclists as to what is possible with a bicycle. Click on the following link to see a short video highlighting the production process of these top quality bicycle.

Watch Video

Optibike is presently one of the largest SPEEDHUB equipped bicycle manufacturers in the US. They build high quality electrically supported full-suspension MTBs which perfectly integrate the SPEEDHUB 500/14 into the high speed transmission.

The extravagant designs of the US bicycle fabricators prove a real attraction at every expo and each test-ride continues to astound cyclists as to what is possible with a bicycle. Click on the following link to see a short video highlighting the production process of these top quality bicycle.

Watch Video

Optibike is presently one of the largest SPEEDHUB equipped bicycle manufacturers in the US. They build high quality electrically supported full-suspension MTBs which perfectly integrate the SPEEDHUB 500/14 into the high speed transmission.

The extravagant designs of the US bicycle fabricators prove a real attraction at every expo and each test-ride continues to astound cyclists as to what is possible with a bicycle. Click on the following link to see a short video highlighting the production process of these top quality bicycle.

Watch Video

Optibike is presently one of the largest SPEEDHUB equipped bicycle manufacturers in the US. They build high quality electrically supported full-suspension MTBs which perfectly integrate the SPEEDHUB 500/14 into the high speed transmission.

The extravagant designs of the US bicycle fabricators prove a real attraction at every expo and each test-ride continues to astound cyclists as to what is possible with a bicycle. Click on the following link to see a short video highlighting the production process of these top quality bicycle.

Watch Video

Optibike is presently one of the largest SPEEDHUB equipped bicycle manufacturers in the US. They build high quality electrically supported full-suspension MTBs which perfectly integrate the SPEEDHUB 500/14 into the high speed transmission.

The extravagant designs of the US bicycle fabricators prove a real attraction at every expo and each test-ride continues to astound cyclists as to what is possible with a bicycle. Click on the following link to see a short video highlighting the production process of these top quality bicycle.

Watch Video

Great news for visitors interested in Rohloff products, the show offers ample opportunities to test the latest Rohloff Speedhub equipped bicycles. At the Bike Station booth 6k69, all questions around the Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 will be answered and it will be possible to receive the first edition of our product brochure translated into the Finnish language.

Additional information can be found on the exhibition homepage: www.goexpo.fi

Great news for visitors interested in Rohloff products, the show offers ample opportunities to test the latest Rohloff Speedhub equipped bicycles. At the Bike Station booth 6k69, all questions around the Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 will be answered and it will be possible to receive the first edition of our product brochure translated into the Finnish language.

Additional information can be found on the exhibition homepage: www.goexpo.fi

Great news for visitors interested in Rohloff products, the show offers ample opportunities to test the latest Rohloff Speedhub equipped bicycles. At the Bike Station booth 6k69, all questions around the Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 will be answered and it will be possible to receive the first edition of our product brochure translated into the Finnish language.

Additional information can be found on the exhibition homepage: www.goexpo.fi

Great news for visitors interested in Rohloff products, the show offers ample opportunities to test the latest Rohloff Speedhub equipped bicycles. At the Bike Station booth 6k69, all questions around the Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 will be answered and it will be possible to receive the first edition of our product brochure translated into the Finnish language.

Additional information can be found on the exhibition homepage: www.goexpo.fi

This Cup has been created to increase interest for competitive MTB sport within North Hessen. For this event the Rohloff AG and the SKS Metaplast Scheffer Klute GmbH have joined forces along with three different MTB Marathon organizers.

SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-CUP:

1. 17.04.2011 SKS-Kellerwald Bike marathon
2. 19.06.2011 SKS-Bilstein Bike Marathon
3. 21.08.2011 SKS-BIKE Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“

These three events are spread throughout the entire summer 2011 season. In all three races the middle distance circuit race will be entered for the "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" rating in both the men's and women's category. There will be additional cash prizes available for the three fastest finishers in each both the women's, men's and master's category for "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION". The award ceremony to the overall standings of the SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-Cup and also the special rating Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION will be made following the SKS-Bike-Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“. here, the podium places will be announced for all winners, Cup winners and Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPIONS and the many attractive prizes will be distributed to the successful athletes.

All information about the event and the announcement you'll find at the Cup hompage or at the Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION website:

Champion website: champion.rohloff.de

Cup website: www.mtb-nordhessen-cup.de

Gps data of the routes at Google Maps

This Cup has been created to increase interest for competitive MTB sport within North Hessen. For this event the Rohloff AG and the SKS Metaplast Scheffer Klute GmbH have joined forces along with three different MTB Marathon organizers.

SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-CUP:

1. 17.04.2011 SKS-Kellerwald Bike marathon
2. 19.06.2011 SKS-Bilstein Bike Marathon
3. 21.08.2011 SKS-BIKE Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“

These three events are spread throughout the entire summer 2011 season. In all three races the middle distance circuit race will be entered for the "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" rating in both the men's and women's category. There will be additional cash prizes available for the three fastest finishers in each both the women's, men's and master's category for "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION". The award ceremony to the overall standings of the SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-Cup and also the special rating Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION will be made following the SKS-Bike-Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“. here, the podium places will be announced for all winners, Cup winners and Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPIONS and the many attractive prizes will be distributed to the successful athletes.

All information about the event and the announcement you'll find at the Cup hompage or at the Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION website:

Champion website: champion.rohloff.de

Cup website: www.mtb-nordhessen-cup.de

Gps data of the routes at Google Maps

This Cup has been created to increase interest for competitive MTB sport within North Hessen. For this event the Rohloff AG and the SKS Metaplast Scheffer Klute GmbH have joined forces along with three different MTB Marathon organizers.

SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-CUP:

1. 17.04.2011 SKS-Kellerwald Bike marathon
2. 19.06.2011 SKS-Bilstein Bike Marathon
3. 21.08.2011 SKS-BIKE Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“

These three events are spread throughout the entire summer 2011 season. In all three races the middle distance circuit race will be entered for the "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" rating in both the men's and women's category. There will be additional cash prizes available for the three fastest finishers in each both the women's, men's and master's category for "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION". The award ceremony to the overall standings of the SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-Cup and also the special rating Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION will be made following the SKS-Bike-Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“. here, the podium places will be announced for all winners, Cup winners and Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPIONS and the many attractive prizes will be distributed to the successful athletes.

All information about the event and the announcement you'll find at the Cup hompage or at the Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION website:

Champion website: champion.rohloff.de

Cup website: www.mtb-nordhessen-cup.de

Gps data of the routes at Google Maps

This Cup has been created to increase interest for competitive MTB sport within North Hessen. For this event the Rohloff AG and the SKS Metaplast Scheffer Klute GmbH have joined forces along with three different MTB Marathon organizers.

SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-CUP:

1. 17.04.2011 SKS-Kellerwald Bike marathon
2. 19.06.2011 SKS-Bilstein Bike Marathon
3. 21.08.2011 SKS-BIKE Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“

These three events are spread throughout the entire summer 2011 season. In all three races the middle distance circuit race will be entered for the "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" rating in both the men's and women's category. There will be additional cash prizes available for the three fastest finishers in each both the women's, men's and master's category for "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION". The award ceremony to the overall standings of the SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-Cup and also the special rating Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION will be made following the SKS-Bike-Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“. here, the podium places will be announced for all winners, Cup winners and Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPIONS and the many attractive prizes will be distributed to the successful athletes.

All information about the event and the announcement you'll find at the Cup hompage or at the Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION website:

Champion website: champion.rohloff.de

Cup website: www.mtb-nordhessen-cup.de

Gps data of the routes at Google Maps

This Cup has been created to increase interest for competitive MTB sport within North Hessen. For this event the Rohloff AG and the SKS Metaplast Scheffer Klute GmbH have joined forces along with three different MTB Marathon organizers.

SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-CUP:

1. 17.04.2011 SKS-Kellerwald Bike marathon
2. 19.06.2011 SKS-Bilstein Bike Marathon
3. 21.08.2011 SKS-BIKE Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“

These three events are spread throughout the entire summer 2011 season. In all three races the middle distance circuit race will be entered for the "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" rating in both the men's and women's category. There will be additional cash prizes available for the three fastest finishers in each both the women's, men's and master's category for "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION". The award ceremony to the overall standings of the SKS-Rohloff MTB-Nordhessen-Cup and also the special rating Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION will be made following the SKS-Bike-Marathon „Rund um Zierenberg“. here, the podium places will be announced for all winners, Cup winners and Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPIONS and the many attractive prizes will be distributed to the successful athletes.

All information about the event and the announcement you'll find at the Cup hompage or at the Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION website:

Champion website: champion.rohloff.de

Cup website: www.mtb-nordhessen-cup.de

Gps data of the routes at Google Maps

Festival du CCI

De nombreuses présentations, récits, expériences de tous genres y sont échangées et c'est aussi l'occasion de présenter du matériel Outdoor, des remorques et bien sûr des vélos dont la particularité commune est la fiabilité!

Devinez avec quelle transmission? ...

Festival du CCI

De nombreuses présentations, récits, expériences de tous genres y sont échangées et c'est aussi l'occasion de présenter du matériel Outdoor, des remorques et bien sûr des vélos dont la particularité commune est la fiabilité!

Devinez avec quelle transmission? ...

Festival du CCI

De nombreuses présentations, récits, expériences de tous genres y sont échangées et c'est aussi l'occasion de présenter du matériel Outdoor, des remorques et bien sûr des vélos dont la particularité commune est la fiabilité!

Devinez avec quelle transmission? ...

Festival du CCI

De nombreuses présentations, récits, expériences de tous genres y sont échangées et c'est aussi l'occasion de présenter du matériel Outdoor, des remorques et bien sûr des vélos dont la particularité commune est la fiabilité!

Devinez avec quelle transmission? ...

For two successive days, visitors crowded around the booth showing an interest in bicycles and IGH technology and the ever-present cross-section SPEEDHUB 500/14 model proved a real eye-catcher.

Along side the Rohloff IGH technology were top quality touring bicycles from Velotraum drew both the attention of the visitors as well as many questions. On Sunday the special  'Bicycle and Adventure Tours' exhibition came to a close having left a positive and permanent impression on all visitors.

For two successive days, visitors crowded around the booth showing an interest in bicycles and IGH technology and the ever-present cross-section SPEEDHUB 500/14 model proved a real eye-catcher.

Along side the Rohloff IGH technology were top quality touring bicycles from Velotraum drew both the attention of the visitors as well as many questions. On Sunday the special  'Bicycle and Adventure Tours' exhibition came to a close having left a positive and permanent impression on all visitors.

For two successive days, visitors crowded around the booth showing an interest in bicycles and IGH technology and the ever-present cross-section SPEEDHUB 500/14 model proved a real eye-catcher.

Along side the Rohloff IGH technology were top quality touring bicycles from Velotraum drew both the attention of the visitors as well as many questions. On Sunday the special  'Bicycle and Adventure Tours' exhibition came to a close having left a positive and permanent impression on all visitors.

For two successive days, visitors crowded around the booth showing an interest in bicycles and IGH technology and the ever-present cross-section SPEEDHUB 500/14 model proved a real eye-catcher.

Along side the Rohloff IGH technology were top quality touring bicycles from Velotraum drew both the attention of the visitors as well as many questions. On Sunday the special  'Bicycle and Adventure Tours' exhibition came to a close having left a positive and permanent impression on all visitors.

 “The Chain” ...& the ReVELOtion collection!

With Rohloff outer chain link-plates and Swarovski crystal pearls, the Cologne based jewellery designers have presented a truly unusual and precious collection under the name of "ReVELOtion". This unisex collection is a perfect combination of sport and style.

Maybe this collection includes the perfect gift to place under your Christmas tree this year!

You can obtain the various pieces of jewellery at the "Sky is no LimiT" Webshop:

www.skyisnolimit.de

 “The Chain” ...& the ReVELOtion collection!

With Rohloff outer chain link-plates and Swarovski crystal pearls, the Cologne based jewellery designers have presented a truly unusual and precious collection under the name of "ReVELOtion". This unisex collection is a perfect combination of sport and style.

Maybe this collection includes the perfect gift to place under your Christmas tree this year!

You can obtain the various pieces of jewellery at the "Sky is no LimiT" Webshop:

www.skyisnolimit.de

 “The Chain” ...& the ReVELOtion collection!

With Rohloff outer chain link-plates and Swarovski crystal pearls, the Cologne based jewellery designers have presented a truly unusual and precious collection under the name of "ReVELOtion". This unisex collection is a perfect combination of sport and style.

Maybe this collection includes the perfect gift to place under your Christmas tree this year!

You can obtain the various pieces of jewellery at the "Sky is no LimiT" Webshop:

www.skyisnolimit.de

 “The Chain” ...& the ReVELOtion collection!

With Rohloff outer chain link-plates and Swarovski crystal pearls, the Cologne based jewellery designers have presented a truly unusual and precious collection under the name of "ReVELOtion". This unisex collection is a perfect combination of sport and style.

Maybe this collection includes the perfect gift to place under your Christmas tree this year!

You can obtain the various pieces of jewellery at the "Sky is no LimiT" Webshop:

www.skyisnolimit.de

 “The Chain” ...& the ReVELOtion collection!

With Rohloff outer chain link-plates and Swarovski crystal pearls, the Cologne based jewellery designers have presented a truly unusual and precious collection under the name of "ReVELOtion". This unisex collection is a perfect combination of sport and style.

Maybe this collection includes the perfect gift to place under your Christmas tree this year!

You can obtain the various pieces of jewellery at the "Sky is no LimiT" Webshop:

www.skyisnolimit.de

Salon R'Bike des 18, 19 et 20 septembre  à Lyon.

11 000 visiteurs pour 11 marques co-exposantes sur le stand Rohloff : tel est le bilan très satisfaisant de ces trois jours du salon R'Bike 2010! Riese und Müller, Toxy, Koga, Nicolai, Gilles Berthoud, Son, Seven, Katz, Amiiva, Tout-Terrain, Vagabonde utilisent avec succès la transmission intégrée à 14 vitesses. Ils ont pu présenter et faire essayer leurs réalisations les plus diverses, du vélo couché au VTT  en passant par les ultra-légers, les pliants et les vélos de grande-randonnée, bien placés à proximité de la zone d'essai en plein air et au soleil radieux. Plus de détails dans l'article du „Cyclotourisme“.

Salon R'Bike des 18, 19 et 20 septembre  à Lyon.

11 000 visiteurs pour 11 marques co-exposantes sur le stand Rohloff : tel est le bilan très satisfaisant de ces trois jours du salon R'Bike 2010! Riese und Müller, Toxy, Koga, Nicolai, Gilles Berthoud, Son, Seven, Katz, Amiiva, Tout-Terrain, Vagabonde utilisent avec succès la transmission intégrée à 14 vitesses. Ils ont pu présenter et faire essayer leurs réalisations les plus diverses, du vélo couché au VTT  en passant par les ultra-légers, les pliants et les vélos de grande-randonnée, bien placés à proximité de la zone d'essai en plein air et au soleil radieux. Plus de détails dans l'article du „Cyclotourisme“.

Salon R'Bike des 18, 19 et 20 septembre  à Lyon.

11 000 visiteurs pour 11 marques co-exposantes sur le stand Rohloff : tel est le bilan très satisfaisant de ces trois jours du salon R'Bike 2010! Riese und Müller, Toxy, Koga, Nicolai, Gilles Berthoud, Son, Seven, Katz, Amiiva, Tout-Terrain, Vagabonde utilisent avec succès la transmission intégrée à 14 vitesses. Ils ont pu présenter et faire essayer leurs réalisations les plus diverses, du vélo couché au VTT  en passant par les ultra-légers, les pliants et les vélos de grande-randonnée, bien placés à proximité de la zone d'essai en plein air et au soleil radieux. Plus de détails dans l'article du „Cyclotourisme“.

Salon R'Bike des 18, 19 et 20 septembre  à Lyon.

11 000 visiteurs pour 11 marques co-exposantes sur le stand Rohloff : tel est le bilan très satisfaisant de ces trois jours du salon R'Bike 2010! Riese und Müller, Toxy, Koga, Nicolai, Gilles Berthoud, Son, Seven, Katz, Amiiva, Tout-Terrain, Vagabonde utilisent avec succès la transmission intégrée à 14 vitesses. Ils ont pu présenter et faire essayer leurs réalisations les plus diverses, du vélo couché au VTT  en passant par les ultra-légers, les pliants et les vélos de grande-randonnée, bien placés à proximité de la zone d'essai en plein air et au soleil radieux. Plus de détails dans l'article du „Cyclotourisme“.

The English version is now available on Amazon UK as well as through the Rohloff Webshop: Rohloff-Stories, a book from cyclists - filled with stories, powerful enough to motivate even every cyclist, regardless of how cold it gets outside throughout the winter months!

The English version is now available on Amazon UK as well as through the Rohloff Webshop: Rohloff-Stories, a book from cyclists - filled with stories, powerful enough to motivate even every cyclist, regardless of how cold it gets outside throughout the winter months!

The English version is now available on Amazon UK as well as through the Rohloff Webshop: Rohloff-Stories, a book from cyclists - filled with stories, powerful enough to motivate even every cyclist, regardless of how cold it gets outside throughout the winter months!

The English version is now available on Amazon UK as well as through the Rohloff Webshop: Rohloff-Stories, a book from cyclists - filled with stories, powerful enough to motivate even every cyclist, regardless of how cold it gets outside throughout the winter months!

Barbara (Social Worker and Managing Director), and Bernhard Rohloff, Engineer, founded the enterprise in 1986. Numerous wins were achieved with their SLT99 bicycle chains between 1990 to 1993. Then came Bernhard Rohloff's latest development - a new age in bicycle hub transmission systems. This hub was and is (in Bouffier's own words) "the Ferrari amongst bicycle gear-hubs". Approximately 12 years later, the Rohloff AG (consisting of 45 employees) turns over more than ten Million Euro's annually of which 60% is through export worldwide. Thanks to international patents, this figure is sure to remain constant, guaranteeing their position among the competition.

Rohloff - „Made in Germany“. This phrase is used for the technology and is a truth that the family enterprise is incredibly proud of.

Book about the Rohloff company:

Rohloff Stories (Amazon or in local bookshops)

Rohloff Online Shop

Video (German only):

RTL Hessen

hr Hesse Television

Online reports (German only):

HNA "Volker Bouffier at the Rohloff AG"

HNA "Rohloff the bicycle friendliest employer"

Extratip

FAZ

NH24

Frankfurter Rundschau

Hessische Staatskanzelei

Youtube Video of the visit (German only):

Barbara (Social Worker and Managing Director), and Bernhard Rohloff, Engineer, founded the enterprise in 1986. Numerous wins were achieved with their SLT99 bicycle chains between 1990 to 1993. Then came Bernhard Rohloff's latest development - a new age in bicycle hub transmission systems. This hub was and is (in Bouffier's own words) "the Ferrari amongst bicycle gear-hubs". Approximately 12 years later, the Rohloff AG (consisting of 45 employees) turns over more than ten Million Euro's annually of which 60% is through export worldwide. Thanks to international patents, this figure is sure to remain constant, guaranteeing their position among the competition.

Rohloff - „Made in Germany“. This phrase is used for the technology and is a truth that the family enterprise is incredibly proud of.

Book about the Rohloff company:

Rohloff Stories (Amazon or in local bookshops)

Rohloff Online Shop

Video (German only):

RTL Hessen

hr Hesse Television

Online reports (German only):

HNA "Volker Bouffier at the Rohloff AG"

HNA "Rohloff the bicycle friendliest employer"

Extratip

FAZ

NH24

Frankfurter Rundschau

Hessische Staatskanzelei

Youtube Video of the visit (German only):

Barbara (Social Worker and Managing Director), and Bernhard Rohloff, Engineer, founded the enterprise in 1986. Numerous wins were achieved with their SLT99 bicycle chains between 1990 to 1993. Then came Bernhard Rohloff's latest development - a new age in bicycle hub transmission systems. This hub was and is (in Bouffier's own words) "the Ferrari amongst bicycle gear-hubs". Approximately 12 years later, the Rohloff AG (consisting of 45 employees) turns over more than ten Million Euro's annually of which 60% is through export worldwide. Thanks to international patents, this figure is sure to remain constant, guaranteeing their position among the competition.

Rohloff - „Made in Germany“. This phrase is used for the technology and is a truth that the family enterprise is incredibly proud of.

Book about the Rohloff company:

Rohloff Stories (Amazon or in local bookshops)

Rohloff Online Shop

Video (German only):

RTL Hessen

hr Hesse Television

Online reports (German only):

HNA "Volker Bouffier at the Rohloff AG"

HNA "Rohloff the bicycle friendliest employer"

Extratip

FAZ

NH24

Frankfurter Rundschau

Hessische Staatskanzelei

Youtube Video of the visit (German only):

Barbara (Social Worker and Managing Director), and Bernhard Rohloff, Engineer, founded the enterprise in 1986. Numerous wins were achieved with their SLT99 bicycle chains between 1990 to 1993. Then came Bernhard Rohloff's latest development - a new age in bicycle hub transmission systems. This hub was and is (in Bouffier's own words) "the Ferrari amongst bicycle gear-hubs". Approximately 12 years later, the Rohloff AG (consisting of 45 employees) turns over more than ten Million Euro's annually of which 60% is through export worldwide. Thanks to international patents, this figure is sure to remain constant, guaranteeing their position among the competition.

Rohloff - „Made in Germany“. This phrase is used for the technology and is a truth that the family enterprise is incredibly proud of.

Book about the Rohloff company:

Rohloff Stories (Amazon or in local bookshops)

Rohloff Online Shop

Video (German only):

RTL Hessen

hr Hesse Television

Online reports (German only):

HNA "Volker Bouffier at the Rohloff AG"

HNA "Rohloff the bicycle friendliest employer"

Extratip

FAZ

NH24

Frankfurter Rundschau

Hessische Staatskanzelei

Youtube Video of the visit (German only):

Barbara (Social Worker and Managing Director), and Bernhard Rohloff, Engineer, founded the enterprise in 1986. Numerous wins were achieved with their SLT99 bicycle chains between 1990 to 1993. Then came Bernhard Rohloff's latest development - a new age in bicycle hub transmission systems. This hub was and is (in Bouffier's own words) "the Ferrari amongst bicycle gear-hubs". Approximately 12 years later, the Rohloff AG (consisting of 45 employees) turns over more than ten Million Euro's annually of which 60% is through export worldwide. Thanks to international patents, this figure is sure to remain constant, guaranteeing their position among the competition.

Rohloff - „Made in Germany“. This phrase is used for the technology and is a truth that the family enterprise is incredibly proud of.

Book about the Rohloff company:

Rohloff Stories (Amazon or in local bookshops)

Rohloff Online Shop

Video (German only):

RTL Hessen

hr Hesse Television

Online reports (German only):

HNA "Volker Bouffier at the Rohloff AG"

HNA "Rohloff the bicycle friendliest employer"

Extratip

FAZ

NH24

Frankfurter Rundschau

Hessische Staatskanzelei

Youtube Video of the visit (German only):

Article of altitude world record set  "From Zero To 6000"

Article of altitude world record set  "From Zero To 6000"

Article of altitude world record set  "From Zero To 6000"

Article of altitude world record set  "From Zero To 6000"

Website of the contest: http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

The bicycle is an absolute climate and environment friendly means of transportation and an excellent and often faster alternative to the motor vehicle in built up areas and for short trips. Nevertheless, it is often underestimated and has, therefore, a minor significance especially for businesses. Because of that, B.A.U.M. wants to contribute to the use of bicycles in the companies. This means using the bicycle for the commute to and from work in the close proximity and for short distance business trips. The aim of the activity is to help promotion of bicycles as a means of transport in companies and to establish there a permanent bicycle promotion.

The contest has been supported by the German minister of transport Dr. Peter Ramsauer and the former environmental minister Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer.

Download media photo (1,9 MB)

Links:

Book about the Rohloff AG at Amazon

Video - Biker vs. Steam Engine

Baum media article (Pdf)

http://www.baumev.de

http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

Website of the contest: http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

The bicycle is an absolute climate and environment friendly means of transportation and an excellent and often faster alternative to the motor vehicle in built up areas and for short trips. Nevertheless, it is often underestimated and has, therefore, a minor significance especially for businesses. Because of that, B.A.U.M. wants to contribute to the use of bicycles in the companies. This means using the bicycle for the commute to and from work in the close proximity and for short distance business trips. The aim of the activity is to help promotion of bicycles as a means of transport in companies and to establish there a permanent bicycle promotion.

The contest has been supported by the German minister of transport Dr. Peter Ramsauer and the former environmental minister Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer.

Download media photo (1,9 MB)

Links:

Book about the Rohloff AG at Amazon

Video - Biker vs. Steam Engine

Baum media article (Pdf)

http://www.baumev.de

http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

Website of the contest: http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

The bicycle is an absolute climate and environment friendly means of transportation and an excellent and often faster alternative to the motor vehicle in built up areas and for short trips. Nevertheless, it is often underestimated and has, therefore, a minor significance especially for businesses. Because of that, B.A.U.M. wants to contribute to the use of bicycles in the companies. This means using the bicycle for the commute to and from work in the close proximity and for short distance business trips. The aim of the activity is to help promotion of bicycles as a means of transport in companies and to establish there a permanent bicycle promotion.

The contest has been supported by the German minister of transport Dr. Peter Ramsauer and the former environmental minister Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer.

Download media photo (1,9 MB)

Links:

Book about the Rohloff AG at Amazon

Video - Biker vs. Steam Engine

Baum media article (Pdf)

http://www.baumev.de

http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

Website of the contest: http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

The bicycle is an absolute climate and environment friendly means of transportation and an excellent and often faster alternative to the motor vehicle in built up areas and for short trips. Nevertheless, it is often underestimated and has, therefore, a minor significance especially for businesses. Because of that, B.A.U.M. wants to contribute to the use of bicycles in the companies. This means using the bicycle for the commute to and from work in the close proximity and for short distance business trips. The aim of the activity is to help promotion of bicycles as a means of transport in companies and to establish there a permanent bicycle promotion.

The contest has been supported by the German minister of transport Dr. Peter Ramsauer and the former environmental minister Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer.

Download media photo (1,9 MB)

Links:

Book about the Rohloff AG at Amazon

Video - Biker vs. Steam Engine

Baum media article (Pdf)

http://www.baumev.de

http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

Website of the contest: http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

The bicycle is an absolute climate and environment friendly means of transportation and an excellent and often faster alternative to the motor vehicle in built up areas and for short trips. Nevertheless, it is often underestimated and has, therefore, a minor significance especially for businesses. Because of that, B.A.U.M. wants to contribute to the use of bicycles in the companies. This means using the bicycle for the commute to and from work in the close proximity and for short distance business trips. The aim of the activity is to help promotion of bicycles as a means of transport in companies and to establish there a permanent bicycle promotion.

The contest has been supported by the German minister of transport Dr. Peter Ramsauer and the former environmental minister Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer.

Download media photo (1,9 MB)

Links:

Book about the Rohloff AG at Amazon

Video - Biker vs. Steam Engine

Baum media article (Pdf)

http://www.baumev.de

http://www.fahrrad-fit.de

This tour has not only stretched Hauschke and his two companions to their very limits, but in the same way has streched the limits of their expedition material and above all, from Hauschke's bike. The especially modified series-produced mountain bike with a value of 8,000 EUR should find at last its place in the German Sport & Olympia Museum as an exhibition object .

News article to Andre Hauschke's world record

This tour has not only stretched Hauschke and his two companions to their very limits, but in the same way has streched the limits of their expedition material and above all, from Hauschke's bike. The especially modified series-produced mountain bike with a value of 8,000 EUR should find at last its place in the German Sport & Olympia Museum as an exhibition object .

News article to Andre Hauschke's world record

This tour has not only stretched Hauschke and his two companions to their very limits, but in the same way has streched the limits of their expedition material and above all, from Hauschke's bike. The especially modified series-produced mountain bike with a value of 8,000 EUR should find at last its place in the German Sport & Olympia Museum as an exhibition object .

News article to Andre Hauschke's world record

This tour has not only stretched Hauschke and his two companions to their very limits, but in the same way has streched the limits of their expedition material and above all, from Hauschke's bike. The especially modified series-produced mountain bike with a value of 8,000 EUR should find at last its place in the German Sport & Olympia Museum as an exhibition object .

News article to Andre Hauschke's world record

This tour has not only stretched Hauschke and his two companions to their very limits, but in the same way has streched the limits of their expedition material and above all, from Hauschke's bike. The especially modified series-produced mountain bike with a value of 8,000 EUR should find at last its place in the German Sport & Olympia Museum as an exhibition object .

News article to Andre Hauschke's world record

In other words, if teh weighing methods were identical between both products, the article would have read "The SPEEDHUB 500/14 is 100g lighter than the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub". Additionally the weight of the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub was stated wrongly in the article with 1590g. Here it should be better to stick to the specifications of the manufacturer with approx. 1650g.

Link to weight comparison SPEEDHUB vs. Alfine 11-gear (SG-S700)

Link to rectification in Aktiv Radfahren