Rugged, road weary, anarchistic bike messengers have something in common with aimless teenagers. The compulsive need to add a barrage of decals, stickers, badges and wot-nots to their daily bag – and the best Continue reading
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Tandem’s temporary (but much needed) bike cafe

Barry Sandland/TIMB – The latest, if only temporary, bicycle cafe in Brussels. Tandem, in Etterbeek.
This is Tandem, a pop-up bike cafe in Brussels. Brilliant idea. In Etterbeek at the Jean Felix Hap garden and it makes a brilliant stop. I struggled to find it, but the park has metal double door opening on Chausee de Wavre, opposite Rue de la Confiance.
Now the bad news. It is a pop-up and will only be there for 13 more days.
I am a sucker for the post-ride, bike themed beer

©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Every year, I have to treat myself
My weekend treat. Call me a sucker for targeted beer-bike products. Like last year when I had to have the Malteni beer – packaged in Molteni colours (Molteni was the famed sponsor and currently coveted jersey of Eddy Merckx in his heyday). Saw this Continue reading