©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Another victim of the N+1 rule
“This is my city bike. I am from Frankfurt and this is my first day riding in Brussels and there are a few mountains here and I need the electric bike. I have about five bikes at home. There is a fixie and a fat bike. The fat bike is one of just 100 made Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Repurpose your folding bike to another style
“I have been riding since I was a kid and used to be a mountain bike rider, so I suppose going up and down over the curbs and riding this way, I have a skill set I am not really conscious of when I ride. I am a bit faster than most people, I guess, who ride a Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Belgium weather is either too hot for a ride, or just right. Wait a day, you will get what you want.
“I am just out for a bike ride, really. Not too hot and the weather is good. I have a small vest on my handlebars, in case it gets cold. I will go up through Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Pokemon vantage point
“I have nothing to do today, so I am on my bike playing Pokemon. I do it by bike because I can get from X to Y in Brussels so much quicker that way. I don’t walk.”
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Music player and a wooden log.. and a moment of sunshine
“The weather has turned cold, so you have to take advantage of these moments of sun when you can.”
Notes: The weather has changed. It was so nice, for so long, and then, one day, it just became Continue reading
©fBarry Sandland/TIMB – There can be many reasons for an e-bike ride
“I have a problem with my hip so I bought an electric bike. My doctor tells me riding a bike is good for me, but after an hour, the hip really hurts. So the electric bike helps me get home.” Continue reading
©TIMB- One mountain pass done, so many more to consider. Just look at the mass of racing bikes and spandex around me, and I did it on a clunker I bought on eBay., Long live my legs, I say.
“I made a comment that I would like to ride a mountain ascent from the Tour de France, just to see just how hard it is. Next thing I know, I was at the base of Mont Ventoux. It is long. It is steep. Monotonously steep.”
