©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Bright red has to be the ideal Christmas present colour
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Finding Ahooga bikes in the city is getting easier and easier.
“Go ahead and take a photo. It is a nice bike.” Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Folding bikes are just part of city life.
“I bought it because it is the lightest folding bike on the market. I had make some sacrifices. I would prefer my gears to be in the wheel hub, but that is where they have the motor. But it Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Pairing up the e-bikes foe an outing
“We both bought electric bikes and they’re both made in Belgium. I tried to get her to buy and Ahooga but she wanted the Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Some businesses have a natural cycling base
I was on the way to work yesterday when I saw bike racks being installed outside a yoga studio in Brussels. Rode past a few hours later and there were Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Cars versus bike bays…
This is what worries me about using these bike bays. The drivers who careen around corners and simply wipe them out. The careless reverse as they exit their parking spot. I always try and place my Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Tandem and their farewell party at Jean-Felix Hap Park
It is all over for Tandem… until a new location is found. The five week long pop-up bicycle café had its closure last night, with a steady gathering of friends and clients. At any time over the past four hours, there were over 100 people there. A steady trickle of riders Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Repairs and consultations at Tandem Café
Tandem Cafe closes on September 1: “I have not been a bike mechanic for that long. Just about three years now. Before that, I was working with wood, was a plumber and a sculptor. So working with my hands was natural. So working with my hands fixing bikes was just Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Green spaces and trees create an ideal bicycle café.
I would never have opened a bicycle cafe at the Jean-Felix Hap Park location in Etterbeek. It is off the beaten track, not a cycling thoroughfare, tucked away in a park that is so little known, locals are scarcely aware there is a green space behind the walls. The entry has a poorly displayed – but still there – sign that says riding a bikes is not Continue reading
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Cycling friends can be the easiest.
“We have known each other for about four years. We used to ride together in another club. I lived in Antwerp and I used to make the train trip down every week to do the ride. Antwerp has no hills, so I came to Brussels to Continue reading
