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Ah, the desk for writing the blog, with a light above for seeing the keys when typing far into the night! And those duvets, where unlike in France you don't have to untuck a bunch of thin uncomfortable blankets and bedspread!
6 years agoThe elevator story illustrates an advantage of the little Bike Fridays, but even Erika's 26 inch model is notably superior to your 28" when it comes to tight spaces.
6 years agoYeah, I'm sure I have another one from 4 years ago, but since I might have different readers this year, I just can't pass this one up :)
6 years agoYeah, it just keeps us taking pictures, doesn't it!
6 years agoYeah, I first went to a bike shop where the owner was the kind who was interested and trying to find a solution. (This was in Leuven, I had been several days without a kickstand and what a pain that is) This first shop was a true repair shop. He could not find anything that would work. So up on the main shopping drag was a bike shop, the sort of upscale variety who are only really interested in selling you stuff, I don't think they even had a repair shop. However, they did have exactly what I needed and were happy to sell it to me and say "you just need a hex wrench" Well there was a nice shady place beside our hotel where I could work on it. The stand has been working well and I am getting good at placing the bike so that the front wheel won't swivel unexpectedly.
6 years agoThese undisciplined sunflowers are refusing to look at the camera. I always feel slighted when they prefer the brilliance of the sun to the attractiveness of the photographer!
6 years agoWhenever we pass this we know we have to get a good shot of Die Pfaltz, because it sits so prominently in the middle of the river. This is probably the definitive image. Next time I should just come and copy this!
6 years agoThese towns are ridiculously picturesque!
6 years agoRetired Canadian nurses would be too worn out to climb a hill like that, and all castles have to be on a hill!
6 years agoThis is a great photo, because the stand has been a subject of such interest, to me anyway. For a touring bike, with its heavy and often unbalanced load, the stand is an important but often overlooked thing. The original stands supplied with the Bike Fridays, for example, were a joke and disintegrated in the Netherlands. The replacements we bought there were so much stronger than anything we had seen locally. The stand for Dodie's Friday got lost in the confusion following the crash, and now back in Canada it seems impossible to find a properly sturdy one.
Out of curiosity, I tried to identify the stand that you found this time around for the e-bike. I looked on amazon.de, where they literally have thousands, but I did not spot the exact model shown in your photo. This one does look sturdy, in the "thigh" area, but then it has a rather shapely but skinny "calf". It will be interesting to see how it holds up!
so enjoy your pictures and blogging. Looks like quite the explore. Be safe and have fun.
6 years agoperfect fair after your cycling!
6 years agoi wondered if the detox sign in the background had anything to do with the food you are holding ;0
6 years agosuch a dear deer
6 years ago
Yes, a very comfortable room and for 3 nights too. It is a corner room with windows that open wide on both outside walls. Very nice cross breeze for the hot weather we are enjoying
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