In Summer 2016, my host, after I had bicycled several miles that day on my Underground Railroad Bicycle Tour, convinced me to go to an outdoor concert celebrating W. C. Handy and it was great! Such a good time with great music and everyone having a good time. I was exhausted but it it was *so* worth it.
I never got to go to the W.C. Handy events in Northwest Alabama, so it was a pleasure.
Liebe Grüße von der #FahrradRunde .
Kind regards from the #BicycleTour.
Hello #BicycleTour and #TrainTravel bubbles!
Tomorrow, I'll take off for a modest combined train&bicycle trip around N Europe (11 days). I'd be happy to make a thread with some photos and practical details.
Is it worth my effort? A few favourites or boosts would encourage me to do the posting.
Nasse Grüße von der #FahrradRunde .
Wet greetings from the #BicycleTour .
@inliuofjoan #BikeNite A5: I recently learned of the company https://www.slowby.travel/ who seem to take such things into account.
A potential downside of their service is that they seem to only provide individual #bicycletour roadmaps for #Belgium, i.e. if you live there or plan to visit it. Probably because they build on the https://welcometomygarden.org/ garden camping network for people do #slowtravel i.e. cycle or hike.
Did a #BicycleTour with the #Brompton from #Locarno up the #Verzasca valley to #Sonogno yesterday. I rode 65km and made over 800m difference in altitude. (I used e-assist for the heaviest inclines up to the #VerzascaDam where the #JamesBond #007 #GoldenEye #bungeejump opening scene was filmed.) The GPS said pure riding time was 4h14m. Started around 14:00 and arrived back at the campervan around 22:00. On my way back I stopped at a pizzeria in Locarno where the kitchen was still open after 20:00
Did a #BicycleTour on the #Brompton from #Locarno up the #Centovalli to the Swiss-Italian border. 44.5km overall distance and about 500m difference in altitude. (Actually the #Garmin GPS said 448m up and 517m down despite start and end were at the same spot. )
For some reason after the rainy bicycle tour up half the Maggia valley the day before, my #Velogical #Velospeeder e-assist no more wanted to work (maybe contact issues, need to check) so I'm sure this was all "acoustic" muscle power.
Erick Cedeno has a great article about the Buffalo Soldiers who bicycled across a large part of America:
https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/buffalo-soldiers-bike-ride?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
Hallo, liebe Fedinauten. Ein Gruß von der #Fahrradrunde. Habt noch einen schönen Abend und für später, gute Nacht .
Hello, dear Fedinauts. Kind regards from the #bicycleTour. Have a nice evening and sleep well, later .
Ich habe noch ein Blümchen für euch mitgenommen von meiner abendlichen #FahrradRunde. Gute Nacht und schöne Träume.
Here’s a flower for you from my evening #BicycleTour. Good night and sweet dreams.