tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post8026850478021870614..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: FlagsDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-44570996534301558222009-04-29T08:54:00.000+02:002009-04-29T08:54:00.000+02:00Well well, I must say I prefer wind over hills eve...Well well, I must say I prefer wind over hills everytime. I used to live in Holland and now I live in Thüringen, Germany. In this country with its many hills you must allready be a fairly athletic person to reach an average speed of 20 kmh, 30 kmh is only possible for the racing crowd.<br /><br />Last year I was on holliday in Holland and it was amazing how fast you could ride on a normal bike, Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040537651843418484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-78675434037975161842009-04-21T22:18:00.000+02:002009-04-21T22:18:00.000+02:00Nick: It's a ligfiets, but not a particularly fast...Nick: It's <A HREF="http://hembrow.eu/personal/pashleypdq.html" REL="nofollow">a ligfiets</A>, but not a particularly fast one. Touring style, not racing. I'm not particularly fit either, so the combination of not so quick bike and not so fit body resulted in pretty awful results when I <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/09/racing-again.html" REL="nofollow">tried racing</A> here.<br /><br David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-77954080078068708582009-04-21T17:25:00.000+02:002009-04-21T17:25:00.000+02:00Reminds me off when I was a teenager and lived 7 m...Reminds me off when I was a teenager and lived 7 miles out of town. I often biked into town and would be harrassed by swirling winds. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but sometimes I would curse the wind. Kind of funny... getting mad at the wind. I have come to see the wind as my friend, who strengthen's me through resistance to my path. Makes life a lot easier when I see obstacles as gifts.spiderleggreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306905473637646256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16587744970539728412009-04-21T12:53:00.000+02:002009-04-21T12:53:00.000+02:00I fully get what you mean David! Yesterday I took ...I fully get what you mean David! Yesterday I took the second part of my 50kms ride to Utrecht and it was head winds for 30kms! But the great sun and the beautiful road conditions made it a wonderful experience. I sure wasn’t the only one on the cycle paths between cities on this Monday afternoon. Thank you for opening my eyes to the wonderful cycle infrastructure we have in this country. Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-87030514962886030782009-04-21T10:34:00.000+02:002009-04-21T10:34:00.000+02:00If only I could reach and maintain the kind of spe...If only I could reach and maintain the kind of speeds you mention I'd be a very happy person. Is that on a ligfiets, or are you just super-fit? (Or maybe both, I guess.)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.com