RoadMaxx

I'd actually already given up on cycling for the year and didn't want to go out today. It was also raining on and off.



But my trusty old touring bike wasn't quite ready to call for more and seemed to say to me:



"Hey, come on, just a few more kilometers to reach the full 67k, we can definitely do that

<Self-praise:on>



Yippee! I did it after all!! 🏆🥇😃

This year I wanted to see if, despite my advancing age, I could at least come close to the glorious, heroic deeds of my "early years." In other words: I wanted to cover more than 8,000 km.



I gave it my all these last few days – and today I cracked it

While most of you were probably enjoying the Christmas festivities in warm, heated rooms and indulging in plenty of food, I've been out in the cold these past few days, racking up quite a few kilometers in the icy north/east wind (though I didn't record them, as they were just standard rides around my

To get straight to the point, since you can already see it in the first few pictures: I racked up a pretty impressive mileage on today's ride with my old touring bike, I think. 😎🥳🏆

I actually just wanted to mention that as a little side note and put the photos at the very end, since you can now "reorder

A day off and the last chance this year to enjoy Farmer Kübbeler's potato pancakes. So off I went!



The forecast for today was for relatively mild temperatures. But I hadn't expected it to be almost spring-like. So I dressed way too warmly and sweated quite a bit. But no matter, better too warm than too

Not exactly a spectacular tour, more of a means to an end.



I've never really owned proper winter boots, and consequently, my feet have always been cold. And my gloves, after only 21 years, were completely falling apart.



The selection in nearby bike shops was rather meager, or nonexistent. So I decided

If you happen to have Thursday and/or Friday off, you absolutely have to take the opportunity to visit Farmer Kübbeler on one of those days (or both).



I was already suffering from severe potato pancake withdrawal symptoms because I hadn't been there in ages (to be precise: since last week :-), so I was

The "Indian Summer" is slowly drawing to a close, and it looks like it'll probably be freezing cold next week. So, time to squeeze in a few more rides.



I was tinkering away until late last night yesterday to get today's planned ride ready. I actually wanted to do a longer route. Unfortunately, that didn

The weather wasn't quite as great as the last few days. Cloudy, hazy, and cooler.



The advantage: you don't have to keep stopping to take photos.



Instead, you can focus on the essentials: riding!! 🚴‍♂️🤩 Today I chose my local bike shop as my destination to hang out for a while, warm up with a coffee

Fantastic weather, bright blue sky, not cold, almost windless, magnificent light 🌞. Even so, I only had time for a short ride today because an acquaintance had already ordered us to have a beer in the garage in the late afternoon. Darn 😁.



For some reason, I've never been to Wickrath Castle, even though