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April 3, 2022
I've been in Philadelphia for a few weeks. I decided to sign up for the rideFar Challenge. I don't have a real bike here. But why shouldn't a $500 folding bike be good for 110 miles? The Schuykill River Trail runs northeast along the river from Philadelphia Center City. Mostly well-developed bike paths
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July 11, 2021
My fifth orbit was muddy, exhausting and beautiful ... Compared to my last one, Komoot Cosmos, it was a little easier. The stretch between my km 62 (Grüsselbach) and km 110 (Scharkau), which I had deliberately placed in the middle, was already bothering me. A constant up and down. That took strength
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July 4, 2021
Despite having already driven three orbits, this one was still too hard for me. The last real climb, for me after 165 km, from Bad Schwalbach to the highest point of the route pulled my teeth, and I had to take a longer break on a bench to do the rest. But goal achieved, planning for the next orbit has
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June 27, 2021
The third orbit, after Terra Trail and Lunar Loops. I don't know whether it's the training, but this has been the easiest - or the least difficult - for me so far. The route is fast and almost always easy to drive. After the heavy rain of the last few days, it didn't seem possible to cross the Danube
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June 20, 2021
It was hot in the second orbit! I drove off from Georgenthal so that I would have a flat stretch at the end. That was also quite correct, but I hadn't expected such rough trails in Hainich, and I didn't even have the Hörselberg trail on my screen. And then it was flat, but there wasn't much shade either
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June 13, 2021
Terra Trail in the front, Terra Speed in the back. A good choice for this orbit. Start and finish in Eichstätt (campsite, two kilometers from the route). The strong wind from the northwest bothered me on the last stretch from Ingolstadt to Eichstätt. - Thanks to Laura for scouting. The route has a nice
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March 29, 2021
The nice thing about the Orbit series for me is that it is a real challenge. That was the case last year with the Gravel series, which I was slowly approaching, and it has now also been the case with #rideFar. I've never driven 360 km in one day. That's why I've been preparing for the distance since
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Michael went gravel riding
September 4, 2020 at 02:14
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September 4, 2020
And the fourth orbit is also in the bag! My shape gets better, over time my orbit becomes easier and easier, and times get better in comparison. It's a shame that this will be the last one this season.
The weather could have been better, until noon it rained again and again, and the damp sand crunched
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Michael went gravel riding
August 27, 2020 at 02:14
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August 27, 2020
The day after the storm. The good news: There is only one tree in the way (km 134) At around km 223 there is also a nasty thorn bush across the single trail (could just brake ...).
After the two orbits in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Lower Saxony, which I denied with an overnight experience, it should now be
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Michael went gravel riding
August 18, 2020 at 09:31
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August 20, 2020
After the orbit at home in Baden-Württemberg, this time it should go north. Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, too short, too close to the city. So Lower Saxony. Start as in Baden-Württemberg at 11:30, this time in Unterlüß. The route at the beginning is a fine mixture of forest roads, forest paths, a few single
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August 10, 2020
Start 11:30 am in Klosterreichenbach (good parking lot). The biggest climbs right at the beginning. Acidic on the ascent shortly after Schönmünzach, as the gear ratio on the gravel bike is not as great as on the old mountain bike. Then up and down out of the Black Forest. Break and cake in a cafe in
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June 22, 2025
I'd already completed a few Orbits in 2020 and 2021 with great joy. Now, a few days after my 60th birthday, I treated myself to another one... Okay, I rode it without putting much pressure on finishing, and it's still manageable. The route isn't too difficult for the casual gravel biker to ride smoothly
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