Bike Friday, Oregon USA

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The last ride south of the Loire

1200-roadkill — Roadkill is what cars do. The ultimate killing machine

1200-ruins — Discovering the old Chateau de Res. Whatever is left of it.

1200-ruins-2 — THere used to be a waterway under the chateau. A very smart design, there is a lake nearby. It was easy to connect it to the chateau with a small canal.

1200-tires — I’ve always used the Marathon tires. Even though they are not as fast as the sleek Kojaks, the Marathons are super strong and super reliable.

1200-vertical-journet — One of the last sunny evenings at Journet

1200-vieu-pont - Copy — The View Point at Montmorillon

1200-yger-geminini — ‘Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.’

1200-oiling-brompton The Brompton must be oiled for the winter. Until the next year it’s going to be stored folded and greased.

Brompton mods: a Titanium seat post and M-bar

The main reason to replace the P-bar with an M is that the M allows bar ends. Numb hands are my only gripe with the Brompton.

I had to drill the stubborn bolt on one of the brake levers. Sometimes WD40 is not enough.

Paris, 4-5 July 2016

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The Brompton in its Ikea bag.

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Hyatt Regency, Charles de Gaulle

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On the train back home: Montparnasse -> Poitiers -> Montmorillon -> La Trimouille. The last part is by bike.

Razor taxi

My route: board the TGV at Montparnasse to get to Poitiers. At Poitiers, there’s a little local train to Montmorillon. And I still have 16 kilometers to get home. No public transit!

Pour aller de Montmorillon à La Trim, j’ai utilisé ce scooter des enfants. Il fonctionnait très bien.

Solution: the little red-wheeled Razor scooter!

It worked very well. This is my travel gear at Poitiers.

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Paris, Velib – a few years back.

Leica M6

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The M

Electric bikes taking over?

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Category: Travel Gear