Hoorah! It's "Spezi" time again!
04-22-10, 12:30 PM
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Hoorah! It's "Spezi" time again!
Hi fellow folderoonies
It's that Spezi time of year again and 15 able Foldies, my goodself and our 2nd driver will leave, in my sleeper bus, tomorrow to another fabulous adventure in deepest Germany.
One intrepid soul has ridden there and is joining us on our arrival.
I popped in to see that nice man Mark Sanders last night, he has kindly loaned me some bikes for us to try out :-
A 2-speed, 18" wheel Strida with the new adjustable saddle
An early Swivelhead prototype (fore-runner to the iF range) which is very light & nimble
One of ten iF Modes that was made with a double freewheel (allows it to be pushed in either direction when folded, without snagging the pedals)
And a diminutive Pacific Carry-Me
I will be posting lots of pics etc in the near future.
Wish there was room to take you all!
Vorsprung Durch foldingitus!
It's that Spezi time of year again and 15 able Foldies, my goodself and our 2nd driver will leave, in my sleeper bus, tomorrow to another fabulous adventure in deepest Germany.
One intrepid soul has ridden there and is joining us on our arrival.
I popped in to see that nice man Mark Sanders last night, he has kindly loaned me some bikes for us to try out :-
A 2-speed, 18" wheel Strida with the new adjustable saddle
An early Swivelhead prototype (fore-runner to the iF range) which is very light & nimble
One of ten iF Modes that was made with a double freewheel (allows it to be pushed in either direction when folded, without snagging the pedals)
And a diminutive Pacific Carry-Me
I will be posting lots of pics etc in the near future.
Wish there was room to take you all!
Vorsprung Durch foldingitus!
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How far is it from Wales to the party in Germany? Have a great time.
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04-22-10, 07:25 PM
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Sounds like a great adventure, you lucky dog!
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Thanks for all your good wishes! For any of you that have never heard of "Spezi", it is an annual show for 'Spezi-alised' bikes, trikes & velomobiles & it's held in the beautiful German town, Germersheim.
Spezi 2010
Here are a few pics of our 'try-out' ride near my girlfriend's house :-
Spezi 2010
Here are a few pics of our 'try-out' ride near my girlfriend's house :-
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my gosh that's alot of toys Mark gave you to try out! looks like you are going to have a blast in germany!
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Unfortunately, due to a 5 week tour in Europe with Pendragon, I was not able to take the Velonauts this year ;0( So thanks for the great pics.
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