I am already in the second week of the course at the Escuela Técnica de Bicicleta (ETB) in Madrid’s San Isidro district. Last week we were a group of five students and two to three teachers who helped us build our first bicycle frame. Like last week, the course is […]
Bicycles
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I’ve been in Madrid for just over a week now. At noon on a Sunday, I said goodbye to country life and handed over the duties to a new workaway. Then off on the bus and into Europe’s sixth-largest city, which was of course an overwhelming change of scenery. To […]
Before I arrived, Fredi sent me a picture via WhatsApp of a pile of old steel bicycles. He wanted us to weld a tandem together during my stay and I have to admit that I wasn’t sure if I liked the idea or not. From my experience in Switzerland, it […]
Things are not exactly turning back to normal and I myself am still mostly confined to the comfort of home. However, that is not the case for everyone in the house. Anita and I loosely planned (“loosely” being our favourite kind of planning) another three days of cycling to enjoy […]
In our house, filled with five lovely people, the Corona Pandemic has been a rather pleasant time. Being grateful for our circumstances, everyone here has been diving into projects and exploring things they had been wanting to explore. No one needs to leave the house for work anymore and it […]
As with many of my material belongings, my appreciation for bicycles increases the longer I use them. This is especially true once I start working on them and changing things to suit my needs. I currently own three two-wheeled companions. One to go far with lots of luggage, one to […]