Xtracycle making new friends.
The temperatures are now regularly above freezing, and people are riding bicycles again. I’m passing more people while I’m out on the bike lanes, and there are usually two or three parked by larger shops, like this pair of trusty steeds outside the village supermarket.
It even seems that there are slightly more than last year, which may be a delayed effect of high oil prices or the recession, or possibly it’s my perception after having the place pretty well to myself for so long. With so many people cycling in this cold weather and with so little infrastructure, it makes me wonder how many more people would be using bikes if Ostfildern invested a bit more in improving subjective safety.
The sport bikes are still hibernating. I’ll let you know when I see the first lycra of the season…
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February 2, 2009 at 4:50 am
Joe
Hi Andy,
I like your comment on the sport bike/lycra crowd. I couldn’t agree more…you sure don’t see them roughing it year round.
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February 5, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Andy in Germany
I hope I don’t offend any racing/sport cyclists- If that’s how they enjoy cycling, I’m happy, and it’s better than Formula One. I just find the ideas of a ‘cycling season’ funny- It runs from January to December folks.