If I wouldn’t be preserving these beauties for the next generations, who would then?
Probably some other idiot.
Tag: bicycle
Trail Cup 1/2 by MTB Rally in Fiskars
I had never tried MTB Enduro before and this season opener aligned nicely with the Bike Expo. I arrived on Saturday, enjoyed the expo, greeted friends in the Vintage MTB stall and raced on Sunday.
1992 Kona Fire Mountain
To pick up a rusty piece of junk, of which you’d utilise only the frame, fork and stem would definitely qualify as a labour of love. Especially, if it would include the mother of all restoring obstacles: The Stuck Seatpost. I came across this Kona Fire Mountain from 1992 that had components that were mostly…
Wheeler Dealer
What does a serial bike restorer do after a finished project? One gets a new project bike to fill the void: Wheeler 6600 Comp Line from 1992.
Kona Explosif 1993. Finished.
Back in October 2021 I managed to get myself this project that I then disassembled, cleaned and stored away. My problem is that I’m lacking man space and I had to do all component cleaning outside on our terrace. Then came rain and more rain, until rain stopped and then it got cold. Then it…
Kona Explosif 1993: The formative bike.
In 1992 I was a young lad in Lapland who’d started cycling after failing to grasp the art of flute or music theory.
Forêt de Soignes & Genval & La Hulpe
What is the nature whispering us? Forêt de Soignes or The Sonian Forest is a proper cure for an acute nature deficit. Bois de la Cambre park serves as a decent quick-fix, but only few kilometres away there’s more nature and less people. In Belgium it’s very difficult to escape the man-made structures while outdoors, as the…
Run to the hills
The Ardennes are a mountain range covering Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Most of it is dense forest but on the Belgian side there are also the high fens, Hautes Fagnes.
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