Wim Harwig

Maand: december 2007

  • “oliebollen”-tour

    Now my ODO is 2611 kilometers since 25 October. I cycled 552 kilometers during the last 3 days due to my presence at the “oliebollentocht”. On my way to the Veluwe (about 220 km) I had two flat tyres and some trouble with the chain. I stayed two nights with family in Achterveld, about 20…

  • have some nice days

    I’m used to the fact that both our parents died long ago. So we don’t have to drive for hundreds of kilometers to visit them during Christmas time. When the old vinyl records are on our turntable, playing all the ancient Christmas songs; I have a feeling they are visiting us now……….. Now I’ll have…

  • Best christmas film ever !

    Bieslog’s opinion is that the next video is “the best christmas film ever”. I agree 😉 UPDATE : A few weeks later a Dumpert-reporter visited Lou and Tiny again. (thanks for the link, Peter)

  • Company magazine

    The magazine is called “Insight”, subtitled ; “The social community of Thermphos and her people”. In this edition there was an article that introduced the concept “Velomobile”. A few weeks earlier I had a short interview, during which I overhanded the well known velomobile- flyer’s. The article shows that the editor used the flyer-info largely.…

  • Quest

    Just a short video………

  • At work

    It’s not the most photogenic place of the factory-site where this photo-session took place, but what the heck…….my colleague isn’t a professional photographer. My new velomobile attracts attention, so lots of photos are being made and questions asked…………….. I mostly refer to this blog, but there isn’t much to see of my velomobile yet. So…

  • We see more than we remember and remember more than we saw……..

    Most newspapers are writing articles about the latest Led Zeppelin concert. In this video you can see the lack of interest among the French audience , when seeing Led Zeppelin in real live ! Indeed, we think we remember a lot more of the year 1969 than we saw in reality ……………. What we can’t…

  • Head rest

    I made a headrest which I can use when I’m riding in my Quest. First I made some different types, but this one is the best for me. For this last model I was inspired by the head rests you see on the newest low-racers made by Mike Burrows. The form is made from thin…

  • Sparta Ithaka

    Marjan made a decision…….She bought a Sparta Ithaka . She used the “National Bicycle Plan“. With the national bicycle plan you can buy via your employer a complete bicycle with insurance and by doing so, have tax advantage. You pay back with gross salary (or holiday pay, overtime etc.) to your employer. Because you pay…

  • recumbent cycling in store !

    Jonathan is one of the ultimate recumbent promoters in the US. He sees himself as a “stand-up of recumbents”. He already made a lot of videos and is improving the quality continuous. In this video he is testing his new helmet-camera, a Kodak V 705. He also shows the same trouble I have with my…

  • Dutch infrastructure for cyclists.

    People who are curious to see how the dutch infrastructure for bicycle-paths looks like, can have a look at this video. The video is 25 minutes long. In the video you see all different kinds of roads and cycling paths situated in the northern part of the Netherlands (Groningen). Some recumbent-riders have formed an email-group…

  • Dutch humor

  • a new bicycle

    Marjan needs a new bicycle, so we are orientating for the possibilities and models. New techniques and methods nowaday’s in the bicycle-shops ! The “Fietsenmakker ” is our nearest bicycle- shop and is the best in our town, so we were looking around there. Didn’t make a choice yet, so still thinking and searching……… The…

  • wind, rain, hail, mud, and two flat tyres…………

    The past 6 days I have had it all. Wind, rain, hail, mud and two flat tyres. I didn’t mind as long as I could stay in my Velomobile. Even the wind at 8 Bft (according to windGURU ) didn’t give any trouble, although I had to concentrate on the steering during crosswinds on the…