Wim Harwig

Maand: januari 2013

  • Never travel without duct tape

    Rob had the same experience as I had with the jacket of my bicycle chain lock. But I put a quote of Rob in practice : never travel without Duct tape ! So now the paint on my Bullitt is protected by the Duct tape around the padlock and chain.  

  • 1000

    This is post number 1000 on this blog. These last few months I was posting less and less, because I am in a bluesy kind of period in my life. My view on life is changing due to the fact that my employer went bankrupt, the Dutch government is altering rules for pensionable age and…

  • It took 24 hours ….

    …. for velomobiel.nl to deliver me a new SRAM X9 !  Hurrah for Ymte !  Normally I tend to buy local, but for my velomobile it is best to get parts directly from velomobiel.nl. They know exactly what kind of stuff you need.

  • Snow

    A lot of snow fell yesterday in the evening. That is always a nice hobby-time for velonauts !   So I made a short impression on video of my commute… Unfortunately I had to climb out of my Quest a few times, to lift it over a few snow banks. During one of these exercises…

  • Darieus windmill

    Lots of people ask me why my velomobile has its specific model. Well, the Darieus windturbine inspired Allert Jacobs when he designed his first velomobile.    

  • The end.

    3 January was the last day of Thermphos International. Just a few colleagues are working for the trustee now, just to keep the plant safe. We can only hope that some company is able to continue the production of phosphorus and has a vision on how to produce it “greener”. An old video shows how…