Wim Harwig

Category: bicycling

  • yeahh !!

    Dag Wim, Je fiets staat al op de wielen, afleveren op donderdag gaat wel lukken. Groeten, Ymte The most pleasant email since a long time………….. 😉

  • Velovision

    In issue 27 of Velovision ( www.velovision.com ) is an article about helmet cameras. The safety angle was a new aspect for me…. Just use a 2 Gigabyte memory-card during your ride and if nothing happens, just delete it. But if you register a dangerous traffic-situation on your camera, you have the best means to…

  • Quest 215

    Quest number 215 is being build this week. About 6000 euro’s have left our bank-account today 😦 , so next week I’ll be able to make the maiden-voyage from Dronten to Vlissingen 😉 . This first ride will be about 300 / 350 km. Daylight lasts till 18.30, so the LED-lightning system will have to…

  • T-shirt for use in Velomobile

    I found a photo which shows a T-shirt that is perfect for use in a Velomobile !

  • VELIB’ bicycles in Paris

    The long video I made of the new phenomenon Velib’ in Paris and one video which shows the “extreme Velib’ ” You can read this article for more info.

  • roundabout bataviastad

    This is the kind of roundabout that are needed for a more bicycle-friendly infrastructure in our city’s. By placing a bicycle-path in the middle (red concrete), the cars that are leaving the roundabout will not ignore the cyclists because they are only to be seen in the “dead corner” of the rear view mirror. fietsrotonde…

  • volume 23 number 4

    Took me a whole day to read all the fantastic articles in this magazine ! see ; Ligfiet&  volume 23 number 4, originally uploaded by wim harwig.  

  • La bon France !

    There are a few spectacular recumbents in this short video ! A “must see” !

  • The homeland of the “FREE” ?

    One of the reasons why I like the USA was the “First Amendment”. But now I read this article in the Villager. Big Brother doesn’t want to be filmed by us. Laurie Mittelmann, a volunteer with Time’s Up!, dressed as a movie camera and wore a copy of the U.S. Constitution at last Friday’s rally…

  • icy beard maddness in eastern Turkey

    Rob is coming to Vlissingen on his longboard. You can read about all his adventures here. More icy beard maddness in eastern Turkey, originally uploaded by Robert Thomson.

  • light emitting system for creating your own bikelane in the dark.

    Take a look here and read all about the idea to create your own kind of “bicycle lane” by using a LED system. Thanks to guys like Byron Loibl our bikes get more and more safer and convenient for use at night. Maybe it is possible to adjust the light and change it in some kind…

  • crashes suck !

  • Harold the great cycling poet !

    Fietsen is mijn leven  Fietsen is mijn leven Door regen en door wind Alleen of met z’n twee Maar altijd eensgezind Mijn hart gaat sneller kloppen Als ik mijn fiets weer zie Ik ben niet meer te stoppen En geniet wel voor z’n drie  Fietsen is ons leven Door modder of door zand Ook bliksem…

  • Kees as a couchsurfer

    Kees stayed with us when he passed Vlissingen during his cycling tour through Zeeland. see his travelblog

  • Tour de France

    I use my notebook and this site when I watch the Tour de France on our television. Last year the site was badly working but now it seems to have a better and smoother stream.