Wim Harwig

Categorie: cycling

  • fabulous people

    We live in a world of economics. Everything is expressed in money. Even the time I watch television is of some worth to the advertising company’s. The medical health care, the lack of space on high ways during peak-hour, the seconds that it takes to prepare a McDonalds-menu, here in the Netherlands there even exists…

  • tyre trouble

    I have “Vredestijn HPV“- tyres on my Velomobile. They are comfortable, but pick up lots of small sharp stones. I don’t blame the tyres for it, but I do think that the professionals who decide to “protect” the cycle path with these stoney needles needs to be discharged ! Nice flat silky asphalt roads will…

  • Shimano sandal with cleat

    Today I bought these sandals. I only heard positive things about these sandals in velomobiles by users.  So now I can find out myself….. I have thought of the simple idea to make something like Gary did…….. ……but when I realized that Rob Thomson already tested the Shimano sandels to the extreme on his travels…

  • Sheldon Brown

    Yesterday I’ve heard that Sheldon Brown had a serious heart attack and died………….. With him we loose a great cyclist………… Now the only thing we can do to honour him is to visit his pages as a homage.

  • China Wheelie promo video !

    Rob Luxton’s adventure on a three wheeled recumbent tricycle will take him 25,000km all around China, passing through every province on the mainland.The expedition will also help raise awareness and money for two Charities ; Sowers Action and Care For Children. Both dedicated to improving the lives of children in poor areas throughout China. Beginning…

  • T-shirt

    Just a few day’s waiting and the T-shirts were delivered…….. At first sight, the quality is good. I think it’s made with the same high standard as the stuff from LARGE . But we’ll see, time and a lot of washing will tell………. Cheap T-shirt prints usually perish inside the washing machine ; and when…

  • a ride with Zilt.

    I was touring with Zilt through Zeeland.

  • Gavin the Abrasive Scotsman

    Gavin made a nice impression of a ride on his recumbent. He did a lot of editing on this video …………… see for yourself :

  • new cleat set

    My cleats were worn after 7 years of use. I use them every day and relatively do a lot of walking. The cleats make easy contact with the ground because the rubber sole of my Shimano shoes is not thick enough to prevent it.

  • magazines for cyclists

    The postman delivered the two best cycling magazines I know. By coincidence on the same day (2 Jan 2008) ; must be an omen for a good cycling year ! So no cycling today; just a strong cup of coffee,  make myself comfortable on the couch and a lot of reading…….. magazines for cyclists, originally…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Big at the front !

    Recumbent riders are stubborn, self-opinionated cyclists. They often do their own thing and don’t give sh.t what others think about it. In this video there is such a guy who returns to the design of the ancient high-bi and shows that he made a practical easy-to-use recumbent out of it.