Wim Harwig

Categorie: old cyclist

  • Cycle Vision 2008

    I made a short video of Cycle Vision which was being held last weekend. The results are shown here. I will dump the rest of all the material as a sort of camcorder-dump at google in parts, because it allows maximum only 10 minutes per video. But this dump will take some time….

  • Cycle Vision 2008

    I will be present at Cycle Vision in Sloten, the Netherlands. It will be held  during 21 and 22 June ( next weekend). I am planning to take some video and photos. To give you an idea of what it’s like; see the video I made last year ……….

  • Welpie

    It’s an advertising gadget that a well known Dutch company (Albert Heijn ) uses during the European Soccer Championship. see their advertisement-clip here. With a little imagination you’re suppose to recognize the “Dutch Lion”. As long as the Dutch soccer-eleven is in the race, I will have it attached on my velomobile ……..

  • Bo Diddley

    Bo Diddley died monday 2 June in his own house in Florida due to a heartfailure. Years and years ago I first heard of Bo by listening to an Animals song called “the story of Bo Diddley”. That was the reason that I bought my first Bo Diddley LP (sort of ancient DVD 😉 )…

  • Good old cycling times.

    When I first saw these videos, I had to laugh ! They show the British bicycle culture as it was way back in 1955. If you’re too old to die young, then you’ll go back in memory when seeing these two vid’s ……… Nowadays there are a lot of car-drivers in England who just hate…

  • photo Easter meeting

    This photo is made by Bas de Meijer, a professional photographer who is also a recumbent cyclist. More photos can be found here .

  • my second skins

    During the last trip I made to the Easter meeting, I used Skins. Just to see how it would work out, I kept them wearing day and night from Friday till Monday evening. I was sweating like a horse during the 230 km. bicycle ride on Friday and of coarse the same situation on Monday…

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    23-03-08_1843.jpg, originally uploaded by wim harwig. Easter meeting (sunday)

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    23-03-08_0952.jpg, originally uploaded by wim harwig. Easter meeting

  • easter meeting (paastreffen)

    What is wrong with an old man who is cycling 200 kilometers in the rain to a meeting of recumbent-riders, sleeping in a tent at freezing temperatures for 3 nights and then cycling the same 200 km’s back home , while at the same time he has a comfortable camper available ????? He likes cycling…

  • 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.

  • red rocket

    My neighbour took this photo when I showed him my Quest.  

  • I am still alive

    I get a medical check-up every year now, because I am a sort of volunteer to use a gas mask (like the fire department uses in case of heavy smoke) at my work in case of unforeseen circumstance. The last medical test was a year ago. The test showed that my VO2max has risen from…

  • 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…