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Bikes and trains

A collection of 5 posts

Modernising a Dahon - MINI folding bicycle

Modernising a Dahon - MINI folding bicycle

Just under 2 years ago I acquired a 2001 Birdy folding bicycle, and explained here how I upgraded it to more modern standards. Since then the Birdy has accompanied me on many business trips, especially to smaller cities with good bike infrastructure where bike hire is either expensive or non-existent

Why you should buy a bike trailer for cargo

Why you should buy a bike trailer for cargo

In 2009 I asked my parents to buy me a bicycle trailer as a birthday present. It was a Croozer Cargo, original 2003-2013 model (no longer manufactured, but you can find the manual for it as a PDF here), and cost £160 back then (about €200). Looking back little could

Turning a 2001 Riese und Müller Birdy into a modern folding bicycle

Turning a 2001 Riese und Müller Birdy into a modern folding bicycle

This post was written in January 2020, a smaller update was added in November 2021, and a large update was added in March 2022, with further small changes in April 2022 and January 2023. The original January 2020 blog post remains more or less as written! In the meantime if

My attention-seeking Blaze bicycle light

My attention-seeking Blaze bicycle light

As a person I seldom stand out, at least to look at - I am of medium height and medium build, my hair is plain and I choose my clothes precisely so as no-one remarks about them. If you passed me in the street your head would not turn, and

Review: Raleigh Nightflight 8G Men 2013

Review: Raleigh Nightflight 8G Men 2013

A year ago, immediately after moving to Berlin, I made one of the biggest single purchases I've ever made - a new bicycle, a Raleigh Nightflight 8G Men 2013, purchased from Radhaus Pankow for €649 (recommended price: €799). For 2014, Raleigh released a slightly updated Nightflight 2014, and