
St. Peter near Freiburg
Riding a bike is something that I have done for as long as I can remember.
When I arrived in Freiburg in 1999, I was lucky to meet the owner of a bike shop, Frank. He asked me if I’d like to join him and a group of people to road-bike. I did and it was great. The group were all locals and they showed me all of the best routes here in the Black Forest. I am sure that I know the area better than some of my friends that were born here :O)
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Freiburg and the surrounding area is not just great for road biking, but mountain biking, too. In 2003 I bought a Cube mountain bike from Frank. We have two very popular downhill stretches at Rosskopf and Kubfelsen, which are both right next to the city. I often ride these before work in the Summer. There is a large mountain bike community here in Freiburg, Mountainbike Freiburg e.V., which is no surprise given the sheer number of great routes that are available here in the surrounding Black Forest. |
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Last year, 2015, I upgraded my Cube Pelton to a Cube Agree GTC Carbon Black n’ Red. I haven’t had the chance to ride it yet, and I can’t wait for the weather to get better. A guy I work with, Dennis, is a keen cyclist, too. In the Summer we often go for a quick spin in the nearby Black Forest during the lunch break. He is the creator and author of Cycling the Alps, which has won an award from Google.![]() The bike weighs almost nothing and I can hear some of my friends saying Carbon statt Kondition with a swiss accent (carbon instead of condition), o je :O) |