Van Tuyl – The Element Cyclopaat

So, I was in for a new bike. Again… After an inattentive driver wrecked the Scapin, almost wrecking me in the act as well, I went shopping for a new one. My previous bikes were assembled with a lot of…

Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist

Cyclopaat, an alter ego with a twist
Reports of my crashes, single-sided or involving cars

So, I was in for a new bike. Again… After an inattentive driver wrecked the Scapin, almost wrecking me in the act as well, I went shopping for a new one. My previous bikes were assembled with a lot of…

(Note that this post was written almost a month after the accident – I’ve put off writing it too long, but now that I’m back on my shiny new bike, I felt up to it.) I’m in for a new…

Since my visit to the hospital in August I’ve been riding nothing but shorties. I was told that I should “minimize” my rides to no more than 60 kilometers – give or take an ear – and being a good…

Once again, it has been a while since my last blog entry here. There are several reasons for that, the most obvious being that I get just as bored writing posts as you get reading them. Also, after my carefully…

Due to exceptionally good weather this week, I’ve been able to ride outside, which beats riding the Tacx trainer by a million miles, albeit that the latter is much safer. Last year around this time, things were still covered in…