Events & Bike Culture

Travelling around the world without your beloved bicycle can be sometimes hard. But the good thing is, that the invisible bike is always around. So when the urge for cycling is too strong and no bike is close by, jump on your invisible bike and take it for a ride to the most peculiar places.

Does your pulse quicken when you think about bikes? Do you prefer to sit on a saddle than in a chair? Then perhaps you’re a bike freak. Someone who devotes themselves passionately and with great enthusiasm to bikes. Now test ...

Even a small selection of films shows what a variety of roles cycling can play. Anyone who - like us - takes the view that cycling is more than merely a means of transportation, will find a selection of bike movies here that you must see as a cycling enthusiast. Turn the popcorn machine on, bring on the next rainy weekend...

When Julian (27) is not doing a bike tour through Europe, he devotes himself to the study of telematics - unless of course one of his mates invites him to go mounting biking or road cycling. For the self-declared eco-freak, cycling contributes to the quality of life of all of us

Cycling is good for the environment as well as for the body. As a result, one would assume that the relaxed pastime of cycling would be allowed anywhere and at any time. Not quite, because around the world, there are a few curious – and hard to imagine – restrictions.

Unlike the name Bicycle Day suggests, it was not the bike that is celebrated as a cherished all-around means of transportation on 19 April. It rather is a particular historical event that is the reason for this festivity – the unforgettable bicycle trip by the Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann. We’ll tell you what happened that day in1943 and where you can celebrate this day!

Scheduled flights so short that the distance can be covered on a racing bike in just one day? Sounds strange, but isn’t all that rare. Here is an overview of the most interesting overland routes in Europe.