driving through Dutch rainy skies
These are typical rain showers, especially in the province of Zeeland. You can see them arriving far in advance. As a photographer, I strongly feel a need to capture them with the compact camera that...
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Last month I realized that despite the medication I continued to have high blood pressure. At the same time, I also experienced the disadvantages of this medication (side effects). So I decided to use...
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I like cycling in wintertime…. but I hate flat tyres during this time of the year … so playing safe with Marathon Plus Yes, I know the plus also stand for the resistance 26″ at 5 bar
View ArticleCycling home after the nightshift
Too bad I didn’t have my camera with me … the “photos” of the phone will have to do it … It was a beautiful sunrise! How much money would an average person want to spend to experience this beautiful...
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I used recumbents for many years for my commuting … a few videos made with simple cameras. Unfortunately YouTube took away the nice music … De enige echte Simon Wijnstra Classic ! fietsen met collegae...
View ArticleRims
How long can you continue driving with the original velomobile rims? Today I lost confidence and decided to renew them …
View Articlecommuting with Quest 552
My colleagues Harm and Bram saw me arriving at work in my velomobile and made a video with their mobile phone. Nicely done guys! If I’d known they were recording … I would’ve gone much faster arriving...
View Articlemelancholy
Full of melancholy I cycled home yesterday after the last night shift … it could be the last … The “phosphoric acid plant” is now blowing the last vapor from its chimney … maybe a few more days … then...
View Articlemy velomobile history …
For years I’ve used a velomobile for my commute. I had a good condition although I was a heavy smoker and used to smoke even while cycling.In November 2013 I quit my job at the Thermphos-site and had...
View Articleold button badges
These button badges are from the time when all bicycles were still “green”. I found them in an old box stored in the shed … Today, the majority of new bicycles sold are electrically assisted and thus...
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