Bicycle trip from Cologne to Leverkusen

Hi, seeing as our recent hiking trip was very successful and there will be more planned, I thought about also trying for a bike tour.
I would like to suggest around May when it would be easier to predict the weather and also give some of you to go and find
a cheap bike at a flea market or whatever

If there is anyone interested I will throw a few dates and ideas around and let's see.

cheers

Ian

I'd be up for that

Count me in!! D

Count me in too! Great idea Ian.

I'd be interested too.

Sounds fab! I'll be getting a new bike for my bday in April as well! Yippee! =)

I might be up for that!

what sort of distances do you expect to cover? I live in Frankfurt but could well be tempted to come up and join you! I think my limit would be around 80 km day though..

I'm interested, just let me know the dates

Hi,
It's a good idea! If I don't have to work, I will join all of you :-).

I'd also be interested...although currently lacking said two wheeled instrument required

Well I am not too sure if I want to plan a biggy myself. My thoughts were to cycle maybe 40 or 50 Km on the Rhein either south or north heading out of Cologne
and then maybe train it back after taking some 'refreshments However you could cycle all the way back to Ffm I guess

Another thought was that we could do this over a weekend.. I would have to get some 'special leave' in that case. Then we could head out of Cologne really early on a Saturday
morning and just see how far we get.. That would mean camping somewhere along the way and continuing on Sunday.. finally taking a train back from somewhere late on Sunday
afternoon, early evening...

Any other ideas ?

I think cycling along the Rhein is a good idea! maybe from Cologne down to Bonn or something?
Please make sure the level of difficulty isn't too high..I never ran the Tour de France!! ;-)
When were you thinking of organising it?

Hi Lenou, probably around June time. I was not thinking of anything Tour de France pace but more say Tour de Pubs pace

@Aspiadas: great!! Tour de Pubs sounds good to me ;-)) ! and June would be great!

It this bike trip still taking place?

@nicqman.. yes but in June

hi, i'd really like to take part in this too if possible, has a date been sorted yet?

Morning. So I tentatively plan to go for a bike ride on the Sunday 15th June. Starting in Cologne and finishing in Düsseldorf for a few beers
before heading back with the train. Who's in ?

Assuming I have acquired a bicycle by then, absolutely

I'm in!!

FYI, there is usually a bicycle market on Saturday mornings outside st Agnes church, just a few metres up Neusser strase from Ebertplatz station

There is also one at the Unicenter every Saturday morning (U-Bahn 18 - Weisshaustrasse)

I'm also keen, granted that I'm not required to work and can get the kiddie seat off the back of my host father's bike.

I'd be up for it too, just need to get a bike now!

Pah, not today there wasn't, nor at Rudolfplatz. Any suggestions for bicycle markets so I can get one in time for this trip???

not sure of the date but the next one will be in june on a weekend at friesenplatz. on that square in front of si claro and weingarten. maybe you'll find out when its on in june.

its like the gebrauchtfahrradmarkt koeln

there was one last week and only saw a sign saything its once a month. but i'd say the bikes where fairly expensive. (well for my taste)

you could also try to get one of these bikes that the city auctiones coz it was parked for 1/2 a year or so at the same spot, they are usually fairly cheep

Aha!
http://www.fahrradmarkt-koeln.de/

theres also all those DB bikes you can rent out all around the city...its max 15EUR/day or 0.08 per min

see http://www.callabike-interaktiv.de/kundenb...259594c...00002

[quote name='aspiadas' date='Feb 29 2008, 10:14 pm' post='1213978']
Hi, seeing as our recent hiking trip was very successful and there will be more planned, I thought about also trying for a bike tour.
I would like to suggest around May when it would be easier to predict the weather and also give some of you to go and find
a cheap bike at a flea market or whatever

Hi Ian,

I am new here and also have a bike which hasn't been put in too much use. I would love to join the group on this Tour De Pub event..hehehe
Sounds really healthy.

cheers,
Elsi

Cool so we have a four or five already i think. I will post the meeting place and time in a few days... would say we should leave earlyish (not too early)

cheers

Well I'd still like to get my own bike but that's 3 weekends now with no market at Friesenplatz or St Agnes Kirche, and I don't want to buy a brand new one ...
Worst comes to worst I'll hire a DB one I guess, unless anyone has one for sale?

Nemmy, from the link you posted earlier there are still two weekends with used bike markets in Cologne

Sa. 07. Juni - Köln-Neustadt-Nord/Nippes Agneskirche, 8:00-16:00 Uhr
Sa. 14. Juni - Köln-Südstadt/Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Parkplatz, 8:00-16:00 Uhr

I might check one of them out myself...

cheers

Ian

Hi Ian, yep I'm planning on going to the Agnes Kirche one this Saturday to see if it's actually on.
I might even find a bike I like lol

Let us know if you're going too, could always meet up there to say hi.

Hi Nemmy, I doubt I will be able to swing my self out of bed so early tomorrow to make that. I might try and make it to the Süd Stadt next week. Cheers

I am now "with bike" so I am ready to go! (I am fully certain I will manage to get a puncture within the first mile).

Erm, is this still on or has it been postponed?

Hmm weather forecast for the weekend looks bad. Rain and quite chilly.. maybe we have to postpone this...

(woo for me, need to get over bronchitis first, and still need to get bike)

@ Antony, so in about another 6 weeks time you'll be fit and healthy?

fair enough I guess. Keep us posted with new date (preferably not weekend 21/22 June pls).

No problem.. but keep an eye on the weather anyway... maybe the forecast is wrong...

I'd still like to get out for a cycle this Sunday morning / afternoon if the weather is decent and anyone might be interested?
No idea where though...

Gave it some thought but the way the weather is I think a long lie in bed tomorrow looks more enticing

How about Sunday 29th June?
I'm sure we'll be back in time for the EM2008 Final!

So... come on Aspiadas, any plans to reorganise this event?
I would love to get out and do a decent bike ride

Any preference on the 6th or the 13th July ?

6th would be good for me.
Unfortunately weekend of 13th my wife is visiting from England and I don't think she'd fancy going cycling...

Ok lets say provisionally the 6th.. I just have to check and see that I have definitely nothing going on that day. Shall we keep destination Düsseldorf ? It's always a good place to end up for a few beers in the Alt Stadt afterwards. Anyone else interested ?

Yes, anyone else interested? I need someone who is going to be as slow as me!!!