Kyle’s European Adventure

OK, seriously – google maps is working my last nerve. I’ve tried and tried to create the map of my last ride, and it seems to just crap out when you have more than a certain number of twists and turns on your journey. Anyone know of a different mapping service that might not suck [...]

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Today I rode to Potsdam and back. I need bike shorts – my butt is killing me. Here’s my route map. It won’t let me route the return, which went around the park at the end of the line, and then followed the same path back!
Potsdam Ride
(OK, the map link isn’t showing the whole route. [...]

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Last night was fun – my new friend Lorenz happens to work at a big party that happens every sunday night on the top of a skyscraper in Alexanderplatz. He invited me to come check it out, so I did. To enter, you walk through the lobby of this building and hop in an elevator, [...]

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Took the wheels out for a spin today. My hands and butt hurt, but it was a beautiful way to see the city.
Check out the route I took here, starting at my gym and ending at my apartment!
Ride One Map

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I DID IT! I picked up my bike this afternoon, and I am completely in love. I got really lucky on this one – I was wandering around, and found this bike shop near my gym. I went in and, in my best broken German, asked if they sold secondhand bikes. They said no, but [...]

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Well, I finally moved into my Berlin apartment last night. I brought my stuff over pretty late, and did some reading and crashed. I’m sleeping on a couch-bed here, so it’s going to take a little getting used to. Between that and the total lack of curtains in this place, I was up bright and [...]

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