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A photoshoot with @kat_bikes

A photoshoot with @kat_bikes

Unfortunately there are many, many details that I didn't collect about their bike. Fortunately, we can catch up online for a chat in the near future, and I can put together a proper "A chat with..." post.

6,000 km

6,000 km

I tried to win one in a comp. I did a few test rides. Every day became leg day as I rode the bakfiets everywhere.

Even bad bikes are the best.

Even bad bikes are the best.

We sheltered under a 1850s windmill. We got lost amongst reeds. We rode through a beech forest. And through a paddock with curious cows.

It broke. The ultimate tourer broke.

It broke. The ultimate tourer broke.

I was devastated when I realised that my Unit has a crack in the drive-side rear dropout. I was at the beach when it was spotted.

Kona Unit 2-9, the ultimate tourer?

Kona Unit 2-9, the ultimate tourer?

I’ve reached D-1. Most people omit half of the answer to the question “how many bikes do I need?”, only saying that you need N+1 bikes, where N is the number of bikes you currently have.