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In 2018, I cycled 10,000km and then donated to Qhubeka. These are my 11 highlights from this season.

By onabike.ccNovember 16, 2018December 26, 2018
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GoPro Cycling: Seven accessories to make better bike videos with your Hero 7 (and any other action cam)

By onabike.ccOctober 2, 2018October 2, 2018
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Mokacam Alpha S Hands-On & Unboxing: The smallest 4K action cam that’s not so small (and why the GoPro is the action cam you should buy)

By onabike.ccSeptember 14, 2018
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Teaching marketing research: How I added natural language processing, predictive analytics, and the replication crisis to the curriculum

By onabike.ccSeptember 11, 2018
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Life in academia

Say Yes. Say Äppelwoi.

By onabike.ccAugust 21, 2018August 22, 2018
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On two wheels Zweiradberge

I did my first bike marathon in Germany. The Wendelstein-Rundfahrt.

By onabike.ccAugust 21, 2018August 21, 2018
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Chocolate is my vegetable, and ice cream is my fruit. German is my language, and Europe is my home.

Last spring forced us to be apart for four months. This spring, we keep exploiting holes in the system with (white and not so white) lies. Out on the ride today, I enjoyed it so much that I felt again how much I had missed it last spring. Heirs to movement together. For us, it's literally true: #outsideisfree
I often ignore how much I love riding in Thurgau. It's not that part of Switzerland with the most epic climbs. But on days like today, with the fruit trees coming to blossom, and the snow-covered Alps in clear sight, the silent roads just South of Lake Konstanz make for an absolute detox of the mind.
Easter is for families, but families that don't fit the norm (i.e. not living at the same place) are left wanting for more than a year, especially when they live across borders. On Sunday, I entered Italy through a hole in a fence. On Monday, I returned home on a regular border crossing, because Switzerland ain't as paranoid. Along the way, I used the freedom that the bike is. The lakes are waking up to life. May we all this Summer.
Have you been out today? I love Ticino, but I also love to finally ride again closer to home. Spring vibes are there. Add the joy of riding with a strong and steady tailwind.
I think that's what it means to be fully immersed in nature.
The joy of an early season's couple ride culminates at the intense blue of a mountain lake. Ever been to Lago di Mergozzo? I noticed it's been three+ years for me since my last visit, but it's been as gorgeous as always. Or was it the lake? Or was it my bike? Or was it the Domane of my girl?
This is not the seaside. These are the beautiful shores of #lagodicomo on a misty day. Spending a day in solitude on the bike, revisiting places and sceneries that define me as a rider, and feeling that normality ultimately will resume. Let's keep our hope together: just a little longer and we'll be back.
It's gonna be more of snow again. So be it. After the frustration over missing the next big ride vanished, waking up to fresh white brings back memories of deep snow adventures from the past month.
It wasn't quite as warm as I expected, but the snow walls were as big as I wished for. The fourth season offers unique experiences itself and gives a different atmosphere to a landscape that you often know only in green. This was the first big climb of the year. Looking forward to those to come.
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