27.3.2008 von Ines.

Yesterday I went to the juggling and acrobatics group workout in Erlangen. It was really great as they have a huge hall, a lot of juggling and unicycling equipment and they even have real gymnastics mats. This is what we need in Beijing. It was quite full and a lot of people were practicing acrobatics. I found a strong and stable partner to lift me around. The coolest figure we tried and almost mastered in the end was the free standing handstand.

Today I have sore muscles. But actually more the legs than the arms. Probably from all the attempts of the high plange as performed in the movie Dirty Dancing.

I was extremely happy because finally yesterday I had my new fixed gear bike plus all the parts to actually build it up and ride So I did bring it to the juggling workout and I did get to ride it. Backward circles feel good, wheelies are really possible (but I need a bit more time to master them) and I was able to skid again (I am not able to do that on my Corima track bike). But today I will have to take the bike apart to be able to carry it to Asia with me.

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23.3.2008 von Ines.

I woke up this morning to find everything covered with snow. It was really beautiful. Not really what you expect end of March in Germany. Some people were complaining that all the Easter eggs that were hidden in the garden were too hard to find because they were all covered with fresh snow.

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21.3.2008 von Ines.

I went to the 31st International Easter Youth Days (Osterjugendtage) opening ceremony. It was a professionally arranged show with mainly athletes of clubs from Wilhelmshaven participating in the show. They had acrobatics, gymnastics, hand balancing among the many performances and most of the acts were very creative.

To get the show running there were a lot of helpers and sponsors. Here are a few of them standing around my trick bike:

The most famous beach of Wilhemshaven is the South Beach. It did not look like what I was expecting. And there was a very cold strong wind blowing.

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25.1.2008 von Ines.

There is an art exhibit all around fixed gear bikes. They will display bikes and spokes cards as well as photography. It will start on February 1st in Berlin and on February 2nd in Los Angeles. Also three of my photographs of my single speed bike will be displayed. Drop by if you are near Berlin or Los Angeles.

http://www.visual-research.com

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