by Richard Grassick | Aug 29, 2016
In 2014, as we began our research into Bremen’s cycling history, we spent many hours in the Bremen State Archive. It was there that we met Florian Reiß, a historian who was working on a major exhibition about cycling for the Cloppenburg Open Air Museum. We...
by Beatrix Wupperman | Aug 29, 2016
Bremer Bicycle History Part 1: 19th century to early 20th century “I believe that if all Germans cycled, they would lose their dull sensuality and be happier and more agreeable.” (Ricarda Huch to Richard Huch 1896)1 “In no other city in Germany, are cyclists treated...
by Beatrix Wupperman | Aug 29, 2016
The Free Hanseatic city in the Northwest of Germany? The uncrowned Queen of German Cycling Cities? Maybe you remember Bremen from our film “Beauty and the Bike”? Ever heard about Bremen as the secret Cycling Capital of Germany, even one of the best in Europe? Of all...