Name/location/discipline Zuza/ Szczecin –> Kraków (Poland) / commuter with a hint of a messenger, freedom rider, abandoning my infant son to ride a bike as often as possible What does riding mean to you? The more I think about it, the more I realise at some point riding a bicycle became a huge part of…

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Name/location/discipline Gloria / Italian Heart, Berlin-based / Fixed-gear, Road *NEW* What does riding mean to you? When I moved to Berlin almost 3 years ago, I didn’t have so many friends, and it was really hard to start a new life: I left everything in between Como and Milan, my parents and my friends, smiles…

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Name/location/disciplineJoanna / Poznań (Poland) / fixed gear What does riding mean to you? It’s hard to describe it in few sentences… Riding means freedom. Riding means independence. Riding saves time – you don’t stand in traffic jams or wait for late public transport. In a city you can get to anywhere, usually faster than by…

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Name/location/discipline Erica Harumi Folli, 25 years-old. From São Paulo, Brasil, to Barcelona, Spain. Started with a fixed gear bike three years ago and then I officially changed to road bikes recently. What does riding mean to you? Riding gave me a sense of life. I mean, by riding I started to feel connected with life…

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Name/location/discipline Katarzyna/Wrocław (Poland) now, Portugal soon/fixed + bike polo + road What does riding mean to you? Riding is freedom. Bikes really bring friends together, a family type of community. In almost every city there is somebody connected to the fixed gear culture or bike polo, so it makes it easier to travel and they…

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Name/location/discipline Sandra, Berlin, Fixed Gear, SHE36 What does riding mean to you? Free will and embracing nature – on the one hand I love finding new routes e.g. on my daily commute by escaping the usual bike lanes. On the other hand it’s the nicest feeling to ride your bike every single day in ANY…

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Name/location/discipline Mana / I was born in Eastern Europe but living happily in Switzerland / I am working for Kurierzentrale and I love my workhorses: fixed, singlespeed and cx geared – choosing after my mood and/or socks (: What does riding mean to you?Depending on the day: sometimes just work and nothing more at all.…

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Name/location/disciplineStephanie Ortega/Los Angeles/CX, MTB, fixi What does riding mean to you?Riding for me is what I see as freedom. As a courier constantly working in the city and time and time dealing with rabid drivers. It is really nice to unplug and go straight to the mountains near home. I grew up skateboarding and the distance…

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