On 28th August it will be mayhem over Hagen again. Marauding hordes of fat-tyred bicyclists will turn the entire city into a mess better than any nuclear missile could;-). There are 3h, 5 h and 6 h races on a demanding singletrail circuit, races for kids and an expo area, quality food and many people doing what they love.
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This is part of my not exactly tiny collection of German hunting knives, representatives of a very distinct and ancient style of knife. Y... -
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This is somewhat of an edit of an ancient post from way back then. But as is, the times have changed a lot, and so has my persp...
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Then I met with Peter Pfaffinger, and this was a right pleasure and a privilege to boot. Peter makes "Drudenmesser", tradi... -
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