Berlin advice

Go to the Zoo. Berlin Zoo (well the Hippo enclosure)
Rocks!

Ok. these hippos hire out bikes do they?

Well, I got this. It's a 55cm.

Provided i have sorted out the epic Goldtec fail until then:

yeah, that might just fit - I could bring a back wheel with a goldtec hub if that makes it eaiser.

Ouch ^

Are you going to dress all in black too? Very Berlin.

Are you enjoying the sub-sub-zero temperatures? Very envious you get to live there at the moment.

Have you been to the Stasimuseum in Lichtenberg yet? If not do it. The cafe is surreal to the max.

I was in Mama bar in Neukölln the other weekend and it was good. Yes.

Oh and Arkonaplatz flea market is my other tip at the moment. Mauer Park is rubbish these days.

i'm all stocked up for fleas, but thanks!

How do you know, you can't see them!

they bite, Foxy, they bite.

Are you enjoying the sub-sub-zero temperatures? Very envious you get to live there at the moment.

Well, every day I think about about starting a thread "Am I a wuss for not wanting to cycle to work in -15°C?" Actually, I did take the train twice this week.

It is fucking freeeezing here atm. And just started snowing. Again. Sigh.

hmm. didn't realise it'd be so much colder than here. if still is from feb 7th to 14th, then i won't need the bike!

It's all about the continental climate, innit. So, don't hold your breath.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/50?count=10

Sadly I don't enjoy cycling so much below about -6, so I don't know how I'd cope.

On the plus side, have you been out on a lake yet?

This is a picture I took on the Großer Müggelsee a few years back when it was frozen solid:

Don't go out unless the locals are. Would be fun on a suitable bike though.

Well, every day I think about about starting a thread "Am I a wuss for not wanting to cycle to work in -15°C?" Actually, I did take the train twice this week.

It is fucking freeeezing here atm. And just started snowing. Again. Sigh.

i'm not sure if this site has been mentioned but i found it pretty handy before i went/when i lived in berlin. my german is fairly shite so it was handy having some advice that didn't need a google translate session.

http://www.toytowngermany.com/berlin/

also, i found that berghain gets old pretty quickly. try tape club, golden gate and the like for a bit of variety.

hmm. didn't realise it'd be so much colder than here. if still is from feb 7th to 14th, then i won't need the bike!

You should be prepared for -10 degrees in the night and -5...-7 degrees during day time next week. But not much new snow. The roads are ok for cycling at the moment, at least from a courier's point of view.

Mauer Park is rubbish these days.

+1

I nearly had a fight with a stall owner for taking pics of something on his stall.

the pavements are fun, eh? rink-tastich

I'm (hopefully, if all goes to plan) coming to Berlin from the 4th of next month for about 10 days, would anyone be able to help me get hold of a fixed beater for a day or so to have a buzz round the city (sights, shopping, etc) on? I've asked my ex (it's a long and slightly complicated story) if she could sort one out for me, but tbqh I don't think she'd know a fixie from any type of bicycle.

Danke!

just rent a bike. plenty of rent-to-tourist places around.

indeed.
or, i'm reliably informed, buy one for €30 at one of the flea markets.

and be sure to go to Pasternak. great restaurant.

http://www.restaurant-pasternak.de/

:::FOR SALE IN BERLIN:::
My old touring bike.
Raleigh "Lombardia" Special edition 531 Tubes; 54cm seat 57cm top tube.

I rode it from Italy back to London last summer - it was flawless, fast, and wonderful.

Spec:
RSX STI
600/ultegra wheelset - on Mavic SUP Rims.
Cinelli Bars and Stem
Tiagra and Sora calipers
105 Headset

and other parts too.

What's wrong with it?
Front and rear mech aren't designed to go with triple - but shifters are.
Rear block is 8 spd shifters are 7 speed.

€£220 ONO

look at the pictures.- will obviously give it a clean and service -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanmichelmassey/sets/72157623645040616/

Hi,

is your old Raleigh still for sale? And if so, would it be possible to have a direct look at it somewhere?

Greetings from Berlin-Lankwitz
Daniel

If anyones up by the U-Bahn Eberswalder Str. in Prenslauer berg I recommend the kebab house/restaurant el-rief, Is really cheap but has cosy seating and the people who run it are really friendly, do lovely platters with houmous and meat and salad etc.

Also, volkspark fredrichschain is a fun place when the weathers nice, one of the 'rubble mountain' parks made after ww2

planning on doing some touring over the summer with a four-day stay in berlin towards the end of july.

can anyone recommend any bike friendly hostels in the city? ideally we'd like to be in kreuzberg near Schlesisches Tor.

planning on doing some touring over the summer with a four-day stay in berlin towards the end of july.

can anyone recommend any bike friendly hostels in the city? ideally we'd like to be in kreuzberg near Schlesisches Tor.

I'm off this weekend staying here http://www.imalofts.com/ in Kreuzberg.

Usually stay here, it's fairly cheap if a group of you are going and they've got a courtyard with bike racks and hire bikes.

I'm sure they'd let you take bikes in the rooms if you asked, Dan who runs the places is very easy going.