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A somewhat different deep dive into “From Ocean to Motion Plastic”

Michael Thelen | 26. February 2025

We never stop putting the igus bike to the test. This time it’s all about circular economy: of course we’re not going to turn back the wheels of time by throwing the bike into the sea – but we will take a look at how the bike performs in the element from which up to […]

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Bye bye, bike – part 2

Michael Thelen | 29. November 2024

In our last post, we said goodbye to the igus:bike from Germany and showed you the first part of the interview with our two touris Lili and Michael, in which they shared their first experiences of the Tour of Germany with us. Now we continue with the second part, in which Lili and Michael look […]

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Continuing to train hard for the world tour – with a small mishap

Michael Thelen | 22. November 2024

Even after the end of the igus:bike world tour in Germany, we are of course continuing to train hard for the next stages. We want to stay fit and reach our goal of 6,000 kilometres. And if a little mishap happens, no problem. Just off to the car wash … bike and rider can take […]

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Münsterland once again – this time very relaxed from Sassenberg to St Paul’s Cathedral in Münster

Michael Thelen | 19. November 2024

For the 18th and penultimate stage in Germany, we were once again travelling with the igus:bike in Münsterland. Here we first visited our customer Scheffer Krantechnik GmbH in Sassenberg. Scheffer is a leading supplier of crane technology that uses energy chains from igus in its cranes. Mostly completely assembled as readychain or sometimes as roller […]

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Let it snow, let it snow

Michael Thelen | 13. November 2024

Snow? Yes, you read that right. We had lots of snow and the igus:bike and our team were right in the middle of it. But where exactly? We were on the Feldberg, just below the summit with its 1,493 meters. The Feldberg is the highest mountain in the Black Forest. This was the start of […]

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