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Himara and Dhërmi - beach holidays in Albania

Himara and Dhërmi - beach holidays in Albania

Himara and the neighbouring villages - especially Dhërmi, Palasa, Gjileka, Dhërmi, Ilias, Gjipa, Vuno, Jala, Pilur and Kudhës - have always been popular holiday destinations for Albanians from home and abroad and in recent years also increasingly ...

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Always an eye-catcher - old bikes from Miele to Gazelle

Always an eye-catcher - old bikes from Miele to Gazelle

At the beginning of the development of bicycle manufacturers, there were a variety of bicycle factories whose development path, such as the brands Opel and NSU, led to the car much later.

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This development was forgotten, at the latest as the economic miracle and the underclass motorized.

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The increasing environmental movement in the 1970s gave a first boost to rethinking the design and conception of the bike and the necessary infrastructure.

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Today, the bike conquers the cities, a classic car scene, of course, there are: with basement finds and or old farms, really expensive New Old Stock parts and high-priced restorations.

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And yet, not every classic car fan in a car has the charm of classic bicycles. Why is it? Are old bicycles no good investment?

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For example, does an old Miele bike fit in the classic car life of a collector?

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And that's why old bicycles are not one of the things that makes the nostalgic's life more interesting. Because it fits, when next to the S-Class of 1979, an old Peugeot racing bike parks, as if it had never been different.


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Because it can have more emotional impact than 450 Newton meters of an old racing car, if you climb the Bonanza Bike at 45, of which you have dreamed as a teenager but not could realize.

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Because an almost perfect first coat is always great, whether on the Porsche or Peugeot. And just a little bit of work on the way has not harmed anyone.

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