With Patrick we met during the Mogast event a few years ago in the Italian Alps pedaling together between Eita Pass and Cancano Lakes if I remember correctly discussing the relationship between psyche and landscape, custom frames and Australian Aboriginal rituals, typical conversations to kill time on the climb.
A few years have passed and in the meantime, Patrick has covered a lot of miles and his passion for long-distance riding has grown more and more in experience and distance. Participating in many events including The Paris Brest Paris, the Three Peaks bike race, Two Volcano Sprint, the Transpyrenees, The Maurice Brocco 400, and others...
By the time you read this article, he will have left, this time from Belgium, to face another race across Europe.
Seeing our frames come such a long way fills us with a certain pride.
The first Bonanno we built for him is the Italo Disco that has accompanied him in numerous so-called ultradistance road events, pandering to the need for a frame that is fast and responsive at the same time suited to the comfort demands of an ultra-cycler.
Recently Patrick made us very happy by reconfirming the trust in the work of the workshop, making use of his recent experiences on the previous frame we made for Patrick a Stay Loco Gravel designed for long days in the saddle but this time off-road.
Speaking of long distances Patrick's approach is always inspiring to me, when we discuss it we often talk about vulnerability and limits instead of feats or limits to overcome.
I was a few days ago visiting him and Kat in their apartment here in Berlin, close to the arrival of a new member in the family in the coming months and busy with final pre-departure preparations.
We laughed and joked about rabies vaccines for stray dogs, food poisoning caught in some drinking fountain in the Alps, and various inconveniences typical of ultra-distance races.
In the process, Patrick paused for a second. He smilingly told me how a few weeks earlier he had wondered what he was embarking on all these preparations for and what was the reason that was driving him so much ( the event involves something like an average of 250/300 km a day for up and down two weeks in the saddle). Always smiling at me, he revealed that he had remembered his original motivation, which is why maybe everyone then rides a bike, whether for a short or a long time, is the same, simply because it is so cool and I have fun doing it.
If you would like to follow Patrick on his current adventure across the European continent you can do so via the links found on his Instagram profile.
Enjoy.
With Patrick we met during the Mogast event a few years ago in the Italian Alps pedaling together between Eita Pass and Cancano Lakes if I remember correctly discussing the relationship between psyche and landscape, custom frames and Australian Aboriginal rituals, typical conversations to kill time on the climb.
A few years have passed and in the meantime, Patrick has covered a lot of miles and his passion for long-distance riding has grown more and more in experience and distance. Participating in many events including The Paris Brest Paris, the Three Peaks bike race, Two Volcano Sprint, the Transpyrenees, The Maurice Brocco 400, and others...
By the time you read this article, he will have left, this time from Belgium, to face another race across Europe.
Seeing our frames come such a long way fills us with a certain pride.
The first Bonanno we built for him is the Italo Disco that has accompanied him in numerous so-called ultradistance road events, pandering to the need for a frame that is fast and responsive at the same time suited to the comfort demands of an ultra-cycler.
Recently Patrick made us very happy by reconfirming the trust in the work of the workshop, making use of his recent experiences on the previous frame we made for Patrick a Stay Loco Gravel designed for long days in the saddle but this time off-road.
Speaking of long distances Patrick's approach is always inspiring to me, when we discuss it we often talk about vulnerability and limits instead of feats or limits to overcome.
I was a few days ago visiting him and Kat in their apartment here in Berlin, close to the arrival of a new member in the family in the coming months and busy with final pre-departure preparations.
We laughed and joked about rabies vaccines for stray dogs, food poisoning caught in some drinking fountain in the Alps, and various inconveniences typical of ultra-distance races.
In the process, Patrick paused for a second. He smilingly told me how a few weeks earlier he had wondered what he was embarking on all these preparations for and what was the reason that was driving him so much ( the event involves something like an average of 250/300 km a day for up and down two weeks in the saddle). Always smiling at me, he revealed that he had remembered his original motivation, which is why maybe everyone then rides a bike, whether for a short or a long time, is the same, simply because it is so cool and I have fun doing it.
If you would like to follow Patrick on his current adventure across the European continent you can do so via the links found on his Instagram profile.
Enjoy.