Slow Rides
A quiet night ride through the old town
CityApril 25, 2026 · 3 min

A quiet night ride through the old town

Twenty kilometres, no plan, one stop for chips.

After a long week I rode through the old town at eleven at night, when the streets are empty and the cobbles are still warm.

Twenty kilometres, no plan, one stop for chips. Sometimes that's the best ride of the month.

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Written by
Tom Keller

I'm Tom. I work a desk job and spend weekends on a steel gravel bike, usually 60–120 km and usually slower than I planned. These are the routes worth repeating.

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