Wir sind Hamburg

So viele Radfahrer - aber die passen nun wirklich nicht mehr auf die Spielzeugradwege
Cool, so many cyclists - but they do not fit any more on these toy cycle tracks

Allen schlechten Radwegen zum Trotz wird Radfahren in Hamburg immer beliebter. Noch nie waren so viele Hamburger mit Fahrrädern unterwegs. Gerade in den letzten beiden Wochen machte es Spaß bei dem schönen Wetter mit all den anderen zusammen morgens zur Arbeit zu fahren, natürlich mit dem Rad. Egal aus welcher Richtung es auf die Innenstadt zugeht, an den Ampeln stehen wir nicht alleine, und gemeinsam unterwegs in Gruppen auf den Radwegen an der Strese, der Budapester, dem Kaifuradweg oder an der Alster fühlen wir uns bestätigt: "Wir wollen Rad fahren. Wir sind Hamburg."

We are Hamburg
Despite all bad cycle tracks cycling becomes more and more popular in Hamburg. Never before so many hamburgers were on streets with bicycles. Especially during the last two weeks is was fun to ride to work together with all the others enjoying the morning with beautiful weather, and of course cycling.

It does not matter from which direction we ride to downtown, at the traffic lights we are not alone, and travelling together in groups on the cycle tracks at Stresemann, Budapester, the Kaifu cycle track or on the Alster bank, we feel vindicated: "We want to cycle, and we are Hamburg."

Rush hour in Hamburg - Congestion on cycle tracks from hamburgize.com on Vimeo.

Follow the cyclist´s ride out of the city against the cyclist crowd moving to downtown in the morning.
The last stretch beyond the truck is the busiest cycle track of Hamburg. It is allowed to use it into both directions. Pay attention to the curves around several bushes and trees and the cyclist appearing suddenly, like miracles ;-)
The first stretch up to the truck is a normal cycle track for one direction, with many, many ghost-riders, a very popular, but dangerous, behaviour of Hamburgers.