DOWNTOWN Feature

Petrol in the blood, electricity in the legs – Why life sometimes doesn’t give us a choice

Stereotypes. They are hard to avoid. Especially against blondes. And step-throughs. So when we headed out on a ride with the HNF-NICOLAI UD3 (a step-through) and Paulina (a blonde), we smashed stereotype bingo. For this issue of Downtown, here is a story about being born with petrol coursing through your veins, unconventional ebikes, craftsmanship, picking kids over a career and why the idea of choice in our lives might be false.

Go and check DOWNTOWN for the full story!

Note: this is no run-of-the-mill story and may prompt feelings of envy – along the lines of “Damn, I wouldn’t mind a girlfriend like this!”

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Words & Photos: Robin Schmitt