Wiesbaden Bike Experience

A cycle path through Wiesbaden, seen from above, ridden against the clock. Every level is a fixed stretch of street with a finish line at the end of it. The clock is the score. The street does what streets do: cars parked down one side and moving down the other, doors swinging open, somebody stopped across the path with the hazard lights on, side streets with traffic that does not always wait, and the local tradition of leaving the old sofa out on the pavement. Drag anywhere to steer. Hold BRAKE when steering is not going to be enough — braking costs time, and sometimes saves more than it costs. WHAT IS IN YOUR WAY Potholes, kerbstones, bollards, wheelie bins, lamp posts, signposts, planters, dumped e-scooters, roadworks and traffic lights. Broken glass outside the kebab shop. Somebody walking a dog, where the lead between them counts too — you go around the pair or you hit the lead.…