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SNOBICI Essentials - Maike Frye
2020 photos: Yunus Hutterer, Maike Frye
Name: Maike Frye
In 2013, my friends founded Rad Race (@RadRace) and I helped out with the organization of the first bike events. Especially, fixed gear cycling was very exciting to me in the early days. Therefore, when I moved to Sweden in summer 2014, I build my first LOOK fixed gear bike. In those days, I met a lot of great people from the Stockholm bike messenger scene. (I even won the Swedish bike messenger championships in 2017). From my LOOK, I expanded to a bomb track frame to ride in the Swedish velodrome. I bought my first canyon road bike (influenced by @engelhai) in 2015 and never fell out of love for canyon after.
What is your favorite cycling destination and why?
My grlpck sweater. I am so lucky to be part of a team with so many creative minds (not me, at least not in the design category) and I love how they design our kits, casual wear, accessories with a unique style.
What is your favorite race and why?
2020 photos: Yunus Hutterer, Maike Frye
Name: Maike Frye
Age: 36
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Profession: Scientist
Website: Instagram @mai_fryi
Why cycling?
In 2013, my friends founded Rad Race (@RadRace) and I helped out with the organization of the first bike events. Especially, fixed gear cycling was very exciting to me in the early days. Therefore, when I moved to Sweden in summer 2014, I build my first LOOK fixed gear bike. In those days, I met a lot of great people from the Stockholm bike messenger scene. (I even won the Swedish bike messenger championships in 2017). From my LOOK, I expanded to a bomb track frame to ride in the Swedish velodrome. I bought my first canyon road bike (influenced by @engelhai) in 2015 and never fell out of love for canyon after.
Today, I am part of the coolest team (not an objective assessment of course). In Hamburg, I ride with the @grl.pck and @canyonradpack. Cycling is MY way to clear my head after long days in my laboratory.
What is your favorite cycling destination and why?
French alps, definitely. I absolutely love to ride the French passes in summer. However, for an early year training camp, I prefer Gran Canaria. It has a special place in my heart, because I trained there several times with my Norwegian and Swedish friends.
What is your favorite essential and why?
My grlpck sweater. I am so lucky to be part of a team with so many creative minds (not me, at least not in the design category) and I love how they design our kits, casual wear, accessories with a unique style.
What is your favorite race and why?
Tour de France, just because I had the chance to visit a few races in summer 2019. It was less about the TdF circus itself, but rather a combination of summer days, cycling the routes myself before or after the pros and watching the final 30-80k in our outdoor camping restaurant area with a cold beer after a long day in the saddle.
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What is your favorite mid ride (coffee) stop or hotspot?
There is no discussion. It is our new “club house” the @radraceshop close by the Hamburg harbour. I just wish for less SARS-CoV-2 infections, so we can finally start to hang out properly again.
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