CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE Bolt On And Ride Tour Rhein Time – Germany’s most romantic ride! Leaving Bad Breisig, B9 becomes wider, as does the valley. The Siebengebirge peaks and castle are now on the East shore of the river.
CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE PRESS RELEASE - PUBLICATION FREE OF CHARGE ALL IMAGES: From the high ground at Lake Laach to the Rhine valley is a surprisingly quick ride. At Bad Breisig, the valley gets wider, another result of the Laach eruption and subsequent damming of the river. From the West, the Ahr river is approaching the Rhine and while the B9 is now offering a quick pass through the now densly populated area the Erpeler Ley is signalling another narrow barrier in the river. One of historical significance! overnight stops for the 32nd Division which then marched via the Urmitz Railway Bridge to its later end point and HQ at Rengsdorf. The later „Kustom Life Tour“ will travel a longer section of the now downgraded B 258, crossing the Nette west of Ochtendung. The road offers a spectacular view onto the Neuwied Basin and the Eifel mountains – and answers the question why this area is so fertile for planting agricultural products: From the road you can see the tops of more than a dozen vulcanos that form the East Eifel volcanic field – and while the area looks peaceful and quiet today, it was the scene of disastrous volcanic eruptions in a not so distant past. Around Mayen, Mendig and Kruft, many of the innocent looking hills have been „eaten away“ by quarries, the Romans already shipped millstones from here to Mainz and Cologne, the Rhine river offering a convenient way of transport. Mendig has been a center of the Roman „millstone“ industry, caverns of up to three levels deep undermine parts of the town and are now partially open to the public. The „Lava Dome“ opened in 2002, offering
