Beware the Aerial Attacks! 🌰🚴♂️
It’s that time of year again: autumn is coming, the leaves are falling – and so are their tougher buddies, the chestnuts.
While you’re cruising along Graz’s bike paths, there’s always a chance that a “flying projectile” drops from above and aims straight for your helmet.
Just yesterday, it almost happened to me in Augarten – a chestnut came flying down and missed me by a hair. A few centimeters to the right and I’d be proudly wearing its mark on my forehead today. Graz isn’t just Austria’s cycling capital – apparently, it’s also hosting the unofficial Chestnut World Championships in Precision Drop.
Our advice: wear a helmet, duck if needed – and just laugh it off if you hear that satisfying “PLOP.” After all, it’s part of the true autumn cycling vibe, right up there with morning fog and that first patch of ice on chilly mornings.
So: keep your eyes open, head up (but not too high 😉), and enjoy your autumn rides through Graz!
👉 Share your best autumn cycling photo on Insta or Bluesky with the hashtag #BikeGraz – bonus points if it includes a chestnut as a “trophy.”
