Actually, he was more specialized in vehicles with four wheels. However, at that time he often helped out in his uncle’s two-wheeler shop – so it wasn’t difficult for him to switch to two wheels. “It didn’t make much of a difference to me whether I was dealing with a four-cylinder car engine or a two-cylinder machine,” says the native of Rheinhausen. He still lives in Rheinhausen today with his wife Ute, who, after many years working in the company, is no longer able to work for health reasons. Even today, many regular customers inquire about her. Father and son are supported by three employees.
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Through decades of working with bicycles and scooters, Rolf Langer has also accompanied the further development of these vehicles. “I grew up with two-wheelers, too,” he says. “I had a bicycle as a child, later a moped.” A lot has happened in recent years, especially with e-bikes, for example in the production processes. “And the e-shift components have also been significantly improved,” explains Langer.
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As a further development, especially for older people, he names an innovation that came onto the market some time ago: “Many older cyclists have problems if their feet don’t touch the ground when they stop. There are now bikes where the bottom bracket is moved about 20 centimeters forward. The driver does not step down, but diagonally forward. And if he has to stop, he has the same distance to the ground as to the pedal and stops immediately.”
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Rolf Langer is also heavily involved in voluntary work. For 25 years he has been head of the two-wheeler mechanic guild Niederrhein Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Viersen and was recently re-elected. For five years he was also an honorary member of the master examination committee for the Düsseldorf Chamber of Crafts.
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