As colorful as nature: The tex–lock neon earth reflects your love of nature

Cycling and nature belong together like a bicycle lock around a solid object. That is why the tex-lock neon earth as Special Edition 2023 combines closeness to nature, security and style in a special way like no other bicycle lock.  

With this piece of jewelry on your bike you not only show your love of nature, but also support the biodiversity of the 'European Green Belt'.

And if you've been cycling mostly in the city so far, you'll find out in this article why it's all the more important for you to take a trip out into nature with your bike and your neon earth from time to time. 

Out of the city. Into nature! That's why connecting with nature is so important for us: 

No wonder so many of us seek rest and relaxation in nature . After all, nature automatically softens negative feelings and instead evokes all the more positive emotions in us. 

In addition, being close to nature strengthens our innate protective mechanisms: for example, with the natural oils we breathe deep in the forest, the iodine on the coast that blows around our noses with the sea breeze, and the microorganisms in the air that we need to survive. Protective mechanisms that are usually severely weakened in city dwellers (and city cyclists). 

So let's take a look at the different ecosystems and why it's worth taking time out every now and then to connect with nature. 

These eight ecosystems reflect the tex-lock neon earth 

Each of these eight ecosystems has its own natural characteristics and is worthy of being explored and appreciated by you on your bike. 

Ecosystem (wild) meadow - neon green 

A flowering wild meadow, unlike a fine English lawn, is a real ecosystem that provides food and shelter for a variety of living things. This is because countless animals, fungi, lichens, bacteria and microorganisms are involved in the meadow ecosystem. 

However, this habitat must be actively kept intact by us humans. So that no plant is displaced by another and a wonderfully diverse flowering meadow does not become a monotonous shrubbery. 

And because we take such pleasure in the sight of the colorful meadows rushing by during a bike ride, our neon earth shines in neon green insolidarity with the wild meadows. You can also plant a little piece of wild meadow yourself with our parcel axe at neon earth .

Ecosystem (coniferous) forest - green 

The "forest climate" varies from forest to forest as much as the many species of trees that grow there. 

This is because the canopy of the trees and the forest floor balance the temperature and humidity in the forest, dampen the wind and the incoming light. 

As a result, it is cooler and wetter in summer and warmer in winter in the forest than in the surrounding area. 

Because our closeness to nature with the bike in the forest is all the greater on hot, dry summer days or windy days, we have dedicated the green color of our neon earth to the ecosystem. 

Ecosystem Rainforest - Dark Green 

The rainforest ecosystem is not only home to impressive animal and plant life. It is also the green lungs of the earth. 

This is because the rainforest absorbs very large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, converting it into valuable oxygen and storing the carbon that is produced in the process. 

In this way, the rainforest ecosystem stabilizes our climate. However, if it is increasingly destroyed, our global climate is also threatened. Because the less carbon is stored, the more the earth warms, causing the polar ice caps to melt and the Gulf Stream to die off. 

Because that would inevitably result in a cooler climate in northern Europe, the dark green of our tex-lock neon earth symbolizes both our attachment to maintaining the rainforest and to the exciting trails in the jungle. 

Ecosystem desert - gold 

In the desert ecosystem, which includes not only sandy deserts but also, for example, ice, salt and rocky deserts, there is extremely little precipitation and therefore little to no vegetation.  

Nevertheless, deserts are neither lifeless nor empty. They are home to the most amazing creatures that manage with very little or even no water at all. Because survival in the desert is only possible with an extremely adapted way of life.  

Just like cycling. Even if the thought of it may seem absurd to some at first, deserts offer an incomparable backdrop and spectacular trails for mountain biking. 

We take our hats off to this extreme closeness to nature and dedicate a color of its own to the ecosystem in our tex-lock neon earth : Gold. 

Ecosystem Glacier & Snow - Silver 

Glaciers are a unique ecosystem that reacts very strongly to environmental influences such as global warming, but also microplastics. Some microorganisms have specially adapted to this sensitive habitat. Their life in and on the glacier happens as if in slow motion.  

Yet glaciers still hold many undiscovered secrets. But one of them, namely why glaciers are becoming greener and greener, has already been uncovered: algae thrive beneath the glacier surface. They perform photosynthesis and store CO2 in the process. This makes glaciers both very beneficial to the global climate and extremely threatened by it. 

However, for some of the most wicked mountain bike trails, glacier and snow must be preserved at all costs.  

Therefore, we show our closeness to nature for the ecosystem and our absolute respect for daring mountain bikers like Fabio Wibmer with the color silver in neon earth.  

Ecosystem Rivers & Lakes - Light Blue 

The inhabitants in or along a stream, river or floodplain have to adapt to living conditions ranging from extremely dry to wet extremely quickly. This is because living conditions change to varying degrees with the seasons: For example, flowing waters near the Alps often have high water in spring because of the melting snow and usually low water in summer.  

Constantly changing water flows as well as different gradients and soil types do not make it any easier for the living creatures in or along the river ecosystem. 

However, all the more interesting for cyclists. In Germany alone, there are countless excellently developed cycle paths along the German rivers, such as the Elbe, Danube or Moselle cycle paths and many more. 

With this close connection between bicycle and nature, we couldn't help but dedicate the light blue in our tex-lock neon earth to the rivers and lakes. 

Ecosystem sea - blue 

Although most people associate the sea with relaxing vacation spots, it is in fact an impressive habitat for some 2.3 million animal and plant species and the largest interconnected ecosystem in the world. After all, oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface. 

Among the most important organisms in the ocean are the tiny, single-celled algae. As they float through the water and photosynthesize, they produce every other oxygen molecule we need to breathe.  

Cycling along the coast is enormously healthy. Because the climate at the sea stimulates our defense system through strong winds, temperature fluctuations, salty air and intense UV radiation. This causes immune reactions of the skin and respiratory organs, loosen mucus in the respiratory tract and are also beneficial for allergy sufferers. 

Many good reasons that speak for our closeness to nature with the sea and for the blue in neon earth . 

Moor ecosystem - Brown 

Peatlands harbor remarkable biodiversity and store vast amounts of carbon.  

However, the peatland ecosystem stands out with two other characteristics: Peatlands have the special ability to retain floods with their water-rich soils that function like buffer zones. And peatlands are the only ecosystem that can store carbon for a long period of time. 

And the more steadily a natural bog can grow, the greater its carbon store will be. However, only as long as man does not drain the bog.  

Adventurous cyclists certainly don't want to drain the moor. After all, the muddier the ground, the more fun a bike ride in the moor ecosystem is. Reason enough for the color brown in our neon earth. 

With your bike and the tex-lock neon earth you connect with nature

No matter in which of these eight ecosystems you seek relaxation, recreation or excitement with your bike.
For every time of day and season, every mood and every tire profile, there is an ecosystem in which you can treat yourself to a break from everyday stress. 

And because we so appreciate this varied beauty of nature, in which we are only too happy to escape from the sometimes more and sometimes less stressful everyday life, we have dedicated an entire castle to it with the tex-lock neon earth .  

And donate a portion of sales to a good cause as a sign of our commitment to nature.

With tex-lock Special Edition 2023 you support the biodiversity of the "European Green Belt

Just as the tex-lock neon earth unites you and your bike with nature, the non-profit foundation EuroNatur connects people across Europe with their extraordinary environment.
With the project "Green Belt Europe", nature lovers are committed to the unique biodiversity that has emerged along the former Iron Curtain.
We also show with the tex-lock neon earth, how much we appreciate the nature that we love to experience with our bike and donate 1% of the neon earth-sales for this project.
With the purchase of this year's special edition you also show your closeness to nature. And who knows, maybe you and your bike will end up in this spectacular landscape. 

If you also want to show your attachment and love of nature with your bike, then the limited tex-lock Special Edition 2023 is just the right bike lock for you.  

With this in mind: Get out of the city. Into nature!