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- Best Ljubljana Nightlife 2013
- Best Museums & Galleries in Ljubljana 2013
- Best Restaurants in Ljubljana
- Best Slovenian Ski & Spa Resorts
- Cubo and the Hotel Oscars
- Human Fish Brewery
- Ljubljana named 3rd best city to live in!
- Rog's Pony Bicycles
- The Best Golf Courses in Slovenia
- The Top 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in Ljubljana 2013
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Best Restaurants in Ljubljana
The time has finally come for us to ask the question that we are most frequently asked by others, namely, what's the best restaurant in Ljubljana? Of course, we'll be the first to admit that there can never be a definitive answer to this question, but hopefully our competition will at least help to clarify things.... -
The Best Golf Courses in Slovenia
In the past decade or so golf in Slovenia has grown from a minor curiosity into a full-fledged recreational sport enjoyed by thousands of locals and visitors alike.... -
Best Casinos in Slovenia 2013
Las Vegas or Macau it is not, but thanks in large part to the comparatively restrictive gambling laws in neighbouring countries Slovenia has indeed become something of a regional hub for casinos and gaming salons, most of which are not uncoincidentally located in the parts of the country nearest to Italy and Austria.... -
Cubo and the Hotel Oscars
Sandi Kovačevic is the manager of Hotel Cubo, which in its short history has already become one of the brightest stars of the tourism industry in Ljubljana.... -
Ask the ... Mayor of Ljubljana
Why did you originally decide to run for mayor back in 2006? A year earlier the owners (with the support of the then-ruling political party) had asked me, with no fault attached on my side, to resign from my post as CEO of Mercator, the largest retailer not just in Slovenia but in the whole of south-eastern Europe.... -
10 Tips for being with a Slavic girl
Slavic women are beautiful on the outside, and often on the inside too. No wonder then that it’s a cliché and stereotype for almost every British lad or North American guy living in a Slavic country to have arrived on the premise, and with the promise, of love.... -
Best Museums & Galleries in Ljubljana 2013
For the third year in a row we're celebrating Slovenia's national day of culture on the 8th of February - Prešernov Dan or Prešeren's Day, in honour of the nation's most highly regarded poet, France Prešeren - by asking our readers which of Ljubljana's numerous museums and art galleries they like best! Last year's competition saw the House of Experiments and Aksioma Project Space run away with first place in the categories of museums and galleries respectively.... -
Best Slovenian Ski & Spa Resorts
If city centres across Slovenia seem a bit empty during the winter season, that's because an inordinate number of Slovenes choose to spend their snowy days and nights at one of the tiny nation's countless ski resorts or almost equally numerous spa centres.... -
Human Fish Brewery
There's no disputing the fact that Slovenia has always been first and foremost a wine drinking country; it's as ingrained in the culture as vodka is for Russians, whiskey for the Irish and blueberry pancake wrapped hot dogs dipped in Baconaise® are for Americans.... -
Ask an ... Exotic Dancer
Were are you from? And how long have you been living in Ljubljana?I'm from Moldova, and have been living in Ljubljana for the past six months.... -
Rog's Pony Bicycles
You don't have to look far in Ljubljana to find inspiration to write about Rog, the old socialist bike manufacturer.... -
The Top 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in Ljubljana 2013
Valentine's Day is fast approaching once again, and although some may brush it off as yet another American capitalism driven perversion of sacred Catholic tradition, its roots as a romantic holiday actually date back to a fellow called Geoffrey Chaucer, aka the author of the Canterbury Tales and the father of English literature.... -
Best Ljubljana Nightlife 2013
The end of the year is neigh, which means it was time once again to take the pulse of Ljubljana's partygoers, students, beer-drinkers, clubbers, connoisseurs, bowlers, gamblers and other sophisticates in our 3rd annual Best Nightlife poll! After the huge response we received last year, for 2013 the competition had to be expanded to a total of 12 categories, including new groupings for cultural venues (which do host the majority of their events at night after all!) and late night snacks, as well as a few subcategories for lounge bars, student hangouts and cocktails.... -
Ljubljana named 3rd best city to live in!
According to the 2010 Quality of Living survey released by Mercer, a well-known international consultancy firm, the Slovene capital Ljubljana is the third best Eastern European city to live in, trailing only Prague and Budapest by the slimmest of margins....
Rog's Pony Bicycles
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Repair a Pony!
Probably the only way to legally get a Pony nowadays is by finding a dusty old forgotten one in a dusty old forgotten corner of a garage. This being the case, it will more than likely need some kind of repair. The most common faults are brakes, chains, gears and bent wheels. If you don't get it fixed at a 'kolesarski servis', take the spare parts you need from another old bike! If it's a Rog the parts will be the same or similar. Simply replace the missing or old and broken brakes/chain/gears/wheel, with old but working equivalents.
How to avoid theft
Once you have your newly-acquired Rog Pony on the road, make sure you keep it! If you live in Ljubljana this means buying a mid- to high-range lock. Under no circumstances leave it at the train station, outside a club or in Metelkova overnight (having staggered home oblivious that you had arrived by bike). Too many have fallen to the drunken student (or otherwise) mobs of Friday and Saturday night, to be left tragically on the ground, handlebars the wrong way round, wheels bent in half, pathetically still clutching the lamp-post they remain locked to.
If you're the kind of person who preys upon these helpless little Ponies on a Friday night in Metelkova, or you just can't find one in a dusty old forgotten corner, you're gonna have to cover it up when you steal one. This can only really be done one way: a paint job! Some choose to spray their frame in multi-luminous shades, others just carelessly brush on silver without even taking the wheels off to avoid spillage. Either way the lack of Rog/Pony stickers/signs on the bike is a sure giveaway.
* Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and done solely for entertainment purposes. In Your Pocket in no way supports, condones or encourages theft of any kind.
my bike broke down so I took my father's old rog pony out of the garage. It's about 25 years old but I'm telling you it looks like brand new! I find it super cool now! I'm not even going to give a try repairing my other bike. :)
i got my pony from a garage sale for free and my wife wont ride bikes with me anymore....lol but i still love it even my boys laugh ....lol could any one help me get the original bell n light so i could make them laugh even more ... ;) thanx
i have and rog pony bicycle for sale in canada .. for restoration or parts. if interested please mail punx_a_passion84@hotmail.com for more info or pictures
Hello I m from Sarajevo and find story here about my favorit bike PONY Rog.I vas trevel with my Pony Rog 5000 kilometersall ower Bosnia for the past 11 years. My first PONY Rog was by to me my father 1979.
i picked up a pony which was left discarded..who knows how long..against a railing in a shopping mall's loading dock only because i liked the look of it. it needs some work the chrome is not the best but the markings and paint(blue) is still in reasonably good condition. now that i know the history it'll be a great conversational piece after i've restored it to working condition and riding around toronto. it could even turn out to be a chick magnet.(haha)i do have a question for anyone in the know...how do i tell what year it is?
rog pony 3 speed for salesouth florida561-742-2823pretty good shape125.00
Hi.Does anybody knows where can i fing original parts and stickers for Rog-Pony bike? Pony`s back on the road
I have a white Pony and its a really cool bike. Maybe it isnt beautiful like the BMX, but its a really fast and strong bike and i can also do tricks with it
just bought a red rog pony at a thrift store for $13. best bike I've ever had...I ride it every day!
I just found one in a garbage container. I took it home, put new tires on it and now she works beautifully! I didn't even know what I had until I found this article!
My brother and I had brand new blue and green Rog Ponies in the late 1970's, bought from Ipswich. We toured East Anglia for a week on them. Good job it's almost flat! My brothers frame hinge fell in half going down a small hill but dad fixed it with a rock. I am now 42 and wish I still had it!
i just purchase a 1985 rog folding pony bike for 112.00 dollars. It is a very nice bike
Ahh yeah, we stand corrected!
You wrote that "it's only a matter of time before they are reproduced", but it's wrong... it WAS only a matter of time, check Rogo-šport...(I see I'm not allowed to post links... so go to their website > Kolesa > Mestna > page 2 > Pony)There was also an article in Žurnal24.