With the weather we are currently having I think it’s say bike season is in full swing. We’ve been out and about on the bikes for a few months already and already completed the season opening MTB Tour of Lake Zurich in three stages. Since then we’ve been making the Read more
We just got a new camera and put together a short video from one of our recent group rides. This was stage 2 of our tour of lake Zurich. Stage 3 is coming up next Saturday (April 2nd 2011). Sorry about the poor quality, I’m still coming to grips with Read more
The idea for a tour of Switzerland using the public and mountain transport systems to maximise how much singletrack we could ride has been in my head for quite a while. After some thought I put a route together to test the concept and see if the logistics could work. Read more
It’s been three weeks since my last post and we’ve done so much I don’t really know where to begin. Since the last post we’ve been doing quite a bit of exploring and checking out fun things to do on two wheels in the Alps. So in chronological order here Read more
The last week has been a good one in terms of getting out on the trails. We did two group rides with great weather, great trails and great company. Last Tuesday evening we did an afterwork ride not too far from Zurich. A total of 8 participants showed up to Read more
The 6:30am start on Sunday morning to get a train to Wallis was a bit of a challenge. Our plan was to ride the Lötschberg Sudrampe and then maybe explore some other trails in the area. Needless to say we were all a touch tired on the train down but Read more
Summer is here and to make the most of the long evenings I thought about trying to arrange some evening Mountain Bike Tours in and around the Zurich area. The idea is that these tours would be sociable and aimed at encouraging people to get out and enjoy the summer Read more
Its been a long May. For a while I almost thought there was a conspiracy theory in operation to keep me off the trails. But, finally the month ended, June came the weather improved and I managed to get out on the bike again. After a month of almost no Read more
The fourth and final stage of our Tour of Lake Zurich once again turned out to be a amazing days early season trail riding. It began with a brutal climb straight out of the train station in Sihlbrugg to get onto the Albis ridge. Once on the ridge we were Read more
The third stage of our tour around lake Zurich turned out to be a great days riding. The day started with a long climb out of Pfaffikon SZ heading towards Feusisberg and Schindellegi. As we climbed on paved roads we were treated to great views over lake Zurich and the Read more