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…
The 5th Grisha TrailRIDE took place between the resorts of Arosa, Lenzerheide and Davos last weekend. We have competed relatively seriously in this event for the last two years and managed to acchieve 5th and 6th places respectively. This year the plan was to take it a little easier and 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 amazing. The thermometer hovered around 30 degrees, the skies were blue and the trails were dry. We did another of our group rides around the upper part of lake Zurich. Twelve people showed up for what turned out to be a great evening of riding 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…
I’m not usually one to complain about the weather, but the last week in Switzerland has been particularly nasty. The national weather service was issuing warnings on last Thursday and Friday for high levels of precipitation. Rivers were swollen, the snow line dropped below 2000m in places and the weather 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 quiet for the last few weeks. Work and flu have been keeping me indoors and off the trails. Unfortunately its looking like another two weeks or so before I can get back in the saddle with a vengeance. I’ve checked out some of the opening times for some Read more…
A few years back I was riding in Engadin with a friend. We had planned a big day which included some trails we had done before and a new trail we’d heard about but never ridden. The new trail was 13km long and descended 1300m with some amazing terrain. Both Read more…