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[Stihldog]

Sorry but it loses a few points for the rear light not being centred properly ..some might call that a jaunty angle..but in my eyes it's a severe lack of attention to detail

Whoa…nice catch
How did I miss that? (Focus-Stihl-Focus.)

 

[The Hodge]

A day or rest & recuperation..but still with a cycling theme ..
First up a trip over to @The EMF 's manor for a coffee at The Needles Eye Cafe on the seafront with the missus ( didn't disturb Wayne as I know he likes to catch up on his beauty sleep around this time of day ) ..

Then onwards & Southwards to Newcastle-upon - Tyne for another brew with our son at The Hub cycle shop / cafe & home to Saddle Skeddadle cycling holidays HQ.on the Quayside .

The mighty River Tyne ..strange to think that this also passes within 200m of my door 40 miles away ..
The two bridges in the background are the Millenium Bridge & ( for all you Aussies ) The Tyne Bridge ..the older sister and replica to your Sydney Harbour Bridge ..currently having £millions spent on it in terms of repairs & a spruce up with a new lick of paint ..

 

[Fangs2k]

Sorry but it loses a few points for the rear light not being centred properly ..some might call that a jaunty angle..but in my eyes it's a severe lack of attention to detail

Good spot, I noticed that when I stopped to tighten my saddle, for some reason it was loose and rattling!

 

[Jambo 777]

First night ride since Feb! Only had helmet light charged so cracked on with just that

 

[Mcharza]

Klosters Switzerland mountain trails and bike park.

 

[Just gan]

Klosters Switzerland mountain trails and bike park.

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Brilliant my first solo skiing holiday was there 1999. Many more after that.

 

[Mcharza]

Trail animal (including me) version of the road trip.

 

[Nicho]

Trail animal (including me) version of the road trip.

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Trail animal (including me) version of the road trip.

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[Nicho]

Klosters Switzerland mountain trails and bike park.

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[Mcharza]

Moving to Davos and on the first day by bus up to Fluela Pass and from there down to Davos town. Once again we couldn't avoid cows and their shit.

 

[Just gan]

All geared up over there as with a lot of europe.. To use a local saying we are always shite behind the door in this country ( always behind everyone ).

 

[etoni]

Switzerland, hohSaas.

 

[Mcharza]

Switzerland, hohSaas.
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Then this must be Lower SaaS

 

[Mcharza]

Second day of riding in Davos. Now up to the Jakobshorn trails. There are nice and airy trails and the final descent along the Epic trail into the Clavadel valley.

 

[Just gan]

Second day of riding in Davos. Now up to the Jakobshorn trails. There are nice and airy trails and the final descent along the Epic trail into the Clavadel valley.

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Remember Skiing the Parsen run i wonder if that's OK for bike

 

[Just gan]

Trees down so reroute had to run the gauntlet over the golf course. Near disaster after 6 miles went over a root and heard a a clunking noise. Silly me never put in the battery bolt . Had some insulation tape all sorted but road home on road .

 

[etoni]

 

[BAh30]

Look at all that dust!
I miss it being dusty.

but NO fire smoke...

 

[Nicho]

Trees down so reroute had to run the gauntlet over the golf course. Near disaster after 6 miles went over a root and heard a a clunking noise. Silly me never put in the battery bolt . Had some insulation tape all sorted but road home on road .

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It must have been hard work riding home carrying that tree on your bike.

 

[Just gan]

It must have been hard work riding home carrying that tree on your bike.

Saving a fortune on firewood though. Another 20 trips should do it.

 

[Mcharza]

Bike Tour 2025 trip report continues...

This time we are in Flims/Laax Switzerland. Flims Runca and Laax Never End trail are the best in my opinion. Also Nagen is good and more enduro style.

 

[Arminius]

but NO fire smoke...

We had that yesterday on the weather news for Germany that, again, some of our „higher clouds“ are residuals of smoke from wildfires in Canada:

CAMS tracks smoke from intense Canadian wildfires reaching Europe | Copernicus

In April and May, ahead of the boreal summer, Canada and eastern Russia experienced an increase in wildfire activity, with transport of smoke from the Canadian wildfires across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe and from Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District towards the Arctic and into northern China...

atmosphere.copernicus.eu

 

[Just gan]

Corriehabbie hill not been for a while. 780 mtrs then about a 6 mile more or less downhill run back to car . Mchardy stone visible someone must have cleared it. Remembers a lad buried in snow for 42 hours and lived 1870 ish .

 

[Stihldog]

I don’t know how a single tree in Saskatchewan can produce so much smoke?

California fires affected us a few years ago. The smoke was so intense we couldn’t go outside for any length of time. Fires pop-up in our area (BC) during the dry season. Fire crews attack these hot-spots as fast as they can. There is a risk here and the results can be devastating. We’re at the mercy of winds and temperatures. An entire community has been impacted again in BC. Evacuations are common.

 

[Stihldog]

So someone must like pictures of foliage …this is all I got.

Oh…and I finished that thing in the background today.

 

[Just gan]

So someone must like pictures of foliage …this is all I got.
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Oh…and I finished that thing in the background today.
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I could swap foliage pictures all day probably.
I hope people using that trail appreciate the time and effort you put in. The forestry commission has taken down some big wooden stuff at Fochabers. Sign saying it has come to the end of its life , twenty years I think it said. I don't use it anymore and not sure how many do to be honest but I doubt it will be rebuilt.

 

[billwarwick]

Oops, posted the wrong picture . But whilst it’s here, this fine machine might reluctantly be for sale for £2750 when I’ve cleaned it . It’s in Midlands,UK. And further details are available by DM or email at [email protected]

 

[Just gan]

Oops, posted the wrong picture . But whilst it’s here, this fine machine might reluctantly be for sale for £2750 when I’ve cleaned it . It’s in Midlands,UK. And further details are available by DM or email at [email protected]
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Had many a good time on scramblers in the 80s.

 

[Rus Ler]

So someone must like pictures of foliage …this is all I got.
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Oh…and I finished that thing in the background today.
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How do you find your Sram drivetrain?
I've got a Rail 9 on order

 

[Mcharza]

Still in Switzerland and next stop was at Lenzerheide.

This time I didn't go to the bike park because the top lifts were still closed and for me the best routes are there.
Instead I rode the opposite side's Scalottas high alpine trails. Also, a heavy thunderstorm catch me and I had to ride a mud rally down into the valley. This is something I don't usually do voluntarily.