+5100m, -6100m, 176km, 4 days: Rivera, Mt. Tamaro, Forcola, Ponte Tresa, Tremona, Mt. Generoso, San Lucio, Piandanazzo, Motto della Croce, Isone, Rivera
Tour details: http://www.bike-explorer.ch/topofticino/default.htm
Video: Right-click here to download a 7 minute, 28 MB video (.WMV format):
Photos:
Adelboden-Frutigen valley:
Long days on Jura cretes
Alps in full focus
Times have changed – ‘x-c tires’ no longer fit on bike rack.
Family bike initiation – La Vue des Alpes
Afternoon road bike initiation – Le Landeron-Nods
Motiers to La Combaz by foot, and return by bike.
Day to test bike maintenance and adjust helmet camera angles, not quite there yet.
Not muddy enough to make a real tough test of new 20 tooth granny gear, although it definitely adds another low gear, and works fine in normal conditions.
Click here for another video (no rider, but it is point of view singletrack)
+2400m, -2400m, 136km
Rain yesterday=trails muddy today=try a road ride.
Typical road riding in nearby Jura mountains:
Home, Vue-des-Alpes, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Grand+Petit Som Martel, Le Gardot (France), Lac des Taillères (back to Suisse), Les Verrières, La Côte-aux-Fées, Buttes, Noirague, Boudry, home. Too much.
Click here to view 30mb video (point of view riding, not so exciting without a rider in front, need QuickTime to view .MOV file)
Short bit of dirt shortcut, rideable at 100PSI and limited speed.
Click here to view 14mb video (very short panorama of this typical Jura country-side plus authentic cow-bell sound effects)
Lunch was similar to ride. Note to self – next time smaller lunch and smaller ride.
This dog has experience begging for food.
French road, not so different.
Border back to Switzerland.
Now we are getting tired, before an endless short climb.
Some fast gorge roads.
End of ride seems close (and lake back in sight)
