Weight Weenies

micky wrote:Done the whole Lake of Garda route today with my team with a spectacular weather for this time of the year.

How long is the route? Road bike?
I've been to Lake Garda once - it's a beautiful place.

We started from an inside town, but I guess the whole route is around 150-155kms roughly.
The nice thing is that you find cyclists all the way around.

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Hit the Yarra river single track Saturday afternoon on my CX bike...

This is an art installation which has been in a National Trust park since April. Apparantly it's there to make people think All it makes me think is that it's an eyesore.

Re: the bottom photo. Did you get to the pot of gold? If so, how much did it weigh - full, and empty?

Awesome day for the MTB. From the top of Westridge at the Nike tower.



And as always ride info:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236504925

HammerTime2 wrote:Re: the bottom photo. Did you get to the pot of gold? If so, how much did it weigh - full, and empty?

6.8kg empty

Tyrifjorden, Ringerike

On Monday, two of the hardest slopes to be found in Switzerland : Balmberg and Weissenstein.

For those of you who have ridden in Switzerland, those cols are IMO harder than Grosse Scheidegg or Pragel. But they are not well known, what a shame.

I had to use my MTB with slick tires to go up there (32x26), my gf had to walk even though she had a compact gearing.

Problably last ride with short sleeves. Good bye fall.

^^^^^^^ Nice view

Guerdi wrote:On Monday, two of the hardest slopes to be found in Switzerland : Balmberg and Weissenstein.

For those of you who have ridden in Switzerland, those cols are IMO harder than Grosse Scheidegg or Pragel. But they are not well known, what a shame.

didn't know them either, most likely because these two aren't part of the Alps and in a region generally described as flat

check out the profile, i believe that is what is meant by seeing red:

http://www.zanibike.net/altimetria/3475 ... nrohr.aspx

cheers, and txs for the pictures

Nice autumn ride today afternoon... with some steeeep ramps









on the top

These photos are from Wednesday - it's raining today...
Climb above Thuet in the fog (near Bonneville, Hte Savoie)




small road to Andey


above the low clouds, approaching Brizon


closed, unfortunately

Basilic, your photos make me sad I don't live in the Geneva area any more. I had a few years there in the early 90s and it is an amazingly good area for cycling. Now I live in Reading. Here's a view familiar to many W London cyclists, the M40 cutting at Stokenchurch. Not quite as scenic as the Northern Alps.

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miller, I agree that we have great local roads. A few more?
Road to Mt Saxonnex


at the old monastery in Reposoir


climbing col des Annes (off Grand Bornand)


col des Annes


descent


view of the new road from St Pierre to Pt Bornand