If you thought the Portail de Fully was exposed...take a look at this! goes for you too Missile!

Honey Badger MTB socks.....!!

Order yours here!

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to all Cat MTB Club members.
Have a great time with family and friends...
...but don't enjoy the turkey too much !!
The Missile

Your CRC order

Field Truing a taco-ed wheel (worth from 1'50'' on)

Enjoy! Happy holidays to all....!!

Thank You!!!

To all those who participated in the end of year prize giving funding.....THANK YOU!!
Thanks to Joest for thinking about it and gathering the money-it was unexpected and not really necessary, however I appreciate it very much. It was my pleasure to organise and glad you enjoyed it.

Sante to all!!

Snowboard vs VTT!!!!!!!

Check it out

http://www.break.com/index/snowboard-vs-mountain-bike-downhill-race-2257254

Ski De Fond !! Get yer skis waxed

Woo hoo.....skating season is now ON!!!

50cm fresh snow at la vattay !! = 25 cm depth on the pistes....

Unfortunately I wont be able to ski until next weekend....I'm counting on others to go and check it out !!!

enjoy and see you on the skis soon

Ski & Bike Movies......all the same?

Like most bike movies, ski movies tend to be all the same.....not these ones!

Oscar's new bike!

Cedric Gracia on a 29'' at the Megavalanche

Megavalanche de La Réunion 2011

End Of Season Dinner & Prize-Giving - Presentation

Ladies....

To Ref or Not To Ref: it was a pleasure reffing for you again this year! I did my best to be fair and impartial - those who provided guinness got less impartiality than others - you can repeat next year if I am renominated to that position!!

Riding the Unknown: 2011 would have seen the same riders riding the same rides if  Dopey had not organised endless rides in places we had never been before. Again "chapeau" to you for dragging us to far away places even though this involved some of us wearing chicken suits!!!

Paparazzi: Having a record of the events this year proved once again that Dopey should keep on 'foto  foto' ing. Unfortunately for him, he now knows what it is like to take endless photos pf your children and family and no-one taking any pictures of him!! I plan to help more in that area next year, but meanwhile please keep up the 'foto foto' !!!!


Finally, for those who weren't there, here is the 2011 End of Season Presentation

See you on the skis or (more probably for the next few weeks) on the bike !!!

DAKINE travel bike bag to sell

Roomy and fairly light, the bike is well protected for traveling.
Has some signs of wear but the bag is in excellent shape.
It might fit almost any size or type of bike.
Features:
Heavy duty EPE foam/polyethelene padding
Multiple carry handles
Retractable handle
Padded internal divider
Internal pockets for spare parts, pedals etc.
Abrasion resistant Hypalon panels in high wear areas
Large diameter wheels with sealed bearings
122 x 36 x 76cm
8kg
Sold 200CHF

Nascar's knee surgery today - 2

He is out and told me we was starving! It seems his mind was with food and recovery.....not with pain and nurses. No pain at all. He followed all on the TV screen! Nascar quote;"Unbelievable what they can do!"

Nurse: Hello Nascar

Nascar: Hello Nurse

Nurse: Let me shave your leg....

Nascar thinks: Don't need shaving nurse :-)

Nurse: Its already shaven Mr. Nascar!

Nascar: Course...my bikers legs only get the best treatment!

Nurse thinks: Nice legs.....I wonder where he stopped shaving....?!

Feel free to continue in comments..........

Nascar's knee surgery today

Hope all goes well Oscar, look forward to seeing you on the bike again asap!

ps.- Ref, does this mean he gets "stitch points", even if it's out of season?

End of Year Party Time - 2011!!

This years party will take place at Chez Nono !!
(Just around the corner from another well know address: chez Dopey)

Requested by Papy; approved by all those that live nearby!!!

I have reserved for 19:30.

Who can bring a Projection Screen ?
I will bring a beamer.

Mandatory: Emergency kit!!

See you then !!

Man best friend

Check out man's Best friend

http://www.break.com/index/mans-best-friend-2224773

Rochers-de-Naye.....The last Epic ride of the season! Pics included

Details & Timing:

Getting there: Train Montreux - Rochers-de-Naye

Timing: Train leaves at 9h47

Price: 2 x CHF 16 demi-tarif

Ride: 2 hours, 1.500 meters down hill

Views: Superb!

Weather forecast: Meteoblue.....crispy but sunny!

Bring: warm clothes, good brake pads and sunglasses....

GPS: GPX track available up on request at Dopey

Webcams here...!

What you are up to!

Map of the ride:

GPS file (GPX or TXC) and be downloaded on Garmin Connect (caterpillarmountainbiking). Click here!

Getting the bikes loaded on the Goldenpass train!

A nice swiss train. Old but still looking good and rock solid.

Views from the train!

First descent....Vroaaam!

Second descent......!

Nascar & Papy zooooooming along....

Views from the trail

Renaud....tour guide, racer. Thanks for showing us the trails! :-)

Papy riding along the mountain.

Thanks all for a great ride and laughter. As Papy says;"More please!"

Into Thin Air

These guys know what they are doing.....Nice movie!

Desk Top PC For Sale - Windows 7 with 37GB of Music Pre Installed!!!

Genuine Windows Software - Windows 7 in ENGLISH

Packard Bell PC
3.4Mhz Pentium D Processor
GEforce 7300 TC Graphic Card with 512MB Memory
2 GB Memory DDR2
4 x Disk Drives (80GB 80GB 120GB 12GB)
TV Tuner
Keyboard & Wireless Mouse

DVD RW and CD ROM

LG L1919S Screen (19 Inches)

Brand New HP Photo Smart Plus B209  (300 CHF New)

With 37 GB of Licence Free Music MP3 Format (Priceless!!)

790 CHF all inclusive

Fondoo Too!!! - The pics....

Thanks all for a super night!

The first social....Oooooooooo!.........Up your!

Bla, bla, bla........Ha, ha ha!

Is food ready yet?

Swiss Betty was there too.....!

A little bit of cheese, some wine, stir with love....Attack!

A bit of RTFM.....!

I have never seen a pot of cheese fondue disappear so fast.

Missile it was top.....! Very very yummie!

We were almost all there....Cheers!

Boumboum is thinking....I want more food!

Movember Hardus / Honey badger....We are going to miss you!

Thanks for the chain link!

More melted cheese in the making!

Ahhhhh......More food!

A nice little fire....to keep us warm / cooked!

Riding gear is drying / warming for the return trip

Dessert...Meringues a la creme de Gruyere.

You don't want to miss any of it!

Plate licking good!

A picture says it all.....

I am not drunk....I am awesome :-)

Time to clean and ride back....

The ride back. What a crispy night and beautiful sky.

-8C and happy.

Thank you all for a fantastic night. Links to the cabin(s) can be found here and here! The rest is all;"To much information". Ride stats, comments, etc. are welcome

See you on the snow shoes!

Fondoo Too!!!

Distance - just enough to get there and back safely
Temp - too cold to ride in summer clothes (but some tried)
Time - just right for feasting and drinking and...
Wine - more than enough for once!!!
Fondoo - a tad less than enough for once but....you're thanking me this morning...non?
Information -  Too Much!!

Riders: Honeybadger, Dopey, Limoncello, Papy, Boum Boum, Nameless, Missile

Honeybadger proved that indeed he is "hard-us-nails" it was -2C at the start and he rode there with FINGERLESS gloves! Chapeau!!

....garlic chopping instructions were shared....nameless performed beautifully....
.....Nameless promised us all early christmas presents in the form of nice leatherman....

.....A successful fondoo making proved the missile still has it !!!
Round one was made with more care and attention than at home....
.....seen that film "Gone in 60 seconds"..... well that was about how much it lasted.

round 2 was 'different', good but not as good as the first round....normal - was a pre-made version masquerading as a 'just cheese' version....hats of to nameless who RTFM and avoided a potential dissater of round 1.

Dopey was on fine form, burning peoples asses off with his fire. But disappointingly....no tree was dragged in to the fire this time... BOO!!

There was TMI at varying instances during the evening....relating to bodily fluids, or more accurately bodily not-so-fluids......and various other NPC-for-dinner subjects

Those with a ball and chain shared their "post-fondoo-no-nookie" stories much to the hilarity of those with calloused palms....just you wait and see!!!

Missile was bursting at the seams with enthusiasm for his fondoo (see gone in 60 seconds above) but also with bodily gases from both ends....

meanwhile....some ladies drank coke from their emergency kits.... AAAAAGGGHH????

The return trip- -6C and counting....brrr..... no OTB but...

Missile & Dopey scared the living sh!t out of the rocks and grass (and themselves) on the way down the twisty turny part....disaster beckoned at every corner, but wine induced steering control saved the day beautifully and grins, high fives and manic laughter were shared at the bottom!!

Broken chains: 2 - dopey power proved to be just too much on two occasions (well the second was due to a botched job at the first repair....but never mind....it allowed me to catch my breath.)

....ze frenchee...hee ees atennshun paying...NOT...'merde alors'.... ze iys did srow mee on ze graund....
....ze frenchee...hee ees loocking at ze graund and....'merde alors'....vhere deed ze rowd go and vy am ai ryding in ze feeld ??

Then..... CRAP ATTACK..... preceded by VOMIT ATTACK ! Missile shared his repast of the previous hour and then his repast of the previous day with the woods.....aahhhh thats better!!! As Shrek says 'Better Out Than In"....

And with that.....LAPSANG SOUCHONG to you all until next time !!!!

@Missile: We will miss you out there!

2012 BC Bike Race on pinkbike.com

Fondoo Run - Numero Due

Hello....late I know, but for anyone whi is reading this evening....

FONDOO RUN!!!

19:00 La Givrine

Dopey is already in.
3 Decis is window shopping in Amsterdam
....

Why The Brazilian is called Brazilian.....!

People always wondered why The Brazilian ride is called Brazilian. Well here you can find the answer. Its and interesting read...a battle of comments but moreover it shows you once again that you are living right next to one of the best riding place on earth!!!

anybody gonna place an order on CRC soon?

If so let's team up to save on shipping and douane costs, I have a few items I want to order...

All the way around the saleve

Well, it was a classic ride on the saleve: it was dry, it was sunny (above the clouds that covered Geneva without mercy), Labrico fell and dislocated his shoulder (again), JeanMi was supposed to come but didn't make it, Hardus was cooked at the end, BoumBoum is back to the usual "you only see me when we stop" kind of attitude, Nameless was actually early (and went for his own downhilling adventure before the other guys arrived), the leaves covered the ground making it impossible to know when the front wheel would run into a rock and send you bouncing off, and we did about 40 km and 800m climb.
BB has an idea which hopefully we'll put to test next season, a plan to ride up and climb, then have dinner somewhere nice in the mountain, then speed down again with bellies full and heads spinning from the wine. Sound like a plan?

Last but not least, for those of you interested to know the whereabouts of our 2011 newbie BeauJoeLais, here's the link to the blog where they're sharing the adventure. BueaJoeLais and his girlfriend are on a journey from Tierra del Fuego to Bolivia on, you guessed it, bicycles. The blog is fun and shows pictures of the places they're passing, have a look: http://baclum.over-blog.it/

That's all folks...

South of France - riding Luberon - Some pics

Good morning...!

Labrico this is your village.....cucuron(d)!

Singletrack....flowy and grippy

29er....Boumboum want to ride a tree

WFO resting.....Mont Ventoux in the background

The view on Mont Ventoux

More views

Boumboum

WFO + tree....

Boumboum negotiating a steep descent

He made it

Ooohh......a cave!

Caveman

Boumboum.....look, look we can see the sea

More views...