Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Famous Papy's Chicken Ride - Tuesday August 30, 2011

Summary of a cool summer ride starting from Choulex:





  • 4 x riders (Missile, Nameless, Badger, Papy)


  • 31 km


  • 1 h 40 m


  • 19.2 kmh average


  • Jussy Woods, parcours des douaniers - fast and without the mosquitos



    Highlights and points suggestions:



  • +1 point to All for participation


  • +1 point to All for bringing nice bottle of red wine to host !


  • Nameless and Missile made it from the other side of the world.. + 1 point


  • Nameless new bike..fixing of pedalier as a start... - 0.25 point


  • Missile as handy man + 0.25 point


  • Missile safe landing after aborted fly....+ 0.50 point


  • Badger as steady rider and BBQ companion.. + 0.50 point


  • Boum-Boum joined the party for a bite...+0.50 point


  • The Flynnster for serving cool refreshing beers...+1 point


  • California Lady Lisa cooking talents... + 1 point


  • Papy hosting for Famous Chicken...+ 1 point


  • Feel free to add more.....

Nameless' Adventures in the Dark

That Nameless' he travelled to Choulex so far

From Estavayer Lac on his bike(s), not by car





First on his beemer; twist throttle with style

to pick up his niner, transported by missile



to a parking at GATT (or the WTO)

and from there to go biking with papy and so...



we travelled to papys, ogling short skirts

on the quais and the bridges, bare skin, let us flirt



We ride Juicy woods on our fast speedy niners

then ate up like champs, papys chicken: no finer



and now on to our bikes by night to my beemer

no skirts, skin, or babes in sight! We are such dreamers!



And then the fun starts; soon nameless bereft

of his keys, his pc in my car...... and I'd left!!



So he made his way home, feeling cold on the ride

arriving at home, what no keys, where'd they hide?



See.... he only did see that his keys were not there

when he got his door and they were no-where!!!



So what to do now? Its one and I'm homeless

Lets call the missile, hopefully not hopeless



but karma did screw him on this fateful night,

missile's great iphone was out like a light



so even this morning when nameless did call

iphone was sleeping, could not call at all



but back to the evening of the night before

nameless called missiles home phone, not quite 4



but missile was sleeping and did not wake up

to the call of the nameless, now quite a sad pup



but Dopey has spare keys, he can help out !!!

I'll drive back to his house and give him a shout!!!



And arriving there late, his ass even colder

...dopey's not home..... a friend sleeping over



who didn't wake up to find nameles his keys

who now is quite tired and praying just please



to find a warm bed to just lay straight down on

tired and pissed off, he decided on rental



and off to a motel, a room for the night

at three to lay down and go out like a light !!










Tuesday, 30 August 2011

La Barilette

Ref, just to let you know that Kellydrinklilepapa and 3DC have made the Barillette last Sunday.

It was the first Barillette climb for Kelly and she did it great and she's very proud.

We were not part of the race though, but we kick the ass of some poor participants and the end.

Kellydrinklikepapa will be soon ready to put a number over her handlebar and participate to some race we were doing when we were younger.



Welcome to the HD rider club.



Cheers, 3DC

Papy Biker

just so you know what papy is doing when he is NOT 29er ing...






Thursday, 25 August 2011

UPDATE SUNDAY - Pierre Avoi

Due to weather moved to Sunday.



Details:
Start: Martiginy CFF
Time: 10h00 train leaves at 10h13

The ride: Train Martigny to Le Châble. Les Ruinettes, Croix de Coeur, Pierre Avoi.....to Martigny CFF. 400m up, 2000m down.
Riding time:+/- 3 hours.
Lunch: Martigny or on the mountain somewhere....bring food.
Train Martigny to Le Châble: 10h13
Parking: Start ride from Martigny CFF and take the 10h13 train to Le Châble . Parking at CrossRoad cycles (Map)
The ride....

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Ride Report - The BBQ ride....!!

Joe's thanks for a fanastic evening BBQ-ing and riding. Here are the statistics and highlights:
  • Distance: 36 km
  • Meters climbed: 960m
  • Train: Stopped in Arzier due to works on the bridge. Logistics chaotic and badly communicated. We expect better from the Swiss...Ride start: Arzier.
  • Riding time: 2h30....
  • Gone playing and eating: 6h00....
  • Shortest ride ever: Newbee Joe pils: 1km, 50m climb....10 minutes pedaling. Then he died!!
  • Burgers: eaten: 14, hidden under a rock: 1 and shared: 1.
  • Beers: drunk: 8, shared: 4.
  • Dessert: more then a normal human can handle after 3 burgers!
Points recommendations:
  • Boumboum: making it by feet and beating the bikers: +2
  • The South African crowd:....Where shall we start..... :-))))
  1. Honeybadger: Started the evening about ZA hunting stories but showed up with a bag-pack the size of a wallet and complained being cold: -1
  2. Honeybadger: We highly appreciated new riding buddy's! It's always good to meet people with the same passion and share the trails. Honeybadger has just gotten married but seems not to be able to stop picking up people while in bars. That where he find is new riding buddy's......I guess under the join of a beer the stories get shared and yes, beer stories go everywhere. Honeybadger's new riders input equals that of Nameless.....but unfortunately the quality is shabby. One rider made it through the ride but has never be seen again. The story goes that he couldn't walk for a week.....and the latest new input, called "Joe Pils" for the time being, made it 1k, 50m up into the ride before he and his reflector equipped 29er crashed of the side of the road. He broke a record.....but not one to be proud of.....The question? Will we see him ever again? Advice....check on newbee rider quality in sober state. Honeybadger: -1.
  3. Honeybadger: The man from the land of the Braai....the only one with 2 burgers eaten and one hidden: -0.5.
  4. Joe Pils:.....what can we say. Did he over estimated himself or was he badly informed? We are happy he got home safe: -1 point....what ever that means.
  • The George Everst award: Missile.....still needed to go bushwhacking and trail searching. There must be a way up here...!! Points: -0.25.
  • Flipping bitch award: Nascar.....2.75m in the return ride Nascar flipped a stylish bike turning OTB in front of the crowd. What a beauty! +1 point. Did I miss another one ??
  • Last minute Missile mayonaise input: A L3Mi....+0.25 points.
  • (To) late cancellation: Nameless: -1 point @ a cost of CHF 25.
Quotes of the night:
  • I gained 8 kilo's!....Boumboum.
  • I feel like a smoked sausage.....Dopey
Thanks all for a good evening. Input and comments welcome!
PS 1. For those that like to ride uphill: La Barillette race this weekend.
PS 2. Advise: confirm when you are sure you can make it. It's so easy to cancel when you are not organizing.
Eating, talking, drinking, laughing, star watching....!
The cream bar. Includeding ZA hot sauce and L3Mi...!



Burgers gone..!!

Monday, 22 August 2011

The King is dead long live the King.



Fwd: Mountain bike for sale




 I know it's a trotinette but could be good value for someone




Canyon Vader FS10



• Fork: FOX terralogic 100mm



• Rear Shock: DT Swiss 100mm



• Handlebar: Carbon Ø31.8mm x 680mm



• Brakes: Shimano XTR



• Brake Levers: Shimano XTR



• Shifters: Shimano XTR



• Gearing Shimano XTR



• Cranks Shimano XTR



• Hubs Shimano XTR



• Cassette: Shimano XTR



• Rims: DT Swiss



Size M



Good condition.



CHF 1’500



Original price :CHF 6’200












Sunday, 21 August 2011

Set the cows free - ride report

Oh Ref Almighty, here's my input for the ride report:



  1. +0.5 to Dopey for inviting me over for some orange juice while I waited for the 11h00 train

  2. +0.5 to Nameless for timing...1h early, biking to the train station in Lausanne included!
  3. +0.5 to Nascar for bending his frame...exact reasons still unknown, rumor has it he had no other way to prove he wanted a new bike!
  4. +0.5 to Missile for the mechanical...first time ever someone loses chainring bolts during the ride, his tip "pedal with the left foot only" proved to be good advice
  5. +1 to Missile for the beers and the pool, what a way to end the ride...fantastic!
  6. +0.5 to Nameless for 1 x OTB
  7. -0.5 to Nameless for wearing red and scaring the s#%t out of the cows
  8. +0.5 to Dopey for pedaling up when everyone else was walking up that steep, steep bit
I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting, hope you guys come up with the rest!



See y'all on Tuesday!

Friday, 19 August 2011

BBQ ride - Tuesday 23rd



Joe's the weather forecast looks excellent so we are going to have a BBQ ride. For those that want cheese bring it to put on your burger!!
Details:
- Departure 17:59 hours train from L'Asse. Be there in advance so you can carry food and get a ticket.
- Cost: between CHF 20 - 30 bring cash so you can pay!
- Bring:
1. Bagpack big enough for bread, drinks, burgers, sausages, etc.
2. Light for the return
3. Warm clothes for the return
4. Your emergency kit
5. A Smile..... :-)
- I need to know who's in by Tuesday noon for the shopping!
- Ride: La Givrine, Cabane de electriens.....decent to L'Asse.


Monday, 8 August 2011

Updated Scores
























Anybody in the mood for a Petit Saleve ride tomorrow



with dinner at one of the restaurants at the Duanne

Let me know

Hardtail Outing

When: Saturday 6'th August



Riders: labrico, nascar, missile



What: hard tails in the jura sunshine (or not)



How far: about 25 km, 550 metres climbing



Pointage:



Nascar hosts - the others rode !



No mishaps, punctures, lateness or other nonesense - just good fun in the rain and the mud and.....the sun (a bit)!!










Friday, 5 August 2011

Everyone should have one....a LEFTY that is

So you've all seen my SIR with the BLACK lefty - 110mm cut down to 80mm suspensio for man sized wheels.... but an extremely steep head angle....made the bike very nervous and, well, who the hell likes 80mm travel. Even on a niner was not enough.

So enter the 2006 Lefty MAX 140mm. Reduced to about 115-120 mm travel for "real" wheels. I scored it off ebay for 400 USD and it is in NEW condition - "only used on the road". When I opened up the package.....confirmed,no sign of ANY wear. Inside....the original grease, no dirt and perfect seals ! Yes! Another fine purchase off ebay.

So how does it ride I hear you ask......MAGNIFICO. Warp speed down the petit nain yesterday evening !!!

Yahhhhh!!!

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Thursday 04/07....extra evening ride.

For those Joe's that are still reading the blog or are not on holiday. Thursday evening ride from Cheserex City:

Time: 18h00
Ride: Jura and so
Depending on the votes / weather....either a lake swim (Plage de Promenthoux) or dinner in Cheserex area.

WFO Time....

The Ride: NONE

The Bike: 2 x WFO !!!

The Event: The WFO build off !!

The Where: Missiles garage

Pointage

Bike provision award : Nameless and Dopey +1 point each for new bikes... (Dopey has a nice, nearly new, hardly used RIP for sale....!!!!)

The "Dont Teach your granny to suck eggs especially when you can't suck eggs your self" award : Dopey -0.25 for challenging the refs derailleur set up process!!  (see reference; http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teach_grandma_how_to_suck_eggs )

The Nameless' WFO Builders: Dopey, Missile : +1 point each

Crans Montana Bike Weekend - Day 3 - Lazee Boys!!

Riders: Missile, Balls, Husky, Dopey, Nascar, Labrico, Papy, Zulu, Artur

km ??

metres ??

Pointage:

Nothing to write home about....oh maybe....

Labrico on time(ish)!!

The Joe GPS Award: Husky and Labrico -0.25 each.....MUD + TRACKS = FOLLOW THE TRAIL !!
(and don't keep stopping to fiddle with your hair!!!)

The "Little Head" Award: Labrico +1 points for picking up a girl in dirty biking clothes, in a Tea Room !!!

c u next year !!

Crans Montana Bike Weekend - Day 2 - Bliss in the bisses!!

Riders: Nameless (50%...boo), Dopey, Missile, Nascar, Husky, Papy, Zulu, Artur and .....eventually....    .....   .....   .....   .. .. ..   Labrico

Where: Les 7 bisses...

How much: 50km +1500m

Pointage:

The MC award: Dopey +1

The "Lack or Respect" Award: Labrico - 2 points for f***ing our timing up royally! We won't wait next time ! Seriously

The Joe GPS award: Labrico & Husky for being unable to follow 8 other bike tracks in the mud.... -0.5 each

The "I may be 57 but I can still squeak like a girlie" award: Husky.....+0.5 points

The OTB King: Husky: 4 OTB = 2 points

The "Failed Drafting" award: Nascar for doing an OTB next to nameless +0.5

The "blind mans tire change" award: Papy for dawdling during a (how difficult can it be) tire change -0.25

The 25-30% er award: Nascar, Artur, Dopey for climbing the impossibly to Chermignon D'en Haut by bike +0.5

The heidi award(s): The two heidis we saw below Chris Roy....9 points each ! (-)(-)

Crans Montana Bike Weekend - Day 1 (Downhill Madness)

Riders: Dopey & Missile (Nameless)

Rides Up: 11 telecabine runs

Metres Ridden: 8300 vertical meteres (Nameless : 1450m only!!)

Special Guest: Zulu....fresh? in from Zuid Afrika

Pointage

The MC (Master of Ceremonies) Award Dopey: Organizational skills +1

The vertically UNchallenged Award : +0.2 points per 1000 metres descended !

The "Same time zone" award: Zulu: +0.2 points for every 1,000km travelled in the same timezone !!! (8371 km)

The Dirty Finger Award ! Missile for wrenching Nameless's bike AGAIN !! +0.5

The "I rely on my friends to fix my bike" award: Nameless -0.5 for a pre weekend non functional bike (again)!! (dont complain....or else...!!)

The Chat Nappé Award: Dopey for inventing a new drink +0.25

The "Oceans of Beer and Chat Nappé" award: Missile for buying the round....0.1 points per 10 CHF = 1.43 points!!!!

Dinner Points: Papy!!! +0.5

The eye poppingly tight shirt award: The girl with the tight shirt !! +10 points

Missing Ride Reports....

if there are more rides to report I wasnt on them:
Sat 16 ?
Sun 17'th ?
Tuesday 19'th ?

If yes, add comments below !!

Dirty DownHilling - Ride Report - 9'th July

Riders: Dopey, Missile, Nameless, Renaud...

What: 2 x descents at Le Crozet ! (Dopey & Missile)

What (bis) 2 x descents at le Saléve (Nameless & Renaud)

Pointage

1 point each only - we did all meet at Le Crozet with the intent to bike but were foiled by the weather (storm) !!

Dopey & Missile got two good runs under the rain and the lightining (the telecabine stoped 3x due to lightining strikes) before the telecabine stopped for good, at which point nameless arrived!!

Nameless & Friend decided they really needed to ride so continued on to the Saléve for a couple of runs when the storm had passed !

Missile's Pool Party - The Scores & Ride Report

Riders: Missile, Dopey, Nameless, Honeybadger, Artur, Renaud(sp), Husky, Papy, Labrico

The Ride: 21 km, 700m climbing

The Pool: very wet !!

The Bikinis: Missing!!

Pointage

The Yellow Jersey Award: Missile for defending his t-shirt against "le belge" +0.5 points (hah!!)

The Speed Freaks Award: Renaud & Dopey ...!!!!!  +0.5 each

The Garden of Eden Award: Missile 0.25 for too many ribs !! (We only ate half of what I bought !!!)

The Special Guest Award: Boum Boum +0.5 x 2 for showing up mostly broken!!

The "How Difficult can it be Award": Dopey and Nameless for needless destruction of an X-9 shifter....-0.25 each !!

Monday, 1 August 2011

Labrico bought a new handlebar....!!!


Enjoy the ride.....!!

Ride Report - From Beach to Beach !!

40 kmh....Warp speed...+0.5 for all concerned....

Riders: Dopey, Missile, Labrico, Nameless, Artur, Honeybadger + Friends

Where: From Beach to Beach

What: Riding,Swimming, Mucho Beer

Pointage:

The man with(out) a plan award: Nameless.... -0.5 for showing up with a broken bike....again....

The man with 1 friend award: Nameless.....+0.5 for bringing a fine young noob, even if he is French and rides a 26er.....

The Jo will fix it award: Missile +1 point for wrenching beyond the normal 'necessary'

The Joe GPS award....Boum Boum: +0.5 points x 2 for showing up at the wrong place and then the right place !!

The derailed man award....Boum Boum: 5 points for being derailled by a ....rail!!! .....you need em buddy...hurry back to us !!!

The welcome award: Artur for .... being a noob +1 point...