May 24, 2007
"Freundstein"
28-25°C 82-77°F26 km 16 miles, 1h45 Elev.Gain 800 m 2600 feet
18 MTB (Michel, Franck, Denis, Didier, Frédéric, Jean-Claude, Paolo, Thomas, Ezechiel, 2 Jean, 2 Yves, 2 Thierry, 3 Christophe)
appointment at 6:30PM in Vieux-ThannBitschwiller, Willer-sur-Thur, Freundstein
8:00 PM
Camp Turenne, Pastetenplatz, Waldkapelle, Croix du Rangen, Vieux-Thann 9:10 PM
 car-park  |
 Jean  |
 pause  |
 Michel - Fred  |
 to forage  |
 bearing  |
 stones  |
 Superman |
 tree |
 Thann  |
- 4 punctures !!
- nice weather
- maps are from 26/05/2005
May 10, 2007
"rocher Ostein"
26-20°C 79-68°F23 km 14 miles, 1h40 Elev.Gain 900 m 2900 feet
17 MTB (Michel, Jean, Julien, Yves, Thierry, Thomas, Fabrice, Jean-Claude, Gérard, Didier, Denis, Christian, Christophe, Thierry, Yves, FrédériC
appointment at 6:30PM in Vieux-Thann. We go along the brook (Thur), then small climb in the vineyard (Rangen), Pastetenplatz (790m), Baecherkopf Hisla, Camp Turenne (908m), rocher Ostein
8:20 PM,
Erzenbachkopf, Grumbachkopf, place des Canaris (674m), go back to our start point 9:10 PM
 brook (la Thur) |
 jump  |
 Didier |
 Gérald Fabrice |
 Baecherkopf Hisla  |
 dogs |
 Denis |
 rocher Ostein  |
 16 bikes |
 +1 |
 descent |
- 1 chamois. This little demon will not be photographed (1.2 miles before Pastetenplatz).
- first trip for the new bike "8XC" from Christophe. brakes test: OK!!
May 3, 2007
"Waldeck 2"
21-17°C 70-62°F34 km 21 miles, 2h Elev.Gain 580 m 1900 feet
16 MTB (Jean, Julien, Michel, Franck, Denis, Paolo, Yves, Christian, Gérald, Thomas, Thierry, Christophe + Frédéric, Thierry, Pascal, Denis)
appointment at 6:30PM at the horse center Zimmersheim then Flaxlanden, Grand Canon, Chapelle St Brice (Illfurth), Galgen, Bruebach
9:00 PM return.
 Michel  |
 stop  |
 Thierry  |
  |
 Gérald  |
 stop  zoom |
 in single file  |
 curve |
 quintet  |
 chapel  |
 group |
 Galgen  |
 Julien's jump  |
 after |
- Jean is the leader this evening
- super service: at each intersection somebody stops and shows the (right) way
- Yves invites us to an after for the birth of his daughter. Thank you and cheer!
April 26, 2007
"vallée de Steinbach"
25-23°C 77-73°F23 km 14 miles, 1h25 Elev.Gain 670 m 2210 feet
6 MTB (Yves, Didier, Denis, Gérald, Christian, Christophe)
appointment at 6:30PM in Cernay Wattwiller - Hirnelestein - Steinbach -
8:30 PM Cernay
 storks  |
 Thur  |
 rise  |
 Christian  |
 group (photo: Christian)  |
 mountainside  |
 color  |
 repair (photo: Christian)  |
 Gérald (photo: Christian)  |
 8XC (photo: Christian)  |
 back (photo: Christian)  |
 hub  |
 wheel  |
 lefty  |
 dust  |
April 19, 2007
"Waldeck"
22°C 71°F26 km 16 miles, 1h30 Elev.Gain 480 m 1570 feet
14 MTB (Jean, Michel, Eric, Thierry, Thomas, Franck, Gérald, Christophe, Paolo, Yves, Jean-Claude, Julien, Pascal, Patrick)
appointment at 6:30PM at the horse center Riedisheim, Rixheim, Habsheim, Zimmersheim, Bruebach then return to the horse center
8:20 PM
 appointment  |
 in the fields  |
 #1  |
 tractor  |
 Julien and JC  |
 Jean  |
 Franck  |
 ray  |
 lily of the valley  |
 group  |
We can even see the photograph of the mosquito
Very pleasant weather ....
