Freitag, 20. Mai 2011
110519 Büronhütte
Thursday Bikers. 11 started out and 3 made it to the Bistro. Two turned round at the top of the first hill, four as the rain approached and two more went home wet through.



More pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=jqwpkapdokfgitbk

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Samstag, 14. Mai 2011
110514 Grüntensee
How can you ride in a circle and it all seems to be against the wind? The weather forecast was bad for today but they lied so I was out on my race bike.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=nsmwcqhbrbvykcus

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Dienstag, 10. Mai 2011
110510 Füssen
Five of us out on our race bikes. All down hill to Füssen then across the border in to Austria and all uphill home.



More photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=kvatzimenqljwmci

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Mittwoch, 4. Mai 2011
110503 Seven lakes tour
Five of us out on a cold Tuesday night. Round the seven lakes at a fair speed. No track as Jon has my GPS receiver.



Picture requested by Jon.

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Sonntag, 1. Mai 2011
110501 May Day Grüntensee
I have had a cold for a week now so have not been out biking once. Today I wrapped up warm and took the race bike out for a spin around the Grüntensee.



As you can see, spring has now arrived in Allgäu. Great for those of us without hay fever.

Full size picture at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#5601703158475487010

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=byzbihsnipdyuwmn My GPS receiver was at Jon's so I had to create this at GPSies manually.

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Samstag, 23. April 2011
110423 Edelsberg
Max and I cycled to Pfronten and then back over the Edelsberg. The first "real mountain biking this year. Only 25 kms but 750 meters of climbing.



As you can see in the picture, there is still some snow in the mountains.

Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=btibpvcwphbyfikg and yes it felt as steep as it looks in the profile, particularly the bit at about 14 kms. I pushed that. I just can not ride that steep on loose stones.

More pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#

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Freitag, 22. April 2011
110422 Lengenwang & Görisried
For various reasons today was not so good. But this great 45 km race bike tour with Heidi cheered me up immensely. 410 meters of climbing but a lot of long enjoyable descents. The views back in to the mountains were amazing with the snow filled mountains rising above the sea of yellow dandelions.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=iyyknecktjuobnos

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110421 Hanging Bridge
Out on a Thursday evening with the Bike Group. 32kms of fun around Allgäu.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=fqwjzaifpyifzfng



The rest of my Photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingII#

Max was out with the professionals in Group 1. Living up to his nickname of Rambo by flying over the handlebars. His report is here http://maxhogarth.blogspot.com/2011/04/thursday-of-trail-ride.html

Jon's Group I photos are here https://picasaweb.google.com/jon.nesselwang/Bike2011#

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Dienstag, 19. April 2011
110419 Kirchtal
Moni, Heidi, Jon and I out on our race bikes. Were very motivated so Seeg, Kirchtal, Lengenwang, Rückholz and home. Almost 35 kms. Back just after sunset.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qzpxupsiiwasvglw

Full size picture at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingI#5597366586632105154

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Sonntag, 17. April 2011
110416 & 17 Walkertshofen
Ten of us cycled the 174 km to Walkertshofen and back in two days. Nearly 1500 meters of climbing. Not bad for spring.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=xfdkeiyquyfiadzq



Photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011Walkertshofen#

Jon's track is here. For some strange reason he started in Walkertshofen - hence the upside down profile http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=okeuiowotbghrehq and his photos are here https://picasaweb.google.com/jon.nesselwang/BikeClubApril2011#

Found a few caches on the way
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c2379358-a448-4d36-93d9-67ded6c460de
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f395dbd4-90f2-450b-acb6-012c8e377133
and failed to find this one
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b717b02b-5d15-499f-91e1-fbd6e1fea073

Sepp's report (in German) at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2011%20Bike%20Season%20April.htm

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Dienstag, 12. April 2011
110412 Snow tour
Heidi, Max and I out on the 7 lakes tour despite a bit (?) of rain and snow.



Actually about half way through there was more than a bit of snow.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yeznatjpzssymuvj

Pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingI#

Max's report: http://maxhogarth.blogspot.com/2011/04/wet-and-cold-sieben-seen-tour.html

A screenshot of the weather when we were out. Lots of rain and 0°C. Crazy

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Sonntag, 10. April 2011
110410 Speiden
At lunch time Jon rang up to ask if we wanted to go Geocaching. Yes Please!



Cycled to Rehbichl for the first cache ( http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=79abbfa3-e727-4200-bfbf-5ab8b80300ca ) and then on to Speiden for the second ( http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=e886568d-68f0-4f58-89b5-73219cd3818c ).



Went in to the brewery for a coffee but got a beer put in front of us so we drank that :-)

Back via Kögelweiher.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=gfhgjvuibllihafs

More photos at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingI#

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110410 Wertach and Stich
A sunny Sunday morning. Race bike round the Grüntensee and then (because it was such fun) back through Stich. Moving average 23km/h.

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qdnrirnlvnvakriq

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Samstag, 9. April 2011
110409 Wertach Vils
From Nesselwang to the Grüntensee and then up the Wertach to Unterjoch. Across in to Austria and then back down beside the Vils to Pfronten. Coffee at Matthias and Evi's and then via the Attlesee (visting Max to scrounge chocolate) home. An enjoyable Saturday afternoon.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=xnalaquewqohfnwy

Lowest point was 852 and highest was 1102. 48km with 500hm.

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Freitag, 8. April 2011
110408 Grüntensee MTB
From here to Wertach and back round the Grüntensee. Included the "Indianerpfad" at the end.

Track: http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=cossjywrgrintgkg

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Freitag, 8. April 2011
110407 7 Weiher Tour
Out with the Thursday bike group.



Track with profile at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=jxhhqglonsuvzmfy

More pictures at https://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2011CyclingI#

Sepp's report (in German) at http://home.allgaeu.org/a3453/2011%20Bike%20Season%20ger.htm and search for "Tour 01 07.04.2011"

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