I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.
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A Continental GP 5000 Without Friction
Reading Time: 2 minutesYears ago I rode with a scooter tyre for nine thousand kilometres before it was replaced. It was only replaced because I went to a different garage. Scooter tyres are rated for about 3000 kilometres before they are meant to be replaced. I rode for four thousand kilometres with my GP5000 and…
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Audible Subscriptions and Kindle Unlimited
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf I spend 12 CHF per month on Netflix or 23 per year on CuriosityStream I think little of it. I expect to watch films and TV series once, and then to forget about them. With books and music I feel differently. With books I feel that it is worth paying for…
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The Unattended Group Ride – Hypothetical
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor several days I was the only person signed up for a bike ride. Last night it went up to seven people, and then this morning it was down to three people, including me. I arrived half an hour to fifteen minutes early. During that time I had the opportunity to think…
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On Trips to Geneva by Car, Train and Bicycle
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I cycled along the lake to get to Geneva. When I got to Geneva I cycled by World Meteorological Organisation before heading up from there towards the Graduate Institute, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Palace of Nations (Palais des Nations) before heading by the International committee of the…
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A Cycling Network Operating Centre or NOC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I looked at the Sports Tracker app and I noticed that all of my activities started from home, whether cycling, hiking, or walking. That’s because I spent this month cycling and walking from home. I didn’t use the car, or trains to get around. I was thinking of this luxury…
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Autumn Fatigue
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was scuba diving every weekend I would often feel tired in the afternoon, after I got home. It’s due to the huge change in pressure, from 40m down in the lake to 300+m above sea level around the Léman. Yesterday I went for a ride, and today I went…
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On Hot Climbs and Cold Valley
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I left home this morning the sun had not risen yet so my legs, and other parts were cold. I could feel that more layers might have been welcome. That’s because cycling in Autumn is about moving from a hot apartment to a cold dawn air temperature, before meeting with a…
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SAD Autumn – Seasonal or Solitary?
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years I have hated the shift from Summer weather to Autumn because as the days get shorter, and the weather gets colder, so summer sports come to an end. As summer sports come to an end, so the seasons of solitude begin. Autumn and Winter are lonely. The paradox is that…