DT Swiss and Schwalbe treated all journos to a sufferfest on the slopes of the Chasseral, the pano was impressive.

@fujiguys Is the FinePix X10 any good for sports photography? With certain limitations: Yes! Have a look yourself:

@GiroSportDesign has produced a limited number of their Code shoes in country colours - introducing: Switzerland!

Getting down and dirty on a testloop with lots of slushy snow in Sexten, Italy. Time for a well-deserved shower!

The sacrifices that bikejournos bring to offer the latest news: Riding @RockyMtnBikes in Sexten, Dolomites.

The next print issue of @velobiz is going to be all about how to #Copenhagenize German cities. #GetOnABike

Yummie: Thomson 4X stem clamping a 740mm wide rizerbar weighing a meagre 140g, courtesy of #MekkemParts. #BikePorn

And finally Magura had the "TS8 R 120 QR15" (awful naming) on display for 650b at #TaipeiCycleShow. #thebetter29er

Alex Rims had two different rim types on display at #TaipeiCycleShow for ETRTO 584, as well. #thebetter29er

After el Niño's big win on 650b, 650b products fresh from #Taipei Cycle Show: Suntour Axon fork. #thebetter29er SR

Expect some big names in XC to compete on 650b at the 1st race of the #MTBworldcup in #PMB next sunday - for real!

The folks @ternbicycles really know how to make their booth at a trade show look good. Thumbs up for @veryscully.

After some deserved sleep, this was the view from my hotel room. 1st official appointments 2day 4 #TaipeiCycleShow

And got a wicked disc brake system mounted on my Rocky Mtn Switch 4 testing: Brakeforce One, how good is it?

Did my best to take a foto with a nice background showing a 650b rim in comparison to rims with ETRTO 622 and 559.

After putting on a Lefty Max in 2011, @SRAM_mtb producing 10-speed shortie shifters again calls 4 another upgrade.

After 50min of riding at -10°C, this was my perspective yesterday, lit up by Light&Motion's Seca 1400 headlight.

Bergamont #Greenhouse urban mtb race is in the box. Winners: David Graf (pumptrack), Roger Rinderknecht (sprint).

The three fastest riders at 2011's #GreenCupXmasDH - no, I'm not one of them, only finished in 5th this year. Still had loads of fun.

Portrait foto of me, taken with my new cam (Fuji FinePix X10) on my birthday, minutes after unpacking the cam. Cheers & merry Xmas, folks.