The news reaches us from Malmö that the pioneers of Zurich's mountain bike culture are holding their particle accelerator, which has now been copied several times, themselves for the third time. As in 1997, the year the bike parts flea market was born, the model is an oriental bazaar where people haggle, swap and gossip. The particle accelerator is famous not least for offering all kinds of retro material. This in turn can be seen as an invitation to those who push boxes full of old accessories from corner to corner in the cellar. A stand costs 20 francs per linear meter, and reservations are markus@pizzacup.ch entgegen. Admission is free for visitors.
Last but not least, the particle accelerator is also the annual reunion of the Zurich, or shall we say north-eastern Switzerland, bike scene at the start of the new season. As the event takes place in the Amobss garage, the pub and sales outlet of the beer brand of the same name, it can be assumed that the supply of cool, sparkling drinks will work.
Incidentally, the rocket-powered chain ring actually existed. It makes a brief, atmospheric appearance in the particle accelerator teaser clip: https://youtu.be/JahhJMi8W5Q
And if you're still wondering why the Pizzacup organizers from Malmö are informing you: Alex Gligorijevic, the group's communications mastermind, has been living there for a few months and works for the company that probably comes to mind first when anyone thinks of Sweden.
And so back to Zurich: Pizzacup particle accelerator March 17, 1 - 5 p.m., Amboss-Garage, Zollstr. 80. Further information: www.pizzacup.ch