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We Know it’s only early February but thought you might like to know Les Gets are opening their lifts for mountain biking the last week-end in May which is the 25th and 26th of May and then the following two week-ends. Les Gets lifts open full time from the 15th of June until the 8th of September. The lifts running for the week-ends will be the Chavannes Express and the Nauchets Express.
Summer 2020
2020 has been very challenging for many businesses and individuals who are based in Morzine. And, as Winter approaches there is still a great deal of uncertainty and trepidation. Nobody knows what is going to happen and so trying to plan for Summer 2021 is proving incredibly difficult. The Portes ...
Summer 2019
The Torico website is now available to take bookings for Summer 2019. Hope you like the bikes we have chosen. I'm sure the new 275 carbon Megas and the Di2 road bikes are gonna be very popular so get in early and reserve your weapon of choice. Don't end up ...
Summer 2018
We are in the process of updating our website but in the meantime we can still take bookings for Summer 2018. Hoping the site will be ready for the new Year so will keep you posted.
Summer 2017
Five years ago we made the decision to take on Torico Performance Bicycles and during those years we have moved shops, taken on another shop, changed bike brands,stocked new products, increased staff and entered the world of road cycling. The end goal has never changed and that from the outset ...
Nukeproof Horizon Clipless Pedals
Looking forward to stocking these in the shop this summer. Check out the review in MBR's March edition.
Best Wishes 2017
All the best for 2017 from Torico. Here's looking forward to another great Summer.
Bookings Being Taken
The website is now available to take bookings for Summer 2017. We have an XL Nukeproof Mega and Pulse for next year and for the roadies a 49 and 2 58's. Please book early to avoid disappointment and if you need any further info drop me a line- tim@toricomorzine.com.
End of Summer 2016
We have just cleaned our last road bike of the season ready to be stored for the Winter. Things were a little different this year with the addition of a specific road bike shop running alongside our already established mountain bike shop. We were fortunate that Morzine hosted the Etape ...
Rental Bikes For Sale
With 5 weeks left of the summer season it’s time for us to offer you our rental bikes for sale. We have 2015 and 2016 models available. Our Pivot Phoenix and Mach 6 bicycles will come fully serviced which will include ; fork service, bearing replacement, brake bleeds/pads and cables. ...
Summer 2016
The winter season is coming to an end and so here at Torico we are getting ready for what will be a great Summer. Over the last few years we have seen both our Mountain Bike and Road bike rental increase and with all that's happening in Morzine and Les ...
Bikes available To Book
The website is now ready to take reservations for Summer 2016. We are using the Pivot Phoenix and the Mach 6 Carbon again for our mountain bike rental and Scott Solaces for the road. Next Summer the Passportes du Soleil takes place on the 24th,25th and 26th of June and ...
Tour de France 2016
The Tour de France is making a welcome return which is great news for Morzine as it hosts the finish of Stage 20 Megeve to Morzine. The route is 146 km long and features Col de Ramaz and Le Joux Plane, two of the classic climbs found in this area. ...
Scott Solace 10 Disc
Will be stocking the new Scott Solace 10 Disc and Scott Solace 10 as part of our road bike rental fleet for next summer. The website should be up and running shortly so you can book your bikes early. Rumour has it the Tour de France is coming to Morzine ...
End Of Summer
So that's it for another Summer, Torico has now closed its doors for the Winter. This has been my third Summer as owner and year on year our rentals increase so a huge thankyou to all of you who have supported us and hopefully will continue to do so. This ...
Rental Bikes For Sale
With the summer season coming to a close we are selling our rental bikes. The Pivot Phoenix retails for €5,500 and is up for €3,500 and the Pivot Mach 6 RRP €4,900 now €3,200. The bikes receive a stripdown and re-build before being shipped. If you need any further details ...
Pleney Opening 13th June
The Pleney lift is open from this Saturday the 13th until the end of August. Les Gets is open again but just for the week-end before opening fully from the 20th of June.
Cyclosportives 2015
Check out the Sportives that are happening in and around the area this summer. Why not take the stress out of travelling with your beloved bike and leave it at home. You can hire one of our Scott Solaces or Cr1's ( full carbon and ultegra equipped ) and all ...
Pass'portes du Soleil 2015
The event this year takes place on the 26th,27th and 28th of June with Morzine playing host. Bookings are coming in fast for this week-end so if you would like to reserve one of our new Pivot Downhill or All Mountain bikes get in quick before they are all gone.
Bikes Ready to book
Our carbon Pivot Bikes are now ready to book and reserve on-line. If you get chance please read the reviews which are out there; it sounds like they are going to be a whole lotta fun to ride! The Downhill and Enduro bikes are available from the 29th of May, ...
Pivot Bikes 2015
For summer 2015 we are stocking Pivot's Phoenix for DH and Pivot's Mach 6 Carbon for Enduro.The Phoenix is full carbon and comes equipped with Shimano Zee and the Mach 6 carbon with a mix of Shimano XT and SLX.We will also be putting dropper posts on all our Mach ...
Shop Closed
Torico is now closed for the winter. The stock has been checked and packed away and the bikes have nearly all been sold. We only have a small and a large Mega left so if you are interested contact tim@toricomorzine.com or check out the pics on pinkbike. The staff had ...
End of Season Rental Bikes Sale
The Nukeproof Megas are available to buy for € 1750 and the Nukeproof Pulses in med and Large are € 1250 and in small €1995. All the bikes receive a comprehensive service including fork service and bearing replacement. We can ship to the UK and for more details please contact ...
Sam Hill Wins Mont St Anne
Great result for Sam Hill and Nukeproof. Nice to see him back on top.
Top Tips
Check out our new collaboration with More Mountain for riding in Morzine this summer. Lee's given us his "top tips for tyre choice". Have a look on our Twitter Page: www.twitter.com/ToricoBikesMorz
5th Place In Morgins
Great result for our mechanic Lee at the IXS cup in Morgins. 5th place, not bad for his first race of the season!
Les Gets Open
Les Gets is open this week-end and next before the summer truly kicks off on June 14th. The lads in the shop have been checking out the new trail which is to be found over on Mont chery and the work which has been done on Pleney.Their comments have all ...
Les Gets Opening Dates
Les gets are opening their lifts for the last week-end in May (31st May/1st June) and the following week-end before opening continuously from the 14th of june. We will be open from the end of May so if you need to rent a bike we will have the Megas and ...
Road Bikes Arriving
Should be receiving my first batch of road bikes this week which is great except for the fact I've got to pay for them.
Mega AM Comp 27.5 Review
http://www.imbikemag.com/issue28/?page=103 Check out the latest review of the 2014 Mega AM Comp 27.5.
Road Bike Hire Now Available
The Road Bike hire page is now up and running. We have 8 bikes available this summer (6 mens, 2 ladies) so reserve yours early to avoid disappointment.
MBUK write up
Check out MBUK's write up on the Nukeproof Mega AM 27.5 Pro. It seems like the boys from Nukeproof have got it right again!
Road bikes Are Go
Just got the nod from Scott today so will be hiring out their road bikes this summer. The hire page should be up and running next week. Watch this space!
Scott Meeting
Had a meeting with Scott in Annecy discussing the posssibility of stocking road bikes for the summer.Keep your fingers crossed that we will be hiring out the CR1 and new Solace (mens and womens) for this summer.
Bike Hire now Available
The Bike Hire page is up and running so you can reserve your downhill or all mountain bikes now. This year we have 7 downhill bikes and 10 all mountain bikes. We are hoping to have our road bike hire page ready at the end of January so will keep ...
Megas and Pulses ordered
Just ordered the new 27.5'' Mega AM Comps and Pulse Comps for rental, summer 2014. The booking system should be up and running in the next couple of weeks so get in early to avoid missing out.
Dirt 100
The Nukeproof Mega AM Pro 27.5'' and the Nukeproof Pulse Pro have been included in the Dirt 100 list. A ringing endorsement for the Nukeproof brand and their great bikes.
Torico Performance skiing
Check out Torico Performance Skiing which has just gone live today. Click on the winter icon and see what ski lessons we have to offer. Just drop us a line if you're interested either by e-mail (tim@toricomorzine.com) or phone 0033 (0)607949868. We look forward to skiing with you this winter.
Pass'portes du Soleil 2014
The 11th edition of the Pass'portes du Soleil MTB will be held on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June 2014 with the MTB show in Les Gets.
Thank-You
The shop has now closed for the summer. We've done our stock-take, prepped the bikes ready for sale ( 3 med and 3 large Pulses still available) and given the shop a spring clean ready for the guys from Ski Parkpow to move in and prepare for the winter. On ...
Pulses For Sale
We still have medium and large Pulses for sale. The bikes have been completely stripped and rebuilt. We have replaced frame, wheel and headset bearings, new bottom brackets, new pads and brake bleed. The forks have been serviced and seals replaced, and last but not least we've put new maxxis ...
Rental Bikes Remaining
We still have a small and a medium pulse available for sale at the end of the season and two medium and one large Mega as well. If you are interested we can send photos showing the condition of the bikes.
Amazing deals on our rental bikes
With 5 weeks left of the summer season it's time for us to offer you some amazing deals on our rental bikes. Our Nukeproof Pulse and Mega AM bicycles will come fully serviced which will include ; Full suspension service, bearing replacement, brake bleeds/pads and cables. They have also been ...
Nukeproof Mega AM best in test
Check out the review in MBUK, the Nukeproof Mega AM got best in test. 'The revamped MEga is a stiff, super confident and fantastically floated yet responsive gravity all-rounder.' Come in store and try for yourself!
Pass'portes du Soleil 2013
This weekend we are celebrating the 10th Pass'Portes du Soleil weekend. If you need servicing, spares or repairs drop by anytime as we are now open 8.30 - 19.30 everyday untill the 31st August. Have a great weekend!
Super M Trail build
The guy's from Avoriaz MTB have done a great building and adding to existing trails. Here are some pics of the new trail built under the Zore chair. Some well crafted Whistler inspired berms and jumps for any ability.
Lee 14th IXS cup
Torico Morzine mechanic Lee Huskinson pinned it to 14th overall and the first round of the IXS cup in Morgins today.
Shop Opening 1st of June
The shop will be open from the 1st of June. We have been busy preparing the shop this last week with a fresh lick of paint and new signage. Northern has been building the Pulse bikes today. They look great so am quite excited about taking one out for a ...
Chairlifts on Pleney.
In addition to the summer bus service, which will transport mountain bikers to Les Gets, the "Crousaz" and "Mouilles" chairlifts will be open to Mountain Bikers each morning from 8.30am to 10.30am: this will be dependent on the two chairlifts being certified for this use. The "Crousaz" chairlift is unable ...
Morzine lift opening dates
The Super Morzine telecabine and Zore chairlift are opening on the 15th of june which is two weeks earlier than had been scheduled. The Pleney telecabine will not be running this summer as it is being replaced ready for Winter 2013/14. However there will be a bus service running between ...
Renthal Handlebars Stems and Grips
This summer we will be stocking Renthal products including handlebars, stems and their new line of grips available in super soft, soft, medium and kevlar compounds. Now just waiting for the delivery to arrive!
Nukeproof spares order
Just put our order in with Nukeproof for their handlebars, stems, seatposts, wheels, rims and hubs etc. and now waiting for the good news on how much it's going to cost me!
Les Gets lifts opening times
We know its only early February but thought you might like to know Les Gets will be opening its lifts the last week-end in May, which is the 25th and 26th of May and then the following two week-ends before opening full time from the 15th of June. Lifts close ...
New videos of Champery World Cup Downhill
Thanks to Stewart from ReelFunMedia for these amazing videos of local riders and the Champery trail builders. See what the pros will be racing on. Video 1 Gravity Inc team on the Champery World Cup DH Video 2 Local girl, Tahnee Seagrave, on the Champery World Cup DH.
Les Gets MTB news
Les Gets are planning lots of new improvements to the mountain biking for summer 2010. This should make the biking in the area even better than before. The summer season will start on the 29th May (weekends only till the 12th June) and end on the 12th September 2010. CHANGES ...
Mondraker team video from Maribor
Watch the video from the Mondraker team at the mountain bike World cup in Maribor 2010. Damien Spagnolo marks his best ever world cup finish and goes home with the 10th Place ranking after round 1 of the world cup. Full article.
MTB guide to Morzine
Last yeat the tourist Office brought out a free guide to mountain biking in Morzine. You can download this free. A great way to find out a little more and plan some routes. We'll have maps and a detailed guide book for sale, as well as these available for free.
Road Cycling Guide
The new guide to road riding in Morzine-Avoriaz and the Vallée d'Aulps is available to download here. Available free of charge in Tourist offices, and in Torico Morzine!
More than just a hire shop.....
Everyone running and working in Torico Morzine is a mountain biker. As such, not only do we lovingly look after any bike entrusted to us, but we stock all the essentials you need. Most importantly, our staff will advise you on the best routes to ride. Some of us rarely ...
Portes du Soleil mountain bike map
The Portes du Soleil mountain bike trail map. This map covers the entire Portes du Soleil so gives you an idea of what a vast area it is for mountain biking. There are a lot more mtb trails to ride than are marked on this map, and our staff will ...
MTB video
New video from the VTOPO guys who wrote the best guide to the Portes du Soleil and Morzine mountain biking and contribute to the Tourist Office's bike guides. Check out their riding in Luberon, Gréoux-les-Bains and Mont Faron here. Some great inspiration for summer riding.
Morzine MTB news 2010
Morzine has been THE alpine resort that mountain bikers flock to for years now. Here's why...key figures for summer 2010 mountain biking in Morzine and the Portes du Soleil. 25 chairlifts and cable cars650 km of runs12 linked resorts1 Mountain Bike Tour 80 km long10 Mountain Bike parks15 Mountain Bike ...
New Morzine MTB trails for 2010
There’s lots of new stuff happening in Morzine and the Portes du Soleil for mountain bikers this summer. Here’s the lowdown on what to expect. Pop by the shop for up to date info through the summer! Avoriaz adds a new red downhill track to its mountain bike area in ...
We are live
The new site is up and running! At last, we can shout about the latest bike shop to appear in Morzine. The French translation is coming along. In the mean time, feel free to browse around & tell us your thoughts in the comments below or email us direct. You ...