Where did you ride today?

[singletrack]

Over the weekend I did one of the many trails at Port Hills Rapaki> Castle Rock > Green Wood> Captain Thomas> Sumner> City. 40 odd KM and maybe 1000+M elevation.... so not really a biggie. Taking the Wolf out for its 5th ride was alot of fun.

The forecast was a hot one and it most definitely was… at 30+ degs it was freaking hard work indeed on the Wolf…. I struggled a bit to be honest in the heat…but I managed it. The way I look at it is that Summer is here and the first few hot rides take a while to acclimatise to, but that’s the point…. you have to just get out and get used to it. After a winter with temperatures down to -5 i'm feeling the heat this year!

I remember riding in temperatures of 44+ degs while living in Australia for 9 years so I try to keep things in perspective ;)

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How about you guys?

[Mesa(aleks)]

I rode at st george stadium LOL.

[singletrack]

I rode at st george stadium LOL.

Where is that?

[Dj1]

I tailwhipped my scooter all they way down my path today

[Jarod]

I rode the pavement/road around the inner west of sydney this morning. Woke up at 5:30am so figured I may as well be productive.

[Clifton]

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Just two teasers from the helmet cam video taken today/tonight at Loftus.

[MrThanh]

just did ~28km on the cycleways/t-ways around south western sydney

feeling knackered and awesome at the same time

[ley]

^ didnt u have work?!

[MrThanh]

^ didnt u have work?!

yep. gotta wake up in ~5 hours to go to work

[Clifton]

And for those who didnt see the link in the other thread.
http://www.vimeo.com/2405146

[singletrack]

And for those who didnt see the link in the other thread.
http://www.vimeo.com/2405146

"Sorry, "Loftus singletrack 1" was deleted at Tue Dec 2 10:40:39 2008. We have no more information about it on our mainframe or elsewhere."

:(

[Mesa(aleks)]

Where is that?

Its the nrl teams stadium.Theres a small sorta downhill section and a jump that someones mad.

[Clifton]

"Sorry, "Loftus singletrack 1" was deleted at Tue Dec 2 10:40:39 2008. We have no more information about it on our mainframe or elsewhere."

:(

Jing must have deleted/moved the video :(.
Hope he posts up the new link!

[Clifton]

here it is!
http://vimeo.com/2406558

[Justin Fox]

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And here's a shot of Zi's bruises coming up fast. He took a fall on the DH into Temptation Creek (pretty gnary shit as the rocks are fist sized and loose as fuck).

[singletrack]

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And here's a shot of Zi's bruises coming up fast. He took a fall on the DH into Temptation Creek (pretty gnary shit as the rocks are fist sized and loose as fuck).


OuCh!

Dude you need some 661 knee pads ;)

Great vid too ;)

[keromx]

Rode at Gap Creek Reserve this morning, great ride 2 hours with two workmates before work.

was following one of them down a steep downhill section and just after a dropoff he hit the tree (picture on the right) and rolled and landed in a heap.

I know i'm insensative but I told him to wait until i pulled the phone out to capture it. Sorry about the quality.

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[Clifton]

ouch!

[z10]

OuCh!

Dude you need some 661 knee pads ;)

Great vid too ;)

no knee pads for me .. :P

this is one on my left thigh hitting a piece of huge rock coming down side way

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[Jing]

almost looks like a targeting retical LOL

[singletrack]

Rode at Gap Creek Reserve this morning, great ride 2 hours with two workmates before work.

was following one of them down a steep downhill section and just after a dropoff he hit the tree (picture on the right) and rolled and landed in a heap.

I know i'm insensative but I told him to wait until i pulled the phone out to capture it. Sorry about the quality.

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/keromx/03-12-08_0624.jpg

What are friends for if not to capture their buds and Mr. Fail?

:D

[ley]

no knee pads for me .. :P

this is one on my left thigh hitting a piece of huge rock coming down side way

http://jdmyard.com/images/bruise.jpg

oh isn't that a beauty, i had about 4-5 of them when i fell off my bike at monster X and from then on, 'hirudoid' was my best friend

they transition into all different colours over the weeks of healing and spread into bigger shapes and sizes! lol

[hebe]

just did ~28km on the cycleways/t-ways around south western sydney

feeling knackered and awesome at the same time

Come to the T-Way at Rouse Hill and I'll ride down to Parra with you when I get my bike!!

[z10]

oh isn't that a beauty, i had about 4-5 of them when i fell off my bike at monster X and from then on, 'hirudoid' was my best friend

they transition into all different colours over the weeks of healing and spread into bigger shapes and sizes! lol

nice and black after 2 days :p

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[ADAM7935]

kentlyn, 3 hrs every thursday... FOR WORK :)

[addmin]

today i rode bondi skatepark......dropped in the big side of the bowl for anyone who knows it..
so stoked

[z10]

Lucas Heights/Menai, had a mad stack trying to huck a small drop..

loved it!

[evil]

That was more Menai than Lucas Heights :P

Awesome-o stack by Zi :D jumped off a 4 foot drop and then bounced off the suspension into a tree... such a shame we didnt capture in on film :(

Riding for just over 2 hours and did a mammoth 9 kms :P weak sauce.

I prefer the other lucas Heights run from the school... More flowing trail and less walking up hill... Definitely some pretty scenery too...

[ukalipt]

This week like the last 2 weeks i have to admit to being lazy. I have not ridden at all weekdays. This will not be the case next week. Training begins for the dirtworks.

[MrThanh]

Come to the T-Way at Rouse Hill and I'll ride down to Parra with you when I get my bike!!

lol will do mate...

i just did 57km on the tways/cycleways and rode out to parra on the great western hwy.

i'm beat.

[Jing]

hardcore, half way to the gong alreaday :)

[singletrack]

Bottlelake Park on the trusty rigid single speed. Did a lap with a colleague from work who has just got into mountain biking- and after a coffee- did another lap solo and put down some gas.

[eckstar]

a quick lap of the dam this morning before the real heat kicked in,mind you it was 22c and 90 pct humidity at 7 am , i sweated buckets

[singletrack]

a quick lap of the dam this morning before the real heat kicked in,mind you it was 22c and 90 pct humidity at 7 am , i sweated buckets

Dang.

[eckstar]

I'd almost give the left one UMMH to come and ride some of those christchurch trails ha ha , I must say the dam is at it's dry and rocky best atm. I have a sneaking suspicion that they will regrade the whole of the downhill soon and turn it into a freeway again , which would be a real shame , whilst it's only short it is sketchy but fun at present.

[singletrack]

I'd almost give the left one UMMH to come and ride some of those christchurch trails ha ha , I must say the dam is at it's dry and rocky best atm. I have a sneaking suspicion that they will regrade the whole of the downhill soon and turn it into a freeway again , which would be a real shame , whilst it's only short it is sketchy but fun at present.

hehe. I mean we can work with just one right? :eek:

When i was downunder- most trails seemed to become smoothed over for the dirt roadies. real shame.

Maybe in 2009 we could have a BMU trip to the South Island? That would rock- and of course you can all stay at my place so i loose grip on reality for a week. Sweet :D

[eckstar]

Cool , I love the south island. Having been there a few times for snowboarding I can't wait to come to do some riding. I may well just have a lot of free time available next year , at this stage I want to go to whistler in oct 09 , if that doesn't come off then it will be SI NZ instead but more likely around early december

[Justin Fox]

So hot today you're mad to go riding!

OK some pics from Menai yesterday afternoon.

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Andy and Zi walking the dogs. Super fun going down, not so fun going up.

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Pretty huh?

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Zi sizing up the big steps.

IoT8duneYhk
Zi having a go at the steps.

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Zi lends Andy a banana. On the trail, sharing is caring.

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Huge 4 car pile-up on the M5 on the way home.

[singletrack]

So hot today you're mad to go riding!

OK some pics from Menai yesterday afternoon.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/3086508794_0e8075345e_o.jpg
Andy and Zi walking the dogs. Super fun going down, not so fun going up.

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Pretty huh?

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Zi sizing up the big steps.

IoT8duneYhk
Zi having a go at the steps.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/3085671389_72045579a7_o.jpg
Zi lends Andy a banana. On the trail, sharing is caring.

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Huge 4 car pile-up on the M5 on the way home.

very nice looking trails there! pretty too :)

nice one zi- that was a fair drop eh

i notice that you are all wearing the fox helmet too? they are great- i love mine. saying that... it looks like i'll be getting a giro zen soon as my fox tends to be a border line fit- its slightly to big and being a S/M i have no other size to try :(

@andy. after only picking your ride up a few months ago- you seem to be loving it!!! NICE :D

[ley]

nice pics, man that drop looks kinda scary/fun.

it's way too hot to go ride today, maybe later around 6-7pm.

[MrThanh]

So hot today you're mad to go riding!

jing, zi, dave and I just got back from loftus oval. weather was awesome! so was the ride :)

[Justin Fox]

Awesome if you're trying to lose weight maybe (lol).

[Panda]

Yes! thats exaxtly what i wanna do!

[taibo]

the wtsflc boys rode ourimbah today! in the 50 degree heat!

[LongRanger]

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How about you guys?

When are we going to see a full shot of that bike! Uni, looking good, Ports Hills looking stellar as usual!

Must be getting close for your trip north to Whakarewa! for some Sequoia and native ferns, to save you from the hot beating sun, oh and some decent coffee, though Christchurch does make some pretty decent coffee if my memory serves me right!

Probably get lynched next time I hit town for saying that now, especially in Lyttleton:D

[singletrack]

Here you go mate :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30773504@N03/sets/72157609108799747/

Whakarewa sounds great to me! I will be trippin up north this summer actually- after an aussie friend and I trip about the south island a little :D This summer should be epic!

As for coffee- i confess- i've only just started drinking it so have no real talent for the bean as yet! Lyttleton is kooky eh?

So what bikes are you rolling on up there?

edit: that is you trailadvent??? hehe!

[evil]

Just got home from another 20+ kms at Menai! Again started from the school and rode for about 2 hours, much faster than usual which is cool, and i nailed a couple of things that have scared me previously:D

[LongRanger]

Here you go mate :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30773504@N03/sets/72157609108799747/

Whakarewa sounds great to me! I will be trippin up north this summer actually- after an aussie friend and I trip about the south island a little :D This summer should be epic!

As for coffee- i confess- i've only just started drinking it so have no real talent for the bean as yet! Lyttleton is kooky eh?

So what bikes are you rolling on up there?

edit: that is you trailadvent??? hehe!


Epic Southern Trip sounds good take heaps of pics enjoy, sounds like everyone's going South this year eh!

Ah it takes time to acquire the bean bud, and lots of tasting:D

Yeah Lyttlelton is a quirky one ;)

On the trip south make sure you stop in @ the Old Post in Clyde, dam good breaky there, best sandwich in Cromwell and coffee's not bad either at the Grain& Seed Cafe in the old part of town where the old gold miners restoration town has been resurrected its a must stop and there's some good mtn biking in them there hills! [head to Bannockburn! good pub there too! Ok no more secrets :D

The Marin is looking great will be awesome on the trip perfect for around there!
Maxle rear cool dude very nice

Still rolling the 2 Ts, looking to sell one of them at the mo, though! Got to get back to ride shape!;)

Where ya planning on riding in the South!

[Justin Fox]

Will start from the school next time Andy I'm curious about the way you do it.

[evil]

Will start from the school next time Andy I'm curious about the way you do it.

Paid slightly more attention this time to work out which way we should go next time... It actually meets up with the run we do a few times which is cool, but when you tie it all in together its all confusing... Especially since we seem to take a slightly different route every time.

[singletrack]

Epic Southern Trip sounds good take heaps of pics enjoy, sounds like everyone's going South this year eh!

Ah it takes time to acquire the bean bud, and lots of tasting:D

Yeah Lyttlelton is a quirky one ;)

On the trip south make sure you stop in @ the Old Post in Clyde, dam good breaky there, best sandwich in Cromwell and coffee's not bad either at the Grain& Seed Cafe in the old part of town where the old gold miners restoration town has been resurrected its a must stop and there's some good mtn biking in them there hills! [head to Bannockburn! good pub there too! Ok no more secrets :D

The Marin is looking great will be awesome on the trip perfect for around there!
Maxle rear cool dude very nice

Still rolling the 2 Ts, looking to sell one of them at the mo, though! Got to get back to ride shape!;)

Where ya planning on riding in the South!

Well, we are not sure yet. There is a wise man here in Christchurch called Zane- and I'm yet to ask for his ideas ;) (are you here Zane?)

Selling one of the Turners? Well its the best time to do it with the season kicking in and all! Funny enough the guy visiting (Richard), is a Turner nut too and will be on his brand new Sultan (08) when he arrives. So you are all fixed up now and back in the saddle?

Thanks for the secret locations (tm) :D

As for today- I headed up the Hills on teh Wolf for a quick climb and decent :D Flying solo again as everyone is caught up in work Xmas parties and alike- infact i bailed on my Wife who wanted me to go along to her book club BBQ :D Thankfully she understands my addiction :D

Since I've had the Wolf its getting harder and harder to stop and take photos as i'm hammering it to fast and just don't want to stop.. lol! I did manage to get this little bit of trail which was right near the end of the down traversing into the city.

I'm still struggling a bit with the Hope hubs vs my Kings- they just don't have the engagement through the technical rocky stuff. I'm sure i'll get used to them though.

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[LongRanger]

Ah fair call, well if ya need any idea's PM If ya need some help, CO is my OC :eek:

Yeah one has to go! With my plans for rehab and future ride idea's one needs a good home both still like new since looked after so well!

Just have to break it down which I hate doing as its a hassle selling separately, but oh well I'm not doing allot anyways LOL.

Ahh not yet, had a CT scan today so in new year will see specialist again and hear the results!

Then I can get to next level of rehab maybe hopefully, I'm looking fwd to that, dam headaches that's the main problems! getting better each week, broken neck and fractures one thing add the brain injuries and that takes as much if not more time!

No fast way around it! Still it's all good, worst people off than me..

Secret HS all good :cool:

Looks like a good ride, great to hear ya going so well on the Marin, I'm not surprised, its nice to ride an HT steel and all and nice to mix it up but the SI is really a dually heaven, I still want a SS HT again myself but never to replace a FS! BTW looks stunning day again, and the bike Marin looks a great ride!

Def sounds like the Mrs is understanding, and well as tempting as BC & BQ is good to see ya let each other have space to let the hair down :D

I'd rather go ride up there too though, take the dog for a good run! this time next year!

You'll need to get one of those helmet mounted cams so no need to stop, so you can capture all that epic single track down there!


http://www.mtbtrailreview.com/blog/gopro-hero-5mp-wide-angle-cameras/reviews/ (http://www.mtbtrailreview.com/blog/gopro-hero-5mp-wide-angle-cameras/reviews/)

Um yeah wheels interesting I'm sure I felt the same thing when I went from my Kings to my Hadley's, but I just got used to them over time, long story what happened won't bore you, I ended up with 36pts not 72pts.

Just carry more speed, you'll find this as you have more time on the bike anyways, though kings are awesome!

Chur.

[singletrack]

Ah fair call, well if ya need any idea's PM If ya need some help, CO is my OC :eek:

Yeah one has to go! With my plans for rehab and future ride idea's one needs a good home both still like new since looked after so well!

Just have to break it down which I hate doing as its a hassle selling separately, but oh well I'm not doing allot anyways LOL.

Ahh not yet, had a CT scan today so in new year will see specialist again and hear the results!

Then I can get to next level of rehab maybe hopefully, I'm looking fwd to that, dam headaches that's the main problems! getting better each week, broken neck and fractures one thing add the brain injuries and that takes as much if not more time!

No fast way around it! Still it's all good, worst people off than me..

Secret HS all good :cool:

Looks like a good ride, great to hear ya going so well on the Marin, I'm not surprised, its nice to ride an HT steel and all and nice to mix it up but the SI is really a dually heaven, I still want a SS HT again myself but never to replace a FS! BTW looks stunning day again, and the bike Marin looks a great ride!

Def sounds like the Mrs is understanding, and well as tempting as BC & BQ is good to see ya let each other have space to let the hair down :D

I'd rather go ride up there too though, take the dog for a good run! this time next year!

You'll need to get one of those helmet mounted cams so no need to stop, so you can capture all that epic single track down there!


http://www.mtbtrailreview.com/blog/gopro-hero-5mp-wide-angle-cameras/reviews/ (http://www.mtbtrailreview.com/blog/gopro-hero-5mp-wide-angle-cameras/reviews/)

Um yeah wheels interesting I'm sure I felt the same thing when I went from my Kings to my Hadley's, but I just got used to them over time, long story what happened won't bore you, I ended up with 36pts not 72pts.

Just carry more speed, you'll find this as you have more time on the bike anyways, though kings are awesome!

Chur.

Sweet bro. MOAR SPEED.

I like the way you work ;)

:D

[LongRanger]

Sweet bro. MOAR SPEED.

I like the way you work ;)

:D


:D

[Clifton]

Rode at loftus with Andy and Zi. Was a warm afternoon but still a good ride. Ended up riding with Dave abit too!

[taibo]

rode at t-rule...it was bloody damn hot to be doing push runs!

[Jarod]

I went for a jaunt across the Anzac bridge, through the city and home through the back streets of Redfern. Fun++ on a 29'er with fat MTB tyres on, except for the massive headwind I faced on the way home.

[singletrack]

This weeks riding has been really sweet with a Port Hills ride with Spencer mid week and today we headed to the Wharfedale again. Spence invited two of his mates along which was great. I must admit though that I was a little nervous because as as much as I love the Wolf- I was not sure how all of the extra ‘beef’ would translate to the greasy and technical climbs found on the Wharfedale track.

Let me cut to the chase…THE WOLF ROCKED MY LITTLE WORLD TODAY…wow!

More about the ride and photos here (http://www.mountainbikingnewzealand.co.nz/2008/12/14/wharfedale-track-meets-the-wolf/)


What a great ride…. now for some serious sofa time!

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[Justin Fox]

Good stuff boys!

[ukalipt]

saturdays 3.25h/r ride can be found here (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/australia/sydney/802982564594).

pretty much 71km ride in ferocious winds and 30+ temps.
click the elevation view top right - great graphing

loved every second of it

[Clifton]

saturdays 3.25h/r ride can be found here (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/australia/sydney/802982564594).

pretty much 71km ride in ferocious winds and 30+ temps.
click the elevation view top right - great graphing

loved every second of it

very nice.. what bike did you take? (cant tell if it off/on road from google earth).

at a closer glance looks like it was all smooth running!

[ukalipt]

the girl [the roadie] i should have some serious images of it on wednesday.
it was a complete roadie ride. training runs ftw now

http://mwg.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/cr1_forks2.jpg http://mwg.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/cr1_forks.jpg

here are the twins
http://mwg.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/the_twins01.jpg

[Reflector Girl]

I did 3 laps around Centennial Park today. Wanted to do more but the sun was setting and I was scared my car would be locked in.

I wish they weren't so vague. It's like, sunset. What does that mean? Why can't they say 7:45pm or something. Why sunset? I can tell when the sun has risen and when it has set but in between it's ALL THE SAME THING. THE friggen sun is moving through the sky.

[Justin Fox]

3 laps is pretty good RG!

[Reflector Girl]

: )

[DANNY]

On any given weekend I usually ride the various fire trails @ Ku-Ring-Gai National Park which for me starts from the end of Bobbin Head Rd, North Turramurra. Has a good mix of different terrains, so if any of you guys are up that way give us a holler!

[EGG80X]

been riding the last few day round my place, turns out there is a nice paved track from top ryde to macquarie park. Been riding from my place to top ryde, macquarie centre, marsfield, midway...... hopefully getting more distance as weeks go

[ukalipt]

today i rode to work.
stats are:

78.29km
2hrs 30min 30sec
31.33km/h average
142 bpm average heart rate - perfect!
1326.36 calories burned

love the ride. i smashed my previous riding time by 30mins.
its all about the new bike

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[keromx]

today i rode to work.

Great effort.

[ukalipt]

holly crap, the first image... my legs are hairy hey!
when is the day that your riding enough to start
comfortably shaving them

here is the first image of the cr1 - i will work the pic
tonight. i'm still not happy with the grade on the shot

http://mwg.com.au/bikes/the_girl/the_girl.jpg

[Justin Fox]

She's a beauty. Your stable is ridiculous. I am not jealous either. I think you truly deserve them both MWG.

Today Zi and I rode Manly Dam, man the last bit is just TOO GOOD. I love it. No pics, had camera but camera had no battery (doh).

[DANNY]

Really can't wait to ride Manly Dam :)

Today just happened to stumble across yet another Trail, it's actually called "Murua Track" at the end of Murua Rd, a bit more closer to home than the ones I normally go to which are at Ku-Ring-Gai National Park. Don't get me wrong they are awesome but to make the most of them, they need to be attacked during the day. This one however is ideal for an after work smash...How good is it? Almost stacked it...almost!...I think that little "episode" was a bit of a wake up call! Time to get padded up :D

p.s just as I'm writing this...there seems to another trail even closer :p

[keromx]

Thursday morning normally means ditching the mtb for the DJ bike and hitting some jumps or the local bmx track.

This morning met up with a mate (who owns the white 2009 Scott Voltage) and my two sons.

Actually I find that DJing helps alot with trail riding, especially when you are launching or jumping on the trail.

The green 2007 voltage is mine, which I hope to convert to SS in the new year. For the last month I have had it purposely locked in the same gear to prove to myself that is the direction I wanted to go.

Here is some pics::

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/keromx/Bike%20Trails/IMG_0388.jpg
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[keromx]

holly crap, the first image... my legs are hairy hey!
when is the day that your riding enough to start
comfortably shaving them

here is the first image of the cr1 - i will work the pic
tonight. i'm still not happy with the grade on the shot

http://mwg.com.au/bikes/the_girl/the_girl.jpg


What a great shot, lovely bike too. That is the bike my LBS are trying to get me to buy... good choice and good times.

[keromx]

when is the day that your riding enough to start
comfortably shaving them

that would be never :D

[singletrack]

it has been raining most days this week and more to come...so with a sunny day today i had a sneaky spin on the SS at bottlelake forest after work. i love how a commute to the forest and a lap and then back feels like i've been out for much longer! the ipod shuffled some wicked tracks too as i was weaving through the dry sandy singletrack.... i love it when that happens..... everything just aligns as you are cranking and flowing with no gears to think about :D

i really recommend giving a SS a go chaps!

[TOU93]

Just did 5.6km of single trail(distance doesn't include the fire trails to get back up to the single trail) at nerang state forest, I think i just rode all the alcohol out of my system that was in there from the last few days :D


p.s Camelbaks RULE!

[Justin Fox]

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Suga upskirt.

Friday night: MC Cyclery staff party. After the party Suga rode my single speed home and I borrowed Ash's SE (pissed riding is sexy).

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Suga on the TCR

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Ash's SE loaner.

Sat: Foggy headed ride at Centennial Park. Suga got to ride her TCR for the first time and I rode Ash's SE. The rain came though and cut our ride short. Her giny hurts.

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MCC Manly Dam Xmas ride.

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Loftus with the boys.

Sun: Suga rides Centennial park by herself and at 8.30AM I did Manly Dam with the MC Cyclery guys, awesome as we took the big outside loop which I've never done before. Some nice juicy bits over there and a 5ft drop which I didn't have the testicles to do (next time!). 12PM I met up with Grant (nice to meet you mate!), Eddie and Thanh and friends at Loftus.

[singletrack]

great ride by the look of it JF ! suga needs some lights bro!

i hit the hills today with Brent for a spin- originally we were planning on a larger group ride with lots of technical climbing but teh wet put a stop to that. Very greasy though due to a lot of rain fall yesterday, last night and this morning... but The Wolf just ate it up.... every week that passes i'm loving riding a dually more and more.

[Justin Fox]

Dually for life (and ass preservation) :)

[singletrack]

Dually for life (and ass preservation) :)

My back does love it.. i have to admit :p

I'll always ride a hardtail too :) but a dually will be a part of my stable from now on for shizza!

[addmin]

i rode out to sutherland and back on a fixie.. my legs hate me atm

[Jarod]

i rode out to sutherland and back on a fixie.. my legs hate me atm

Where's the and back place? Sutherland's a hilly place... not so much designed for fixed gear bikes.

[hebe]

I rode around Bicentennial yesterday...felt great!

[crank]

Out around Appin yesterday, possibly a night road ride tonight if i get home early enough and riding to Phantom Cycles and back tomorrow morning.

[ruskie]

Did my very first MTB ride today. Started off doing the Cascade Track in St Ives until my handlebars came loose half way and had to head back to car the get allen key (yes, stupid thing to forget). So after that false start I headed back down the Cascade Track again, determined to get through it, although some way along the track I managed to veer off and get lost. Ended up coming out at Ralston Avenue in Belrose. :confused:

No idea where I went but hot diggity it was fun! Managed to get a bit of air coming down a couple of the hills and went through this creek that suddenly became far deeper than I expected. At the end of the day I was one happy, wet and muddy chappy.

I think I was gone for about 4 hours. I must say many thanks to the gf who was waiting in the car the whole time and came around in the end to pick me up. Also a further thanks to the two guys who stopped to help me with my front brake, much appreciated.

[elim]

I too did my first MTB ride today.
Followed the Perimeter and Long trail/tracks at Kuringai National Park. I think we parked at St Ives Showground so roundtrip is roughly 35km.

The ride was at 7am for about 3 hours and right now, my legs are soooooooo sore I have minor problem keeping my balance.

Was rocky and hilly, almost went over my handle bars lol but I just had to keep to my own pace.

[Justin Fox]

Menai! Pics in the Menai thread in a sec!

edit: pics are up here:
http://www.bikesmoveus.com.au/showpost.php?p=3262&postcount=14

[ukalipt]

yesterday. local MTB track 1.5 laps and the big climb home
today home - to woodford - back home - on the roadie
total 60km

[keromx]

Yesterday my sons wanted to goto beenleigh skate/bmx park... there are also some dirt jumps for the voltage and the bmx track which is in excellent working condition (not pictured)::

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[beenee98]

I took my wife out to Woodlands Regional Park for a ride. She's a beginner so all the nice open fire trails etc suited her to a tee. Of course, i had my usual stupid crash, which usually involves me getting distracted and falling off. This time I thought i saw a tree with thorns dropped on the ground, so stopped before i went through...forgot i was clipped in though. My right knee now has 3 fantastic gouges out of it...and no, the tree didn't have thorns either. :o

I think i'll tell everyone i went off a 6 foot drop sideways and that's the only injury i got...or something along those lines anyway :D

[Clifton]

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Massive berm yo!

The pictures dont do it any justice.. this stuff went for miles!
But i needed 2.7 tyres because i would wash out heaps.

[Harry]

my back yard track today

[taibo]

Oxford falls...no where else in sydney quite compares!

[felixR]

wow nice one clifton!

any pics mr taibo?

[Justin Fox]

Looks so lonely out there Clifton!

[LongRanger]

True JF though sometimes those solo efforts like that are good ones too, I'll have me dog Maxxis with me in 09 that place looks like a good place to hang out and just rip around, don't no about the snakes or drop bears though :p

[Clifton]

wasnt too bad, saw some moto riders around.. everyone in the country is really talkative "mate you need an engine!" or "thats the hard way"

[crank]

Only a short one along the M7 with Michelle and here cousin. Coming up the last hill to the lights at the Crossroads Stephen decided we hould sprint and then proceeded to snap a spoke on the rear wheel of my loaner bike. Just got back from Phantom Cycles afetr buying a new wheel (old one wasn't worth fixing) and refitting everything.

[ADAM7935]

Oxford falls...no where else in sydney quite compares!

im going tomorrow!!!! 1st time xc, wish me luck...

[taibo]

im going tomorrow!!!! 1st time xc, wish me luck...

i rode the xc track there about 18months ago...it wasnt all that great back then. From what i remember it was a fairly short loop. Head over to red hill or maybe Lane Cove. The DH/FR is another story! bring your big travel beast! :D

[taibo]

wow nice one clifton!

any pics mr taibo?

it was only me and ThePig with my missus doing shuttles...we were just trying to pump out as many runs as possible! :D its not often you get unlimited shuttles from your wife! :D

[Jarod]

I rode down to the shops to get a pie for lunch. The pie was rad, as was the ride.

[evil]

i just tried riding Bev's trials bike...

i failed.

[Jarod]

i just tried riding Bev's trials bike...

i failed.

pics pics! :D

[LongRanger]

Dam a pie sounds good ummm a good steak pie, what yer have I'm drooling :p

[Jarod]

Dam a pie sounds good ummm a good steak pie, what yer have I'm drooling :p

Steak + bacon + cheese. it was made all the better by having to ride up a fairly steep hill on my single speed to get home and eat it.

[LongRanger]

Dang bacon and cheese sounds ultimate :cool:

[elim]

Rode from Cabra -> Canley Heights -> Wakely -> St Johns Park -> Mt Pritchard -> Cabra again.

[Sp33dY]

Crusoe Reservoir + No7 Reservoir Parks, Bendigo, VIC

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=Crusoe+Reservoir,+Victoria+3551&ie=UTF8&ct=clnk&cd=1&geocode=FTopzv0dNKuYCA

[keromx]

perhaps shouldn't have ridden today as i woke up feeling weak and sketchy, but i had committed to meeting a friend at 530... daisy hill for about 1.5 hours got to top of mountain about half way through the ride and threw up about 10 times... stomach felt better after that but still weak, couldn't put any power into pedals... enjoy your breakfast

[LordOnOne]

A disused railway track running between the north and south Downs in the UK called the Downs Link. I only did the Slinfold to Rudgwick section today because I wanted to have a look down all the little footpaths and bridleways that branch off it but the whole length of it can be done in a day...

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[singletrack]

A disused railway track running between the north and south Downs in the UK called the Downs Link. I only did the Slinfold to Rudgwick section today because I wanted to have a look down all the little footpaths and bridleways that branch off it but the whole length of it can be done in a day...

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very nice!

[Sp33dY]

All this awesome scenery from O/S is making me jealous ....... all i see is copius amounts of dry bush, gum trees, shrubs, and big scarey grey roos. lol

[LongRanger]

Now them some porn shots

[addmin]

not today, but over the past 2 days I've clocked up around 100km's on my fixie.
not easy when your running 90 odd gear inches

[felixR]

damm that's pretty

[crank]

A loop around Menai this morning.

[Justin Fox]

perhaps shouldn't have ridden today as i woke up feeling weak and sketchy, but i had committed to meeting a friend at 530... daisy hill for about 1.5 hours got to top of mountain about half way through the ride and threw up about 10 times... stomach felt better after that but still weak, couldn't put any power into pedals... enjoy your breakfast
Damn LOL! I might be joining you later tonight bahahah.

A loop around Menai this morning.
Nice one, super hot right now too so looks like you might have beat the heat.

[a.davis12]

home (elsternwick) to mordy and back to elwoodish/st kilda then home again. about 45km.
on the litespeed. and i did a quick 15km run home last night from a mates on the singlespeed which i havent been bothered posting yet.

[Sp33dY]

home (elsternwick) to mordy and back to elwoodish/st kilda then home again. about 45km.
Did you go along Beach Rd? Enjoy dodging parked cars, whilst simultaneously copping road rage from moving cars? :P

[singletrack]

Met up with a mate i've not seen for a week or so. We headed up Port Hills in 30+ degs to hit some of the Vic Park tracks.

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[ADAM7935]

oaks flat trails. 26kms.
caught the train up and rode down way. awesome ride for my first xc experience.... very fun....up not so much ... down :)
first ride on the new bike and it handled it very well, tyres are a bit skinny and not much grip but everything else was fine!!!!

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[singletrack]

oaks flat trails. 26kms.
caught the train up and rode down way. awesome ride for my first xc experience.... very fun....up not so much ... down :)
first ride on the new bike and it handled it very well, tyres are a bit skinny and not much grip but everything else was fine!!!!

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Nice :) Great to hear that you enjoyed your first XC ride bro. Let it be one of many!

[Jazzle]

oaks flat trails. 26kms.
caught the train up and rode down way. awesome ride for my first xc experience.... very fun....up not so much ... down :)
first ride on the new bike and it handled it very well, tyres are a bit skinny and not much grip but everything else was fine!!!!

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i was there just 2 days ago!! very nice trail! but too far :o i live in the CBD.

[crank]

Rode around Red Hill for the first time and finished early so went for a lap around Manly Dam too.:D

[Sp33dY]

Crusoe Reservoir + No7 Reservoir Parks, Bendigo, VIC

Rode here again today from hope, did a larger 10km loop instead of a smaller 6km loop the other day. Will try and figure out 15 + 20km loop soon :)

[crank]

MacPhail's Firetrail today. It's a 10km downhill run!:D

[ido09s]

damn, some nice rides in here.

How often do you guys meet up for a sort of "sedate" ride?? I havent ridden in years and want to get back into it. Would love to meet up sometime and go for a ride with like minded people. I have known Andy (evil) for ages so i wouldnt feel like a complete stranger

Brad

[elim]

Yesterday afternoon, went to Lucas Heights one on Trailflix. Was very challenging, a few stacks but it was a good experience. Only rode for about 5km each way.

[crank]

Yesterday afternoon, went to Lucas Heights one on Trailflix. Was very challenging, a few stacks but it was a good experience. Only rode for about 5km each way.

There are heaps of tracks in here. I was with the Trailflix guys while we filmed that track and since then i've ridden two different loops and still haven't managed to find all of the good NS stuff! The best part is you can't really get lost.

Anyway, i rode The Oaks Firetrail this morning and am heading out to ride the Appin XC course at 3pm.

[crank]

Two laps at Appin this arvo.

[Clifton]

two laps at the Dam

[TOU93]

Went for a 1.5hour ride at nerang, i think it was a bad idea, because i want to Summafield Dayze last night. ;)

[MrThanh]

Went for a 1.5hour ride at nerang, i think it was a bad idea, because i want to Summafield Dayze last night. ;)


i was at loftus this morning after binge drinking a bit last night at a mate's wedding. not such a great idea lol.

[Sp33dY]

12k loop @ Dusk from home, along a few back roads, though bush, and back again. I stopped counting roos at #30 ! They were freekin everywhere tonight! :D

[DANNY]

two laps at the Dam

...Same also!...I always wanted to the Dam. First lap round I was a bit cautious and even had my first stack! Wooot! Then waited for Nelson to arrive and decided it had to be done again :eek: ...Not so chicken shit second time round! Can't wait to go again soon. Thanks to Clifton for his patience and "gentle" persuasion towards them drop offs :P

[Benwah]

The La Perouse loop to keep my legs honest, tail wind on the way out, head wind on the way back. Dropped in on MC Cyclery on the way back, some tasty machinery to perve at indeed, I'm in love with the Masi road bike they have on display, heavy, slower than my current roady but oh so beautiful, full carbon Giant bikes are teh hotness also, except for the green and white detail which I would change to black right away.

[taibo]

a little session out at the menai freeride stuff...its nice and quiet in there during the week :D

[ThePig]

a little session out at the menai freeride stuff...its nice and quiet in there during the week :D

Getting some sly runs in eh?


Sneaky!

[crank]

Toongabbie tracks this morning.

[87seca]

Went out to Kently for a run. Was good fun. Showed how unfit I am at the moment

[Clifton]

i wanna hit up Kentlyn! looks good on trailflix

[Justified]

Just checked Kentlyn - it's near where I work!

Could probably go after work one afternoon.

Mad!

[crank]

i wanna hit up Kentlyn! looks good on trailflix

Lol. I rode in the Trailflix video and we didn't cover 1/4 of what i wanted to show the guys.

Just checked Kentlyn - it's near where I work!

Could probably go after work one afternoon.

Mad!

I live in the area and usually finish work around 3:30pm. Let me know if you want to someone to show you around.:)

[Clifton]

Lol. I rode in the Trailflix video and we didn't cover 1/4 of what i wanted to show the guys.

I know.. your SC is very distinct haha

[taibo]

Getting some sly runs in eh?


Sneaky!

hahaha its not my fault u live on the other side of bridge and also that you are 3 hours drive away! :P

[Justified]

Crank - awesome man.

Will def let you know.

haha

[ukalipt]

after not riding for 8 days straight due to camping with the family
i was pretty stoked today to get "the girl" [my roadie] back and
push out 42km . home to woodford station and back.

[Clifton]

I had a shocker at Lucas Heights today

[Justified]

why was it a shocker?
haha

[87seca]

I live in the area and usually finish work around 3:30pm. Let me know if you want to someone to show you around.:)

Might just do that when I have a day off. Did get much of a chance to explore as I have a very new biker with me, mostly stuck to fire trails.

[Sp33dY]

Rode into town and back this evening, easy 22kms. Slowly building up distances :)

[z10]

why was it a shocker?
haha


i had

2 x over the bar

1 x big ass bail

1 x bent spoke

2 x skinned knees

[Sp33dY]

i had

2 x over the bar

1 x big ass bail

1 x bent spoke

2 x skinned knees


That's a shocker ... chicks only dig scars.

[Clifton]

why was it a shocker?
haha

i had

0 balls

0 climbing ability

0 descending ability

front didnt go where i wanted it to go

stuff like that lol

[crank]

A midday jaunt around Kentlyn.

[Jing]

first ride after 3 weeks felt crap. technical ability was all intact but stamina wasn't.

[singletrack]

first ride after 3 weeks felt crap. technical ability was all intact but stamina wasn't.

that is going to hurt like balls after 3 weeks bro!

[felixR]

i had

2 x over the bar

1 x big ass bail

1 x bent spoke

2 x skinned knees
whoa dam.. time for armour?

[Clifton]

zi hit his pedal twice on the roll down :O

[Jing]

/more stackage?

[Clifton]

nah its not as bad as it sounds lol

[Justin Fox]

first ride after 3 weeks felt crap. technical ability was all intact but stamina wasn't.

I'm worried after one week of booze and food! I'm hoping tomorrow isn't going to be so bad to me, but 3 weeks would be insane, fine though you'll get back into it (you have to!) :)

[crank]

A lap around Appin and then a few of the DH runs at Kentlyn until i broke a spoke. :(

[Nath.]

Went for a ride to check out "Carcuss" gap, a 30 odd foot gap off a cliff.

[Justin Fox]

A lap around Appin and then a few of the DH runs at Kentlyn until i broke a spoke. :(
Nice. I so want to go back to Appin.

Went for a ride to check out "Carcuss" gap, a 30 odd foot gap off a cliff.
Strength to strength hey? :eek:

[deez]

Was at Loftus Oval this morning. So many hikers coming up in the opposite direction. Almost threw myself over the bar a couple of times braking to avoid them :(

[Clifton]

Went for a ride to check out "Carcuss" gap, a 30 odd foot gap off a cliff.

That gap looks awesome! thinking of hitting it?

you crazy crazy 15 year old!

[Nath.]

That gap looks awesome! thinking of hitting it?

you crazy crazy 15 year old!

Haha, yeah probably today.

[Alienrain]

did loftus on Sat with 3 of my mates.... first time there, was pretty awesome. Must say though its damn confusing.

Anyone ever rode Loftus in the night?? is it crazy to even think about doing it say at 7PM?? i have a tight schedule need to cram these things in ;)

Cheers

[Clifton]

loftus is good till about 8ish then you need lights!

[rhys]

To the post office.

[TOU93]

Did around 1 3/4hour ride at nerang today, bit more exploring. Found a nice single track. :D

[Alienrain]

loftus is good till about 8ish then you need lights!

sorry thats what i meant, can the track be ridden with riding lights after dark??

[Clifton]

yeah, it would be better if you have been there a couple of times while there is still light.
just to get to know the place, but once you do its fine!

[Sp33dY]

Up the road, along a few bush trails, and then home along the rd again. Easy 13kms :)

[Justified]

Loftus with some of the guys for a training session.

Learnt how to go up and down a few things I couldn't do before.

Thanks guys! haha

[Clifton]

Justin Fox the tech climb tutor!

[Justin Fox]

W00000t! :) Surely I'm the log smasher?! LOL.

http://www.bikesmoveus.com.au/showpost.php?p=4507&postcount=10

Pics from tonight's session are up.

[taibo]

sorry thats what i meant, can the track be ridden with riding lights after dark??

yeah dude...we do out nite rides thru there every few weeks. feel free to join us for the next one

[crank]

Rode Anderson's for the first time and joined it up to The Oaks Firetrail.

[Justin Fox]

Sexy drunk riding to and from my Mum's place a few blocks away for dinner.

I rode Christina's TCR roadie and the stem's even a bit long for me, strange as it's an XXS womens specific frame with a 90mm stem. Go figure! Got that one wrong Giant! I'll be replacing it for her soon.

[LordOnOne]

Giant can’t help themselves, they always choose the wrong stem lengths. My Trance came with a 120mm stem of the kind that you would find on bikes from 10 years ago…

[ADAM7935]

my new one is the longest ive ever ridden too!

[Benwah]

Hot laps of Centennial, they have a speedo billboard thing at the TOP of the 'hill' so was trying to beat my top speed each time (without speeding of course.....) then rode down Clovelly road to the bottom and did the big ring challange from the bottom to the top 53 - 12 yO! then almost had a Vom.

[Justin Fox]

Invite me to CP next time Ben!

[rhys]

Ben you didn't see a guy on a giant glory riding there by any chance? *shifty eyes*. Thats where I rode this afternoon. I've found a decent gap looking thing but it would probably be a death-huck. I'm keen to hit it when I get some confidence up/have a camera man present one day.

[Justin Fox]

Just got back from a mash around the block on the single speed, knogs, high winds and salty air. I love it.

[DANNY]

This is where I rode today
http://www.bikesmoveus.com.au/showthread.php?p=4963&posted=1#post4963

[ncativo]

Toongabbie tracks this morning.

Have you been to parramatta lakes park ?

[crank]

Have you been to parramatta lakes park ?

No but next time i head out there the plan is to explore Parramatta Lakes.

[Benwah]

Invite me to CP next time Ben!

Will do Justin, break out your vintage roady and come and play with the speedtrap.

Ben you didn't see a guy on a giant glory riding there by any chance? *shifty eyes*. Thats where I rode this afternoon. I've found a decent gap looking thing but it would probably be a death-huck. I'm keen to hit it when I get some confidence up/have a camera man present one day.

Negative buddy, I was on a roady but sounds fun, there are lots of cool little spots in the park

[Justin Fox]

I've found a decent gap looking thing but it would probably be a death-huck. I'm keen to hit it when I get some confidence up/have a camera man present one day.

HAHA. In the middle bit where the rocks are?

[ADAM7935]

road my a-line fom the car to the door of the bike shed mortdale in thongs!!!!

[87seca]

Decided that going to Kentley was a good idea.. Burnt through 3L of water in just over an hour. But damm it was fun :)

[crank]

Just had the worst road ride ever. I thought the heat was dying down but as soon as i got out of my street it picked up again and had some wind with it this time. A head wind for 15km and by 5km my water was hot! The heat coming off the road was pretty intense, i got every light on the loop, couldn't get into the pedals first go at any of the lights and even cut the loop short by half. The cars seemed to get a bit closer today too and with 10km to go my legs just had nothing in them. 4th gear started skipping a bit. 3km to go and the winds picks up big time, this time blowing across and into me so i'm riding along with the bike at an angle just to stay upright and looking like a hermit crab. Made it home and jumped straight into a cold shower.

[rhys]

I went to ride manly this afternoon, but as soon as I got out of the tunnel it was pissing down. I thought fuckit and went to check out lizard rock. It took me so long to find because I can't read a refidex and they are some of the worst-signed streets you'll ever see.
Anyway, I should have left my bike in the car for a few reasons, it was raining, i was by myself, the place is hell run-down, and there are some big things in there. I faffed around doing a few of the jumps and lines and stuff but didn't want to do too much because I was by myself.
I also rode my bmx for an hour at waterloo but it was too hot and i'm gumby so I went home.

[taibo]

I went to ride manly this afternoon, but as soon as I got out of the tunnel it was pissing down. I thought fuckit and went to check out lizard rock. It took me so long to find because I can't read a refidex and they are some of the worst-signed streets you'll ever see.
Anyway, I should have left my bike in the car for a few reasons, it was raining, i was by myself, the place is hell run-down, and there are some big things in there. I faffed around doing a few of the jumps and lines and stuff but didn't want to do too much because I was by myself.
I also rode my bmx for an hour at waterloo but it was too hot and i'm gumby so I went home.

you would of been better off on the other side of the road at Oxy...i dont think lizard rock has been ridden for a while.

[Sp33dY]

Tonight was an AWESOME ride! Weather was perfect. Found some ultra cool bush trails that start only about 1km from home! (ive only been living here 6 months, and exploring for the last couple of weeks lol). Followed some big spur reef trail road that was about 2kms up, 3kms down, 2kms up, 1km down ... VERY cool! Ran out of daylight and headed home, so am hanging to get out there to keep exploring!

I think bearings are screwed in the pedals ... they kept making noises, and i could feel a slight clunk under my feet at random intervals. Surely it's not the bottom bracket on a brand new bike? Will swap pedals after work tmmw and go for a burn.

[Justin Fox]

Rode the pink thing to MCC and back :) was fun despite being slow on the road.

[evil]

the pink thing :P nickname has been proclaimed.

[ADAM7935]

today i had a ball riding at wollongong, 3 different places/trails that i havent been to before. corrimal,bulli,thirroul... awesome day but god im sore...

sorry for the crap pics but you get the idea!

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[DANNY]

I think bearings are screwed in the pedals ... they kept making noises, and i could feel a slight clunk under my feet at random intervals. Surely it's not the bottom bracket on a brand new bike? Will swap pedals after work tmmw and go for a burn.

Ha mine is similar, although when I first got mine it was always squeaking, until I used a bit of ZEP pentrating lubricant on the BB and its shut it up for good, not experiencing any random clunks tho :confused:

[Sp33dY]

Ha mine is similar, although when I first got mine it was always squeaking, until I used a bit of ZEP pentrating lubricant on the BB and its shut it up for good, not experiencing any random clunks tho :confused:

Cheers! Will do that tmmw! :)

I went into town tonight for bit of a ride, then home again ... ended up being 23kms :)

[taibo]

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how fun is that step up? :D
did u hit the jump after it?

[Lorday]

I rode to get a haircut. Then a slushie. Then slowly rode home with one hand WHILE drinking my slushie. I got a slushie card.

[addmin]

oooooooooh a slushie what flavour?

[singletrack]

I rode to get a haircut. Then a slushie. Then slowly rode home with one hand WHILE drinking my slushie. I got a slushie card.

lol. a slushy in a UK winter? WTF :loling:

[Lorday]

Slushie flavour: Pink/berry.
Most disapponited due to the fact I always get Lime/green which was replace with lemonade (wtf?)



Yes slushie in the UK winter if you may... or come to Australia...where I live.

[addmin]

haha. lemonade flavoured crushesd ice.. mmmm

[singletrack]

Slushie flavour: Pink/berry.
Most disapponited due to the fact I always get Lime/green which was replace with lemonade (wtf?)



Yes slushie in the UK winter if you may... or come to Australia...where I live.

ah confused with another lord....oh lordonone maybe?

I love cola slushies.....noice.

[crank]

Just got back from a night ride around Appin.

[Justified]

Loftus!

[MrThanh]

Appin in about an hour :)

[Justified]

why thanh why!

you're supposed to be sick!!

lol

[Justin Fox]

MrThanh - hey why no invite?! I call snobbery!!!

[singletrack]

Rode a solo lap at bottlelake on teh Cove (including commute there and back) on Tuesday, Wednesday a quick Port Hills blat on the Wolf with Spence and Martin and then another 2 solo laps at Bottlelake on the SS GT (+ commute there and back).

I was not really dialed in at all though this week..... it happens.

[LordOnOne]

I got my ride in before the bad weather hit, it’s now raining with gale force winds up on the South Downs. WTF, I can actually see huge streams of water running down the kitchen window and a foot of water at the bottom of the garden, looks like tomorrows ride will be a bit damp…

[MrThanh]

MrThanh - hey why no invite?! I call snobbery!!!

Sorry bout that justin. Will definitely do it again though... Next saturday morning? :)

[singletrack]

Back on the SS today at Bottlelake. Got my mojo back :D Fuck i love single speeding!

That is all. lol

[Justin Fox]

Whoo hoo for the mojo coming back Paul :) With all these rides lately with BMU members I wish you were in the pack.

I just got back from my Mum's place for dinner. Great conversation as always, and lots of wine. I've gone back and edited a fair few posts. I tend to type badly when I'm drunk (but I ride so sexy). Took the pink thing tonight, was bunny hopping everything in sight. lol.

[ukalipt]

ha. a drunk fox. lol
i didn't ride today but yesterday i rode 115kms
my first ever century ride. christ i was sore doing it
but i am not to bad today considering.

+ yesterdays BMU outing at homebush
great times all round

[Clifton]

Whoo hoo for the mojo coming back Paul :) With all these rides lately with BMU members I wish you were in the pack.

I just got back from my Mum's place for dinner. Great conversation as always, and lots of wine. I've gone back and edited a fair few posts. I tend to type badly when I'm drunk (but I ride so sexy). Took the pink thing tonight, was bunny hopping everything in sight. lol.

lol timmy had a few drinks and rode home to pick something up
"oh man, i was riding so smooth! bunnyhopping everything nicely!"

[Gekigengar]

Its true!! Lets go drinking and then we go riding!!!!

[crank]

A good, technical singletrack loop around Glenbrook.

[ukalipt]

crank... where abouts. the end of the oaks?

[crank]

crank... where abouts. the end of the oaks?

I'll try and PM you the map. I took the GPS with me.:)

Nah that's not going to work. Better PM me your email addy.

[DANNY]

Today from Top Ryde to Homebush then to the Monster park to check out what I had missed out on Saturday...AWESOME stuff plan on going with back with appropriate padding etc. >:) After a few blasts around the 2 courses, it was back to Top Ryde.

[87seca]

Kentley again today. Cleaned up a few more parts of the trail. Had some fun on the downhill part.

[Lorday]

Yesterday road to blackmans parramatta. ~35km round trip.

[JDMpulsar]

yesterday i did a small trail around my area I used to do for quick thrills... it seems so much shorter now after doing longer trails!

[elim]

last night rode to Moorebank skate park with a few mates. A few stacks and a snapped chain on a mates bike.

[crank]

Kentley again today. Cleaned up a few more parts of the trail. Had some fun on the downhill part.

Where is Kentley?

[rhys]

I just rode to maroubra to get my tax done but the damn place is closed down.
I'll probably take the glory to centennial park later for some cornering/drops practice.
We can meet up secret squirrel if anyone is keen :)

[ADAM7935]

ourimbah DH.. 2 shuttle runs and then busted my derailer, ran 1 more run single speed and then snapped my chain!!! great day..


went to cyclogy in tuggerah (DO NOT EVER SPEND MONEY HERE) for replacement parts but he wanted $90 for a deore derailer to replace the $70 dollar one i fitted just before xmas..

Drove to the bike shed mortdale and bought one for $65

JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS, its a shame because i was feeling great out there and picking my lines really well on the final two runs..... next time ourimbah, next time!

[87seca]

Where is Kentley?

opps.. need to learn how to speel... :) I mean Kentlyn

[ukalipt]

home to work. 78km. but this time i nailed it
did it in 2hrs-13mins. which is flying
average speed of 34km+

[singletrack]

home to work. 78km. but this time i nailed it
did it in 2hrs-13mins. which is flying
average speed of 34km+

thank obama :loling:

[rhys]

I just did a lap of manly. I'm sick of the traffic there and back so I'll probably have to build my own track nearer to my house. It took me over an hour to get home, and thats with paying the tolls!
I'm having a shower and riding the fixed gear to kings cross to go to the pub. I won't have too many though so don't worry bout me.

[Justin Fox]

Damn that would have been stinking hot Rhys, both on the trail, and in traffic.

[Lorday]

Rode to bunnings, and back via baulkum hills. Another slushie at k-ville BP. Approx 17km round trip excluding the last km which was done lazily as I had a slushie in hand!

[rhys]

Yeah it was not too enjoyable. I had to stop and dry my grips every 5 minutes :(
Had a good ride from the pub though, i was going real fast or maybe it just seemed that way.

[crank]

A test ride on the SS. About 20km from my place out to the firetrails near the Russian retirement village at Kentlyn and back through Smith's Creek Reserve.

I'm very happy with the bike, although some changes are coming up i think.

[Clifton]

went to loftus today..
zi so fasttttttttttttt la aiyaaaaaaaaa

[Clifton]

went to loftus today..
fkn ditches

[crank]

Loftus.

[evil]

just the office :P
more bunny hop practice and trial riding practice for the boys.
took an angle grinder to Bev's rim to increase braking...

Went to Bunnings to grab one of those racks and they had no idea what i was on about :P

[ADAM7935]

loftus, sweated my ass off!

[Lorday]

just the office :P
more bunny hop practice and trial riding practice for the boys.
took an angle grinder to Bev's rim to increase braking...

Went to Bunnings to grab one of those racks and they had no idea what i was on about :P

Should of come ask me, I know where there at.