Howdy all,

I am organising a Saturday morning ride (27th) for anyone that is interested. For any of the newer guys, we would probably be riding some bits that include technical or rocky downhill sections.

Of course, all are invited and welcome. Meet at the dirt carpark off Morgan Rd. See you out there!

Liam
0438 885 410

anyone planning australia day ride? i was thinking a bit of a peddle through oxford falls or maybe even ourimbah...any takers?

I’m curious about who uses cleats or not and why?

Coming from a road biking background I have continued to use cleats with my mountain bike but have found that whenever I have a stack the cleats have either made it worse or have been part of the cause. Having said that I feel that there are definite benefits such as better pedal grip, transfer of power ..

I am having problems with inclines. Whenever I attempt a hill climb I get underway then very quickly seem to lose traction resulting in my back wheel spinning, losing my balance and a long walk to the crest. This always seems to happen on heart break hill at Manly damn.
I am riding a Giant Reign 2. My tire pressures are approximately 36-40psi and I have tried it with my front suspension locked or open.
Any ideas or technique suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

All of you budding riders planing on riding this weekend be carefull of the impending heat.

My suggestion is to hydrate well the night before you ride as well as drinking plenty of fluids on your respective rides.

De-hydration is not something we like dealing with during or after a ride, look out for the tell tale signs of dehydration;

Thirst
Loss of appetite
Dry skin
Flushing
Dark colored urine
Dry mouth / Cotton mouth
Fatigue / Weakness
Chills
Head rushes

If you continue to ignore the following signs may become apparent;

Increased heart rate
Increased respiration

On again this Saturday:

http://www.mwmtb.com/

Hope to see some of you there, assuming my bad back holds up, getting 'kin old. Beats watching cricket anyway.

Ta,
Matt.

Anyone interested in a Sunday Afternoon lap around the Dam.

When: 6:00pm (meet at 5:45pm)

Where Manly Dam-
Meeting point:
King Street, Manly Vale Outside the hydraulics Lab.

The pace of the ride will be nowhere near the hot laps, more in the order of around an hour.

See you there.

Chris

Yesterday at 6am-ish my sister was running along the Perimeter Trail at Terrey Hills and came across a Death Adder!!!
Thought it was worth mentioning...they are the ninth most deadliest snake in the world... here is a link to see what they look like...not long at all.
http://www.usq.edu.au/users/weppner/dangerous/de...

Anybody interested in joining me on one of my rollover / jump training sessions?

I use a local, for me, place called Hews Reserve, its on Hews Pde Belrose.

The level of height difficulty ranges from a gutter, milk crate, car bonnet to car roof (if that at all helps!)
The beauty of this place is the flat grass take off offering a landing on gentle downward slopping grass to absorb either your tyres or.....you.

If I get interest we can work out a date.

I will post two pics for Rob to put up. Pics:

So it seems I must've been living in a cave to not know about the Manly Dam circuit. Glad to have found this site, and that ride - am going to go tomorrow PM. Anyone else not good at early mornings keen for that?

This popped up on the MTB-OZ list today, thought it was too good not to share:

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/flashgordon1/...

Dig around a bit and you'll come across stuff like this:

This is work CORC have been doing. Would love to see it emulated here.

Oh, OK, while we're talking about this, Stromlo Forest Park is also worth a look.

Been there once..... Quite a good ride with a mixture of firetrail and a section of single track.

Meet at the end of Canoon Road, off Kissing Point Road. There are netball courts and tennis courts so parking is not a problem.

Once entered the area, there are series of firetrails within the area which extends as far as Pennant Hills and Wahroonga.