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Bring on the Fun
Almost done with the climbs (heading to St Albans) - junction of Jacks Track & Womerah Range.
Womerah Range Training Ride
West Wisemans Ferry. Turn left bottom of the hill. There's a small parking area I hope we can all fit in!
Just what it says on the related forum topic. Wanted to get back and look at the last section (this makes up roughly Km 72-92) of the 100Km Dirtworks course but with fresh mind and body. The plan is to meet at the West ferry (turn left, not right bottom of the hill), leave cars there then cross on the ferry riding the 5Km or so to bottom of the climb so as to be warm for that. Then ride the Womerah Range trail, turn round and ride back.
Hill Comparisons
So... what with being a nerd and all, I knocked up a small script just now that extracts the elevation profiles between two points in a GPX file (an export from MB will do the trick).
I thought it might be fun to do this and show certain hills we ride, you know - so people can get an idea of the challenge before doing them.
I can think that several of the Cascades climbs should be on this, Heartbreak hill at Manly and various others. Suggestions are welcome, comment below.
And then you get to the monsters! 
Nearly There
Silly steep hills. Too steep to hammer down so it was almost walking pace down here. Doh!
New Fire Trails North Wahroonga & Turramurra
New, smooth, wide, and hilly fire trail with lots of water bars. Well drained, high up, follows side of ridge. Suitable for riding after rain. Some views. I got caught on the trail in a hail storm. Similar to Terrey Hills but bigger hills and less sand patches.
The Pinch Ride
Cascade Trail head. About 5Km West of Thredbo Village along The Alpine Way.
Mountains, here we come!
Re-enactment of the great Pinch Ride of 2004 (gallery). No GPS from that, but the route is a little bit like this found on MB here for future reference on Garmin Connect:
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Minus the leg from Thredbo (we'll start Cascade Trail head) and the bit this dude got lost in the middle - so maybe this will end up around 55Km all up.
Apparantly the last decent is a real workout for the brakes, be sure to have your bike in tip-top condition!
Speed biking on snow at 210 km/h
Austria's Markus Stoeckl, 33, set a new world record at the weekend for series mountain bikes on a renovated high-speed La Parva run in the Chile's Alps when he hit a speed of 210.4 km/h (130.7 mph). He shattered an eight-year-old record by an incredible 23 km/h (14 mph).
From http://www.pinkbike.com/news/speed-biking-world-...
Headcase*
Think this is vid of said ride... well... it looks very similar:
*I want a go!
Kincumber Reserve
At a Glance
Located just south of Erina Fair (to the East of Gosford), there is a bit of a mix for everyone here.
Firetrails for the beginner, some intermediate single track and a small but sweet downhill trail.
You have the option of riding up from the north side (near Erina Fair) or driving in from the South (via Kincumber) if you are less inclined to do the climb. Not particularly well marked, but difficult to get lost.
Mooney Mooney Creek - Aug 2017 don't bother. Just too rutted out, rocky without any flow. Walk only
At a Glance
Tidal Crossing
Although you can ride this section right now, it is tidal so sometimes you'll have to take the bridge or get very wet.
Rougher than in the past but with some great single track. Grinding & technical climbs that make you grin from ear to ear on the descent.
AUG 2017 - Just too rutted out now and covered with fallen logs/trees