I started riding at Bayview at around 6:30am It looked like it was going to start raining any moment. I have no idea how hot it was. But it was extreemly pleasant. For most of the morning nothing changed. overcast not too hot great conditions for going hard. it took me 2 hrs to get to Manly Dam via Centre track St Ives sniggle & the cascades. I did a 82km MTB ride. extreemly happy with my effort.But it didn't start getting really hot until about 12 noon. I wasn't far from home, I look up and the sky was crystal clear. I really enjoued the cooler conditions in the morning.

I am a little bloke and looking to move to a 5" travel DS bike and have been looking around and researching and have had a few LBS say that I should look at a 650b's instead of 29er's due to my miniature stature any thoughts or are there others of my ilk riding these bikes that may info to give. By the way I am planning on mainly trail rides with larger drop offs with this bike as I have a good hardtail for xc. any help appreciated

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Neutral colour ( silver and black)

I think I dropped it in the parking section at the wakehurst parkway entry to manly dam at 9am this morning.

No sign of it now when I came back to search for it.

Anyone know if I can track it if it ever turns on?

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Can anyone explain in layman terms what cover is provided by a MTBA licence? In an email lately, they've changed things slightly.

Personally, I already have income protection, death & permanent disability insurance.

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Hi all,

I'm riding The Oaks with some mates on Sunday and plan to start / finish at Emu Plains.

From Glenbrook I'm planning to ride some of the Knapsack trails to link up to the bottom of Mitchells pass. Looking at the maps on NobMob and Google Earth Knapsack does appear to be a bit of a maze.

Can someone familiar with the area give me some guidance; i.e. is it well sign posted, are there any landmarks to look out for to get where I'm trying to go... or should I just throw in the towel and start / finish from Glenbrook?

Thanks in advance for any assistance offered.

Did an easy 50km road ride out to Akuna Bay today. Quite a few cyclists about despite the late hour (left home at 11:30) and the camaraderie was good, with every rider lifting a finger to wave hello or acknowledging you with a nod. Heck, even the roadies were saying hi!

Unfortunately the mood was dampened by the muppet behaviour of *some* drivers. Sadly, it comes as no surprise to see on the news tonight that so far we have 5 dead on our state's roads since Christmas Day (yesterday).

Incident 1:

Hi all,am visiting Byabarra, just west of Wauchope during hols and was wondering if anyone could direct me to some good MTB trails. It seems there are some in Broken Bago state forest but I cannot find directions to get to them. Any help would be appreciated

Hi All,

Just throwing a quick one out here to see what info i get back.

What type of cleaning products do people tend to use when cleaning their bike, after a trip to the trails.

- General cleaning
- Chain / Drivetrain cleaning
- Lubricants
- Etc.

Also,
- Do's and dont's?
- What NOT to use..

Cheers,
-TJ.

PMBC would like to wish all its members and all mountain bikers in Australia a fantastic Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Thank you for your support in 2012, we look forward to seeing you at the races and on the trails in 2013.

MPN

Seems a few have had problems keeping racing ralphs and similar (eg. Specialized S-Works Control) inflated when new. Had the same problem followed the standard practice of shaking the wheel so sealant covered the sidewall, so experimented and think may have found a way of doing it simply and quicker that I haven't seen suggested elsewhere. After two days still couldn't get tyre to seal, Put wheel in bath of water to cover the valve and found dozens of small pin pricks in the tyre wall leaking air very slowly.

Is there a difference between the two?
M771's are on special at the mo so more inclined to get those.

Compatibility wise, currently running the following so just curious as to whether it will run on it.

Shift Levers SRAM X-9 Trigger
Front Derailleur Shimano LX
Rear Derailleur SRAM X.9
Crankset SRAM GXP1, 22/32/44 teeth
Bottom Bracket SRAM GXP 68mm
Rear Cogs Shimano XT M770 9 Speed Cassette
Chain Shimano Dura-Ace/XTR 7701 9 Speed Chain

Does anyone use garmin forerunner 910xt or suunto ambit for MTBiking?
Which one is better for us? Apart from riding i do a some running too.
Any advice/comments are appreciated.
Merry Xmass everyone!