I'm off to Ulladulla for 3 or 4 days over the new year and was going to take my bike.

After a bit of searching, I could only find this trail:

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=...

Does anyone know of any other trails in the area? I'm happy to chuck the bike in the ute and drive for up to an hour if that give me a few more options.

Thanks in advance, Pete.

Martine and I did this event last year and all i'll say, It was one of the best and most fun events of 2011 and on an awesome 10km loop of switchback singletrack heaven!
Needless to say, We're going back down this year to compete again.
http://www.rollingground.com.au/2012-wicked-womb...

Test rode a bike awhile back with some ZTR wheels, and Specialised ground control tyres.

Apart from the tyres being extremely sketchy when pumping hard or landing, the biggest thing that killed my ride was air burping out the rear. Happened a few times up Rocky, twice down Mercury when I railed a corner hard, and again when I popped off the end of that log. Both times the tyre collapsed awkwardly and I nearly stacked. Ended up stopping 3 times to pump. All this and I was running more pressure than my XT and Maxxis LUST combo, which have never leaked any air.

Got a new toy in the mail today to write up.

Initial impressions are it matches the throw of the Ferei BL200, but has the foreground in-fill I was lacking at this year's Mont. The 5.8Ah pack is also good for 2hr45 minutes on high beam and system weight is only 50g mor so more than the BL200. It is more expensive, though.

Full write-up to follow in the next week or so.

Crazy urban downhill in Mexico (Similar to the Red Bull event held in the Brazil slums)

http://youtu.be/0Ytt9xUQ8Fo

http://youtu.be/YVD2QasOmXE

Hey guys,

I'm 19, and currently about to register for my 2nd Convict 100.
I placed about 4:45 in 28th position, and I received several comments in regards to going into the elite category next year due to such an exceptional first race time.

BNA, the site I occasionally write for, will have a review up soon on the new Sony HD Action Cam.

Here is a little bit of footage we shot the other weekend. A side-by-side comparison with the Hero2 will be forthcoming shortly. The riding's nothing spectacular, I am an old fart after all so be gentle

I was quite surprised how good the bar-mounted footage was. Best viewed in HD.

http://vimeo.com/54751061

Hey guys,

Just wanting a bit of advice really, ive got a green light on a new bike for xmas and with a budget of $2500 these are the two bikes that are on my radar, im ex motorcross and for the last couple of years have been riding a lower end avanti 26 er

I have access to a house in dunno and love riding the trails there and at margaret river but want somthing F/S

I also want to start riding KC ect

Jay Petervary, legendary self-supported, long-distance, endurance cyclist recently set the record for the Tour Divide. This vignette gives insight into Jay's mind and what it's like to set a record on the toughest bike race in the world.

http://vimeo.com/53659294

Distance: 4,417km
Elevation: 60,960m
Time: 15 days, 16 hours and 4 minutes.
Mental status: Completely mad

Enjoy

Still trying to decide on a replacement rear shock for my Specialized 2009 FSR XC. I found a Fox RP2 that is a XV. What exactly is a XV shock and what difference does it make to the ride over the standard can? I'm also not sure of which tune I need to get for my bike. The one I found is a medium rebound and compression and 175 psi boost valve pressure. Is that suitable? What significance is the boost valve pressure?

Thanks

Do you find it's worth servicing your Fox forks and rear shocks yourself, or do you leave it to your bike shop?

I've looked around websites I know from the UK and some I've found here, and it seems to me that Fox have made this as awkward and expensive as possible to promote non user servicing.