It's not news to us of course, but it looks like it is news for the mainstream media. Our dirty little secret is out

Mountain biking is now the subject of travel and health articles in Sydney newspapers. Besides the multi-page spread in the Sunday Telegraph's chix section Body & Soul a couple of weekends ago, I've noticed more and more travel articles appearing in places like the Sydney Morning Herald.

Here's a piece by Katrina Lobley on Idaho's Sun Valley having "perfect dirt" for mountain biking :

So, Shaft is looking pretty flogged. Pretty significant braking ruts at the entry of a few of the corners at various places. Needing some pretty substantial maintenance, although i'm not convinced that maintenance is all that it needs.

What say you good glenrockians

http://youtu.be/vgAAMAEJvaU

Just. Completed the tre-x triathlon. Very well run event set on the banks of the hawkesbury river. I highly recommend having a go next year if you like a challenge.

Hey guys, i have recently been to these jumps located just off olivet street, and i noticed how large they are in size. I can personally jump these, but i know that beginners are often discouraged, and will not fully make use of this interim dirt jump site. It would be great if some of the original jumps could be reduced in size, or made as tabletops, or maybe other smaller jumps could be built in this area. I would gladly help with any issues regarding these trails and there development, either it be a dig day or whatever.
Thanks, csrides.

http://youtu.be/-c_fSyZ1XXA

Looking at the results of this years Marathon World Championships
I am surprised to observe that this is no Australian representation in the race.

Surely we have athletes of the caliber to compete in such an event. The course being 115km and 2870m of climbing may have even suited some of our elite riders.

for those in the know, I would be interested in understanding why we do no have a team representing
Australia ? Is it a funding / sponsorship issue or some MTB politics ?

Anyone know why the start of Perimeter from Echunga has so many trees down and strategically placed to potentially injure a rider. I moved a couple, but not all!

http://property.manlydaily.com.au/default.aspx?i... Page 22

http://www.gg.gov.au/res/File/PDFs/honours/qb06/Media%20Notes%20OAM(F-L).pdf
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Mr Henry GOLD, 8 Athlone Crescent, Killarney Heights NSW 2087
For service to wilderness preservation through the use of photographic documentation.
Honorary photographer, Colong Foundation for Wilderness.

Well i am about to change my brake lines on my avid elixir cr/sl's, i am putting goodridge lines on it, only problem is i have been warned that the elixir's are very hard to bleed and been described to me as an art form??..i have had a massive amount of experience with bleeding shimano brakes very successfully over the years, but this has got me worried, any hints from anybody on what makes these so hard would be very much appreciated!

Heading down to Stromlo at the end of October. Just wondering what the condition of the trails are like presently. Some trail footage from the Scott 24 looked like it was washed out a little in places. Any update appreciated. Cheers Ecca

I have done a bit of riding in the past but I am trying to get my teenage son interested and we are finding some of the big hill rides a little gut busting... I figure if we do some fun but flat -ish rides to build up we might be more likely to stick at it.