OK folks - does anybody have a definitive way to wash cycling clothes and packs so they don't continually smell like ... well whatever that disgusting smell is.

Her indoors suggested something must have died in the wardrobe where all my clothes and packs and stuff are stored. It does indeed niff noxiously when the doors are opened, and despite investigation to try and find a dead rodent to blame it on it does seem to be the collected fragrance from a large number of tops, nicks, gloves and socks, all of them deposited in the wardrobe following a wash.

Just in from the Rangers...

Good Afternoon Bike Riders,

We have engaged contractors to undertake vegetation trimming along the single use sections of track, and this work is scheduled to take place during the week of 7-11 February 2011. Due to the use of power tools and the narrowness of the track, the track will need to be CLOSED while work is in progress for the safety of both riders and contractors.

Works are scheduled to take place between 7:30am and 4:00pm on the following days/locations and riders will need to plan alternative routes as access will be blocked. The contractors have been asked to clear all debris from the track at the end of each work day so early morning and late afternoon riders should not be inconvenienced, however all care should be taken.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th on the track in the southern section of the park between Seaforth Oval and Wakehurst Parkway Fire Trail

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th on the track in the northern section of the park between the turn off from the fire trail below the Roosevelt Avenue tennis courts at Allambie Heights and King Street, Manly Vale.

We appreciate your cooperation.

Kind regards,
Manly Dam Rangers

Hi guys,

Anyone has ever been in or around the Bents Basin state conservation area?
Link to Google Map

What is nice, is that you can have a swim there, there is a deep waterhole, part of the Gulguer Gorge on the Nepean River between Camden and Penrith.

The homepage doesn't say much, but the title, "Cycling around the world" gives a hint of what is to come:

http://www.robsbikeride.com/

Be sure to check out some posts on here, especially the salt flat ones... imagine riding across this... wow!

More here... http://www.robsbikeride.com/?p=993

I'm heading up to Gunnedah on persoanl business in a couple of weekends and was wondering if anyone had information on trails and riding groups in the area.

[Mod. moved to NSW]

G'day folks,

Has anyone ever had "bubbling" on their tubeless tyres? I'll post fotos when I get home. Im @ work at the moment - as you can all tell . . . .

Hi All

I just wanted to see if anyone has a wheel-sensor measured lap distance from round 1 of CCOMTB. My Garmin reported about 8.5km, Logan's about 7.4 and the word on the day from the club was that it was about 10km. I could imagine the GPS wouldn't pick up the extra distance from all of the ducking and weaving in the single-track as it has a slower sample rate but I'm intrigued what the real distance is. I might have to get me one of the wheel speed and cadence sensor units for about $50.

Not sure if anyone else fancies this but i'm purchasing a couple of stem caps from Fast Freddy in the US and you get a discount on shipping multiple items, so if anyone wants to add to the order let me know by PM. Designs are here and you can have any cap in any colour:

http://fast-freddy.com/designs.html

Cheers

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Hi Mobbers,

This is very cool little device I got the other day to take with me. It's not for everyone but if you need a satellite based communicator, this is really cool. Basically I got caught out with no cell phone reception and also ran out of battery (by running GPS software on my iPhone). Needed to communicate with family and I was stuck. Wife was not happy / worried after arriving late.

This thing allows you to SEND a message by SMS and email (with link to google maps) your location via GPS satellite.

Some options include:
1. All Good, this is where I am.

If you were one of the 132 competitors in the XC and you want to see your results, they are now posted on the HMBA website. Follow the links to http://hmba.asn.au/?q=node/210

A quick report from our pointscore officer and timing chief,

A great day of racing was had today. The new XC co-ordinator endeared himself to all A, B and C grade riders by not including the climb up Camelback - many thanks Rossco! Just a few points from todays race: