Yeah, I know it's a bit 'out there' for a mountain bike forum, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The company I work for is looking to hire a junior sales person and we are struggling to get much interest from suitable applicants so I am casting the net pretty wide. The company is www.intechsolutions.com.au and if you are interested (or know someone who is) you can send a resume to me at [email protected] and I will send you a copy of the formal position description. If you are still interested then I will add you to the candidate list.

CCMTB are having another skills session based on the previous one last month and run by our in-house NCAS Level 1 coach.
All the details are here on our site(http://www.ccmtb.com.au/) or on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/centralcoastmtb). Feel free to message me if you need any further info.

9:00 -11:00am Ladies (and girls) only session - Beginner-Intermediate skills will less grunt and more finesse. When registering provide as much information as you can to help Jarrad tailor the session to your needs.

We are often quick to grumble about things and I know I have been critical of council in the past but I have had some very positive dealings with them recently and with recent happens in other areas with land managers shutting trails I want to put this up as a good news story

There is this trail on Hassans Walls (The pottery trail) that starts down an old road, now this road was a bit rutted out, has several old turning circles that were havens for rubbish dumper and recently had been the target of illegal fire wood collect who drive into the bush and drag logs out.

Lost pair of Oakley sunglasses at the dam this am. Be grateful if someone has picked them up.

There is a safety recall in relation to the potential for certain types of QR levers to contact a disc rotor if they unlock during operation. From what I have read this can cause the front wheel to lock and I believe a rider was seriously injured as a result in the USA.

This recall appears to be in the USA and I'm not aware of anything in Australia at this point in time but am going to try and get more information tomorrow as I have identified one bike in my family that fails the test.

Yesterday in the AM I discovered an unknown downhill trail starting from Tisane Avenue in Frenchs Forest. It is around a 1km or a bit more and it goes straight to the Oxford Falls C3 church. There are some berms and small jumps that I have constructed there.

Anybody is welcome to work/maintain/ride the track and I think this place should be better known for how good it is!

My 3.5 year old is off the training wheels and riding off road (quite well too I'll proudly add). His current Thomas the Tank Engine bike from Target weighs about as much as a tank engine and I want to get him something a little better. Actually a lot better - hopefully without breaking the bank. He's on a 12" at the moment which is a good size but a small frame 16" would be ok and last him a couple years. What are other little kids riding? After something with a front brake, preferably not a rear coaster, light frame, offroad tyres etc.

Can anybody tell me whether the trails are OK around Terrey Hills in terms of wet? Was thinking about doing some St Ives, Oxford, Red Hill, Bantry, Cascades tomorrow morning. Don't mind if they are wet but if they are small streams I'll probably give it a pass. Thanks in advance.

I thought the global riders MTB community might be interested in this:

"Great news! The club has secured a significant grant from EPA to combat the illegal dumping at Kinross Forest."

More details here:
www.cworbc.org.au/node/52030

Here's a chance to give Pittwater Council some constructive feedback on the lack of reference to mtb in their bike planning processes. 30 September deadline for comments.

http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/yoursay/open/ope...

FYI: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/barbed-...