hey guys, a friend has just broken his dérailleur hanger on his gt avalanche 1.0, does anyone know where i can pick one up from in Sydney please? any help would be greatly appreciated.
cheers

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Wasn't sure where the best place to put this was after I posted it on the GTA site, anyway the info has been passed on by NPWS and State Forests so this seems to fit.

I had discussions with NPWS alerting us to an outbreak of Myrtle Rust on the Central Coast (State Forest, National Park, Crown Land), the main areas affected are Wambina Nature Reserve, Olney State Forest (nine sites – potentially hundreds of hectares of infestation), Jilliby SCA and Yengo NP – Boree track as well as Various private properties in those areas.

<Insert random quip about sunshine and how to mention this will mean certain rain>

Straight into a look forward to this weekend's riding, the pick of which will surely be the Spring Fat Tyre Festival 2010 at Awaba State Forest. First time for this event at Awaba, moving from the last three years at Ourimbah, but if it has the same vibe surely this will be a contender for event of the year? Good luck to all those going.

Oh, while mentioning Ourimbah though, there have been some Ourimbah forest access issues lately - please remember to park half way up the hill!

That's not to say there aren't plenty of other great events around, the keen are already planning for Dirtworks Classic 2011 and we have to congratulate everyone who recently completed the 2010 Highland Fling. Just a couple of blogs on the subject describing this year's Fling as Tough but educational and simply, Toast.

Closer to home Manly Dam is open this weekend but last weekend's closure brought some colourful discussion about Muppets who don't read signs. If this talk inspires you to take a more active interest in Manly Dam planning remember the Manly Dam Community Workshop on Monday night (the 29th).

Scanning through the 'hot topics' from the last couple of weeks we can find someone's First bike build who looks like they didn't need to ask, Just starting - what to buy and won't have to ask about Upgrading forks or help with bike's handling any time soon!

For the adventurous there was talk about riding the Six Foot track, Blue Mountains, but be warned - sounds tough and looks like you'll have to do some homework about how, precisely, you can do this ride.

For the semi-adventurous, why not hit Red Hill because tomorrow morning. Or take another local ride now the sun is shining! Just remember to add a ride meeting in the calendar if you want some company

Hi all,
Quick question relating to Shimano QR hub cone adjustment.

Do you 1) leave the tiniest amount of play before installation and let the QR compression take it up?
or 2) Adjust the cones to have zero play prior to installation of the QR?

I have been doing No.1 but not sure if there is enough bearing preload being applied. (There is no lateral play in the wheel once installed)

Interested to know anyones thoughts/experience on this one.

From Warringah Council:

Manly Warringah War Memorial Park (Manly Dam) is the largest bushland reserve managed by a local council on the northern beaches. The Park covers an area of about 375 ha of which 78% is bushland. Manly Dam itself is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Sydney, with a surface area of about 30 ha and unlike other waterways in bushland parks, it is freshwater, deep and safe for different water based activities.

Went to Bourkes to get some cables and spotted this little beauty. It is straight up bike porn!

I feel like I've been slapped in the face. When did this happen? Bing maps are horrible, It's like opening your present at Christmas and getting ... dog poo.

Bring back Google maps!

Need to get some reasonably priced brake pads (Hayes HFX-9) for Benji's bike before his Fat Tyre race on the weekend.

Any suggestions for a shop that keeps them in stock in the local area? Or do you have some laying around? Otherwise Benji will keep on going to fast down that muddy chute at Awaba.

Here's a picture of the brakes....

Thanks in advance.

Rgds, Hans

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Dear Riders,

Due to the amount of sunshine we have been experiencing the track is finally drying up. We are still experiencing an extreme level of non-compliance, which of course, makes it extremely tricky to get the track ready for use again. Thank you for all of you who do not use the track during this time. We are open to suggestions regarding reaching more people about track closure and its importance.

Hi Mobbers, planning a trip on 6 ft track leave Blackheath, overnight at Caves House and back. Anyone done this? I did it about 15 years ago and stuck to fire road, other than the single track into the river (bushwalking track). I have heard that you can turn right about 1km up from caves house and takes bike in?. Anybody got some info on this?
Cheers.

Footage supposedly shot in the 50's could rewrite the history of BMX

Photos look good but I don't know about the video, any one else thinks it looks too clean for an old bit of film?

http://youtu.be/yk9XVi0Gp1g