A bit of shameless self promotion never goes amiss

I was asked to write a piece on MTB for Pittwater Community Guide and very nice to see it received a full page to itself (see attached).

Let's hope this encourages more people in the area to get out there!

Saturday the 18th of september will see the introduction of a HMBA night race as a charity fund raiser. We are raising money to support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter which has made several visits to Awaba in the past year.

Race start will be at 6pm with registration opening at 5pm.
Cost: Adults $15, Children: $10 (all entry fees will go to charity)
Where: Awaba mountain bike park.

Expect a shortened version of the yellow course with a few surprises to keep things interesting.
This will be a timed 2 hour race and will use standard graded racing classes (ie A, B, C etc).

does anyone know where i can hire a decent mountain bike- my wife has expressed and interst in going for a ride so i was hoping to hire a decent bike so she will get the most out of it and therefore more enjoyment therefore more likely to want to get a good one, dont want to buy a cheapy if she only rides it once and decide she doesnt like it. dom

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Hi NobMobbers,
My forks have started making a squelchy noise during the rebound & I'm wondering if this is something to be concerned about. It kinda sounds like the internal oil might have air bubbles as it gets forced throughout the workings.
Does this mean a major service is required, something with a quick DIY fix, or should I just ignore it?
The fork seems to be performing as normal, but not being an expert on these things, my perception of normal might be off the mark.

Just got a call from SF and it would appear they need to move the logging of Lidsdale forward. Infact logging may start on the Eastern side of Forest Ridge Road as early as October.

Anyway thought it might be nice to get a fairwell to the forest ride happening sometime mid october.

The plan would be hit up the XC loop on the Sunday morning and then head over the highway to play around on the steeper more technical trails in the hardwood in the afternoon.

anyone keen?

My buddy and I are looking for another two for the Scott. With entries closed we need someone who has already entered...

Thanks,

Lincoln

Hi, Can anyone recommend a comfortable seat for a Giant Anthem X3. The seat that comes with the Giants is a bit too tough for my tail.

Thanks in advance

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Just curious as to how many mobbers got out to Mt Annan over the opening weekend?
Any feedback?

Thought it was good but it was very much an enduro training track with a lot of exposed single track, next to some huge tanning power towers.
There were a lot of very tight switchbacks which resulted in lack of speed being picked up which was my biggest criticism.
Bridges were great and the artificial rock gardens werent bad either. A lot of smaller branch stubs still exposed which resulted in 3 flatties in our group.

I would like to buy a spare hanger - after a close call I don't want to be left without one! This may seem like a silly question but how the hell do I know what hanger I need? So far, I have clicked on about 30 on a few online retailers and am going on what they look like compared to mine. I am assuming that there must be an easier way?!

Did anyone ride Manly Dam over the weekend? Sitting at Orange from a week ago.... Have a day off tomorrow and tossing up Cascades 4 gates or 2 laps of Manly Dam. Will go Cascades if the Dam is still wet.

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Another minor sting in the tail of Angry Dr. was that I got caught speeding on the way down.

Was I speeding? Maybe.

The cop car was travelling in the opposite direction and claims to have caught me whilst he was in motion using his nightrider style car.

Has anyone else been caught speeding like this? Is this possible?

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SYDNEY'S mountain bikers have always been hampered by one thing - a conspicuous lack of proper mountain trails.

Instead they have independently, usually illegally, carved their own tracks through national parks around the city fringes.

This could be about to change, with the state government to release a discussion paper today on ways of balancing the needs of the state's 30,000 dedicated mountain bike riders with those of people who go to national parks for the trees and wildlife, peace and quiet.

From SMH here (took up a good deal of page 3 in print):

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/mountain-bike-...

Update: The Manly Daily's Take:

http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/...

Update 17/9: The St George & Sutherland Shire Leader piece:

http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/news/gene...

DECCW media release is here:

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/media/DecMedia...

And the paper is supposed to be here from today (not up as of 07:00) here... discussion closes 18 October:

Update: Closing date for comments is now 25 October:

https://mountainbiking.discussions.nsw.gov.au/

I cannot stress enough how important it is that everyone back this initiative! This means comment, comment, comment. Nothing is going to happen unless mountain bike riders show they have the numbers to justify proper facilities.

FWIW, I am meeting a NPWS Director Regional Manager (no longer acting director) this arvo for an informal chat that should now be pretty interesting