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New rider
Hi Everyone,
My name is Marc and I am fairly new to this sport and looking for others to join in with on future rides.
Although new to this style of riding I am fairly comfortable on a bike and reasonably fit so I shouldn't slow you down too much!
Let me know if you are interested in taking on a newbie.
Am happy to travel as well
Cheers. Marc
Found Ladies necklace 28/8/15
If anyone was riding in Westleigh over the last few days and lost a necklace PM me the details and we'll arrange its return.
Bike Insurance Claim Times - Experiences Please
Hi Folks,
My bike was stolen and I have a claim in with No Worries Insurance. I submitted the claim (with all required documents, police report etc) 2.5 weeks ago and they still have not got back to me. I have been calling every couple of days for the past week, and they keep saying they are waiting to hear back from the underwriters.
Am I being impatient or unreasonable?
What have others experienced through companies like Velosure or others?
Thanks
Ian
Advice on Single Speed frame wanted
Hi Team,
I'm posting this on behalf of a mate who's asked me to help him find a good SS frame. He's a serious rider who's unfortunately been bitten hard by the SS bug for many years. He's been riding Specialized Stumpjumper Single Speed which was pretty good for him but he's recently snapped the frame so needs a replacement.
Garmin 4.2 update now available. Strava on your Edge!
Firmware update to allow Strava segments to appear on your garmin device now available for edge 510, 810 and 1000.
Anyone tried it yet?
Save Mona DH shuttle access. Submissions close 28 Aug
Save Mona DH Access! Submissions close Aug 28th
Hi all
We need urgent help making a submission for the Mona Vale Road widening. Emails need to be sent no later than Aug 28th COB.
There is a real risk of losing shuttle access.
Please ask RMS to work with riders to allow a drop of bay as agreed in 2013. This is to manage road safety so Council can formalise the track.
MET Parabellum Helmet
Has anyone had first hand experience or heard any tales good or bad about the MET PARABELLUM helmet?
OMV - any way to link to Quarry rd Dural via Pogson's trig?
I had my first taste of OMV yesterday morning and loved it. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if it is possible to ride / hike a bike between Pogson's trig and down to the fishponds and then back up to OMV?
Reason I ask is that I'm coming from the hills and as I can't do Quarry rd after 9AM, then if there was a way I could do Pogson then I wouldn't have to drive all the way to OMV.
Dirt Night - Mountain bike meet and greet and swap meet with great prizes - community meet up
We had over 60 people turn up for the third Dirt Night, our monthly MTB meet and greet night held in conjunction with Forestville Ferrets Rugby. We had speakers from Avanti Hellfire and Trail care with both St. Ives Cyclery and Avanti+ Narrabeen chipping in with prizes and free basic bike services. Specialized also kicked in prizes and in the end we handed out two major and 2 minor prizes.
The clubhouse was full of bike and buzzing with riders talking all things MTB. We had some great video up from Specialized on the projector and snag sandwiches and snacks catered by the rugby club.
Glass on trail
Top section of fairly popular (yet unofficial) trail on Northern Beaches has deliberate scatterings of glass in numerous places. Walkers have placed branches across track in the past.
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Tubeless (is awesome)
Having been a massive tubeless sceptic I finnally converted the rear after after a few recent pinch flats (drops onto rocky landings). I've got to say, how awesome. Over the general XC stuff there was no big difference but the bump compliance over rock gardens felt ace, with noticeable improved grip and control. Give it a go if you haven't already!
Trek fuel stolen
Some low life today has stolen my 2014 trek fuel 9.7 in 17.5 size.
What's unique about this bike is the wheels I just built for it, wtb kom i25s with black tune King Kong hubs. Has a conti x king on the front and a race King on the back, specialized phenom saddle and black esi grips. Blue Garmin 510 as well and shimano xt xc pedals.
I'm devastated
If you see or here anything can you please let me know.
It's and older photo with the old wheel set
Tom
Head set bearings
Hay all haven some trouble keepin it in a straight line & need to replace head set bearings after getting caught in the last down pour it's for my niner air carbon & the forks are rdo taperd one has the size of cane creek 40 series 52mm the other is taperd & smaller think the frame is 2013 any help would be great I'll try wembely cycles tomoz other than that guess all I can do is soak em in a bit of CRC... 
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Relief for AU retail & LBS's in particular?
Hi everyone,
*disclaimer
I work for an online retailer registered in AU but not in the cycling industry*
you might all be kind of interested in this.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/money/treasury-fl...
Its about giving AU retail a level playing field.
Our friend Joe wants to reduce the tax threshold for overseas online purchases. I read somewhere that, or someone on this forum once told me that, retail here in AU employs about 40% of the AU workforce.
So there is plenty of votes for Joe & Tony in this.
Jet 9 RDO Finally finished!
Finally got the XT M8000 1x11 yesterday and fitted it last night.
I've not taken it on the dirt with this setup but a few laps up and down the street last night has it shifting really crisply and needing hardly any pressure on the shifter to move up and down the gears.
Spec is as follows:-
Fork: SID RCT3 120
Wheels: Stans Arch Ex rims. D240 hubs. DT Comp spokes.
Post: Truvativ Noir carbon
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR x-cross flow
Bar: Easton Haven carbon
Rotors: XT Icetech
Brakes: XT M8000
Groupset: XT M8000
Tyres: Front, Ardent Race. Rear, Ikon.
Cycleops trainer warranty
More of a rant to let off some steam than anything else, but I thought that someone else might benefit if it helps them make a better purchasing decision when they're looking for a trainer. Grab a coffee and read on if you dare.
Where to Jump?
Hello everyone. I want to work on my jumping technique so i can start hitting bigger stuff but not sure where to go practice. I need to work my way up. Does anyone no of a good place to do this? Could a nice pump track suffice?
Cheers,
Jono.
Thoughts on GT Zaskar 9r Carbon- Good bike choice?
Hello everyone,
Im currently looking for a new mountain bike and im keen on getting a 29" hardtail primarily using it for endurance based events, a few races every now and then and weekend XC shredding.
I have a close eye on a GT Zaskar 29er and im hoping to gain your opinions on this bike and how it rides.
What is your opinion on the bike and how it rides?
Sam
Magpies
Plenty of Magpies about, I've been swooped three times by different birds in the last two days.
Hidden Valley Classic - Coolah NSW
Hi All
Here are details of the Coolah, Hidden Valley Classic that a number of us are heading over to do it next month. Check out their facebook page to get an idea of what you will be in for: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coolah-Bikeworx/3...
It’s a typical real country event and good fun. You can camp onsite or book a cabin at the Coolah Caravan park and head to the top pub for dinner.
Curl
Riding in Canberra
Mondraker Australia was down at capital city for the last two weekends supporting Rocky Trail racing, during that time I managed to get out and do some riding.
I would highly recommend doing a trip down there and riding Majura Pines and Stromlo, there are so many trails of various levels to choose from and they are lots of fun to ride.
We stayed at Alivio tourist park which have quite a selection of cabins and villas to choose from as well as some trails right close by.
So if you have a weekend free I would suggest taking the trip down.
Adjust fox fork spring rate
I've had success cutting down the spacer size in a fox float shock, resulting in more air volume and a more linear feel. Can the same be done for fox forks. I have fox float 34s, 160mm travel? I'm wanting to do the adjustments myself (ie not sending them away). Thanks
Update - found this so all sorted:
clip-on Volume Spacers
Changing volume spacers in the 34 FLOAT fork is an easy internal adjustment that allows you to change the amount of mid stroke and bottom out resistance.
Replacing headset
My headset (i.e the bearings in the steering tube) needs replacing. Is this a job requiring special tools like a press etc or is it a DIY job?
The frame is a Trek Superfly FS 2014 model.
Secondly if it can be done as a DIY job, how do I know what bearing dimensions to get? In the past I tried to be clever and bought online for another bike just find out it did not fit and will try to avoid that mistake again.
Any advise most welcome.
Cheers!
Trail Videos of the Kowalski Brothers new trails in East Kowen - Romper Room and Stairway to Heaven
I spent the past week riding the Kowen Forest, both East Kowen and Sparrow Hill. Here are trail videos of 2 of the new trails expected to be in the Kowalski Classic
Romper Room - Steep, tight, technical, rocky
http://youtu.be/IO2WrtUBH8s
Stairway to Heaven - Long, steep, steep and tricky switchbacks, a TRUCK LOAD of steps some quite big. Some switchbacks with steps in them. This is going to be pandemonium in a race situation 
http://youtu.be/CO5U9W3ouTw
1 x 10 advice
Hey guys, just need some quick advice.
Will a 30T front & 42-11 rear work with a XO Type 2.1 Med cage rear derrailleur?