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Wheel turns in favour of downhill riders
Niiiice...
Councillors voted at last Tuesday’s meeting to accelerate work on formalisation of mountain bike tracks — one specifically for downhill — in Knapsack Reserve.
The riders successfully convinced the council to prepare an assessment of the site in four months rather than 12.
The $24,500 works are already budgeted for as part of the Knapsack Reserve plan of management and riders have agreed to provide volunteer labour where needed.
Not in NSW: New eco path opened
Well, of course it's not in NSW 
OK, so this isn't the sort of path we want around these parts anyhow, but local authorities do sometimes build this sort of thing. However, NSW authorities are once again put to shame by their inter-state peers.
You see, this 17km project in outback Australia cost $330,000. While Warringah council have just engaged a local contractor to build 850m (yes, that's less than 1km) of trail, boardwalk and viewing platforms for the princely sum of $2,072,191 (with the opportunity for %15 rise if the contractor feels like it).
Awaba status?
Has anyone ridden Awaba in the last couple of days?
Heading up the Hunter for the weekend with the missus,
hoping to get in a few sneaky laps if its not too wet.
Pro Profiles
We were discussing profiles from professional riders over on the road site and someone noted that Jason English has posted a few of his rides recently:
http://connect.garmin.com/explore?owner=jasonaen...
Nice stats!
What's happening this week?
Well - it's that time of the year again when Aussie cyclists become slightly bleary eyed. Even the usually bike un-friendly Sydney media seem to be devoting some time to the event. Yes, I mean it's TdF time again. There's a tiny bit of chat over on the road site but things haven't really got going yet - some can't wait for this weekend's mountain sections. Ooops... enough of that though - for now 
Last weekend turned out to be glorious, and hope everyone got back to enjoying what we love. There were certainly a lot of smiling faces on the Super Easy Terrey Hills ride and elsewhere. After one of these rides though, someone is considering Doing Duel (think he means 'Going') - and received plenty of advice on the subject. Some could do a lot worse than try the latest incarnation of the Lefty up front. Then, for those that have 'Done Dual' already, tips on keeping them discussed here.
Elsewhere in the region, that first Rocky Trail MTB GP took place at Awaba. There was also good news for this track as HMBA receives funding for toilets at Awaba. No more need to make like a bear
Not sure I should tempt fate by mentioning this weekend's riding. If the weather holds it will be Terrey Hills Train-ish-ing... if not... well - there's plenty of sleep to catch up on
How's this weekend looking?
So... where to go on Saturday?
I'd like to say that something around the Wildflower Garden sections might be fun but things there can't have been that dry last weekend and we've had showers most of the week to compound any wetness. That stuff back of the gun club takes a long, long time to dry and can imagine it's a bog right now.
Anyone game for another 'super easy' Terrey Hills in the morning? Or a not so super easy one if you like (DH+C+P+L+DH+C)? Later start (9-9:30?) preferred.
DH series Comments and suggestions
Hey all getting a lot of good feed back from the little questionnaire included in the champs entry from, big thanks for taking the time and filling it out
Thought I'd open it up to a bit of discussion and give a bit of feed back on the comments so far.
Looks like on the whole people are pretty happy with the state series as a whole. The main points I'm seeing so far are
1. More shuttle buses.
iCal Fixed
I'm not sure anyone is even using this as there have been no complaints, but...
... the previously borken[1] iCal feed should now be working:
http://nobmob.com/calendar/ical
Or substitute 'nobmob.com' for your favourite Global Riders site[2] 
This should show the last week, plus 90 days into the future. As I imported this a Google calendar to test though, and as Google shares imports, on Google it's only showing this month at the moment. Should change on their next refresh.
[1] This is a deliberate typo
Hmm 100 miles
http://www.blackheartevents.com.au/escape-cobra-...
100 miles could be fun with enough training.
Bikes Stolen From Garage
Having recently moved from an apartment to a house with a garage, I wanted to ask about bike theft from garages (I am having nightmares)!!
For those of you who have experienced it, I have a few questions:
1) Was it overnight, or while you are at work?
2) Were the bikes locked to an immovable object and if so were the locks cut, walls damaged etc?
3) What sort of garage doors did you have and how did they gain access?
4) Any brilliant, but not too expensive solutions?
Thanks
Ian
Cycling in the Capital Region (Greater Canberra Area)
Survey About cycling in the Canberra region - anywhere from southern highlands to Thredbo and snowy mountains.
Was posted on Farkin, as the original poster put it:
If you have been riding in Canberra or the region please take the time to fill this one out (about 5 minutes)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/82HTKML
More information about cycling leads to more facilities. The guy who is doing the research is a road/touring cyclists and needs to know that fat tire is where it is at!
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Where to ride in Menai
So the girly and I have this Friday off work and we'd like to go for a ride at Menai (weather permitting). We've never ridden here before and looking at Google Earth, there seems to be a lot of out-and-back trails and no obvious loop back to the car.
Are there any preferred routes that people regularly join up to make a decent ride? We're looking for more techincal riding, not fire trails if that makes a difference.
Any suggestions on where to go? Are we likely to get lost having never been there with no gps or maps?
Cheers,
Scott.
As good a map of Glenrock I've ever seen?!?
http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=11&lat=-33.822...
Apologies if people already aware of this site but was new to me!?!
Rob(ert)o
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Pronghorn Who?
Wow... is this not the weirdest shock position:
From http://www.pronghornracing.dk/index.php?page=sho...
Allegidly (from thier tech page):
This top mounted shock makes for a more rigid rear triangle.
Hans Rey, Steve Peat and Danny Macaskill in Scotland
Check that beautiful accent
Watch in Full Screen....
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yes tax dollars ... no bicycles ...
it's just for this block of units where no bicycles are allowed ... bikes are allowed on all of the other piers left and right of ... weird huh!? you can just make out the other block of units at ballarat park (to the left) where bikes are allowed ...
the second photo is from ballarat park looking back to sydney wharf ... in the second photo bikes are allowed along the block of units to the right (ballarat park), but as stated earlier, not along the block of units to the left (sydney wharf) ...
One Down Three Two Go! Dargle Farm?
Rode the first rocky trail at awaba sat really enjoy it. I was wondering where Dargle Farm, lower Portland is ? and what sort of track is it likely to be?
Recommended rotors (and pads) for Juicy brakes
I'm in the market for some new rotors for two bikes, one with Juicy 3.5s and one with Juicy Ultimates. I've spent some time on the internet and I am struggling to find good information regarding recommended rotors. I think I am currently running G2 rotors which I have not been that impressed with - they seemed to warp fairly early on in their life and despite efforts to straighten them out I have been unsuccessful to get them to stay straight.
another MTB event
from Blackheart events website
Coming soon... 'Escape from Cobra Mountain' 100 mile Mountain Bike Marathon - Narooma NSW. 60km and 120km options also available, but the main event will be the 100 miler. Scheduled for the 5th of December, the official announcement should come through this week, and entries will go on sale immediately.
Doing Duel
Hi everyone, thanks for a great ride today. I went to the local shop today and they were selling a merida one twenty tfs 700 for an awesome deal brand new. Instead of my buying a new shock im considering taking the leap and buying a dualy. I also rode a specialized fsr xc which was set up for my weight and now im hooked!!!! Much better then a hardtail.
My question is whats everyone opinion on the merida?
Btw it has some really good kit, like a preitty much full xt drivetrain, suntour epicon shock? 120mm all round suspension.
Thanks
Angry Doctor 100km first time - advice needed.
Well, I've been riding for a while, but not this far. I ride for fun at Awaba and Ourimbah, but this 100km event has me a little worried. 50km would be fun! 100km? Why did I bother listening to you Andrew..... So, any advice?
1- Is there overtaking/passing etiquette?
2 - Do I really need some vasoline?
3 - Dust mask?
4 - Extra equipment to carry besides chain lube, tyre puncture repair kit, etc ?