Am contemplating the purchase of some MTB lights. Thinking I will get out a lot more in winter if I can ride at night. Also contemplating 24hr races so a must have obviously. Anyway, I like the look of AYUPS (and have absolutely no skill to make my own lights at home so pls don't hijack thread) but the lights will also be used for trail running. I'd guess 80% MTB 20% running. The 20% running is fairly serious (in terms of duration and offroad, definitely not speed!!) though so can't just get the best MTB lights and hope they work ok for running.

Anyone willing to risk blowing $100 on one of these?

http://www.citysoftware.com.au/Otek_DVS-126_720p...

* Features a digital camera, music player and voice recorder.
* 5 Mega Pixel still photo, max. 8MP.
* HD video clip 720P 30fps.
* H.264 video compression.
* 3 x digital zoom.
* SDHC compatible.

Ok, it's confession time.

Who believes in karma ? With Manly Dam, Red Hill, Narrabeen Lagoon etc.... all being discussed regarding Mountain Bike access you think one of us has upset the gods !

I don't think it was me, so who !

Time to own up people !

Hello NoBMob Members,

Sunday Feb 28th will see the first Arms Brunch for Cyclists take place. This is the first event of its kind run by cyclists, for cyclists, about cycling. There will be a buffett style brunch as well as presentations on nutrition and hydration for cycling, x-training for cycling and bike maintenance.

The event is for both Road and Off-Road riders and is a great chance to mingle, learn a bit more about your sport and raise money for a great cause. All the details can be found at www.stickytickets.com.au/2866

Hope to see you there.

Garrick

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

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THE FUTURE of mountain biking at Narrabeen Lagoon will be debated at a public forum on Monday, February 22.

Hosted by the Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment, the forum follows the recent banning of bike riding from single-track sections of Manly Dam, the last legal ones of their kind in Sydney.

Dunno about anyone else, but there are quite a few cyclists in the office I frequent at the moment.

So I printed out the main jist of the Manly Dam story, a little explanatory text and the council's press release and stuck it up in the bike cage.

While I was doing this two guys asked about it and were horrified. One claimed to never ride an MTB but then when he saw it was Manly Dam said, "Oh yead - I've been there!"

Not sure this is the right section but here goes...(mods please move if need be)

As some of you may be aware a few of us have been campaigning to get a pump track/ skills track built up on the lower North Shore of Sydney.
we have had succesful interaction and very positive meetings with the council committee and they have recently expressed an interest in holding a "off road/ Mountain Biking skills workshop" at the new facility when it is built. They already do this for Road Cyclists, so this is their first venture into off road cycling (which is great news)

Hey all,

Hellen Drew called in to say that orchids are out along the old DH trail, lithgow, so if anyone is riding it please be aware that there may be old folk looking at flowers and shaking their walking sticks at you if you ride past them too fast

You all really need to check this out : http://senseable.mit.edu/copenhagenwheel/

Seems those crazy MIT guys have come up with a new take on the electric bike, and I thought some of us on here might find this interesting. This may possibly really take off, especially for the commuter market. Not sure how useful it will be in MTBing but for those who like to do a bit of touring, it may be a godsend. Here's what it does in their words :

Am thinking of heading up in morning anyone keen?

being new to the sport of mountain biking i was excited and eager to pick out my new horse, with decidedly little knowledge and a relatively small budget i ended up picking one from cell bikes on parramatta rd,really wrong decision, not so much for the bike just for the really,really poor service. so was just interested if anybody else had endured the souless sales monkey at cell? Now i could go on with a plethara of complaints,grumbles and issues i've had over the past 8 months but i think i'll leave it.

thoughts?

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One of the many things that bothers me about the dam closure is the timeframe in which events unfolded.

Councillor Laugesen (whom I recognise has demonstrated a willingness to engage in constructive dialogue on the subject) indicates that the Council first became aware of the issue with the Plan of Management at the meeting on 9 February 2010. As I understand it, the Council maintains that the legal position was investigated after that, and so, presumably, the decision to close the track must have been reached sometime between 10 and 12 February.