Something to come out of the meetings we've had over the last few weeks is the fact that the conservation, bushwalking and other lobbies have a lot more in common than you'd think.

Highlighting this is the fact that a number of DA plans that would affect Red Hill riding are awaiting approval. Below is a list of those that one of the other groups created, it sounds quiet serious.

There are a number of disastrous developments in the pipeline at Red Hill and the surrounding bushland and all of them would destroy walking and biking areas.

Further information can be found on the Warringah Council web site under DA's on-line. Be warned that a set of DA reports can be 1000 pages long so they take a while to read. They are in smaller pdf files though, so can be downloaded bit by bit.

Nearly all the land from Red Hill to Oxford Falls and Narrabeen Lagoon is under threat of development and unless we fight for it, it is unlikely to be available for walkers or bikers to enjoy in 10 years time or perhaps much less. The same goes for a lot of the bushland at Ingleside, Terry Hills, Duffy's Forest, etc, etc. This is why the National Parks are so important as they will be the only bushland remaining soon.

So... let's say you have to make a list of the top 10 MTB rides in NSW. What would they be?

Don't forget... Can'bra rides are in the ACT and don't count!

Think about a tourist who wants to take a road trip through NSW with their bike... where would then go? Is there anything here in Sydney or should they just drive on by?

i have been trying to download the trail maps from NOBMOB to a garmin gps. the KML files open perfectly fine in Google Earth however i have been unable to convert these files to a .gpx or .crs file. i think the issue is that the .kml files that come directly from the website have embedded http:// links to other data files. google earth seems happy to dynamically pull these links in however all of the conversion utilities that i can find just port the "http://blahblahblah" link and thus not the base coordinate data.

help?

Hey,
If anyone has a spare half fling ticket, i'd really like to buy it off you.
I was meant to be on holidays over that time, so i didn't enter. Now we've moved the holiday back 2 weeks and i'd love to do the Fling.

cheers

Seems scumming might be good for MTB training after all!

Story here... although it's a bit brief:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/leadville-100-n...

Lance finished first in record time and 25 minute gap. Riding on a flat rear tire. Wonder how long it was flat for? Tire was flat for 10 miles according to this:

http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-leadvill...

There's another report here:

http://www.mtbracenews.com/2009/08/leadville-100...

From http://thereifixedit.com/2009/08/13/epic-kludge-...

This site is going straight in my RSS feed... pure gold

Ooops... after having too much fun at Ourimbah today I need to do a little training tomorrow.

There is a road ride up the old Pacific Highway in the calendar and was thinking about doing that, but seems takers for this ride are falling like flies

On the off chance that this scumming doesn't occur, anyone fancy some training close to home on Sunday? I'm thinking Cascades for a few laps of the 4 gates or something.

Any interest out there for that?

Q: What would Jesus ride?

A: Shimano XTR, Hayes Brakes, Easton Monkey Bar...

"Yea, though I ride through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me..."

Sort of not funny:

Anyone putting in a CRC order in the near(ish) future
Am keen for a couple of Panaracer Tyres $100?
PM me if this helps your order

Cheers Pieboy98

http://youtu.be/wTkryRebKDs

Wow it look really fun! I wanna play on it too!