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opportunity in adversity
It's my new motto so when the dust settled after fires devastated my neck of the woods I took the opportunity to clean up an old, old trail that the fires had cleared out and in doing so found this unique trail feature
Seat post sizes
I have a 2008 Stumpy and want to take the leap of getting a Rockshox seat post but do not know what size to get.
Any ideas as I cannot find the right info on the internet so far any help would be great.
Kiwarrick - If you're interested
I'm organising a few days up at the excellent trails up at Kiwarrick, Taree. Some people have pulled out and I have a few spare places if anyone is interested. Date is 5 - 7 of January. If you are interested in joining, go to the link below for more details. You will need to join up to the Meet Up group which is free if you are interested in coming along.
http://www.meetup.com/Mountain-Bike-Adventure/ev...
[Mod. moved to Manning Valley/Great Lakes]
Tom Tom Multi-sport GPS watch v. Garmin 910XT
So I'm thinking I need to step up the tech on the bike a notch, and with Santa still wondering what to bring me, I'm wondering if anyone's used one of the Tom Tom Multi-sport watches? A like the idea of a device that I can use off the bike.
The watch form factor appeals as I've been meaning to get back in the pool. Both the Garmin and the Tom Tom have a swim function. I'm not going to set any King of the Waves, but I do get sick of counting laps!
Bottom of Red Hill development?
Just wondered if anyone knows what's happening adjacent to the fire station on Little Willandra Rd as the lower section of bush has been cleared....new pump track?
buy a foot of trail - win a bike
Just seen this posted on vital mtb - would enter if it was based here:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/Buy-Some-Trail...
good idea to raise money for trail building.
Bike Rental (Early January)
Hi All,
I've got a buddy coming to visit me in Sydney from back home in the USA in early January. I'm looking to take him trail riding, and am looking for a bike with around 5 inches of travel to rent. I've had a look at Re-Zycle's website, but I was just trying to check out other options.
Just wondering if anyone would be interested in renting out their bike for two days in early January (sometime between Jan 1st and Jan 6th).
Nearby Trails to OMV Hornsby trail
Hi all,
Looking for suggestions on Nearby trails around OMV.
OMV is more than nice enough to do multiple laps, but after 7-8 laps I usually have enough.
I tried the firetrail at the end of the road but that only leads to some houses and some walking tracks
Are there any trails closeby within riding distance (2-5km)?? don't mind firetrails. Just looking to increase the distance and break up my routine.
Cheers,
Mario
Tooth-friendly gels?
This week I managed to lose a front tooth trying to tear open a Gu with my front teeth while riding 
- a process that I have done many times before, without any negative teeth impact.
For context, it was a dead tooth (root canal work a couple of decades ago) and I'm at an age where my teeth are starting deteriorate around the many fillings I had as a result of growing up before they put fluoride in our drinking water.
I've only ever used Gu as it sits OK on my stomach and I like the chocolate flavour.
Enjoy your fitness.
A good friend of mine once said to me: "most people will never know what it feels like to be truly fit". This statement had a profound effect on me - it's a staggering fact when you think about it. I was reasonably fit at the time, but I had certainly spent the majority of my 30s being quite unfit. Of course there are degrees of fitness, but if you're reading this post, chances are you're way fitter than the majority of people your age.
Storing a bike
Just a quick question, is it ok for me to store my bikes upside down? Im a bit worried about fork stanchions not getting any oil and my hydro brakes getting air bubbles moving around?
For that matter is it ok to store vertically aswell?
Cheers,
Jono.
Elizabeth Beach area
I am going to spend a week up at Elizabeth beach in January 2014. Any decent MTB trails to ride in Myall lakes Nat Park or Wallingat State Forest. Happy with firetrails doesn't need to be anything too hairy!
Training for 100km
Has anyone got any tips or training regimes they wouldn't mind sharing for someone who is really trying to get their fitness levels to the right standards to complete a 100km race. I only really have time for 1 ride a week as I normally work 6-7 days a week. Most of my fitness comes from the gym and exercise bikes which I understand is not ideal but am willingly to take any tips...
Determination I have in abundance...
Night Riding - decent trails
Troops - just looking for general info on night riding and decent trails.
I was thinking of trying Muppets/sniggle etc. Is there any etiquette in this part of the world or just go for your life??
(keeping noise down being the obvious rule of thumb)
Ta
Convict and Capital Punishment Entries Open
For those that aren't aware, just letting everyone know that Capital Punishment entries (March 15th) opened several days ago and Convict 100 (May 3rd) entries open tomorrow... so take the big step and make up your mind whether to do these great rides. The calendar is a bit hard to find on the site, but mark your attendance to represent the NoBMoB crowd here:
where you can also find a link to their respective websites.
Flash flooding
Wow... Come to think of it.
After crossing a tiny creek at Lake Parra. It pissed down for 10 mins. Went back to the creek to see it become a raging rapid!
Muppets/Sniggle/Wildflower
Troops - Just wondering if anyone rode Muppets etc over the weekend, what's it like?? muddy as hell??
Cheers
Wade
Cape to Cape 1 hr doco Today (1/12/13) 1pm SBS 2
Awesome to see a whole hour to this. In previous years it's been a chopped down half an hour version
Sunday Dec 1 on SBS 2 @ 1pm-2pm
Monday Dec 2 on SBS ONE @ 4:30pm-5:30pm
(edited to avoid confusion as Maadness pointed out).
Fat Bike Hire
Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone knows if there is anywhere that hires out fat bikes?
Would like to ride Stockton Beach over the Xmas break.
cheers
Nomadic Cafe at Old Man's Valley
Next time you're riding at Old Man's Valley, make sure you have a few coins in your pocket. The nomadic cafe is there most weekends, and makes a fantastic cup of coffee!
mountain bike hire near Old Man's Valley?
Next week I'll be visiting Sydney for business. I'm planning to take a day off to go mountain biking in Old Man's Valley (Hornsby). Can anyone recommend a store where I can hire a mountain bike for the day? It would be best if the store is either near the Convention Center in Sydney (close to where I am staying in the city) or walking distance from the Hornsby railway station (since I'll be taking the train to reach OMV).
Thanks in advance for your help!
BTW: is Old Man's Valley the recommended place to go if you have only 1 day to ride near Sydney?
Looking for advice on 29er wheels
Hi all,
I'm looking to buy myself a new 29er wheelset. Budget is anywhere up to $800. I only ride XC trails and won't do any crazy DH trails with it.
The bike is a Specialized Epic Comp Carbon and the stock wheelsets weigh a bit more than 2kg, so I'm looking for something lighter.
What's a good wheelset out there ?
I have contacted Greg at TWE since his wheels seems to get pretty good reviews and his warranty seems to be good.
Are carbon wheelsets worth it ?? As it will almost cost half of my bike's cost.
Cheers.
Is a 29er faster than a 26er
In the market to by a hard tail to compete on there are some very good bikes selling with top spec components that are sub 10kgs but are 26 inch bikes
Is there realy that much difference in how much energy it would take to finish a race at the same speed and time as it would take on a 29er
I have a 26 fun bike that I love plus my duel suspension 29er that I have done a couple of races on cant realy feel that much different between then
Common 'newbie' queries on buying or upgrading a bike. How do a few local shops fair?
A lot of questions are asked in the forum here relate to buying a new bike for the first time, or (more often I think) upgrading from that first ride.
We'd like to think of the average user here as pretty knowledgeable, and that you'll find plenty of good advice in places like our MTB Gear Forum. That said, we were interested to find out how the pros in some local bike shope would respond to some common queries:
1. I'd like to take up MTB riding and have a limited budget, what's the best 'cheap' bike for me to buy to start?
2. I've been riding some local firetrails on my Huffy hardtail and feel ready to take my riding to the next level, take on some rougher terrain & maybe small drops. Say I have $2,500 to spend, what should I be looking at? Talk me into spending more if you can!
3. My 'significant other' has recently taken up MTB riding. They don't have much gear. In fact they ride in old tees, board shorts and trainers. What's the best gift under $100 you can recommend giving to a relatively new rider?
4. Store's choice (optional): aside from the above, what's the most common type of query you get and what does the customer usually end up buying?
Head on over to Local Bike Shops: Responses to common newbie queries to find out how they went.