i am having trouble with my night rider pro 1500, but i would like to find out whether it is the battery, or it is the charger, is there anyone that has these lights around the NORTHERN BEACHES area so i can test them...

For anyone who is interested , I rode Sparrow Hill this weekend. 26th April.

Last time I was there would have been over 3 years ago- when they had just started all the tree clearing for the Kings hwy deviation- i remember at the time it was quite sad to see so much of the forest cleared.
Well now the Kings hwy runs right through the middle of it! About 300metres from the start where the first fence used to be is where it runs through- there are several tunnels that pass under to allow riders to access the other side.

Anyone ever had any success with Stans Tubless kits and Giant P-XC2 29er rims?
I have been told those rims can be tricky to get to seal..

Which kit did you use?

Thanks

Ken

After four months of collect and build, my new bike finally hit the dirt today.

Thanks to Committed Cycles for the help, shame they are no more. And a big shout out to Wembly cycles for helping me out today with the final details.

wasn't going for a lightweight build, but ended up 8.84kg with pedals.

Anyone ever seen anything like this? Looks like a casting fault that has resulted in a fracture on the free wheel. Only 6 months old. Could be a warranty job me thinks

I'm looking for Cyclocross forums based in Australia or NSW would be better. Can anyone point me in the direction?

Anyone know what's going on at Bantry Bay? I was riding yesterday along the service/fire trail that runs parallel with Wakehurst parkway and towards the end where the exit to the old shut down loop used to be (near the dead end of Bantry Bay road), a massive area of bushland has been totally levelled.

Is there a new housing Development going in there or something? There's great views across the water over to Chatswood now.

Just scored a new gopro3 for the birthday and am after opinions on best position to mount it. I am leaning towards bar mounted but on the underside as close as possible to the centre of the bar just in case I have an OTB. Does anyone have any suggestions, not too keen on helmet mounting

I had a great ride out at Nerang today. Heaps of locals on the trail giving me some great tips on where to ride. There are a lot of trails in the State Forest that are technically illegal but I think I managed to stay on track today.

Thanks to the 3 blokes with Specializeds in the car park, the Pomie guy with the Red Reign at the top of 3 hills, The three young blokes (one with a hard tail) at the bottom.

If you're like me your probably getting sick of telling NPWS the same thing over and over again. But they are reviewing the plan of management for berowra valley and are specifically asking questions about mountain biking at stringy bark ridge (aka the old pony club) in pennant hills.

The survey is linked below and i get the impression that some more MTB responses would be good.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/berowravalley2013

Monthly trail maintenance of OMV. (Also see calendar above)
The regular track maintenance day is happening on Saturday the 4th May @ 2pm.
Meet at the trail head, Quarry Road, Hornsby 2077

The jobs at this stage will include:
- completing split rock on the south side
- commencing work on the northside including the work on the first big berm, convict corner and perhaps further to magic mushroom

As always make sure you wear sturdy shoes, gloves and a hat, and bring drinking water and a water proof jacket in case of rain.

We hope you can make it
All the best

Winco

For off-road, I've come to the view that more is better, especially when it's a nice wide even beam spread.

Here's a review article on the bar light I used at the Mont. It played a key part I reckon in my improved times on last year's event, and made a major difference to my enjoyment of the night laps.

http://www.bicycles.net.au/2013/04/heat-battle-m...