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beanie's picture

Upcoming races?!

Hey all,

I missed out on the Capital Punishment as I had a last minute overseas travel.. so now I'm looking for my next race? Would like to do one in the next 2/3 months. Any suggestions?

Would prefer it to be within reasonable travel distance from Sydney, but if it is a great race I could consider traveling further..

Thanks!

Epic29er's picture

Specialized epic fork

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Hey guys,

I'm tossing up between keeping my rockshox SID Brain forks
Or changing to the Fox flow CTD fork.

Who else has the epic fork and what do you think?
And has anyone swapped to the Fox fork?

Cheers Tony

Jeronimo's picture

Bike recommendations for 3-4 yo kids? ByK?

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What do you reckon given below? I like the look of the ByK E-350, which amazingly has 18 inch wheels despite being designed for 4-6 year olds, so as well as being light and hopefully more enjoyable, I reckon it will last my daughter longer than a 12 inch saving money in the long run.

http://www.bykbikes.com/kids-bike-range/e350-kid...

simpda's picture

Bike Yoga

Does anybody know of a good yoga class on the Northern beaches which is cycling focussed?
Or a good yoga dvd for bikers?

Cheers

Dan

whiskers's picture

air9

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just clocked up 300km on my air9 carbon took about 3months to get it all to gether frame & xt group set from liberty bikes @agoodprice. forks where the killer tried to import from the USA ended up brought from fitzroyrevolution its somthing different whole thing came in under budget at $580.per kilo Eye-wink

BIGnige's picture

Rav-X OptiBar X5

Hey guys long shot but does anyone have a charger for one of these?
Cheers

pembo6's picture

What size front rotor for disc brake

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I was wondering what size front brake rotor most people were using for typical perth hills riding. Places like kalamunda and Forsyth's Mill.

160 or 180? Is there any benefit in upsizing to a 180.

I am getting new wheels and need to buy centrelock rotors. Not sure whether to go 160 or 180.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Rocklobber's picture

MTB Lessons

Hi all, a group of us (4-8) are looking to improve our riding skills, not looking to break any records, just to iron out the bumps so to speak. We have all been riding for 5 odd years, completed the Convict, Kanangra, Mont 24 etc. If anyone could suggest a school/instructor of such lessons, that would be most appreciated. Thanks.

manonamission33's picture

Warners Bay Ride.

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It has been a while since I have logged on here and I am glad there is now a Warners bay Ride section.
This is my local ride. Just a few minutes from my front door I enter the area from The bottom of EK Ave/Waratah Ave. Take the tunnel under Charlestown bypass and you end up beside Charlestown Gold Course.
The area has a mix of fire trail and single track. It can be rough and rutted in areas with some traffic from 4x4's and motor bikes. Ground varies with sandy gravel, rocky trails and is quite muddy after some rain.

fh6162's picture

Strava Android

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I am a newbie to Strava and have a few questions I need answered, they are,
roughly how long should it take to sync a ride activity on my Android phone....mine seems to take forever, any ideas why ?
if it is because I have previous rides still on my phone do i need to delete rides to free up space on my phone, over time a person could have 100's of rides logged ?
if i delete a ride does my ranking on a segment leaderboard remain ?
how do you regular users of Strava manage your ride data ? what is the best way
Thanks heaps for you help
Fred

fh6162's picture

Stromlo Closed

Hi, guys thought you may be interested in the following re: Stromlo Forest Park

http://the-riotact.com/stromlo-closed-by-asbesto...

Simon's picture

Red Hill Trail Works

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Hi all

Some may have noticed that fire trail work is being undertaken by Soil Conservation Services from Cromer Road. SCS is State Government and under Department of Lands.

We met with them after work on Friday when we had both knocked off and did a walk through.

Their scope is from Cromer Road down to the bitumen road that goes from the turnstile to Drop Zone. The works are currently incomplete and there are around 22 water bars going in to control water.

Benny737's picture

Riding in Canberra

Hey all,
I am Heading down to Canberra next weekend with the family and just wondering what would be the best trail down there. Ill have a few hours to ride. i ride things like Manly dam.
Thanks in advance,
Ben

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OMV Maintenance Day 06 April 2013 Pics

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A big up to all the peeps (approx 20) who turned up in the rain yesterday to help out with some major earthworks and build work on the South Side trail. Tonnes of rocks and in-fill were moved to reinforce 4 key areas. Pics uploaded (sorry about iPhone quality) but you get an idea of the work completed.
Next official maintenance day is Sat 4 May 2:00pm. All welcome even if it's for an hour or two.
Pics from top down:
• Berm extension and re-grading (Blue trail)
• Tree roots now protected resulting in a new jump with widened berm on approach (Blue trail)

ae93gti's picture

Rear (red) light found Warringah Rd

Found a rear light on footpath on way up Warringah road (just before Crown of the Hill/First Choice) Friday afternoon around 5.20pm.

Anyone lost one?

PM me details of what it looks like etc and we'll see if we can reunite.

beanie's picture

The Oaks trail status?

Hey, Planning a trip to The Oaks tomorrow with my old man an a mate of his.. the haven't ridden much and I wanted to give them a good experience so I was wondering if someone can give me an update on the current conditions of The Oaks trail? Has it been a lot of rain there the last few days, and how does this impact the trail? Thanks!!

Also, anyone tried a Cyclocross on The Oaks?

pembo6's picture

Convert to 180mm disc brake rotor

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I've got a set of Avid Elixir 3 disc brakes. Currently have 160 front rotor.

I am getting new wheels that use shimano centrelock discs and figure I will upsize to a 180mm front rotor.

It all seems so confusing what adaptor I need to buy to convert the Elixirs from 160 to 180.

Can anyone please advise what adaptor I need. Thanks for the help.

jensb1b's picture

Riding Manly Dam when park closed

Why do people still insist on riding the Dam when it is clearly flooded after all this recent rain and the Park is Closed signs are up ... do they want the rangers to step in and close it completely to the detriment of us all?

Greatdane's picture

Awaba track Condition ?

Hi all,
just wondering if anyone knows what the awaba track condition might be. not sure how much rain they got up there. Based on the amount we got on the Central Coast you would have to imagine Ourimbah would be a quagmire !

Winco's picture

There is no trail fairy - OMV is in need of some lovin'

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Yes. That's right. There is no OMV trail fairy. So we need a couple of hours of your time if you are keen to help us maintain this great trail. If you have done this before, you'd know it is a great feeling to ride a trail you personally have had a hand in carving a berm or laying down rock armouring or trimming back plant growth.

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Wingello... worth the drive ?

Hi All,

Seeing how the trails around Sydney will be in un-rideable conditions this weekend I'm thinking of driving down to Wingello tomorrow and try out some new trails there. Tried Awaba last weekend, good track but being only 11km, it's kinda not worth the drive there.

Are the trails down there easy to navigate and are there signs posted ? I will be riding solo.

or should I continue driving down the highway to Kowen or Stromlo Smiling ?

Cheers,
Mario

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