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CANCELLED - > 100mm rainfall since Wednesday //Ourimbah Social Ride - for those not going to Canberra
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
North End of Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. There's a large-ish parking area here, just off the main sealed road. There is also a smaller parking area a little further (400m or so from the road) where the trail splits - this second area is the usual meeting point. If you end up driving up a steep hill you've gone too far.
I'd like to go for 3 laps.
For those who haven't been there: really nice 10k XC lap.
I don't think this is a beginner's ride, but certainly something to try out and improve your skills.
For those who have been there: see above...
Having said that, I don't want to race the lap, but would like to keep a bit of a flow in the ride for each lap. That doesn't mean we can't stop and try the challenging passages again, something which we don't do that often. A break after each lap for a quick snack and water refill is also planned.
WSMTB XC Club Race Round 1
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
There's a car park (click for foggy picture) on Springwood Road - just down the way from Hawkesbury Heights if you're looking for a suburb name.
WSMTB XC Club Race - Round 1
Registration: 8am to 9am
Kids Racing: 9am to 9.30am
All other Racing: 9.30am (Starting with A Grade through to Novice with about 1min intervals between grades).
Cost: $10 each for 15 years and older. $5 each for 10 years to 14 years. Under 10's free. If you aren't a member of MTBA then a day licence will need to be purchased this will cost $15
More info can be found here WSMTB Club
Final Mont training ride @ Ourimbah!
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
North End of Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. There's a large-ish parking area here, just off the main sealed road. There is also a smaller parking area a little further (400m or so from the road) where the trail splits - this second area is the usual meeting point. If you end up driving up a steep hill you've gone too far.
Last chance to practise some switchback climbs before the Mont 24 hrs.
This is a training ride with min 2 or 3 laps. The Ourimbah track is most representative of the Sparrow Hill 18 km's loop - with plenty of sniggle/switchback climbs, hardpack soil etc.
See you there!
Cheers, Hans
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Happiness is a warm shock
CANCELLED - Cascades - 4 laps (too wet).
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
At the St Ives gate (Acron Oval), Douglas street, St Ives.
CANCELLED due to wet weather
4 full laps of Cascades with all gates.
This is my cross-country up-hill training ride. Long enough to have a similar elevation required for Dirtworks, close to home enough for a good rest after.
Please take care (observe the speed limits) on descends from the gates down to creek, and watch-out for walkers. On recent rides, i have seen more bike riders than walkers.
Training ride @ Terrey Hills
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Park opposite/beside Terrey Hills shops, corner Booralie Rd/Yulong Ave. Or in the small carpark next to the RFS station & community centre.
Training ride for the upcoming Mont '09 race, but anyone would like to tag along... you are most welcome.
We are riding Perimeter & Long trail, possibly Duckholes & Centre, Salavation, Towlers. ~ 35 K's.
Training pace, but will split into 2 (slower/faster) groups if required.
Leaving from Terrey Hills at 7-30am sharp! See you there.
Cheers, Hans
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Happiness ia a warm shock.
P.S. The team jerseys are ready!
Remember when?
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Park opposite/beside Terrey Hills shops, corner Booralie Rd/Yulong Ave. Or in the small carpark next to the RFS station & community centre.
Remember when nobmob rides were social?
Remember when we stopped for a beer at the look out?
Remember when we could take the mickey out of ourselves or others without being censored?
Remember when we waited for the slowest rider at regular intervals?
Remember when we had a chat and a laugh along the way because it was about the journey not the destination?
Remember when we were part of community and we all had a say what happened?
Remember the time we were out till after 11 because we did wait for the slowest?
No, well nows your chance to find out.
Manly Dam After Dark – Blondies SOCIAL ride...
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
King Street (near corner with Arana Street), Manly Vale. You know - outside Manly Hydraulics Lab.
This is a social ride which means we will be re-grouping at all our regular spots SOOO, if you want to race around doing a ‘hot lap’, fancy doing a ‘training ride’ or don’t want to stop and wait for everyone else then this is NOT the ride for you!
This ride is a social ride – which means riding as a group and not losing anyone or leaving anyone behind.
This also means bringing a beer or preferred bevy for a chat after the ride – if you don’t want to do that either then this isn’t the ride for you 
Hard Hill Training
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
End of Wyatt Ave, Belrose - this is on the East side of Garigal National Park.
I'm doing my std hill training session but twice to cover about 50k. By doing all tracks up and down one lap becomes about 25ks. On a few occasions I've set out to do two laps but I always find an excuse to cut it short. Perhaps with some company and suitable peer pressure the full 50ks of pain can be endured.
Note, this is a reasonably hard ride and the 50ks should be covered in about 3 hours.
I set the limit to 4 but that can be extended in the unlikely event that there are enough characters out there who are intrested.
Cascades - 3 laps
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
At the St Ives gate (Acron Oval), Douglas street, St Ives.
3 full laps of Cascades with all gates.
This is my cross-country training ride ( have not done Cascades for nearly 6 months now). I am in for some serious lung busting punishments.
If it rains any day from now until Saturday, i won't be there, as Cascades does not usually dry out quickly.
This is the profile:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/7835867
Tien.
Oaks up and Back Twilight Ride
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Glenbrook station carpark.
Ok, hoping some of you will actually keep me company on this but if i end up going alone I will probaby catch the train back down - think that ride in the dark solo could be a bit creepy...
Not a super fast ride as I will be there - if you do come please make sure you bring a beer for after the ride in the carpark - and also maybe some snacks, we were starving last time!
MEEE