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Long ride planned. Access info needed for some points
Hi all,
I'm trying to plan a decent length ride for endurance training purposes. Just unsure of ability to access in some points of the ride.
I live at North Manly, so
Planned ride is:-
Anywhere to ride near Artarmon/St Leonards
I work on the borde of Artarmon and st Leonards, near SBS.
Are there any mtb tracks nearby?
Track options
Now that I have sold my car, i'm no longer able to get to Manly Dam easily from Neutral Bay (not too keen about riding on military road).
I'm looking for some alternative tracks that are accessible by train. I can quite easily get to North Sydney train station any time at the weekend, and am looking for something with a similar ride style to Manly dam.
Any ideas? I've been thinking about catching the train to Heathcote and riding in the national park. Bit of a hike though...
Dargle Farm Build Day (28 July)
Just spotted that on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/487863817893835/
Saturday, July 28, 2012
10:00am
Please RSVP for our build day at Dargle Farm for the annual JetBlack WSMTB 12 Hour race, where you get an exclusive pre-race ride of the track!
For everyone who's interested, we will meet at the gate to the big meadow - look for the water ski park signs and the entry opposite on the right, past the two owners' houses. We'll place a Rocky Trail banner there.
What to bring:
- rake and/or shovel
- gloves
- your bike, of course for a "test ride" !!
LCNP
Anybody ventured in over the last day or so? I imagine it's still pretty wet (water running over the road in various places on the tar bit between Ryde Rd and the weir on Sunday), but maybe I'm just being pessimistic??
RFS / NPWS Hazard Reduction Burns
The NPWS & RFS have a number of Hazard reduction burns planned for this weekend, some starting today.
Following on from the burns during the week and last weekend at Seaforth Oval & The Sydney Academy of Sports on the Wakehurst Parkway they are looking to take advantage of the recent spell of dry weather and run a number of burns. These are scheduled to start tonight at Deep Creek and tomorrow at Wirrenda Creek. These shouldn't affect the usual riding spots, but there may be effects from the smoke.
Convict race - fantastic!
Did the 50km course, first time. What a great day! Some of those downhill were a bit hairy, saw a couple of guys with a few grazes, hopefully no one was seriously hurt. Glad I listened to the advise given here about walking up 'that hill'.
First time effort - 2hrs 45min, so pretty happy for an old girl. Hope everyone else had a great day.
Commuting (Frenchs Forest to City)
Does anyone have suggestions on a route from Frenchs Forest to Town Hall by MTB that has the minimum chance of death?
Night Ride manly
How difficult is Manly at night with just handlebar mounted spots? Thinking about a quick spin on Wednesday night about 9pm. (Well quick being a figuratively rather than literally). Is a lone lap a bit dumb?