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Tathra MTB Enduro Up Up and more Up

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Tathra is awesome - that's if you like hills that is !

Day started very cruisey with a low key vibe around the event centre. Locals everywhere checking out the event and would have to be the friendliest event and feel for an event that I have been to out of town.

Anyway race started with a lemans start us in the middle of an oval our bikes down near the goal post. Matt and I started probably mid pack and cruised out to the Mimosa National Park where the real challenge began.

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CCOMTB rd 4

When: 
Sunday, 3 April, 2011 - 09:00

The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.

Ride Database Entry: 
Ourimbah State Forest
Meeting Point: 

Enter via Red Hill Rd, Ourimbah State Forest. On your right will be 'TreeTops' for the kids and it's large-ish carpark. Carry on past there and the first small clearing which is were parking used to be, and is where the 'Browns' single track turns (you might see riders on your left here). Please do not park in this car park.

Parking and official trail head is now designated a further 350m or so up the road where there is a larger area. There's a CCOMTB notice board here by the trail entrance (on the left as you drive up the hill). Park up nose to curb or as directed.

Show on Google maps: Meeting point. Login or register to get directions.

I hope the weather is better this time around.

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Greetings from a new MTBer

Hows it going, new to mountain biking and just introducing myself. I started up about a yr ago with a Jamis hardtail as away of rehabilating myself after a fractured hip. The addiction wasn't long taking hold and I've recently got myself a new Giant x2 Anthem. Its making the trip around Manly a whole new experience. Now that I'm looking the part all I need is some skill to complete the package. Do most of my riding in Manly or Loftus.

Hope to meet up with some new MTBers and get in some new trails, I see the calendar with advertised meets so hope to catch ye on the trails.

Cormac

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Ourimbah State Forest update for 28 Mar

Status: 
Green/Open

Wonderful season of early mists and mellow fruitfulness!
Close bossom-friend of the just-rising sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With blooms the wattles that round the downhill run;
To bend with gum nuts the mossed eucalypt trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the chest, and plump the new tyre
With a sweet Hope-hum; to set for budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think cold rainy days will never cease,
For Autumn has finally o'erbrimmed their clammy cells.

Who hath not seen thee oft amid this track?
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find;
the funnest things are close to home;
Drowsed with the fume of eucalypts, while thy hook
Spares the next track and all its newly twined webs
And sometimes like a river meander the trail,
shaded by the low hanging branches (watch out!)

Where are the songs of Winter now? Ay, where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music on the Ipod too, -
While barred clouds bloom the soft-starting day
And touch the old man banksia with rosy hue;
Among the creek sallows below, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;
And full-grown horses loud bleat from hilly bourn;
Cicadas sing, and now with treble soft
The kite whistles from a mighty loft;
And gathering swallows twitter in the skies....

In short - the track is open and in great condition!

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Awaba start point???

Just a quick one - thinking of heading up to Awaba for the first time next weekend, and have no idea where the start point is?! I've seen a few references to Jenkins and Mt Faulk Roads, but can't seem to find a definitive answer! Any help is much appreciated!!!

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Tathra rocks

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Tathra enduro is the start of a week long MTB road trip for @dicko and I.
Got through the brokeback mountain jokes from the nice accommodation lady. Tathra is a great permissive community.
Early in the year picked the 50km, (thankfully) and we got a nice welcome from John from the original owners who have agreed to a whole lot of singletrack on their land. Le mans start with a leisurely jog down the oval and onto the bike.

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Awaba State Forest update for 27 Mar

Status: 
Green/Open

not wet at all!-but there is some loose sandy corners that are becoming a bit sketchy for the unwary!

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craked's picture

fun in the dust

had a great day ,all went well for me however Steve lost his front brake before the start and rode all his laps without any front brake at all, to his credit he still managed good consistant times even after hitting a tree on his first lap! was a well run event and the track was good, the xtra bits of fireroad were also good and added a few more passing opportunitys. we were pleased with our result in 4 hr masters pair and also
happy to get 7th in all mens 4 hr pairs .

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In the Hurt Box

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Another great Rocky Trail event held at the new Mt Annan venue.

I came into this event knowing I was going to have a painful experience. I have a ruptured disc in my back which is the reason I started riding about 6 yrs ago as it's one of the few things I can do to keep fit without aggravating my injury too much. Last month I caused it to flare up but did the Willo event anyway. I was able to ride at 80% on the fire roads without issue but the single track hurt.

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[BMX] Double Dutch

[not sure where this should live? General Chat or Off Topic because it's about BMX's]

Building a London 2012 venue - in a Dutch forest

An exact replica of one of London 2012's venues has been unveiled in the Netherlands.
The Dutch Olympic Committee has built a copy of the Olympic BMX track - it's part of a campaign to persuade Olympic hopefuls to train in the country in the run-up to the Games.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olliewilliams/2011/03/building_a_london_2012_venue_-.shtml

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