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Clarinda St
At a Glance
Clarinda St to Galston Rd. Western side of Hornsby Plateau
A fast, in parts technical, mostly downhill fire trail which can be linked to the nearby Quarry Road Track or done on its own for a 10 or so kilometer loop, including some road linkage. Has some steep climbs, though there aren't any nearly as long as in QRT. One advantage to the track is that there are numerous exit points along the way if needed.
Trails in Port Macquarie
I'm heading up to Port Macquarie in a couple of weeks, which XC trails do you recommend for a fun ride for a couple of hours?
Thanks
Early Galston Gorge (Quarry Road Track)
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
End of Stewart Ave, Hornsby
Best way to start my Sunday morning before getting into a load of schoolwork. Part of my training for a race I'm hoping to compete in for my school, though won't be pushing it too much. Just crusing and pedalling up at a brisk but not painful (for me), so experienced riders are preferable.
Check out the trail page for more info, there's not much else to say!
SPOT GPS
Hi Mobbers,
This is very cool little device I got the other day to take with me. It's not for everyone but if you need a satellite based communicator, this is really cool. Basically I got caught out with no cell phone reception and also ran out of battery (by running GPS software on my iPhone). Needed to communicate with family and I was stuck. Wife was not happy / worried after arriving late.
This thing allows you to SEND a message by SMS and email (with link to google maps) your location via GPS satellite.
Some options include:
1. All Good, this is where I am.
Disc break stuck on
As the title suggests, went for a ride yesterday and about 10km into my ride my rear brake stuck on, made pedalling very difficult 
Couldn't free it any more than half a turn, tried forcing the pads back but it made no odds. It eventually locked up completely again and my legs couldn't take any more so I took the pads out and completed the ride with just the front.
So two questions, what caused this and how to fix it? Would be nice to have fixed it whilst out on the trail.
Brakes are Avid Juciy 5's on Treck EX8
Cheers
WSMTB fun in the sun
great day at yellomundee ,started out midfield was getting held up then I got passed by a guy who was making up some ground so I tagged on with him started picking up a few places and feeling good,on the back section past shaws farm a new section of track had been made cutting about 3.5km out of the main loop to create a 6.5 k loop for the race ,however someone had crashed through the bunting across the old section of track and I blindly following the guy in front of me went staight ahead instead of turning left resulting in a 31 min time for my first lap!we were now somewhere up the back of t
Now to improve....
Lazy on the way back and nearly OTB in the last creek crossing. Still I have set a PB - something to work on.
Paterson Kona 24 Hour - May 21/22.
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Boulton Road, Paterson.
The Paterson Kona 24 will be hosted by Hunter Mountain Bike Association, and will provide a true test of mountain biking endurance and skill, all in a fun family-friendly atmosphere.
The original Paterson Classic was an XCO event run over a decade ago along the site’s vast array of fire-trails, and was renowned as a brutal test of mountain biking skill.
With full support from the Paterson community, this event will raise money to aid in restoration and maintenance of some of the region’s historic buildings, including several local churches.
Beware Firmware Update 3.3
I've just uploaded firmware update 3.3 to my Garmin 705.
It's just wiped all my screen preferences, and no longer reads the previously saved history files.
Not impressed. 
HMBA Club XC Race Round 2
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Just up Jenkins Road from corner with Mount Faulk Road.
Please wash you bikes and gear so the Myrtle rust doesn't spread to Awaba especially if you are coming from the Central Coast area
Registration
There will be the ability to pre-register and more details to follow. On the day the registration tent will be set up in the clearing at the end of the down hill track.
Laps numbers depend on conditions and sometimes the course is modified.. Below is what was done for round 1.
A grade 5 laps (8+6+6+6+6)=32km
B grade 4 laps (8+6+6+6)=26km
C grade 3 laps (8+6+6)=20km
D grades 2 laps (8+6)=14km