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New NPWS equipment to avoid damaging precious MTB trails ?
New NPWS equipment to avoid damaging precious MTB trails?
Maybe they could use this when selectively logging Sparrow Hill next month? 
NPWS = Protecting our MTB trails since 1966
Tour de France
So on Saturday I'm going to Paris for 5 days to watch the finale of the tour de France. comments anyone?
Back from the snow, time for some more riding!
After a great week of skiing in perisher its time to get back on the bike, and try and figure out how to use this website by the looks of it:P
HEres some footage I made using my helmet camera (i'm the person with it on, yes the crash did hurt) enjoy..
Red Hill - Casual loop
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Red Hill Reserve car park, off Lady Penryhn Drive, Beacon Hill. Another option is to ride over here from Oxford Falls.
This will be the standard Red Hill loop that we normally do; starting from the usual meeting point, head over to the down hill track, back up the 4wd track to the top, rim ride, drop zone and whatever else we find whilst there.
This will be an easy paced, social type ride so don't worry about being slow or having to walk sections.
Red Hill update for 23 Jul
Just back from an exploratory ride. Very wet. Deep mud in the usual places. Lots of motorcycle tracks.
I'm giving it amber because it is rideable. But you'd be crazy to do it. I suggest you look el
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Manly Dam update for 23 Jul
Did two laps this morning, and it is drying out in general, but still lots of puddles. The puddles are smaller than Sunday evening when I did my last lap. Every sunny day will help, but I recon it wil
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Womerah/Great Northern Road - Cancelled
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Wisemans Ferry - by the East ferry crossing (turn right bottom of the hill). There is a good parking area by the kiosk here.
Meet at main Ferry on the Northern side as parking is easier. Cross the river at the West ferry on River Road. From there it is +- 5km of tar to the start of Womerah range. This is the last part of the Dirtworks race with quite a bit of climbing - from 40m elevation to 315m with a lot of up and down in between. Down Jack's track to St Albans and then along Settlers Road to Shepherd's Gully. Anybody that's had enough by this stage can cut the ride short at this point. Up Shepherd's to Great Northern, down Western Commission for a total of +- 68km.
Appin update for 22 Jul
I was out at Appin today (22/07/09) and the track was in perfect condition. A little bit of water in the usual places near the creeks, but all in well along the track.
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Trail building permits for a metro forest area - Cumberland State Forest?
I may be overzealous here and jumping the gun but after having read as much as possible into National, State and Council owned forest areas.
It seems that State Forests seem to have more flexibility in allowing for MTB trails to be built.
With the Dam being the busiest track in Oz and Ourimbah, Yellomundie and Appin donks away. And forests around the Northern Beaches area being National Parks with other parks protected by the 'Yogi Bear fan club' rangers.
Its a safe bet to say that there is almost nothing else around the Sydney metro region for such a highly populated sporting group.
Lane Cove is a joke for single trail and Menai isnt too bad but shared amongst motoheads.
But you look at Ourimbah, Awabi and Yellomundie who are supported by the local MTB clubs, therefore supported by NSW Forests as well.
Would it be prudent to ask the office for Cumberland State Forest (Pennant Hills area) to determine whether a sustainable single track circuit be built around that area?
Having spoken to bikers around the area, they have put their hand up to assist in "Build days" with the rangers to work out a good trail system.
If its determined to be a success, this could well possibly become the busiest track in Sydney alleviating the likes of the Dam.
Its central, there's pockets of hectares to pick from and the economic benefits of it would promote the area significantly.
Rob - Do you think this is feasible or am I blowing wind up my ass again?
I know this technically falls out of the Northern Beaches area but I get tired of driving out so far to get a decent single trail ride if the Dam is closed.
STOLEN: Two BMX bikes
Our work BMX club is seriuosly disadvantaged by the recent loss of two BMX bikes from our car park.
If you see either of the two silver bikes in this picture around Newtown please let us or the police know. Neither are worth much (one I found on the side of the road and used in the recent burning trails video), but we have just purchased some Skyway tuffs so need something to put them on 
Oh, and ignore the blue one, that's for a special project
Thanks