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Wildflower Garden update for 18 Aug
Wildflower Track, Horse Trail and Muppets all fine. Muppets looking a bit worn in a few places.
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Cascades update for 18 Aug
Rode today from Ralston Ave down Heath, up Lower Cambourne and Cascades trail to Acron Oval. Hadn't done Heath for a while and surprised how rocky it has become. Need a few runs to remember where to safely launch off the water bars. Ascent of Lower Cambourne and Cascades Trail is pretty well used but fine.
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Manly Dam update for 18 Aug
The Manly Dam microclimate has been at work again over the last days.
Was quite wet in parts this morning along the golf course section with a few puddles. Went across to Possums, Serrata from there and it was bone dry. Just seems to have been quite a lot of rain at the N. Balgowlah, Seaforth part of the track.
Still perfectly rideable, just surprisingly damp.
Scrub turkeys have moved in too. Saw five this morning between MHL and N Balgowlah public. One was on someones front lawn under a tree trying to build himself a nest. Had done an amazing amount of damage already.
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Bantry Bay update for 18 Aug
All good this morning.
Freshly backburnt along the western side of the Currie Rd fire trail near the top but no issues at all for riding.
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Riding in Canberra
Mondraker Australia was down at capital city for the last two weekends supporting Rocky Trail racing, during that time I managed to get out and do some riding.
I would highly recommend doing a trip down there and riding Majura Pines and Stromlo, there are so many trails of various levels to choose from and they are lots of fun to ride.
We stayed at Alivio tourist park which have quite a selection of cabins and villas to choose from as well as some trails right close by.
So if you have a weekend free I would suggest taking the trip down.
Adjust fox fork spring rate
I've had success cutting down the spacer size in a fox float shock, resulting in more air volume and a more linear feel. Can the same be done for fox forks. I have fox float 34s, 160mm travel? I'm wanting to do the adjustments myself (ie not sending them away). Thanks
Update - found this so all sorted:
clip-on Volume Spacers
Changing volume spacers in the 34 FLOAT fork is an easy internal adjustment that allows you to change the amount of mid stroke and bottom out resistance.
Bantry Bay update for 16 Aug
Went to ride Serrata this morning and was closed for fire management. Not sure about Gahnia but didn't see anyone coming up the hill from the bottom so it is likely closed today too. Anyway the Mistress and Daisy Duke made a good alternative.
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Replacing headset
My headset (i.e the bearings in the steering tube) needs replacing. Is this a job requiring special tools like a press etc or is it a DIY job?
The frame is a Trek Superfly FS 2014 model.
Secondly if it can be done as a DIY job, how do I know what bearing dimensions to get? In the past I tried to be clever and bought online for another bike just find out it did not fit and will try to avoid that mistake again.
Any advise most welcome.
Cheers!
Age cat win
An age cat win in canberra - Was not expecting that. Almost made top 10 overall but not quite. Finished 11 overall.
Trail Videos of the Kowalski Brothers new trails in East Kowen - Romper Room and Stairway to Heaven
I spent the past week riding the Kowen Forest, both East Kowen and Sparrow Hill. Here are trail videos of 2 of the new trails expected to be in the Kowalski Classic
Romper Room - Steep, tight, technical, rocky
http://youtu.be/IO2WrtUBH8s
Stairway to Heaven - Long, steep, steep and tricky switchbacks, a TRUCK LOAD of steps some quite big. Some switchbacks with steps in them. This is going to be pandemonium in a race situation 
http://youtu.be/CO5U9W3ouTw