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Cornering tips
Thought I had to share this as it seemed like a bit of a revelation to me yesterday!
I completely by accident discovered a cornering trick that works really well for me in tight singletrack and it made me at least 50% faster through the bends. OK everybody knows all the theory of how to corner properly, get your weight right and bike leaned over etc. but that's easier said than done. What worked really well to get me doing all this right was at every corner to try and get my inside elbow behind my inside knee, so say if you're turning right, try and get the inside of your right elbow to touch the outside of your right knee.
What to do with your old bike
Hi there,
I just got this via e-mail and thought I pass it on. Sounds like a good idea.
Hope that's ok.
Caro
Hey guys,
for those who don't know, Mark is sending bikes to Ghana. You can see his
info at goodwillbicycles.com or at
http://bikeclub.wordpress.com/bikes-for-africa/. They are going to the
village bicycle project, mainly in Ghana - http://www.pcei.org/vbp/.
Some time at the end of next week, there should be a container coming to
Mark's place (where the bikes are), so that we can load the bikes into the
container to be shipped to Ghana. Many of the bikes are ready to be put in
how to post pics?
cant figure out how the hell u post pics up on this site-can someone please assist? applied for content author didnt seem to help, and ive got some juicy pics of my recent stack im dying to share 
thanx again truthman :)
thanx again truthman for awesome ride, was a totally new look at the area for me..highly enjoyable upto the stack! then still kinda cool lol, is better now anyways, ill post some pics for everyone to be grossed out at if someone tells me how to!
A poll of sorts --> your favourite ride, and why?
So as we all branch out and explore new rides, our portfolio of completed trails gets ever larger. For varying reasons, we seem to prefer some rides over others. Some of us like the dangerous ones. Some like to be tested for fitness and stamina. Whatever ride you prefer, you want to go back to this favourite ride over and over again. And you don't ever tire of it.
So what is your favourite? And why?
Having thought about this question, I initially picked Oxford Falls, because it has that 'bit of everything'. But I changed my mind to Red Hill. It has my preferred mix of technical downhill action that seems to just hit the spot for me. Especially when combined with a heavy duty bike that can hack all the rocky drop-offs.
newbie
Hey
I have just found ur asweome website. Is there any age limit of mountain biking?? Do you look out for each other when riding??
OT: Silly question-is there much xc riding in Sydney to keep me happy if I move there for a a few yrs?
Well I live in old England but moving due to work and my GF is missing her Sydney (north shore?) home.
I ride xc and fear I won't find local rides like I do over here!
Should I just buy a road bike?
Help!
Another newbie...
Hey Northern Beaches mtb community,
Just a quick email and rambling...to introduce myself.
me = Mtbing for 2 years, entered a few monts, polaris..next challenge is the dirtworks in May.
This seems to be a very well organised forum and I look forward to heading out on a nobmob cycle and discover somewhere other than the favourite manly dam....
Tanya - I think I may have met you on Farkin, we tried to meet up but had crossed wires one day...??
Anna
Refuel on Sunday
What could be better after a hard ride on Sunday in the Belrose area than to fuel up on a fresh sausage sanga and a cold drink?
Yes thats right, this is an unashamed plug for our schools fundraiser this weekend at Bunnings Belrose. We are trying to raise much needed funds to refurbish the pool that has sat empty for the last 3 1/2 years at my girls primary school. Seems that us Catholics get forgotten by both sides of the political fence when it comes to school funding, but thats another gripe not for here.
Anyway if your anywhere near Belrose Bunnings this Sunday between 8.30 and 3 and are feeling peckish please drop in and grab a feed. If your not feeling peckish, drop in anyway and throw a cold coin our way.