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AMB Photoshoot Location
Just picked up the latest copy of AMB, does anyone recognise the trails featured in their All Mountain bike comparison article?
cheers,
PEDAL-POWERED ROLLERCOASTER
PEDAL-POWERED ROLLERCOASTER - only in Japan
Good for hill climbing practice...but if you get too fast - will you fling off your passenger?
"Even though the Skycycle isn't as white-knuckled a ride as the others in the park, many visitors have expressed a deep fear of a particular stretch on the course that they call, "The turn of fear."
Epping Rd bike lane warning
Just a heads up for people who maybe using the Epping Rd bike lane. The small manhole covers over electrical cabling have been removed by some fool between Pittwater Rd and Mowbray Rd. Could potentially be very ugly if you put a front wheel in one going down at speed.
$1.7 billion for "critical deferred maintenance" in the National Park System
No, sorry - not here! 
It's all monopoly money over in the US of A anyhow, so why wouldn't they slosh some the way of the National Parks? Google around and you'll discover in the recent economic stimulus program $1.7 Billion has been set aside for "critical deferred maintenance" in National Parks. This includes trail building. 
Coming to The Rocks: MTBO as art? "Blast Theory's Rider Spoke"
From our comrades at MTBO club: "The Mountain Devils"
MTBO as art?
Could this be possible?
Cycling and navigating as a performance art piece?
Blast Theory's Rider Spoke is in Sydney, at The Rocks, on 6-8 Feb and 11-13 Feb.
For more information about the event, see below.
For details and bookings, go to: http://www.therocks.com/sydney-Things_To_Do-Ride...
Women's DH Champ hurt in training ride...
Rachel Atherton was involved in a training accident with a car on January 19th...
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/dude-it-wa... and http://www.animalcommencal.com/
1st triathlon...
I competed in my 1st triathlon this morning – 500m swim/20km ride/5km run – in 1:24:14 in Penrith this morning. Very happy with that time for my first one...
Anke
Riding without a chain
Tip of the day:
When one is rolling their bike around a carpark (you know... to be sure the tires are on correctly and feel OK), but without a chain on the bike (you know... 'cos you have taken the old one off but yet to fit the new one), do not stand up on the pedals!
If you stand up you'll forget there is no chain on your bike and try and pedal off, smashing your leading knee against the bars and almost OTB'ing at the same time.
Doh! 