About Our Club

Our club was formed in 1993 and incorporated in 1995 when mountain biking (MTB) in Australia was in its infancy. Since then the club and the sport have gained popularity through advocacy and participation. The Bushrangers MTB Club is a volunteer based organisation run by enthusiasts, for the benefit of promoting and supporting mountain biking across the region.

We do regular rides all over Sunshine Coast and SEQ from Cooloola to Brisbane, in national parks, state forestries and council parks. Check out this website for more information on events, news, and for places to ride.

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July 2017

Bushrangers 3HR Endurance Race Summary 2017

So after a couple of months of stressing and guessing, planning and cramming we successfully held an XC-style race event with our new race equipment and from all reports everyone was happy!

Excuse the lengthy write-up but a lot happened on the day.

Day before Race Day

‘Bumping in’ began the day before the race with the cleaning and creation of trails, setting up the timing marquee and track bunting. By around 4:30pm everything was ready to go with only a few things left to do on the day.

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July 31, 2017
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World Ranger Day 31st July 2017

It's World Ranger Day! On World Ranger Day we join together to acknowledge our passionate and devoted rangers present and honour the past rangers killed or injured in the line of duty— by celebrating the work they do to protect our natural and cultural treasures around the world. We would like to give a big thank you to all the rangers who continue to maintain our wonderful parks throughout the country, many with MTB trails, and to our fantastic local QPWS rangers who have helped make the Parklands MTB Trails project a reality and for building great relationships with park user groups such as ourselves. Also a huge thank you to the South East Queensland Water rangers who look after our catchment areas and dams, including recreational areas. Further information: QPWS facebook post about the day International Ranger Federation Word Ranger Day page ...

July 31, 2017
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Bushrangers 3HR Endurance Race RESULTS

[caption id="attachment_3789" align="alignright" width="300"] Race setup - the calm before the storm[/caption] Hi Folks, As we like to get the results out as soon as possible, here they are: Lap Results Lap Details Overall Finishers Congratulations to the podium finishers and well done for a race well ridden everyone. Official race write-up and photos coming soon! Huge thank you to Paul for letting us use his great property and trails, our awesome volunteers, David Harbutt Photography and to the fantastic prize providers - EnplusOne, Hit Bikes, Venture Cycles and Clifbar, Nuun and Amazing Oils. Also not forgetting the awesome portaloo provided at a great price by Hire-a-loo. Also thank you to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for funding the purchase of all our race equipment.  ...

July 29, 2017
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Flight Centre CycleEpic 2017 – Six Weeks To Go

  The 2017 CycleEpic & Trailrun has something for the whole family to enjoy and participate in. The 'epic has always been a popular event for mountain bikers from around the country and is apart of the national Cross-country Marathon (XCM) series. The Hiddenvale Adventure Park has many new trails that are apart of the 3rd Stage Park expansion that is scheduled to be completed in 2018. A number of these trails will be incorporated making up the 50km and *87km Epic courses and are part of our 104+km World Class Masterplan, designed and built by Glen Jacobs and the crew from World Trail. *distance subject to change. SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 22km Spicers Half Marathon+ Trail Run Epic (Trail Run) 11.5km Spicers Trail Run Epic (Run: all ages) 4.2km Spicers Trail Run Epic (Run: all ages) 4.2km City of Ipswich FREE Family Fun Ride (Ride: all ages)22km Allclear Chaser (Ride: all ages) 11.5km Lapierre Minor Epic (Ride: <16years) 4.2km Norco Mini Epic (Ride: <12years) SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 *distance...

July 29, 2017
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Tick Tock! 2 days Until Race Time!

[caption id="attachment_3728" align="alignright" width="300"] Click to download race map[/caption] Race day is in TWO days folks so I hope everyone is tapering off and carb loading - even the racers! I've picked up the prize loot from Hit Bikes, Venture Cycles and EnPlusOne so I can start assembling the juicy prize buckets tonight. Ben is working on the music so expect an exciting, blood pumping mix of Slim Dusty classics and whale sounds. Bushranger member and professional photographer David Harbutt has offered to bring out his camera kit and take some cool shots on the day. So you can all have some cool race photos to upload and tag with #eliteracer #yolo or whatever the kids say these days. Remember that all the money we raise through these races will be used to create the new hand-cut XC marathon trail at Parklands. So even if you aren't racing come along to watch, have a snag and throw some coins in the donation bucket....

July 27, 2017
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Go G.I.R.L. Parklands Ride Summary

Times are a- changing…, whilst Ben aka Bushrangers President, took a few Rookies for a ride from the Radar Hill side, we were full house at the Atkinson Rd side entrance of Parklands. This demonstrates women are stepping up and choosing to go to the next level in their riding and what better place to start than our treasured Parklands. Nicci Orr and her girls from Brisbane joined us along with some new and old faces. So after the traditional before the ride photo, 14 of us rode single file to the trailhead.

“Were you sitting down?” “Did you faint?”

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July 25, 2017
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New Trail Counters Installed in Parklands

[caption id="attachment_3628" align="alignright" width="300"] If you find one of these please report it to us.[/caption] Hi Folks, We now have three TRAFx trail counters (currently set up in Parklands) to gain insight into how often trails are used. These statistics are invaluable for trail maintenance, research, and project planning/funding. They're hidden from view but if you happen to find one please report it to us and we'll find a better hiding place. Additionally QPWS will be installing another set for their use and we'll be working with them by sharing statistics and identifying which trails need to be counted during which periods. We'll aim to publish the findings periodically and as part of our annual report. Please note that no identifying information is collected by these counters. No pictures, blood samples, signatures or retina scans will be taken, it just senses the bike rolling past. With these counters the club has now put together a fairly comprehensive set of trail care tools and services all with the support...

July 25, 2017
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Bushrangers 3hr Endurance Race Map

[caption id="attachment_3728" align="alignright" width="300"] Click to download[/caption] Hello Racers, Here is the map showing the directions for the race on Saturday. Dash up the driveway to spread everyone out. Drop down to the right and onto the start of the single track, repeat the purple and pink lines for first half of race. Gate switches over and you ride the orange and pink lines for next half of race. Person with the most laps done in 3hrs wins! Afterwards we announce the winners, hand out their Right to Brag Certificates then we have food, drink and a prize draw. PS: Some people have asked if they can book in later so we have kept the registration link opened until Wednesday 26th. Only 5 spots left. Big thanks to Paul, Enplusone, Hit Bikes and Venture Cycles for their support. [caption id="attachment_3764" align="aligncenter" width="1482"] Loop One Elevation - First Half of Race [/caption] [caption id="attachment_3765" align="aligncenter" width="1478"] Loop Two Elevations - Second Half of Race[/caption]...

July 25, 2017
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Parklands MTB Trails Project Update 18/07/2017

[caption id="attachment_3696" align="alignright" width="169"] The creek crossing along the beginners loop[/caption] Hi Folks, After a hiatus at the end of June things are once again progressing with Trailworx Matt on the excavator pushing on through with the beginners loop. There's now another 500m for our awesome trail crew to work on. A Trail care day is planned for this Saturday afternoon 22nd July 2017 at 1:00PM. Remember folks, we're spreading the dirt over the track, not pushing it off. This is to let nature do its thing over time and produce a good smooth surface. Also we need to spread the leaf litter along the immediate edges of the new trail to help shore it up. Highlights Nearly 50% of the beginners loop has been completed with sandstone placed at the crossings on the completed sections The existing trail going from the end of 'Rookie Road' back onto Road Rage has been fixed up so it's a nice cruise from the top of Rookie...

July 18, 2017
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