Bad news everyone, Due to this rain and potential for more rain on Saturday and Sunday we are calling off this weekend's events. The BBQ at Paul's place is now postponed until next weekend (3pm 09/12/2017). The Mapleton Community Ride has been cancelled outright. Looks like a good weekend for bike cleaning and Netflix. Michael Johns Club Secretary...
[caption id="attachment_3818" align="alignright" width="300"] Jens leaning around a berm[/caption] On Saturday the 02/12/2017 we will be having our end of year BBQ at Paul Vandeleur's house in Dulong (behind Nambour). Paul has been busy making some impressive trails on his property so we'll take the opportunity to ride them and organise an informal time-trial event for anyone who is keen. Time: 3:00pm 2nd December (Saturday) 2017 Where: Paul's House at 32 Ruwoldts Road, Dulong, Queensland What to bring: Bike, sunscreen, chairs and drinks (any fancy food or nibblies you would like extra to the snags). Club will provide sausages, meat patties, condiments, bread, soft drink, salads and sweets. RSVP HERE - https://goo.gl/forms/sEc763yyAPWluA6p2 Note: If you plan to ride on the day please read and accept the MTB Rules and Liability Release form on the above link. If you are bringing along others who are not club members/MTBA affiliated and they wish to ride on the day please have them complete this form separately with the MTB Rules and...
Congratulations to Mountain Biking Australia (MTBA) for being recognised as a 'National Sporting Organisation' (NSO) by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and therefore joining the ranks of 94 other sporting organisations including Cycling Australia and BMX Australia. This is a great benefit to the whole MTB community. Of the many possibilities this creates this will hopefully lead to clear and supported development pathways and help steer government/private funding towards building and developing MTB related activities and facilities. We're excited to see what opportunities arise for us as a MTBA affiliated club - perhaps we have the next Commonwealth Games/Olympic representatives in our midst (no, Fat Bike racing isn't a thing Michael). Read the announcement from the MTBA here: https://www.mtba.asn.au/news/mtba-attains-nso-recognition/...
It's amazing that it has already been a year and time for our end of year social event. This year we're heading back to Paul's beautiful residence for a BBQ and a bit of a blat around his trails - thanks Paul! We'll also be handing out a bunch of prizes for various things such as Movember and the Membership Survey random prize draw. When: Saturday, 2 December 3:00pm – 8:00pm Where: 32 Ruwoldts Rd, Dulong (https://goo.gl/maps/wVPmWswRVQM2) What we'll provide: Food (healthy options included), utensils, condiments, soft drinks, and water. What to bring: Bike and riding kit, any special dietary requirements and alcohol if you want to have a drink. Who can come: Members, sponsors and other club members are invited. There is space to set up your tent if you want to stay the night. Just make sure you RSVP. Cost: Free (but a small donation on the day to the club and trails would be greatly appreciated). RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/5fpWxSODqAF4plT53 ...
Hi Folks, So far a third of you have completed the membership survey - this is fantastic and thank you. Who'd have guessed the president has been voted the best looking committee member. HOWEVER it would be awesome if we could get everyone to complete it as then it would be truly representative. So if you haven't filled out the survey yet, please do so before the 1st of December, 5PM (that's 2 weeks away). It doesn't matter if you're a new member or haven't been along on a ride - your input is always appreciated. Don't forget there's a random prize draw for those who completed the survey and provided their details. If you haven't received the survey link or have deleted the email please let us know by emailing info@bushrangers.org or contacting us through social media or in person during a ride. Ben Johns Club President ...
It's the mid-way point so I've just sat down with my Casio electric Abacus-o-matic and tallied up the total kilometres! The rider with the most kilometres is Pete Bigaila. He is punching out over 600km each week. He is off to the 9-hour GBOMB race at Grafton this weekend so good luck Pete! Graham Reeks is regularly commuting 60km to and from work so his weekly kilometres are up to over 200+ a week (and that's with a big air resisting moustache on the handlebars). Graham is also our biggest fundraiser with $480 donated to Movember, nice work! Paul Vandeleur had a massive ride in the first week but took it easy the 2nd week to prepare for the Singlespeed World Champs in NZ. Him and Royce have already left to participate in the shinanaghans over in Rotorua. Let us know how it goes guys. [caption id="attachment_4517" align="alignright" width="231"] Andrew is still recovering after his bike seat fell off[/caption] Andrew Head is...
ATTENTION ROOKIES! This weekend's club ride is at the Bunya trails in Brisbane (which will be awesome). However we will have a local rookie ride on Sunday morning at 7:30am. We're thinking either Ferny Forest, Parklands or Mapleton so keep an eye on the calendar for more details. ...
Yo, all you happy campers. After collating the feedback and doing a ring around to camp sites our January camping destination is Bundaberg - Toogoom/Promisedland. Being Chrissy hols many campsites are booked out. But fear not we’ve found a place to pitch our tents / park our vans. We are heading to Bundaberg from Wednesday 3 January until Saturday 6 January. You are welcome to stay more or less nights - that’s just when we’ll be there. Details Distance from Nambour: 250km Campsite name: Wyper Park Scout Camp (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1432553283438666.1073742009.257303157630357&type=3) Cost: $10 per site / per night (includes 2 people) Payment: Cash at site Facilities: They have showers and toilets and a table area. They are building a camp kitchen (including BBQ), which may or may not be ready. Riding: Promisedland and Toogoom. Other: About 10km into Bundaburg Suggest dinner at a pub in Bundy 1 night About 30km to beach for post ride swim Promisedland is about 1/2 hour away Toogoom is about an hour...
Hey there Bushies,
Sorry about the delay in the ride summary but I just keep getting distracted by my beautiful moustache. It’s just so hard to type and twirl my tips at the same time.
So last Sunday’s Community ride went anti-clockwise this time so we headed along the pavement to the Mooloolah township and then through the old railway tunnel in Dularcha national park and had mid-ride coffees at Landsborough. The more energetic riders shot off and did some of the nasty hills in Dularcha and met us at Landsborough afterwards. Some of the beginner riders then came back through the dam trails with me while the others went on to do Ferny Forest.
The group got split up in Mooloolah as a train went through. As patience isn’t one of my virtues but showing off is, Ben and I employed some Cyclocross (CX) skills and threw our bikes over our shoulders and ran up and over the pedestrian bridge. I regretted this decision by about the 5th step up – heavy fat-bikes are not for running with!
Bike Moustache – increases both air resistance AND awesomeness!
Similar to the recent Cooroy ride we stopped for coffee at a central spot so everyone could wander off and forage for their coffees/cakes from any of the nearby cafes and bakeries. With the larger rider groups we get now (this ride had 42 of us) this concept works out good and we end up supporting a lot more local businesses too.
Graham showed up with the first order of his bespoke “bike moustaches” for us. I got a sexy orange one to match my wheels (because that’s important). Thanks Graham! If you want one you just have to donate $10 to Graham’s Movember page and he’ll whip you one up.
Being such a big group and trying to cater for everyone’s tastes does make things a bit hectic but big thanks to all our seasoned members who keep an eye out for everyone and made sure no-one gets hurt and lost. Thanks for coming everyone and a big hello to new riders Teena and Aden, Nick, Tanya and Patrick and anyone else I missed.
Movember 10000km Challenge Week 1 update: 24 riders, $1040 raised, 2880km ridden. Come join us here (you don’t need to grow a Mo).
See you at Parklands!
Michael “My moustache reduces my milk intake” Johns
Club Secretary
So I was talking to Chad on Sunday's ride and he told me about the fun he had at the Shimano Enduro Series at Garapine. So I got to thinking that I should have a look through the results lists of some recent races to see if I recognised any names and lo and behold there were heaps! At last weekend's Dingo Duo race at Hidden Vale our Matthew Klibbe and Eugene Craddock were in the duathon with a 5km trail run, a 40km MTB ride and then another 5km trail run. Matt got 1st and Eugene got 3rd. Brilliant work guys! More info <here> [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="4466,4474"] At the recent Shimano Enduro Series at Garapine we had current members, past members and friends Chad Power, Antony Boyd, Kaiden Carter and Levi Van Pan Huis all hammer down the multiple trails on what was a disgustingly hot day. Chad did well with a 6th in his category despite having a busted seat, saggy...
