Gympie ride report 19/2/2023

Ride report: Gympie 19/2/2023.

In search of a gold bearing reef a mob of claim jumping Bushrangers met at the Victory Heights MTB trailhead. Clear intentions to ride every winding alluvial auriferous track and potentially clear the multitude of new double jumps…..or…. at least visualize it.

Huge effort and accolades to the local trail wizards https://www.facebook.com/VictoryHeightsMtbTrails/ wonderful facility compressing more tracks into a small area for the wider community to enjoy.

Ride leaders confirmed, the team split faster than a mine shaft explosion. Super human “Peter B“ led out the crazy fast paced group setting the wheels in motion around every curve and nugget-laden overburden jump. Tyre weighting is critical in keeping the front from stepping out and overshooting the 10 zillion tight corners on the shaly smooth tracks. Despite cries of mutiny from one younger rider due to the sustained exorbitant speed everyone warmed up and came out Ore enriched doing 27km and 470m no mean feat for Gympie!!. Eureka !!!

The remaining mining crew led by the Chief Engineer of trail direction “Sir Mr T” enjoyed the endless flow, creek dips, quality berms, bumps ‘n’ jumps. Stopping only to Cool the legs & fueling up at the central shelter getting the most out of the mine site mecca of tracks like Flow, Wreck it Rod, Six rocks, Double Espresso, 4,5,6,7,8,9…. Blast off ?? OK the last one is made up.. With legs starting to feel like Lead from climbing out of mine shafts the team engaged their Alchemy skills turning the Lead into Gold..the final 24 carat nugget being the gem of jump tracks sessioned by most claim jumpers, only 1 broken spoke from too much tail whip. Starva map looked like it was filled in with red crayon.

Gold sovereigns in hand the hungry mob descended into the best Cafeatery?? off claim “Soma Soma” Superb selection of culinary masterpieces including golden cutlery!!. Ambience complete with Steam Train smoke and whistle from the Gympie Rattler train.. Luck bushrangers powder was damp from sweat so no train robbery ensued …

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