The new GoGIRLs jersey (and all the other jerseys) are able to be purchased online now, and if ordered by midday this Thursday will still make this month's print run for delivery in early March. Purchase from Blackchrome's online store - https://www.blackchrome.com.au/cycling/bushrangers-mtb/ ...
Hi Folks, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service have organised a community engagement session to discuss the recent trail closure within the Mapleton National Park. Could be a great opportunity to clear the air on both sides and show the need for advance level trails on the coast? Details as follows: Time: 3:30PM onwards Date: Friday, 9th February 2018 Location: Ground Floor Seminar Room, Mike Ahern Building, 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Fk3nqE3LeoE2 ...
13 riders rocked up to Landsborough to have a night ride and hopefully catch the super moon in all it’s glory. Unfortunately the clouds had other ideas and blocked the view the whole time.
But it wasn’t all bad though – we discovered a new trail, found a dead e-bike and had beer and steak at the Landsborough pub (that’s actually a really nice place in there – super friendly staff).
The following pictures tell the story.
Night ride map and elevation
Hi Folks,
We’re happy to say that we’re nearing completion of the project. While everyone was distracted with the shiny new green and black trails, Trailworx and QPWS have been busy cutting in the new blue trail, the skills area course and has started on the remediation on some sections of Road Rage.
Whipping through those trees should be pretty awesome.
The new blue trail is shaping up to be a pretty fast track with long straights and streamlined berms. There’s a few surprises in the form of a few skinnies, jumps and some rock features (not gardens). It’s still really soft but a bit of rain and sun will produce that good hardpack surface that the Parkies dirt is great for.
The skills area course will come up pretty schmick with multiple options to tune the difficulty level as you go along. So starts of easy and lets you bail out before hitting the more difficult features. It also offers different options and ramps up towards the end where it meets the end of the new blue trail.
The concept of these trails is skills progression. So they are designed to build up a novice rider to one who can tackle the majority of trails around Parklands and elsewhere. Going along Rookie Road to the start of the skills course and onto the green loop will build basic skills and fitness. Then onto the trickier parts of the skills course and mixing runs of the blue trail, further building skills at speed and fitness from climbing up that fire road. Then it’s onto the black track to further build skills with jumps, rocks and drops.
The skills area course and blue trail have been added to Trailforks but are marked closed.
As for Road Rage the anthill/quarry section is getting a new line while the existing line has largely been left in place. We tried to achieve the balance of fixing up the unsustainable bits and adding a bit of new stuff while still trying to maintain it’s character. After this section has been completed there will be more fixes closer to the car park end on the switchbacks.
Tomorrow the trail care container will be dragged to a new location to make way for seats and mulch around the skills area.
At this stage we’re looking at a mid February practical completion.
Read more for pictures!
Put down your salt lamps and lock up your goats because it's time to get our pagan on folks! I just can't believe the Blue, Super, Blood Moon has come around again, that 150 years just flew by. [caption id="attachment_6161" align="alignright" width="300"] A Blood Moon caused by the earth being between the sun and the moon.[/caption] I'll explain this upcoming cosmic event quickly. Wednesday's moon is blue (meaning the full moon has happen twice in one month - not actually blue), it's a blood moon (that means it's red) and it's big (that means it's close). Now all these things happening at once is pretty rare and according to my 30 seconds of dodgy googling the last time was in the USA back in 1866. So pencil the next one on your calendars now folks - sometime around 2168 - I'll ask Toby to lead it. We will be parking at Landsborough near the pub (the railway carpark should be empty). We will...
Hi Folks, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service have organised a community engagement session to discuss the recent trail closure within the Mapleton National Park. Could be a great opportunity to clear the air on both sides and show the need for advance level trails on the coast? Details as follows: Time: 3:30PM onwards Date: Friday, 9th February 2018 Location: Ground Floor Seminar Room, Mike Ahern Building, 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Fk3nqE3LeoE2 ...
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services (QPWS) have asked us to help get the word out that they will be cracking down on illegal trail building in conservation areas. They have specifically pointed out the continued development of an unsanctioned trail within the Mapleton National Park.
QPWS have already warned against building this track a year ago but work has continued and the features along it have grown in number and size. QPWS will now close the track, remove all structures, and install surveillance cameras. Any continued building will be met with fines and legal action.
However the QPWS are happy to speak to the builders regarding current MTB opportunities they have and about future development in the Mapleton national park. Contact Senior Ranger Nat Smith on Nat.Smith@npsr.qld.gov.au
Stay safe, Keep Riding!
Bush Rangers Committee
The following are a few photos provided to us by QPWS of the unsanctioned trail.
Hi Folks,
This ride was a little different as it was an away ride on what has been traditionally a ‘local’ ride day – normally we do the away rides on Saturdays. Michael organised a rookie ride in Parklands for those not up for a drive south.
With the ride start at 8:15AM everyone could basically leave home at the same time but drive an extra hour or so – this seemed to work out okay so we might continue with it, although it does make the ride a bit warmer but plenty of water fixes that.
Arriving at the German Church Road entrance we instantly impressed with the trail head facilities – bitumen access road, huge sealed car park, large picnic shelters, street lighting, fancy drainage – the Redland Bay council has definitely given this place some loving.
Local rider, James, lead the 16 of us through most of the loop which was great because he showed us a few extra trails that I hadn’t planned to ride and he also took us anti-clockwise around the park which made things quite a bit different to the usual Bayview Blast circuit. In the end I think we rode a good number of the available single track which ended up being 30km and 450m of climbing, a little more than originally planned.
Highlights were:
Afterwards we drove over to the Pelican’s View cafe for lunch and then made our way back north.
All in all a good blat around Bayview. Thanks for the great trails RATS Cycling Club and Redland Bay Council.
While the rest of the club had an away ride down at Bayview. 17 riders came along on a Rookie ride through Parklands. We rode around the green loop, then the gumby loop and with a bonus Ho-chi-ho loop as for the keen ones. Thanks for the ride everyone and thanks to the advanced riders who came along to help us out - I really appreciated it! Michael Johns Club Secretary [embed]https://youtu.be/qjVg7KGCYAk[/embed]...
Port to Port MTB - 4 Day Mountain Bike Stage Race - 24-27 May 2018 - Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Valley [caption id="attachment_6105" align="alignright" width="300"] Click here to register after you get your club code[/caption] Keen to ride Port to Port MTB 24-27 May and help the club? To celebrate the 5th year, Port to Port MTB is offering 5% discount for you and a 5% cashback for the club. Sign up for the 4 day event before 28 Feb using our club code 'BUSHRANGERS'. Port to Port MTB is 4 days of awesome trails through state forests, wine country, hinterland, national parks, coastline and mountain bike parks in the spectacular Hunter Valley and Newcastle region. There’s nothing too technical but it will keep your attention, with new terrain and scenery every day. It’s achievable for anyone with a reasonable level of fitness and MTB skills. At the end of each day kick back and enjoy the excellent food, local beers (or wine)...
