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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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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Pomona to Lake Macdonald Ride Summary – 16/07/2017

Waiting to start the ride

I had to really drag myself to Sunday’s ride because when I woke up it was raining and the idea of a wet, cold, muddy ride just didn’t take my fancy that morning. But by the time I got to Pomona the clouds had cleared, the cold had gone and it was actually going to be a beautiful day for a ride… for some of us anyway.

We had 13 people show up for the ride which was a good turnout considering the rain and that a lot of the club was camping at Toogoom. Most of us drove straight to Pomona but Andrew, Chad and Greg were extra keen and rode in from Cooroy to get some extra km in – apparently that was a bit of an adventure involving scaling fences and surprise railway bridges.

At 7:30am we set off behind ride leader Terry who was on his new sexy black Levo e-bike. Later in the ride I had to tell him to lower the settings to “Mortal” so we could keep up and there was also a fear that his bike could electrocute everyone in a creek crossing.

Unfortunately early in the ride one of us had a big crash and did some serious damage to himself. While travelling at speed he didn’t quite clear a fallen log and was thrown over the bars. Rumor has it that he actually overtook an e-bike while sliding along the dirt on his face/shoulder… pretty impressive. It was obvious that his collarbone was doing something it shouldn’t so the ambulance was called. He managed to limp to the nearby road where the ambo arrived in 15 min and whisked him off to hospital. I’ve spoken to him and he has a displaced collarbone and cracked ribs but he is at home now recuperating and we hope he heals up ASAP! Also a big thanks to the Queensland Ambulance Service for their wonderful service!

We finished the 2.5hr ride without any more events and had coffee and food at the Trail 518 cafe in Pomona – good coffee there!

Regards,

Michael Johns
Club Secretary

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July 18, 2017
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3hr Endurance Race UPDATE!

Here is a update for ya'll regarding the race on the 29th. Register soon! We've had racers sign up from Brisbane to Maryborough so its going to be a good turn out! There is a maximum rider number set so register sooner than later if you're keen. Prizes Thanks to the generosity of Marty at Enplusone, Jez at Venture Cycles and Dean from Hit Bikes we will have some awesome prizes to give away in a random prize draw after the race. [caption id="attachment_3689" align="alignright" width="225"] New drop and rock garden A-line[/caption] Track information The trail-care day yesterday produced a nice A-line with a drop and a rock garden which will give the more courageous riders a good time advantage. Holy Alternating Loops Batman!! This race will have a small twist in that Paul's trails has 2 distinct loops with an intersection joining them. So we will have a gate at this intersection and on each hour the gate will change and you will be diverted down the...

July 16, 2017
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Lake Taupo Cycling Challenge 25/11/2017

[caption id="attachment_3685" align="alignright" width="300"] Click for more info[/caption] Hey Everyone, We just got an email from the Lake Taupo Cycling Challenge race organisers. It looks pretty sweet so we are letting you know. If anyone is keen to head over to NZ for this massive event there are currently discounts for groups. Click the pic for more information....

July 13, 2017
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Bushrangers at the Giant 3plus3 Race at Hidden Vale

[caption id="attachment_3674" align="alignright" width="273"] Click for more info[/caption] This just hit the newsdesk from Bushranger member Graham Hall. "A few Bushrangers went down to Hidden vale and competed in the 3plus3 extreme enduro on the weekend. Rod Brannock came 6th in over-50 category and 26th overall after two gruelling days in the saddle. Graeme Hall wasn’t far behind. Hahaha!" Nice work Graham and Rod and whoever else rode down there on the weekend! Here are the results - http://my5.raceresult.com/78168/results  ...

July 12, 2017
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Trailcare day at Paul’s Place this Saturday (15/07/2017)

Hey Trailbuilders, The race is fast approaching and we need to get out to Paul's place beforehand and get the trails into shape. There'll be a fair bit of raking and scraping the trails clean but there will also be a bit of rockwork and cutting in a link track. We'll be there at 1pm for an arvo session so bring your rakes and rake hoes and feel free to bring your bike and have a spin around the trails before race day. The address is 32 Ruwoldts Road, Dulong - https://goo.gl/maps/r8juTVGGXg72 ...

July 11, 2017
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Parklands Ride Summary 09/07/2017

[caption id="attachment_3657" align="alignright" width="169"] The advanced rookie ride was advanced[/caption] Short and sweet summary. Starting off on a cold wintery morning on the eastern side of Parklands we rallied at the start of Phoenix setting off in two groups - one for the advanced rookie ride and the other of the Parklands veterans who soon took off on an extended loop of the park. We rookies then meandered around the meadows and surrounding trails mainly keeping to the eastern side but we ventured over to the centrally located T-Track and Beehive trails. The other group ventured anti-clockwise around the park and through the recently back burned north western parts and found a few interesting smouldering debris and nearly gutted trees which are probably fine with it. Coffee was at the Bli Bli bakery afterwards. [caption id="attachment_3666" align="aligncenter" width="977"] Advanced Rookie Route[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3665" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Veterans Route[/caption]  ...

July 11, 2017
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Ewan Maddock Dam/Ferny Forest Ride Summary – 02/07/2017

Greetings Bushies!

It is my honour to once again do the ride summary write-up this week. I apologise for my absence and even though I was sick for weeks I still feel like the lucky one because you’ve been having to read Ben’s dispassionate drivel. It has no romance! No pizzazz! He used not a single metaphor nor even glanced at a thesaurus! I was thoroughly flabbergasted! But seriously though, superlative job Ben, you did good.

Sunday’s ride was around the picturesque Ewan Maddock dam and through the Ferny Forest trails. It’s always a good social ride with something for everyone and lots of chatting. The meet-up point was the Maddock Park carpark and I arrived early to give me time to make sure my bike still worked after 5 weeks. Toby was there already and even though it was a chilly 7°C he was obviously enjoying this Scottish summer weather as he strolled past in a t-shirt saying something like “Och Aye! Guid mornin Michael. Havenae seen ye for awhile?” (or something like that anyway).

7:30am quickly came around and it was up to me to decide on the ride. So we through the dam trails as normal but then go into the Boggy Path of Multiple Directions and cross the Skanky Swamp of Skankiness using the Slippery Log of the Cursed Cleats. We then got onto Steve Irwin way, zipped down to Ferny Forest carpark and stopped for coffee at Brewhaha. Once we were suitably caffeinated we rode through Ferny Forest and back to the cars along Mooloolah Connection road.

This ride is great in that it can be customised for everyone really. Some of us did more laps of Ferny Forest, others had a quick look at the BMX track and others rode from across town to get a longer ride in for the day. Big thanks for Toby for leading at the front while I stayed at the back.

Some interesting points:

  • Paul Hume’s new Kona is very cool and a 29er too! (I just don’t know who you are any more Paul).
  • Horseshoe Hill has been graded and now has a lot of wicked waterbars across it. They look almost custom designed to kick the back of the bike up over your head.
  • We lost Mike in the Boggy Path of Multiple Directions but we found him again and he hadn’t been driven mad yet so that was good.

It was a good ride on what turned out to be a beautiful day. Thanks for coming everyone and a big hello to our new riders and the CORCA crew.

Michael “You know you missed me!” Johns
Club Secretary

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July 4, 2017
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Fuel Reduction Burns in Parklands Tomorrow

Hi Folks, Tomorrow (Tuesday 04/07) at Parklands the areas around Road Rage will be closed for the day while QPWS handle planned burns of that area. Please plan your ride to avoid this area and abide by any signage and directions. This means that the Road Rage trail and surrounding fire breaks will be closed for the day. If you have been in there recently you will have noticed that the various breaks have been redone. Thank you. Ben Johns Club President...

July 3, 2017
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