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.

Latest News

mobile logo

Author: Bushrangers Admin

#Ride2School Ride Summary 17/03/2017

Riding along Glenview road Palmview

Last Friday was Ride2School day so to get kids realising how awesome bikes are from an early age the Bushrangers have been helping with the event for the last 3 years.

At 7.30am Bushranger’s Michael Johns and Julie Pearson went to help the Glenview Primary School kids ride 3.6km along Glenview road. Julie took plenty of photos, Michael led the group while parents and staff rode within the group and manned the intersections making sure everyone was safe. Also a big thanks to the local police for the escort.

Michael then shot across town to his little boy’s kindergarten to give all the kids rides on his big-tyred fatbike. They were all given a quick instruction about the bike e.g. keep fingers away from the moving bits, wear a helmet, make sure you have a bell. The kids all got a few loops around their playground and they loved it.

Continue reading
March 20, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Community
0
0
Read More

Parklands Night Ride Summary 15/03/2017

Yesterday’s downpour and the prediction of more today almost caused tonight’s ride to be cancelled. But the rain held off through the day so four of us HARDCORE! (or stupid?) riders decided it was good to go. Chad, Greg, Ben and myself were ready and raring at Radar Hill carpark by 6pm. Chad took the lead and took us up Ho-chi-ho, we then climbed the fire road to the top gate and then into Top track.

Now Top track is a black diamond trail and I’ve found in the past it sort of induces swearing and vomit from me. So I wondered to myself who would ride along that in the dark while its wet? Well it seems the four of us would tonight because as mentioned before we were HARDCORE!… or stupid. But we made it through unscathed and then dropped into Cancer Tree.

Continue reading
March 15, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Rides
0
0
Read More

Parklands Ride Summary 12/03/2017

I sprang out of bed with the epiphany that our club rides have been lacking in nasty hills lately.  So I thought what better place to catch up on this elevation shortage than Parklands, our ride location for last Sunday.

Arriving early at the Atkinson Road West entrance of Parklands I passed Chad grinding up the hill to meet up with Andrew for a few sneaky runs on Phoenix before the group ride started at 7am. Be like Chad, embrace the climbs.

Continue reading
March 14, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Rides, Rookie
0
0
Read More

Be Bold for Change – International Women’s Day 2017!

[caption id="attachment_2735" align="alignright" width="300"] Click for more info about IWD2017[/caption] I thought the Bushrangers should say a big hello and a "You go Girl" <bobs head and clicks fingers> to all our female riders - the smarterest and better looking of all the genders! Thanks to the amazing efforts of Susie and the GoGirls there are more ladies in the club than ever and it's truly great, because to borrow a line from the Jerry McGuire movie - "You complete me" (with "me" meaning the club, not me personally because I've already been completed by the lovely Kim - sorry ladies). Interesting read: http://womenwhocycle.com/2017/03/the-role-of-the-bicycle-in-improving-womens-lives/ Interesting quotes: “The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community.” Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895 ------------------------------ Ned Flanders: “You were bicycling two abreast?” Homer Simpson: “I wish. We were bicycling to a lake.” The Simpsons Michael (Where is Susie? She would be better at this!) Johns Club Secretary...

March 8, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
GoGIRLs, Socialise This
0
0
Read More

Moreton Bay MTB Series

Tomorrow (Wednesday 8th March) In2Adventure are offering discounted entry fees for the Moreton Bay MTB series among other things. The catch is that it applies to the first 20 entries only so be ready to enter at 9:00 AM on the dot. To enter tomorrow go to: https://in2adventure.com.au/one-day-only-entry-special-wednesday-8th-march-free-entries-mad-discounts/ The Moreton Bay MTB Series races are all located at the Murrenbong Scout Camp and supported by the Moreton Bay Regional Council and includes a mix of races including: LunarC A nightime endurance race lasting 8hrs on a 10km course starting at 10PM Back2Back 3 races over a weekend with the best cumulative time across all three races determining the winner. Back Stage Triple A mini-series, also over a weekend, consisting of a 4.5km time-trial, 7.5km 3 race Eliminator, and a 30km cross-country race. In2Adventure are the same crew who organise the TreX series part of which is held at Ewen Maddock Dam each year that also provides the 20 and 50km MTB XC races the following day as part of their DirtFest...

March 7, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Announcement, Races
0
0
Read More

Ewan Maddock Dam Ride Summary – 05/03/2017

Hello ‘rangers!

The weather was a bit dismal yesterday morning so I was expecting a low turnout at yesterday’s ride but we ended up with 25 people! We had Helen, Wayne, Julie and Ian from CORCA show up as well as new riders Em, Jason and Phil come along (I hope I got Phil’s name right). Pete Bigaila (the recently published megastar) was like, only a metre away from me. I swear I almost wet myself. If I had had a felt pen I would’ve asked him to sign my boobs or something and not bath ever again.

We rode through the dam trails with the idea we can take the sneaky shortcut to Ferny Forest but it ended up being way too boggy so we had to continue through to Landsborough then we rode back to Ferny Forest along Steve Irwin way. Ian and Julie dropped off here and had their coffee break at Landsborough. You did good Julie – 15km through loose trails at a rather brisk pace – nice work!

Brewhaha Coffee van at Ferny Forest!

Most of us stopped at Ferny Forest for coffee and a chat at the BrewHaha coffee van. A few of the others went off and did a lap of Ferny Forest before their coffee. This was where Chad got pretty dirty when he had a crash (yes, another one) while trying to keep up with Paul and Pete. I had a go at Graham’s Focus e-bike which was pretty cool (although the bike’s computer kept calling me Graham).

Continue reading
March 6, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Rides
0
0
Read More

National Ride to School day – Friday 17/03/2017 #ride2school

It's National Ride to School day on Friday 17/03/2017 so if you have any school age kids why don't you ride with them to school (or even park down the street and they can ride as you walk beside them). Some schools have dedicated rides planned so check to see if your school has anything organised. If it gets kids onto bikes is good in my books! From the website: "Over the past 40 years the number of children who are physically active everyday has significantly dropped. Today, levels of physical activity are at an all-time low. In the 1970s, eight out of ten students rode or walked to school. That number has dropped to just two out of ten. Sadly, Australian kids are now spending up to 16 hours of their day in front of a screen." National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity for every school community to ditch the car and embrace a healthier start to the day by riding and...

March 3, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Community
0
0
Read More

Bushranger Chad rides in the Shimano Enduro Series at Garapine

So our Chad rode at Garapine last weekend in the first round of the Shimano Enduro Series.

There was a massive turn out with 300+ riders getting their full-face helmets on and giving themselves to the wonderful combination of dirt and gravity.

Courtesy of a big crash on a practice run

Now Chad is no stranger to going fast and falling off his bike a lot and this weekend was no exception.  On the practice runs on Saturday he had a massive tumble which left him and his helmet a bit worse for wear. Despite the injuries he still pulled some respectable times on the Sunday and finished in the middle of his category.

Here is some more awesome video and pictures over at PinkBike to check out and the full results are here.

Nice work Chad!!

Continue reading
March 2, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Races
0
0
Read More
X