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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Author: Bushrangers Admin

AGM update and door prize!

The AGM is on Sunday the 19th at 2pm at the Maroochy Botanical Gardens (only 18 more sleeps OMG!!!). If you have anything to go on the agenda get it to me by Friday (03/03/2017) so I can get it collated and sent out to all the members before the AGM. Nominations The President, Secretary, Treasurer, Women's Advocacy Officer and Social Co-ordinator are all happy to stay on in their roles. We do need nominations for the following new roles. Training Co-ordinator - Organise the coaching qualifications, training clinics, helps with rookies. Ride Leaders - A pool of experienced riders to lead or sweep on our regular rides or take us on new ones (if they want too). Race Committee - plans and organises the races (STRAVA based and regular race/s) and timing. Trails Officer - maintains adopt-a-trail system, trail care days and manages equipment and volunteers. Door Prize [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="300"] The robot bike thing can be modified with MTB bars, pedals and geometry[/caption] Peter Mabey from Masterfit has...

March 1, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Committee, Informational
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Our Pete is on the Multisport Mecca!

[caption id="attachment_2666" align="alignright" width="226"] Download the PDF here[/caption] The new Multisport Mecca is out and look who is on the front cover - Pete Bigaila. So famous! Nice work Pete! There is also a good write up on the upcoming LunarC MTB race and last week's Shimano Enduro Series at Garapine that Chad competed in. @MultisportMecca #MultisportMecca  ...

March 1, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Informational, Socialise This
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Community Feedback Survey for Sugarbag Road Area

Hey Everyone, The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is looking for community feedback for a master plan for the Caloundra Town Reserve (this is where the Sugarbag Road trails are). Check out the following link and complete the survey and have a say at what happens there (could even win $300!). https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/Community-Engagement/2017/Caloundra-Town-Reserve Submission close 5pm Friday 10 March 2017....

February 28, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Community, Socialise This, Trails
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GoGIRL Time to Reflect

With the AGM quickly advancing next month, it is time to reflect on our aims and achievements of GoG.I.R.L. (Get Into Riding Ladies).

The key questions are:

  1. Are we getting more ladies into riding?
  2. Do they feel supported riding together?
  3. Are we offering opportunities to grow?

From the squeals and numbers of ladies that turned up to our February GoGIRL  ride in Sugar Bag last Saturday. The answer is a big YES! YES! YES!

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February 27, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
GoGIRLs, Rides, Womens Advocacy
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Maintenance Monday! Tubeless Tyres

Had a few punctures on the weekend's ride so Ben thought that we should put up some information about setting up your wheels as tubeless. Now tubeless has its pros and cons and you have diehard supporters on both sides. Some people prefer the support a tube gives the tyre and it's a lot simpler to setup. Other people like how tubeless setups prevents general punctures and "snake bites" and can be run with less pressure which gives more grip. Below is a great video from the guys at GMBN taking you through a tubeless setup BUT remember it's not a big cost to get your local bike shop to do it for you. Once you have tried to furiously pump air into a tyre that doesn't want to inflate you might appreciate the tools and experience a bike mechanic has to offer.   https://youtu.be/Q89NTR2yNyc...

February 27, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Informational
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Wooroi Ride Summary – 26/02/2016

Hey everyone,

OK, I promise not to do any poetry about Wooroi today (we had a person unsubscribe from the newsletter after that last Wooroi summary so I’m taking the hint and keeping it low brow!).

The day was perfect for a ride and we coagulated in the carpark to wait for the ride briefing and admire the new steeds that had entered our horde.  Murray had bought along his highly anticipated turquoise Yeti SB4.5 with the colour-coded wheels and golden drivetrain. Did you know that the colour turquoise is a “color that alleviates feelings of loneliness but relates to being either over-emotional or non-emotional, lacking communication skills, being unreliable and deceptive”. So if I was being an aloof twat to anyone today it was Murray’s bikes fault.

The other new bike was Rod’s new Canyon hardtail. This thing looked great but with it’s unbelievably light weight it suspiciously smacks of some sort of anti-gravity doping or even just some run of the mill inter-dimensional weight transference magic.

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February 26, 2017
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Rides
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New Club Marquee and Flags

Thanks for the new bike shelter guys!

Last week we received our new fully branded club marquee and wave banners paid for out of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant. This completes our brand refresh with website, logo, letterhead, jerseys, t-shirts, social media and now event equipment all aligned to the club identity that was established at the beginning of 2016. Thanks goes to club secretary Michael for all graphic design work and organising.

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February 25, 2017
Bushrangers Admin
Grants, Informational
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Yandina/Cooloolabin Hill Climb Race – Open Invite

Come bust ya ass at Bottle 'n Glass! [caption id="attachment_2604" align="alignright" width="300"] Bottle 'n Glass trail behind Yandina[/caption] Hey Everyone, Now that we have the awesome timing gear and other race paraphernalia we are going to start doing some races . Smaller ones for glory and bragging rights and some major ones for prizes...

February 23, 2017
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Races
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Noosa Sport and Recreation Plan

Hi Folks, Noosa Shire Council are working on a new Sport & Active Recreation Plan that will inform them on which direction to take for future development. As we're frequently riding around Tewantin, Pomona and Kin Kin we can help ensure that mountain biking gains focus by contributing. Both locals and visitors can respond. Past sport and recreation plans have been the catalyst for significant state government investment. That’s why it is important this document paints an accurate picture of our local sport and recreation sector and any opportunities for improvement. You can contribute via the Noosa Council's 'Your Say' site here. Thanks to the Noosa Trailblazers for pointing out the survey....

February 21, 2017
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Community, Informational
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Pete Bigaila kicks ass at the JetBlack 24hr race

The large calendar fridge magnets as prizes were a bit underwhelming.

Now I don’t know about you but I like to divide my day up into sleep-time and not-sleep-time. The ratio can vary somewhat but I usually get 7-8 hours of sleep each day so I guess I’m a bit of a traditionalist that way and I’m OK with this. However Bushrangers member Pete Bigaila probably looks at this 8 hours of beautiful sleep I have and thinks “Sleep Schmeep – you could be riding your bike!”.

Yup that’s right, Pete likes to ride his bike for the whole 24 hours, it’s his thing. He trains for these races by doing daily 100km rides and he even does a few of these at 2am in the morning because hey, why not! It’s not like he should be in bed or anything.

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February 20, 2017
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Races, Socialise This
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