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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We have a world champion in our midst

[caption id="attachment_612" align="alignright" width="300"] Many mountains to climb Pete[/caption] On Saturday night (02/04/2016) the club celebrated Peter Bigaila's WEMBO World Championship 24Hour category win (individual result) that earned him a rainbow jersey and another achievement among many in his long sporting career. For anyone who has been tracking Pete's training regime it came as no surprise as Pete has been clocking up many many kilometres and achieving great results in various 24hr, marathon and other cross-country events.  His next event, the Merida 24hr at Hiddenvale this weekend and we'll be cheering him all the way.    ...

April 3, 2016
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Why Women’s Only Rides?

Many have pondered the big question- "Why are there not more women riders?" All dressed up and looking the part, I head off on my 29er (with very wide bars), for my first MTB experience. Hubby and number one son, decide that we should go explore Parklands. After getting off my bike for numerous obstacles (logs and sharp rocks) and narrow gaps between trees, (what were they doing there in the first place?), I began to wonder and stress a wee bit, (we seem to be forever descending into a black hole), I know what goes down eventually has to come up. What am I doing here? This is not fun! After falling off a few times and walking more than riding, I decide that mountain biking is not for me. This is a familiar story and well-meaning partners and husbands encouraging words of “You can do it love” just doesn’t always cut it. After scraping yourselves off the forest floor, many...

April 1, 2016
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Rides, Womens Advocacy
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TreX Multi-Sport Weekend at Ewen Maddock Dam

On the 16th & 17th of April the QLD X-Triathlon Championship & Multisport Weekend will be held at the Wildeco Camp at Ewen Maddock Dam (we know the area as Ferny Forest). Further information and registration can be found on the Tre-X website > here < . On Saturday if you can find a runner and a swimmer then you can do the MTB leg as part of a team. Otherwise there's the 22km and 45km MTB XC race on Sunday. Unless you're like John who does it all himself for the dirt master title. We encourage all our members to have a go at mountain bike racing and a local race on good trails is a great way to have a go. Please note that the organisers do not cover you in case of an accident for the MTB XC race so make sure your race insurance is sorted. For the multi-sport race - Triathlon Australia coverage is needed as the MTBA cover...

March 31, 2016
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27/03/2016 – Sugarbag club ride summary

Overall a good ride with a good turnout and thankfully the rain holding off until the end of the ride. Had a few people conquer their fears and succeed getting over a few of the hairier obstacles on the trails, which were then accompanied with the mandatory whooping and high fives afterwards. Unfortunately there were a couple of whoopsie daisies and I hope those riders pulled up OK the next day. Interesting events: I met a friendly fellow fatbiker wearing clipless sandals (I thought they were a myth). I accidentally did the tricky stuff because I made the mistake of following Toby and Alf. Paul wash his bike from from the back of his van - we think it was either black magic or he was actually dosing his bike in fuel. Susie's "waahoo's" actually echo of the trees for a whole 90 seconds and intimidate nearby birds. Andrew's experiment of trying to cure a big night by bike riding didn't work as well as he hoped. See you next week everyone!...

March 30, 2016
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Amenities to be built at Ferny Forest

Provided in the South East Queensland Water Newsletter March 2016: Ornamental Wetlands to receive amenity block A new amenity block will be built at the Ornamental Wetlands parkland area at Ewen Maddock Dam as a result of increased visitation to the site. This project is being implemented with the support of the Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. The Ornamental Wetlands, off Steve Irwin Way, is situated beside the recently established Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) mountain bike trail network. For further information on the QPWS mountain bike trails, please contact QPWS directly on 13 74 68. ...

March 28, 2016
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20/03/2016 – Parklands club ride summary

Only 8 intrepid souls came for Sunday's club ride at Parklands and they were treated to a memorable ride of rain, mud, slippery roots and rocks, biting insects and punctured tyres. My ride was cut short as I made a slight error with my tyre pressure on the new bike and lost all my air through a hole in the sidewall and had to walk back to car. It was a rather nice stroll though. One highlight however was Alf's ride leadership. The pre-ride briefing was loud and clear, choice of trails was good and the pace was great. Nice work indeed Alf! Keep up the good work!...

March 21, 2016
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Help Janine defend her World Title!

Janine Jungfels played an instrumental part of our Women's Week activities that were successfully organised and coordinated by our Women's Advocate, Susie Hume, and our Secretary, Julie Pearson, and subsidised by us, Bushrangers MTB Club Sunshine Coast. Since we like to support our local athletes and would love to see Janine back for more activities in future we would like to ask everyone to help her defend her hard earned title in Mountain Bike Trials riding by contributing to her 'Go Fund Me' campaign....

March 13, 2016
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Community, Womens Advocacy
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Go G.I.R.L. Mid Week Parkies Challenge

Grey clouds were looming but some brave ladies still turned up despite their reservations. (About the trails not the weather). Tania Marks, Fiona Langfeldt & Michelle Woods had heard of "Parkies" (as it is affectionately known), particularly in the wet. It suits ladies with determination and guts! You will have a few spills but it promises to make you a better rider. That's why we love her. Parkies did live up to all that and more. We started out at Radar Hill side & started climbing almost straight away. I like to do the hard stuff early when you have energy for it! Well that’s the plan anyway. We rode past the voodoo doll and attacked road rage rainforest. Once nearly to the end, one rider noticed that they didn't have their drink bottle so it was decided (somewhat reluctantly) knowing the roots we had conquered, to go back down and find it. Fiona after wrestling with a root & taking a tumble decided to have...

March 13, 2016
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Ride2school 2016

Michael, Julie and myself once again assisted Glenview State School with their ride2school day activity last Friday, 4th March. Starting at Glenview Gardens Cafe and riding the 3.5km of pathway along Glenview Road to the school. Overall 1,945 students registered from 62 schools in the Sunshine Coast Council region. Altogether the students travelled 4,194km - that's like riding all the way across Australia…from the Sunshine Coast to Perth. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="482,483,484,485"]...

March 13, 2016
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2016 Annual General Meeting Summary

The club's annual general meeting was quite the success attracting 21 people including Kurt from the Sunshine Coast Council and Rob from the Sunshine Coast Trail Alliance. Club updates and discussion were informative with everyone contributing and ensuring that the continuation and expansion of the club remains top priority. This year the club will continue to focus on maintaining a variety of rides and events. Additionally we will aim to establish a new draft vision and charter to better position ourselves for future initiatives. We will build on our relationships with the Sunshine Coast Council, South East Queensland Water, the Sunshine Coast Trail Alliance, National Parks and Wildlife Services, and Queensland Sports and Recreation. Also we will continue to work with neighbouring clubs, Caloundra Off-Road Cycling Association, Sunshine Coast Touring Cycle Club, and the Noosa Trailblazers, and those clubs further abroad such as Gympie Bike Riders, Fraser Coast MTB, and Mountain Biking Bundaberg. On this note I like to remind members that they should always...

March 12, 2016
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