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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Go G.I.R.L. Coaching with Janine Jungfels

A summary of go girl coaching By Paul Hume   Janine Jungfels is an absolute gem, I watched her coach with a contagious enthusiasm for four and a half hours without a coffee stop! Even on a good day I can’t do more than two hours of work straight without the need for caffeine enhancement. She is World UCI trials champion 2015 and with luck she will be there on the top step of the podium 2016. We are so privileged to have access to her coaching, which only happened by chance conversation. We sold my sons bike to her “mum” Laurie Aves, who Janine is living with. Pretty hard not to have a good time when you’re on your bike, even harder when your being coached by the worlds best. The ladies were certainly out of their comfort zones doing “wheelies” up the path, OMG, I nearly laughed out loud each time they went past. But being the professional I am, kept my …...

March 12, 2016
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Womens Advocacy
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Go G.I.R.L News

Saturday’s Beginner ride on the 24/02/2016 had 14 riders take off from Ewan Maddock car park and within minutes one rider was sure that they had seen a platypus! We continued riding around the dam taking in the sights and stopping for the odd photo. Most ladies were well and trully ready for a coffee and a snack once we arrived at Buck’s Bakery in Landsborugh. After refreshments, a highlight was definitely going through Dalarcha N.P. and riding through the old tunnel to Kenny’s at Mooloolah. It was at this point, some of the ladies had to dig deep. The SAG wagon was called for one lady who made a promised to herself to get on her bike more often . It was the first time her legs had peddled in a very long time. So she did exceptionally well getting that far. With only a few kilometres to go, one bike sadly didn’t make it. Our support mechanic,...

March 9, 2016
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Community, Rides, Rookie, Womens Advocacy
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Rookie Ride update

Had a good ride on Saturday with Dave and Jason showing up to have another crack at Parklands and Tim coming to check it out for the first time. Ben and I took them through Terry's novice track and the Ho Chi ho loop and we spoke about gear choice, braking, body position, picking lines and tried a few log rollovers. No dedicated rookie ride on this weekend but you are welcome to come along to the Social ride at Ewan Maddock dam (Glenview) on Sunday. Check the calendar for the details....

February 28, 2016
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Community, Rides, Rookie
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Committee Nominations

Nominations are now open and being sought for the 2016/2017 Bushrangers MTB Club Sunshine Coast Inc committee positions: President (vacant) Secretary (vacant) Treasurer (Craig Pearson) Vice President (John Searston) Social (vacant) Trails Advocate (Terry Morgan) Women's Advocate (Susie Hume) Positions that are filled and not contested will not require a vote. Vacant positions must be filled. Financial members of the club are entitled to vote for those individuals they want to hold office until the next annual general meeting (AGM). Voting will be conducted in person at the AGM meeting - 2pm, 6th March 2016 at the Maroochy Botanical Gardens - Arts and Ecology Centre. If you are interested in nominating yourself for a position and wish to know more please email info@bushrangers.org ....

February 23, 2016
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Go G.I.R.L Women’s week 2016 events

Hello Bushrangers, Exciting news!!! Our incredible Women's Advocacy officer Susie has organised a range of events for Women's week 2015 starting March 7th. On the Tuesday we have on offer coaching sessions with some pretty incredible female riders one being Janine Jungfels. Bushranger ladies who are lucky enough to score a spot in the coaching sessions will get a discount rate of $15 rather than $30 for non-members. Please fill in the expression of interest form prior to February 29th even if your not coming to the coaching so we know rough numbers for each of the events as there are a range over the week most being free. All participants do have to be signed up with MTBA insurance be a member of our club, another club or on the free 2 month trail. We also recommend women riders to join Susie's Facebook group . We encourage all Bushrangers members male & female to also let other female riders know about these...

February 15, 2016
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Community, Rides, Womens Advocacy
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Trailcare at Parklands this Saturday

Still scheduled for 2pm Saturday 13th. Hope to see you there. There is a trail care activity planned for this Saturday afternoon at 2pm, Parklands, meet at the gate on middle track, near beehive (Google Maps) . Wear your best yard clothes, bring along your favourite trail maintenance tool and plenty of water. For more information on trail care and what's expected, check out our trail care page....

February 9, 2016
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Trails
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January wet weather ride

During periods of wet weather when the clubs planned ride is cancelled a pavement ride is often still held, if predicted weather isn't too severe. Members will typically receive a text or email the night before to advise of the changed plans. For our last ride of January we had seven keen members meet in Maroochydore headed Coolum way in search of a coffee shop for a mid ride refueling treat. We encourage all members still keen to jump on their bike to stick to the pavement and areas that won't negatively impact trails when riding in or after periods of rain. Plus your less likely to become intimate with fallen branches on the pavement!...

January 31, 2016
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Ride cancelled due to weather

The 'Glenview Ferny Forest Ride' scheduled for tomorrow (Sun 31/01/2016) has been cancelled due to wet weather. The route will be soggy and we would like to avoid causing damage to people, bikes and trails. An alternative ride is as follows: Maroochydore to Marcoola Ride Location: Deanna Street, Shopping Centre car park opposite Trader Dukes Maroochydore (Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/f3Tck). Time: 6:45am for a 7am ride-off Simple ride on the pavement over the Maroochy Bridge, through Twinwaters, Mudjimba and Marcoola and back....

January 30, 2016
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Announcement, Rides
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