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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2016 Club End Of Year BBQ

On Saturday the 10/12/2016 we will be having our end of year BBQ at Paul Vandeleur's house in Dulong (behind Nambour). Paul has been busy making some impressive trails on his property so we'll take the opportunity to ride them and have a race for anyone who is interested - the winner gets a big metaphorical bucket of glory and fame! and bragging rights of course. An email has been sent out with the details and RSVP link - if you haven't received it (check your spam/junk mail!) please email info@bushrangers.org and we'll forward it through. Please RSVP before Friday, 2nd of December....

November 10, 2016
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MTBTIPS.com Groover Method Discount

For the next two weeks MTBA members receive 25% discount when they purchase The Groover Method Online MTB Skills Course presented by fellow Bushie, Chris Carter. Chris kindly provided a personal introduction to the course to Susie, Paul and myself on Friday. I found it has the potential to deliver excellent results and the considerable amount of time Chris has invested into the course is certainly evident. The methodology helps you maintain focus on the things that matter by removing the needless thoughts and effort that sap your strength and concentration. They also help you be a safer rider if you're not interested in the performance benefits. Check out MTBTIPS.com and enter GROOVER25 and your MTBA Member number* in the payment section to get instant access. Interested but not an MTBA member yet? Check out our Join-Us page for the details on how to sign up before you purchase The Groover Method. *Discount available to financial MTBA members only. ...

October 31, 2016
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GoGIRLs article in the Sunshine Coast Daily Multisport Mecca magazine

[caption id="attachment_1869" align="alignright" width="238"] Click to download PDF[/caption] Our own Susie Hume contributed an article about the GoGIRL ladies-only riding group to the Sunshine Coast Daily's Multisport Mecca magazine. #MultisportMecca #SunshineCoast Check it out at http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/sunshine-coast-multisport-mecca-october-5/3096896/ @MultisportMecca...

October 24, 2016
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Bushrangers score another grant!

The awesome Sunshine Coast Council Community Grants program has just approved a $20000 grant for us which will be for the new beginner/skills trail at Parklands. But don't crack open the bubbly yet as it's conditional on us getting the Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing's "Get Playing Places and Spaces Program" grant. That grant is for a cool $100,000 and our application is currently being assessed and the winners will be announced later this year. Here's hoping that we get the big one because $120k will make 2017 a very big year for Parklands and mountain biking on the coast. Fingers crossed!...

October 20, 2016
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Global Fat Bike Day 2016 – 03/12/2016

Stop holding your breath folks, it's that time again - Global Fat Bike Day 2016! #GFBD2016 The day where 0.0001% of riders who actually own fatbikes can stand up and shout about easily riding through sand (or that rare Queensland snow), brag about climbing loose rocky slopes with the unlimited traction and conveniently forgetting to mention things like rotational mass, chain rub, self-steer, expensive tyres, and weird-ass off-set spoke patterns. OK FINE!! Fatbikers do that every day but this is still our day so tough luck! So this year's ride will be over at Bribie Island. We start at the surf club and ride along the beach while the tide lets us then its BBQ and beers and a lovely ride back under the moonlight. Romantic eh? So if you got a fatbike or are fatbike curious (it's OK we don't spank our initiates) jump onto the Facebook page and have a look - https://www.facebook.com/events/161231834288047/ Michael "Is this sand we are riding on?" Johns Club Secretary...

October 18, 2016
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We’ve made a change to joining Bushrangers

Hello everyone, It's not a big change but we've added the ability to be a 'club only' member to anyone who doesn't want to pay the insurance component that is charged when you apply through MTBA. So if you're a member of another association like Cycling Australia or another MTBA club and already have mountain biking insurance then you can just pay the membership fee of $30/yr direct to us and be a member of the Bushrangers. This also applies if you have your own insurance or simply don't believe in it. You will need to sign a waiver saying you understand mountain biking has the potential to harm you and you don't want the insurance. But mountain biking can involve bad things like bouncing down gorges on your face so the MTBA insurance is good to have and it is required for a lot of races. For new riders MTBA offer the 8-weeks free membership so if you want the security of having insurance while you give mountain biking...

October 17, 2016
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HQ Plantations Permit

The club now holds an annual permit covering our activities within the local state forestry areas managed by HQ Plantations. Our conversation with HQ Plantations began earlier in the year and has resulted in a permit that covers all local forestry areas. We're looking forward to working closely with HQ Plantations to increase recreational activities in the state forests by leveraging existing trail networks and hopefully creating new ones. Great things can be done within a plantation area - the Kowen Forest Pine Plantation in the ACT that plays host to the Kowalski Classic and Mont 24hr events is one such example. We like to thank Angela, Stephanie and Julie from HQ Plantations for assisting us with the permit process. The forestry areas covered by our permit are: Amamoor Beerwah Beerburrum West Beerburrum East Yurol Ringtail ...

October 14, 2016
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Announcement, Committee, Trails
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Success! Gambling Community Benefit Fund Grant

On Friday the 23rd of September the club received a bank transfer from the QLD Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) for $24,587.50 meaning that we were successful in our round 89 application earlier this year (April/May)! The funding will go towards race equipment (e.g. timing mats, tent and course marking stuff) and various trail care tools such as a brush cutter, soil compactor, drill and extra hand tools. This will likely take us a couple of months to organise, procure and document but we're keen to put them to use as quickly as possible. Thanks goes to the QLD Government: Department Justice and Attorney General, Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation and to club secretary, Michael, who wrote and submitted the grant application on behalf of the club (and begrudgingly left out the fat bikes for all members idea). Also thanks to our membership who allow this club to exist and apply for these grants to do the things we all want to do. The initiatives for...

September 26, 2016
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Come say hello at CycleFest tomorrow

We will have a Bushrangers tent setup at the cycle village on Kingford Smith Parade so come down Saturday at 11.30am and say hello and watch the roadies do their fast skinny bike/lycra thing. There will be coffee and food and plenty of things to look at. There is a free kids cycle workshop at Cotton Tree and the Gran Prix Street Crit race along Fifth and Sixth avenue. Free parking in the football fields off Fourth Avenue - see the map below. @sccyclefest #sccyclefest [caption id="attachment_1684" align="aligncenter" width="906"] Click for more information[/caption]...

September 23, 2016
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Sunshine Coast Bike Week

Coming up shortly is the annual Sunshine Coast Bike Week beginning September 24th and finishing October 2nd. There are a number of different rides and events catering for all ages and abilities. Social pathway rides, children's courses and commuter cycling training. The Cyclefest will be hosting races including the king of the mountain ride (Palmwoods Montville Rd) and the 100km Grand Fondo. We have our usual calendar rides advertised as part of the cycle week activities so expect to see a few new faces. If you register for any of the events/rides then you go in the draw to win some bike shop vouchers. Also don't forget that Ride2Work Day is on Wednesday October 12th and I expect our Strava club to be full of commutes that day. There will be complimentary breakfasts and coffee at the following locations (you have to ride there!): Cotton Tree Park, Cotton Tree Esplanade Bill Venardos Park, Omrah Avenue Caloundra Park opposite Sunshine Coast University Hospital along Braggs Street...

September 21, 2016
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