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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Wahoo! Rain Expected During the Week

Our Department of Raindancing, Astrology and Clipless Pedals has just reported that there may be about 2 to 10mm of rain tomorrow. This is GREAT news for the new trails in Parklands as it means all that dust will be packed down and hardened (and we can fix that loose berm along Rookie Road). However if they get ridden, even while slightly wet, we'll end up with a chopped up surface that will need to be scraped smooth and it'll go dusty again - so please, please, please avoid riding the new trails (or any trail for that matter) until they're nice and dry. [caption id="attachment_3946" align="alignright" width="300"] Try to reach your MTB Zen place[/caption] Instead of riding on our awesome trails maybe do some of the following: Service your bike - top up the tyre sealant, clean the chain, grease your bearings, replace that old emergency energy gel in your bag or just simply sit and look at your bike - when was...

August 23, 2017
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World Ranger Day 31st July 2017

It's World Ranger Day! On World Ranger Day we join together to acknowledge our passionate and devoted rangers present and honour the past rangers killed or injured in the line of duty— by celebrating the work they do to protect our natural and cultural treasures around the world. We would like to give a big thank you to all the rangers who continue to maintain our wonderful parks throughout the country, many with MTB trails, and to our fantastic local QPWS rangers who have helped make the Parklands MTB Trails project a reality and for building great relationships with park user groups such as ourselves. Also a huge thank you to the South East Queensland Water rangers who look after our catchment areas and dams, including recreational areas. Further information: QPWS facebook post about the day International Ranger Federation Word Ranger Day page ...

July 31, 2017
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Fuel Reduction Burns in Parklands Tomorrow

Hi Folks, Tomorrow (Tuesday 04/07) at Parklands the areas around Road Rage will be closed for the day while QPWS handle planned burns of that area. Please plan your ride to avoid this area and abide by any signage and directions. This means that the Road Rage trail and surrounding fire breaks will be closed for the day. If you have been in there recently you will have noticed that the various breaks have been redone. Thank you. Ben Johns Club President...

July 3, 2017
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“Rookie Road” Wins

We received 50 votes and the clear winner was "Rookie Road". "Pigtails" came close but couldn't beat it (even after someone cheated and voted for it numerous times - tsk tsk!). [caption id="attachment_3583" align="aligncenter" width="703"] Clear winner is "Rookie Road"[/caption] QPWS have a naming policy (e.g. not potentially offensive, rude, gross, clear english etc). That's why the cool names like "4play", "entrails" and "Thrillz 2 Skillz" didn't get a shoe in. But we are getting new trails and a lot of help so I'm not complaining....

June 22, 2017
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New Jerseys are coming! ….very slowly

Hey everyone, Yeah I know the jerseys have been on the cards for ages but trying to find someone to make them has been a bugger of a chore. However I think I've found someone to do all the jersey/shirt/singlet iterations we need at a good price. I've been talking to others in the club and doing a lot of research on jersey styles and shapes so the artwork has gone through a lot of changes. To give you an idea of the journey I've had, the filenames are like "BRMTB-Jersey-2016-idea-19-v7-FINAL-v3-LAST FINAL-v2.pdf". Which shows a very poor file management system that I really need to work on. So anyway, we are going to offer the following: Standard XC cycle jerseys (short/long sleeve and club/race fit) in two styles - "Spare parts" and "Black diamond" Bib-shorts - Black with logo and matching artwork Trail shirts (loose fit v-neck with short sleeves, 3/4 sleeves and long sleeves) in the two styles - "Spare parts" and "Black...

June 21, 2017
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July ’17 – March ’18 Calendar Update

[caption id="attachment_2457" align="alignright" width="225"] Sugarbag trails are now on the list for our easy community rides[/caption] Hi Folks, You may have noticed the club calendar has been updated until March 2018. There are a couple of changes but the main one is that our easier community rides are now at three different locations with the additional location being at the Sugar Bag trails. So please double check the first Sunday of the month rides as it will alternate between the three locations, next month is Ewen Maddock Dam, August is at Sugar Bag, September is Mapleton and so on. The Parklands Conservation Park ride will continue being on the second Sunday of the month, swapping between Atkinson and Radar Hill Road sides. We have also included the Bunyaville Conservation Park trails into the mix of our Sunday rides. Before these were treated as an 'away ride' however since they're not that much farther than many of our rides time wise we'll give it a go. Additionally...

June 14, 2017
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Our Club Crosses a Milestone Today

[caption id="attachment_3245" align="alignright" width="300"] Thanks to all our members, supporters and sponsors.[/caption] Today is an important day and not because it's the day that the Betamax video cassette was introduced in 1975 or Louis XIV was crowned king of France in 1654. While indeed those events are important, today is special for another reason. Using MTBA data and earlier pre-digital membership lists (carved onto bits of stone etc), we can see that with the current strong growth in memberships our club is now officially bigger than it has ever been. Not only does this show we are a healthy club that ticks the right boxes for our members but it proves that mountain biking is definitely alive and well in the Sunshine Coast. Thanks to all our members, supporters and sponsors over the years. We couldn't of done it without you!...

June 7, 2017
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QPWS Planned Burns at Parklands Tomorrow

Hi Folks, Tomorrow at Parklands some of the northern fire breaks and the northern entrance off of Rocky Creek Forest Road, near Yandina Bli Bli Road, will be closed for the day while QPWS handle planned burns of that area. Please plan your ride to avoid this area and abide by any signage and directions. Please keep in mind that QPWS will be undertaking planned burns at various parks around the Sunshine Coast region between May and September 2017. These areas include: Emundi Regional Park Mount Coolum National Park Noosa National Park Parklands Regional Park Tewantin National Park Tuchekoi National Park More information available on the NPSR website. Also be sure to follow the QLDParkAlerts twitter feed and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Facebook page for regularly updated information. Thank you. Ben Johns Club President...

June 5, 2017
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