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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Yandina to Peregian Return 28/3/2021

Yandina Peregian return ride report. 28/3/2021 Open spaces, Blue skies, mountain back drops and no rain!! was a fitting lure getting everyone out on the “Wide Open Road” Yandina departed the warmc up started, heading NW out Browns creek rd, Lees rd and across to the Sleepy climbs of North Arm.  Taking in the view of Mt Ninderry, several leaders battled for KOM status maybe dreaming of a yellow jersey from another discipline. Stopping at Targoo rd collecting the shorter loop riders and regrouping, slight delay waiting for an E bike battery that forgot to eat E oats prior to the ride. Full complement of 25 riders powered through Ninderry , Valdora and the back door to Peregian springs following the scent trail to the Bakery and various coffee shops of Peregian beach . Beverages and buns buried, the journey West through North Coolum tracks and back through undulating sweeping corners mixture of gravel and tar.  Sights include the odd Lama, 4wd Bogan, cranky lady, shaggy...

March 30, 2021
Miles Porteous
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Gogirls Gympie !!!! Training and Ride

  GoGIRL teamed with Gympie Bike Riders to give 16 lucky riders an hour of coaching goodness. Amanda Finch and her partner Mike soon had the girls working on skill development activities after a quick observation of their riding ability. They broke the skills into sizable chunks with appropriate demonstrations and time for skill progression whilst keeping the session fun and varied. After analysing each rider's proficiency, I could hear their feedback using easy to understand language like B to B, which had us ladies all laughing but remembering what to do. After nailing the ready position, braking and cornering drills, they put these skills together on a purpose built track with awesome left and right handed berms that were easily accessible to the riders at the One Mile Mountain Bike Park where the coaching was held. It is open free to the public too if you want to check it out. Each and every GoGIRL that participated is helping Gympie Bike Riders develop this training area. All...

October 19, 2020
Miles Porteous
Announcement, GoGIRLs, News, Rides, Rookie, Training, Womens Advocacy
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GOGIRL BVRT Ride report 21/09/20 – 24/09/20

GOGIRL BVRT Ride report 21/09/20 - 24/09/20 Day 1 GoGIRL BVRT tour began with John shuttling us to the start of our ride at Yarraman. The ride was gently undulating and we were soon chatting, laughing and enjoying the scenery. There were numerous magpie attacks but you’ll be happy to know no one was seriously injured. Right from the car park we were soon swooping stories I mean swapping stories of different strategies to over come this. There was interesting Darth Vader head gear worn, silver tails but after much experimentation, it was decided the most successful was riding in tight formation, two by two bikie style.One of the J’s (Jennifer Turner, Jennifer Hurrel, Jenny Kemp or Julia Petts) could often be heard talking sweetly which seemed to work very efficiently for her. We had a lovely feed and rest at Blackbutt park before rolling back to the delightful Linville Pub after riding 43km where there was more food, wine and chatter about...

September 26, 2020
Miles Porteous
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Glasshouse Mountains August 2020

Glasshouse Mountains Ride report.  August 2020 If there is one thing that can be said about a Bushrangers Mtb ride they are NEVER BORING. The Glasshouse mountains has a plethora of riding options from wide open spaces and pine forests, sneaky tree lined single tracks, Rocky Gnarly snotty ups and downs , Magnificent Glasshouse Mt views, sick undulating sand stone features and challenging rutty ravines, not to mention Blue skies and the infamous all-consuming gullies if things get wet although today the weather was stupendous !!! and tracks even better. So 19 crank hardy Bushrangers rode all of the above styles of tracks and then some over 42 Km and 580m elev Gain….. (OK that ads said 25km and 2 hrs but) it was sort of “make it up as we went along” which to be brutally honest is what makes a great ride even better. Yes, there was some pushing when things got boulderous and inclines neared vertical but there is...

September 1, 2020
Miles Porteous
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Bush Ranger Jerseys

Joey looks up sadly and says "I just wish I could be cooler so I could impress a potential sexual partner of my preferred gender and live happily ever after".His friend stops shooing away a large group of crazed, lust-filled potential sexual partners with a stick, and looks at Joey with concern. "Maybe you should buy an awesome Bush Rangers jersey?" the friend says.Joey's face brightens up and he says "Yeah?! Do you think that will help? Is that what your secret is?". The beautiful, intelligent yet modest friend guffaws and says "I highly doubt it! They are just cool looking jerseys and it helps out the club. But if you really want to know my secret...

April 2, 2019
Bushrangers Admin
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Chicks in the Sticks 2018

Fiona with the latest in hardcore MTB kit – a ribbon!

Our pink ladies did brighten up the forest with huge smiles and plenty of words of encouragement as record numbers of GoGIRLs participated in Chicks In The Sticks this year. And don’t our new jerseys look terrific. Thanks Michael. We love the design.

There were near perfect conditions on the day at Scribble Gums Conservation Park in Redlands. After the initial race was cancelled due to bad weather and subsequent rain being on the radar for what seemed like forever, the ladies knew despite their fitness taking a bit of a dive, that they were more than ready to hit the trails as you could feel the excitement in the air.

Sonja came 3rd in the Queen of the coop section!

Everyone is to be congratulated because you rode so well and looked so good out there on the trails. There were more than a few GoGIRL podium finishers too. We cheered Anka in first place, up there with Sonja in third for the Queens of the Coup section, what a machine is that girl. We had another first with Debbie winning the Have a Crack category. She was so excited when she yelled track right as she passed me.

We giggled and yelled loudly when Fiona and Louise won the best dressed with their inventive Crazy Chicken ladies costumes. They came an impressive second in the Soft Boiled Double Yokers. Everyone was really proud of our first timers too, Jenny T, Kara, Fi, Kerry and Jenny TB just to name a few.

Well done Nicci who came 4th in the huge Free Range category as well as everyone who rode just a bit better than last year and reached their own personal goal which for many was just to have a crack at their first race.

Susie Hume
Women’s Advocacy Officer

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October 27, 2018
Bushrangers Admin
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Great Year for the Go-GIRLs!

We are a supportive group of ladies that like to ride and socialise together. We usually ride on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Some rides are specifically targeted for women to improve their skills and most are for the pure enjoyment of this awesome sport. All rides have clearly stated levels and you can check our calendar for more details. Every rider requires MTBA insurance to ride with us (MTBA has a free 8 week insurance offer for new members - we can help you with this). It has been a busy year to date with over 30 ladies taking advantage of coaching funded by grants obtained by the Bushrangers. The ladies were very happy with the personalised coaching from Geoff Foxx from HitBikes. We are looking forward to rolling out stage 2 beginning soon. Bushrangers also funded some members to complete their level one MTBA coaching certificates as well as a first aid and resuscitation course. I was able to...

August 14, 2018
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GoG.I.R.L. Tunnel Ride Summary-23/06/18

It was a great day!

Nineteen ladies and 4 boys on the side, including Michael our secretary turned up to ride on this perfect winter’s day. Who could blame them? The scenery around Ewan Maddock Dam is just magic at this time of year. After acting like children at Maddock Park, a head count, or 2… I was astonished at the numbers that were double and marvelled at how we got here.

For some of our GOGA (Get OutGet Active) graduates this was there first big girl ride. Many of the ladies had been adopted by our experienced ladies in our #adoptanewbie program so had been practising their skills and building their fitness. I could see some friendships had developed too.

Heading over the first causeway

Soon we set off happily chatting and any pre ride nerves were quickly dissipated as it became apparent that all the ladies were keeping up with the steady pace. Some of them even volunteered to challenge themselves by going up Ewan Maddock Climb. It didn’t surprise me that Toni was up for the challenge. I could hear wheeeeeeeeeeee on the downhill but that might have been her inner child squealing with delight.

From Horse Shoe Bend we continued through Dularcha NP to Landsborough where we refueled at Buck’s bakery. Then we headed back into the NP along the old railway line.

After taking in the sights at the Tunnel we continued to Mooloolah where we finished our adventure opting for the fast route back to the car park. All the ladies successfully completed the ride with smiles in their dials and no one vomited!

Having a PAL (Peer Assisted Learning) has progressed our newest GoGIRLs so they can officially come on any our grade 2 rides now. Congratulations ladies!

Keep Saturday 21 July free. An awesome ride is being planned, one to please all levels. For those who like fast and flowy and some air time there will be an advanced option. For the rest of us it’s fun fun fun!

Susie Hume
Bushrangers Women’s Advocate

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June 23, 2018
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GoG.I.R.L. Mystery Ride summary- 16/06/18

A big thank you to our local ladies Debbie, Louise and Fiona for taking us on a fun Mystery tour showcasing our beautiful Glasshouse Mountains. Seven started at Matthew Flinders Park, Beerburrum along with 3 boys on the side for the longer loop of 50km.

First we warmed up riding south past Tibro, through the forestry before climbing up to the Glasshouse Mountains lookout where we picked up some more goGIRLs who were keen for a shorter loop (or maybe were not keen on a big hill climb first up, or enjoyed an hour more in bed, I’m not sure which). Sonja had to get home early to make pizza bases from scratch, for what ever reason. After introductions, we headed north on Range Rd, up Snake Hill and rode a combination of trails on what was a perfect winters day.

Highlights were Tania and Amanda playing stuck in the mud and the gorgeous mountain views that kept us company the whole ride. We finished up with a great feed at the look-out cafe. We were reluctant to leave because the view was mesmerizing but after saying our goodbyes, we continued on our tour picking up some speed and having some more fun on the downhill Kokoda and the Luge, both aptly named.

Tania as usual picked up some gold and finally we were happy to be heading back, stopping a few times to marvel at the magnificence of the mountains. Debbie knew all the mountain’s names and their faces. She and her friends had taken their time to plan an awesome ride to best showcase them.

We really appreciated your leadership and company. It was great to ride locally on this Mystery tour with some awesome chickies. Thanks Erica, C.J. & Rene for joining us today. Hope you enjoyed your ride and we see you all again on the trails soon.

Don’t forget next weekend is Ewan Maddock Tunnel ride, this is suitable for GOGA graduates and #adoptanewbie participants. Keep Saturday 21 July free if you like fast and flowy or slow and cruisy, choose your level. This is a ride not to miss.

Cheers,

Susie Hume
Bushrangers Women’s advocate

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June 17, 2018
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Get Out Get Active Women’s Mountain Bike Program

The Sunshine Coast Council has teamed up with our Go GIRLS and CORCA's Women on Wheels to offer the Get Out Get Active Women's Mountain Bike Program. This six week programme will offer you the opportunity to develop essential skills needed to make mountain biking a enjoyable and safe activity. Additionally you will be provided a hire bike (if you don't have one) and a one year Mountain Biking Australia (MTBA) membership through either club ($85 value). When: 17th April - 24 May 2018, Tuesday or Thursday afternoons. Where: Sunshine Coast - Kawana Sports Precint or Caloundra Cricket Ovals. Cost: $66.00 Registration: > HERE < Contact: Kurt Martin kurt.martin@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au (07) 5420 8671 Don't worry if you've missed out - we have a whole bunch of beginners coaching sessions planned for the next year so keep an eye on our website and social media for updates....

March 30, 2018
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