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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Cystic Fibrosis Charity Race Day Update

It's ON!! [caption id="attachment_6745" align="alignright" width="212"] Put your racing legs on![/caption] We've had a last minute rush of participants sign-on so everything is going ahead as planned! It's going to be a good day with a good amount of riders, good weather and good beer (Paul also has a fire drum ready to go to keep us warm). Times Check-in opens at 7.30am. We will be there ready to sign you in and hand out the number plates so come out early to have a practice lap and get your bearings. Race 1 (1hr) - starts at 8.30am Race 2 (2hr) - starts at 10am-ish Prizes and beer - 12 noon-ish (once the 2nd race has finished) Food and drinks We are putting on a free sausage sizzle and will have water and soft-drinks available. Trish might be baking some delicious sugar-coma causing cakes or slices too! There will be beers from Brouhaha Brewery available for a gold coin donation after the races. [caption id="attachment_6754" align="alignright" width="209"]...

July 12, 2018
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Bushrangers Cystic Fibrosis Charity Race Day – 15/07/2018

[caption id="attachment_6745" align="alignright" width="212"] Put your racing legs on![/caption] OK Folks! We've picked a new date and made a few changes. First race is a 1-hour endurance race for people wanting to give racing a try for the first time. Open to all (ages 12+). It will be an MTBA "Come 'n' Try" event so all racers get free race insurance! Second race is a harder 2-hour endurance race. Rider who gets the most laps in the 2 hours wins! MTBA Race membership (or day licence) is necessary. We've removed the e-bike race altogether. We'll gauge interest and look into a dedicated race for them later. Here are the details We are having a charity race day at Paul's Place on Sunday 15/07/2018 to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Queensland. Cost: $30.00 for the day (plus MTBA race day license if required) Where: Paul's Place (32 Ruwoldts Road Dulong) When: Sunday 15th July 2018 - first race starts at 8:30am What: 1-Hour Race (MTBA...

June 29, 2018
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Race Day Update – POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN

In a desperate attempt to stop the rain, last night I tried Grandma's ye olde pagan MTB ritual at Parklands. Now obviously, as today's weather indicates, I stuffed up. I went through and checked each step again and again and then I realised that the full moon is tonight!! IDIOT!! I can't believe I made such a simple mistake! My hamstrings are killing me from all that twerking! But long story short - the race day is postponed until things get dry again. Stay tuned! PS: Sorry to that guy on a night ride and everyone watch out for a dead goat near Tazer trail. [caption id="attachment_6735" align="aligncenter" width="807"] Grandma's Ye Olde pagan recipe cards are so handy[/caption] Michael "I'ma twerkin' class man" Johns Club Secretary...

June 28, 2018
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Race Day Update – Photos and Weather

[caption id="attachment_6619" align="alignright" width="212"] Put your racing legs on![/caption] Good morning folks! So far Paul's place has dodged any serious rain so things are still moving ahead on that front (LOL! - weather pun!). Paul will keep us up to date and we'll see how things are later in the week. Bushranger Peter Legge has generously offered to take the photos for us this time around. We will upload them after the race for you to grab for free. If you want to pay for a bigger picture to be printed (maybe for the ceiling above your bed or something) I'm sure Peter can help you out. Check out Peter's work at http://www.instagram.com/peterleggephoto/ Registrations are still open at https://online.mtba.asn.au/ERegister.aspx?E=5669...

June 26, 2018
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Noosa Trail Master Plan – Survey!

Hi Folks, Tourism Noosa, Noosa District & Landcare, Noosa Council’s Economic Development department and Common Ground Trails are working on a Noosa Trail Masterplan, funded by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve, to enhance the Noosa Trail Network experience for local and visiting bushwalkers, mountain bikers, horse riders and other users. Common Ground Trails have created a survey that you can find HERE. We encourage everyone to fill out the survey and to highlight any areas that need attention on the map. Thanks for the heads up Brad! Further information: https://mysunshinecoast.com.au/news/news-display/hinterland-trail-upgrade-a-big-idea-for-noosa-biosphere-reserve,54206 http://noosabiosphere.org.au/posts/hinterland-trail-upgrade-a-big-idea-for-noosa-biosphere-reserve ...

June 25, 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

More photos below.

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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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Parklands Ride Summary – 10/06/2018

It was awesome weather for a ride on Sunday and Parklands was drying up nicely although there were some reports of puddles on Cancer Tree and a couple puddles along the bottom of Road Rage.

We had about 20 riders so we broke into 2 groups – Nick took the fast lads off in the first group while Toby and Ben took the rest of us for a lovely jaunt through the dryer tracks – we avoided the new stuff as it’s still struggling to dry out.

We went through Rookie Road and then most of Road Rage. We then did the Gumby Loop and then returned via Old Man’s Curse and did the Cabo Creek Climb. We avoided Cancer Tree and shot down to the skills park. Some brave souls attempted the “Zig Zag of Death” (patent pending) and bravely risked their derailleurs and chain-rings to attempt the zigzagged log ride.

We went back to the carpark and a few of the group continued up HoChiHo and then returned and did Jumping Ant. Apparently it was here some extra “fun” was had with Susie toppling down the hill and trying to move a tree with her ribs and Neil going over the handlebars to use his chin to clear sticks from the trail. The good news is they are both OK – Bad news is, there is no video footage of either incident.

Hope you all had fun everyone.

Michael “Climbing sucks” Johns
Club Secretary

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June 12, 2018
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