I sprang out of bed with the epiphany that our club rides have been lacking in nasty hills lately. So I thought what better place to catch up on this elevation shortage than Parklands, our ride location for last Sunday.
Arriving early at the Atkinson Road West entrance of Parklands I passed Chad grinding up the hill to meet up with Andrew for a few sneaky runs on Phoenix before the group ride started at 7am. Be like Chad, embrace the climbs.
There will be some road closures due to the Mooloolaba Triathlon on Sunday 12/03/2017. So heads up if you are heading to Parklands from that direction. https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Experience-Sunshine-Coast/Events/Mooloolaba-Triathlon-Information...
[caption id="attachment_2735" align="alignright" width="300"] Click for more info about IWD2017[/caption] I thought the Bushrangers should say a big hello and a "You go Girl" <bobs head and clicks fingers> to all our female riders - the smarterest and better looking of all the genders! Thanks to the amazing efforts of Susie and the GoGirls there are more ladies in the club than ever and it's truly great, because to borrow a line from the Jerry McGuire movie - "You complete me" (with "me" meaning the club, not me personally because I've already been completed by the lovely Kim - sorry ladies). Interesting read: http://womenwhocycle.com/2017/03/the-role-of-the-bicycle-in-improving-womens-lives/ Interesting quotes: “The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community.” Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895 ------------------------------ Ned Flanders: “You were bicycling two abreast?” Homer Simpson: “I wish. We were bicycling to a lake.” The Simpsons Michael (Where is Susie? She would be better at this!) Johns Club Secretary...
Hello everyone, I've just emailed out the agenda items and some information about the upcoming AGM on the 19/03/2017. If you didn't get it or have questions let me know at secretary@bushrangers.org and I'll get it sorted. Stay Safe! Keep Riding! Michael "I'm so organised" Johns Club Secretary...
Tomorrow (Wednesday 8th March) In2Adventure are offering discounted entry fees for the Moreton Bay MTB series among other things. The catch is that it applies to the first 20 entries only so be ready to enter at 9:00 AM on the dot. To enter tomorrow go to: https://in2adventure.com.au/one-day-only-entry-special-wednesday-8th-march-free-entries-mad-discounts/ The Moreton Bay MTB Series races are all located at the Murrenbong Scout Camp and supported by the Moreton Bay Regional Council and includes a mix of races including: LunarC A nightime endurance race lasting 8hrs on a 10km course starting at 10PM Back2Back 3 races over a weekend with the best cumulative time across all three races determining the winner. Back Stage Triple A mini-series, also over a weekend, consisting of a 4.5km time-trial, 7.5km 3 race Eliminator, and a 30km cross-country race. In2Adventure are the same crew who organise the TreX series part of which is held at Ewen Maddock Dam each year that also provides the 20 and 50km MTB XC races the following day as part of their DirtFest...
Hello ‘rangers!
The weather was a bit dismal yesterday morning so I was expecting a low turnout at yesterday’s ride but we ended up with 25 people! We had Helen, Wayne, Julie and Ian from CORCA show up as well as new riders Em, Jason and Phil come along (I hope I got Phil’s name right). Pete Bigaila (the recently published megastar) was like, only a metre away from me. I swear I almost wet myself. If I had had a felt pen I would’ve asked him to sign my boobs or something and not bath ever again.
We rode through the dam trails with the idea we can take the sneaky shortcut to Ferny Forest but it ended up being way too boggy so we had to continue through to Landsborough then we rode back to Ferny Forest along Steve Irwin way. Ian and Julie dropped off here and had their coffee break at Landsborough. You did good Julie – 15km through loose trails at a rather brisk pace – nice work!
Brewhaha Coffee van at Ferny Forest!
Most of us stopped at Ferny Forest for coffee and a chat at the BrewHaha coffee van. A few of the others went off and did a lap of Ferny Forest before their coffee. This was where Chad got pretty dirty when he had a crash (yes, another one) while trying to keep up with Paul and Pete. I had a go at Graham’s Focus e-bike which was pretty cool (although the bike’s computer kept calling me Graham).
It's National Ride to School day on Friday 17/03/2017 so if you have any school age kids why don't you ride with them to school (or even park down the street and they can ride as you walk beside them). Some schools have dedicated rides planned so check to see if your school has anything organised. If it gets kids onto bikes is good in my books! From the website: "Over the past 40 years the number of children who are physically active everyday has significantly dropped. Today, levels of physical activity are at an all-time low. In the 1970s, eight out of ten students rode or walked to school. That number has dropped to just two out of ten. Sadly, Australian kids are now spending up to 16 hours of their day in front of a screen." National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity for every school community to ditch the car and embrace a healthier start to the day by riding and...
So our Chad rode at Garapine last weekend in the first round of the Shimano Enduro Series.
There was a massive turn out with 300+ riders getting their full-face helmets on and giving themselves to the wonderful combination of dirt and gravity.
Courtesy of a big crash on a practice run
Now Chad is no stranger to going fast and falling off his bike a lot and this weekend was no exception. On the practice runs on Saturday he had a massive tumble which left him and his helmet a bit worse for wear. Despite the injuries he still pulled some respectable times on the Sunday and finished in the middle of his category.
Here is some more awesome video and pictures over at PinkBike to check out and the full results are here.
Nice work Chad!!
The AGM is on Sunday the 19th at 2pm at the Maroochy Botanical Gardens (only 18 more sleeps OMG!!!). If you have anything to go on the agenda get it to me by Friday (03/03/2017) so I can get it collated and sent out to all the members before the AGM. Nominations The President, Secretary, Treasurer, Women's Advocacy Officer and Social Co-ordinator are all happy to stay on in their roles. We do need nominations for the following new roles. Training Co-ordinator - Organise the coaching qualifications, training clinics, helps with rookies. Ride Leaders - A pool of experienced riders to lead or sweep on our regular rides or take us on new ones (if they want too). Race Committee - plans and organises the races (STRAVA based and regular race/s) and timing. Trails Officer - maintains adopt-a-trail system, trail care days and manages equipment and volunteers. Door Prize [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="300"] The robot bike thing can be modified with MTB bars, pedals and geometry[/caption] Peter Mabey from Masterfit has...
[caption id="attachment_2666" align="alignright" width="226"] Download the PDF here[/caption] The new Multisport Mecca is out and look who is on the front cover - Pete Bigaila. So famous! Nice work Pete! There is also a good write up on the upcoming LunarC MTB race and last week's Shimano Enduro Series at Garapine that Chad competed in. @MultisportMecca #MultisportMecca ...
