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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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“Club Only” Members Update – (NERD TALK ALERT)

Hi Folks, A few people have been asking about "club only" membership (and how come they don't get the awesome SMS/Email notifications). So I thought I'd provide an update. What is a club only membership? Club Only membership is available to those who already hold membership through another club that insures them for mountain biking activities. These clubs are typically affiliated with Mountain Biking Australia (MTBA) and Cycling Australia (CA). However at the moment it's an administratively intensive task of providing your details to us via email and then organising a bank transfer/direct debit through your bank, depositing it directly into our account, or giving money to a committee member who then deposits it on your behalf. Then we need to verify your details, check that the deposit went through, and then manually update the list. That sounds arduous and fraught with error! Indeed it does! But I have been madly tapping away on multiple keyboards and screens at the same time (while wailing on a guitar) trying to revamp the notification code to include...

May 19, 2016
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15/05/16 Glasshouse Lookout Club Ride Summary

Hello all, [caption id="attachment_848" align="alignright" width="170"] He who shall remain nameless, though the orange boots are a bit of a give away[/caption] Sunday’s club ride was attended by approx. 20 riders, one of them me, having decided only the previous night to tag along, due to an Facebook prompt from our ride leader (John) stating that the ride would not be “too” hard. We all showed up in Peachester, for what I'm going to call the first cold start of the year. A few jumpers were visible as we set off, however we and the day quickly warmed up nicely. From the off we eventually arrived at the telephone lines that led us to our first lookout for the day. From here we then did some “exploratory” single track which due to the nature of the surface and obstacles presented, I'm terming “pine cones at the beach”. We eventually spat back out onto the main telephone line towards the Glasshouse Mountains lookout. One rider...

May 17, 2016
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Special Event Update: Parklands Dash Experiment – Sat 4th June 10AM

Hello Bushrangers, The Parklands Dash experiment is getting closer (10am, Sat 4th June 2016) so here is a bit more information for you. 1. It isn’t a race After talking to MTBA about insurance and the different memberships we all have (e.g. race or recreation) this experiment will definitely not be a “race”. So there will be no official timing and no prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. - apart from bragging rights and glory of course. So it’s more of a fun day where you can challenge yourself, have a good ride, brag and get some food afterwards. 2. Parking and staging area Current plan is to start the ride at the end of Radar Hill Road, up towards the quarry where the bitumen stops. This will keep the main carpark free for other park users (we can park along the side of Radar Hill road). Starting the ride here gives us that stretch of dirt road to start and finish the ride in spectacular...

May 17, 2016
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Club Newsletter

Hi Folks, The club newsletter (hosted by MailChimp) has been infrequently used to send out information about special events. This is going to change with the inclusion of a weekly summary of posts from this website. The weekly newsletter will go out on Wednesday mornings. You can subscribe by filling out this form and unsubscribe by using the links at the bottom of the email. Please note the ride notification emails/sms messages are from a different system and only sent to members. See you on the trails!  ...

May 17, 2016
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Trail works in Parklands

FYI Folks, Pete from Trailworx and SCTA will be in Parklands later this week to work on: a new link track from Roo Valley to Meadows (Track 6) refreshing Phoenix track (Track 6) work on flow line from NZ to 4-ways on Meadows (Track 8) work on Rock-a-dile south  (Track 6) work on fall line section of T-track There will be some SCTA trail care days announced for the next two weekends to finish off this new work but if you can provide any assistance during the week it would be great. Stay safe and keep riding everyone!...

May 16, 2016
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14/05/2016 – Gap Creek Trail Care Learning day

Hello 'rangers A few of us Bush Rangers, CORCAs and some other keen local trail advocates went down to Brisbane and helped the Gap Creek Trail Alliance out with a major trail redirect and armoring a creek crossing. There was about 30 of us and in a couple of hours we had scraped out the new trail, moved debris and trunks, made some berms, did some drainage work, armored a creek crossing and covered up the old trail. By the time we left riders were using the new trail. It was an amazing effort and a classic case of many hands make light work. It was exactly the thing we could have with our own trails alliance. A lot of keen volunteers rocking up with a plan, skills, tools and machinery and then smashing out some good work in short order all over the coast. Thanks to Ben, Chad, Andrew and Terry for representin' the Bush Rangers. Thanks to the CORCA guys, Rob MacDonald and the...

May 14, 2016
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Promisedland and Toogoom Roadtrip Summary

What a marvellous tour of the Wide Bay trail networks. After waking up (a little late) to clear autumn skies we scoffed down breakfast and quickly threw the usual roadtrip necessities into the Bongo Brawny campervan i.e. bikes, helmet and...

May 9, 2016
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08/05/2016 – Parklands Club Ride Summary

We had a smaller group today because of the camping trip this weekend but weather was great and the trails were good. Chad took Alf, Andrew, Chris, Will, Graham, Steve and Neil out from the Radar Hill carpark, along Road Rage, over to Red Dog then back around to Lower NZ and Ho Chi Ho. Alf copped a catastrophic sidewall tear on those jagged rocks on top of Road Rage but then drove home, replaced the tyre and came back to finish the ride. That is dedication! Graham, Steve and Neil peeled off from the group and went a different route so I hope you guys had a good ride. I took Greg the rookie out along the novice track and gave him a taste of mountain biking and Parklands. He did really well and I hope I didn't bamboozle him too much with all the advice. It's amazing how much you need to think about when you ride, only really realise it when...

May 8, 2016
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2016 Single Speed World Championships

Many in the club are pleased that the 2016 Single Speed World Championships (SSWC) will be hosted in Woodend, Victoria between October 21 and 23. ‪#‎SSWC2016downunder‬ The town was literally named “wood end” because it is located where the Black Forest ends. At Woodend, prospectors en route to the goldfields in the 1850-60s could finally feel safe from bushrangers who used to hide in ambush in the black woods. No longer will these single speed prospectors feel safe from bushrangers as we will be drinking them under every table and ambushing them on the tracks. Who will be our Mad Dan Morgan? This years event presents a carnival (or carni-velo) theme with the expectation that participants will be dressing up as their favourite carnival character. Those with coulrophobia may wish to reconsider. At some point during the beer drinking there will be a mountain bike race where the only restrictions are a single gear and functional brakes. The race course takes you over the single tracks throughout the nearby Wombat State Forest. Registration for the...

May 7, 2016
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Special Event: Parklands Dash Experiment – Sat 4th June 10AM

Hello 'rangers, We are cooking up some events to liven up our ride calendar. Ben "El Presidente" has got some good things underway but in the meantime I want to put on an event at Parklands on Saturday 4th June at 10am. Now this event isn't your traditional circuit/lap race. It will require speed, strategy and quick decision making so I'm hoping it will equalise the field a bit (and no, it's not a poker run ride - although that's a good idea for another event). I'll send more details later but for now here is what I can say: There is no charge - for now this is a fun, informal experiment to see if it works We'll put on a BBQ (and we may even cook some food on it) Riders will need to be members (for the insurance) Awesome prizes!!* *Prize pool will consist of the following: a certificate of bragging rights (valid until the next event - terms and conditions apply) a big metaphorical trophy of glory (to hold over your head...

May 6, 2016
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