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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20/04/2016 – Parklands Night Ride Summary

Hello Bushrangers, Wednesday's night ride was good with the temperature great, the bunyips not eating anybody and the rain not showing up (apart from a tiny bit of drizzle). On the ride we had Andrew, Brad, Chad, Terry, Neil and myself (and lots of cane toads). We first did a 5km loop through the Novice track and then some of us went up to the top gate and barrelled down lower NZ and Ho Chi Ho. Chad and Andrew did an extra ride before we even started because they are just hardcore like that. It was Brad and Neil's first night ride and they were pretty impressed. It really transforms trails you already know into something a lot different. We even had a well earned post-ride beer as a special night-ride treat, it was soooo good....

April 22, 2016
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Tre-X Off-Road Triathlon Results

Couldn't ask for better conditions for racing at the Ewen Maddock Dam Camp - the rain leading up to the weekends event helped freshen up the water, soak the off-road running circuit and settle the dust on the MTB course. The water temperature was a pleasant 23°C for the beginning swim leg at 8:30am, 400m for the short, 1500m for the long. and was over in no time at all with most of the competitors out of the water within 30min. The mountain bike course was a slight variation to the Ferny Forest loop with some of the access roads used as passing areas and to get the riders back to the finish line for either another lap (3 laps for long course) or to go back into transition for the run. The running circuit took the runners all over the place and included ankle deep water for the most part and the 'tar pit' of thick mud to make things...

April 21, 2016
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ROAD TRIP! Trail Care Learning Day at Gap Creek

Kurt from the Sunshine Coast Council is organising a trail care learning day for us (Sunshine Coast MTB clubs) at Gap Creek on Saturday May 14th. If you're interested in learning how to develop and maintain trails while getting your hands dirty please register at: http://sunshinecoast.i-events.info/link/id/zzzz570ef36d942ef049/regform?evuid=zzzz570ef3078a759178 His email to the clubs with all the info: To all sunshine coast wide MTB clubs, I have arranged a trail care learning day with Gap Creek Trail Alliance(GTCA) on May 14th. The goal of this day is to gather those on the coast who have an interest in sustainable MTB trail development and head down and spend time with GCTA to share experiences, knowledge, as well as participate in some hands on trail work. As such I have arranged the following: A bus to depart from Etamogah pub @ 6am on Saturday the 14th of May returning from Brisbane at 1pm for those who would like to travel down together and save their fuel. We are going to be doing some...

April 15, 2016
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10/04/2016 – Parklands club ride summary

Eight of us showed up for another casual jaunt through Parklands today. The weather was good and the trails were spot on with most of the mud gone. We had Alf, Chris, Craig, Damien, Pete and Will show up and we hooked up with some other riders later on. Today's intrepid ride leader was Greg and he did a fine job with his selection of trails that were challenging and fun. He even took the others who wanted more for an even longer ride. Total ride time for the final four was 3.5hrs, ride length was around 20km and there was either 400, 500 or 700m of elevation depending on who's Garmin you believe. [caption id="attachment_610" align="alignright" width="300"] This sucks![/caption] I bowed out 1hr in with yet another sidewall tear as I tore down lower NZ (obviously caused by my hardcoredness).          ...

April 11, 2016
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A Fantastic Effort at the 2016 Merida 24hr

It was a brilliant weekend at the Spicers Hiddenvale Resort in Grandchester QLD. Partly cloudy with temperatures on the warm side of 30 The Merida 24hr (and 4hr) race began at noon with a mass start of over 500 participants, music and the countdown blaring, and smoke machines squirting dry ice vapour over the starting line. The following 24hrs (or 4hrs) would become a combination of endurance and concentration as there were quite a few sketchy parts of the course that caused damage to both bikes and riders. After a short first lap the the race was on in earnest with the 4hr riders turning up the pressure and 24hr riders settling in for the long haul. Fine bull dust was the theme of the course with riders coming out covered head to tyre after only a few laps. While there was less elevation that previous years the new course made up for it by adding various technical challenges to each climb and sweeping descents with features...

April 10, 2016
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2016 Sunshine Series Starting Soon

QLD Mountainbike  will be kicking off their 2016 cross-country race series at Underwood Park, Rochedale on the 17th April. This year they are introducing the Veteran Women category (age 30-39) and will continue with the Sports category that caters to anyone who wants to have a go. The six well organised events are each hosted at a different location around SEQ and you can attend as many as you wish. I have added them into our club calendar (no notifications though, you'll need to come back and check). To register for the upcoming race or the series go to: https://online.mtba.asn.au/ERegister.aspx?E=3046     We invite members who attend any mountain bike race to send in your results for inclusion in a weekly summary post.  ...

April 8, 2016
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New Bushrangers banner has arrived

The old banner was missing in action for awhile and now it's showing its age with the ink peeling off in places. A new banner was quickly designed and printed up and looks pretty bloody good (even if I do say so myself)! The timing is great as we will have it up at the 24hr ride this weekend and the Trex ride next weekend. We also have a booth at the upcoming Heart Week expo. GO BUSHRANGERS!...

April 8, 2016
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20/03/2016 – Mapleton community ride summary

Well what a great ride today was! John was ride leader today and rumour had it that he was going to mix things up a bit. Now on the few rides I've been on where John says this it usually meant we were up for a whole lot of climbing and I'd more than likely be saying words similar to "goshdarnit" and  "I think I'm a little bit pooped". But my fears were totally unwarranted because the ride ended up being pretty awesome and just the right amount of challenging. Initial ride briefing was loud and clear, the trails chosen were a good mix of climbing, flow and technical and the ride was smoothly adapted where needed to account for the varying fitness levels of the group. It was big group of 28 today and after riding together from the Mapleton township through some beautiful trails we arrived at the Mapleton Day Use Area where we split up into a "Gung Ho" group and a "Moderate" group. The gung ho group shot...

April 3, 2016
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We have a world champion in our midst

[caption id="attachment_612" align="alignright" width="300"] Many mountains to climb Pete[/caption] On Saturday night (02/04/2016) the club celebrated Peter Bigaila's WEMBO World Championship 24Hour category win (individual result) that earned him a rainbow jersey and another achievement among many in his long sporting career. For anyone who has been tracking Pete's training regime it came as no surprise as Pete has been clocking up many many kilometres and achieving great results in various 24hr, marathon and other cross-country events.  His next event, the Merida 24hr at Hiddenvale this weekend and we'll be cheering him all the way.    ...

April 3, 2016
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Why Women’s Only Rides?

Many have pondered the big question- "Why are there not more women riders?" All dressed up and looking the part, I head off on my 29er (with very wide bars), for my first MTB experience. Hubby and number one son, decide that we should go explore Parklands. After getting off my bike for numerous obstacles (logs and sharp rocks) and narrow gaps between trees, (what were they doing there in the first place?), I began to wonder and stress a wee bit, (we seem to be forever descending into a black hole), I know what goes down eventually has to come up. What am I doing here? This is not fun! After falling off a few times and walking more than riding, I decide that mountain biking is not for me. This is a familiar story and well-meaning partners and husbands encouraging words of “You can do it love” just doesn’t always cut it. After scraping yourselves off the forest floor, many...

April 1, 2016
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