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MTB Coverage in the Media.
August 28, 2008 – 2:07 pm | No Comment

G’day fellow MTB net heads, I have been thinking over the last few weeks about the amount of coverage our sport gets in mainstream media. Sure you may see a small snippet of some poor …

Confessions of a fat man
July 10, 2008 – 6:18 pm | One Comment

OK, that sounds a bit harsh but it’s the general feeling around these parts.
Reading the journal of Mr. Pizzaz, I got to thinking that a diary from the point of view of someone trying to …

An ageing demographic?
June 25, 2008 – 9:31 am | No Comment

I was thinking about the post “Mountain Bikers Care About Wild Places” in conjunction with the recent “….tap, tap, tap …..” forum post regarding the aging mountain biking demographics as I rode along yesterday.
I mountain …

Mountain Bikers Care About Wild Places
June 16, 2008 – 10:33 am | One Comment

I’m lucky. I can ride out my garage and be on the dirt in five minutes. I can be in a park in 20, and then have trail and fireroad choices that can keep me …

Some results
June 11, 2008 – 8:54 am | No Comment

So the programme has been going along ok for a few weeks now. Time for a bit of a progress update.
To date I’ve been focusing on two things. Loosing bulk (from me!) and …

A Once in a Decade Opportunity for Cycling Access
May 29, 2008 – 8:52 am | No Comment

Hello All,
Below and attached are some details on a very important chance to gain more equitable access for cycling on land managed by the Sydney Catchment Authority. Some of you are already …

Run what ya brung
January 13, 2008 – 12:37 pm | No Comment

Are we in danger of becoming bike snobs? Do we really have to spend $5000+ to have fun? I’ve seen and heard riders pooh poohing other riders for their cheap, uncool brand bikes. I’ve also …

Go climb a mountain!
January 9, 2008 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Rarefied mountain air sucks past my dried out epiglottis, tunneling down into every available alveoli in my lungs as I struggle for breath up yet another sharp crest of the fire trail. I gush out …