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Manly Dam Closure - Update It would appear that our persistence has paid off and the Manly Dam circuit will be re-opened to mountain bikes! Just awaiting official confirmation and for the 'closed' signs to come down. Thank you all for your support - it shows what can be achieved with a great community effort. Welcome to NoBMoB - the Northern Beaches Mountain Biking Group. Not just for the extraordinary, everybody is welcome! Just starting out? Been riding for years? Join us for our weekly social rides on Sydney's beautiful Northern Beaches and beyond. Why not sign up and post your ride, join someone else or just chart in the forums? Riders from all over Australia are here so you don't have to be a Northern Beaches local to enjoy. Make your plans sound enticing and see who comes along! If you are interested in road riding, check out road.nobmob.com.

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A flying visit

Sun, 07/02/2010 - 17:53

Re: This ride meeting: JetBlack twenty four hours Sydney 2010 Race Results Status: Did not start Time: 0

I didn't compete in the event this year, but somehow couldn't stay away... Gazza talked me into scumming out from Hornsby (107km return) to check out the race - initially wasn't keen but the few minutes there made it worthwhile. The scum wasn't all that bad either - but given the amount of flood debris on the road it was clear things at Del Rio were not going to be pretty.

Already planning an encore

Wed, 30/12/2009 - 19:40

Re: This ride meeting: Rotorua, some of the BEST singletrack in the world Race Results Time: 0

Wow! What can you say about this trip... this place... that can do it justice? I guess you really can't so this will probably seem a bit short:

It seems like an age ago that a very brave Supagav posted up this trip and left it open to all. Amazingly brave but it worked out beautifully, and many thanks to him and V and the folks over in NZ for taking care of so much of the organisation.

This was a bit of a strange experience for me to be honest. Usually taking care of every detail of a trip, but this time was able to just turn the brain off and wonder around, eating when food was shoved under my nose, getting in the van when everyone else did, sleeping when tired, pedalling when there was a hill to climb and grinning like an idiot when there were sweet, flowing berms to follow. It was all a blur, but that just about sums it up!

Skinny tyres go on the 819s

Tue, 08/12/2009 - 19:21

Race Results Time: 0

Today I changed the tyres on the Yeti.

Brand new Monorail (2.1) on the front, brand new Larsen TT (2.0) on the back. Both LUST Kevlar bead. Let's call this it's 'XC trim'... for the upcoming trip. Probably only drop 300g weight compared to the 2.35 Minion/Highroller but these should roll a lot easier and they have the LUST side walls which feel a lot tougher.

Will hopefully have a quick test ride tomorrow to check the Monorail feels as good as others claim they do.