It’s about a 12 hour drive to Melrose from Central Victoria but you forget all of that in the final few kilometers as the road swings directly toward the side of Mt Remarkable. Driving fatigue is replaced with a serious hankering to get on the MTB and hit the trails ASAP. So that’s what I did. A quick run down Dodging Bullets and the Northern Mini Super D got the eyes open and blood pumping in no time. (more…)
My lucky number 13 delivered again – literally – with the UPS guy dropping off the COOLEST of cool MTB boxes ever! What was in the box? I can’t say ATM but dang… feeling lucky punk? You betcha 😛 (more…)
Check out the new 'Five' video from Chris Akrigg, back from breaking his leg... twice! It's gotta be one of the best MTB videos I've seen for ages.
About 18 months ago a fuel reduction burn got a little out of hand and scorched a favorite section of bush. Since then the wildlife has slowly returned as things start to grow back. I saw the first koala since the burn the other day, down low in a tree right beside the singletrack. Nice! Here’s a snap taken of the drop bear with the phone. (more…)
What a great day the inaugural Goldfields Steam Train Challenge AKA Race the Train turned out to be! Cyclists could opt to ‘Race’ the train on the dirt trails that run beside the railway from Castlemaine to Maldon, or join in the social ‘Ride’ back from Maldon to Castlemaine. (more…)
Light rain overnight followed by a sunny, breezy day meant that by mid afternoon the fresh connector trail was in prime condition for some packing down Mojo HD style. I spent an hour and a half trucking back and forth over the tacky trail packing down the ride line. Lots of fun, and hardly a speck of mud! (more…)
With Race the Train this Sunday I thought it was about time to dust off the 36’er and start…err… train-ing! (more…)
Wow, the long hot Summer has been replaced by short cool Autumn days and cold evenings. It’s taking a while for the body’s thermostat to adjust! (more…)