Snow MTB… in Summer!
Here's something you don't see that often in Australia...
Here's something you don't see that often in Australia...
Mt Buller has been on my MTB bucket list for a few years now. Summers have come and gone yet for whatever reason I’ve never got around to checking out what has become Victoria’s premiere riding destination. Maybe I’ve been waiting for this! (more…)
Just like they say in The Matrix, everything that has a beginning has an end. I didn’t want to let go of my old 1991 Stumpy but seeing it sit in the shed and gather dust wasn’t much fun either. It needed a better home. (more…)
From creating and maintaining ‘illegal’ trails in the Central Victorian bush to working on the 2014 World Cup XC and DH trails in Far North Queensland for World Trail. Who would have saw that coming? Not me that’s for sure… well maybe in my dreams! (more…)
Cairns MTB folk are stoked and rightly so.
From animal tracks to overgrown fire and logging trails, back in the early days of MTB every unsealed track was worth a look see. That none were designed in any way for MTB just added to fun and adventure. The Bump Track in Mowbray National Park is one such trail that has been enjoyed by mountain bikers for over 25 years. After a great day at Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park I figured it was fitting to head back in time and enjoy some old school MTB on the infamous Bump Track before continuing on to Smithfield. (more…)
I’ve been drooling over trail construction images posted to World Trail’s Facebook page for what seems to be forever. From my home in Victoria I wondered if I’d ever ride their trails in Far North Queensland, some ~3500km from Castlemaine. But driving up to Queensland to stay with my folks in the Burdekin district meant Atherton and Cairns were now just one weekend road trip away… (more…)