Ride MTB – Page 38 – Digital Hippie

Back Country Melrose

Back Country Adventure

Post published:August 14, 2012
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Over the Edge Sports Ride Melrose

Special Melrose treat today – headed out into the back country with Rich from Over the Edge. Great MTB adventure including one of the most fun sustained non MTB trail descents I’ve ridden in a long while that included all the good stuff – risk, speed and difficulty, including big consequences if you have an off. It reminded me of MTB riding in the Victorian High Country in the late 80’s/early 90’s – wild and woolly – before there were MTB specific trails. Look forward to doing that descent again one day without the +10kg of camera junk in my backpack! (more…)

Bartagunyah Super D, Melrose Fat Tyre Festival

Melrose 45th Birthday Bash

Post published:August 13, 2012
Post category:Mountain Biking Over the Edge Sports Ride Melrose

Being in Melrose, South Australia for a couple of weeks over your 45th birthday… that’s one insanely cool prezzie I reckon! The birthday plan: Sun up to sun down MTB love fest 🙂 (more…)

Start of the Whiskey Trail Bartagunyah

Whiskey Trail Bartagunyah

Post published:August 9, 2012
Post category:Mountain Biking Over the Edge Sports Ride Melrose

Bartagunyah is a ~2000 acre property on the outskirts of Melrose SA and in addition to sheep, kangaroos and vineyards is home to a bunch of arguably lesser known MTB trails, including one of the local’s favorite MTB rides – the Whiskey Trail. (more…)

Give Blood & Bones

Post published:July 31, 2012
Post category:Mountain Biking Ride Central Victoria

Great evening for a Winter night ride - cold, still, big moon.

Woodbrook MTB Trail

Post published:July 25, 2012
Post category:Mountain Biking Ride Central Victoria

With the sun shining and the local trails almost back to being dry, but rain forecast for the next couple of days there was an opportunity to good to miss today to check out the new ‘Woodbrook’ MTB trail made up of a mix of old, new and brand spanking new trails. I’ve had a touch of the flu but figured if it got worse, well with the rain I probably wouldn’t be riding much in the next couple of days anyway! (more…)

Rainy Daze

Post published:July 21, 2012
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria

No shortage of cold, grey, rainy days this Winter. When the sun peeps through you’ve gotta get out there and soak in the warm rays. (more…)

Night Shade

Post published:July 17, 2012
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria

After a bunch of cold, grey rainy days finally a starry night and dry trails for the most part too – all up a great oppo for a night ride. I took the camera and mini tripod along and took a snap of one of my favorite trees along the way. (more…)

Bush Pig

Post published:July 13, 2012
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria

Generally I don’t set out to ride in the rain or on muddy trails. It’s not really about wrecking the local trails as for the most part they are insanely robust and as close to mud free as you can get. It’s more to do with trashing the bike unnecessarily – why not save yourself the cost and hassle and do something else until the weather clears? That’s the theory anyway. (more…)