Been offered a job in Sydney, so we're packing the bags! Gutted to be leaving such and awesome place for mtb, but im hoping to find some good places to ride in Australia too.
We'll spend most of our time in Sydney. Can anyone recommend some sweet trails? Parks? A bit of background: I've been riding a lot of the trails in the Vancouver, Squamish and Whistler areas... steep gnarly technical stuff, twisty windy XC stuff and a little of the Whistler park. Really enjoyed all these - the groomed stuff as well as the rough and rooty. I know Sydney's not gonna be like the North Shore.
As far as bikes go, I've been riding a Giant Reign X0 for most of that, and before we knew we were moving to Sydney I was thinking about getting a Santa cruz nomad or Specialized Enduro. I wanted something that would 'handle the jandal' on the down hills and be a semi decent climber on the uphills.
For Sydney, I'm pretty certain the above bikes would be too much bike for the trails - but does anyone here on RB ride anything like them (All mountain) in Sydney? I was thinking about dropping down to a Stumpjumer or a Santa Cruz Blur LT or similar.
Would love to hear from anyone who rides in Sydney, knows the trails well and who could let me know about what bike would suit.
Cheers, Cam.
We'll spend most of our time in Sydney. Can anyone recommend some sweet trails? Parks? A bit of background: I've been riding a lot of the trails in the Vancouver, Squamish and Whistler areas... steep gnarly technical stuff, twisty windy XC stuff and a little of the Whistler park. Really enjoyed all these - the groomed stuff as well as the rough and rooty. I know Sydney's not gonna be like the North Shore.
As far as bikes go, I've been riding a Giant Reign X0 for most of that, and before we knew we were moving to Sydney I was thinking about getting a Santa cruz nomad or Specialized Enduro. I wanted something that would 'handle the jandal' on the down hills and be a semi decent climber on the uphills.
For Sydney, I'm pretty certain the above bikes would be too much bike for the trails - but does anyone here on RB ride anything like them (All mountain) in Sydney? I was thinking about dropping down to a Stumpjumer or a Santa Cruz Blur LT or similar.
Would love to hear from anyone who rides in Sydney, knows the trails well and who could let me know about what bike would suit.
Cheers, Cam.