Recent content by Marx

Die another day. So when do you think this die-back might start to kick in?

Horseshoe Bend farm in Keilor north/west of Melbourne, has 're-opened' as a park area at the end of October 2016. There are no animals or working farm as such, and the existing farm building have been boarded up, but there are toilets & a water point and the area in & around is open grassland &...

Hi, can we just rock up with our bikes to ride the course on the day without any pre-registering etc?

Yeah, I'm just getting my head around the correct geo specs when looking at different MTB configurations. My current ride has a Bottom bracket drop (BBD) of 60mm running 29er wheels, so any 6fattie with a BBD of 50mm (approx) should still give me the same crank clearance I'm enjoying now.

Yeah I'll keep an eye out for a Specialized test ride. The best thing I personally discovered riding a 29er (compared to ole school 26 XC bike) is the chainwheel & pedal clearance everywhere. I'm able to crank through corners banked over with hardly any pedal strike, & log/rock garden...

So these plus size wheels, has anyone ridden them in the real world? Is it true what they say about them? Are there any unique issues with them? Can I go for plus size tyres on a hardtail & get almost a dual-esque sort of ride? Should I beleive the hype? I currently got a hardtail 29er...

...y-dokeys.

I heard that you can use your own pencils, so I might take my kids pencil case into the cardboard urinal with me. What's the funniest thing I can write on the cubicle? Undecided if my ballot dick/balls should be in profile or aerial.

Yep that's it. I remember that sign at the track head (at the end of the vid), but was going the other way on the Management trail so I didn't stop to read it (duh). Looks cool. I was attempting to string trails together for a 50km XC loop on Saturday without doing any trail twice. Somewhere...

My first time in a long time at stockyards. What's the trail in the pit? It's near the lakes/ponds, to the west of Quarry Pit (track). It's not on any maps that I see. Is it black? http://www.youyangsmtbinc.com.au/maps.html (As a guide, with no pre-runs I had issues [aka hike-a-bike] with...

Now that the Willsmere/Chandler park excavated pipe works has completed, that little bit of trail along the Guide Dogs fence line needs more MTBs through it.

Trail gumbies sitting on the trail are about as considerate as local wildlife, so I cool it if I can't eyeball the bit of trail I want to smoke down. Humans out there are out of their usual environment in the bush, so it's not surprising to find some camped out in the worst possible bits of...

New wheel size too, back to 17inch wheels from 16.5. Yam & Honda have got wings too, like Ducati.... Don't think Stoner is racing, but he's out there this weekend. The Yamaha ones at Qater are pretty big too, like the Ducats...

Pump tracks do require a fair bit of maintenance, in comparison to XC trails, and requires powered equipment to keep in shape. The pump track at Kensington (JJ Holland park) is closed on wet days & large parts of the winter, not sure how something like that wold be managed at Plenty Gorge...

Right, makes sense. I was thinking more 'bout just a name, or nickname on a helmet, placed to the rear of the helmet so other riders know who their dealing with. It's just that sometimes with racing & some larger social rides, some people end up being known for the color of their...