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I just had a chat with our friendly local park ranger and he told me that FFMV are planning to commence the second planned burn tomorrow. It will affect the south end of Hobbs Rd and is expected to take a few days to cool, followed by tree safety assessments. I'd suggest steering clear of the...

Ahhh... good memories!!! I still miss that place. There's some jumps north of the Whitten bridge in the landfill/quarry if you don't want to start from scratch. They were built about 12 months ago so will need a little work. If you're building near the trestle bridge, be aware that they'll...

If you drive up via TBJ, the road isn't too bad. You could drive to the Razorback Hut in a Forester and probably to the Pinnacle Trk too if you took it slow. I drove down down the back of No 3 road via Carters Rd and Plain Creek Trk in Dec 2020 and it was pretty rocky with fairly big water...

I was down there today. Great job getting it all done. I know how hard it is dealing with the council. The pump track is my favourite but the"xc" trails are fun for beginners. Does anyone know is there is a maintenance plan in place for the descending trails as the berms are already getting a...

Depends on what you mean by open. Is the trail there? Yes. Is it maintained? No. Will you get in trouble for riding it? Highly unlikely.

I was out there yesterday and the trails are in great nick. Just be aware there's a tree down on Mrs Cow around a corner (about 1/2 way down the trail). It was too big to move on my own and will need to be cut. Thanks to the trail fairies!

Glad they got you the new bike. The transfer fee is charged by the bike shop, right? My understanding is that's the bike shops cost to build the bike up. I could be wrong... Out of interest, what bad things have you heard about the 2017 frames? Got any links/references?

You'll almost certainly get a complete new bike. I broke my 2011 26" Anthem X2 (alu), and they replaced it with a 2012 26" Anthem Advanced (carbon) frame. When I cracked the carbon frame in 2014, they replaced that with an entire new bike - 2014 27.5" Anthem Advanced 0 frame with Anthem 1...

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't recommend the full circuit road loop (its bad enough just driving it), but using it to get to TBJ wouldn't be the worst climb ever. The fire road from TBJ to the top of Stirling would be a challenge in itself but nowhere near as bad as riding up Klingsporn.

Yep Klingsporn is closed to bikes now by DEPI. It sucks! You wouldn't have much luck riding up Klingsporn anyway. Its difficult to walk in parts let alone ride. They are all big climbs on your list. I've ridden up the road from Mirimbah on the MTB and it's definitely the easiest way to the...

Trav/anyone know what's happening with the epic loop? Is it going to be extended up to the stockyards? The sections already there starting at the rangers hut are great, but it'd be awesome to have a complete singletrack loop.

Completely agree with everything said here. A full face isn't required on Klingsporn but I've had some good stacks there so it's full face only for me these days. The DH trails under the chairlift require a full face. There's plenty of summer accommodation on the mountain and it's...

They might have been there... 12 years ago

What's wrong with the Rapid Robs that you have? I run the Rapid Rob's because they are insanely cheap and have as good or better cornering/climbing grip than the other low rolling resistance tyres I've tried (including Maxxis Crossmarks, Conti Race King, Ritchey Shield). At $23 a piece from...

Best course preview ever!

Cheers for the invite! I was feeling it more yesterday than I did on Sunday.

I haven't used one so I'm not 100% sure. By the looks of it you can backtrack along your "bread crumb trail" back to the start or follow a predefined course that you upload from the computer (seems flaky/unreliable based on the forum threads I've read) but I can't see any reference to returning...

I'm not sure about all the other options out there but I've had a Garmin Edge 800 for the last few years and I've been extremely happy with it. It's been all around the world with me, including multiple trips to Whistler and various other bike parks for DH as well as XC. If you want maps then...

I might be keen on tagging along, but I haven't been there for years. What's the plan? Is there dirt on site? Do you have a layout/plans yet?

I wonder if he found that out in the 6 years since he posted?