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Finished university last year, been working the standard 9-5 for the past 6 months and already regretting not taking a gap year between school/university to live the bike bum lifestyle somewhere like Whistler or Queenstown. I've been lucky enough to visit both while studying but it's only served...

After a month in Whistler, the depression has really started to kick in and a few of the boys in the group have thrown the idea out of making the 2017 holiday a trip around Europe with enduro bikes in a big campervan. It's a very loose thought at the moment but thinking end of June to end of...

In the early stages of planning what I'm going to do after I graduate university at the end of next year and feeling like it'd be the best opportunity I'll get to spend a year overseas being a bike bum. Likely going to spend the christmas months in Queenstown before heading to whistler for the...

I have recently started commuting to uni to try and save a bit of cash as well as to get fitter. I've been riding downhill with a bit of XC for a while so I'm not slow but I'm definitely not up to the pace of proper roadies. I jumped onto a guys wheel yesterday just after an intersection who I...

Recently taken over a set of old dirt jumps that have been abandoned for a couple of years (knew the previous builders/riders and they've been out of the scene for a while, got their permission to re-build so I'm not stepping on anyones toes). Obviously the jumps themselves are pretty run down...

Currently been lifting regularly for 6months and have got to the point where my grip strength using a standard overhand grip is limiting how much weight I'm able to lift. I'm doing 4x8 at just above body weight using an overhand grip but finding my back/legs aren't feeling anywhere near as much...

Save the dates, 25th-29th of March Crankworx will now be held in a third location only a few hours flight away, bring on Crankworx NZ! http://www.pinkbike.com/news/crankworx-rotorua-new-zealand-2014.html

Going over to New Zealand during July for a snowboarding trip and figure it'll be easier for me to simpler and not much more expensive to get my own helmet rather than renting one every day. Seeing as I doubt there's any snowboard shops in Brisbane, what are some brands/websites I should look...

Currently have a Bryton rider 30 and decided recently to start uploading my rides online just as an easier way of tracking total distance, ride times, etc, than manually recording it. On a ride yesterday though there was a significant difference in the elevation gain recorded on the device and...

Apparently the owners of Hafjell bike park are considering closing their summer time operation. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/The-end-of-Hafjell-Bike-Park-2014.html

Basically I can't stand the smell or taste of tuna, can't stand most fish really. Trying to improve my nutrition habits which have never been bad but could definitely be improved and canned tuna is one of the easier things to pack into my bag for commuting to uni. Not looking for someone to tell...

Just goes to show that horrible accidents can happen at any time. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Video-CGs-Bloody-Crash.html

From my basic understanding, progressive overload is the gradual increasing of the intensity of training within a short period over a course of multiple cycles. Within each cycle there would be a period of gradual overload as well as a recovery period, before recommencing the overload within the...

Locations and dates for next years SEQ Sunshine series have been announced and looking good, should be a good year of racing. http://www.qldmtb.com.au/2014-yakima-sunshine-series/

Seeing as there isn't a 2014 team rumours/team changes thread yet figured I'd have to make one. First team change I've seen is that Lewis Buchanan is off SC Intense and will be riding for Kona next year: http://instagram.com/p/hOHN7ZMc6J/

Have a vote on who you'd like to see host the 2014 QLD state champs, so far just the two venues showing interest. https://queenslandmountainbike.wufoo.com/forms/dh-state-championships-2014/

Was recently cleaning out the shed and found a Jetblack fluid trainer at the back, had completely forgotten I'd gotten it as part of a deal with the commuter bike a couple of years ago. Wanting to give it some use but was just wondering how to get the best out of it. Should I buy a cadence...

So how many people do you think tuned in to watch the live streaming of the world cup rounds this year? The stats surprised me a little. http://dirt.mpora.com/news/live-streaming.html

Seeing as it's the middle of uni exams I figured now would be the perfect time to start thinking up a downhill road trip. Figure that escaping to a happy place and letting all my ideas percolate subconsciously will help me get better marks... maybe. Just trying to think of what would...

Just wondering if the complete national series has been announced yet. Last I heard was that all the dates and a couple of the venues were confirmed but haven't heard any updates and seeing as the series starts in a bit over a month figured it'd all be out by now.