Nettlefold Foundation is a great cause guys so get involved. More details HERE

G.

Shaping up to be a great year for MTB racing of all disciplines. Winter DH session is locked away so check out more details HERE

G.

Not to be missed, a day of shuttles and practice at Tolosa to sharpen your skills on this choice track! No race, no pressure. Bring a friend and introduce them to the sport

Senior riders will be there to pass on tips.

* Rego 9am – noon

* Riding from 9am - 3pm

* $20 for shuttles

* $5 Social day licence if you don’t have an annual MTBA licence

* BBQ and drinks as per usual

* St John in attendance

Marshals needed - so bring support too!

A rare DH meeting will be held on Monday, 29 March, 2010 at 6pm at the Midcity Hotel – enter via the Elizabeth Street door.

We will be discussing issues from this season and planning for the 2010-2011 DH season to make DH riding and racing bigger and better. Here’s your chance to have your say and make it happen.

Simon has the 2010-2011 Nationals series dates and venues so we will be able to draft the local 2010-2011 calendar too.

Cathy - DH Coordinator

Hi DH Riders & supporters,

Bike Ride is our 2009-2010 DH State Championship Spot Prize sponsor. Bike Ride will be 'setting up shop' at Tolosa for the State Championships on Saturday & Sunday, March 6 & 7 - they will have have a demo DH bike available to ride - a Mongoose Boot'R. So tell your mates who are "gunna do it one day" get off the computer and come and try downhill riding on a Mongoose Boot'R!

Bike Ride is also offering 20% off all fork services prior to the State Championship weekend - including parts. It is crucial that the forks are booked in prior to the 1st March as Bike Ride cannot be sure that forks booked in after this date will be serviced before the champs.

You can find Bike Ride at 74A Liverpool St., Hobart TAS 7000 - (03) 6231 6202 - ride@bikeride.com.au

Get organised now for a full weekend of shuttles, DH riding and racing on 6 & 7 March 2010.

Oh! Did you also know that the 4X State Championships (seeding & racing) will be held at Tolosa on Saturday 6 March between 1:30 - 3pm.

Cheers, Cathy

Everyone who planning to race in the upcoming Wellington Super D better get there entries in asap, the details and form can be found here.

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Get excited people! a truly iconic event in the making. More info here

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Sign up, help out and be part of the best national round to date.

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Details can be found here.

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Details can be found here.

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Poster up soon for but for now all the details can be found here. Hope to see you all out there.

G.

Follow this link for more info.

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Bring shovels, hoes, mattocks and wheelbarrows.

Hey everyone, Just got word that the Draft Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan has been released for public comment.

Check out the Sport and Rec site for some light reading HERE

and discuss the plan on the forums

and don't forget to forward your comments to info@inspiringplace.com.au

All the details can be found here. Thanks to Cathy for the Info.

G.

All the details for the Tolosa day can be found here.

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All the details can be found here. Thanks to Cathy for the Info.

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Pedalbite will be in Whistler this year to represent the tassie crew. Stay tuned for more coverage of the event.

Major changes to the calendar, please refer to the forum topic HERE

forum topic Discuss HERE

Hey guys! few important dates to remember over the next week.

June 22nd, 23rd and 24th

Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan community forums are being held next week, This THE time to have your voice heard. Hope to see everyone there, time to take those opinions off the keyboard and into a public forum.

Please check here to for the date and location closest to you.

June 25th

The "Riders of Kingborough" meeting has been set to discuss the future of MTB in the greater Kingborough area.

forum topic Get more info HERE

The online survey for the state mountain bike strategy is now open- follow the links below and make your voice heard.

All those who complete the survey can choose to go into the draw to win one of two National Parks Annual All Parks Passes.

Tasmanian mtb plan website

-Simon French

forum topic Get more info HERE

All the details can be found here. Thanks to Cathy for the Info.

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check it out here

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more info here

Here is the final calendar for DH racing in Tasmania for 2008-2009.

talk about it here

Downhill race at the Lea track is coming soon ladys and gents.

more info here

Give yourself an advantage and Pre fill in the following reg forms so you can get practicing on the day faster!

Download pre registration form here

more info here

If you ride in Trevallyn or Kate Reed Reserves the Parks and Wildlife Service want to hear from you.

read more and complete online surveys

-Tim

The Bushland & Reserves Unit of the Hobart City Council want your feed back on the new North-South track.

Link and more Info! here

So if you have ridden the track make sure you fill it in and have some input into the future of riding on Mt Wellington

G.

Times:

Registration - 9am til 10.30am

Practice - 9am til 12.00pm

briefing - 12.30pm

racing - 1.00pm

Other info:

An MTBA licence is required to race on the day, as is a full face helmet and bike must meet MTBA requirements.

$20 entry!

day licence - $15 all ages

full year licence - $70 junior

(19&under), $90 senior

On race day, the track will be signed from the main road. Practice is encouraged prior to race day but is not the concern of LMBC or MTBA. DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.

More details about the race and how you can help on the day here

This is huge, everybody has been asking when the next nats round @Tolosa is going to be and now it's official!

Round 5: February 28 - March 1 - Hobart XCO#5, XCC#5, DH#5, 4X#5

Discussion here

So mark those calendars and get excited!

-Tim

Next 4X race is here See the forum for more info

Get those front brakes on kiddies!

Event: Appleby Cycles Avanti Pus 6 hour
entries forms for the 6 hour race at kellevie are now available!

Forms are available from Ray Appleby Cycles in Hobart and Avanti Plus Cycles in Launceston

Race Details: Event date: May the Fourth (Global unofficial starwars celebration day)

Catagories:
1. Mixed pairs
2. Pairs
3. Team 3-4's
4. Pairs
5. Schools/Juniors team 3/4 only

Entry fee $45 per person schools and junior tems $40 per person

Awesome prizes for all catagories and a spot prize of a $2500( ) avanti XC HT bike

extra kudo's to those who turn up in starwars kit 8)

08 Aus Singlespeed Nationals are coming to the Glenorchy MTB park this April!

The first 4X race for 2008 is here and it's real soon! See the forum for more info

"Get ready for a wild ride!"

Come and join the the Down Hill series action with Round Three of the 2007/2008 series.
The venue for this round is the popular 'Lea Scout Camp' track (located near Kingston). As per the last 2 rounds, shuttles are included in the entry fee of $20.

more info here

Have just completed work on version 1 of the Ride Maps section.
Go check it out here
Discussion is here

-Tim

Forum post

Dirt Devils has full details

Check out THIS for details

-Guiver

When:1 Dec 2007

Time: 12 Noon start

More Info! here

What a great day!

Results are in and there are pics here, here and here

The Mercury is hosting a gallery of pics too which is pretty cool

Here's how it all panned out

Open Final
1. Josh Lycett
2. Mykel Porter
3. Jarrod Sansom
4. Tom Guiver

Vets Final
1. Carl Parr
2. Adrian Stabb
3. Adam Christopher

Junior Final
1. Jordan Garland
2. Flinders Johnston
3. Remy Adderton
4. Brodie Fitzpatrick

More results are up here (Thanks Andrew!)

Good work all!

-Tim

Summer DH Racing starts on November 11. The Lea has had a few tweaks and changes since last time and it's sure to be a great day. Be there!

Forum thread here

-Tim

There is a great new video blog featuring lots of great trails from around the state.

Go check it out here: http://aaron-film.blogspot.com/

Good work Aaron and keep em' coming!

-Tim

When: Sunday, 11 November 2007

Time: 10am - 4pm

Where: Four Springs (near Hagley)

Why: Because it is fun

How much: $20 per person plus MTBA licence ($15 day licence or $90 for full annual membership)

http://www.lmbc.com.au

If you require any further info please email lmbcinfo@gmail.com

Spot prizes will be thrown out on the day.

Yep, we now have Pedalbite.com stickers for sale!
They're vinyl cut transfers and look very pro - great for cars, bikes, helmets or whatever you like.

You can pick them up from most ride or build days around the state.

Check out the forums for more info and a guide on how to apply them properly.

Big thanks go to Jared for making this so easy for us!

-Tim

Here are the official dates for all the summer downhill action:

• Round 1 - Nov 11 The Lea Scout Camp (Dirt Devils to host)
• Round 2 - Dec 2 Tolosa (Dirt Devils to host)
• State Champs - Jan 20 (run separate to the series) HollyBank (LMBC to host)
• Round 3 - Feb 10 Wyena (LMBC to host)
• Round 4 - March 16 The Lea Scout Camp (Dirt Devils to host)

Check the forums for more info as it becomes available.

I was going to leave this for a while but have had to hurry things along at short notice.

As you can see, the site has been re-designed. It's all pretty basic for now, but watch out for new areas appearing in the menu as they get finished.

There is also a new major version of the forum (version 3) which includes lots of great new features. I think all the data has come across okay, except maybe some avatars might be missing.

I'll be adding new stuff and fixing/changing the new theme a fair bit, so if you have any ideas or constructive criticisms please go post about it in the Site Feedback forum.

Have fun!

-Tim