Will be in Canberra Fri , sat and sun,22nd 23rd and 24th oct. Want to ride Majura and stromlo.Three glorious days of bikin'.Anyone want to join ?Lets have a blast...

I am heading down to Canberra for work at the end of the week and decided to stay for a ride Saturday morning.

Planning a medium paced XC ride. Going up the switch backs and have a look at the course from the worlds, hamerhead etc. Then up the fire trail and to the observatory and back down skyline and the luge. Probably some of the blue trails from the map after that and whatever there is time for.

I am happy to go exploring if there a people with some more local knowledge.

I'm pretty keen on heading to Canberra for a couple of days after Christmas. Thinking of spending an afternoon at Majura Pines, and then the following day at Stromlo.
Pretty flexible with where I ride, just have a couple of days free and thought I'd check out the ACT tracks! I'm open to suggestions of where to ride and for how long.

I'll be leaving from Frenchs Forest around 8:00am on the Wednesday (now Tuesday) and can fit another 2 bikes in the car if anyone's interested in coming with.

The World Champs are on and I'll be there to see the action.
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It's on all week, but I'll be there for the weekend, expecting to go down on Friday afternoon back Sunday evenng after the presentations.
Will take the bike and do a couple of rides too, although a bit early to confirm exactly where, but count on it being around the course where possible. Also a chance to ride some of the circuit that'll be used for the Scott 24. There's a ride posted already out at Majura on Saturday morning by Jeeten [ http://nobmob.com/node/9937 ].

Have to be in Canberra tomorrow morning and going to have a cruise around Sparrow Hill in the arvo, be great if someone joins in.

This ride is for the lost or lonely to meet and greet the wonderful trails of Stromlo before the Scott 24 in October and all are welcome to join me , the lonely.....ha ha . There are six newly marked trails here so not sure of which ones i will do, but the plan would be to make the most of the afternoon and have a good look around here without the crowds that will arrive in October .
There is more than 24 hours notice given that its 3.10 now so make an effort , just a casual drive down the Hume Hwy and plenty of fun to be had here

DUE TO A GREMLIN in my ADSL line my computer has no broadband speed , only dial up ....YUCK.... so to save my sanity i thought about three laps of the best trails i have ridden on should do the trick .

It will be a afternoon / night ride so unless you ride "Brail" bring good lights , warm gear and a sense of adventure as chances are I/ we will have the whole forest alone .....Spooky stuff and not for the faint hearted

Also as i am now boycotting my computer please SMS me on 0418 793 360 as i am flexable on the time .....to a point !

Some bugger has to turn up one day .........

I will be trying to revisit the Mont course , if i dont get lost .....18 k'S of sweet single track if not just ride / explore the best trails around for an hour or two or three.... after this i will need to feed ...Gluten free red rooster fills the belly here
And all going well scoot off to Stromlo for a hot lap of the Std XC Course ( well not that hot at 45-47 min night laps for me ) If there is anyone here to keep me company i could be convinced to explore some more but as the place feels to me like Wolf Creek at night, on my own i only have the courage to bolt around one time

Come and join me for a great afternoon on some of the best trails around !! Bring you lights as daylight savings is on the way out . I did post this ride and nobody turned up AND NOW I HAVE CHANGED THE DATE .....well i did give 24 hours notice AND NOW FOUR WHOLE DAYS , COME ALONG JUST TO TOP UP THAT TRAINING YOU HAVE DONE and see if anyone other than the Kangaroos will keep me company

Lets get down to Canberra for a weekend of exploration and training.
Having not been to Sparrow Hill I'd like to get down for an exploratory ride prior to the Mont and of course log a number of kays training.

Sparrow Hill Saturday
Majura or Stromlo or other Sunday

I'd expect it to be a fairly long days but with breaks here and there for food and water refils. Primarily this is a training ride but I would expect a fair amount of social activity as well.

I will be in ACT on and from 11.09.2008 to 13.09.2008
and will be ON THE BIKE before work!!! on:

Thursday *** I HAVE TO WORK NOW FROM 8AM, SO NO RIDE TOMORROW***
Friday 12.09.08 MAJURA PINES 7-30am to 10-00am about 2.5h
Saturday 13.09.08 STOMLO FOREST PARK 7-30am to 11-30am about 4h

Need to leave about Lunch time to go to the SNOW!!!!!!!

Y E S ........ Y E S .............. and Y E S ............

For all those wanting to watch the World Champs 30th - 31st August but just don't have a crew to make it happen.

This is now 'locked in'

We will leave early Saturday morning (7am) and return Sunday night (9pm).

Bring your bike! for a ride Saturday morning. Majura Pines is an option, but there are also tracks next to the event that can be ridden. (might be a good option for people wanting to watch the XC)

Accomodation options are to either camp or find a reasonable and cheap motel/lodge/hostel