I enjoyed last week’s solo ride down Taylors Break in D’Aguilar National Park, so I wanted to share it with a few friends. About 20 of us set off from Samford, following the Pony Trails to the bottom of Mount Nebo. Continue reading Taylors Break
      
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My friend Derek organized a ride today with about 25 riders from MTBDirt.com to check out some of the great mountain bike tracks on the South Side of Brisbane. That sounds so easy to say, but what needs to be said is that he spent … Continue reading Southside Epic 
The loop along Joyners Ridge Road, Goodes Road, up to Dundas Road is steep. I love the challenge of putting in maximum effort climbing Goodes Road, and making it to the top knowing that I nailed that 5km steep climb. Today I took a couple of my friends, Simon and Tim, with … Continue reading Heroes Here’s how the “Pedal Til You Puke” ride looked from the bike, courtesy of Darb Ryan’s helmet cam. This might give you an idea of how much fun it is to zip through the forests of Clear Mountain on a Mountain Bike. Another great video, Darb! 
About 15 of us got together yesterday to ride some steep hills at Clear Mountain. The idea was to have fun, see who could ride up (and down) the most hills without getting off the bike, and to raise money for a friend of ours. Graeme Ardern is fighting Hodgkin’s Disease. He … Continue reading Pedal Til You Puke 
Where do you take a friend who hasn’t been on a bike for a long time? I wanted to have a fun ride this morning, but didn’t want to do anything too hardcore because I like my friends, and don’t want to scare them off. After some poring over Google Maps (I do that … Continue reading Quick and Dirty 
Simon, Steve and I decided to combine two great off-road rides into one today. First we rode along Browns Creek Road where my bike sunk in muddy water up to my axels and my feet got soaked. I’ve got into the habit of taking spare socks with me now, so the water isn’t so … Continue reading A five hour Trek 
To my dear son Jonathan, who completes his final year of school this month. Twenty-nine years ago this month I finished year twelve at Oxley State High School. The photos above are like book-ends for that year. The … Continue reading The end of year twelve |
 
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