Nightrider

Night riding in Queensland is much cooler ..... so now that the rain has stopped, the wind has died down and the mud has dried, it was time to get out for a spin around Daisy. A great way to end a day and start the week.

New bike

Unfortunately, I didn't get a new bike but Dave did ... and we all looked on in awe as he stood out from the crowd. ;-)  Good ride this morning with a good crew, good chat and good trails. There were still a few muddy spots but finally Daisy has started to dry out after all the rain.

Signed up for the Epic later this year so something to get motivated about and out on the dirt again. Floody signed up as well and can't wait for his new Epic jersey ... no white to turn a lighter shade of brown.

Bicycle race

 

It was bicycle week this week and there were people on bikes everywhere. This morning there was the Mt Cootha Challenge but there was also the Daisy Hill Summer Series where hardman Dean0 was racing and so were Dave and daughter. Everyone was a winner.

Wed ride turns four

 

The Wednesday morning ride at Daisy turned four today with about a dozen riders out enjoying the fine but hot and humid morning. Its a testament to the riders who frequent the forest on Wednesday morning that the ride has lasted for as long as it has with  no more organisation than "see you there". A great bunch of guys/gals to spend a few hours on the singletrack with each week. 

The Daisy Hill crew on YouTube

It's that time of year again when we look back at what happened this year. For the crew of the Daisy Hill Wednesday morning ride it was more great times out there in the forest ... and we ventured away from Daisy as well. I hope your year on the bike was as good as ours.

And have a great 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWmQdJz2kvw

Flat out Wednesday

Although the sign says that it was sunny, the first half hour was light rain which was good in settling the dust.

The flats started out as I took the bike out of the car only to find it had a flat rear tyre which I changed before the ride with an audience of a dozen riders watching me looking at their watches. Simon had a rear flat halfway through the ride which Neil and Jaman helped with after the rest of the crew took off. Rich had the third on 2nd Cummin and Max watch him change that ;-)

The fouth flat was not a flat tyre but rather someone charging down the gravelly fire track doing a big slide and skid towards the barbed wire fenced and then proceeded to over-balance, unable to unclip and ended up on their back like a stunned turtle while the onlookers laughed (a lot). So really the fourth flat was a rider flat - namely me - so no photos 'cause I had the camera.

Chickendrinker helps Simon change a flat. Its good to have mates.

Tall stories and pink lights

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Great morning again for the Wednesday morning ride with a good turn out ... the diggers would have been proud of the mateship displayed .... which also means ragging each other. Speaking of taking the piss .... who had the pink ayups on their bike this morning?????

... and we were all entertained by Jaman's stories of the Crocodile Trophy mtb race in North Qld recently.

Too much red?

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It seems that after the Epic everybody is wearing red and white ....

Great morning at Daisy

Its Wednesday morning and that means mountain biking at Daisy Hill. Always good to get out with the regular crew before work.

Another view of the same spot.

Back on the bike

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It was great to be on the bike again after focusing on the sea kayaking in the last couple of months. A crew of 9 took to the DH single track this morning before the dust storm engulfed BrisVegas in a cloud of orange.

It was a long since I have ridden with Nick ... and on the Yeti as well !!!

... its been even longer since riding with Dean ... maybe a year.  Good to see you can still ride ... just please don't run over the camera guy next time :-)

Far too wet to ride

Its far too wet to ride a mtb anywhere in SE Qld this morning so I
posted up this video that I prepared earlier

... last weekend in fact. It was a lot drier and dustier then.

Click here to see the mtbing video.

Daisy at dawn

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With a crew of 14 regulars on a cold, clear morning the tracks were perfect, the crew was great and the riding was excellent.















Did anyone else see this guy on the ride?

Autumn mornings

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It was my first autumn morning ride this year and it was great to get out onto the tacky Daisy Hill trails before dawn with the regular crew.

Rich managed an OTB on the rock garden but otherwise an uneventful but thoroughly enjoyable ride. Dave made a flying visit before heading off to fly his work toy, while the rest of us rode a 19km circuit. There were about 4 other small groups of riders out there this morning enjoying the forest after all the wet weather. I look forward to next week. :-)

It must be Christmas

There was the sound of jingle bells in Daisy Hill this morning which can mean only one thing ... its Christmas eve.  A dozen of us had a great ride again this morning finding all the hills we could to burn off as many calories before Christmas lunch tomorrow

The lads were all in the spirit of things wearing there Christmas antlers which they had to take off before Stonehenge  ;-)

Have a great and safe Christmas 

Daisy Hill morning rides in review

Well its that time of year when we look back on the year that was .... and looking back at the regular Wednesday morning rides at Daisy Hill ....  it was a great year.

To view the photo highlights:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Avjh3oB-R4w

Rhino's Horn and track #9

Another Wednesday morning, so its out with crew at Daisy Hill for a mtb spin before work. Some of the regulars couldn't make it today as they rode into the city for a free sausage.

It was out to track #9 for a look at this new piece of single track. On the way we were challenged by Rhino's Horn .... a very steep climb!! Some of us rode it, some of walked part of it .... as I said ... its steep. I'm not sure if it has something to do with our local Rhino, but a good chance.

After riding the tracks around Canberra, track #9 was a bit of a disappointment to me .... oh well, something a little different is always fun.

In all, we had 11 riders out today covering about 19km .... and of course, always fun and a great way to start the day!