WSMTB XC Video

WSMTB XC Round 5 at Springwood. Tight, fast and twisty.

Nothing wrong with Western Sydney MTBing

I may have alluded to it yesterday but we headed out to Dargle to get first glimpse of the trail and conditions. After clearing a years worth of sticks, the 12hr should be just as fun as any other year. One word of warning, there are still plenty of hanger, derailier and spoke lovers off the direct trail.

Testing the trail at Dargle prior to the 12hr.

WSMTB held another round of their XC Series over the weekend, this time at Blue Gum Lodge in Springwood. This is one of the only opportunities to ride this sweet, tough and a-little-tech trail due to it being on private property. So I jumped at the change to revisit and put myself to the XC test. Ouch and it hurt. Looks like there is plenty of room for improvement in the XC stakes.

Picture: Paul Whitfeld

Yeti Refresh

 After a great RockyTrail Grand Prix at Awaba in which my ASR-C was put through another thorougher test it was time for a freshen-up. First of all to the brake pads which I have had in since September last year. The Vesrah pads had worn well and were now at the end of their life, with the return spring touching the disk. They have been light and have had a consistent bite, working great in all conditions. Check out DIYMTB.com.au and you should find a set of pads for most models of brakes.

Onto a connection point with the bike, grips. Having ridden on foam grips for quite some time I decided to return to lock-on. And why not with these fine looking chunky Yeti grips. Grippy! Now all we need is a ride to test all these new bits, RockyTrail WSMTB 12hr is just around the corner.

The trail fairies have been hard at work at Dargle for the RockyTrail WSMTB 12hr. Without giving to much away, you can expect some of the old favourites and some new twists. Looks like it is going to be another fun event.

More videos from yester year

Rocky Trail's GP @ Awaba

A last minute change of venue, and Round 2 of the GP was hosted on the sticky trails of Awaba. It doesn't matter if sections were wet, everyone was having fun.