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You need a Monster Gravel Bike

“Do I really need a monster gravel bike?”, I hear you ask, “I’m not even sure what one is.” To which I respond, “In the true spirit of N+1 bike law, with N being the number of bikes you own versus how many bikes you ‘need’, then yes, you do.” Now, let’s talk monster gravel […]

December 2, 2022
Curtis Island social mountain bike ride 19 Jan 2020

We headed over to Curtis Island on Sunday 19th January 2020, joining a contingent of 23 mountain bikers to explore the gravel up to Joey Lees, the flat pristine beach at Turtle Street, plus the newly built single-track green trails around Connor Bluff.

January 25, 2020
10 Minute Trails – Goat Head to Connor Bluff

We rode the new Goat Head to Connor Bluff trail during a Gladstone Mountain Bike Club social ride on 19 January 2020. It was a gruelling but excellent day and we rode this trail towards the end of the ride. This 10 minute video shows the full uncut ride along Goat Head to Connor Bluff […]

January 25, 2020
Zamia Trail social night ride 14 Jan 2020

On Tuesday night, 14th January 2020, our intrepid crew of night riders headed out through First Turkey MTB Reserve to Zamia Trail in the foothills of Mount Archer National Park.

January 18, 2020
10 Minute Trails – Up Lower Pig Down Cactus

The Lower Pig-Cactus loop in the video below happened at the end of a Rockhampton Mountain Bike Club social night ride on 14 January 2020 at First Turkey MTB Reserve. We were all pretty buggered by this point but pushed on up the hill regardless 🙂 This 10 minute video shows the full uncut climb […]

January 15, 2020
Woolwash Lagoon Social Ride

On this first episode of Come Ride With Me, we hit the back roads to Woolwash Lagoon and Midgee, heading out along the old Bruce Highway. I’m road testing the new Go Pro Hero 8 mounted under-bar on my Giant Defy for this ride and I’m quite impressed with the results. Join our crew of […]

January 5, 2020
Why you need a fully-rigid MTB

I present this argument to every mountain biker, whether experienced, recreational, or novice: You need a retro fully-rigid MTB in your life.

September 4, 2019
Fat Bikes in the Bush – Your ultimate guide

If fat bikes aren’t something that normally hit your radar, chances are the mere mention of them conjures images of a burly American lumberjack-type dude belting through the snow with a can of craft beer in his bottle cage. Here in Australia’s north, we don’t get a lot of snow. Well, except back in 1946, […]

August 31, 2019