Jafakids at 2010 NZ MTB Champs

March 1, 2010

The 2010 NZ MTB Champs were held in Wellington from Friday to Sunday, February 26-28. Jafakids, and others, competed in the XC and DH events with some very impressive results. Read the rest of this entry »


NZ MTB Cup Update

February 22, 2010

The final races of the NZ and NI MTB Cup Series were held in Rotorua over the weekend, February 20 – XC; February 21 – DH. Big congratulations to Adrian Retief achieving overall 6th place in the NZ Cup Elite Men; and Adrienne Hooper 3rd in the NZ Cup Elite Women (U23). Full results… Read the rest of this entry »


Monthly rides update

February 21, 2010

Hey folks,

Updated the Monthly Ride details on the Club Rides 2010 page. Check it out here.

Just quickly…

Tairua Forest, 27/28th Feb: Meet at Whangamata Cycles @ 652 Port Road at 1pm Saturday and/or 10am Sunday. $10 attendance fee for non-members for either or both days.

Whirinaki 6/7 March: looking for 3-5 more riders for this one. Keen? Drop me an email (marke@aucklandmtb.co.nz). $20 attendance fee for non-members for this weekend of riding.

Waharau Regional Park Saturday 10th April: Meeting times and location details to come.

See you there :-)


JAFAKIDS at North Island MTB Cup #1 – Tokoroa

February 8, 2010

Sunday, February 7, saw the first round of the XC North Island Cup  (Round 4 of the National Series) held in Cougar Park in Tokoroa. A good number of Jafakids riders from all the age groups competed in the hot conditions and achieved impressive results. Read the rest of this entry »


Membership stuff, Monthly rides and cycle lanes

February 2, 2010

Hello folks,

Newsletter to come soon but here are some quick updates from the big wide world of Auckland mountain biking….. Read the rest of this entry »


Happy New Year! 1st newsletter of 2010, lots to talk about….

January 13, 2010

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you each had a great festive season and managed to get in plenty of riding wherever you ended up. We hit the trails in Tauranga, Rotorua, Christchurch, Alexandra and Naseby and had a great time and caught up with some club members on the way. Thanks for waiting for me :-) by the way, maybe this year I’ll be able to get back into decent shape, we’ll see. 2009 finished on a high note with some cracking events rounding out the year and there is already a lot on the horizon for 2010. Here is a smattering of stuff that I thought you might be interested in.

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Jafakids Christmas Party

January 13, 2010

On Wednesday, December 16, Jafakids and family headed out to the Wheeler’s farm at Bethell’s Beach for an awesome end-of-year party… Photos on flickr by Jen Daly…


Merry Christmas and Club Christmas ride

December 18, 2009

Ho ho ho! I can’t believe it’s a week until christmas and I’m going to have to make some space for all the gifts I’m going to get! It’s been a long year this year and the committee has worked hard to bring you a range of club rides, away rides, races and interesting news and stuff in the newsletter and a new website. So we’re taking a break. We won’t meet again until Feb and I’m not going to check my emails much so don’t be offended if you contact me and don’t hear back from me. Read the rest of this entry »


2009 R&R Sport – Auckland MTB Club Spring Series Final standings

December 10, 2009

Well done to everyone that took part in the 2009 series and made it around some tough courses this year. Even though it was only three races we think we put together a pretty tough series and every finisher of every race and category should be congratulated. Read the rest of this entry »


ARC Parks Management Plan

December 8, 2009

We have received a draft of the proposed ARC Regional Parks Management Plan with content on CD and some printed items outlining the changes. Part 11 is of most relevance to us and covers Recreation and Use Management; in summary there are plans to enhance existing MTB trails and develop new tracks in Atiu Creek, Hunua Ranges, Long Bay, Omana, Te Arai and Waharau.

With the info pack comes a request to make a submission to the ARC based on the document and our objectives regarding MTBing in the region, with specific reference to ARC parks of course. This forms part of the mandatory consultation process that the ARC must undertake and gives us the opportunity to put our ideas forward.

The deadline for submissions is 23 December and this post is a call to anyone out there that has experience in this sort of thing and would like to make a submission under the guise of the Auckland MTB Club.

If you’re keen to give it a shot, drop me an email marke@aucklandmtb.co.nz.

Thanks.