Stop the presses! We’ve updated the fortnightly Sunday ride schedule. First ride is next Sunday (29th January) at Woodhill. See you there! 
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2012 Sunday Ride Schedule
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2012 Club Memberships now open
Hi folks,
So I’ve been a little slow getting this sorted but it is now done! 2012 memberships are now available online here.
Thanks
Marke
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Sanders Reserve opening and Club Xmas ride
Last Sunday a few of us headed out to Paremoremo for the grand opening of Sanders Reserve. The Reserve was designed to be a multi-use recreational area that caters for horse riders, dog walkers and of course, us mountain bikers. It has about 20km of trails, the horse riding area is separate (although the hoof prints suggest that some unofficial sharing is going on) and a there is a superb building that has hot showers in it…something we found useful today!!
We have to be honest, the verdict on the trails is not overly positive. They are going to need some tweaking and a winter of riding might help but there are some iffy corners and lots of loose metal. If you head out there, especially if you take a significant other to help introduce to trail riding, then don’t go too crazy: the loose surface, fast flat and tight corners and deep metal in places might just grab you and pull you off your bike.
Having said that, the trails are there, they are fun and are great fun on the singlespeed. I have no doubt that they will need some working bee efforts over the winter once we can get in there with a plate compactor and they can only get better.
Here are photos from the opening weekend….
So today we headed out there for the Club Xmas ride and BBQ. The weather was not quite so kind but a merry bunch of 20-odd riders hit the trails and enjoyed some warm food and typical banter afterwards. Thanks to Edd for organising the ride and all his efforts this year with the fortnightly rides. Catch ya.
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Final Club Rides of 2011
This weekend sees the final club rides for 2011:
- On Saturday, Mark & Kelly will be at Woodhill. Meet in the car park at 2.15pm.
- On Sunday we’ll be heading to Sanders Reserve for our Xmas Ride and BBQ.
Hopefully we’ll see you at one of these.
It’s been a busy year for us and we hope you’ve enjoyed getting out and sampling some of the singletrack delights that Auckland has to offer. Many thanks to everyone who’s helped out, to all the ride leaders and to everyone who’s made the effort to attend one of our rides.
Keep an eye on the club rides page for details of next year’s schedule!
Away rides update
Things have been a bit quiet on the away rides front recently while we’ve been concentrating on the Endura Series. We know you’re a keen bunch though, so we’re pleased to announce the details of the first away rides for 2012!
- 21/22 January – Skills clinic weekend in Rotorua
- Waitangi long weekend (3-6 February) – Away trip to ride the Rerekapa, Moki and Bridge to Nowhere tracks
More details on the Away Rides page.
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2011 Auckland MTB Survey
We’ve put together a survey about mountain biking in Auckland. It’s your chance to have your say on what you want so see more of in the region. We want to hear from all riders, whether you’re a member or not. Leave your email at the end to go into the prize draw, or remain anonymous if you want.
It will provide useful information for us to advocate for more trails in the Auckland Region, improve events and develop our offering to you, Auckland mountain bikers and club members.
Click on the link to complete the survey.
There is a Bikeparks membership and a number of NZMTBR magazine subscriptions up for grabs.
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Endura Series Round 4
Just a quick reminder that we have the final round of our Endura – Auckland MTB Club series incorporating the R&R Sport XC Champs and the BikeBarn Challenge Series on this Sunday (20th November). We head to the superb Riverhead trails (Barlow Rd entrance, directions here) where we’ve put together a great, and challenging course for you to pit yourself against.
Don’t pay extra for on the day entry – enter online now and save money – and make our life a bit easier too
The Challenge 30km riders will be set off on their merry way a little earlier than everyone else again this week (10 am sharp) so if you are going to enter in that category, please turn up in good time. Rego is open from 8.30 to 10.00 (9.45 for Challenge 30km). Hope that all makes sense.
For every possible detail you could desire, including points and standings to-date by category and overall, check out the event pages on the website.
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Final Hunua Working Bee of 2011
This Sunday is the last Hunua Trail Day for the year and hopefully you have it in your calendar as its gonna be a doozy!
Look wot we made!
There are plans to officially open the new section of trail we have spent the past wee while working on and it has been rumoured there maybe a few dudes in suits there….. Oh and we’ll probably do some work too Continue reading
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Race 3 results
Evening all,
Check out the results page for the Endura – Auckland MTB Club race series for the results from round three.
http://aucklandmtb.co.nz/events/endura-mtb-series/results/
We’re working on the overall for the series so far and will get that up soon.
Well done to everyone that took part and I hope you enjoyed the superb course and perfect racing weather.
See you at Riverhead on 20th November.
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Race 3 Sunday 30th October
Hi folks,
Don’t forget it is Round 3 of our superb race series this weekend, sponsored by Endura Clothing, it incorporates the R&R Sport XC Champs and the BikeBarn Challenge Series.
On the day entries are available and online entries are open until midnight tonight.
Sunday’s schedule:
30km Challenge race: Rego 8.30-9.45. Race start 10.00.
15km Challenge and all XC: Rego 8.30-10.00. Race start 10.30.
We always need volunteers so if you can help out on the day, please come and find me on race day or drop me a text 021 231 1019.
Thanks
Marke
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