GRIN Done and dusted

GRIN was great... not as many competitors. Less then we would have liked but the smaller number of riders made for a great couple of days riding.  The trails were well received, especially the new section which was the first time it had been ridden by anyone but Toni, myself and Henry.

2018 GRIN Medal Winners

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Huge thanks to Mark, Pam and the crew at @CCVMTB for putting the event on, for Tony Pullen and Toni Kearney for doing most of the trail prep and to Henry for the awesome berm and to everyone that came out to ride !

Photos

The photos are available by clicking this link and you can download high resolution image directly by clicking the little download icon at the bottom of the photo itself, or you can just watch the slideshow.


There are several pages of photos, so don't forget to scroll through them all, by clicking on the arrows near the thumbnails on the right, click an individual thumbnail to view the image, then click the image to view it in full resolution !

GRIN (redux) now on 24/25 November '18

Due to the rain event on the weekend of the 4/5 October we rescheduled the GRIN for 24/25 November

Well.......do we have a treat for you!


Working with the team from White Lightning Events we have organised Nymboida's first MTB multi day event, The GRIN (Great Race in Nymboida). It's a two day event, starting Saturday afternoon with racing and festivities at the Nymboida MTB Trails and then we'll have a get together at the   Nymboida Camping and Canoeing.  So make sure you book accommodation, you will need to supply your own meals on Saturday BUT the Nymboida RFS will be having a fund raising bacon and egg breakfast and lunch at the event on the 25th, so make sure you support the RFS, as they do awesome work in the local community.

The event will be 2 x 4hr MTB race, teams or solo spread across the afternoon of  Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November. Each day will be a different course to add interest and best of all......it's all awesome, hand built single track nirvana, no fire road at all!

You can register for the event via this link

Mhoarrrrr Single Track !

While White Lightning Events have been doing their thing on the prodigious administration involved in getting the event up and running Toni, Mark, Henry and I have been super busy building new trail.  We wanted to get this new track ready especially for the event and have been doing 3 or 4 trailworking bees every week for the last several weeks as well as months worth of work prior to that!

New bridge leading onto hand cut single track...

The new trail hasn't even been ridden by many riders yet, so I would suggest everyone ensure they do a test ride of the trail BEFORE the race event (get here early and head out !).  The trail is built using the 'stacked loop' system recommended by the IMBA , where the trails are more difficult the further you are from the car park of the bike park.

There are some really awesome features that might be tricky for beginner riders. It's not that they are particularly hard but if it's your first time out, they might catch you by surprise and add a "pucker" factor in the first lap that you don't need when racing.  For all but one obstacle on the new trail, there are no B lines, it's called Taipan for a reason, it can bite and will hurt if you don't respect it.

Rock garden approach, onto a "wall" berm, before a new bridge, then onto hand cut single track.. it's all happening !

You can follow the trail construction on our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mtb_nymboida/

The GRIN - 6&7 October

UPDATE - 4/10/18

Due to the forecast rain event  we have postponed the GRIN until late November, unfortunately we can't control the weather.. stay tuned for a new date

Well.......do we have a treat for you!

Working with the team from White Lightning Events we have organised Nymboida's first MTB multi day event, The GRIN (Great Race in Nymboida). It's a two day event, starting Saturday afternoon with racing and festivities at the Nymboida MTB Trails and then dinner and live music supplied by locals at Nymboida Camping and Canoeing.  So make sure you book accomodation and order your meals through Nymboida Camping and Canoeing. (Saturday Dinner and Sunday Breakfast available) as well.

Local muso's will be performing at the Camping and Canoe Centre, with live music at the race to keep the crowd pumped and a sausage sizzle to raise money for the local RFS brigade. For a great night out, everyone is welcome to attend the festivities at the Camping and Canoe Centre, just make sure you book if you want a wonderful meal.

The event will be 2 x 4hr MTB race, teams or solo spread across the afternoon of  Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October. Each day will be a different course to add interest and best of all......it's all awesome, handbuilt single track nirvana, no fire road at all!

You can register for the event via this link

Mhoarrrrr Single Track !

While White Lightning Events have been doing their thing on the prodigious administration involved in getting the event up and running Toni, Mark, Henry and I have been super busy building new trail.  We wanted to get this new track ready especially for the event and have been doing 3 or 4 trailworking bees every week for the last several weeks as well as months worth of work prior to that!

New bridge leading onto hand cut single track...

The new trail hasn't even been ridden yet so I would suggest everyone ensure they do a test ride of the trail BEFORE the race event (get here early and head out !).  The trail is built using the 'stacked loop' system recommended by the IMBA , where the trails are more difficult the further you are from the base of the bike park.
There are some really awesome features that might be tricky for beginner riders. It's not that they are particularly hard but if it's the first time out, they might catch you by surprise and add a pucker factor in the first lap that you don't need when racing.  For all but one obstacle on the new trail, there are no B lines, it's called Taipan for a reason, it can bite and will hurt if you don't respect it.

Rock garden approach, onto a "wall" berm, before a new bridge, then onto hand cut single track.. it's all happening !

You can follow the trail construction on our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mtb_nymboida/

One race was won...

More to come this year... with a new loop for next race. Photo's are up.

Great to see an awesome turn out and thanks to everyone who came from near and far, it's the riders and spectators who make it into something special.

You can follow the trials and tribulations of building our trails on Instagram if you'd like, the I.G page is here and more information about the guys on the Clarence Valley MTB Club who organise all this can be found on their FB page here as well as race results etc

You can browse the photos here or just watch the slideshow below.   Riders are free to use any photos for non commercial purposes.  The high resolution images are available if you want to contact me via email here  I just need the DSC number which you can find on the photo website linked above.



See ya'll at the next one.

Racin' on 18 February

The next race is on here in at the Nymboida MTB Trails, 18 February, 2018. Be here for sign on by 7:30AM.  Get your backside trackside for an awesome day.

We've been working hard with the Clarence Valley MTB Club to get this up and running.  You can find the club info at this link on Facebook.  More info about the race can be found there


This will be the third event and the first event this year with organised by the Clarence Valley MTB Club

The last event was awesome and heaps of fun with guys and girls, young and old having a go on the awesome Nymboida Trail Network.  You can see info about the last two events here and here  here, with plenty of photos and video, with a slideshow of pics below

You can also follow the trail networks development and events on Instagram @mtb_nymboida

https://www.instagram.com/mtb_nymboida/

September 2017

May 2017

September Race Finished !

Rider Photo !

Awesome day, gorgeous weather and like minded people... always makes for a great event.  A huge thanks to all those that made the trek out to Nymboida for the event and the Clarence Valley MTB Club for organising it all.

Instagram

You can follow all the happenings on the MTB trails at Nymboida on our Instagram here.  Our Instagram Account is @MTB_Nymboida.  It's updated more regularly.

Results

Results are up at the White Lightning Events Page here

Photos

The event photographer (moi) was out racing, so we had Toni step in to take a few snaps for the day. Thanks to her we have a few pages of photos in the link here and a slideshow of the same photo's below

Thanks to those who came out

A special thanks to the locals from Nymboida, for such a small community we pulled together a great showing. From the many and varied Sage's,  the Broderick's and a variety of Ramose's, as well as Toni and myself but also thanks to everyone from far and wide who came out for the day from all across the Clarence Valley and further afield in Coffs Harbour.

Racin' on the 10 September

The next race is on here in Nymboida, 10 September. Be here by 8am.  Get your backside trackside for an awesome day.

We've been working hard with the Clarence Valley MTB Club to get this up and running.  You can find the club info at this link on Facebook.  More info about the race can be found here and you can register on-line or on the day.

Part of the loop, across the dam wall

Oliver taking the jump !

The last event was awesome and heaps of fun with guys and girls, young and old having a go on the awesome Nymboida Trail Network.  You can see info about that here, with plenty of photos and video, with a slideshow of pics below