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Part ii skills day 20/09/08
And finally we had a day without rain! A good thing though, as it was too windy to put up the Escapegoat tent! This week it was great to see have some familar faces turn up. It was time for Julia, Joseph, PY and Paul to give the second part of our course -
Part I skills day 30/08/08
Winter can’t go on forever, can it? Well, for the forth time in a row it was a slightly damp skills day. But, it was great to see it did not ‘dampen’ anyone’s enthusiasm! This week it was the turn of Julian, Ryan, Rachel, Vanessa, Tony and Ben to test out their cycling abilities AND -
Girls Day 16 August
OK, it was another damp day, but hey, at least it wasn’t 40 degrees! This week we had Diane, Charlotte, Satomi and Stephanie battling the elements and their limits to get the most out of their riding! After a quick warm-up on the challenge loop it was off up to the top of the park- -
Part ii skills day 19 July ’08
We awoke to mixed weather this Saturday. Near our house it was clear, but as we headed up the old freeway towards the Eagle Mountain Bike Park it started to look a bit grimmer, and the wind picked up, so we decided to set-up the tent and all our challenges down in the quarry to -
Part I skills day 5 July ’08
Saturday was certainly cold, but at least it started off clear. This week we had Sarah, Ted, Anna, David, Annette and PY out and on the bikes. Luckily the morning stayed clear, and we were able to get out and about the park and get some good riding in. Some of the guys were totally -
Part II skills day 21 June ’08
Well, it certainly was a little wetter than we were expecting on Saturday for our Part ii skills day, but in the end it didn’t turn out too bad. Andrew, Lee, Fiona and Shorty turned up to battle the elements on their bikes. We started off working on developing some of the skills learnt previously -
Fat Tyre Festival 2008
Well, we are home, unpacked, the gear is in the machine getting washed, and the tents are nearly dry. It was a busy weekend, but it was certainly fun! We headed off early on the Friday in time to get to Melrose in the early afternoon so we could grab a good spot for the -
Part I skills day 31/5/08
Well, the weather was great, and it was another awesome day! This weeks adventurers were Brendon, Jason, Matt, Paul, Darren and Patricia. As is normally the case, the day started off we a quick go at the Escapegoat obstacle course, and then it was time to head off around the park to have bit of -
Girls Part I skills 3 May ’08
Another extremely successful Girls skills day was held on Saturday 3 May. Luckily the weather was perfect, not too hot, and no rain or wind, so our tent didn’t get blown away! The park was very busy when we turned up, and it was great to see loads of other people out on their bikes. -
Part I skills day, 12 April
And then it was time for another Part I skills day! The forecast on Saturday was for showers, but at least it wasn’t too cold and windy up at Eagle, so we were able to put up the new tent- this was to replace the cheap one that got destroyed two weeks earlier- and after