MTB Track Closures Northern Beaches

The NPWS have closed prominent local MTB trail locations including

-Slippery Dip Trail (oxford Falls)
-Little Moab (Oxford Falls)
-Burnies (Oxford Falls)
-Bah Hi Temple Trail (Mona Vale)
-All Single Track in the Cascades (St ives, Davison & French Forest)
-Moon Rock (Oxford Falls)
-Bantry Bay side of Manly Dam
-Heath Track
-Two Creeks Trail
-All of Gargil National Park Single track is off limits to MTB Riders

NPWS Rangers have will be patroling these closed tracks & will be issuing on the spot $300 fines if you are caught on the riding or building on the track. To anyone thinking of pulling down or damaging the signs, DON'T this stupid and will get MTB ing nowhere and will give MTB er's a bad name.

According to National Rules Mountains Bikes can not use any Single track access, unless otherwise sign posted, penelties do apply. Mountain bikes have full access to fire roads and fire breaks but must follow the MTB code of conduct while using these trails.

Supreme Cycles Group Rides

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Mountain Bike Code Of Conduct

MTB Code of Conduct for Manly Dam-

-Keep to the signposted biking route
-Bike riding on walking tracks is prohibited
-Enter park only from the access points indicated on the map
-Give way to walkers and dismount when approaching groups. In spots the bike trail is shared access.
-Do Not make any new trails, it is Illegal and degrades the park
-Dismount near childerns play area's
-Do not ride around water bars, steps or other stuctures, they stabilise tracks by minimising soil movement
-Keep Speed and Skidding to a minimum
-Always ride on the left on blind corners
-When riding fire breaks behind houses keep to the bush side to minimise grass and erosion damage
-Wash your bike before entering Manly Dam or any bushland reserve as mud carries weed seeds a real threat to bushland
-Observe bike route closures
-After heavy rainfall please refain from using the bike access route until conditions settle.

Although this code of conduct applies for Manly Dam MTB riders should be applying the code of conduct to any location they ride at, for your own safety and the publics safety, remember that by following the code you are setting an example and thus helping to improve the reputation of MTB riders.

Supreme Cycles City Express (Bus Ride)

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City Express (City Commute Ride)

This is an initiative that has been going strong for well over 3yrs years now, organised by owner Steve Brown and wife Louise Brown, as well as some of our customers to promote the commute to the City. This ride is built around a core group of about 6 riders who commute into the city and another group of about 4-6 riders who ride with the group for fitness and turn around and head for home at Mosman.

Ride as a group taking an "off military rd" route , the aim is safer riding as a group,more visibility, obeying all road rules, and keeping away from traffic bottlenecks where at all possible.This service has now been extended to include Tuesday.

Here is the City Express timetable please be aware that this is non stop service.
Departs Supreme Cycles 6.20am sharp!
Warringah Rd/Pittwater Rd 6.35am
Oliver Rd/Pittwater Rd 6.44am
Bottom Parawi Rd 6.55am
Harbour Bridge 7.20am
Town Hall 7.35am

As much as possible off all major roads in and around mosman /neutral bay
A sporting level of fitness is required, although this is not a race it is run at a good pace!

Running Tues,Wed/Thurs. Return trip 6.00pm meet at bridge
THIS RIDE DOESN'T RUN WHEN IT'S RAINING

Thursday Morning is the Coffee Run!

Coffee Run, This is where the rest of group that doesn't work in the city ride over the Harbour Bridge and join the others for a coffee in the city! Usually means that the returning group get back into Narrabeen around 8.30-8.50am.

Route from Spit Bridge to City:

Left at bottom of Spit into Parawi Rd
Left onto footpath at top Parawi for 2 blocks
Left into Stanton St
Right into Moruben Rd follow to end
Right into Mandalong Rd up hill to Military Rd
Left into Military Rd
Right at lights into Belmont Rd
Left into Bardwell Rd at 2nd roundabout
Right into Cabramatta Rd at 2nd roundabout
Left at end of road into Spofforth St
Follow Spofforth St to end
Right into Florence St
Left into Murdoch St
Right into Bannerman St follow round to Wycombe Rd
Right at bottom of Wycombe Rd into Kurraba Rd
Follow Kurraba Rd round past the park up hill to lights where it becomes Clark Rd
Follow Clark Rd up to underpass for Bridge

Image Thursday morning coffee run, get it while its hot!

Image The rest of the group who don't work in the city returning home over the Harbour Bridge after Thurs Morning Coffee Run.

Group Road Rides

Saturday Road Ride- Leaving from the shop on Saturdays at 7am all are welcome to join in and all levels are catered for from beginner to serious athelete.
Travelling over the various terrain of the northern beaches and nearby national parks this regular ride covers some of the most picturesque countryside that metropolitan Sydney has to offer.
Ranging in distances up to 120km intensity is best described as moderate and riders can come and go at their lesuire choosing long or short options.
Options include Akuna Bay, West Head, Bobbin Head and Duffy Forrest.

Supreme Cycles Hire Bikes

Image Supreme Cycles will be hiring out a very small hire bike fleet of Shop Road Bikes ONLY!So if you are in Sydney on holiday or business and don't want the bother of dragging your bike with you give us a call Sizes are very limited at this stage to a 55cm and 58cm sized bike. As demand increses we will gradually grow this fleet hopefully.

We will be looking at somewhere from $30 a day for hiring the bike, these rates can be negotiated over a longer time frame. All you need to do is bring your pedals, measurements and for absolute comfort your own saddle and we will fit you up properly before you leave

Draft Warringah Bike Plan

View the draft Warringah bike plan and proposed bicycle network map at these locations.

Warringah Bike Plan Draft

-Civic centre 725 Pittwater Rd Dee Why

-Dee Why, Warringah Mall, Belrose, Forestville and Terry Hills Libraries

Public Exhibition 27th Feb-31st March

Crosby's Sunshine Coast Cycle Tours

Image Crosby's Sunshine Coast Cycle Tours
*Great Weather! Perfect for those winter miles.
*Great Training, in and around Noosa's Hinterland region.
*Great Cafes and restaurants at your door step.
*Luxury accommodation with heated pool and spa.
*Massage and all transfers included, in affordable package price.

Come to the Beautiful Sunshine Coast with elite racing cyclist Duncan Crosby as your tour director, for a 3, 4,or 5 day training holiday. With over 20 years of training and racing experience, both overseas and nationally, Duncan has combined his wealth of knowledge to create a cycling holiday to accommodate the serious racing cyclist or the social rider, group rides can be catered to all levels of fitness with distances of 40, 60, 80 or 100km.

You will stay in luxury accommodation right in the Heart of Noosaville, 50 metres from the magnificent Noosa River, surrounded by some of the finest restaurants and cafes the Sunshine Coast has to offer.
There are 3 Accommodation packages to choose from to suit your requirements and budget. All transfers are included in the package as well as a therapeutic one hour massage to help those cycling muscles recover.

For Bookings and information on any of the packages contact:

Duncan Crosby at:

Crosby's Sunshine Coast Cycle Tours

361 Eumundi Range Rd
Eumundi 4562
QLD
email: duncancrosby@y7mail.com
Mob: 0418 419803

Ourimbah Club XC Races

Ourimbah Club XC races are great series of races held through out the year at the brillant Ourimbah XC loop. The calendar is as followed Dates may change due the weather.

Racing is on Sundays, Rego opens 8am racing starts at 9.30am sharp!

21st March

18th April

16th May Short Course Racing

6th June

17th July

15th August Reverse run loop

31st Oct 6hr Enduro

14th Nov Club Champs

BiciSport Road Events

BiciSport members are welcome to all Manly, Central Coast & Northern Sydney Club events. Entries are taken on the day, and close 30 minutes before the advertised start time. All races are cancelled in wet weather for safety reasons, except ATTA time trials

March

7 - Time Trial (Calga)

14 - Criterium (Mt Ku Ring gai)

14 - Road Race (West Head)

28 - Criterium (Mt Ku Ring gai)

April

4 - Time Trial (Calga)

5 (Easter Monday) - Criterium (Mt Ku Ring gai)

11 - Road Race (West Head)

26 (Anzac Day Public Holiday) - Criterium (Mt Ku Ring gai)

May

2 - Time Trial (Calga)

9 - Road Race (West Head)

June

6 - Time Trial (Calga)

13 - Road Race (West Head)

July

4 - Time Trial (Calga)

11 - Road Race (West Head)

August

8 - Time Trial (Calga)

8 - Road Race (West Head)

September

5 - Time Trial (Calga)

12 - Road Race (West Head)

October

3 - Time Trial (Calga)

10 - Road Race (West Head)

November

7 - Time Trial (Calga)

14 - Road Race (West Head)

December

5 - Time Trial (Calga)

12 - Road Race (West Head)

NATIONAL & CycNSW events

Details on CycNSW events and on-line entries are available at www.nsw.cycling.org.au

Upcoming dates are -

March

Mar 5-7 - Bendigo Classic (Vic)

Mar 6 - 12 Hour Enduro Classic at Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre

www.token12hour.com

Mar 6 - MTB

Mar 12-20 - NSW Masters Track Championships (DGV)

Mar 12 - Teams Pursuit

Mar 13 - Sprint

Mar 14 - Team Sprints + Indicvidual Pursuit

Mar 20 - Time Trial + Scratch

Mar 18-20 - Aust Junior Track Championships (DISC - Melbourne)

Mar 21 - MTB

Mar 19-21 - Oceania MTB Championships (New Zealand)

Mar 21-27 - Terra Australis MTB Epic (Victorian Alps)

Mar 24-28 - World Track Championships (Denmark)

Mar 27-28th - Mont 24hr Race Sparrow Hill Canberra

April

April 3-4 CORC 24hr Solo MTB Race Majura Pines Canberra (also a qualifing race for World Solo 24hr Champs)

Apr 10 - NSW State Hillclimb Championship

Apr 11 - B2B (Bathurst to Blayney)

Apr 15-18 - Australian Masters Track Championships (DISC, Melbourne)

Apr 18 - NSW Elite Criterium Championship

Apr 29-May 2 - Australian Under 19 Road Championships (Murwillumbah)

Apr 30-May 3 - Tour of the Tweed

May

May 1-2 - Canberra Tour (ACT)

May 2 - MTB Dirtworks 100km - St Albans NSW

May 8-9 - Cootamundra Weekend

May 9 - Eddy Salas Masters Cup (Eastern Creek)

May 11 - CycNSW Annual General Meeting (Bankstown Sports Club)

May 15-16 - NSW Masters Road & Criterium Championships (Moruya)

May 22 - Greater Hunter Cycling Classic

May 28-29 - Cycling Australia Mid Year Conference (Sydney)

May 29 - Sydney Road Championships (Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre)

May 29 - MTB Capital Punishment 110km - Canberra ACT

June

June 6 - Cervelo Waratah Super Series Rd 1 (Western Sydney Dragway)

June 12-13 - McDonalds Classic (Wagga)

June 14 (Mon) - Cervelo Waratah Super Series Rd 2 (Penrith Lakes Regatta Centre)

June 20 - NSW Club Teams Time Trial Championships (Calga)

June 26-27 - Gunnedah Weekend

July

July 10-11 - Mudgee Weekend

July 17-18 - Mussellbrook Rosemount Weekend

July 18 - MTB Merida 6Hr - Nowra

July 25 - NSW Individual Time Trial Championships (Calga)

July 28-Aug 1 - Tour of Gippsland (Vic)

August

Aug 8 - NSW Elite Road Championships (Kurrajong)

Aug 8 - MTB

Aug 6-8 - Junior World Road Championships (Italy)

Aug 11-15 - Junior World Track Championships (Italy)

Aug 11-15 - Geelong Tour (Vic)

Aug 15 - Wagga to Albury Handicap (John Woodman)

Aug 14-26 - Youth Olympic Games (Singapore)

Aug 21-22 - Tamworth Tour

Aug 22 - Ride 4 Life Criteriums (Centennial Park)

Aug 22 - MTB

Aug 25-28 - Masters World Road Championships (St Johann, Austria)

Aug 25 - ITT

Aug 26-28 - Road Races

Aug 28-29 - Cootamundra Weekend

Aug 29-Sept 5 - Tour of the Murray

September

Sept 2-5 - Aust Junior Road Championships (Canberra)

Sept 1-5 - World MTB Championships (Canada)

Sept 4-5 - Moree Weekend

Sept 5 - MTB Angry Doctor 100km Batemans Bay

Sept 12 - Goulburn to Camden Classic

Sept 14 - Launceston to New Norfolk Classic (Tas)

Sept 24-28 - Aust Masters Road Championships (Ballarat)

Website details www.vic.cycling.org.au

Sept 29-Oct 3 - World Elite Road Championships (Geelong)

Website details www.melbourne2010.com.au

Sept 29 - Time Trials for Under 23 & Women

Sept 30 - Time Trials for Elite

Oct 1 - Road Race Under 23

Oct 2 - Road Race Women

Oct 3 - Road Race Elites (starts Federation Square, Melbourne)

October

Oct 13-14th Scott 24hr & World Solo 24hr Championships Mt Stromlo Canberra

Oct 3-14 - Commonwealth Games (Delhi, India)

Oct 23-24 - Warnambool Weekend (Vic)

Oct 23 - Werribee To Warnambool Classic (260k)

Oct 24 - Shipwreak Coast Classic (100k)

Oct 30 - Grafton to Inverell Classic

November

Nov 7th Dirtworks VIC 100km race Wooden VIC

Nov 11-13 - Oceania Track Championships (Adelaide)

Nov 12 - MTB Highland Fling 100km - Bundanoon

Nov 18-20 - World Cup Track (Round 2) (Melbourne)

Nov 21 - CA Cyclist of the Year Awards (Melbourne)

MTB Rides

Supreme Cycles Doesn't run any organised MTB rides, but shop staff Matt Turner & Daniel Harris are both mad keen MTB's so at the very least you might be able to tag along on one of their rides or Matt or Daniel might be able to point in the right direction for riding in the area through directions or maps.

Manly Dam Map

Image Manly Dam is one of Sydney's most famous recreational Cross Country Mountain Bike Loops ranging from 10km to 14km makes it a fun place to ride.

Attention to little things like commonsense and the law

Image At the moment with a huge amount of publicity and attention focused on bike riding it would be good if we as the bike riding community did ourselves a favour.

For instance behave on the road as a responsible road user that means the same rules apply to you as the cars you can't have it both ways expecting cars to respect you if you do not respect the RULES.

Lights: have the commonsense to use lights, cars approach fast and if you are not lit up you are playing roulette with your life and worse if you are riding in a group and you are at the back with no light you are playing around with other riders safety.Whilst on lights get a good one not just one of the those silly 1 led lights that had no power "but hey they look good" or "i don't want to put lights on my good bike" won't do you much good lying in the road after not being seen.