Cyclinic—June 21 2009

Last weekend marked the debut Cyclinic for the QLD region. Braving mud, rain and prehaps even sleet, 15 keen mountain-bikers hit the trails for a day of skills...and plenty of mud!

Everyone improved on the day, with the group learning how to 'drop in' vertically, monohop, huck off stuff, practice their tight slalom cornering skills (in a pool of mud) and much more.

Some photos of the day can be found below, with more to be posted in the near future. Thanks to Rob Eva for making the trip north, in the lovely weather, as well as to Aiden Lefmann, Donna Dall and Glenn Stewart. Also a big thanks to our chef Matt!


The punishing race-lap climb...conquered!



Chris drops in.



Max shows off his new skills.



Jo masters the slippery corners!


Gary cruising around the muddy track.

Cyclinic—June 21 2009

Clare has style down the drop!



Greg 'drops in' in style.



Aiden shows us how it supposed to be done.



Bill does some skids!


Tim stops with style!

Cyclinic this weekend—Karingal, Mt Cotton

This weekend marks the debut of the Queensland Cyclinic series of skill clinics, and should be a hoot! We're getting really excited just planning it!

The clinic is being run Sunday, 21st June at the Karingal mountain-biking track, Mt Cotton.

This clinic, we have super XC racer, Glenn Stewart, coming along to show us how it's supposed to be done!


Glenny Boy up a nasty pinch during an XC race.

Glenn has a wealth of experience, having raced at national and at World Champ's level as a junior. More recently, Glenn has been a member of the national Cannondale team, and the KOM MTB Race Team.

A map to the from Brisbane CBD to the Cyclinic site cam be found below:

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What you need for Cyclinic:

• mountain bike—in good working order;
• Australian Standards Approved helmet;
• hydration for out on the trail (hydra-pack or water bottle);
• MTBA License, if you don't have a current MTBA License and haven't paid for one when signing up, you will have to purchase a day license on the day of the skills clinic, no exceptions!;
• comfortable clothes for cycling (remember it's a bit chilly in the mornings and afternoons at the moment!); and,
• a sense of adventure!


For those who have registered, see you there at 8.45am sharp for registration, ready for a 9am kick-off.

For more information on other upcoming Cyclinics, check out the Cyclinic webpage here.