Introducing the Girls

[Mandy]

I know the first thread is kind of already this but thought we should make it a little bit more formal.

So how about introduce yourself, where your from, style or riding and bike as well as anything else you wish to include!!!!

[roxy12]

il just do a template thingy

name: Kristina shiel
age:19
location locaotion location: emerad vic
rideing since: ahh octoberish last year? in "extreme" stuff anyway, did a bit of xc prior to that.
bikes: doberman pinscher, morewood izimu aka my emu
ride: any dh track i get taken to, mm and kinda just around everywhere,....
stylzzz: not a lycra bearing person gimme dh and djs anyday
occupation: disability carer.....cause im nice:p ....
xxiv team rider.........

[Mandy]

Lol
Im Mandy, 18, been riding since the begining of the year
Wanting to get into downhill and free ride,
Got a Trek fuel 80
Ride in the shire
Live in Camden
And im 18 and still at school should be going to uni next year which is good i guess plenty of time to ride!!!

[TerraNik]

Name: Nik
Age: 23
Location: Ryde, Sydney NSW (nicely situated right near Olympic Park!)
Riding since: Since forever, but only really getting into it this past year.
Bike: Dualie - 06 Specialized Enduro Expert; HT - Mongoose Tyac Super
Ride: I'm willing to give anything a go!! But steering towards DH and 4x.
Style: Uhh I donno about that... but I'm sure getting really good at stacking it with style!!!!
Day job: Occupational Therapist (Yeh Roxy! We're just as sweet as each other!!)

[ruthlessgirl]

Name: Gillian

Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada (right now)

Riding since: ummm about 1998 when i had to find a new way to get to school

Bike: DH - Ruthless Custom, XC - Devinci, FR - Giant STP

Ride: I miss playing on the 4x tracks over there...

Day job: Run the Bike shop & Tech Shop at Canada Olympic Park, but you might remember me from the last 1.5yrs working the RawNRG shop in Thredbo.

[Pebble]

Name: Kristina
Age: 26
Location: Cobar NSW (just about in the middle of nowhere). We tend to move around every few years or so, neve know where we'll end up next - recently moved here after living in Townsville for a year.
Riding since: I discovered MTB while I was still in high school, just used to take my Dunlop MTB & ride it up whatever local hills were close in Canberra where I lived - explore the surrounds really, also discovered the AMB mag at about that time.
Bike: Giant Trance 3 - just got it this year, my last (and first real bike) was a Specialized Hardrock Comp 2001 model.
Ride: Whatever is around really, haven't lived close enough to too many"real" mtb tracks. I guess you could say just trail riding - would probably be all mountain if we had any!
Style: What's style? .. . . . .. As above I'd give a bit of anything a go (I'm pretty chicken when it comes to jumps though). Have pretty much always ridden solo. Ummm, don't wear lycra, my gear is regular day to day shorts & a cycling jersey, gloves etc.
Day job: At the moment looking after the kids, one is going on to 4yrs old the other is nearly 2yrs, so I've really only started to get back into MTB this year after a cuple of years having other priorities. Will be looking for a Casual job soon though, whatever I can get. Almost became a rock licker (Geologist) though as far as carreers go.
I always take on my ride: Camelback & mobile phone.

[roxy12]

Day job: Occupational Therapist (Yeh Roxy! We're just as sweet as each other!!)


I intereact with your kind every second week! damn know it alls hahah:p

just kidding... great to hear that though.

[Gabe_88]

ok well im gabe... oviously... im 15 years old.. i live in nsw, singleton ( 3 hours from sydney)....
dirt jumping and street and possibly 4x soonish... 2005 specialized p.3

ohh yeah day job... farkin SCHOOL which kinda sucks.. and i dont have a job any way lol

[mtbmamma]

As you might have read elsewhere I am Maxine and I am 85 ha ha, no seriously Squid has changed my date of birth so I am not that old, I am fairly new to mountain biking but have been in it for a number of years as support staff for all my "boys". I am also the NSW Co-ordinator for MTNX organising the State Rounds, mind you the clubs do 99% of the work, I just have a title.

I ride a 2007 Cannondale Prophet 600, have done a bit of dh and have recently tried MTNX, which I really enjoyed. I ride trails as well with my son and a friend, they are both too good for me though they are very patient, and I really enjoy to the riding, except when I stuff up.

I am in Sydney, fairly central, and am sooooo pleased you are all coming out of the woodwork so to speak.

Hopefully, I will see you around at some of the races club or State level.:D

Good to see you watching over us Gill, keep in touch.

[Fi]

Name: Fi
Age: 34
Location: Sydney (north)
Riding since: 1996 (off road)
Bike: Cannondale Gemini 900, Giant Trance 1, DMR Trailstar, BMC roadie
Ride: It's all good! Love the occasional DH shuttle day but a good technical trail ride with mates is the best day out. Like to do the enduro races for the social buzz. Looking to learn a bit of DJ and ride a bit of 4X. Cycle toured in the past which I may do more of one day.
Style: Am no cross country whippet, just love the techy stuff.
Day job: Sales/Office Coordinator for a bike parts wholesaler

[psychavoc]

Name: Celia
Age: 24 next Tuesday!
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Riding since: MTBing since 2003
Bike: Santa Cruz Heckler, Giant XTC, Giant OCR3
Ride: Too chicken to partake in real DH at speed, but I do love techy DHs in my own time - still haven't quite got the nerve to do drops yet. But I also like the challenge of a good uphill climb :o
Style: Dabbling in all sorts :)
Day job: Currently a PhD student studing Psychology, but will be looking for a real job come the beginning of next year.

[mtbmamma]

Name: Fi
Age: 34
Location: Sydney (north)
Riding since: 1996 (off road)
Bike: Cannondale Gemini 900, Giant Trance 1, DMR Trailstar, Cannondale roadie
Ride: It's all good! Love the occasional DH shuttle day but a good technical trail ride with mates is the best day out. Like to do the enduro races for the social buzz. Looking to learn a bit of DJ and ride a bit of 4X. Cycle toured in the past which I may do more of one day.
Style: Am no cross country whippet, just love the techy stuff.
Day job: Sales/Office Coordinator for a bike parts wholesaler

Good to see you up and taking sustenance. This is the girl you all want to ride with, believe me. She was the person who took me on my initiation run at Thredbo, she is patient, friendly, experienced and soooo helpful its not funny.

Organise a ride with her and you will be sooo pleased. Can I come too please??????:)

[TerraNik]

Good to see you up and taking sustenance. This is the girl you all want to ride with, believe me. She was the person who took me on my initiation run at Thredbo, she is patient, friendly, experienced and soooo helpful its not funny.

Organise a ride with her and you will be sooo pleased. Can I come too please??????:)

Ooh Thredbo... Looking forward to that!! Is anyone else planning on going next year to the women's weekend?

[mtbmamma]

Ooh Thredbo... Looking forward to that!! Is anyone else planning on going next year to the women's weekend?


Hey Terranik,

Fi was the person who first developed the Thredbo womens weekend. It is a great weekend but with Fi it is wonderful, so patient and so informative. She is no longer in Thredbo but she is available so keep in touch.

Max
:)

[Mandy]

what is the thredbo womens weeekend? Perhaps we shoukld make a thread about it?? I would be interested in going!!!!

[roxy12]

id be intrested in making the trip up if its after nationals and so forth.............:)

[Bethany]

Name: Beth

Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Riding since: technically umm maybe a week and half ago

Bike: okay its not that great but a Giant thermo w

Ride: I live about 500 metres away from a hit of national park.. comes with the Blue Mountains location. Anyways there are an endless amount of trails up there that i keep finding each day i ride. I wanna try downhilling, looks awesome

Style: i guess cross country... after a few attempts on the highway ive found bush and rocks alot more fun

Day Job: Studying at Tafe and workin at Starbucks

So obviously im a baby when it comes to riding.. but some mates conned me into getting a bike and i was basically addicted from my first ride... Was kinda hoping id find some girl riders in the Mounts... but just knowing there are other girls out there takin on the boys is enough!

[osmund]

Name: Helen
Age: 29
Location: Melbourne, Oz
Riding since: well...who knows.
Bike: Trek roadie and shit Giant hard tail.
Ride: I used to only enjoy road riding, but just in the last few months have begun to enjoy XC.
Style: not sure what this is really, so i mustn't have any
Day job: IT project management stuff

[TerraNik]

Name: Beth

So obviously im a baby when it comes to riding.. but some mates conned me into getting a bike and i was basically addicted from my first ride... Was kinda hoping id find some girl riders in the Mounts... but just knowing there are other girls out there takin on the boys is enough!

Well Beth I'm pretty close!! I live in Meadowbank (near Olympic Park) so the Blue Mtns are about a 30 min drive down the M4 for me - Easy peasy!! I'm actually interested in heading out there for a ride (new to Sydney myself and new to riding off-road)!! So you've got one gal to ride with if you're interested!!!!

[roxy12]

Name: Helen
Age: 29
Location: Melbourne, Oz
Riding since: well...who knows.
Bike: Trek roadie and shit Giant hard tail.
Ride: I used to only enjoy road riding, but just in the last few months have begun to enjoy XC.
Style: not sure what this is really, so i mustn't have any
Day job: IT project management stuff

Great to see another southern chick show herself!

[THE OTHER EVIL]

Name: Kim
Age: 35
Location: Sydney
Riding Since: 2003
Bike:Specialised Stumpy (with pink Chris King :)),Giant ATX 870 set up for BMX track and Street etc.,EVIL Imperial for DH and Argon 18 Roadie + Knolly Delirium T coming (so I can give the EVIL back to my bloke).
Ride: XC trails, some XC club racing, Enduro racing (did the 8 hr series this year), hit the BMX track once a week, city rides on the weekend followed by beers, want to try some more DH. basically any riding, any time!:)
Style: Slow Motion!:eek:
Day Job: Boring!

[roxy12]

Name: Kim

Bike:Specialised Stumpy (with pink Chris King :)),Giant ATX 870 set up for BMX track and Street etc.,EVIL Imperial for DH and Argon 18 Roadie + Knolly Delirium T coming

HT dh ey, to harcore for me! whats the knolly like, i dont belive ive heard of them before?

[THE OTHER EVIL]

HT dh ey, to harcore for me! whats the knolly like, i dont belive ive heard of them before?

Please note earlier post, Style = Slow Motion. There's nothing hard core about my hardtail dh'ing!
The Knolly comes out of BC (small producer- Noel Buckety). The Delirium T is a 6" All Mountain/Free Ride bike (think Specialized SX trail) that can be set up slack and is available as an XS. This will be plenty of bike for me.
Hopefully this will give me a little more confidence and improve my DHing.
We live in hope!:rolleyes:

[roxy12]

be like the turtle, slow and surly wins the race!

bike sounds very cool, youl have to post it up when you get it!:D

[mtbmamma]

Please note earlier post, Style = Slow Motion. There's nothing hard core about my hardtail dh'ing!
The Knolly comes out of BC (small producer- Noel Buckety). The Delirium T is a 6" All Mountain/Free Ride bike (think Specialized SX trail) that can be set up slack and is available as an XS. This will be plenty of bike for me.
Hopefully this will give me a little more confidence and improve my DHing.
We live in hope!:rolleyes:

I just love those Chris King pink head sets. Sooo good. You have an amazing array of bikes. You too should come and try Ourimbah this weekend, not too hard and I too am very slow and steady. If I can do it anyone can.:)

[Bethany]

hey Terranik.. whered you live before sydney?
Your idea sounds awesome.. ive just got home from work and about to head out... im so tired but must ride!!!!!!!

[TerraNik]

hey Terranik.. whered you live before sydney?
Your idea sounds awesome.. ive just got home from work and about to head out... im so tired but must ride!!!!!!!

I lived in Newcastle, actually!! But yeah, gimme a PM if you're interested in going for a spin together one day!!!

I feel the same way as you, almost every day... I fall asleep on the train after work, and feel like I just wanna crash into bed, but I don my gear and off I go! It's an obsession I think...

[Zooke]

Name: Brooke Parkinson
Age: 24
Location: Brisbane
Riding Since: off and on for the last 5 years
Bike:Mtb - Giant Trance, Road - Giant CRX (only for commuting really occasionally do fun rides, the 100km challenge from bris to the gold coast is next, it's a charity ride organised by diabetes QLD, hopefully will make the entire distance)
Ride: single track mostly, really want to do some DHing, but it kinda worries me that I can hurt myself before even leaving the carpark the thought of what I might do on a DH track is just outright scary!!!!
Style: total lack of!!!!! I'm really good at going over the top of berms, and trees are like a magnet for me.
Day Job: Chef, but am studying to become a childcare teacher.

I need some girls to ride with here in Brisbane, I normally ride at daisy hill with a really good mate, and he is terrific with beginners and totally understanding with chicks.

[*Turtle*]

Great thread, is this folder new?? I just discovered it.

Name: Kim
Age: 36
Location: Sth West Sydney
Riding Since: 1st season (competed in triathlons pre MTB)
Bike: Giant Anthem
Ride: XC
Style: Staying on the bike is a good start...lol!!
Day Job: Too boring but need to pay the bills.

I would love some chicks to ride with, everyone I know who rides is a guy and then they all tend to be too quick.

[BrumbyJack]

Oooh, look what happens when you are too busy to log in all winter :eek:

Me:

Name: Tina
Age: 42
Location: Jindabyne
Riding Since: I was 11... but nothing seriousl
Bike: Iron Horse Warrior - Expert, Wheeler Roadie... want a Cannondale Gemini (won't happen)
Ride: Whatever I feel like.
Style: Conservative ;)
Day Job: Many and varied... bikes and skis don't grow on trees.

Now, for my daughter, Pine_Forest_Princess:

Name: Siobhan
Age: 11
Location: Jindabyne
Riding Since: Jan 2004
Bike: Giant ATX879 for XC, Norco 4-by for DH, Norco Roadie
Ride: Anything and everything
Style: Kicking the boys butts...
Day Job: Primary school student

Both will be conspicuous by our absence this summer.... until we get back from Canada :cool:

[mtbmamma]

Hey Tina, Good to have you on board. When are you off to Canada and for how long? Welcome to you and Siobhan, good to have more girls on the Girls Forum.

Also welcome Kim. This is a new section in the Forum Section. It was started on the 11th of this month and, in my opinion, seems to be gaining strength. Lots of girls who we didn't know were there are coming onto the site and posting.

Great to see you all here.:D

[ruthlessgirl]

mwha ha ha coming to my country! can't wait to see yous again.

[brooko]

Hi girls my name is kylie ,(posting this on my mans pc ,so his name is reg) i have been riding since 2002,racing dh since 2004. Bikes... secialized rockhopper.....small ironhorse worldcup sunday...love my horse..do downhill shuttles at least one day on w/ends, Race every wa state round. Last race 9 girls really cool scene over here... dont do lycra at all ...all fox or troy lee gear here...always ride in dianese armour...no way would ride without it...i work in state gov office...generally do shuttles on w/ends with my man, his mates, my best freind, and sabrina when she is here with sam.... we have some awsome techy,rocky,steep tracks down at nannup, we love it.well nice to have introduced my self.

[roxy12]

welcome kylie!
sounds like you have an awesome scene over there, 9 girls is fantastic, think the mot wev had here is 5!

good to see another dh chick join these forums!:D

[*_DIRTChick_*]

Hey, I'm Lisa!
I'm 20 years old and live in NSW Australia, working in retail/hospitality (waitressing, ahhhh!) and studying via correspondance.

I've been riding since my boyfriend suprised me with a hardtail for chrissy last year :D so I'm still learning heaps and loving it!!

Downhill is awesome!! I have way more fun pushing up to ride down :p than the endurance of cross country riding, but in saying that, I still enjoy riding around the cross country trails close by.

I'm looking forward to getting to know some MTB gals and picking up any tips from those reasonably new to riding and the more experieced : )

[mtbmamma]

Welcome Lisa,

Yeah, mountain biking is great fun and downhill is cool. I agree that the hard slog of cross country is an acquired taste though I do like trail riding, you can find some really pretty spots out there.

Hopefully, you will meet some more girls in and around Tumut who will ride with you. If not come down to Thredbo for a weekend. How about the Nats in December?

Anyway, great to hear from you and welcome. :D

[*_DIRTChick_*]

Thankyou mtbmamma:)

It would be great to head to Thredbo, I love that place, aswell as the beautiful alpine drive to get there! I haven't ridden Thredbo yet, I'm waiting to get the all clear from Rey hehe, to see if i'm up to riding it or not:p

Nationals would be cool!! Hopefully we'll get there to spectate.

[S.P.G.]

Hi.. im julz. From sydney, 20 years old and have not been riding very long. My bf nitwit got me into it. Currently riding a moorewood shova. The blue thing in my display pic. Would like to get more into downhill but have only so far been riding mainly flat trails.. Been on farkin now for a little bit but dont post that much. Me and my bf try to go riding every weekend but havent had the chance lately. That sums me up basically.. I also like to snowboard.

Julz.

[*_DIRTChick_*]

Hey Julz

You're in to snowboarding to! I was going to get in to it this winter but due to my boyfriends shoulder reconstruction i've post poned to next winter so he'll be all good to teach me:D How long have you been boarding for?

[mtbmamma]

Thankyou mtbmamma:)

It would be great to head to Thredbo, I love that place, aswell as the beautiful alpine drive to get there! I haven't ridden Thredbo yet, I'm waiting to get the all clear from Rey hehe, to see if i'm up to riding it or not:p

Nationals would be cool!! Hopefully we'll get there to spectate.

You're not Rey's girl are you???? Well we know Rey well from Thredbo. Well he has said he will be there hopefully for the Nats, so we shall meet there. Welcome. :D

Hi.. im julz. From sydney, 20 years old and have not been riding very long. My bf nitwit got me into it. Currently riding a moorewood shova. The blue thing in my display pic. Would like to get more into downhill but have only so far been riding mainly flat trails.. Been on farkin now for a little bit but dont post that much. Me and my bf try to go riding every weekend but havent had the chance lately. That sums me up basically.. I also like to snowboard.

Julz.

Hey Julz,

Welcome to you too. You ride a very nice bike, love Morewoods, cool colour too!! Keep up to speed with the chix site as I will be posting lots of stuff to keep you all in touch with club races etc. Also MTNX/4x which has the summer WSMTB series starting next month I think. Anyway once I have all the dates I will post for you all.

Welcome Julz. :D

[shena]

name: shell
age:38
location: canberra
riding since: mtn bikes approx 5 years, some comps
bike: giant yukon
ride: xc - ainslie/majura, kowen, sparrow
would love to try dh, made it to thredbo for the final week of the cannonball run but it snowed!
all began one rainy eve as hubby n I went out to investigate the 2001 mont to see what all the fuss was about ;)

[TerraNik]

Welcome Shena!! First post I see! :) Maybe Thredbo's weather will be a little more considerate next year!

[BrumbyJack]

Hey Maxine...

I'm still in winter mode ATM, but just came back from Canberra picking up the Princess's new roadie :cool:

We are in Canada from 30th December to 30th January.... looks like we get back a few days before the Chix weekend at Thredbo, so that may be a bit of a punish :eek: both physically and $$$$$.

We are off to the Scott 24 hour in 2 weeks, but apart from one brief ride for me, we haven't been on bikes all winter (since July).

South Shore will be doing MTB for sport next term (Brendan) but I think Siobhan is going to do triathlon... I'm not actually sure I want her doing DH before we go to Canada, I've spent too much $$$$ for her to get an injury prior to departure. Silly thing is her worst crashes to date have been on the road:confused:

[mtbmamma]

Hey Maxine...

I'm still in winter mode ATM, but just came back from Canberra picking up the Princess's new roadie :cool:

We are in Canada from 30th December to 30th January.... looks like we get back a few days before the Chix weekend at Thredbo, so that may be a bit of a punish :eek: both physically and $$$$$.

We are off to the Scott 24 hour in 2 weeks, but apart from one brief ride for me, we haven't been on bikes all winter (since July).

South Shore will be doing MTB for sport next term (Brendan) but I think Siobhan is going to do triathlon... I'm not actually sure I want her doing DH before we go to Canada, I've spent too much $$$$ for her to get an injury prior to departure. Silly thing is her worst crashes to date have been on the road:confused:

We will be in Thredbo from the 8th of December so we should see you then. We are down for the Nationals and hopefully Jared will do another camp for Osc to join. We haven't been off bikes all winter, did you see my new bike on post your ride. She is very pretty and forgiving I love her and love riding trails with her.

I take it you are off to Canada for skiing camps? Keep in touch.:D

[MTB-ChiK]

Hi I'm Jo, nice to see other chick riders on here...and some around my age too :eek: and I thought I was all alone!

Age: 34 this Thursday!
Location: Mount Gambier SA
Riding since: DHMTBing since May this year but have been riding most of my life with breaks in between (not the bone type, yet)
Bike: '04 Ironhorse SGS Team, '99 GT Xc/street type dually
Ride: Extinct volcanos... about to do my first race at the Bluff down here in the 'Mount'. Had a few practice runs already and went over the bars last weekend at the road gap. Oh what fun it was. My fave spot is Marist Park
Style: DH & street with a bit of xc pedaling occasionally
Day job: Own Business/Sandboarder - I make sandboards & stuff... www.oceanculture.com

Thats about it :p

[mtbmamma]

Hi I'm Jo, nice to see other chick riders on here...and some around my age too :eek: and I thought I was all alone!

Age: 34 this Thursday!
Location: Mount Gambier SA
Riding since: DHMTBing since May this year but have been riding most of my life with breaks in between (not the bone type, yet)
Bike: '04 Ironhorse SGS Team, '99 GT Xc/street type dually
Ride: Extinct volcanos... about to do my first race at the Bluff down here in the 'Mount'. Had a few practice runs already and went over the bars last weekend at the road gap. Oh what fun it was. My fave spot is Marist Park
Style: DH & street with a bit of xc pedaling occasionally
Day job: Own Business/Sandboarder - I make sandboards & stuff... www.oceanculture.com

Thats about it :p

Welcome Jo,

No you're not alone, thats me age wise!!!! Sounds great riding extinct volcanos, really interesting. Love unusual stuff!!

I tend not to go over the bars, usually I high side it. Thats fun too.????!!:o

Hope there are more girls from SA out there.:)

[MTB-ChiK]

Hi mtbmamma,

Yeah it was was my first real stack on my 'Horse... but the Bluff is a steeper, more technical track and it was also very slippery conditions (unlike Marist where I normally ride) ... All my other stacks have been on my GT and on sandboards!

I'm hoping to meet the rest of the competing SA girls (all 3 or 4 of them i think :eek: ) Wish there was a bigger following for it but I happily get along with the guys and I never have issues with our local boys. Everyone's pretty laid back here.

Mount Gambier forms part of the worlds 'crater lakes' regions... Where we have one extinct volcano full of bright blue water! There's also a swimming hole that has the same blue (called 'Little Blue' for obvious reasons)

If you've never been to this side of Oz its definitely worth a trip over and our local DH track is pretty cool too. The runs are not overly long, but if you're into xc there are heaps of longer trails to ride too.

Well, nice to meet you!

[roxy12]

hey jo,

welcome! are you going to be at gambier this weekend?

Over the bar stacks are the best! ihe had a few but ive got the whole flip and land on your feet down now for when I try new things!:D

[MTB-ChiK]

hey jo,

welcome! are you going to be at gambier this weekend?

Over the bar stacks are the best! ihe had a few but ive got the whole flip and land on your feet down now for when I try new things!:D

Hey Roxy,

Thanks for the welcome :)
Wow, a flip and land? I'll have to learn that one!
Yes, I'll be in Mt Gambier this weekend... are you coming over for the DH comp??

[mtbdh_girl]

Hi. Name is Cindie, live in Doncaster, Vic and am 27. Have been floating around mtb for a few years now, although not much for the last couple of years, just sorta keeping an eye on the scene, without any involvement. Was a mod for this site when it first started up for a while, mostly to post Vic news. Used to be on FTF committee, me and my (non-riding) other half used to help out alot at all of the Fatties DH and 4X stuff. Broke my hand pretty badly though which halted riding and income for a while, so I sorted dropped away for a while. Still have alot of trouble with gripping bars etc.

Had a Craftworks dual when I used to race but converted the parts across to a Cove Stiffee SL after the dualie got damaged when I crashed. Don't ride it much at the mo, mostly cos I hate riding on my own, and don't know anyone who rides (although I am paying of a Norco for my hubby as a Bday pressie so will be riding again by October YAY!!!).
Current occupation(s): Mum to a 5yo girl, studying business degree, startiing a graduate traineeship as a project office consultant iin 2 weeks (so there goes all my time!!)

Anyway, its amazing how many girls there are out there these days!!! I'll have to try and stay a biit more active from now on!!!

[roxy12]

Hey Roxy,

Thanks for the welcome :)
Wow, a flip and land? I'll have to learn that one!
Yes, I'll be in Mt Gambier this weekend... are you coming over for the DH comp??

I am indeedy.
Il be in the fluro pink gear......have to say hi and have a chat.:D

[MTB-ChiK]

Hey Cindy,

Sorry to hear about your injury :( I worry about seriously hurting myself when I ride - I rely on my fitness to be able to work as I'm self employed & have a business to run. Plus I'm getting OLD, LOL. Still, the thrill of flying down a hill outweighs the concern most of the time... I just have to be on the conservative side of gung ho!

Roxy! I'll spot you a mile away in that pink!!! Are you racing hard tail or dually? I'm pretty excited to meet a rider from Vic since the others will all be from Adelaide. This is going to be a great weekend I know it. Except my man won't be here to watch me race (he's offroad racing on 4 wheels somewhere near Port Pirie!)

[roxy12]

Roxy! I'll spot you a mile away in that pink!!! Are you racing hard tail or dually? I'm pretty excited to meet a rider from Vic since the others will all be from Adelaide. This is going to be a great weekend I know it. Except my man won't be here to watch me race (he's offroad racing on 4 wheels somewhere near Port Pirie!)

dualy, i have a white morewood izimu with pink stickers:D yeh im excited to meet some other girl riders, we dont have as many as you guys do! see you in a couple days!

pft 4 wheels lol

[roxy12]

Broke my hand pretty badly though which halted riding and income for a while, so I sorted dropped away for a while. Still have alot of trouble with gripping bars etc.



I had the same kind of thing happen to me last year in november, cant use normal shifters anymore, nor open jars, or milk (my teath are going to be deastroyed) I think I was lucky my employer let me stay on while I could do basicaly nothing. Hand gets saw after a day of rideing and falling on it well thats some real pain!

[mtbmamma]

Hey Cindy,

Sorry to hear about your injury :( I worry about seriously hurting myself when I ride - I rely on my fitness to be able to work as I'm self employed & have a business to run. Plus I'm getting OLD, LOL. Still, the thrill of flying down a hill outweighs the concern most of the time... I just have to be on the conservative side of gung ho!

Roxy! I'll spot you a mile away in that pink!!! Are you racing hard tail or dually? I'm pretty excited to meet a rider from Vic since the others will all be from Adelaide. This is going to be a great weekend I know it. Except my man won't be here to watch me race (he's offroad racing on 4 wheels somewhere near Port Pirie!)

Hey Cindy,

Welcome, sad to hear about the hand injury. Seems to be a not uncommon thing. My husband did the same thing skiing which put a real downer on his motorbike and mountain bike riding. I also did the same thing with my thumb. Takes ages to get over and makes mtbing quite uncomfortable at times.

Good luck and welcome. There is nothing wrong with 4 wheels, I love both, 4 and two wheels, especially love engines and two wheels. :D

[inko]

location: bne
bike: trek3700
riding since: 2003? but mainly riding to uni. haven't been really riding off-road much - mainly cause don't know who to ride with :(
job: architecture student/maths tutor

[tu plang]

Ayo Inko. Which uni are you studying at?

If you are looking for people to ride with, specifically other girls, it'd be worth while having a chat to Tony at TC's at Taringa (shameless plug :o .) He organises rides to get girls out there to meet up etc and help them with their skills.

Hes just gone to the US for interbike but drop in in a few weeks if you're keen.

[Emziie]

name: Emily but call me Em
age: 11
location: Sydney
bike: Da Bomb Molotov (getting built up by my brother)
riding since: about 2005...

[mtbmamma]

name: Emily but call me Em
age: 11
location: Sydney
bike: Da Bomb Molotov (getting built up by my brother)
riding since: about 2005...

Hey Emziie,

Welcome, I hope to hear more from you. We need more up and coming young girls. We have a couple of girls who race and are 12 and 15 so hopefully both you and your brother will join in and race some club races. Tell Mum and Dad what a great bunch we are, I am a Mum of a 14 year old boy who races and the boys and girls who race are great as are the parents. Everyone is friendly.

Hope to see you around.:D

[Emziie]

My brother rides for WSMTB and does DH and 4x, but I played weekend sports. I'm hoping to race in the next 4x round.

[mtbmamma]

My brother rides for WSMTB and does DH and 4x, but I played weekend sports. I'm hoping to race in the next 4x round.

Dear Emziie,

We would love to see you there. In summer WSMTB does its 4x on Friday evenings after school so that should make it easier.
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Good luck and come say hello to mtbmamma,blond hair, baseball cap and marshalling on the first corner. :D

[Emziie]

Oh, thats easy to go to then. My dad would have to drive me and Peter as my mum is working. I want my brother's Ironhorse. At least it's better than Sunday's because I have things on.

[inko]

Ayo Inko. Which uni are you studying at?

If you are looking for people to ride with, specifically other girls, it'd be worth while having a chat to Tony at TC's at Taringa (shameless plug :o .) He organises rides to get girls out there to meet up etc and help them with their skills.

Hes just gone to the US for interbike but drop in in a few weeks if you're keen.

thanks tu plang. i will go there and have a chat with tony soon. so tony is the organizer or does he teach?

im at uq.

[schmook]

I am quiet introverted extrovert thats been having the odd midnight ramble on this website on here for a the last couple of years or so. I am 27 going on 17. I do quality control for a living - if you get a pre-employment medical done to work on a mine, I might be proof-reading it! I also have an excitable 7 year old girl living with me. I have two ever-suffering bikes - a 2001 giant xtc team and a neglected intense 5.5. Who wants its front wheel rebuilt, dammit.

As for riding a bike, I have been trying to do that since 2003.
I actually love riding. Its a form of amusement, my meditation and an everlasting challenge. I love the geek factor. I love the brawn.

I have dabbled a bit in racing and learnt many lessons about trying to race 4x on your cross country bike with your seat up and having all the dh boys and their trophy g/f's laugh their arses off at me. I have done "training" for a 100km cross country stage race by partying my arse off with Chivas Regal in Edinburgh for six weeks. I now know what hypernatremia really is! (yes lets all ride 100km offroad on a hot day in SW Australia and puke all over the place!)
But I am a shy girl and I can feel out of sorts at races. I ride much more comfortably with chummy friendly types, but I like to go back to racing next season.

I ride my bike to and from work. I am scary behind the wheel of a car, and from what I can tell from commuting on the bike, some other people should not be trusted driving a car either! Maybe my big scary dance with danger to and from work 5 days a week will fine tune some reflexes making more suitable on a down hill track? I do hope so. The regular riding allows me to have the pleasure of eating generous servings of birthday cake in front of my colleagues at the office!

I went to CORC a couple of years ago, funny little camp that was. I would like to go to Thredbo girly weekend next year. So I might see some internet names in Thredbooo around February?

[mtbmamma]

I am quiet introverted extrovert thats been having the odd midnight ramble on this website on here for a the last couple of years or so. I am 27 going on 17. I do quality control for a living - if you get a pre-employment medical done to work on a mine, I might be proof-reading it! I also have an excitable 7 year old girl living with me. I have two ever-suffering bikes - a 2001 giant xtc team and a neglected intense 5.5. Who wants its front wheel rebuilt, dammit.

As for riding a bike, I have been trying to do that since 2003.
I actually love riding. Its a form of amusement, my meditation and an everlasting challenge. I love the geek factor. I love the brawn.

I have dabbled a bit in racing and learnt many lessons about trying to race 4x on your cross country bike with your seat up and having all the dh boys and their trophy g/f's laugh their arses off at me. I have done "training" for a 100km cross country stage race by partying my arse off with Chivas Regal in Edinburgh for six weeks. I now know what hypernatremia really is! (yes lets all ride 100km offroad on a hot day in SW Australia and puke all over the place!)
But I am a shy girl and I can feel out of sorts at races. I ride much more comfortably with chummy friendly types, but I like to go back to racing next season.

I ride my bike to and from work. I am scary behind the wheel of a car, and from what I can tell from commuting on the bike, some other people should not be trusted driving a car either! Maybe my big scary dance with danger to and from work 5 days a week will fine tune some reflexes making more suitable on a down hill track? I do hope so. The regular riding allows me to have the pleasure of eating generous servings of birthday cake in front of my colleagues at the office!

I went to CORC a couple of years ago, funny little camp that was. I would like to go to Thredbo girly weekend next year. So I might see some internet names in Thredbooo around February?

Hey schmook,

Welcome,

I am 49 going on 29 so I know the feeling. I live with a 14 year old boy, going on 39. Hey keeps me in check, god forbid!!!! Takes a lot I can tell you!!! I have three bikes, one boulevardier with mudguards, one $300 cheapie that all the dh boys love, cause of its cushy seat and stuff and one serious Cannondale Prophet 600, a real sweetie of a bike that forgives me all my faults. I too am scary behind the wheel of a car but I just love speed in any form, hence a real love of Top Gear on TV!!!

Where are you located? Would love to see you at one of the womens camps.

MTBMamma:D

[tu plang]

thanks tu plang. i will go there and have a chat with tony soon. so tony is the organizer or does he teach?

im at uq.

he owns the shop and runs/organises the rides. edit: or perhaps i wont.

[Zooke]

location: bne
bike: trek3700
riding since: 2003? but mainly riding to uni. haven't been really riding off-road much - mainly cause don't know who to ride with :(
job: architecture student/maths tutor

Hey inko,

I'm also in Brisbane and looking for some more people to ride with. I generally ride at Gap Creek or Daisy Hill. Both have everything ranging from beginners to some pretty sweet DH (although still yet to try the ones at Gap creek). I ride pretty much every Sunday with a mate, you are more then welcome to join us, only condition - your not allowed to leave me too far behind on the up hills!!!

PM me mate. I would say you could join us to Tu Plang, but you would be too quick and put me to shame.

Brooke

[Bethany]

I love Top Gear! Its awesome, laugh my way through every week and was so sad to hear when the lil guy crashed his car and seriously hurt himself last week. sucks. hope he will make it through.

i like to drive and i love to drive very fast.. its a shame those white and blue cars dont agree with me... or the trees on the side of the road. Actually trees hate me, they jump out in front of my bike all the time!

I got given this rally day in wrxie for my birthday. its gunna be ace! wooooooo

[Blas4me]

Well I suppose I had better introduce myself, being a lass and all.

My name is Fi (not to be mistaken for the other Fi on here), I'm 23, live in SE Melbourne 'burbs, ride an extra small GT avalanche (cheap I know but I'm too small to break things so it's worked well for me the last few years), I ride mainly road - on an mtb - but try and get out on the trails occassionally...my money making job is being in front of a computer all day typing in barcodes and talking to grumpy people, the worthwhile job is fixing friends bikes on weekends for beer!
As I said, I'm small - 5'1" to be exact so it is really difficult to find bikes and gear in my size. The worst is helmets because I have such a pin-head, the best size for me is small kiddies - which is fine if I want Winnie the Pooh graphics...

It's good to see so many gals on the forum and read each person's story.

[roxy12]

pft every other part of your bike is bling, why complain!

have you had those stickers done yet?

[mtbmamma]

Well I suppose I had better introduce myself, being a lass and all.

My name is Fi (not to be mistaken for the other Fi on here), I'm 23, live in SE Melbourne 'burbs, ride an extra small GT avalanche (cheap I know but I'm too small to break things so it's worked well for me the last few years), I ride mainly road - on an mtb - but try and get out on the trails occassionally...my money making job is being in front of a computer all day typing in barcodes and talking to grumpy people, the worthwhile job is fixing friends bikes on weekends for beer!
As I said, I'm small - 5'1" to be exact so it is really difficult to find bikes and gear in my size. The worst is helmets because I have such a pin-head, the best size for me is small kiddies - which is fine if I want Winnie the Pooh graphics...

It's good to see so many gals on the forum and read each person's story.

Hey Fi,

Good to see yet another girl on Farkin. I am just so pleased to see so many girls emerge from the shadows. Yep, finding stuff small enough for girls is a prob and I'm 5'5" though I have fairly small feet and hands so I know some of your probs.

Roxy is one of your Melbourne counterparts and seems to be really out there with her riding. A good role model for our southern girls.

Good luck and hopefully we will all meet up in the future.:D

[roxy12]

Hey Fi,
Roxy is one of your Melbourne counterparts and seems to be really out there with her riding. A good role model for our southern girls.



fi and I have actualy had lunch together before, when she first joined these forums.
haha role model, ahh mostly stupidity when it come sto my rideing. ahha but thats very nice to hear.

[mtbmamma]

fi and I have actualy had lunch together before, when she first joined these forums.
haha role model, ahh mostly stupidity when it comes to my riding. ahha but thats very nice to hear.

Now this is something that you definitely don't hear from the guys, deprecation!!! You look like you know what you're doing, the photos prove it, and you have one of the more important things in life, passion. Good luck as our southern role model and hopefully, as I said, we will all meet and have lunch one day. :D

[roxy12]

haha yes lunch sounds good:)

[mtbmamma]

haha yes lunch sounds good:)

Lunch is always good with the right minded people, trust me. :D

[roxy12]

mtbmamma will you b at lithgow nats by any chance?

[mtbmamma]

mtbmamma will you b at lithgow nats by any chance?

Just try and keep us away. My son and I are booked at a local motel from Friday and I will be the female one behind the timing table on the Sunday. Would love to see you and have a drink. At the Lithgow Workers Club on Friday night, hopefully will meet you there. If not see you Saturday and Sunday.:D

[roxy12]

awesomw, il try n make my way there on the friday, im staing at the caravan park, if not il have to wait until sunday and search ouyt the timeing desk!

il be wearing fluro pink if u see me b4 i see u say hi!

[mtbmamma]

awesomw, il try n make my way there on the friday, im staing at the caravan park, if not il have to wait until sunday and search ouyt the timeing desk!

il be wearing fluro pink if u see me b4 i see u say hi!But of course I will, I am nothing if not friendly and chatty. Ask anyone, no don't, but if you do don't believe a word they say!! Ha Ha. :D

[C-C]

Hi I'm Jody, 22, I live in Northern Tasmania. I have posted before on Farkin using by bf user name, but he wasn't very impressed :rolleyes: .... I mostly ride xc (and all day epic rides, have enjoyed touring and also commute on a roady). Recently moved (bought) house and now I don't have trails 1km from my back door :( , but I do have an assume estuary to sail on :) , and some really nice road riding (but it's not the same). I have been riding for about 2 years. Also I'm very short and have trouble finding bikes small enough :rolleyes: I have a Raceline Team (hardtail) and a Raceline Giro (roady), am looking to buy a dually at the end of the year (probably a Giant Anthem).

I have just finished a science degree and work as a GIS Officer at a Local Council (in short I make maps :) ), about to start an honors year (just to keep myself busy).

[roxy12]

welcome jody!
youl find a few of the girls on here also have the same sizeing issues.
you insihgt and experience will no doubt come in handy!
its great to see you join up with your own user name:)
enjoy!

[Gemma]

name: Gemma Mayfield
age:30
location: Adelaide
riding: DH around 3 years (pretty much since I moved here), some FR recently plus some cross country in between times.
bikes: Ironhorse SGS DH '04 & still lovin' it, and an ancient P3 when I blow off the cobwebs.
stylzzz: whatever's clean
occupation: Yet another Occupational Therapist! I hope you've done thorough risk assessments of this beaut sport, Nik & Roxy. I work in Aged Care, and my clients think I'm mad.

[roxy12]

haha woops wrong user acxcount there lol

haha gem If id done that i wouldnt be rideing, I say WORK STAYS AT WORK! HAHA

[Gemma]

I fully agree with you - it's a pretty funny contrast though.

[TerraNik]

name: Gemma Mayfield

occupation: Yet another Occupational Therapist! I hope you've done thorough risk assessments of this beaut sport, Nik & Roxy. I work in Aged Care, and my clients think I'm mad.

Welcome Gemma!! Wow what a small world! Out of all the chicks that have showed up on this forum, 2 of us are OT's and another a disability carer! I just recently had a massive stack (the weekend just gone) and had to call work yet again to tell them I can't work due to a mtb accident!! They all think I'm mad - They keep telling me to go buy an exercise bike instead!!

[roxy12]

They keep telling me to go buy an exercise bike instead!!

hahah funy story i have about an exer ise bike, took alot of skin off my shins............:D mmm sheer stupidyty practising super mans on it, started getin the full back end mona balance thing going at the same time then wack. was rather embaresing.

[mtbmamma]

name: Gemma Mayfield
age:30
location: Adelaide
riding: DH around 3 years (pretty much since I moved here), some FR recently plus some cross country in between times.
bikes: Ironhorse SGS DH '04 & still lovin' it, and an ancient P3 when I blow off the cobwebs.
stylzzz: whatever's clean
occupation: Yet another Occupational Therapist! I hope you've done thorough risk assessments of this beaut sport, Nik & Roxy. I work in Aged Care, and my clients think I'm mad.

Welcome Gemma. Everyone you talk to out of mountain biking thinks that we're mad. And its an addicitive type of madness. :)

[flin]

hello:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[johnny]

Hi flin.

Welcome to our humble website and the world of Farkin.net!

Whilst on Farkin, could we ask that when posting you make an effort to communicate more with words than emoticons. Also, when announcing yourself, as you just have, please provide us with a bit more to go on, like who you are, what you like to ride, how you came across farkin, etc. Hello doesn't really give us much to go on!

johnny (not a girl!)

[Gemma]

hahah funy story i have about an exer ise bike, took alot of skin off my shins............:D mmm sheer stupidyty practising super mans on it, started getin the full back end mona balance thing going at the same time then wack. was rather embaresing.

Perhaps you are one of the few for whom exercise bikes are not recommended, Roxy - something about the equipment unable to provide sufficient challenge?? Hmmm, you've got me wondering what stunts could be pulled off on the bike trainer??!

[roxy12]

unlimited tricks! I suggest you try it.......much lower to the gorund hahahaha:D

[mtbmamma]

Hi there Flin, Don't worry about Uncle Johnny, he means well and if you are up for a good discussion, in words that is, he is the one with whom to do it. Otherwise welcome. Why the surprised look? Can't say much else except good to have another girl?:rolleyes: sign up. I would love to know more about you..................who wouldn't? With that I shall leave you and hopefully you will respond in words soon. ;)

[yakinAway]

Hi Im Kay

Im 24 from Dunedin NZ

Riddin for a few years now although I broke a leg earlier this year n spent 6 months off the bikes

I own a few bike but my DH rig is a specialised bighit which may soon be replaced, I have a Santa cruz bullet as my all day ride terrian bike and a Trek 6700wsd as my HT also a commuter bike as well n a few others floating round

Im into DH, and jumps mainly I love getting air but some of the freeride stuff scares me a lil but hey u get that

I hate lycra and refuse to wear anything except my shorts undre my baggies, just found some decent cheapish womens specific baggies with inserts so the lycra may become redundant
Im a student Im studying occupational therapy and have almost finished another science degree in anatomy and physiology (i de-stress by riddin lots)


oh yeah n Im new here might be heading to aussie next yr at the end for a placement so thought I'd rear my head here now...

cheer all out
ride hard
YAK

[TerraNik]

Im a student Im studying occupational therapy and have almost finished another science degree in anatomy and physiology (i de-stress by riddin lots)

YAK

oh my god - what's that now, 3 OT's and one disability carer!! This is just getting freaky!!!!!! Maybe there's some link between being an OT and mtn biking! :cool:

Welcome aboard Yak! I wonder where you'll be doing placement! It could be at my hospital! :P (not likely, but a chance!)

[yakinAway]

they have no idea yet

it depends on who is mad enough to take on a mad kiwi OT student who is a mountain biker

yeah at least I know the hazzards snapped a leg in 2 in may when a stearer bolt snapped on the HT :eek: (doing something dumb that it not built for) I blame the uni boys !!!!! they made me do it :D

ended up in ICU with a DVT n a PE but hey back on the bike now and have recently whilst not able to ride rebuilt my snata cruz with all new bling

go the OT's n the likes I say all though my class mates laughed lots at my leg :( n used me for there dummy in classes hmmmm

ride hard
YAK

[TerraNik]

Haha Well I'd be happy to take you on as a student :P Or at least if you're in Sydney we can tee up for some rides! So don't forget to bring your bike over with you ;)

Sorry to hear about your leg... But glad that you're on the mend!!

[meg99]

Hi all,

Great site :D !!
I'm Meg and I've been riding on and off for the last 4-5 years. I ride a Giant Alias around my local trails (xc) in Brisbane.

I would like to meet up with any others interested in riding around Brissie!!

[TerraNik]

Hi all,

Great site :D !!
I'm Meg and I've been riding on and off for the last 4-5 years. I ride a Giant Alias around my local trails (xc) in Brisbane.

I would like to meet up with any others interested in riding around Brissie!!

Welcome Meg!! Nice to see more girls coming out of the shadows! :P

[Rik]

I would like to meet up with any others interested in riding around Brissie!!Get in contact with Zooke, she'd be a a good place to start when it comes to finding other ladies to ride with in Brisbane.

[binner]

Hi all,

Great site :D !!
I'm Meg and I've been riding on and off for the last 4-5 years. I ride a Giant Alias around my local trails (xc) in Brisbane.

I would like to meet up with any others interested in riding around Brissie!!

hey Meg, speak to Rodie Rob on mtbdirt.com.au he will be able to point you in the right direction.....;)

[dilemma]

Hi girls!

So good to see so many more girls here these days! I've had almost a year's hiatus from Farkin (lots going on!) and it's great to come back and see that we've now got our own space to chat!

about me...

name: Emma Ringer

age:25

location: Adelaide, previously from the 'Gong (Wollongong)

riding since: around 2000, started on road, then added track, then a some XC, and since a week ago DH!! Very stoked about that.

bikes: road - custom Hillbrick (I think there's a picture of it around on these forums somewhere!) and until recently, a Specialized Ruby (full carbon wmns design); track - Avanti Pista Pro; city/commuter - SUBlime.2; XC - Stumpjumper '05; DH - Specialized SX1 06

ride: still getting to know the (legal) trails around here. Rode at Fox Creek / Cudlee Creek for my first DH outing, and have ridden at Eagle MTB Park. The more bikes I've added to my collection the less time I have to ride them. It makes me cry :(

style: pedal (it seems to work on all my bikes!)

occupation: present: in-house graphic designer for adventure travel company (Adventure Tours Australia/Oz Experience/Wayward Bus); rides manager for Outbike (cycling tours across Oz); work on Saturdays at JT Cycles in Adelaide (city store); run new website www.girlplusbike.com for company girl+bike; previously journalist for Bicycling Australia, Mountain Biking Australia, Bicycling Trade and Where to Ride magazines. (whew, no wonder I'm tired...!)

Make sure you all check out http://www.girlplusbike.com - you could win a cool girl+bike tee just for sending in some feedback! More stuff is being added to the site all the time, so it's worth bookmarking!

Happy riding...

[TerraNik]

Make sure you all check out http://www.girlplusbike.com - you could win a cool girl+bike tee just for sending in some feedback! More stuff is being added to the site all the time, so it's worth bookmarking!

Happy riding...

Wow Emma your website is pretty cool - it'll be great once it gets a good stuffing of info on there! I gave my feedback... *crosses fingers for a shirt* hahaha :D

[dilemma]

Wow Emma your website is pretty cool - it'll be great once it gets a good stuffing of info on there! I gave my feedback... *crosses fingers for a shirt* hahaha :D

Thanks TerraNik!
You might just be a lucky one...
:)

[foo04]

Hey Im Em ,been riding a few years on and off. Currently living in Europe. Own a Santa Cruz Juliana, but been riding a few different Specialized bikes throughout Europe and the States. moving back home to Sydney early next year for Uni and cant wait to get back into riding.....
Been just travelling and having a good time. Love to challenge myself mentally and physically... You have to try Ice climbing and canyoning
Cant wait to get back home and ride ...
Hopefully see you all down thredbo sometime....

[TerraNik]

Hey Im Em ,been riding a few years on and off. Currently living in Europe. Own a Santa Cruz Juliana, but been riding a few different Specialized bikes throughout Europe and the States. moving back home to Sydney early next year for Uni and cant wait to get back into riding.....
Been just travelling and having a good time. Love to challenge myself mentally and physically... You have to try Ice climbing and canyoning
Cant wait to get back home and ride ...
Hopefully see you all down thredbo sometime....

Welcome Em! :) Sounds like a pretty nice lifestyle you have over there in Europe! *a little jealous!* Hopefully we can arrange a ride with all the other girls in Syd when you get back here. :)

[jo fox]

hey girls how are we all. Finally I can post for myself. I won't be on every day I still don't have the net at home.I will be going to Dargle on Sunday for the introduction to DH so I hope to see lots of girls there lets show the boys how it is done. see you there.


foxy gone.

[roxy12]

yay foxy bout time~!

haha foxy gone, g-man outy, i see a simliarity:p

[* Kate]

Hey :)

Figured i'd follow the trend... so here it is!

Name: * Kate :cool:

Location: Box Hill - Victoria

Occupation: Work for an Outdoor Education Company (drive thru your hood pretty much each day Roxy12! - we'll have to hit some tracks out Kirth Kiln way!!)

Ride: Hario Escape 8.3 (hardtail)

How long: Yeah bout a year - tho wanna get serious

Awesome, guess thats it...over and out! :eek:

[roxy12]

for sure, why dont you come out o long ully on thursday night? hit up the trails there with me, give em a go ey?

[* Kate]

Yeah for sure! - i was there on Sunday (Phil's mate) and it looks good as!
we'll see how we go! :D

[roxy12]

haha i knew who you were dw, awesome il take ya thru some stuff and hopefully ul kick some ass!

[peep]

How rude, I started posting before introducing myself!

Hi all, I'm Pip.

I'm from sunny Brisbane, and currently spend most of my daylight hours out at UQ struggling to finish my PhD (virology).

I ride a Norco 4by as a commuter, XC and DH when I can. Been riding about 3 years now and slowly getting better...

Hopefully catch up with a few of the Brissy girls around the trails...if anyone is going to this Sundays Intermediate RAW session with Roadie Rob I'll see you there!

[Caro]

Hello ladies!

Great to see that there ARE so many other girls out there riding! Just found your site last weekend...

name: Carolin Skipka
Age: 32
bike: Cell Crosscountry MTX R (hardtail)
profession: pharmacy tech

Used to ride when I was living Europe (before 2003) and only started riding again regularly a few months ago.
Preferred style: I guess XC is what I am doing here at the moment also love technical stuff around the city -not that I am much good at it but love it anyway:) !!-

Am riding mostly in Manly and Engadine at the moment and would love to give racing a go! Any suggestions on which races are good to start with. Am trying to get my head around the whole palaver of nationals, club races, endurance, 12hrs..... Would be great to hear about some of your fabulous experiences :) !!

Cheers
Caro

[roxy12]

welcome caro awesome to see more girls joining up, hope to hear more from you!

[Fi]

Hey Caro

I'm on the Northern Beaches and ride regularly, give me a shout if you're over this way! And I often ride up at Wisemans Ferry, Blue Mtns, etc. - you're welcome to come along anytime. Haven't ridden much at Engadine so would enjoy a guided tour sometime!

As for racing, well I reckon that endurance (12hr, 8hr, etc.) is a great way of getting into it - less painful than XC and less intimidating than DH (not that I don't recommend these disciplines too!). And there are the short track races too happening through the summer, I don't know where the next one is happening but there's a bit of info on the event format at www.mwmtb.com.

Cheers

Fi

[Caro]

Hi Roxy12!
Thanks and I will surely do my best :) !

Hi Fi!

Thanks for your reckommendations and the link will have a look!

Would be great to catch up for a ride and a coffee :)!
Have been to Manly Dam so far but would love to go to Wisemans ferry, Red Hill, Oaks Trail....
Was thinking of coming over on Sunday to try something new cause I believe there is track work happening in Manly for a couple of weeks, if you are around?

Cheers,
Caro

[Annabanana]

Hey, I guess I'll just write up about me....that seems to be the trend!

Name: Anna
Age: 20
Location: Sydney, Inner West
Riding since: MTB-this year. Bikes- forever!
Bike: Cannondale Synapse roadie, GT hardtail, Bianchi super-commuter, and pink apollo for pub-runs
Ride: Do the snooty road thing during the week, try and get off-road weekly at Manly or Oaks etc- VERY difficult living in the Inner West without a car! Enter enduro xc mostly, 4/12/24hour stuff and fun stuff like the fling (my GOD you should see my elbows...)
Style: "Like a gumby" lol. Good at climbing maybe? As for tecchy stuff...well, there's a way to go there...
Day job: Bikestore biatch, student, bikie moll

:p :p :p

[leeN]

Name: Kathleen Beggs
Age: 18
Location: Apollo Bay
Riding since: This year
Bike: Norco 125
Ride: I used to go to boarding school in ballarat, riding at Nerrina and Black Hill, finished a few weeks ago so back home in Apollo Bay, riding at the skate park.
Style: whatever goes
Day job: Apollo Bay bakery!:cool:

wow, this is the first time ive eva posted anything on farkin!!!yay.:D

[TerraNik]

Welcome Kathleen! :) Hope to see more of those posts now that you have gotten your first one down! :p

[leeN]

Thanx TerraNik:)

[Shan:)]

hi! my names shannon i live in the blue mountains, been riding on and off for the last year. My favourite riding is at the bmx track and downhill.
i ride a planet x pitbull. hoping to get some more suspention at some stage.
hoping to maybe have a go at racing down at thredbo.:)

[roxy12]

he shan, gret to here from you.

thredbo would eb a good track to stat with, nothing tech!

hope to see you there!

[Bethany]

hey shan

where in the mts do you live?

[monc]

Hi from another girlie noob

I've been riding xc for a bit (just started enduro racing with friends) and want to extend my skills a bit so I'll crash less (or will that just be crashing at a higher speed??). I'd really appreciate any info on XC coaching sessions, particularly those for women.

thanks

[*Kel*]

Hi Girls!

I’m new to this mtb fun too!

I’ve just bought an 07 Cannondale Rush Femme, well actually it is in the shop waiting for me to pick it up this weekend!

I currently do motorcycle road racing and motocross, so I’m hoping that I can carry some sort of ability across to mtb???
Haven’t ridden a mtb before but looks like super trick fun!

I’m in Brisvegas. Any suggestions from the local girls on where the good riding is?

Cheers! ;)

[RoWDeO]

Name: Rowena

Location: Donvale - Victoria

Occupation: Student (La Trobe uni)
Work at The Body Shop (Glen Waverley)

Ride: Giant STP 1 (hardtail)

How long:Bout 6 months- Just puddling round though, wanna get more into it!

And yeah thats bout it. Know this Thread is old but thought I'd add my 2cents.

[TerraNik]

Welcome Rowena!!! It's always good to see some fresh faces!

[roxy12]

Welcome Rowena!!! It's always good to see some fresh faces!

shes not new shes just lazy!

row i duno why you diddnt do this ages ago....btw long gully starts this thursday i expect you to come to one!

[Tanya]

Know this Thread is old but thought I'd add my 2cents.

I'm glad you revived it Rowena because I had been thinking about doing it myself.
Name: Tanya (bit obvious really)

Occupation: currently work at the Office of the Director of Public
Prosecutions...in witness assistance service.

Location: Sydney, Northern Beaches

Ride: Kona King Kikapu and love it!

How long: about a year but not much time on the bike. Mostly cross country, or just off road really, nothing too technical yet.

Biggest stumbling block: My fear!! (I added that bit myself) - trying to get over it though!

[roxy12]

law enforcement eyy

dunno about you!:p

nah kidding welcome welcome!

[Tanya]

[QUOTE=roxy12;862564]law enforcement eyy

dunno about you!:p QUOTE]

God no! Not law enforcement! I help support the victims who have to give evidence at court about the crime. I'm the good guys!!

[roxy12]

well thats all right then!:D

[Tanya]

Thought I was the only person mad enough to still be up. Just did a bit of an epic ride and need to wind down in order to sleep!

[roxy12]

nah im always around............prety boreing life realy:p why sleep!

[MMelissa]

Hey Girls! :)

Great to see so many out there. I've been hanging to meet some chick riders in my area.

Name: Mel

Age: 25

Location: Gold Coast

Occupation: Solicitor (don't hate me!)

Bike: Haro Shift R5 & looking for a DH bike at the mo.

How long: 1.5 years. I've never done anything else for so long and remained so crap at it. hehe. Ah well, all in good fun :)

[MMelissa]

And re the post about places to ride around Brissy.

I like Daisy Hill for a weekend ride. Good for x-c ... good when you're learning, enough trails to keep you occupied for a few hours, and enough single track with technical stuff to keep an experienced rider interested.

[roxy12]

hey mell great to see you come on board!

duno about the soliciter thing:p

but im sure you have some great stories/ideas plus you like bikes so you cant be that bad!

welcome!

[Nugs]

Name: Sarah
Location: Wollongong, NSW (originally from Ontario Canada)
Occupation: PA
Bike: Santa Cruz Juliana

I've been riding cross country for 6 years. I'm just starting to get into downhill.
If there's anyone from Wollongong, drop me a line!:p

[Ace1]

Hi all,
I have just discovered this forum thanks to some help from a bike shop in manly. Thought I had better introduce myself. I live in the inner west in Sydney, so not the best for off road riding, but I plan to fix that. I have been on a bike since I was four years old, only had the training wheels for an hour. I haven't managed to grow out of it since...not that I want to.

I bought my first mountain bike in 1988...back in the days before suspension was affordable and I have to say, my little Toyworld Trail Blazer lasted well and I used to punish it, living on the South Coast at the time, so there were plenty of trails back then.

Other interests include Doctor Who (I know, I know, I'm a bit of a nerd), soccer, writing, riding...mostly riding :)

Anyway, that's me,

Ace1

[yakinAway]

Hey ace......

n welcome.....

hi sarah howz it going been riding since thredbo?

[Bethany]

hey ace

so like how old are you and what do you do and stuff? (other then riding )

[Ace1]

Hiya,
I'm 36 going on 12 :) I have mainly just mucked around on bikes at the moment, but am always keen to go off road. I've just bought myself a Giant Trance 2 so really need to see what it can do :)

[roxy12]

haha glad to meat you ace, but i think beht was more pointing towards occupation etc.

good to see you come aboard!

[Pebble]

Hiya,
I'm 36 going on 12 :) I have mainly just mucked around on bikes at the moment, but am always keen to go off road. I've just bought myself a Giant Trance 2 so really need to see what it can do :)

Woohoo, the Trance is a great bike, I've got an '06 Trance 3 myself.
I'm 27 but do feel like a big kid riding out the front of the house with the little ones (2yr old & 4yr old) and practicing my wheelies or bunnyhops:D

[roxy12]

Woohoo, the Trance is a great bike, I've got an '06 Trance 3 myself.
I'm 27 but do feel like a big kid riding out the front of the house with the little ones (2yr old & 4yr old) and practicing my wheelies or bunnyhops:D

haha dosnt maake you silly, makes you cool to them!

[Magic Rabbit]

Well I've just managed to grab enough time to finally sit down and have a read. Great to see so many girls out there. I'm relative new to MTBing and started riding with my other half and a couple of his mates. Would love to catch up with the girls some time. Here's a bit about me.

Name: Dani
Age: 36 (don't let the age fool you...)

Location: Sydney
Riding Since: Last year and half or so. Would like to make more time and get a little more serious.

Bike: Giant Reign 2 (last 10 months) prior to that some little suspension number that was given to me by a friend that my boy did up for me. Turned out to be not a bad ride though to get me started. However I just love my Reign :D and my poor other bike is collecting dust in the corner.

Ride: So far usually Manly Dam, Blue Mountains, Ourimbah etc.
Style: None yet but I like going down hill really, really fast! Am partial to good stretches of singletrack also.

Day Job: Corporate Audio Visual
Life Philosophy: "Because I can..."

Anyway, if anybody is interested I would be really interested in meeting up for rides in Sydney based area. Can travel to outer Sydney area areas also.

:)

[Magic Rabbit]

Oops - I'm actually 37 - How time flies!!! :rolleyes: Not that age matters anyway.

[yakinAway]

nice to meet you all.....


yeah well NZ is cold (esp in the south)

got out and about in the mountain to the bmx races last night (i found my new thursday night attraction).......

hopefully will head to aussie again soon would be cool to ride with you all
YAK

[Ace1]

Oh yeah,
for a job...boring...records officer. I am hoping to do Archaeology and Anthropology soon...see if that gets me out of an office and into the open air.

Sorry boss, I only work at dig sites you need a mountain bike to get to :D

[mtbmamma]

Hi all,
I have just discovered this forum thanks to some help from a bike shop in manly. Thought I had better introduce myself. I live in the inner west in Sydney, so not the best for off road riding, but I plan to fix that. I have been on a bike since I was four years old, only had the training wheels for an hour. I haven't managed to grow out of it since...not that I want to.

I bought my first mountain bike in 1988...back in the days before suspension was affordable and I have to say, my little Toyworld Trail Blazer lasted well and I used to punish it, living on the South Coast at the time, so there were plenty of trails back then.

Other interests include Doctor Who (I know, I know, I'm a bit of a nerd), soccer, writing, riding...mostly riding :)

Anyway, that's me,

Ace1

Hey Ace,
Where in the Inner West do you live? We are in Rodd Point and I agree, as does my son, that there is not much off road riding round here.

Welcome.:)

[trace]

Name:Hello my name is Tracey

Age: 18

Location: Cairns

Riding Since: My first DH nationals i was 14

Bike: Orange 224

Ride at: Kuranda :) coolest track ever

Heya,
Its so great to see so many girls. I am heading down the Threaders for Oceania's and I think there will be a big crowd of us. After then maybe is anyone from Sydney keen to go riding on MON and TUE i won't be leaving till Tues night from Sydney.

Sweet as!
Tracey

[roxy12]

Name:Hello my name is Tracey

Age: 18

Location: Cairns

Riding Since: My first DH nationals i was 14

Bike: Orange 224

Ride at: Kuranda :) coolest track ever

Heya,
Its so great to see so many girls. I am heading down the Threaders for Oceania's and I think there will be a big crowd of us. After then maybe is anyone from Sydney keen to go riding on MON and TUE i won't be leaving till Tues night from Sydney.

Sweet as!
Tracey


great to see you finaly join up tracey! your an inspiration to the crazy!:p

[trace]

great to see you finaly join up tracey! your an inspiration to the crazy!:p

Haha! Cool. Thanks

[MTB-ChiK]

Looks like trace joined up before you roxy :p But you win hands down with the posts :D Good to see heaps more chicks dropping in here..... especially famous ones... how cool!

[roxy12]

Looks like trace joined up before you roxy :p But you win hands down with the posts :D Good to see heaps more chicks dropping in here..... especially famous ones... how cool!

gimme a break! i havnt been rideing since i was 14:p

[Blas4me]

gimme a break! i havnt been rideing since i was 14:p

What riding you didn't do at 14 you've surely made up for in recent years.
And you do it in pink!

[TerraNik]

What riding you didn't do at 14 you've surely made up for in recent years.
And you do it in pink!

^^ I have to say that's a talent I am NOT interested in. :P

Welcome Tracey :)

[Blas4me]

^^ I have to say that's a talent I am NOT interested in. :P

Welcome Tracey :)

well no, but you have to admire the bravery of doing so!

Pink's not my colour by a long shot either

[MTB-ChiK]

gimme a break! i havnt been rideing since i was 14:p

He he.... easy there tiger! I agree with Blas4me, you certainly look like you've been riding for longer than you have :D So rox what have you been doing lately? You going to race any SA comps this year?

[roxy12]

He he.... easy there tiger! I agree with Blas4me, you certainly look like you've been riding for longer than you have :D So rox what have you been doing lately? You going to race any SA comps this year?

yeh il be over probs a couple of times, apparently i just have to be there for fox creek, and id like to go back to gambia again, see how much ive imporved:)

how about u?

[MTB-ChiK]

Cool, I haven't ridden any of the Adelaide tracks yet, I heard Fox was pretty good. I just haven't had any free time to go anywhere really - work is keeping me very busy. Except for the weekly Dh session & riding to work a few times a week (trying to keep fit, LMAO) Not sure if there's going to be a Mt Gambier race this year.... depends on the new crew that are organizing & building (re-building) the track. Hope so! I'll probably be helping them out at this years event if it does go ahead (& practicing more of that damn crazy Bluff track!) Oh, and my shoulder is still not healed properly :( Kinda limits some stuff I do :( :( Wahh, but its slowly coming good :) Hope to catch up with you again soon!

[Leese]

Hi everyone

Just joined the forum and thought I would introduce myself.

Name: Leese
Location: In the shadow of Mt Stromlo, Canberra
Riding Since: I retired from triathlon in 2003
Bike: 2004 GT i-drive, ss 2007 GT chucker
Ride: mainly cross-country but getting into 4X, racing at the bmx track.
Favourite ride: a toss up between Porcupine Rim Moab, Winter Park Colorado and The Coaster Taupo NZ, but Sparrow Hill ain't too shabby either......;)

Look forward to chattin' with you about all things riding

[Lizardskin]

Hey Roxy and MTB Chik

We have just got word that Inside line have put in in an order for timing boards. whohoo:)

http://www.ilmtb.com/site/

So you will both have to come over for a race!

Fox Steep is my favourite as its normally pouring with rain and heaps slippery. :) baaarpt!

But Fox long is also good fun and so is Eagle Quarry.

Leese, did you race at Mt Stromlo when the National Champs were there?

[MTB-ChiK]

Fox Steep is my favourite as its normally pouring with rain and heaps slippery. :) baaarpt!


You crazy nutter :D

Yeah I saw that the club has got timing boards now, how cool! No more wondering how slow I went, hehe...

Maybe I'm getting premonitions about racing, but I had this weird dream this morning that I was at the Bluff DH race & you were there but I couldn't find any of my racing gear & I had to borrow Roxys which was ALL pink!! I think I have pink phobia... because I refused to wear it and instead went home to find my own gear but then I was too late & missed my run. Stupid dreams! Or maybe I'm just a mental :eek:

Oh Julie! My "bro in law" is the one that bought your old Bullit! He's loving it :) but had to replace a few things ( i think he just likes to spend money) I've got him addicted to downhill <insert evil laugh>

Hope to see you all soon :)

Jo

[roxy12]

Hey Roxy and MTB Chik

We have just got word that Inside line have put in in an order for timing boards. whohoo:)

http://www.ilmtb.com/site/

So you will both have to come over for a race!

Fox Steep is my favourite as its normally pouring with rain and heaps slippery. :) baaarpt!

But Fox long is also good fun and so is Eagle Quarry.

Leese, did you race at Mt Stromlo when the National Champs were there?

yeh i read that on your site the other day! already ahead of you, il be comeing over for 2 races, depends were and when they are, il let you know though!:)

[Leese]

Leese, did you race at Mt Stromlo when the National Champs were there?

Nah didn't race. I got my wisdom teeth out the day before so wasn't feeling too flash. I went and watched though. Awesome stuff. It was really hot and windy so I think it would have been tough riding the XC. The downhill was a whole different story. Still windy and dusty but boy is there some big jumps out there......

Leese

[LotteBum]

Thought I'd introduce myself...

Name: Lotte Hougaard
Age: 26
Location: Bris VEgas
Riding since: Road since 1993, mtb since 1997.
Bikes: Trek 6700 WSD (mtb), Trek 1500 WSD (Road)
Ride: Road & mtb. Mostly ride mtb in Daisy Hill but road everywhere.
Stylzzz: Lycra wearing scrubber.
Occupation: Babysitter (secretary).

Have noticed a huge increase in women riding, particularly off road, recently, so I thought I'd suss this site out and hook up with some other girls to ride with.

Cheers,
Lotte

[roxy12]

Thought I'd introduce myself...


Occupation: Babysitter (secretary).



Cheers,
Lotte

haha that made me laugh.

the other day i woulda crackea wise arse lycra joke, but i pulled my lycra out of the cupborud and blew off the dust last night, fogot how much more comfortable they were for xc then those baggy things ive been waering!

welcome to the site, hope you find some locals to ride with!:)

[LotteBum]

the other day i woulda crackea wise arse lycra joke, but i pulled my lycra out of the cupborud and blew off the dust last night, fogot how much more comfortable they were for xc then those baggy things ive been waering!

Trust me, I only wear lycra for comfort. I'm not exactly buff, so I definitely don't wear it for the look.

welcome to the site, hope you find some locals to ride with!:)

Me too! Thanks Roxy.

[Toni11]

Name: Toni
Age: 24
Location: Brisbane
Riding since: July 2006
Bike: Giant Trance 1 and Giant XTC2
Next Bike: Santa Cruz Bullit
Ride: I enjoy riding single track. I just came back from NZ and spent 2 days riding at Coronet Peak... that was great fun. We also went Heli-biking which was unreal.
Day job: Studying Masters of IT (ERP systems and IT Mgt) at Uni and work part-time at Suncorp.

[yakinAway]

Hi Toni.....

NZ riding is cool.... Im a kiwi but came over for the womens weekend in Aussie.... was mint (even though I stacked myself)

did you ride anywhere else in NZ beside coronet? (I'm south is based at uni so got heaps of sweet riding)

oh n so get a bullet, I have one and it's the mintest bike I have eva ridden so responsive etc....

[raquellish]

Hey all,

Just wanted to introduce myself,
Name: Rach
Age: 26
Location: Sydney
Riding since: October 2006
Bike: Gary Fisher Marlin GS
Next Bike: upgrades on the Marlin so it doesnt weigh so damn much
Ride: I loved loftus a couple of weeks ago and the oaks is fun, in january i rode across Tassie, from Launceston to Hobart on the Tasmanian Trail. Anyone else ridden it? Its mostly offroad with some scary bits on road trying to avoid the logging trucks.
Day job: Studying Geography at Sydney Uni, musician....

Im gonna go in the 24hr race, solo, in October so I'll be riding every weekend and some Fridays as well until then. I'd be heaps keen to find other chicks to go riding with because my boyfriend can be a bit of a dick when im not keeping up with him and the bike club im in (sydney uni bike society) is mostly guys.......So if you're in the Sydney or Wollongong area and you want to go riding, hit me up. I'm planning to do loftus on Friday and maybe the Oaks (again) on Saturday this week.

[roxy12]

Hey all,

Just wanted to introduce myself,
Name: Rach
Age: 26
Location: Sydney
Riding since: October 2006
Bike: Gary Fisher Marlin GS
Next Bike: upgrades on the Marlin so it doesnt weigh so damn much
Ride: I loved loftus a couple of weeks ago and the oaks is fun, in january i rode across Tassie, from Launceston to Hobart on the Tasmanian Trail. Anyone else ridden it? Its mostly offroad with some scary bits on road trying to avoid the logging trucks.
Day job: Studying Geography at Sydney Uni, musician....

Im gonna go in the 24hr race, solo, in October so I'll be riding every weekend and some Fridays as well until then. I'd be heaps keen to find other chicks to go riding with because my boyfriend can be a bit of a dick when im not keeping up with him and the bike club im in (sydney uni bike society) is mostly guys.......So if you're in the Sydney or Wollongong area and you want to go riding, hit me up. I'm planning to do loftus on Friday and maybe the Oaks (again) on Saturday this week.



you have my respect 24 hrs solo! yikes!:p

[raquellish]

re. Roxy's respect

Yeah, its not like im any good or anything though(!), basically i wanted to get fitter and lose a bit of weight so i started getting into some more sport and tried mtb and discovered that i love it.

And i figured, f**k trying to lose weight, thats dull. So instead I thought it'd be much better to have a crazy goal and the 24hr solo kinda got my attention when i was at the scott last year (not riding, but doing support crew for some riders).

So yeah, im training as much as i can - I wish i could ride more but living in the city its a long train ride away so im confined to the exercise bike every day i cant get out on the trail.

[yakinAway]

huge respect here too 24hrs oh my....

Im doing a 12hr team race soon and thats daunting for this hill hating, DH loving rider....

[raquellish]

nah,my respect to you for the DH.....My little bro is 13 and he's some kind of downhill superstar but im happier caning uphill and along single track. In fact im faster up a rock garden than down it!

[LotteBum]

And i figured, f**k trying to lose weight, thats dull. So instead I thought it'd be much better to have a crazy goal and the 24hr solo kinda got my attention when i was at the scott last year (not riding, but doing support crew for some riders).

Go girlfriend!!! :D

[Toni11]

Hi Toni.....

NZ riding is cool.... Im a kiwi but came over for the womens weekend in Aussie.... was mint (even though I stacked myself)

did you ride anywhere else in NZ beside coronet? (I'm south is based at uni so got heaps of sweet riding)

oh n so get a bullet, I have one and it's the mintest bike I have eva ridden so responsive etc....

Ok cool. My partners from NZ so he knew where to go.
We went riding all around the South Island.... Queenstown seven mile tracks, Wanaka sticky forest tracks, Blackball (can't remember track name), a few Christchurch tracks, some tracks at Hamner and a few others here and there... it was unreal. Must say Coronet was my favourite.... Have you riden there? Want to go to Canada now...
Yes can't wait to get a bullit... I've hear they are really good...

[Clobo69]

name: Chloe I
age:15
location: North Balwyn vic
rideing since: last yr in december mainly dirt jumps but now just sk8 park realli
bikes: STP0 with avanti manic parts
ride: just tried DH all thanx to roxy.
stylzzz: street
occupation: swim teacher assistant & fish & chip shop worker


Any other riders around my age out there in victoria???
Its awsum seeing more and more gurls riding!

[Leese]

Im gonna go in the 24hr race, solo, in October

Hey Rach

Awesome on the goal to do the 24hr solo, just a bit of advice make sure you get used to riding uphill as Stromlo can be hard work otherwise as there is a lot of climbing.

Good luck with your training :)

Cheers
Leese

[raquellish]

thanks Leese,

Yeah im planning to do a lot of climbing practice,although i find that a bit easier than some of the more technical downhill stuff - my switchback riding is pretty slow.

Actually im coming down to canberra the weekend of the 13th to ride stromlo and maybe ride around last years track at kowen too if anyone is keen for a girls ride?

im interested to know if any girls on here do events like the 24hr and how often they ride to train for it?

At the moment im only riding in the mountains once a week, with trips to the gym about 4 days a week......

[Leese]

Actually im coming down to canberra the weekend of the 13th to ride stromlo and maybe ride around last years track at kowen too if anyone is keen for a girls ride?

im interested to know if any girls on here do events like the 24hr and how often they ride to train for it?


Yeah, I'd be up for a girls ride that weekend, Friday afternoon or Sunday.

I haven't done a 24hr solo but I have done an ironman triathlon. I used to ride 3 times a week which included 2x 2hr rides and 1 long ride starting from 3hrs building up to 6hrs on the road bike. I'm sure its a bit different for mtbing though. Oh yeah I almost forgot, I had to buy a really really good saddle too.

There is an article in the lastest Australian Mountain Bike magazine about training for 100km races which might give you some tips on training. This website article also has a training plan which might be useful http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s1-4-41-15022-3,00.html

I guess the next most important thing that I found training was working out a suitable eating plan for the duration of the race. Best to try different things while you are out riding that way you are not experimenting in the race.

Cheers
Leese

[C-C]

I recently did a 12hr solo and I am planning on doing a 24hr solo in about 3 weeks!! Crazy I know!!

I haven’t done much specific training but I like to ride a lot !! I have done a bit of cycle touring and long epic rides in the bush, so the distances and time did not worry me (for the 12hr, I'm not sure about 24hrs I think that the night will be very loney!)!! One thing that I would suggest would be to practice eating while you are riding and find the food that suits you best. Try to work up to long rides and practice changing your hand grips and moving around the bike (bar ends are good), it helps when everything is very sore! Oh make sure you get lots of good sleep before the race!!

Good support crew is critical!!

[MMelissa]

24 hour solo... I can barely stay awake for 24 hours doing nothing let alone riding a bike along single track and up hills during that time. Much respect to you girls!!!!

[raquellish]

I recently did a 12hr solo and I am planning on doing a 24hr solo in about 3 weeks!! Crazy I know!!

I haven’t done much specific training but I like to ride a lot !! I have done a bit of cycle touring and long epic rides in the bush, so the distances and time did not worry me (for the 12hr, I'm not sure about 24hrs I think that the night will be very loney!)!! One thing that I would suggest would be to practice eating while you are riding and find the food that suits you best. Try to work up to long rides and practice changing your hand grips and moving around the bike (bar ends are good), it helps when everything is very sore! Oh make sure you get lots of good sleep before the race!!

Good support crew is critical!!

Hey, good luck with the 12 hr. how much do you ride on average? The tip about moving around is a good one. What food do you eat when training? Any recommendations?

[C-C]

I don't get to ride as much as I would like :( but on average I ride between 100 and 200km a week. I try to ride as much during the week and than go for a long ride on the weekend 4-5hrs (but that does not always go according to plan. I mostly eat power bars while I am riding (they seem to be very effective, I am not much of a fan of gels). When I did the 12hr I ate vegemite and cheese sandwiches (they were brilliant), fruit (bananas are really hard to eat while you are riding, apples were good but took a while to eat, someone gave me some watermelon on my second last lap which was a highlight - I did have to stop to eat it though), power bars, and the occasional lolly (lots of lollies on my last lap). I also had some flat coke on hand if I got tied (but I didn't need it).

Recommendations, just get out there and have a go, you never know what you can do.

On second thought I do have one tip (I learnt this one from the 12hr) don’t consume copious amounts of alcohol upon finishing because ultimately you pay for it (I might have drunk a whole bottle of wine and stayed up until 4am in the morning!!)!!!

It is nice to hear that there are some girls in Farkin that don’t ride downhill (I don’t really have the balls for that stuff)

[binga]

Hi all, I am new to these parts (eg this forum).

Bit of a XCwannabe - came from riding skinny tyres on blackstuff and wearing lyrca (which I still do can't break the habit) so I tend to look at the rocks too much and scare easily. Might have something to do with my "mature" age also ... ;)

Nice to hear that you in the Eastern states have lots of enduro events, which are a bit thin on the ground in SA despite the fact that we have a very healthy MTB scene here. There is a market to be tapped here, given the popularity of the enduro events over east.

keep the rubber side down.

[C-C]

Hi Binga

Don't worry about that lycra (it does have a place...I like my bottom!!). Rocks are good!!

Hey some of us in the 'Eastern States' - ie Tassie - don't have that many enduro events (three major ones to name at the moment, one which is still yet to be held for the first time!!). Enduro events are great fun...lots of socializing (if you are riding in a team!!) and great people!!

[Learoy]

My names Lea. Im 25 and i live in Brisbane. I've ridden in NZ and just resently i came back from Whistler. Have had 5mths of no riding due to living in the snow so i am a bit of a crazy rider right now. I had no idea so many girls rode in Brisbane its awesome. I love to practise on BMX tracks and DJ. But I dont find myself getting very ampted riding alone all the time. Does anyone think they might like to practise skills sometime or go shuttling. Its all for fun, skill level doesnt matter to me.

[Nugs]

I can't remember if I've posted on this thread before but if anyone is from Wollongong, drop me a line (I ride XC and DH)

[downhill_chic07]

My name is Kirsten
16 yrs old
I live in Canberra & Wollongong
I ride a norco 07 bigfoot
I ride Dh and 4x for fun (not racing)
I ride out at madjura pines (canberra) and mt keira (wollongong.) I've only ever ridden the 4X track at stromlo and i've ridden the fire trail that runs near the black diamond run in stromlo.

[MMelissa]

hi downhill_chick07, welcome to Farkin :)

[jill]

Hi, I'm Jill from Tassie. Just getting into downhill because my son looked like he was having too much fun doin it. I just bought my first full face helmet and I ride whichever of my son's bikes that he's not riding at the time which usually means I get the hardtail.
My age....46 (true) I'd like to know how many other 40 something yr old women there are out there who are crazy enough to think flying down a moutain over rocks and logs is fun. If there are any other crazy old ladies out there, let me know...:D seriously

[roxy12]

Hi, I'm Jill from Tassie. Just getting into downhill because my son looked like he was having too much fun doin it. I just bought my first full face helmet and I ride whichever of my son's bikes that he's not riding at the time which usually means I get the hardtail.
My age....46 (true) I'd like to know how many other 40 something yr old women there are out there who are crazy enough to think flying down a moutain over rocks and logs is fun. If there are any other crazy old ladies out there, let me know...:D seriously

Hhaha! nice to meet you jill! always good to see the mothers getting out there!:D

Maxi on here is also a mother, she never seems to reveal her age though, im guessing 86!:p

welcome to farkin!

[China]

Hi There!

I have never used forums on the net before so I hope it all goes well!

I'm Belinda, 31 (2 days ago), have been riding since 1998 or thereabouts. Live in Newcastle NSW and just started a job closer to home which allows me to ride before/after work rather than sitting on a train for 2 hrs.
Fave trails are Glenrock, Killy, Ourimbah and anything up the Watagan mountains.
Bike is a Raceline Comp and a dusty DH bike that I can't remember the name of its been so long since I've ridden it!
I used to ride a lot and race for the social side of it, but have not so much recently due to aforementioned job.
Looking forward to getting back out there!

[Lizardskin]

Nice to meet you China.
dust off that DH bike and get out there! You will remember how much fun it is. :)

[jill]

Hhaha! nice to meet you jill! always good to see the mothers getting out there!:D

Maxi on here is also a mot