Kia ora and welcome to the MOUNTAIN BIKE ROTORUA update for the week finishing Sunday October 27th. Each week we will let you know what’s happening at the amazing WHAKAREWAREWA-REDWOOD FOREST mountain bike park, regarding events, trail conditions & recommendations, and we will include the long range weather forecasts to help you get the most from your weekends. ---CURRENT FOREST CONDITIONS--- The forest is currently very dry and the trails are running nicely thank you very much. Thursday and Friday look like mild weather days so there are great options for getting out for those afterwork ride sessions. ---OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND--- Saturday and Sunday are looking generally mild with highs of 18 and 17 degrees respectively. There may be drizzly patches so keep an eye on our the Mountain Bike Rotorua facebook page for an update closer to the time. ---TRAIL RECOMMENDATIONS--- This week the MOUNTAIN BIKE ROTORUA team have chosen BE RUDE NOT 2 as our favourite trail. This grade 3 track starts with a wide open harvested zone where the top section of the trail is flowy, potentially really fast, and has a very cool succession of table top jumps and 4 to 6ft berms. The bottom section changes to a hand built slightly more technical trail with a number of different exit options to choose from. An all weather conditions trail, this track has high ‘whoop whoop’ factor! Here’s a video link to check it out for yourself with our Katie and Brad riding with Mick and Chris from FLOW MAGAZINE. flowmountainbike/features/rotorua-top-ten-trails-2-b-rude-not-2/ ---UPCOMING EVENTS--- *2013 MAGELLAN WHAKA 100 thanks to NDURO EVENTS - Sat 26th of October This is the BIG ONE! 100km of riding, predominantly on world class MTB single track through the stunning Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest. Now in its seventh year the course has been modified from previous years to take full advantage of many of the new trails commissioned by the Rotorua MTB Club. For individuals there are 3 distances on offer this year: 25km, 50km, and the epic 100km marathon option...For teams there is the additional option of a 60km/40km split distance. Enter online at n-duro.co.nz/ and here is a view of the potential course map https://facebook/photo.php?fbid=727083483984096&set=p.727083483984096 *WAIPA LADIES MTB GROUP RIDES – Every Tuesday night until the end of Summer Now the days are a bit longer and summer weather is encroaching the WAIPA LADIES MTB GROUP is starting up again. Every Tuesday night through the summer meet at the MTB Rotorua Cafe at the Waipa Car Park, with the ride group leaving at about 6 pm. Carole, Janine and Julie will be regularly onsite facilitating but basically this is a great way for local or visiting ladies to make new riding friends, get out and explore the forest and build trail confidence while just having fun. Its informal and doesnt cost you anything, just show up with your helmet and bike and you are good to go. If you have any questions then you can contact Carole on 0211189313 or the MBR team direct on 0800 682 768. See you girls there! *SOUTHSTAR SHUTTLES – Daylight savings means more options to shuttle! The Southstar Adventures Shuttle service is a great way to get to the peak of the forest without having to pedal to the top yourself. A great way for intermediate/advanced/expert and Downhill riders to experience higher more technical trails, these buses are very cool. On a weather dependant basis the Shuttle options are: 1) Twilight shuttles Tue and Thu 5.30pm till dark pickups at Mountain Bike Rotorua and are available to the general public. 2) Wed night Ladies only shuttles 5.30pm till dark meet at the bottom of Hill Rd. Ladies! This means no pushy guys, a special $10 ride all evening rate PLUS baking so do yourself a favour and get amongst! 3) Sat & Sun Weekend shuttles 9.30 – 5.30pm pickups at 9.30am and 1pm at Mountain Bike Rotorua while the rest of the day has continous pickup service at the intersection of Hill and Pipeline Rds in the forest. 4) Private Hire Shuttle options are also available on request too email kim@southstaradventures for more info. *31KS FOR 31 DAYS – Tue 1st to Thu 31st of October Kelly Shrimpton has taken on a gruelling challenge - to ride her mountain bike 31 km each day for the 31 days of October in memory of her partner, Nick Bolton, who died of lymphoma in 2006 aged 31. All funds raised will go to support Leukaemia Blood Cancer New Zealand. You can donate to the cause through her facebook page https://facebook/31Ksfor31Days and/or help motivate Kelly by joining her for any of her daily rides! …and that’s this week’s report. Cheers The MTBros
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:27:06 +0000
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