Kia ora and welcome to the MOUNTAIN BIKE ROTORUA weekly update for the week finishing Sunday December 14th 2014 ---CURRENT FOREST CONDITIONS--- Last weekend saw fantastic trail conditions across the forest. Average temperatures have definitely risen. Some light precipitation over the past 24 hours has seen trail conditions settling down into our favourite tacky hero dirt. Warm temperatures are due to abide well into the weekend. ---OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND--- Saturday and Sunday are due to be mainly fine, light winds and highs of 20 degrees. Saturday sees the 2W Giant Gravity Enduro race criss-crossing the forest, so keep an eye and ear out for the super fast masses on the race line marked trails. Not to worry if you aren’t racing, this still leaves approx 70 trails not being used in this race. Get to the forest and make the most of it team & keep an eye on our the Mountain Bike Rotorua facebook page for major updates closer to the time. ---TRAIL RECOMMENDATIONS--- The native sections of the forest are definitely worth exploring if you are up for the challenge. Unique flora, a different soil type and typically technical root sections make a point of difference. TIHI O TAWA (grade 4) is one of the best examples of this and here’s a video of our mates from FLOW Magazine and local guru Gaz from NZO Design getting amongst it https://youtube/watch?v=gLATHbFj9Yo ---UPCOMING EVENTS--- CRANKWORX IS COMING & E.W.S. TOO ! ... 25th -29th MARCH 2015 Brand new exciting news is that we will be hosting the largest mountain biking festival in the world CRANKWORX for at least the next 3 years. Here’s a link to the announcement video and the press release on this front . The bonus is that we also host the first round of the 2015 ENDURO WORLD SERIES too, which will see the best MTB athletes and teams the world has on offer making Rotorua their home for the preparation and duration of these events. These are two of the biggest MTB events in the world about to make Rotorua their new spiritual southern hemisphere home. Here’s the provisional schedule crankworx/whistler/info/media/crankworx-rotorua-tickets-and-provisional-schedule-released And tickets can be bought at ticketmaster.co.nz/Crankworx-tickets/artist/2057191 And if you just want to watch the event videos check out crankworx/whistler/videos GIANT 2W GRAVITY ENDURO Race 2 ... Saturday 13th December 2014 The new December Giant 2W Gravity Enduro is set to be run from Mountain Bike Rotorua (MBR) base HQ, at the Waipa MTB Car Park right at the entrance to the Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest trail network. It will start and finish under a big gantry right in front of MBR. Riders will roll out in groups of five every 15 seconds. It’s a journey of no more than 200m from the starting Gantry to the forest so riders will ride straight into some of the world’s best purpose built mountain bike trails. Enter at 2w.co.nz/ NDURO SUPER D SUNDAY ... Sunday 4th January 2015 Cross County vs Downhill | Lycra vs Flannel | Mate vs Mate | Hard Tail vs Full sus | 29ner vs 27.5 Let’s face it we all love to go down a hill rather than up, the Banshee Super D Sunday is the perfect mix of downhill and cross country trails packaged together into one fun 6 – 7km, 12-25 minute event. After a shuttle trip to the top of the hill you will start as an individual weaving your way down through a mixture of native & pine trees with fast flowing single track, berms, tree roots, sweeping switch backs and the odd little hill climb. This is a great event from the weekend warrior through the pro rider. There isn’t a whole lot of climbing so you don’t have to be super fit and any bike will do! Any bike will do for a Super D race, but this category of racing is where the all-mountain/trail bikes with 4, 5, and 6 inches of travel can really excel. If you’re thinking about getting into gravity enduro this is a great place to start. Oh by the way, we are helping Lance with his “lance kranks it for kidneys” fundraiser, a big fiver from each rider goes in to the kitty! https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/lancekranksitforkidneys 24HOURS OF NDURO ... Saturday 31st January 2015 The Gloworm 24hrs of Nduro is back in 2015 in the warm conditions of summer, the prefect preview to the 2016 world 24hr champs, and once again will host the NZ 24hr Solo champs, Enter now as a solo or team and take on what is one of the worlds to best networks of mountain bike single track for 24hr mountain bike racing. NZO 24 HOUR MOONRIDE ... 20th – 21st MARCH 2015 The iconic Moonride will be held at the Waipa Mountain Bike Area off State Highway 5 and use the stunning Whakarewarewa Forest trails. Entries opening 1st November! The 24 hour event starts at 10pm Friday night and goes through until 10pm Saturday. This is for the serious boys and girls, or those after a real n! The 12 hour event starts at 10am Saturday morning and goes through until 10pm. These events are open to solo riders and teams of 4 – 5 people. The 6 hour event starts at 10am Saturday morning and goes through to 4pm. It is open to solo riders and teams of 2 – 5 people. Teams ride the 9km circuit and complete as many laps as they can within the timeframe of their event. Tents, campervans and caravans pop up in the campsites which riders wind their way through each lap creating an electric atmosphere and unbelievable experience. Enter at this link https://eventdesq.imgstg/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=4754&OrgID=20511 SKYLINE GRAVITY MTB PARK The all year around gondola accessed gravity park on the slopes of Mt Ngongotaha. Opened in August 2014, this park adds another dimension to the Rotorua experience, with stage 1 containing 6 trails ranging between Grade 2 to Grade 6 options presented for your thrill seeking amusement. SIMPLE JACK, DAYWALKER, HIPSTER, SPRINT WARRIOR, MOSS PIGLET and Ten Fifty One are the first in a series of trail developments in the park so watch this space. Onsite we have a rental operation and workshop – with bookings being essential to avoid disappointment. Taking the gondola up the hill with your bike, and smashing it out downhill is the new the black in Rotorua, with 10 000 uplifts taking place within the first 4 weeks of operation. This is a perfect place to come and play without having to pedal up any hills. https://scontent-b-iad.cdninstagram/hphotos-xaf1/t50.2886-16/10755355_357413331096291_2017825525_n.mp4 THE ROTORUA BIKE FESTIVAL 2015 ... Fri 13th to Sun 22nd of February 2015 The Rotorua Bike Festival is starting to get locked in now It runs from 13-22 Feb 2015 and is going to be an awesome week of biking and festive fun. Dont forget, there will be plenty of great race events to enter in including a revamped Skyline Sprint Warrior, Giant 2W Enduro and the NZ National MTB Champs too – plus fingers crossed for the return of the Yea Boi Sick Race and OGO Dual Slalom. Not Serious enough to race?!? You can get along to watch others going for it on your behalf or just get on yer bike and ride e hoa! ROTORUA MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB -TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAYS- First weekend of every month! The awesome Rotorua Mountain Bike Club are re-instating monthly trail maintenance days - back to the first weekend of the month. 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 PLUS baking so do yourself a favour and get amongst! 3) Sat & Sun Weekend shuttles 9.30 - 5.30pm pickups at 9.30am at Mountain Bike Rotorua while the rest of the day has continuous pickup service at the intersection of Hill and Pipeline Rds in the forest. 4) NEW – Friday afternoon Shuttles on from 1 – 6pm 5) Private Hire Shuttle options are also available on request too email tu@mdanz for more info. Cheers The MTBros
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