I’m in the hunter valley for Sanjay’s birthday and I packed the bike in the back of the Audi to go for a trail ride while I’m here.
This is the name of the trail I was riding, dead mans trail, a bit scary to be riding this 26km trail on my own.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Riding in Bundeena – The Yacht Club
Last weekend Sanna re-attended the Wild Horizons Mountain Bike skills clinic (the first time she fell off and hurt herself and had to go home) in Bundeena 2 hours drive south west of Sydney. Its all forests and flat and hilly bits, the location of the best local mountain biking races, the 3 Rings circus and the Highland Fling. 
I met a new friend named Michel from Switzerland, he was one of the other women on the Skill Clinc’s husband. We briefly introduced ourselves and then went on a days ride in the forests. Such clean air and lovely pine forests to ride through.
The track we rode on was called ‘The yacht club’, when we got to the halfway point we find out why. Some people had somehow dumped a massive metal old yacht there in the middle of the forest, how they got such a massive heavy think there so far from the sea who knows?
Was really hungry after a good ride so at the Bundeena cafe on the corner the ‘Ye Olde Bicycle Shop & Cafe’ needed a beef burger for lunch and some lovely cheesecake, YUM!
Sanna looking like a dork
Before Sanna looks all nice in her lovely wedding dress in just 2 months (and 3 days) time, I thought I would share a recent photo of Sanna looking like a dork in a meat factory wearing tights and a skirt in a fluoro jacket 
Cousin Jack & Cousin Jenny
Cousin Jack & Cousin Jenny took a trip to Moonta near Adelaide to try some Aussie Cornish pasties. They were not as good as ours to be honest.
Ibis Mojo 7/4/11 update
Ibis out in the green bush of NSW Australia
Long time since last update of the all carbon Ibis Mojo SL, had it for 14 months now, it seems to have a few fans with your comments!
Its still going well, been ridden 2-5 times a week so its getting a larger amount of riding that most bikes so will show its wear. Drive train now needs replacing as its 100% worn but that normal for this much riding over 14 months. Not sure to replace just the worn bits with more XT bits or start swapping in some XTR bits and swap to the new 10 speed on the rear.
There was a slight creaking from the forks/headset area but this was fixed up by the shop I bought it from in Sydney’s CBD. Apparently its know for FOX forks to develop creaking sometimes. Was fixed up with some lube and some tightening.
Off for some more rides.