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25.01.2022 Hey Everyone! Great days racing and we can do it all again tomorrow. Was so good to see so many kids out giving it a try. So many smiles and best of all, the ambos had nothing to do all day. In the comments is a link to the overall results, if you went home early and want your prize, ask someone tomorrow or send us a message. Thank you everyone for attending. https://www.gcmtb.com.au//2/08/Nerang-Flowtime-Results.pdf
25.01.2022 Hey Dirt Groms! Tomorrow we are checking out the NEW trails at Reedy Creek, so new I had draw the red one in by hand! Please note, drop off is at the end of Barden Ridge Rd, pick up will be on the corner of Cordyline Dr and Kingscrest Dr. We will be doing Drop Bear, Cascades, Cockys Climb, then Rabbits Run to finish. This makes one less climb for the kids. Anyone who is riding with the kids will need to make a decision which location to start at! Plenty of berms so we will be concentrating on corners. Registration via the link below: https://online.mtba.org.au/ERegister.aspx?E=8459
25.01.2022 Today’s Dirt Groms was quite the challenge... at 100% humidity these go-getters headed up the Elevator trail! Great work
24.01.2022 A big lead in to Christmas coming up! Rides everywhere... Thursday Evening Social Ride - 6pm Thursday 26th Young Guns Ride (13-17yrs)- 7.30am Saturday 28th Dirt Groms (Reedy Creek) - 7.30am Sunday 29th Open Beginner Ride - 7am Saturday 12th... Open Intermediate Ride - 7am Saturday 12th Dirt Groms (Nerang) - 7.30am Sunday 13th **TRAILCARE** - 7am Sunday 13th Xmas CX Racing! - 7am Saturday 19th Check out the GCMTB events page for more info on each... See more
23.01.2022 A massive thank you to Councillor Peter Young for awarding us a Discretionary Funds Grant to support the Clubs' Junior Dirt Groms program. The money will be used to purchase new equipment and deliver more coaches! Cheers! https://www.facebook.com/PeterYoungDiv5/
23.01.2022 Don’t forget Trailcare this Sunday at 7am.
23.01.2022 BORRA might have 'Brisbane' in the name however they have been assisting us here on the coast as well. I am sure many of us also ride up there too. Therefore, have your say on the future of Brisbane Off-Road Cycling by taking a quick 5 minutes to fill out their survey. BORRA (Brisbane Off Road Riders Alliance) are working with Brisbane City Council to present rider feedback and suggestions before BCC finalises their plans for the future of off road cycling within Brisbane City Council boundaries. Complete the survey now and help shape a bright future for off road cycling in Brisbane. To say thank you for taking part, you could win 1 of 5 prizes valued up to $75. https://www.borra.org/survey
22.01.2022 Entries close MIDDAY tomorrow (Friday) for Saturdays event and numbers are restricted. - Saturday event village will be at the Comm Games trailhead, Yarrayne Drive. - extra categories have been added (u19 and Expert) - Nerang's favourite trails - Run stages as many times as you want... - Open face helmet - Still need volunteers All information is up on our website. See more
22.01.2022 Last Friday Chris and I ventured to the Sunshine Coast for the SEQ MTB Forum presented by Outdoors Queensland and AusCycling to represent the Club & MTB on the Gold Coast. It was great to see Ranger Jess there from QPWS South Coast as well. There were lots of great presentations including: - MTB in Australia - An Economic and Participation analysis https://auscycling.org.au//mountain-biking-australia-econo - Northside Trail Care Alliance - NTCA presentation on their new tra...ils in association with QPWS - CORCA - Caloundra Off Road Cycle Association & Sunshine Coast Council talks about their partnership at Sugar Bag Rd as well as models for ongoing funding of trails. - Jindabyne Trail Stewardship and their amazing work (an modelling off Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship & Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance which employ 10-20 staff) Other great reasources were shared including: - The Australian Adventure Activity Standards https://outdoorsqueensland.com.au//australian-adventure-a/ - Revisions to the Trail Difficulty Rating System https://assets.auscycling.org.au//ccj18482-revisions-to-td - As well as the growing partnership between Bicycle Qld and BORRA - Brisbane Off Road Riders Alliance Amongst some solid networking between the SEQ MTB Community. Already looking forward to the next one, David Hanson VP See more
22.01.2022 If you're free this Sunday and want some free fitness.... extra hands are always welcome.
21.01.2022 ENTRIES CLOSE MIDDAY FRIDAY! We know how everyone loves to leave their entry until last minute, so just letting you know when entries close. This is a small, inexpensive club event to enable participation and it is filling up quickly! The weather is supposed to be 'mint', with the odd shower around Thursday the 'hero' dirt should 'ripe' by Saturday.
20.01.2022 Don't forget Robbie's Dirty Fondo is on again this Saturday morning. Trails wont be closed, however he has asked if you can please ride with the direction of the race and give way to participants. It's not too late to enter, discount codes for GCMTB were emailed a few weeks ago.
20.01.2022 NOTICE: We will make a call by 9:00am if the weather isnt looking great. If there is NO post in the event, then we are still going!
20.01.2022 Hey riders, keep an eye out for a Raptor key somewhere between Elevator, Explosions, Mongrels and Pete's. There's $100 reward being offered!
20.01.2022 Final Dirt Groms for Term 3. The kids are really progressing with their skills and enjoying their riding. Just quietly, the coaches enjoy their riding too! Term 4 starts back 11th October.
18.01.2022 Details for Sunday's XCO Race!
18.01.2022 Last minute Christmas gift? Don't forget GCMTB has some cool hats, shirts and hoodies and all profits go back into the trails. https://www.gcmtb.com.au/shop/ (These items are 'print on demand', GCMTB does not hold stock therefore cannot arrange pick up or delivery)
17.01.2022 GCMTB would like to thank the users of the Nerang National Park mountain bike trails for your support and patience during a difficult and testing year. The year started off with some amazing torrential rain flooding the velodrome and washed out a few of the newer trails works, but it wasn’t long before COVID reared its ugly head impacting everyone. During the tough restrictions however, we were very lucky that QPWS allowed Nerang National Park to remain open when many other ...National Parks closed. This was a mental and physical health lifeline for so many people. The year also presented other significant challenges with the abrupt decommissioning of the popular and historical Norco and Whimps trails following a spate of unapproved trail modifications. A tumultuous couple of months followed until the Co-design project was announced by the Queensland Government and the Hon. Meaghan Scanlon as a mechanism to bring key stakeholders together to work towards approving a number of unsanctioned trails from the Dirt Art audit and closing some trails or trail sections in highly sensitive or threatened ecosystems. GCMTB coordinated a working group including Friends of Nerang Forest Trails, NTCA and other mountain bikers to develop a submission to Stage 1 of the Co-design project. This also included an online survey achieving 558 responses. On 11 December Stage 2 of the project, a stakeholder workshop was held to mainly to get an understanding of each stakeholder’s perspectives. There will be some interim actions arising from the workshop which we hope we can share with you in January once verified. We wish you the very best with your mountain bike adventures over the Xmas break, but also ask you all to respect the trails and the environment you and we ride in, look after other riders and trail users. Dr Chris Thompson President | Gold Coast Mountain Bike Club Inc.
17.01.2022 Some more details for the upcoming Race. Registration for the time trial is now open: https://events.auscycling.org.au/event-registra//events/79 January 23 & 24 National Cup T1... Proposed Schedule Saturday: 9am Rego & Official Practice 2-3:30pm Time trial on XCO course (10 -15 minutes) U15-Masters. 3:30-4pm Race #1- U11/13 Race 4-5:30pm Time trial continued Sunday: 7:30am Race #2-Men's Masters 5-8/U17/U15 8:30am Race #3- All Women (U15-Masters 8) 10:30am Race #4- Men Elite/U19/Masters1-4 XCO Seeding: Race #1 Saturday Wave 1 - U13 self-seeding Wave 2 - U11 self-seeding Race #2 Wave 1 - U17 & U15 combined based on time trial Wave 2 - Men Masters 5-8 combined based on time trial Race #3 (1 wave depending on numbers) All Women U15 - Masters combined based on time trial Race #4 Wave 1 - Elite & U19 combined based on time trial Wave 2 - Masters 1-4 combined based on time trial If no time trial, then start position is behind the seeded riders.
16.01.2022 Our MTB friends over the border in Kyogle need a hand with trail building and are offering a trail building course this coming long weekend. Full details in their original post, contact [email protected] to register.
15.01.2022 This represents Step 1 of a multi-step process in the co-design project which is aiming to achieve a sustainable mountain bike trail network and a PRIORITISED program of works to authorise trails. The purpose of this survey is to sample as many opinions of Nerang National Park Mountain bike users as possible to help inform the Co-design project GCMTB is embarking on with the Queensland Government. The survey is open to ALL trail users and will close Monday 7th September.... https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfedscVS9PLP0-U3/viewform
15.01.2022 Robbie's Dirty Fondo is on again, Saturday 10th October and he has generously offered 50% off to GCMTB members. Discount codes will be emailed later today. Always a great fun event to be involved with and on our home trails. Distances from 16km to 48km and a 5km loop for kids. Limited to 300 riders.
15.01.2022 Some more photos of the weekends racing from a young local up and coming photographer.
15.01.2022 GCMTB helped out with the GC5 Schools competition today, great to see so many kids out riding and enjoying the trails. Winners are pinners, group A and group B. Full results can be found here: https://www.mtbinparadise.com.au/galleries
15.01.2022 Cant ride this weekend? Imagine the energy you'll have for next weekends Xmas CX race! If you dont have a CX bike, all good, we have a category for everyone. Registration in the event below:
15.01.2022 Rocky Trail in conjunction with GCMTB are hosting a Gold Coast Schools Mountain Bike Comp in Nerang on the 30th October. This event is open to all secondary school students, either as a school team or individuals. For more information, check the link below. https://rockytrailentertainment.com//gold-coast-schools-m/
14.01.2022 Hey, a club member has left his front wheel in front of Sims Metal today, if you find it can you please message the club. Cheers. (Pic for attention)
14.01.2022 Next Nerang Trailcare session - Sunday 13th December.
14.01.2022 Saturday rego extended to 5pm as per below!
14.01.2022 The guys from Brisbane Mountain Bike Shuttles had their Troopy and trailer stolen last night from Beaudesert. Many of us know these guys or have used their services. Please keep an eye out let them know if you see anything.
14.01.2022 Survey closes tomorrow and is open to all trail users. If you haven't had your say, time you got in and did it.
13.01.2022 Big weekend of riding coming up! Check out the events page for more details... Saturday 7am Beginner Social Ride Intermediate Social Ride... Sunday 7.30am Dirt Groms Trailcare (Trailcare is on during Groms for those looking for something to do )
12.01.2022 Just a reminder that Trailcare is on tomorrow starting at 7am from the Velo.
12.01.2022 Only a couple of spots left for tomorrow's kids rides. Last chance to get in if you've missed the other posts. Details below...
12.01.2022 Dirt Groms on again this Sunday 25th October. Don't forget to register via the MTBA link. In the event of bad weather, an SMS will be sent at 6.30am notifying parents and a full refund will be provided. Also this month: Return of the Young Guns ride on Sat 31st October. Rocky Trail Academy on Friday 30th October. Check our events page for full details.
10.01.2022 We have been so lucky this term to have Daniel Kron along with the GCMTB Dirt Groms and he has produced this awesome video of the kids. Only one more session for this term, but we'll be back next term! Hopefully with more coaches so no one misses out. GCMTB Dirt Groms - MTB coaching for kids aged 5-12. Contact the club or check out our webpage for more info.... https://youtu.be/GK7M1oITLXM
10.01.2022 School holiday skills-n-ride on this Wednesday. First session is almost full, looks like the weather is going to be perfect for riding.
08.01.2022 You might have noticed the barriers on the entrance to the Cycle Centre lately. These have been erected by City of Gold Coast, Major Sporting Venues due to an incident that happened a few weeks ago where a young girl was injured. This is a temporary measure while a more permanent solution is being discussed. You can still enter via the path to the right, but please slow down and look around for other users.
08.01.2022 Groms is on again tomorrow from the Nerang Cycle Centre, starting at 7.30am. The forecast is 70% chance of rain but <1mm which is nothing really. Dont forget to register using the link below.
08.01.2022 GCMTB has received information from QPWS regarding Step 1 of the Co-design project. Step 1 entails developing a prioritised trail plan and report due by the 11th September. GCMTB will be gathering input from the wider mountain bike community on the trail plan, details of this will be announced soon. Following steps in the co-design project will involve negotiations between the various stakeholders (MTB users are only one stakeholder in the process) to achieve a prioritised p...rogram of works and an agreed environmentally sustainable trail network in Nerang National Park. GCMTB have been working extensively behind the scenes with Meaghan Scanlon and the Department of Environment and Science, and have been assured there will no more trail closures until we receive further notice during the co-design process. However, we need to point out recent illegal trails built since the Dirt Art audit are not included in the co-design project. GCMTB does not support the building of illegal trails and any further illegal building could place the co-design project in jeopardy. See more
08.01.2022 New trail signage erected today at the Commonwealth Games trail head. Looks to be formalising the completion of the Happy Valley works that begun with the construction of Elevator. Enjoy!
08.01.2022 Young guns and outer limits combined social ride this Saturday, 7am. Departing Lawnhill drive.
08.01.2022 Trailcare on this Sunday from 7am. If everyone who rode Nerang in a week could clear just one drain each... See you there.
06.01.2022 NOTICE: We will make a call by 11:00am if the weather isnt looking great. If there is NO post in the event, then we are still going!
06.01.2022 *** MTBA vs AUSCYCLING registration issues *** Hey Members and Friends, We have received the following from MTBA if you're having issues with registration. This is valid for our CX race and also Dirt Groms.... "Unfortunately, the MTB event registration system MOS is not able to verify the new AusCycling memberships in TidyHQ. To get an account set up in MOS or to reactivate your old MTB membership, please email [email protected] with your membership details." Cheers.
06.01.2022 More new signs going up in Nerang today. Trail head signs at Elevator and Three Hills and trail marker signs. These are the finishing touches to the Happy Valley remediation works which began last year with the addition of Elevator. If you're wondering why the names are so small, its because we have some names that are huge! Besides, if you need to read the name, you probably need to stop for a rest anyway
05.01.2022 We're live! Divas on the Dirt registration is now open. Our women's mini mountain bike festival is all systems go with all requirements in place to keep everyon...e safe. Course information will be updated on the GCMTB website as soon as they're available. Let the stoke skid on. See you on the dirt! https://online.mtba.asn.au/ERegister.aspx?E=8319
05.01.2022 Young Guns ride happening 7.30 this morning. This ride is for those young adults that want to push their riding a bit further, go and explore some trails deeper in the forest.
04.01.2022 Some awesome pics taken today tanks to RCPix. Thank you.
04.01.2022 Race Entry is now open for the upcoming Tier 1 XCO. Please note, you need to register for both the time trial (if you're doing it) and the race separately. https://events.auscycling.org.au/event-registra//events/83
04.01.2022 Well, we needed the rain, but unfortunately it's put a 'dampener' on our final Dirt Groms for 2020. Sorry kids, Mother Nature has spoken. Keep your eyes peeled for the school holiday sessions. (All Dad jokes are free of charge... )
04.01.2022 Term 4 2020 Dirt Groms started on Sunday. We had forty groms having loads of fun on the trails at Nerang. Thanks to all the groms and their amazing parents.
03.01.2022 Know anyone in these photos? Recognise any of the trails? Darren Sonnenberg dug out these old photos of racing in Nerang in the 90s. Thanks Darren, hopefully some good memories for someone out there.
03.01.2022 Top effort from young GCMTB members (and former Dirt Groms) Michael Rossiter and Harry Coombs, picking up 1st and 3rd respectively in the state champs at Samford. Good luck to all members competing up their in todays racing.
01.01.2022 Helmet found at Nerang car park. Send us a message if you left yours behind today
01.01.2022 Hey Groms! We're on again this Sunday, spots are filling fast so get your rego in. We will be leaving from the Nerang Cycle Centre at 7.30am. This is the last session for term 3. We have our Coviddafe plan in place. All attendees will need to sign in via the QR code, hand sanitizer will be provided. Please maintain 1.5m social distancing and if you feel unwell, please stay at home.
01.01.2022 Dirt Groms! Last one for the year and we are back at the Nerang Cycle Centre this Sunday. Wear your best Xmas gear or dress up your bike. Rego link: https://online.mtba.org.au/ERegister.aspx?E=8460
01.01.2022 More events coming up this weekend! Saturday 7am - Beginner and Intermediate Social Rides Sunday 7am - Trailcare! Sunday 7.30am - Dirt Groms... ...and don't forget our Xmas CX race on the 19th! A fun short course race with obstacles for everyone! Don't have a CX bike? Doesnt matter, this is for everyone.
