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    CLUB LIFE

    Mar 12, 2018 6 minutes
    Words & Images Jay French

    I get the call on a Monday night. “What are you doing tomorrow? I need you to go and check out a place. There’ll be food and shuttles. Keen?” says the voice on the other end of the phone. “Sure. I can make that work,” I reply. “Oh, and you need to bring your own riders too. Good luck.”

    How do you convince someone to come and ride for you with only hours’ notice? It’s simple. You make them an offer they can’t refuse.

    The Offer: “Do you want to come and ride a freshly made private trail, followed by some delicious food cooked specifically for you, spend the night in an alpine lodge and follow it up with some shuttles around the Craigieburn–Cheeseman area?”

    Answer: “Yes.” Unsurprisingly.

    First off, I pick up my mate John Paul Jones (not the famous Led Zeppelin bassist) and we make tracks out of town. It’s a cracking day,

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