WE WILL RIDE AGAIN!
Is there anything better than gathering your mates together, loading bikes and gear into the car and heading off on a mountain riding adventure?
Unfortunately, the simple pleasure of preparing and heading out for a road trip to your favourite destination was taken away from us at the start of this year. The best of the early 2020 riding conditions passed us by as we stayed out of Victoria and New South Wales’ premier mountain bike regions during the bush-fires, then the floods, and finally as we locked down for the Covid-19 outbreak. We have been restricted to shredding our local trails and practicing skills in the car park (does everyone have their gutter high bunny hops dialled now?). We have kept trying to ride anything which can be accessed from the front door. Destinations such as Bright, Falls Creek, Mt Beauty, Thredbo and Jindabyne have all suffered a downturn as a result of the restrictions, but this doesn’t mean they have been sitting and resting while the riders have been kept away.
FALLS CREEK MTB PARK
With over 40 kilometres of alpine trails, 360 degree views and sitting at over 1500 metres of elevation, Falls Creek is one of the countries premier alpine riding destinations.
According to event supervisor Nick Buckley the
