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some links I think might be useful...
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| City Rail's Blue Mountains timetables | essential reading if travelling by rail | ||
| City Rail's track work pages | always check this site if catching the train! | ||
| City Rail's home page | just in case they move the timetables a again... | ||
| Blue Mountains mtb rides | my reviews of popular Blue Mountains mtb rides | ||
| Dave Noble's rides pages - all around Sydney! | |||
| Craig and Mandy's mtb pages | Flynny has some cool rides and video from around Lithgow | ||
| Sydney's Hills district & Sussex Inlet | Cameron McWilliam's rides pages - nw Sydney and South Coast | ||
| Marramarra National Park | David Ramage's rides pages - 50km nw of Sydney | ||
| Cycling in Canberra | Paul Ratcliffe's guide to Australia's capital | ||
| IMBA rules of the trail | guide to off road behaviour - read it! | ||
| NPWS' version | Similar, but from NPWS | ||
| Surveyor General's Dept Airview site | cool aerial photos of NSW - spot your favourite tracks and a few new ones! | ||
| bike hire | |||
| GoWild - Glenbrook | 02 4739 3152 | ||
| Velo Nova - Katoomba | 0247 822 800 - 182 Katoomba St, Katoomba | ||
| clubs | |||
| Central Tablelands Mountain Bike Club | there's mtb heaven on the other side of the Blue Mountains | ||
| Western Sydney Mountain Bike Club | mtb club in Western Sydney - lots of racing | ||
| Pedal Power ACT's pages. | bike club in Canberra | ||
| oz mtb sites | |||
| mtb-oz | the site that grew from Australia's mtb-oz email list | ||
| 26inches.com | mtb forums | ||
| Bicycles Network Australia | Loads of Australian cycling links (businesses and clubs) and a cycling forum | ||
| homemade bike lighting | |||
| my mk I lights | the original el cheapos (check the cheesy web design!) | ||
| my mk II lights | cheap but a bit flashier | ||
| my mk III lights | cheap and even flashier - switches and housings | ||
| my mk IV lights | cheap and stylish for the new millennium | ||
| Crash Carden's Luxeons | are LEDs the wave of the future? | ||
| Tony Stott's lights | flashy aluminium housings and switches | ||
| Tim Paton's lights | more good ideas from mtb-oz | ||
| Dave!@'s efforts | yet another mtb-oz stalwart | ||
| Lightbrain | PWM controllers - run your 20W halogen at 7,10,or20W | ||
| BikeCurrent mail list FAQ | almost everything you wanted to ask about bicycles and electricity | ||
| BikeCurrent mail list archives | sometimes it just ain't in the FAQ! | ||
| SLA's vs Nicads by Marty Goodman | pros and cons of each | ||
| Jaycar | electrical bits and pieces retailer | ||
| Tandy | electrical bits and pieces retailer | ||
| Dick Smith | electrical bits and pieces retailer | ||
| Oatley Electronics | electrical bits and pieces retailer | ||
| Alternative Technology Association | Luxeon LEDs and drivers | ||
| weather | |||
| Woodford weather | privately run weather station at Woodford | ||
| Blaxland weather | privately run weather station at Blaxland | ||
| Katoomba weather | Council's weather station at Katoomba | ||
| Springwood weather | Council's weather station at Springwood | ||
| miscellaneous | |||
| picture proof you can carry your mtb on a motorbike. | |||
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Free online dictionary/thesaurus ( opens in a popup window) |
Standard disclaimer: Like all outdoor activities, mountain bike riding can result in serious or fatal injury. Track conditions may have changed since these reviews. Don't ride beyond your ability. If you fall off it's your own fault. Unless otherwise stated, all thoughts, comments, opinions etc expressed herein are mine, and should not be taken to represent anyone else. If you don't like anything I've said, sorry, just change the channel.
Copyright © Tony Fathers, 1997 - 2004
