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100% FAT - MELROSE FAT TYRE FESTIVAL - THE SUPER EIGHT
FRI 11 – MONDAY 14 JUNE 2010
MTB MADNESS IN MELROSE
Well, THE MAGNIFICENT 7 was a biggie. Troy, the originator of the FTF concept, left his mark and his running of the Clunker Crit was brilliant. There are some crazy pics going around on facebook. The AMB magazine guys were having a ball and thanks to them and all the other industry folk for coming aka Monza, Dirtworks, Orbea, Niteflux, Craftworks and EscapeGoat. We are looking forward to 2010 and we have some cool new ideas. Thanks to everyone who came because it was you guys that made it so much fun. Who would have thought that mountainbikers were such good dancers.. Have some great music already lined up for next year - an act that played at Womad and got people very excited. More info will filter through. Please call us if you want accommodation next year in a house or truck or we can even get a camper trailer hire organised as well.
Check out what we rode int 2009 rides here in the matrix and there will be more next year cos we keep building more singletrack cos we like building more singletrack cos we like riding singletrack - all pretty logical really. If you want to build with us - just say the word as we have picks and mattocks and shovels a plenty!
Email melrosefattyre@otesports.com.au for any FTF queries
And all you keen folk over the ocean that didn't make the 7th. Make sure you come next time. We know you will love it!
2011 OUTBACK ODYSSEY - ADELAIDE TO BLINMAN
SATURDAY 7 - SATURDAY 21st May 2011 (Dates could change)
Each day is an adventure. We ride. We eat. We drink. We have a laugh.
Then we get up in the morning and do it all over again!
Some days are hard, but the campsite is your home away from home - hot showers, massage and the Handle Bar, where you can put your feet up and enjoy a coldie and good company.
Then the sun dips. The stars come out... and the Mawson Man comes out to play! and the Wilkins Woman now too.. One thing you can say about this ride. Everyone just has the best time. Find someone that has done the Odyssey (many have done it over and over again) and they will fill you in. I am not sure Odysseus enjoyed all of his Odyssey (though the time spent with Circe probably wasn't all bad) but while this one has its fair share of Sirens and a few bodies get battered along the way, this journey is one of the richest experiences on fair Gaia that could well be penned in Homeric verse.
AND there's plenty of options to fit how long you have...
· Full Mawson: Adelaide - Blinman - 15 days :
· Mawson 1: Adelaide to Burra - 5 days :
· Mini Mawson 2: Burra to Melrose - 6 days :
· Mini Mawson 3: Melrose to Blinman - 6 days :
Numbers strictly limited to 200. Register now to avoid disappointment
For more information visit www.bikesa.asn.au or call (08) 8168 9999.
If you are starting or finishing in Melrose, call into Over the Edge and slot in a ride here with us as well!
THE ADELAIDE MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB'S BARTAGUNYAH CROSS COUNTRY RACE
SUN 4th OCTOBER 2009
There is a buzz about 2009. OTE have been working with ADL MTB club and the current concept is looking like a 15, 50, or 100km endurance race taking in some spectacular Mt Remarkable scenery and some sketchy off-camber singletrack, rocks, and logs and kangaroos to dodge, mount and flow over.. Watch this space for updates. Should be a whole lot of fun and there is also a new 10km of singletrack at nearby Orroroo that will be ready for an optional extra jaunt on the Saturday..and it is nice!
See Geoff here on Stegosaurus making it look easy. All done now but it was a lot of fun (see video for a preview of the Bartagunyah tracks). And a few riders also got to try some of the "path of the bleating goat"..
THE MOVEMBER CHARITY RIDE: PT AUGUSTA TO MELROSE 7AM SUN 30TH
Departs from Avanti Plus (52 Victoria Parade), Pt Augusta. Come along and we'll paint on a mo if you don't have one. All bikes welcome. Rich and Al doing it on a tandem and Sam Cowley is on his mountain bike so don't be afraid, it will be a long line.. Wear crazy stuff too but keep it cool so unfortunately no kilts but lap-laps will be fine though not sure if they come with much of a chamois. Finish at OTE for a BBQ and some wind down drinks..
Sarah Holmes - Aust ergon/squirt champion. This is the view of her derriere disappearing into the distance that her competitors will just have to get used to. Nice one Sarah.
Fancy a DIRTY WEEKEND?
The secret ingredient - one small lick of the fly agaric mushroom just prior to racing. A hell of a lot safer than red bull! Just ask Phoebe!
FUTURE EVENTS:
18 HOURS OF MELROSE
The concept:
Race starts promptly at 12 midnight, Friday and finishes Saturday evening, 6 pm and then it is time to relax and enjoy the party!!!! Check out the model from 18 Hours of Fruita (Melrose's Official Sister City).
The track - Starts at Over the Edge - Runs through the main street of Melrose and heads south past the brewery, along Weaving Camels, up Big Rhua, up Blazing Saddles, Down Throwing Copper, Up FFFT, Along Benchin, Through Hellrose, to Benchin and FFFT and Dodging Bullets and back through The Main Street again - swap riders at OTE if you are in a team.
Bikes - All bike types welcome - Fixies, 29ers, Cyclocross, Unicycles, Steel, Carbon, Bamboo, Alloy, even tandems if you are hard enough or you just like getting up close and personal with your partner of choice or a bit of both..
  
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