Must-Ride: Tathra, NSW
Tathra, oh Tathra… Tucked away on the far south coast of NSW, Tathra is a cruisy seaside town harbouring a sensational singletrack secret. Stashed away in the hills that slope down to meet the golden sand is more great trail than you can squirt a leaky hydra-pack hose at. There’s almost 50km of some of […]
Flow Mail Wrap Up
$10 million for the Thredbo Valley Trail Now this is exciting stuff. NSW Deputy Premiere John Barilaro has just announced a whopping $10 millions dollars has been allocated for the completion of the iconic Thredbo Valley Trail. Yeeha! Watch the video here. This funding will see the grand vision of a continuous trail from the […]
Trails: Clarence Mountain Bike Park and Belbins Road
We had the right combination of sunshine and time while in Hobart for one more ride. We pulled our muddy rental car off the Tasman Highway to a little carpark just next to the B33 off-ramp. Here we met up with a small part of the Team Hellfire Crew to ride the Clarence and Belbins […]
Long Term Test: Trek Superfly 100 Elite
On a long ride or during the wee small hours out on track at a 24hr race, it’s not unusual to get a song stuck in your head. Traditionally it’s something dire, like Peter Allen’s ‘Rio’. But on board this bike, the groove is strong; feel the soul, channel the year 1972. It’s Superfly. We […]
Knights In Shining Lycra
As I darted out of work one Friday afternoon in a rush to get on the road, I began to mentally check off the things I would needed for my first 100km mountain bike race. Without noticing at the time, my biggest concern was about whether or not to don the typical cross country race […]
Intense Carbine 275
Legendary Californian frame manufacturer, Intense, have been busy, with a bunch of new carbon frames popping up lately. Now they are fast making inroads into the world of 650B. This was to be our first full test experience aboard a 650B (27.5”) bike, with real trail time booked in for this glossy red stunner. Our […]