G'day from the Australia .

[Oldfatbeerman]

I have finally pulled the trigger on an Ebike , a Norco Sight VLT 2 followed me home last weekend , I have had a couple of short (1hr ) rides before work on Monday and Tuesday and I am quite impressed with the overall package so far .
I have been riding Mountain Bikes pretty much since before they were called mountain bikes , because here in Australia when I was a boy , you just rode your bike wherever you wanted to go and we almost always went out into the bush for our fun . It is well over 50 years since I first rode a bike on a dirt track . So I am no Green boy , more a Grey old grumpy Bastard . I have 3 other Dirt focused bicycles other than the Norco and enjoy riding each of them in their preferred environment , but I get the feeling the Norco will become my go to ride for a while , maybe quite a while .

Cheers
Alan

 

[breaky33]

Alan

Welcome on board from one old Aussie bastard to another...enjoy the new stead. This is a great site,,,

Alan

 

[RobNevyn]

Welcome to the forums Alan, if you are ever out at Awaba keep an eye out for me on a Trance E+1 & @flash on a Merida 160, come say hello.
Cheers Rob.

 

[Gigs]

Hi from Tassie. Get down here and ride Blue Derby if you havent already. Another ~90km of trails being opened in 6 months too! One new part is from Blue Tier down to St Helens. 45km ride made for ebikes yewwww

 

[Swissrob]

Grumpy old Australians are everywhere, I am in Switzerland! For me the novelty hasn't worn off the EMTB but I have pulled my old Specialized Enduro out for a service and damn it feels different, fast and light. I have booked Livigno and Les Gets for a week each over summer so I need to get in shape for uplifts and keeping up with my boys. I admire Gary who can jump from one to the other but I still have a way to go to do this.

 

[Swissrob]

Hi from Tassie. Get down here and ride Blue Derby if you havent already. Another ~90km of trails being opened in 6 months too! One new part is from Blue Tier down to St Helens. 45km ride made for ebikes yewwww

If you are heading to Maydena my brother has a couple of B&B.s. in Westerway just down the road that sleep 6 or 8. Look for Blue Wren cottage on Facebook.

 

[Oldfatbeerman]

Welcome to the forums Alan, if you are ever out at Awaba keep an eye out for me on a Trance E+1 & @flash on a Merida 160, come say hello.
Cheers Rob.

I have the day off Friday , tossing up between Awaba and Glenrock for my venue for the day .

 

[RobNevyn]

I have the day off Friday , tossing up between Awaba and Glenrock for my venue for the day .

I’m in Hawaii at the moment and not back till the following week but I’ll keep an eye out for your Norco in the coming weeks.
Seeing a few emtbs at Awaba lately which is encouraging. I’ve not ridden Glenrock yet. I’ll have to get out that way and have a look.

 

[HORSPWR]

Hi from Tassie. Get down here and ride Blue Derby if you havent already. Another ~90km of trails being opened in 6 months too! One new part is from Blue Tier down to St Helens. 45km ride made for ebikes yewwww

That ride down to St Helens sounds sweet, I’d love to take my bike but it’ll be too much of a hassle so do you know if you can hire them?
By the way I’m in Alice Springs and have just bought a new Merida e160 900e

 

[Gigs]

That ride down to St Helens sounds sweet, I’d love to take my bike but it’ll be too much of a hassle so do you know if you can hire them?
By the way I’m in Alice Springs and have just bought a new Merida e160 900e

Yep heaps of eMTB options from Derby. MADMTB and Evolution hire them about $100-$120 a day. Merida and Trek options and they will be expanding their fleets for the St Helens epic ride.

 

[HORSPWR]

Yep heaps of eMTB options from Derby. MADMTB and Evolution hire them about $100-$120 a day. Merida and Trek options and they will be expanding their fleets for the St Helens epic ride.

Awesome glad to hear.

 

[Pendo]

Awesome glad to hear.

Can hardly wait for that new track to open. Was in Derby last week and emtbs eat the place up. The flow uphill is awesome and being able to ride to the top of Atlas instead of using shuttles is so freeing. What a place!

 

[craig landau]

g,day from brissy , hows everyone riding experience so far , i hear some people dont like ebikers, i have not heard anyone bag me out , maybe its because im big enough to punch their teeth out

 

[Gigs]

Can hardly wait for that new track to open. Was in Derby last week and emtbs eat the place up. The flow uphill is awesome and being able to ride to the top of Atlas instead of using shuttles is so freeing. What a place!

Do you live in Tassie? We should hook up for a ride. I am near Hobart.

 

[Lad]

g,day from brissy , /////// im big enough to punch their teeth out

Go maroons tomorrow! Big Broncos fan although I live at NSW South Coast.

Old bastard too!

 

[iXi]

Carn the blues!

I'm in Brisbane and never had anyone say a bad word. I get a couple of looks but I think that's just human nature of people checking out what others have.

 

[Pendo]

Do you live in Tassie? We should hook up for a ride. I am near Hobart.

I don't live in Tassie (wish I was though, top place), I'm based in Sydney - try to get down there twice a year, its my happy place!