Christmas mtb ride
Also consider Easter in the Alice – a grass-roots mountain bike event showcasing some of the country’s best singletrack in incredible desert landscapes with entry at just $170 ($140 if you enter before December 31), or The Lumberjack in Tassie in late April, for its loved-up race atmosphere and a huge variety of racing for $225.
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Consider a stage race entry for a deluxe gift for the special mountain biker in your life: Aussies might look at Port to Port (held in May around Newcastle), with entry starting at $440 for the full event or $120 for one day’s racing, and if you’re MTBer’s been extra well behaved this year, total travel packages at around the $2k mark will look after absolutely everything, including flights and transfers. Australia has a great range of fabulous events at all times of the year and all over the country. Nothing beats a trip away with a bunch of like-minded shredders for a few days of riding, great food (and wine), and hard competition. One-on-one coaching is a fantastic gift for any mountain biker Race entry – $120+ Many outfits will offer gift vouchers via their websites. We had a fantastic experience with Ride Technics, based in Canberra, Australia, but ask around in your area and you’ll be sure to find a qualified, reputable skills coach to suit your rider’s abilities and goals. One-on-one coaching makes for a great day or days out, and the improvements your biker will see in their performance will have them thanking you every time they lean into a corner or nail a drop-off for evermore. One of the best investments the team at MarathonMTB made in 2016 was in their advanced bike-handling skills. One-on-one skills coaching – varies – $100+ From about $50, a fresh, shiny new magazine will arrive in your mailbox every couple of months and keep your MTBer entertained for hours, if not days. In all honesty though, an annual subscription to a great MTB mag is a gift that keeps giving. Ok, we admit to a bit of bias here, with founder Mike Blewitt also editing Australian Mountain Bike and Bike Australia magazines: we are a bunch of print media lovers at heart. Today’s Plan offer great training and coaching packages for your data-loving biker Magazine subscription – from $50 Check your gift recipient doesn’t already have an account with these platforms before going ahead and setting up a new one! Strava offers premium subscriptions for just $USD6.99/month, with heaps of tools to track progress and improvements. Chances are your special biker is already signed up to behemoth social riding platform Strava. Training Peaks, likewise, offers annual premium subscriptions for $USD119. A six-week training plan for $29.95 is a great idea if your mountain biker has a big event coming up. Today’s Plan costs $199.95 for a year’s premium subscription, and cheaper monthly options are available.
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If your mountain biker is already using a GPS computer and tracking their fitness from time to time, a subscription to training software is a great gift to provide a huge boost in motivation and training results for those 2017 goals and resolutions. Click any link on a ride below, and you’ll see: date, times, address (including a map to get there), ride lengths, course maps and elevation info.Christmas is just a few days away, and for the busy gift-buyer with a mountain-biking-significant-other it’s getting a bit late to order a pair of shoes or helmet, or shop around for kit in just the right sizes… Never fear! is at the rescue with a bunch of fabulous biker gifts that you can buy instantly online, but still show you’ve put more thought into your purchase than a generic gift voucher might otherwise indTraining tools – $10+ Training tools for your mountain biker – $10+ If you’re searching for a comprehensive list of bicycle rides in and around Texas, you’ve come to the right place.