Gear Up Girl

Gear Up Girl

Women’s

Weekend

News Flash - to those who missed out on our May GUG weekends we have now slotted in the November 13/14 weekend for GUG riders! Bookings are now open so to get your spot sorted get in early!

mtnbike.com.au is excited to announce that we will be taking another Gear Up Girl weekend later in 2010. The date has been set! We're heading down on the second weekend of November. We will depart Sydney Saturday 13 November and return Sunday 14 November.

With even more exciting news we have now confirmed our 2011 dates, get in early to sort your spot:

Februrary 12/13

May 14/15

September 10/11

A little about us, we take fully catered mountain bike trips from Sydney to Canberra to ride flowing single track. As you may well be aware, Canberra is considered the home of mountain biking and it held the 2009 World Championships.

If you’re just starting off or a seasoned vet, this weekend is for you! On Saturday, the first ride of the weekend, a skills session will take place where you’ll learn how to brake, corner, jump and other tricks. The session is taken by a qualified instructor with years of experience.

The skills session gives everyone the opportunity to ask questions that you’ve always been afraid to ask. You will be able to draw upon these skills as the weekend progresses and feel yourself better equipped to be true mtnbiker.

There is the opportunity for three rides over the weekend. These rides are all at different locations. To add a little more excitement, we have trial Radical-Lights for you to venture out into the night, if you’re game!

During our recent trips we have had many ladies join us for the weekends. Some of those riders have been beginners while others have been racers for years. We feel comfortable instructing across the whole range of riders abilities. What riders will come to appreciate is that the beauty of Canberra is that the trails, single track that is, are built for all abilities. Forget Sydney’s boring fire trails!!

The cost for the weekend is $329. This covers accommodation, food and all transport. Accommodation is at the Australian Institute of Sport. For more information check out the FAQ page on the site then hit Book Now to make sure you get your spot on this trip.

Reviews from our trips earlier in 2010

We have now experienced two Gear Up Girl (GUG) weekends. Fourteen ladies ventured down to Canberra on the first weekend followed by thirteen the following weekend to play on the trails. We all had a great time, lots of laughs and all the riders improved throughout the weekend. Both weekends had perfect weather for the entire trip, crisp Autumn days, almost balmy Saturday nights and clear skies.

On the first GUG weekend everyone was exited for what was ahead. One rider could barely contain her excitement who commented via her facebook page 'On a bus with a bunch of girls squealing and brushing their hair....'

For both weekends we had our usual stellar mountain bike skills session leader Peter Dowse who was joined by the 2nd place getter at the recent National 24 Hour Championships, Claire Graydon. After learning how to corner, balance and manoeuvre the bike better we were off on a tour of Sparrow Hill. Two different groups worked on different skills out on course. They all made it back for a big lunch and ready to grab a coffee on our way back to the AIS.

The first weekends Saturday afternoon ride went all the way through dusk to almost complete darkness! It was hard to get these girls off the trails! The following weekend we had our Radical Lights at the ready and could ride into the night. A hearty meal at the AIS, everyone loves ALL YOU CAN EAT, then off to All-Bar-Nun for chat over an ale.

On the first Sunday morning we had an impressive eight riders out for more trails. The second weekend we had nine!! We have NEVER had such great numbers out for these sessions!! A quick hour spin before breakfast is the way I wish everyday would start!

For the first weekend at Stromlo half of the riders made it to the top with our other leader for the weekend Stacey Birch, two hours out there just flies by but it was a great opportunity for the ladies to put the skills they had picked up over the weekend in to their final ride.

The second weekend saw a busy Stromlo with us splitting up and having our own adventures out in the dirt. The majority of the riders were impossible to get off the hill and down to lunch as they were having such a great time.