Links
some links I think might be useful...
| ride links | |
| City Rail's Blue Mountains timetables | essential reading if travelling by rail |
| City Rail's track work pages | always check this site if catching the train! |
| City Rail's home page | just in case they move the timetables a again... |
| Blue Mountains mtb rides | my reviews of popular Blue Mountains mtb rides |
| Dave Noble's rides pages - all around Sydney! | |
| Craig and Mandy's mtb pages | Flynny has some cool rides and video from Lithgow |
| Sydney's Hills district & Sussex Inlet | Cameron McWilliam's rides pages - NW Sydney and South Coast |
| Marramarra National Park | David Ramage's rides pages - 50km NW of Sydney |
| Cycling in Canberra | Paul Ratcliffe's guide to Australia's capital |
| IMBA rules of the trail | guide to off road behaviour - read it! |
| NPWS' version | Similar, but from NPWS |
| Lands Dept Airview site | cool aerial photos of NSW - spot your favourite tracks and a few new ones! |
| Google Earth (requires download and installation) or Google Maps | Play spotto with your favourite tracks |
| www.trailmaps.biz | Steve makes maps, including Narrow Neck and the Oaks |
| bike hire - help me out - the locals seem to have shut | |
| clubs | |
| Central Tablelands Mountain Bike Club | there's mtb heaven on the other side of the Blue Mountains |
| Western Sydney Mountain Bike Club | mtb club in Western Sydney - lots of racing |
| Pedal Power ACT's pages. | bike club in Canberra |
| oz mtb sites | |
| mtb-oz | the site that grew from Australia's mtb-oz email list |
| 26inches.com | mtb news and forums - gone? They were, but, they're back. |
| Bicycles Network Australia | Loads of Australian cycling links (businesses and clubs) and a cycling forum |
| Rotorburn | mtb news and forums (formerly farkin.net) |
| homemade bike lighting | |
| my mk I lights | the original el cheapos (check the cheesy web design!) |
| my mk II lights | cheap but a bit flashier |
| my mk III lights | cheap and even flashier - switches and housings |
| my mk IV lights | cheap and stylish for the new millennium |
| Crash Carden's Luxeons | are LEDs the wave of the future? |
| Tony Stott's lights | flashy aluminium housings and switches |
| Tim Paton's lights | more good ideas from mtb-oz |
| Dave!@'s efforts | yet another mtb-oz stalwart |
| Lightbrain | PWM controllers - run your 20W halogen at 7,10,or20W |
| BikeCurrent mail list FAQ | almost everything you wanted to ask about bicycles and electricity |
| BikeCurrent mail list archives | sometimes it just ain't in the FAQ! |
| SLA's vs Nicads by Marty Goodman | pros and cons of each |
| Jaycar | electrical bits and pieces retailer |
| Tandy | electrical bits and pieces retailer |
| Dick Smith | electrical bits and pieces retailer |
| Oatley Electronics | electrical bits and pieces retailer |
| Alternative Technology Association | Luxeon LEDs and drivers |
| weather | |
| Woodford weather | privately run weather station at Woodford |
| Blaxland weather | privately run weather station at Blaxland |
| Katoomba weather | Council's weather station at Katoomba |
| Springwood weather | Council's weather station at Springwood |
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