Moab type thing in Australia anyone?

judging by the Lord of the Rings movies, seems like New Zealand would be
a sweet place to ride. and I betcha Australia, being close, is similar
to New Zealand.

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If you go far enough out of civilization there's a [censored] load of grassy
hills, forrest and bushland. It's picking one such place and getting
the right directions that's the hard part.

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Where abouts in victoria are you?
you should check out the chiltern muni weekend, although im not sure
when it is this year. there is stuff on these forums about it though.
otherwise go to www.municycle.com.au

do you do any street or trials? we should go for a ride some time.

Cheers,

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I'm Keven, I saw you at the Melbourne meet about 2 months ago (I had
the green bc wheel) I was thinking some sort of not so big mountain
ranges, like the Cathedral ranges. I do some street and trials stuff
but not a lot. I'll probably be going to the city this sunday if you
wanna come.

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A few years ago Andrew carter threw the Australian Mountain Unicycle
weekend In Brisbane which was a most triumphant long weekend of Muni on
the Mt Cootha DH trails. I had such a good time that if he, or anyone
else who is lucky enough to live near kickass trails, wants to organise
such an event, i would make any effort to get there!
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I'm looking into some mountain ranges in rural victoria but if anyone
could point me in the direction of an awesome mountain track that'd be
a big help.

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What do people think of riding the Great Ocean road? I was thinking
either Great ocean road (near apollo bay) or the Dandenong ranges.
Anyone have anything good/bad to say about riding either of these?

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I am in the process of organising the Muniuni Weekend at Chiltern and in
the Chiltern National Park.

It is not exactly like Moab, but I want it to be a Muni weekend
foremost.

This year I am planning for 20th and 21st May. There are some good
rides around here. I plan for basic trial riding, but the terrain can
suit what you want.

I will endeavour to keep potential riders updated.

Mal

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Sounds cool, I'll most likely be there. Is it a "get from point a to
point b" type thing or "get here and just uni 'round for a while" type
thing? And how much would it cost?

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The forest has so many tracks from roads to single tracks. Last year we
went in circles, so ended up where we started. Pipeline is a challenge
as it is extremely steep. Some riders did it, it still scares me!

Cost: you have to be in the AUS for insurtances and I charge an extra
$10.00for an early entry and $20.00 for on the day entry. That is for
all weekend.

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How would one go about becoming a member of AUS?

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Last year at my event you could join on the day and I posted the money
and the information off to AUS. It was about $20.00 per year. The
executive have changed since then, so the fees etc should be same for
this year. Their web page seems to have disappeared but I am waiting
for its return for more information. They have given me the OK so far
to run the event.

I need participants to be in the AUS for insurance reasons. Once
again....for insurance, I need the insurance to use the local council
land and the National Park.

Also I noticed that you are 14. Anyone under 18 will need a supervising
adult and parents permission to be involved. I ride every other day as
an individual, but as soon as I call it an event things change
regarding insurance etc. I hope you understand.

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I'd love to ride inland Australia. An Alice Springs MuniFest would be
fantastic, I reckon! Similar to Moab in parts, I'd image...not that
I've ever been to Alice Springs. I'd like to though.

The thing that I find so inviting about Moab is how open it is and how
you can choose your own lines down hills...in fact, you can choose your
hills. I'll make it there one day. I'm really keen to meet all the
muni riders from the forums here, either at Moab or around Santa
Barbara.

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onebyone said:

Also I noticed that you are 14. Anyone under 18 will need a supervising
adult and parents permission to be involved. I ride every other day as
an individual, but as soon as I call it an event things change
regarding insurance etc. I hope you understand.

Mal

So i have to get my mum to sign a thing saying that i go. Will i have
to bring my own adult or will you supply one on the day?

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andrew_carter said:

I'll make it there one day. I'm really keen to meet all the muni riders
from the forums here, either at Moab or around Santa Barbara.

I'll tell you what, Andrew. If you pay for the plane ticket over here,
I'll pay for your campsite. 😄

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andrew_carter said:

The thing that I find so inviting about Moab is how open it is and how
you can choose your own lines down hills...in fact, you can choose your
hills.

Not quite, some areas have macro-biotic soil and are off-limits (one
foot-print can destroy hundreds of years of growth that is barely
visible) - if the authorities catch you, you could be in deep doo-doo,
besides, it's not a smart thing to do.
Sorry to burst your bubble.:o
Of course there is enough -rock- that there isn't any real problem,
which is one of the reasons it's not smart - peaceful co-existence is a
good thing.😎

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The answer is yep and nope. You would need your Mum to sign and no I
will not be supplying a supervising adult on the day. Sorry but this is
an organised event, I need the insurance and thems are the rules.

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Damn, in that case i might not be able to go for about 3 years. I'll try
my best but I'm not sure if i'll be able to bring an adult. Thanks
anyway, definitely going when I'm 18 though.

Keven

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Just to follow up, I hope you appreciate my position. I ride in the
national park every other day and paddle on the Murray River. Both
involve risk and there is no insurance cover to worry about, but as
soon as I call it an event I have to have permission and that involves
a 10 million insurance cover. My local canoe club just ran their annual
race, so they had similar rules and I had to sign a waiver and pay an
insurance premium to be in the race.

Sounds crazy. You will find the organisers of MOAB would be in the same
position.

When I find out who is coming, maybe you might be able to find someone
who is bringing their kids up from Melb (or down or whatever) who will
be responsible for you. So please keep in touch if you really want to
be involved.

Last year was a great little event.

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