seen an ad on a kiwi mtb website wanting guys to come and build for 3 month contracts. thought it was all shit but enquired anyways and was totally legit, 6 months later i was on a plane on my way here to build tracks everyday for 3 months. free flights free food free transport and a hefty pay check at the end of it all. dream come true bro. not sure what the grand plan is for this place but we are isolated bro, i mean, an hour and a half from anywhere. go figure.

Bike Pro is the nearest and best shop. One of the guys on the team last year used to work there.

http://www.bikeproracing.net/

Hey, good to hear you arrived ok. The next time I'm riding is 10-11th October at this race - http://www.pinkbike.com/news/moelfre-descent-gear-preview-2009.html

Would offer to take you down but I'm going up two days early to help mark out the course and get the people signed-on. I shall hopefully be riding the weekend after that at Bringewood or Hopton, so will give you a shout nearer the time to get it sorted!

yeah mate - ill sort some stuff out when your settled in!

john

Hey mate, replied to your post and just realised you left a message on my board. Didn't realise that nobody is taking over running the bike club this year. Could be because a lot of the team have graduated this year I suppose. I wouldn't let that stop you from bringing your bike, I pass by the Uni a fair bit and would be happy to take you riding with me if you split the cost of fuel with us. I'm sure theres loads of others in the B'ham area that would do the same too.

There's some good riding to be had in the UK so would be a shame to miss out.

Sweet! well thats one. Any word on calabogie or is that a dead issue? Heres hoping we can both land some work to pay for our addictions!

Haha, my job is looking for work too man. I'm not bilingual either so I know exactly what you mean. In the meantime I'm working part time at a highschool managing their chemistry lab. Still looking and hoping for something better. As far as studies go I took an undergrad in Bio/Chem and then a Masters in Env Studies so I'm looking for stuff in those fields...I've been at it for about 6 months now and still nothing. Hope you have better luck than I do!

Sweet!! Well sign me up for any and all opportunities to get out and ride man! As far as skill level I dont think you have too much to worry about. I was watching some videos of last years races and some are downright hilarious. It's al;l about having fun and setting your own limits. You working in the city this summer? I think i remember you saying you were a student at UofO?