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RATS WEEKLY ROAD RIDE...
 
Mon 26th Jul 2010 - Tue 5th Oct 2010
Monday evening is the weekly road ride from Cyclezone Rotorua. Leaving the store at 5:30 for a 1 1/4 hr tiki tour around the city limits. Bring your lights, warm kit and a conversation. Don't be shy, all welcome.... read whole article
 
RATS Winter Spin classes...
 
Tue 27th Jul 2010 - Tue 5th Oct 2010
On again for the winter at a new bigger venue... Time: Tuesday evenings from 20 April, 6:00 pm start Location: 22 Geddes Road, Kotu – white building with blue roller door (NEW LOCATION!!! Thanks to Ray Cook for donating use to the club!) Cost: $5/... read whole article
 
ROTORUA MTB CLUB NIGHT RACING
 
Wed 28th Jul 2010 - Wed 6th Oct 2010
Every Wednesday Night - Waipa car park... • Registration 6.35 • Racing Starts 7.00 on the dot • Cost $2.00 Club Members and non-members are all welcome. All entry fees go back in spot prizes.... read whole article
 
HARD-N UP 6/12 SINGLESPEED RACE - POSTPONED
 
Sat 31st Jul 2010
EVENT POSTPONED - AFTER LOTS OF RAIN THE COURSE IS WAYER_LOGGED. NEW DAYES ASAP... This is a 6/12hr MTB endurance event, day/nighter, proudly brought to you by the makers of the Black Stump and Nitelights, there will be plenty of Nitelights up for g... read whole article
 
RATS WINTER DUATHLON SERIES 2010
 
Sun 8th Aug 2010
The dates are set for the Winter Duathlon series. Mark your calendars for June 6th, July 4th, and August 8th. The races start at 10 am from the mill car park with long and short course options. The cost is $10 for Rats members, $15 for non-c... read whole article
 
NDURO WINTER MTB SERIES 2010...
 
Sun 15th Aug 2010 - Sun 22nd Aug 2010
The big winter one-lappers return...presented in 2010 by Jo and Craig at Galaxy Travel... Great courses on world-famous trails. Whakarewarewa Forest... • Race 1 - Sunday June 13 and was 20 or 40 kilometres. RACE REPORT & RESULTS and Alan O... read whole article
 
Youthtown Get 2 Go Challenge
 
Thu 19th Aug 2010
The Rotorua MTB Club is helping The Sir Ed Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre with the MTB discipline for the BOP Secondary Schools round of this national multisport event. Feel free to turn up and watch some of the fun action and rivalry between... read whole article
 
NEW ZEALAND CYCLOCROSS CHAMPS...
 
Sun 29th Aug 2010
The Pain Train and the Hamilton MTB Club present the NZ2010 Cyclocross Champs at Pukete Farm Park on Sunday August 29... Incorporating Chuckie Cross Fundraiser. • 3 race format - 1 for fun, 1 for glory and 1 for the kids. • All bikes welcome: CX... read whole article
 
2010 Conservation Week
 
Sun 19th Sep 2010
This year the Rotorua MTB Club Conversation Week event is a working bee on Tuhoto Ariki track. The objective is to drain and fill a nasty hole 5 mins ride into the track, then proceed on to the clearing where we plan to re-align the track past ... read whole article
 
SINGLESPEED WORLDS 2010...October 23
 
Fri 22nd Oct 2010 - Mon 25th Oct 2010
Rotorua NZ!! October 23... presented by our good friends at Kiwibikes in Rotorua and all our other great partners...Pig & Whistle, Events & Venues, Speight's Traverse, Agroventures, Bike Vegas, Nzo and Graeme Murray Photography... The first an... read whole article
 
BMX NORTH ISLAND CHAMPS
 
Fri 22nd Oct 2010 - Sun 24th Oct 2010
The 2010 RaboPlus BMX North Island Titles will be hosted by Central Region, Rotorua, 23-24 October 2010... It's the same weekend as the Singlespeed Worlds and week of the Rotorua Bike festival so town will be packed to the rafters!... read whole article
 
2011 NZ MTB Cup and National MTB Champs...
 
Sun 9th Jan 2011 - Mon 28th Feb 2011
Mountainbike NZ are pleased to announce the NZ MTB Cup and National MTB Championship schedule for the summer of 2011. • NZ MTB Cup, Cross Country Round 1 Jan 9th Tauranga Round 2 Jan 16th Napier Round 3 Feb 13th Nelson Round 4 Feb 20th Chris... read whole article
 
 
 
  Rotorua in Gear
 
30/07/10
• latest...
forecast next 10 days...well, it is winter...
NEW TRAIL - Puarenga goes live...between Mad if you don't and Hill & Larch...
Rotorua MTB Club night racing...Wednesday at Waipa...
RATS WINTER SPIN CLASSES... every Tuesday evening...
NDURO WINTER MTB SERIES..3 big one-lappers are back in 2010...Race 3, August 15 - 25/50km...
THE RIDER'S BLOGS... with links to some of our favourites including JULIAN DEAN...
Plus a great new blog from up and coming young Rotorua XC rider DIRK PETERS...
MTBNZ 2011 NATIONALS SERIES & CHAMPS..dates announced...
ROAD CYCLING NZ...our favourite NZ roadie site, all the latest news including Tour de France...
ROSS SCHNELL IN NZ...2009 World Singlespeed champ visits our place...
The Capital of Mountainbiking: UNO. magazine features the Rotorua trails in the Winter 2010 issue...
DAWN2DUSK...gravity endurance event on June 19 - check out StyledAirtime's great video of the event...
• Redwoods Visitor Centre on facebook has regular up-to-date forest/trail updates.
• Logging operations in Chestnut and Hill Rd sector June till August.
G-ROCK may be closed during the week, open at weekends - MORE INFORMATION, MAP, PICS...

• other stuff...
GIRO D'ITALIA... a mechanic's eye view inside the Giro from Rotorua's Kris Withington with Team Garmin and the Pro Tour in Europe...
BMX WORLDS 2013...will be in Auckland!
NEW ZEALAND MOUNTAIN BIKER ISSUE 41...with features on Justin Leov and the 2010 NZ Singlespeed Champs in Queenstown...
BIKE CULTURE CREW...go mad in Whirinaki!
IHC LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS... to introduce people with disabilities to cycling...

• singlespeed worlds '10
October 23...powered by Kiwibikes and a bunch of great local sponsors..
over 800 entries from over 25 countries...
ALL THE NEWS...
FACEBOOK...

• trails...
ON THE TRAILS PAGES...Satellite views of some of the best - thanks to tracks.org.nz...
• Trails always need work and you can help: RMTBC WORKING BEES...

• Willkommen, Bienvenue etc...