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Easter break in Central Otago

A small group of us travelled down to Central Otago for the Easter break. Easter Friday: Rode around Flat Top Hill located just outside Alexandra. The Flat Top Hill circuit crosses Butchers Dam & then follows orange then blue markers to the top of the hill. The trail gains 200 metres of height which at

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SlowRiders XC is growing!

The Tuesday night SlowRiders group is growing again since we asked for ideas from you, our members as to what you needed. If you’re a member of the CMBC Facebook page, but haven’t come out on a ride yet, why not join us next week? 🙂 Our rides are open to everyone, and nobody gets

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Presidents AGM Report

Hi Everyone, thanks for taking you time to attend this meeting. I feel this has been a very positive year for the club. When I took over the presidency last year my goal was to increase membership numbers and complete the BikeNZ affiliation the club had been discussing for some time. We have written our

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MTBNZ affiliated

“Mountain Bike NZ and Cycle NZ work together to grow and develop mountain biking as a sport for New Zealander’s, through promoting participation and membership, development pathways, securing and administering national and international level competition”. For you this means you and our club are connected to the greater world of mt biking! Benefits include; helping

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Reefton: Queens Birthday Weekend, 2017

With fine weather forecast for the coast, 15 of us left a cold, grey day in Christchurch for a long weekend of mountain biking in Reefton. After a coffee and bite to eat, we headed off on our first ride, Blacks Point. This is a loop ride of approximately 15kms (760 meters of elevation during

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Presidents Update 2017

Hello! A quick update, with what’s going on with your club. We currently have 192 Members! Thank you all for joining. We are often getting people asking, “why should I join the club?” So here’s a few reasons: Why join the Canterbury Mountain Bike Club? Good Karma knowing you’re giving money back to upkeep the

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