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Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th of March 2012 L2+.

Call me to come on this or any of my rides Brad 0428580900
 
The plan is to get up to Mt Buller anytime Friday and stay at the Jungfrau Lodge $30 per person per night. BYO bedding, pillow cases, sheets and doona covers. Drinks are optional, again BYO and there is a 8*7 FoodWorks at Buller. Lunch will be on the trails and breakfast both days will be a BBQ of bacon and eggs with Juice and Coffee or Tea and special BBQ dinner Saturday night price $25 to $30 per person which may include desert if you are lucky. Get your own dinner on Friday night unless pre-arranged for additional fee with me prior.
The weekends rides will be to Howqua Gap, Mt Stirling, Craigs hut and towards Jamieson.
Sunday will be a morning ride no re-fuel required followed by clean up, pack up and home.
Ride is ONLY open to members with 20 places open to the first to register. Deposits for accommodation to be paid no less than 30 days in advance otherwise the booking is not valid and no refunds after this date. If you had a mate who wanted to come no can do she is fully over booked.

Folks,
Booked the accommodation today please note: NOT going to Abbeyard this time instead we will be going to Craigs Hut and then Mt Stirling and surrounds as there is a refuel point at Mirrumbah, Howqua and Jamieson, makes the logistics much easier and provides a change from last year.

Payment to the lodge is due 30 days before the ride, I will send you all a PM/email for the amount and where to deposit at the start of February or you can pay earlier due to school holidays just call me for the details 0428580900.

Ride :Mt Buller L2+   Leader : Brad   McDiarmid
First Name   Surname
1   Brad   McDiarmid
2   Sean   Douglas
2- Peter Layton
3   Darren   Dorrich
3 Glenn
4   Serge   Coffa
5   Zeb   Colic
6   Peter   Monty
7   Paul   Lacy
8   Peter   Ross
9   John   Thiez
10   Rob   Copsey
11   Alistar   Barrett
12   Nathan   Stott
12 Rude Wiebel
13   Stuart   Mackay
14   Paul   Bryce
15   Scott   Dorman
16   Peter   Dunlop
17   Frankie   Refman
17 Colin P
18   Rossi   Raynard
19   Tim   Dykes
20   Dennis   Dorman
21   Sean   Mackay
22 Phil Edgecombe
23 Justin Mangan
24 David McLeod
25 Ken Robinson

Ride Full @ 25 riders

Brad, can you put me on reserve list  please. Cheers Pete

You are already on the list at number six.

Brad,

can you put me on the reserve list please.

justin

Justin,
Have you on the reserve list, when payments are completed 30 days before this ride should know then who is confirmed and what places become available.

brad put me down on the reserve list...

Put you on mate, most rides have 10% to 20% of people unable to make it for one reason or another.
Thirty days out when funds are paid up will provide the clarity of who is coming.

Put me on the list please Brad.

You are on the reserve list Ken

Dr Brad.
        I really enjoyed Saturday's ride and the lodge last year, but will not be attending this year. So you can move up one of the reserve's up the list.
Al

Please take me off the list, ill be in sydney that weekend.

Thanks for the updates Al & Dave I have amended the list.

Hi Brad,
I will have to miss the Mt Buller weekend as I will be OS.
I am only down as an emergency at this stage.
Hows the wrist going?

Regards  Jim Sheedy

Jim, Thanks for letting me know have a good trip.

With yourself and others having commitments will change the ride 25 riders allowing the other reserve people to come.

Wrist is being operated on at St Vincents Monday afternoon to put it back to normal.

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to everyone.

Cheers,

Brad

merry chris brad hope all go's well with the wist and happy new year

Hey Brad

Hope the wrist repairs well.Merry Christmas.
Please put me on the rserve list.
Cheers

Rudi

Hey Brad

Can you stick me on the reserve list.

Thanks

Colin P

Colin,
Please attended as we have room, however I can't lead the ride due to breaking my left hand and will run the ride but not lead it looking for a ride leader Saturday and Sunday morning to run the routes on supplied maps.
I am happy to cook and route inform, cheers, Brad

Ohhhh, sorry for jumping to the front of the line Pea Air but your gonna cook and route inform Brad ??? Is Pam Anderson coming champ???

Just putt'n it out there !!! 

Lefty,
I tried but Pam is booked up by Kyle and Jackie on some throwback show.

I'm going to bail on this ride as well,that should make the blokes happy on the reserve list ;D

Frankie,
Sorry to hear about your hip, hope it gets back to normal soon. Thanks as Colin now has your place.

Hi

Brad

Please put me down on the reserve list for this ride.

Can you give some details on what type of terrain to expect eg single track

Cheers Glenn

Best move up one of those reserves Dr Brad as I am unable to attend /ta seano  :( >:( :'(

OK folks, here is the list for Buller and its getting close to the payment deadline which I will email the details to you individually.

Glenn, you will have Dennis Dormans place and there is not any single its mostly steep and rocky trails, aka typical High Country stuff.

Regards,

Brad

Hi Brad
Hope the hand is mending.  Best take me off the list as well.

Darren

Ok folks updated will message/email payment details later this week.

Brad

hi brad got room for one more??

Payment to the lodge is due 30 days before the ride, I will send you all a PM/email for the amount and where to deposit at the start of February or you can pay earlier due to school holidays just call me for the details 0428580900.            
            
Ride :Mt Buller L2+   Organiser : Brad   McDiarmid            
First Name   Surname      Payment due   Paid   Notes
1   Peter   Ross      30+30+30=90      
2- Peter Layton      30+30+30=90      
3 Glenn      30+30+30=90      
4   Serge   Coffa      30+30+30=90      
5   Zeb   Colic      30+30+30=90      
6   Peter   Monty      30+30+30=90      
7   Paul   Lacy      30+30+30=90      
8  Ajascroft      30+30+30=90      
9   John   Thiez      30+30+30=90      
10   Rob   Copsey      30+30+30=90      
11   Alistar   Barrett      30+30+30=90      
12 Rude Wiebel      30+30+30=90      
13   Stuart   Mackay      30+30+30=90      
14   Paul   Bryce      30+30+30=90      
15   Scott   Dorman      30+30+30=90      
16   Peter   Dunlop      30+30+30=90      
17 Colin P      30+30+30=90      
18   Rossi   Raynard      30+30+30=90      
19   Tim   Dykes      30+30+30=90      
20  Sean   Mackay      30+30+30=90      
21 Phil Edgecombe      30+30+30=90      
22 Justin Mangan      30+30+30=90      
23 David McLeod      30+30+30=90      
24 Ken Robinson      30+30+30=90      
25 Free spot      30+30+30=90      
 26 Brad   McDiarmid      30+30+30=90   90   Not riding
 27 Dennis   Dorman      30+30+30=90      Not Riding


Updated list PM for payment fothcoming today.

Folks PM sent to you all with the details.
Please pay by the end of this week Sunday 19th of February.

No worries Brad, you still not right mate ???

Stuart,
My left hand is at a third of its normal capability as the broken bones mend the ligaments and muscle etc.. need to shrink and grow appropriately wrt the bone changes, its pretty much a new hand all over again and takes many months, 6+, for it to consolidate back to a normal state.

Sorry to hear this Brad.

Folks,
The ride leader for this event will be Peter Ross and the routes and ride levels will be similar to last years ride, via HCR routes to Abbeyard and back. Inclusive of the Staircase, Mt Stirling, Howqua Gap and Cobbler falls.

Many thanks to Peter for his kind offer and assistance.

Brad

Go Truck Nuts!!!

Onion will take the last spot.

I'll pay for him (and me).

TRUCK NUTS!!!!!!

Brad - should I have my PM by now?

Thanks Knackers !!!

Kenny, you have to learn now...what happens at Buller, stays at Buller!

This should sort things out Kenny !!


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Yeah, sorry to hear that Brad. I'm sure your missing the tracks atm. Hmmmmm, Peter R leading, does that mean we need to practice legs up monos ??? Do I need to bring jam and cream for the scones ??? They were a treat...

Sent out the big PM this arvo and if anyone hasn't go it please let me know?

Stuart, Pete may need your help to on the weekend aka Tail.

Hope your 'cahoonas' are up to the task!

Come for the Scones they are worth it.

Updated list

Still no PM for me Brad.

I'm going nuts about this weekend already!!

YE HAAAAA!!!!

Yep we have a flawed system, as I now recall this happened last year. Sending a PM to everyone at the same time leads to failure to deliver.
Have now sent you all an individual PM (painfull) with the details.
That is unless you have paid already then no details were necessary.

Brad

I think Scones will be happening again on Saturday night, and for the Leg up Mono's " I haven't seen anyone have a go at it, but if you like i can get you trained up in no time, you just need to buy a set of the Truck Nuts and your half way there !!!

H ha, what about Nucken Futs will they do ???

Not sure where you get those from!!!

I've just been reading through last years thread on the Mount Buller ride (which is still one of the most viewed threads), and have been p15sing myself (again).

This ride has a lot to live up to!

Guys,
So far we have 6 people who have paid, thankyou.

As I need to confirm and pay the lodge ASAP can everyone who is coming please affirm their attendance by paying their accomodation and food monies as per the previous PM sent.

Thanks,

Brad

Hey Brad, $180 went in today for Sean and I !!!

Tks Stuart,
Will see it once the cogs in the banks turn.

Money deposited for me and Onion.

Thanx.

You should have recieved mine Brad?

Hey Serge, you out of hospital already after getting a damn good rotoring.

How do I pick up the thread to last years ride.

And how do I highlight a post or part of a post to enable a directed reply post. Thanking you in anticipation - Tim was too busy!!

You go here http://www.vinamtra.com.au/forum/embers-rides/t-buller-to-abbeyard-and-sunday-surrounds (http://www.vinamtra.com.au/forum/embers-rides/t-buller-to-abbeyard-and-sunday-surrounds)

Or just use the "search" at the top of the page, to find it I put in "buller" and it was about the 4th thread down ;)


In the top right of the post you wish to quote you'll see "Quote" click that it will open a reply box with the quoted post already there, delete what you don’t want out of the quote and then add your comment after the "[/quote]" A lot of people here put their message in the quote and it gets confusing!

And who said I was too busy!
   

There ya go Ken,

I got my secretary to answer for me!

 ;D

Folks,
Twelve people have paid out of 21 riders and 23 participants. For those indicating they have paid it's all good and confirmed banking wise, thank you.
Strongly suggest those who haven't paid move off the fence and make it happen or pull out, no drama either way so long as its done this week by end of Sunday 26th of February.
After this time you will be deemed not coming unless you call me to discuss the circumstances on 0428580900.

Brad

And how do I highlight a post or part of a post to enable a directed reply post. Thanking you in anticipation - Tim was too busy!!
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In the top right of the post you wish to quote you'll see "Quote" click that it will open a reply box with the quoted post already there, delete what you don’t want out of the quote and then add your comment after the "[/quote]" A lot of people here put their message in the quote and it gets confusing!

And who said I was too busy!
   
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Too Busy? who said that - Oh yes it was me - maybe a little slow.

" A lot of people here put their message in the quote and it gets confusing!

And who said I was too busy!
   
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I can get this or the above but can't figure how to break it up like yours Tim?

I can get this or the above but can't figure how to break it up like yours Tim?
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Just copy and paste the

]quote author=Ken R link=topic=3917.msg30791#msg30791 date=1329783662[

and then the ]/quote[ at the end once you've got the bits you want.

Note the brackets in the above are back the front to stop the site turning it into a quote.

Thanks guys three more good to go and paid up for the weekend.
Seven to deceide?
Peter   Ross
Zeb   Colic
Peter   Monty
John   Thiez
Rudi Wiebel
Colin P
Justin Mangan

Early next week shall send out updated details on how to get there, what to bring and the meals provided to those who are attending and paid up.

I hope bloody Truck Nuts (PR) pays up as he is leading the ride!!!

He's had a bomb put up his clack!

Yeh Yeh, i keep forgetting to tell Joanne the Bank Details.
I will go and See Her now !!!

Where do you have to go to?

Don't you live in the same house?

Cant do the ride Brad  :'(

Good!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Whats Wrong Zebby, not enough river crossings for u  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hi Brad

Thanks for the call yesterday.
Please take me off the list. Hope you guys have a ripper ride.
See ya next time.

Cheers

Rudi

NP Rudi, hope the house changes go well.
NP Zeb, works all consuming when your the GM.
Tks Colin for the payment.

BTW who made the cash deposit today, let me know so I can take your name off the list. The correct person will know the branch it was at?

BTW we have 17 people in total so far making it 15 people riding.
If the last three deceide it can go up to a max of 20 people of which 18 will be riding. Perfect either way.

Just letting everyone know this will now be a fully catered event only bring your own beverages and snacks food wise.
All meals and brecky juice will be provided and yes Pete is doing scones Saturday night if he can find the receipe?
Menu, travel instructions and what else to bring will come after Sunday night when all punters have deceided.
No other people may apply for the ride its now closed and no refunds will be given.

Well, you'll have to cos its still 24 sleeps away!

Ok, sounds great. We still doing our own thing for food Friday night Brad .

No Lefty will have the BBQ on Friday night and will feed everyone as they arrive. What is your ETA Friday night?

You'll wanna get there early, Bradels!  Chences are that Pete will want Friday breakfast!

Ok I can do that, how early is early?
Breakfast and lunch are not covered on Friday Pete thats BYO. But I can be there and have the place open.
Expected most people to arrive Friday arvo after 4pm'ish?

BTW would like to know if members are interested in a Ski weekend would look at a booking for 10 max in two bunk rooms of 6 and 4 in size, probably last weekend of July. Cost $180 for accomodation per person for the two nights Friday and Saturday and BYO food or eat out on mountain. Otherwise just bring bedding (sheets and pillow cases only) are required. If you haven't been before I can show you how it happens WRT hire of equipment, what & where on the mountain and provide free ski lessons or you can go to the Ski and Board school. Booking and payment would need to be completed and made at the end on March to secure this weekend along with rooms to ourselves. The group size can vary and of you want a room with ensuite the whole room will be $720 and sleeps a max of 4 to 6 persons with double/queen size bed and bunk combinations in the ensuite rooms which are preferred by families.

Brad 0428580900

You know me so well wilbur no wonder we are so close ....

Sean has a lecture on Friday morning so expect to leave Patter Lakes @ 1sh. So up there around 5 all going well.

I'm in for a ski weekend!  Lock it in!

Would possibly bring a daughter or two as well.

Shall do Serge will do once numbers and payments are all in.
Can also bring daughter, she is at home in the snow.

Guys,
Arranged fuel drop at Abbeyard to make sure you all be back without re-fuel issues. If you have a 2 stroke please bring/take your own oil. Fuel will be Caltex 98 RON and is included in your $30 weekend fee. There will be 60 liters at Abbeyard thats a 3.5L top up each bike to be shared as appropriate. The round trip last year was 100K's.
Also we are now a week after the major mountain bike event so there are far less issues with these folks.

We harassed them last year, we could have done it again!

Since when has the ride changed from what was in the first post?

Oh I see it now, a few pages back it's snuck in there, all two lines of it, thanks for highlighting it Brad.
 

I was looking forward to this ride because it was going to be different than last year, now I'm not.

Please take me off the list.

Tim,
I will do as you asked, all the details are on record as a public forum no sneeking here. BTW note the time stamps there was 6 days advance notice before your forum comments and ride payment.

Whist the group is out Saturday, Dennis and I will be taking the 4WD (due to my broken hand) to recce the Jamo route for Sunday. Just swapped the days not the aim of the ride to give us time to do the right thing by the riders.
 
PM me your bank details and I will refund your payment.

Are you pissed off Tim cos i'm leading the ride ??
I'm sure i'm capable, as i have put a ride or Two in the last 12 Years!!!
"Pitty" you feel that way !!!

That's ok mate 16 to 18 to conker at next weeks ride if you are still game  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sorry Brad, I don't blame you, I missed it. On the day of the notice of the cange to going to Abbeyard you put up a post earliy that day with nothing said about Abbeyard and then later in the day there was the carry on about truck nuts, in my going to the last post of the thread on the day I've missed the post about the change of the ride, my fault.
You also state clearly that there are no refunds.


I don't know why you've said that Peter. No it's not that your leading the ride, it's that I've riden that route many times and I know all the rocks by their first names. 
I was looking foward to riding south from Buller and now that isn't happening till the sunday.
I was a maybe for the Sunday as the plan was, now that the plan has changed I'll keep at the other stuff I need to get done at home.
My plan was friday night, ride south of Buller Saturday, Sunday morning probably not ride (ride was going to where it is going Saturday)/clean up/pack up/head home.       

Gee Pete, you upsetting people again. I think your a well organised ride leader and i have on problem with you leading a ride, i don't think anyone would have a problem with you as a ride leader.
I would say Tim was looking forward to the oridginal post.

Folks,
The final numbers are completed here is how it pans out.
There are 15 riders and 3 not riding, so 18 in total.
Thank you all for your payments I have paid the Ski lodge for the accomodation.
Two people are unable to attend and have paid with both of their places having been taken by two others and therefore a refund will take place.
Please PM me your bank details and I will provide a full refund to both of you as no one is out of pocket here.

Remember to bring sheets or sleeping bag, pillow case, beverages and nibbles everything else will be provided.
Oh yeah dont forget the bike, gear and some clothes etc...


Direction details to come later on how to get to the Jungfrau lodge at Mt Buller.

Brad

Well look at that - the ride is on THIS MONTH!!

So Peter - are we still going to Craigs Hut?

Hey Kenny,

How many bottles of red are you bringing?  If memory serves, it's your shout!

Oi Ken, am partial to a nice Cab Sav.

Mt Buller details.
Firstly we have an extra rider and the fuel at Abbeyard is organised, there will be 60L of Caltex 98RON waiting.
Note: If your on a two stroke BYO oil, measuring and mixing items.

As previously mentioned bring, sheets or sleeping bag, pillow case, bike & gear, beverages and nibbles.
The Jungfrau lodge provides doona's and pillows and has secure entry via a electronic doorcode keypad.
The weekends doorcode will be provided after arrival for the weekend. Press the buzzer at the front door for initial entry access.

The Jungfrau lodge is located on Chamois Rd in the Mt Buller ski village almost opposite bus stop No3.
There is a full kitchen, drying room, heating, fridges and freezers, IPOD/Phone dock-player, TV's, Theatre, Sauna, Spa, Pool and Table Tennis tables.
Before we leave each person will need to clean their room along with other assigned duites in areas listed on a roster by rooms.

Meals:
ALL meals are fully catered inclusive of coffee, tea, juice and mountain water.
Provided meals are Friday night BBQ dinner, Saturday-breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch.
If you are unable to make any of these meals or have special dietry requirements please advise ASAP and no later than Wednesday the 15th of March.
Otherwise I will assume all meals are attended and everyone eats whatever is put in front of them.

There is a daytime licensed supermarket, post office, ATM's, Cinema, Gym with climbing wall, bars and resturants on the mountain.
There is plenty to keep people busy or you can do nothing on the mountain.
This time of year there is allot of cycling, 4WD'ing and bush walking.
On the same weekend there is a Womens MTB clinic and MTB skills training events taking place along with a road cycle event between Mt Buller and Mansfield to be aware of.

For more details go to: www.mtbuller.com.au  where information and virtual tours are available of the mountain and village.
BTW while your on the MT Buller site you will see there is a very similar 2 day ride run at $495 per person.

Directions:
Drive to Mt Buller (about 3hrs from Melbourne) and you will enter the village on the "Mt Buller Rd" when you see the clock tower and temperature info sign ahead turn left until you hit the T junction of this road, "Stirling Rd" and "The Avenue".
Turn left onto "Stirling Rd" and at the next cross roads turn right down "Chamois Rd". The Jungfrau Ski lodge is about 300m along on the RHS just after bus top No3 on LHS and refuse hut on RHS.
Parking is along the side of the road and bike will be secured elsewhere. Bring something to lock your bike up when its not in use.

Picture of the Jungrfrau Ski Lodge in Winter

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Mt Buller Village Map take note of Bus stop No3 on the Chamois Rd.

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Ah Mr Serge, if my memory is correct our red drinking is waning significantly, I bought a full bottle home from NSW - tut, tut.

As to who's shout it is - CRIKEY!! let's see - 2 x BBQ's with a few most welcome sponging mates = 2 bottles for me and a crate for you, should do it just nicely.  YEEE HAAAA!!!

Hey Brad - will the snow be melted by the time we get there?

The cab savs are locked in.

Ken,
Thats for sure, no snow as the photo was taken in 2009 but given the altitude and some cold weather it could snow while we are there. Notably the the temp up there is usually half whatever it is in Melbourne with todays top all of 10 degrees, excellent for riding in all that gear.
I will bring a drop of buggerd red to par-take in when all of Serge's case of Grange is knocked off. Gee tks Sergie!

Guys as this is the High Country I cannot stress enough good tough rock tyres with at least heavy duty tubes (plus spares)and the correct tyre pressure, otherwise the group may get held up more than is necessary.
This weekend is a good time to make the appropriate changes.
First one to get a flat does the dishes Saturday night, no excuses!

Ken, ken, ken,

The only reason you brought a bottle home was because you helped me empty the three bottles I took!   And by that time, I didn't know which end of the bottle to open!

Perhaps we could attempt to make amends?

Flat tyre, is Seano coming Brad ??? He loves doing dishes..

Stuart,
I hear ya, and yes he is.
A flat and split front tyre after 10K's before Mt Stirling will get those dish pan hands working.
He is the prime candidate for sure.

Forgot to mention the first person caught falling of the bike gets to dry the dishes, but expect this might be mediated to the best fall of the day as voted by the group.

Is going to be good, ye ha!

Define "falling off"!

From memory i rode 2 Feet last year and Fall off, now does that define "Falling Off or what"

Now that was very funny

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You're an excitable little fella, aren't ya!

Cant wait..

So when is everyone leaving to get up there by?

I'm picking up Onion at around 2 o'clock, and we'll be heading up from there.  Should have the top off the first beer by 5:30 - 6:00!

Hey Braddely-poo,

I've tried to work it out, but im too dumb!

What (who) is the final list of punters for the weekend?  I don't really care, but I'd just like to know (in advance), who I'm going to offend!

 :P

Not telling!

i,m offended already

Good, my plan is working!

Hey Serge, all the people you love are going!!! Even Seano ...

A weekend riding is not a weekend riding without the Gimp!

Here is the list for the ride.

Ride :Mt Buller L2+   Organiser : Brad   McDiarmid   
First Name   Surname   
1   Peter   Ross   
2   Serge   Coffa   
3   Paul   Lacy   
4 Ajascroft   
5  John   Thiez   
6  Rob   Copsey   
17&18 Rudi Wiebel   
7 Stuart   Mackay   
8 Paul   Bryce   
9  Scott   Dorman   
10  Rossi   Raynard   
11  Sean   Mackay   
12 Phil Edgecombe   
13 Ken Robinson   
14 Onion   
19 Sean Douglas   
15 Brad   McDiarmid   
16 Dennis   Dorman

FYI,
The summit of Mt Buller rises to an altitude of 1,804 metres above sea level, whilst the Mt Buller village stands at a height of 1,600 metres and is located 240 kms from Melbourne. Bring your thermals!   

FYI,
Here are the movie times and details the weekend of the ride if ya interested.

The Mt Buller Cinema is the highest of its kind in Australia. Seating 180 people, it screens the latest adults and kids releases twice a week throughout summer.
 
Tickets are just $13 for adults, $9 for kids and $10 concession, and there's a great little snack bar for you to grab some munchies for the movie.

Current Session times
 
Movie: Tower Heist - rated M

Sat 17/3 7.00pm


The cinema is located within the Buller Community Centre - look out for the sign on street level right next to the post office and head down the stairs. For further information, contact 03 5777 6077 or info@mtbuller.com.au.

Thanks for that, Brad.  But I suspect we'll make our own entertainment!

I am with you Serge but some people may need the naughty time out in the dark corner, this was an option!

Whilst we are there here is what else is happening:
17 Mar 2012
Scody High Country Cycle Challenge
A multi-stage road-cycling event that sees riders hit various areas in the Mansfield-Mt Buller region.

17 Mar 2012
Gravity OZ Women's Trail Master Clinic
Join expert riders Jo Wall and Shannon Rademaker for a great weekend of MTB action.

17 Mar 2012
Gravity OZ Trail Master Clinic - Skill Focus: Front Wheel lift, jumping, pre-jumping and bunny hops
Shannon Rademaker from Gravity OZ provides expert tuition to rapidly improve your MTB skills at Mt Buller.

18 Mar 2012
Mansfield-Mt Buller Road Race
Tackle the 48km ride from Mansfield to Mt Buller and challenge yourself on the gruelling Mt Buller Tourist Road - 16km uphill!


Gotta luv having a motor unless its downhill.

Has Rudi booked a double bed for his hair dresser Ha Ha.

Movies - Who wants Movies??

I am looking foreward to some hot female bodies in lycra, I might be too tired to ride.

I hope we are going to have a dead engine down hill race on the bitumin - love it!!

Hey Ken, would you like me to bring my Mankini, i have a flouro green one if that what turns you on !!!!

Why don't you ride in it this weekend up at daylesford!!
I hear you can get away with that sort of thing up there!

Guess im not eating on Sunday! Might not even ride now, just brought up a bit of sick! Ow the image wont go away, time to scrub the eye ball's. Na! still there! Save it for Buller, what happens there stays there. And most importantly! I dont have to see it.
Al

PS. Watch out for Lefty though John, you might excite him?

The weather forecast is looking colder for this ride lows of 7 and highs of 12 at Mt Buller and down below low of 14 and high of 22 with a few showers possible.
Suggest thermals and rain coats as the first few hours of the ride routes are at altitude and will be cold or possibly a bit wet.
Both days routes will cross rivers, more so on the Sunday ride.
The drying room will be running to dry out all the ride gear overnight.
The smell of the drying room is a fairly unique experience with the bike gear in it. Phew!

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Sounds great Brad, except for the drying room smell...Brings back bad memories !!!

Ok then best crash of the day has to sleep in the drying room for the night,hang on scrub that it will probably be me ;D :) :D ;D :)  :D
Just thinkin about it now is makin me dry wretch

La Menu is:
Friday Night is BBQ, burgers. BYO beverage.
Saturday Breakfast is Baccon and eggs, cereal, juice,  coffee and tea.
Saturday lunch are Ham and Salad rolls 2 each. BYO beverage.
Saturday night dinner is Malaysian, 1x lemon chicken and 1x spicy Mongolian beef stirfry with steamed rice followed by scones for desert. BYO beverage.
Sunday Breakfast is Baccon and eggs, cereal, juice& coffee or tea.
Sunday lunch is Ham and Salad rolls 2 each. BYO beverage.

Unless someone remembers they have special dietry needs or you all want BBQ all weekend this is the current plan.

Oh yeah BBQ dim sims with soy sauce as a starter Friday and Saturday nights.

Brad

I'm not sure if my religion  allows me to eat meat!

Can you please organize some mung-beans, tofu and yoghurt to appease my dietary (and religious) requirements?

Geez, let me tink, ah NO, BTW which Rutherglen red are you bringing?

go on Dr B I would get much enjoyment out of watching sergie sitten there eatin that stuff while we munch away on the goods ;D

Agree it would be good to make him eat bean sprouts and navy beans, but it's not even a legit claim, he's just excited and want's to go riding.
Know how it is, my push bike is my best friend right now and closet to the real thing!

Ah Bradels,

You've seen through my rouse!  I like meat, I eat it all the time.  I even have meat-biz for breakfast!

Wine.....?  Ah, what to bring!  I'll have to take a stroll down to the cellar and see what excites me!

Serge, I like your style and hopefully choice of vino!

Also it is 'St Patricks' day next Saturday all riders are required to wear something GREEN and thats not to include a hangover from over indulging on Friday night!

"GREEN" Not a problem!!! I'm suffering from a ripper cold, so i can produce Green things from my Nose that could stick a Cat to the Wall with !!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Fussy, fussy, fussy!

Well look at that - The ride is THIS WEEK!!!

Had a working bee at home on Sat - owning a home sucks - all that work and money - It's so much more relaxing living in a van - roll on JUNE.

Spent Sun at the Caravan show - on a mission to upgrade the chairs to recliners and a couple of elec bits - only took us 7 hours - back amongst caravans and caravan folk - relaxing already.

Then Mon was bike day - new rear wheel bearings - new front brake pads and hid the old ones on the bike so I will never need them - new front tube even though the one that came out didn't have a hole (don't ask!!) - spun the front wheel and it had a drag spot - what the! - bugger I must have clouted the disc a bit too hard with the rubber mallet - now what - OK, out with the dial gauge on magnetic stand and gently tap the disc back to almost true - Phew! not so hard after all - BIKE READY.

Only 3 sleeps!!!  YE HAAAAA

Real onions are not a problem, the tears from cutting them is the issue. Real onions it is.

If you breath thru your mouth when cutting it ain't a problem, trust me!!

I'm bringing the REAL Onion!

Message to all attending this Mt Buller ride:

If you have a UHF CB Radio, please bring it with you, and make sure it's charged.
Channel for the ride will be AMTRA UHF28.

If anyone feels the need to carry a EPIRB, contact Will "Fatboy" and arrange to pick one up.

Also if you have a GPS bring that as well.

For the riders who missed the last Buller ride, here is some things you may like to take.

UHF CB Radio & Speaker Mic.
GPS
Sleeping Bag.
Pillow.
Toilet Bag.
2x Change of clothes.
Work Boots.
Munchies.
Towel.
Panadol.
Speed!!!
Folding Chair.
Thick Jacket to sit around the fire.
Spare riding Gear for Sunday.
Grog
Beenie " Essential"
Clothes Hangers for the Drying Room  Qty 3
Spare $$$$$
Garbage Bag
Fuel for Sunday AM Ride.
Mobile Phone Charger
Spare Tubes 18/21"

What is AMTRA UHF28?

Is that one of your hippie sh!t, w@nker channels that only you get?

If my GME doesn't have it, it's back to 2 tin cans and a length of string!

The GME will be ok

"NOW" Are you bringing a Bag of Onions, or one Human Onion ?

Ta Pete,
Couple of points only a fuel top up at Abbeyard (3.75L each) is provided ALL other fuel is each riders responsability.
Pillows are provided at the lodge unless you have a special one or private reasons then BYO.

Not planning on cutting up a person aka Onion which might bring Serge to tears. Although we can take a vote if required?

Just the mono-humanoid variety!

With the radios in use we should try to improve on the phonetic alphabet with a Mt Buller version.
I have made a start and appreciate input to complete the whole alphabet.

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I - idiot!

serge is an

ATK
Berg
Can-am
Ducati
Egg Flip
Fang
Gas Gas
Husky
Indian
Jiajue
Ktm
Lem
Matchless
Norton
Ossa
Polaris
Qj
Royal Enfield
Suzuki
Triumph
Ural
Vor
Wanka
Xr
Yamaha
Zuma

You've got too much time on your hands!

Guys,
Had some people inquire as the HCR 2012 is full about this ride.
Firstly it's not for non members (unless approved) and second, there is no T shirt and the rest is about members looking after each other as is the way.
Whist yes, it's in the High Country, it's not the same setup nor the same prepartaion and organisation as the HCR2012, simply put a club level 2+ ride based on the cornerman system.
Finally it has a limit of 20 MEMBER riders and subsequently is a non for profit ride which can't operate without logistics and co-ordination between Mt Buller and the Jungfrau Ski Club.

This ride is FULL and CLOSED, suggest all folks looking at a ride of this nature go on the HCR2012 reserve list.

Brad

Something you've posted must have gone viral, cos now I've got your lurgy!

I'm hucking up bush oysters big enough to kilpatrick!

Funny that, i think a lot of people have it, i'm ok but just feel weak !!!

P15s weak!

Hey Brad, just a heads up I have obtained 6 Kilos of prime rindless KR eye bacon (yes, swine, pork or pig) for the sum of $24.00. Approx 180 slices. C u Friday.

Lefty.

Perfect Stuart thanks for the assist, will pay you back on the weekend.

BTW its St Patricks Day on this Saturday.
Little is known of Patrick's early life, though it is known that he was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father and grandfather were deacons in the Christian church in Ireland. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave.[12] It is believed he was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and return to Britain. Upon returning, he quickly joined the Church in Auxerre in Gaul and studied to be a priest.[citation needed]
 
In 432, he again said that he was called back to Ireland, though as a bishop, to Christianise the Irish from their native polytheism. Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish people. After nearly thirty years of evangelism, he died on 17 March 461, and according to tradition, was buried at Downpatrick. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in esteem in the Irish church.
 Wearing of the green
 
Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years the colour green and its association with Saint Patrick's day grew.[13] Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century.[14] Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish, and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day.[15][16] In the 1798 rebellion, to make a political statement, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching public attention.[13] The phrase "the wearing of the green", meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from a song of the same name.
 
In Ireland
 
According to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish people.
Saint Patrick's feast day, as a kind of national day, was already being celebrated by the Irish in Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. In later times he became more and more widely known as the patron of Ireland.[17] Saint Patrick's feast day was finally placed on the universal liturgical calendar in the Catholic Church due to the influence of Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding[18] in the early 1600s. Saint Patrick's Day thus became a holy day of obligation for Roman Catholics in Ireland. The church calendar avoids the observance of saints' feasts during certain solemnities, moving the saint's day to a time outside those periods. Saint Patrick's Day is occasionally affected by this requirement, when 17 March falls during Holy Week. This happened in 1940, when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and again in 2008, where it was officially observed on 14 March (15 March being used for St. Joseph, which had to be moved from 19 March), although the secular celebration still took place on 17 March. Saint Patrick's Day will not fall within Holy Week again until 2160.[19][20] (In other countries, St. Patrick's feast day is also 17 March, but liturgical celebration is omitted when impeded by Sunday or by Holy Week.)
 In 1903, Saint Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland. This was thanks to the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903, an act of the United Kingdom Parliament introduced by Irish Member of Parliament James O'Mara.[21] O'Mara later introduced the law that required that pubs and bars be closed on 17 March after drinking got out of hand, a provision that was repealed in the 1970s. The first Saint Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State was held in Dublin in 1931 and was reviewed by the then Minister of Defence Desmond Fitzgerald. Although secular celebrations now exist, the holiday remains a religious observance in Ireland, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland.
 
In the mid-1990s the government of the Republic of Ireland began a campaign to use Saint Patrick's Day to showcase Ireland and its culture.[22] The government set up a group called St Patrick's Festival, with the aim to:
 
Offer a national festival that ranks amongst all of the greatest celebrations in the world and promote excitement throughout Ireland via innovation, creativity, grassroots involvement, and marketing activity.
 Provide the opportunity and motivation for people of Irish descent, (and those who sometimes wish they were Irish) to attend and join in the imaginative and expressive celebrations.
 Project, internationally, an accurate image of Ireland as a creative, professional and sophisticated country with wide appeal, as we approach the new millennium.[23]
 
The first Saint Patrick's Festival was held on 17 March 1996. In 1997, it became a three-day event, and by 2000 it was a four-day event. By 2006, the festival was five days long; more than 675,000 people attended the 2009 parade. Overall 2009's five day festival saw close to 1 million visitors, who took part in festivities that included concerts, outdoor theatre performances, and fireworks.[24] Skyfest forms the centrepiece of the festival.

Latest forecast still looking good.

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That Bacon sounds good Lefty.

Serge you can leave your oysters at home.

Brad I will be GREEN (on Sat) with envy at your ability to provide endless info, and I bet Patrick was on Kawasaki!!

DOES anyone care that I feel like crap?

 :(

Now that i have corrected your spelling " Yes i care"
Thats why i rang you today to see how your coping with the green stuff!!

Oooh..I luv you maaate!

40mm last night at Buller, it's the top of the hill, so who cares!!

Time for me to cruise off to the N/E, coffee in Yarra Glen, lunch in Mansfield coffee at Buller.

Have a safe trip YaAll

I always wondered about you two ::)

"See Ya Suckers" I'm of to Buller for another awesome weekend.

Wait for me.....!

Don't wait for me, have a great ride everyone. At least it may be quiet here over the weekend.

Yep pete the big bad bogieman, be carefull guys at night up at buller green yetti's.

Great weekend away , awesome weather and no dust. Thanks to Brad for putting this on , obviously a lot of planning and hard work went into making this possible, Pete for leading the rides and various others who helped out with other stuff, including Dave for doing a fuel drop at Abbeyard last weekend.