Terrey Hills to Narrabeen - Sydney MTB - Bunnings, Power Lines, Dutch Rudder, Ya Mum, Bennies 

Good to hear! How did you find it?

@@saintberry really good. everything pushed my limits which was fun, I was actually quite surprised how easy the fire road climbs are.

I always find Bunnings pretty spicy as I usually ride it first. Great trail, one of my favourites in the area. You gotta do that drop at the end! Icing on the cake.

I did the bahai temple upper which Haas a big drop at the end of it.... then went on to do bahai lower which was steep AF. Nor sure if you've done it but there's 2 boulders with a small gap apparently your suppose to jump off either boulder.. way too spicy for this little chicken🤔

Black Hawk I’ve only ridden Bahai area once. I remember a drop that has kind of a blind lip. Will have to get back there. There was a flow trail that was super fun.

I went down there in my wheelbarrow I had just bought from Bunnings. Was quite a perilous adventure I'll tell you what!

Some of those Narra trails can be pretty intimidating with all the rocks. If you walk them before you ride you can spot the lines. Thanks for watching!

You enter off a fire road (start of the video) that's on Forest Way near Mona Vale Road, first trail is Bunnings.

Ya Mum is a pretty technical trail so don't be discouraged. I walked a fair bit of it the first time I rode down it. As for pedals I switched to clipped around 8 months ago after riding flats my entire life. I think you can make both pedals work. If riding flats concentrate on keeping your heels down so you don't get bounced off the pedals. Personally I think clips are easier for the descents at Garigal because they are so rocky, you don't get bounced around as much. However I find clips harder for the climb (it's usually easier!) because the climbs are so janky and rocky if you have to dab it can be a little tricky. I was riding clips yesterday on my trail bike down Blackout and both feet ejected from the pedals because they were not tight enough. I was very lucky not to crash!

Best pedals are competition pedals with adjustable spikes with the right MB shoes. If you are clipped in and you have a stack it's harder to put your foot down in an hurry.

You hit the top of Mount Narra from the opposite direction. There is a fireroad that takes you up there past Bull Ant. I like to do Powerlines and then Dutch Rudder on the way over but you don't have to.

Markus Robinson I don’t record all my rides but most of them are up. I’m saintberry on Strava 🤟

Haha. Good question. There is a weather radar up at Terrey Hills... I'd say that's why.

They don't want the beaches being a hidden gem anymore, look @ what they want to do with new town centre @ Frenchs Forest. So what ya do is put in a weather station and give it a good 6-8 years and people from elsewhere think . o 0 ( where the hell is Terrey Hills? Should I move there?), and then whooshka, new Meriton 70 storey apartment complex.

Ha! I wish. Subs have been gaining momentum since the Maydena vids. I'm lucky enough to go back there this weekend!

For sure. Which trails were you thinking?

@@saintberry happy ending and the new jump line on loamsville

Chandos Bookkeeping will do. Watch through the video there are 3 clips of those jumps you’re talking about (I think it’s the same jumps).

@@saintberry ok thank you, another idea, Ourimba would be a great place for a video it has a wide variety of trails and a shuttle, its only an hour from Sydney

Bunnings (the first track) starts off Forest Way up near Mona Vale Road (also near that Bunnings).

Jamie Stone on this ride everyone was on Enduro bikes. I was riding a Pivot Firebird 29er.

@@saintberry You have a DH bike too? I'm trying tom decide if I want to buy a DH or Enduro. I would prefer DH but not sure its the best option for around Sydney area as there aren't heaps of DH tracks.

@@jamiestone6552 If you're riding around Sydney you won't use a DH much. Endro will get used a lot more. Belrose bike park might change that when it's built.

@@saintberry Hey mate, great videos and editing, awesome quality. On the topic of the bikes, how do you find the long travel enduros on these plus cascades kinds of trails? I've heard the longer travel bikes like slash/commencal meta AM can deaden the trails a bit and make them less 'fun' compared to something less hardcore like the remedy/meta TR, but these trails look pretty rocky with a few big drops where I imagine the longer travel bikes would be more comfortable. What kind of bike would you recommend for these kinds of trails? Cheers.

@@jamesobrien-brown2794 Thanks mate! Garrigal National park has some very technical trails with big features. If you only have one bike I'd definitely recommend an enduro style bike for the area. Something like a 160/150 travel would be ideal. I don't think they deaden the trails... maybe if you don't push. That said I've enjoyed riding my Optic up there (140/125) but I only think I enjoyed it because I knew the trails by the time I got that bike. I think these super enduro 29ers with 170/170 travel could be overkill, but more because they would be pigs on the climbs.

Was about a 2.5-3 hour ride I think. We had cars parked at Deep Creek.

@@saintberry did yous drive up to terrey hills?

A marbs start with two cars at deep creek. Leave one there and drive up to Terrey Hills (BMX track or Bunnings) and park the other car there. Ride across to deep creek (if you’re keen for a biiig day you can do ground control to major tom and blackout as well). Collect the car and drive up to the other car at Terrey Hills. That’s a good way to do it.

@@saintberry thank you very much bro!

A marbs no worries. Great way to enjoy those trails. Send it!