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Rod Lakelin

My name is Rod Lakelin, my partner Rochelle and I have 2 children. Kelby 20 and Misty 17. I am 48 this year and I started mountainbiking about 10 years ago.  I had ridden and raced dirtbikes for 20 years prior and was looking for the same adrenaline fix that was a little...

Adventure Freak?

A number of years ago i was approached by a marketing executive to write about an MTB event i was training for. I was running an IT company at the time and we had to speak on the phone often to discuss the article.  On one of these calls she said to me,...

Brendon Skerke

My name is Brendon Skerke and I live in Cairns Far North Queensland with my wife Lee and beautiful baby girl Nyah. When not racing my bikes I am employed as a Detective Sergeant in the Queensland Police Service and I am a member of the Astute Financial Racing Team.   How did you start in Adventure...

Kath Deed

Hi my name is Kath.  I have lived here in the tropical paradise of Cairns since 2002 with my husband and 2 kids. My husband and I moved here from Adelaide and loved the climate and lifestyle so much we stayed on.   I am a medical sonographer and work full-time managing and tutoring within a...

Paul Rosser

Paul Rosser’s Munda Biddi ride Lulled by the maps and website advertising the Munda Biddi as an easy trail for children with paved roads, bunny rabbits and rainbows- Paul and 2 of his mates discovered, 9 days, 4 bikes and 3 very sore backsides later, the trail provided plenty of adventure and hard riding, as well...

Steve Bunton

My name is Steve aka Flat Out Forty and I’m an exiled Kiwi living in Perth, Australia. I moved here in the mid 1990s for work and sport and just love it. When not riding bikes I’m either driving my two teenage sons between home, school, sport, music, friends’ houses, the movies, cafes, the supermarket,...

Astute Financial Racing team

We are proud to be supporting the Astute Financial Racing team for the 2018 Race season. While their race results are astounding the most attractive aspect that cemented the decision to support them was their sheer love of riding. We love our riding too, so to be involved...

Lyndon Beck

I’m Lyndon from Perth, Western Australia. I run a Computer Support business and love playing around with technology. I’m also totally obsessed with bikes. That doesn’t mean I’m fast or skilful, I just love riding. How did you start in Adventure Sports? I raced motocross when I was younger and had some measure of success, so I...