Bourkes Bicycles - Mid North Coast - Taree

Rain, rain and more rain... BUT it looks like this weekend may be a little drier. We have had a good bit of rain this week so we are going to continue staying off the MTB trails as they are still quite wet... We will be doing the Mooral Creek loop this week and also on Sunday. That means we will be leaving from the corner of Comboyne Rd and Mooral Creek Rd at 8:30am. See map at bottom of post though it may not show on mobile devises. When you come along to one of our rides be

CANCELLED. no surprise the rain has come back...So have cancelled the ride, again... Rain, rain and more rain... We have had a good week of sunshine but with more rain predicted we are going to continue staying off the MTB trails as they are still quite wet... That means that if its not raining Saturday we will head out for a gravel/adventure ride! We will be leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 2pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. Keep a

CANCELLED. As expected we are calling off the ride, BUT will be meeting at the Wynter Tavern at 5:30pm for a drink and a feed for anyone who is free. Well... Its not looking so great for a ride this Saturday, but providing the weather holds off for us we will stay out of the MTB trails as they will be a bit wet and instead head out for another gravel ride. We will be leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed

UPDATE: Due to the weather we have changed the date to Sunday the 20th March. Bourkes Bikes is hosting a Sunday Shop Social Ride! On this ride we are going to be meeting at the Coopernook Hotel and then heading out into the Coopernook Forest and Coorabakh National Park on a fun but challenging gravel ride. We will first head up to Vincent's lookout and then onto Newbys lookout before heading on back to finish at the Coopernook Hotel for a cold drink and some lunch. This

Doing a bit of a adventure/gravel/mixed terrain ride this Saturday. Leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. For this loop we will head out into the Kiwarrak forest to do Seven Mile road, so expect a bit of climbing. Ride will be approx 38km long with just over 500m of climbing. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a good bit of fitness, and a bike that can ride gravel/bitumen roads. When you come

Well... it looks to be another wet weekend! So we will keep off the mountain bike trails so as not to excessive damage and will instead try and dodge the rain with a gravel ride. Keep en eye out for updates as if it is raining at the time then we may call it off and just meet up for a drink at the Wynter later in the afternoon. Leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. On this ride we will head out around t

Gravel/adventure/mixed terrain, call it what you will, this weeks ride will be a mix of paved, gravel, 4wd roads and even a bit of single trail. Leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. This ride will be around 35-40km and have around 400-500m of climbing. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, and a bike that can ride gravel/4wd roads. When you come along to one of our rides be aw

Gravel/adventure/mixed terrain, call it what you will, this weeks ride will be a mix of paved, gravel and 4wd roads. Leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 2pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. This ride will be around 30-35km and have around 250-300m of climbing. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, and a bike that can ride gravel roads. Meeting Point: Wynter Tavern Date: Saturday 7/8/21 Time: Rolling out at 2pm s

Gravel/adventure/mixed terrain, call it what you will, this weeks ride will be a mix of paved and gravel roads. Looking to do a the longer Moto Road loop leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 2pm and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. This ride will be around 45-50km and have around 250m of climbing. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, and a bike that can ride gravel roads. Meeting Point: Wynter Tavern Date: Saturday

Well its been an eventful few weeks of late but finally have time to get back on the bike again! Not sure where we are riding this week but its sure to be good... Leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 2pm this week as daylight savings has ended and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink and maybe a feed. This ride will be around 30-40km and have around 400m of climbing. Be a mix of sealed and gravel roads, with the possibility of some mud. The ride will be suitable f

Well lets hope that the weather holds out for us this week! We will be heading off to do a nice cruisy Moto road loop on Saturday. Leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm this week and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink. This ride will be around 30-40km and have around 300m of climbing. Be a mix of sealed and gravel roads. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, and a bike that can ride gravel roads. Meeting Point: Wynter Tavern Date: S

It has been a while since we have been up to Breakneck Lookout so off we go this Saturday for the shop ride! We will be leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm this week and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink. This ride will be around 35-40km and have around 500m of climbing. Be a mix of sealed, gravel and 4WD tracks. Plus have a couple of steeper hills. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, doesn't mind a bit of climbing and a bike tha

With how much rain we have had lately we though it best to kick of this year with a gravel/adventure ride. (weather permitting) We will be leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm this week and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink. This ride will be around 35-40km and have around 500m of climbing. Be a mix of sealed, gravel and 4WD tracks. Plus have a couple of steeper hills and most likely some mud! The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, d

With the rain hanging around for the next week or so we though it best to avoid the mountain bike trails and let them dry out a bit. Instead we will be doing another gravel/adventure ride! We will be leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm this week and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink. This ride will be around 30-35km and have around 500m of climbing, plus have a couple of steeper hills. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, doesn't

Keen for a bit of an adventure this Saturday? We will be leaving from the Wynter Tavern at 3pm this week and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink. This ride will be around 30-35km and have around 400m of climbing, plus have a couple of steeper hills. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, doesn't mind a bit of climbing and a bike that can ride gravel roads, 4wd tracks and a little bit of single track. No map this week so it will be a bit

Keen for a bit of an adventure this Saturday? We will be meeting at the shop at 2:30pm this week and will end the ride back there with a nice cold drink. This ride will be around 35-40km and have around 600m of climbing, plus have a couple of steeper hills. The ride will be suitable for anyone who has a bit of fitness, doesn't mind a bit of climbing and a bike that can ride gravel roads, 4wd tracks and a little bit os single track. No map this week so it will be a bit of a su

With cycling events being cancelled left, right and center our shop ride is one that is still going ahead, so come on out for a spin on some great gravel roads and tracks! We will be meeting at the Wynter Tavern so we can end the ride with a nice cold drink. This ride will have a couple of steeper hills so will be suitable for anyone who a bit of fitness, doesn't mind a bit of climbing and a bike that can ride gravel roads. Map of the route below may not show on mobile device

With the forests still shut, once again this weeks shop social ride is a gravel/mixed terrain ride. This week will will head out to do the Mooral Creek loop which is a fantastic ride out along some really nice country roads. There are a couple of bigger hill along the way but also some nice fast downhill sections as well! We will be meeting on the corner of Mooral Creek Rd and Comboyn Rd. This ride will be suitable for anyone who a bit of fitness, doesn't mind a bit of climbi

First it was too hot and then too wet, lets hope we can get out for a ride this Saturday! This week we are doing a nice gravel loop up through Yarratt Forest along Main Road and back down Cedar Party Road. The loop is around 34km long with just over 300m of climbing. Main road can be quite rough so if you have a bike with 25-32c tyres then expect a bit of a rough ride! Starting and finishing at the Wynter Tavern for a cold drink at the end. Map of the route below may not show

For this weeks ride we are are going to jump onboard and go along to the Manning Great Lakes Tip Riders Christmas ride and get together. On Sunday afternoon we will be meeting up with them at the Wynter Tavern for a ride and then stay on for a social drink. Everyone is welcome to attend! MGLTR: "Club Christmas ride and get together!!! Sunday the 22nd of December there will be a social ride and get together for Christmas. Everyone is welcome to attend, you just need to love bi