Mountain Bike Event Program
Falls Creek Nov 20-22, 2020FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2021
VILLAGE BIKE CAFE OPEN: 11:00AM
SPA TREATMENTS AVAILABLE FROM:12:00PM (BOOKING THROUGH LILY PILLY SPA)
SHUTTLES: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
BIKE MECHANICS:12:00PM - 6:00PM
VILLAGE BIKE CAFE BAR OPEN: 12:00PM - 5:30PM
OPENING NIGHT DRINKS: 7:00 - 10:00PM
SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2021
VILLAGE BIKE CAFE OPEN: 7:00AM - 5:00PM
FAINTERS BACKCOUNTRY RIDER BRIEFING: 7:45AM
FAINTERS BACKCOUNTRY RIDE: 8:00AM RETURN SHUTTLE DEPARTS MT BEAUTY BAKERY 1:30PM
BIKE MECHANICS OPERATIONAL: 8:00AM
DJ TUNES: 8:00AM - 3:00PM
SKILLS SESSIONS:INTRO TO MTB #1:8:00-10:00AM | INTERMEDIATE #2:11:00-1:00PM | INTERMEDIATE #3:2:00-4:00PM
SPA TREATMENTS AVAILABLE: 9:00AM-5PM (PRE BOOKING THROUGH LILY PILLY SPA)
GRAVITY UPLIFTS: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
VILLAGE EXPO SITES OPEN:9:00AM
DEMO BIKES AVAILABLE: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
SMOKED MEAT GRILL OPENS:11:30AM
LIVE MUSIC: 3:00PM - 11:30PM
WOMEN'S GRAVITY GROUP RIDE: 3:00-4:15PM
ESPRESSO MARTINI HAPPY HOUR: 4:00 - 6:00PM
DINNER SERVICE: 6:00 - 8:30PM
BEER HALL CLOSES/FIRES EXTINGUISHED: 11:30PM
SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2021
VILLAGE BIKE CAFE OPEN: 7:00AM - 5:00PM
BIKE MECHANICS OPERATIONAL: 8:00AM
DJ TUNES: 8:00AM - 3:00PM
SKILLS SESSIONS: SUN = INTERMEDIATE #1:8:00-10:00AM | INTERMEDIATE #2:11:30-1:30PM
GRAVITY UPLIFTS: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
VILLAGE EXPO SITES OPEN:9:00AM - 5:00PM
DEMO BIKES AVAILABLE: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
YOGA LESSON: 10:00-11:00AM
BACKCOUNTRY HUTS RIDE: 10:00AM - 12:30PM
SMOKED MEAT GRILL OPENS:11:30AM
LIVE MUSIC: 1:00PM - 3:00PM
FIRES EXTINGUISHED: 5:00PM
Ride, Party and Enjoy!
One ticket can get you everything! Don’t miss out!
Gravity Shuttles
Blue Dirt’s shuttle service is world class. With non-stop pick-up from Howmans Gap and the Village Bike Café and dropping at the village and summit. Get picked up in either location for a pedal free ride to the top. Repeat. Shuttles run non-stop 10am – 4pm both days. More details here
Demo Bikes
Join us for a great weekend of test rides on the latest mountain bikes from brands like, Rocky Mountain, Canyon, Intense, YT, Commencal, Norco, Merida . Find out first hand how the bikes ride and quiz their expertly trained staff with any questions you have about sizing, build options, or whatever else is on your mind.
Backcountry Rides
Falls Creek’s backcountry trails provide amazing riding across the top of Victoria. Breathtaking scenery. Adventurous spirit. Fainters Track riders enjoy a Blue Dirt Shuttle from Mt Beauty Bakery back to Falls Creek. Shuttle departs Mt Beauty 1.30pm to get you back to the resort by 2.30-3:00pm – enough time for more riding or relax with a beer in front of the fire pit. Riders need to be self sufficient > ride packs, food, spares, water, tubes, etc. All social rides will have a ride co-ordinator (sweep rider). Maps will be provided for all riders so they can ride at their own pace. The Fainters Ride will be capped at the first 100 riders
Fainters Track (rated Black - 50km)
The big daddy of backcountry rides. 50km from Falls Creek resort to Mt Beauty. Advanced skills and high level of fitness required. Climb over five peaks, 4 of which are over 1800m. A half kilometre rock garden with a sheer drop over the edge. Technical climbs. Technical descents. Massive views. Take on the Big Hill Downhill on your final descent – a drop of 1,100m alone to Mt Beauty. FLOW Mountain Bike says, “The ride from Falls Creek down to Mount Beauty is a real life changer. Fainters Track must be one of the best backcountry adventure rides in the country. Blown away! ”. Departs from Village Bike Café Saturday @ 8am. This ride will be capped a the first 100 riders.
High Country Huts (rated Green – 20km)
MTB Skill Sessions
Grab an “Intro to MTB” or “Intermediate” skills session with our qualified instructors. Whether it your first time on a mountain bike or you want to hone your skills – our lessons are relaxed and fun, conducted in small groups so everyone gets the attention they deserve. Lesson duration 2 hours.
Intro to MTB: 8:00-10:00am SAT only. Intermediate lessons: 11:00 – 1:00pm & 2:00 – 4:00pm both days
MTB photography lesson
A 3 hour small group lesson with a professional photographer teaching you all things photography. You bring your own gear and they show you the ropes. Look at angles, lighting, settings and more and then put them into practice out on the side of the trails. $90pp – Must pre book
Bright Brewery Beer Hall
Presented by Bright Brewery, the Beer Hall does what all Beer Halls do best – serve beer (also ciders, wines and Espresso Martinis). Drinks are available for purchase from midday on Saturday. Located in the heart of the bike village it is also home to Saturday nights dinner (included) and pumping live music. Multiple craft brewers and a gin distillery on site, including:
Included food – Dinner/B’Fast
2 and 3 day ticket holders receive Saturday night dinner and Sunday breakfast. You will receive a dinner and breakfast ticket upon check-in which you will present to a food stall in the beer hall. The Sunday Bacon & Egg Roll breakfast needs no introduction. Saturday nights dinner is a plated affair meaning you can dine anytime from 6pm – 8.30pm. NOTE: 1 Day tickets do not include food.
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