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AlexB
@dropbear2401.bsky.social
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Loam rider 🇦🇺🌱 seeker of gravity and air. Here for MTB, nature photography. Social & environmental justice. MH Couns - women & families. Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. Living on Ngunnawal country.
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Friday ride with new rig, at Stromlo MTB Park #mountainbiking #MTB #CommencalAU #canberra
Sunny views from Mt Stromlo onto Canberra in distance Top of Trebuchet MTB trail with new bike
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Welcoming summer daylight saving with the first night ride of the season ✨ #mountainbiking #DH #MTB #canberra
Stromlo night riders gazing across dark mountains under clear star-lit night skies. Stromlo MTB Park, Canberra. Photo: Stan
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Progressing on rock gardens with Rough Choice Line B - winter goal achieved after months of walking this line and building up skills. At Stromlo MTB Park, #canberra #MTB #mountainbiking #DH
Riding down a steep rock roll into a rock garden - Rough Choice Line B A mob of kangaroos sunning themselves in a grassy paddock, keeping out of the freezing wind. Pine trees and flowering wattle trees in background
August 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Yesterday’s afternoon walk on Narrabundah Hill, Canberra
#naturephotography #nature #australianbirds #canberra
Views over the forest and paddocks, with Tidbinbilla National Park and Brindabella Range in the distance Sulphur-crested cockatoo foraging for pine cones Sulphur-crested cockatoo snacking on pine cones Fluffy yellow Wattle Tree flowers
August 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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It’s a Trebuchet day - sunny winter’s afternoon ride and perfect trail conditions
Bike pointing down steep rollers on Trebuchet Trail signage at the top of Stromlo MTB Park
August 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Back to running after a few weeks off with flu - spring is in the air with yellow-tailed black cockatoos returning to nesting areas #canberra #nature photography #australianbirds #running
Firetrail among tall gumtrees Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, hanging upside-down to eat a pine cone Yellow-tailed black cockatoo, roosting in a pine tree
July 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Strawberry moon, a few days ago #canberra #nature
Strawberry moon - Mt Stromlo, Canberra
June 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Late afternoon walk, dusk is edging earlier - winter is here
#canberra #mtb #nature
Views onto West Molongo suburbs and in the background, Black Mountain Tower in central Canberra Sunset views onto the Brindabellas mountain range, looking south
June 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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With less rides, winter training mode is ON 🏃‍♀️😎
#MTB #running #canberra
frosty grass with backdrop of gumtrees and pine Steep fire trail, flanked by tall sunny gumtrees
May 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Last weekend, out shredding on a cold blustery day (lucky for some sun 🌞)
#mtb #mountainbiking #canberra
Heartbreaker climb, Stromlo MTB Park, Canberra Sunny smiling happy riders
May 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Mother’s Day Special, riding with my son at our local MTB park💗🔥
#aussiemums #MTB #mountainbiking #Canberra
Steep switchbacks on Heartbreaker climb, Stromlo MTB Park. Fun tech on Northern Side Express and Little Seymour My son flying off a jump on Hillfire. I’d be happy to get more than a foot off this one 🫠
May 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Views of North Canberra hills and bush land. Rider in the foreground, on Western Wedgetail trail, Northside - Stromlo MTB Park, Canberra. #MTB #DH #mountainbiking #Canberra
Views of North Canberra hills and bush land. Rider in the foreground, on Western Wedgetail trail.
May 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Bit of gravity yesterday at Stromlo MTB Park
#MTB #mountainbiking #DH #canberra
Up The Anti side-quest, fast and janky New gap on Up The Anti - my son testing out the midline into the rock garden Bit of steez on Vapour jump line kangaroos on a grassy knoll, enjoying the evening sun
April 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Yesterday’s rainy North Stromlo ride. A nice change from sweltering heat. Stromlo MTB Park, Canberra, Australia.
#MTB #mountainbiking #DH #canberra
Rough Choice trail splits into Line A and B; either the (insane) rock garden chute, or a rock drop. Stromlo MTB Park. Kangaroo watching from the bush. Shaddies Climb. Stromlo MTB Park. Deep Creek trail, out in the rain. Stromlo MTB Park.
April 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Marshalling day at the Capital Kamikaze Enduro, Stromlo Forest MTB Park, Canberra 🇦🇺
#MTB #EDR #DH #Mountainbike #Canberra #CapitalKamikaze
Views from Stromlo - West Molonglo and Black Mountain Tower, Canberra Rider racing on the bottom section of Up The Anti Rider racing on Heartbreaker View onto Skyline race trail
April 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Saturday ride at our local - UC Stromlo Forest MTB Park, in Canberra. Checking out tomorrow’s EDR race runs and marshal points.
#MTB #mountainbie #EDR #DH #Canberra #CapitalKamikaze
Top of Cockatoo Switchback climb, looking through the bush. UC Stromlo Forest MTB Park. Top of Stromlo, with Stromlo Observatory buildings to the left, and the Brindabellas mountain range in the background.
April 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Marshalling day at the local Thredbo Gravity series ‘Supertrail Scramble’. Lucky enough the forecast winds held off and to get the race in between rainstorms. Autumn is definitely here. Thredbo, NSW, Australia
#MTB #DH #enduro #mountainbike
Lower Cannonball DH track, Thredbo Last berms into the Cannonball booter and finish line, with views onto Thredbo Village. Thredbo Village, NSW
March 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Back to MTB with a weekend at Thredbo, NSW. A little XC and enjoying the new Bobshred flow/jump progression track 👍😎
Merritts xc track, Thredbo NSW Gum trees and mountains views, Thredbo NSW Thredbo River, Ngarigo campground, NSW
March 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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An adult and juvenile kookaburra, eyeing up our breakfast
#naturephotography #australia
Adult and juvenile kookaburras, Durras, NSW, Australia
March 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Downtime halfway through MTB race season, a busy few weeks supporting our son, but wouldn’t change a thing 😅
#australia #mountainbike #MTB
Point Upright, NSW Sunset over Durras estuary, NSW Rushes and gum trees, Durras estuary, NSW
March 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Marshalling day at Stromlo (Canberra) - UCI Continental series/Nationals DH, March 2, 2025
#downhill #MTB #mountainbike #canberra
Stromlo UCI Continental series/Nationals DH, rock garden, March 2, 2025 Stromlo UCI Continental series/Nationals DH, G20 drop, March 2, 2025
March 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM