Ride Buller with Chuck
Ibis founder Scot Nicol is visiting Australia, and heading to Mt Buller to ride the Stonefly trail on 31st March - can you make it?
Next week Mt Buller will welcome Scot Nicol, AKA Chuck Ibis, founder of Ibis Cycles on Tuesday, when he takes on Mt Buller’s iconic Stonefly Trail. This rare opportunity provides Ibis enthusiasts a chance to ride with an internationally renowned mountain biking legend. The ride is on 31st March – so go ask for the day off – now!
AMB will have our tech guru Wil Barrett on the mountain to ride and shoot with Nicol, to get the lowdown on what drives him to keep developing new designs.
Nicol is one of the earliest mountain bikers in northern California. He founded Ibis Cycles in his garage in 1981, and the company is now one of the world’s leading mountain bike manufacturers. Ibis Bicycles produces the popular Mojo mountain bike frame, among other models and distributes to 33 countries.
Nicol said he is excited to be visiting Mt Buller, with the opportunity to test out one of the many world class trails come Tuesday.
“My last visit to Australia was just before I founded Ibis, that trip was back in 1980. It’s been way too long since I’ve returned,” he said.
Mt Buller’s mountain bike offering just keeps on getting better, with over 120km of quality XC trails (including the new Australian Alpine Epic), four DH tracks, a flow down trail, modular pump track and two skills parks. Stonefly is a popular ‘must-see’ ride when visiting Mt Buller Mt Stirling for the avid rider. This purpose-built, mind-blowing singletrack is a 10km loop starting and finishing at Howqua Gap. It comprises of a tough but rewarding 6km climb up Mt Stirling, followed by a 4km thrill-seeking descent.
Visitors can ride with Nicol on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 from 1-4pm. Participants are advised to meet at Howqua Gap, The Circuit Road, Mt Stirling @ 12.30pm. Food and drinks, along with schmoozing at The Arlberg Hotel, Mt Buller will follow the event, starting at 7.45pm.
