Well I have 3 MTBs because its cheaper to buy news ones rather than transport them. In Japan I even picked up a free one at a local recycling centre. I recommend doing this in Japan becase its beneath the Japanese to buy/use recycled goods. This bike was the best on the heap - in really good condition. You would laugh if you saw what I was riding down trails on before I got this freebie. It was my Japanese ex-GFs 16yo niece's. Some Japanese cycling passed me all decked out in their MTB gear, fully accessorised....laughed me off until I passed them 10mins later (after lunch). :)

 So I've ridden around Sydney urban and trails in the countryside, around Port Macquarie, NSW. The forests around Lake Cathie were pretty good.

Ridden in Saitama (Ranzen & Hanno), Japan and Batangas in the Philippines.

Nothing of merit - maybe my GF niece's bike was a Panasonic. :)

I loved the trial I discovered in the mountains around Ranzen, Saitama, Japan. The valley was such an idyllic place. I encouraged her to buy a foreclosed house here for $US45,000. I offered to fix it up for her, so whilst doing the painting, and cleaning, I would take time off to go riding. After checking out all possible scenarios, I finally found the best possible track, and its really good.

There are long continuous sections, good trial conditions, some good breaks to recoup, even historical sites. Very scenic and a variety of terrains, both off & on-road, but never boring. Well I guess it was after running it 50 times.