The West Australian couple with a love of mountain biking have produced a 208-page user-friendly chronicle of 41 Tasmanian mountain biking destinations.

The book launched last week shortly before Mr Deane attended the opening of the Blue Tier Trail in Weldborough.

The 43-year-old professional photographer, who has been writing for magazines for 15 years, had previously produced a similar guidebook covering 54 locations in WA which has mushroomed out to four print runs.

“I just kept hearing about Tasmania,” he said.

“I had ridden the Wildside mountain bike race twice and done a bit of hiking here so I knew the potential of Tasmania and wanted to find out more.

“I wrote an article on Derby for an Australian mountain bike magazine, I liked Kate Reed and Trevallyn and realised there’s more to this place than just Derby.”

With his wife operating as both proof-reader and photographic model, Mr Deane spent a month exploring Tasmania’s trails from Launceston, Hobart and the North-West Coast to the Central Highlands, West Coast, Freycinet, Bridport and the multitude of new trails that make up Blue Derby.

“I wanted to showcase places,” he said.

“There’s a lot of other ‘Derbys’ in Australia using the term “world-class trails” so it’s good to come here and see people with international knowledge talking about them.

“Derby is a great mountain bike destination and riders will come and the culture will grow and take ownership of the trails and give them their own personality.

“I think there’s huge potential here. This place is very important on a national level and I really want to see it succeed.”

Originally from Adelaide, Mr Deane has been mountain biking for 25 years and has ridden in every Australian state and territory and internationally.

He is also a self-proclaimed “lifelong guidebook tragic” who laid out as well as wrote the book.

The Tasmanian Mountain Bike Guidebook retails for $34.95 and is available at all good bicycle shops or online at mtbguidebook.com