Friday 19 April 2019 We drove in two cars with four people and bikes and luggage from Perth down to Denmark, 6 degrees average temperature, rain and sleet. Thank goodness we weren’t riding or camping out today! We stayed with family in Denmark in real beds. Saturday 20 April 2019 After breakfast in Denmark at […]
My latest cycling touring trip was to Victoria from 1 to 14 March, to finish off the last three of the Seven Peaks. But the first cycling adventure of the trip was in a different direction, a long weekend down to Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Rd. After that we had three days working […]
Day 1 Melbourne city – Dandenong via train. Dandenong – Rawson via bike Plan A was to ride only 40km from Moe to Rawson, but the regional trains were not running. Plan B was to ride 115km from Pakenham to Rawson, as the metro trains were running from Melbourne to Pakenham. Then I had to […]
Here is my packing list for an upcoming one week bike touring trip, solo and unsupported. I’ll be camping out with for the first half, supplying all my own food, and with limited if any access to power. Then staying in a motel for a couple of nights in a town, so I’ll be eating […]
This is an epic post with a bunch of lessons learnt from a few days of long alpine rides, and a few days solo bikepacking. It is as much for my own benefit for planning my next trip, as to share my learnings with others who may find it useful. Gear Always pack a true […]
Well that was decidedly harder than I had expected. After my big touring days, I thought that 108km with 1500m of elevation gain without luggage would be relatively straightforward. I also had delusions that my Cyclocross bike with knobbly/ touring tyres would be equally as fast as a road bike. It seems this was not […]
Today was going to be a big day. I was planning to ride 140km with around 3,400m of elevation gain, including one 15km climb and one 20km climb. In my route planning, Ride with GPS had said the maximum gradient would be 18% – and it usually under-estimates! When I told the bar and motel […]
