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 […]
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 […]
I had the best day today! I rolled out of Albury on the Riverina Highway which was well utilised by trucks and cars. After about 15km I crossed a bridge over the Murray River, then turned onto the Murray River Highway, which is a minor C level road. I stayed on this road pretty much […]
I was up at 2:30am to get to the airport for the first flight to Melbourne. Uneventful flight. Very easy transfer via skybus and train to Richmond, where our bikes got assembled while we had lunch. I then took ages to try to pack my bikes in my miniscule bike packing bags, while Greg realised […]
The Swift Campout is an event that originated in the Northern Hemisphere. The idea is to get out on a weekend close to the solstice…. in the North Hemisphere, this is the summer solstice when there are maximal daylight hours and probably good weather. In Australia it is winter solstice with shorter days and higher […]
