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 […]
This is post is even more epic than the last one… you have been warned! Enjoy 🙂 Monday 21 May We drive about 15 min to our starting point, just near a little river. I get a photo with some pilgrims and a group photo before we do our ride briefing and head off. I borrowed one […]
We had four different riders, with four different luggage set-ups, for our Munda Biddi trip. Three of us had bike-packing setups, with different specific luggage options, and one had a rear and front rack and panniers. We also had different bikes! Some had lighter bikes but heavier luggage, some had higher power output but more […]
This Munda Biddi trip was shared with my girlfriend Annie, another friend Ang who is experienced at lightweight hiking but hasn’t done bike packing previously, and Greg who has done overnight bike trips but staying in motels, this was his first proper bike camping trip. Day 1 – 30 March 2018 (Good Friday) We left […]
What’s It All About? Once upon a time there was a road race from Beverley to Perth. It started way back in 1897 and ran until 1999, and was considered one of the toughest races in Australia. Back in the day, the roads were gravel and the bikes were steel. Nowadays, the Beverley Heroic weekend […]
Here are some things that I learnt during my latest bike camping trip on the Munda Biddi – shared so that others can benefit plus so that I can remember for next time! Food Dehydrated eggs are a lot of hassle to make and are not very nice to eat! Don’t go there. Make smaller […]
I’ve been talking to a few people who are doing the Falls Creek 3 Peaks Challenge next year, plus I’ve been looking at the 7 Peaks Ride that encompasses many of the same climbs plus more! So I decided it would be opportune to relive my ride report from when I completed 3 Peaks in […]
