I'm not sure why it was such a hard sell getting a group of people to spend the weekend in Canberra. Was it the compulsory school bus trip to the nation's capital that has permanently burnt us?
For the handful of friends I managed to round up what a kick ass biking weekend. Lake Burley Griffith offers 3 different courses for bike riders of all grades. Mini easy rider around the capital and the monuments. Level 2 around the swamp. Level 3 around the countryside. Bike Hire: Mr Spookes Map: Online Distance: 18 kms
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After riding 350 kms on Vittorio I wasn't ready to ditch him in Koblenez so I could set off for Berlin and Copenhagen. I was determined to take him back to Australia with me. Only problem is I was to take the train around Germany and Denmark. This shouldn't be too difficult as I'd seen loads of people with their bikes on the train. Tips for taking bikes on trains
I loved seeing all the bikes on the trains. So many people are doing bike trips all around Europe and using the train to get to the starting or from the end points. Train + Bike = Bike touring adventure Actually there were so many people on the trains that I wasn't able to get a spot on the train to Copenhagen. So I had to ditch him in Berlin. Luckily I had a good friend to pass him onto, who then passed him on to another friend. I think Vittorio is still in Berlin, last seen with some Canadian chicks.
After spending a week in Netherlands I've decided I want to marry the person who designed the bike infrastructure here. Why are there so many cyclists in Netherlands? This is my top 5:
Being all obsessed with finding more bike rides in Sydney I started looking for bike riding apps that would show me other people's riding routes. I came across SocialCyclist which allows riders to map out bike amenities and interesting routes.
Unfortunately I couldn't find any data in Sydney, but Melbourne's cycling community has picked it up. Loving the Rail Trails Australia group. It's a group who advocate for the conversion of railways tracks into cycle trails. I can't believe there are hundreds and hundreds of railway tracks that have been converted and still there are loads yet to be converted.
Some friends from work decided to test the Newcastle Fernleigh Trail out. Way to go Newcastle! Totally embracing the cycling culture and getting more use out of these hidden gems. This tunnel was covered up for years before this project, and according to Cath "really stank when it first opened up". It didn't smell today though, making for an awesome 2 hour ride. I became a bit nostalgic this weekend following the bike track from Sydney to Brighton-Le-Sands when I found myself along side the Chinese vegetable gardens of Kyeemagh. It felt like I was cycling along the rice paddies in Korea, except for the all aussie brick veneer houses in the background.
You smell the gardens before you see them. The distinct tangy spring onions in the air, the mint, radish. The crazy part is it's across t estuary of the Airport. As I faced my first world dilemma this morning of "where to have my morning coffee" I found this gem in a side street in Kirribilli.
Her rustic tyre mud guard caught my eye, then I saw her flat tyre, and then I realised she was being used as a sign post for Cafe d'or. Is it the low rider seat? Is it the basket? Is it her killer calves? Is it her free flowing hair? Wait, free flowing hair? My hair isn't free when I ride. That's because my hair's stuck under a stinky helmet. I'd been riding around Sydney all day, sweating under this bowling ball that's supposed to be my life jacket on Sydney roads. When I stopped for a pit stopped in Enmore I saw this chic cruising along. High Five to the http://helmetfreedom.org/ group for starting this campaign to abolish antiquated non-sensical laws that deters more people from riding that it saves. Check this parody of mandatory life jackets to understand the parallels. |
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