Cycle Magazine - Issue 148 Nov 2010 - Jan 2011

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The Members’ Magazine — No 148 November 2010 – January 2011 Bicycle SA — More South Australians Cycling

Flinders by bike — Ian Fehler Blinman in the spring — David Robinson Murray to Mountains adventure — Chris Hutchinson and Elysia Delaine Bicycle SA 111 Franklin Street Adelaide 5000 Tel (08) 8168 9999 Fax (08) 8168 9988 www.bikesa.asn.au

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Contents President’s notes

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This Issue…

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around the office

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News and Notes

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Annual General Meeting

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Personal Notes

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The Summer Season

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2011 Event Calendar

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London v Adelaide (by bike)

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Murray to Mountains adventure

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Lessons from Europe

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Blinman in the spring

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Flinders by bike

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Indian Madness

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In print

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New members

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Library Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 pm to 5:00 pm Murray to Mountains adventure — page 9

Disclaimer The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Bicycle SA. Bicycle SA does not guarantee the accuracy of information published herein

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On the cover Stroll along the River Torrens on a City Bike

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Blinman in the spring — page 12

Contributing to Cycle!

Have you something you would like to contribute to Cycle!? If so we’d love to hear about it. Please contact Julia George on 8168 9999 or <juliag@ bikesa.asn.au>.

© 2010, Bicycle SA Original articles in Cycle! are copyrighted to Bicycle SA unless otherwise specified. Non-profit organisations may reproduce articles copyrighted to Bicycle SA, with only minor modification, without the permission of the authors, provided Bicycle SA is sent, as a courtesy and condition, a copy of the publications containing such reproduction.

Articles copyrighted to their authors may not be reproduced without the express authorisation of their authors. Bicycle SA and the original authors reserve the right to take legal action for breach of copyright where these instructions are not complied with.

Executive e-mail addresses President, Maureen Merrick maureen.merrick@bikesa.asn.au Vice President, Terry Ryan TerryR@bikesa.asn.au Treasurer, Tom Walker tom.walker@escosa.sa.gov.au Secretary, Anne Lewis AnneL@bikesa.asn.au

Flinders by bike — page 14

Members John Bassett Warwick Cooper Des Murray Tom Walker Chris Beauchamp Brett Larwood

Government of South Australia Office for Recreation and Sport Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure

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Club News President’s notes Maureen Merrick

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e congratulate the Adelaide City Council for its continuing commitment to the increasingly popular Free City Bikes scheme being heavily utilised by visitors, residents, city dwellers and workers. Apart from Bicycle SA, there are now seven nodes, located at the Exhibition Centre, the Par 3 Golf Course, the Adelaide Zoo, the Adelaide City Council’s Customer Service Centre, the Meridan Motel in Melbourne Street, Backpacker Oz at the corner of Pultney and Wakefield Streets, and the Travellers Inn in Hutt Street.

As mentioned recently, a dedicated team of 13 volunteers, who have all completed their advanced maintenance workshop course, work on the bikes and they also service the various nodes during their working day.

With the warmer weather fast approaching not many bikes are left at Bicycle SA by mid morning! Come in and take one out for the day, although you will need to be back before 5:00pm, otherwise a fee will be incurred.

Once again we have all worked our way through (or almost) an exceptionally busy 2010.

As this will be the final issue of Cycle! for the year, I would really like to acknowledge and thank all

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our many volunteers and staff, who have given so much of their time to the organisation’s numerous events and activities, including the free rides programme, throughout the year. Congratulations and well done for another successful 12 months.

On behalf of the Executive Committee, I would like to extend to you all my warmest wishes for the Festive Season with many more cycling adventures in 2011.

Maureen Merrick (President), Terry Ryan (Vice President), Tom Walker (Treasurer), Anne Lewis (Secretary), John Bassett, Chris Beauchamp, Warwick Cooper, Catherine Davies, Brett Larwood, Des Murray

This Issue…

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ike SA members get around, and it shows in this issue with reports of riding in this state and beyond. And we have news of forthcoming events like the AGM, Amy’s Ride and Gear up Girl, and the main events of 2011.

We have accounts of two rides in the Flinders, with both groups having to deal with wet conditions, and when things get wet in the Flinders life can be interesting..

Rails to Trails are just beginning here in SA, but across the border they’ve had longer to establish, and two members recently rode Wangaratta to Bright, obviously enjoyning themselves along the way.

Two people write of cycling in London and Europe in general, and the lessons we can learn regarding infrastrutcure, rules, and good manners.

As Christian notes in the adjoining column, a key factor in improving the situation for everyone is education.

As part of that process, the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure recently released A guide for new and rusty riders, available in print and by download. Brief details are on page 16.

Another member has recently visited India, where chaos in traffic, if not the rest of life, seemed to be the order of the day. Even so, there are potential lessons.

Sadly, we note the passing of two founding members, Tom Trowbridge and Mike Doube. I knew Tom only as a name, but Mike and I were colleagues for a time at Plympton HS, where his enthusiasm for cycling was always apparent. They will be missed.

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his edition has been marred by yet another cycling fatality on our roads. On Wednesday 13 October, Dwayne Mitchell was riding north along the Port River Expressway north towards Salisbury when he was he was involved in a crash with a truck and tragically died. The date also coincided with National Ride to Work Day. Over the ensuing 24 hours there was significant media interest in this story, as it again highlighted that the safety message is not getting through to all road users. On the News Limited online portal AdelaideNow.com.au, there was much comment surrounding road safety from cyclists and motorists alike... “Why wasn’t a bike lane marked... why wasn’t there an off road path... cyclists shouldn’t ride that stretch of road as its too dangerous... more needs to be done to educate drivers about the needs of cyclists...”

Achieving a safer road environment is not just about appropriate cycling infrastructure: it’s about striking the right funding balance between education, encouragement and enforcement programs as well as cycling lanes and paths.

Bicycle SA has actively supported road safety messaging since our first association with the Amy Gillett Foundation in 2007 and our ‘Red Aware’ safety campaign for the 2010 – 11 riding season, is a natural follow-up to the 2009 Amy’s Ride ‘A Metre Matters’ message. After all, road safety is the responsibility of all road users.

With more and more South Australians taking to their bike for the first time, we are increasingly seeing the need to encourage cyclists to reacquaint themselves with the rules of the road.

While it’s great news that more people are riding, it’s now more important than ever to ensure cyclists ‘share the responsibly’ and ride within the law and the Red Light is the most iconic road safety image.

We are also proud that the Motor Accident Commission has decided to sponsor Red Aware campaign as part of Amy’s Ride 2010.

Throughout the year, Bicycle SA will be promoting this message through specific encouragement and educational programs as well as our ride events as we work to get more South Australians riding more often in safer and healthier communities.

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News and Notes Bicycle South Australia Inc

Personal Notes

Annual General Meeting

Vale Thomas Cole Trowbridge 10 April 2010 Tom was one of the founding members of the South Australia Touring Cyclists Association before it became Bicycle SA, in 1993.

Tom was very active in touring and was responsible for designing the first Bicycle SA trailer used on the earlier annual tours, Easter weekends and Grand Slam rides. This trailer continues to be in use today for our various activities, including the Bike-Ed programme.

Tom was always to be found on all those earlier annual tours.

Tom has now joined the breakaway group leaving all his mates in the peleton.

RIP Tom. Doug Kitchen, Life Member and Past President

Thursday 25 November 2010, 7:00pm Fullarton Park Community Centre, 411 Fullarton Road, Fullarton Nominations are now open for members with the skills and interest in standing for the Executive of Bicycle SA. We request that nominations are made on the nomination forms available at the office or from the Web site: <www.bikesa.asn. au> We would like the nominations to reach the office by Monday 22 November to allow for ballot papers and information to be prepared for the meeting.

Please indicate which positions you will be standing for and enclose a short profile of yourself (maximum of 200 words please) and a portrait photograph. We will publish this on the Web during the week leading up to the AGM and it will also be distributed on the evening of the meeting.

Information about the roles and expectations of Executive Committee members will be forwarded to you on receipt of your nomination.

This does not indicate that you have been selected, but provides you with the opportunity to decide if you are able to accept your role and responsibilities.

The information is available by contacting the office on 8168 9999.

Positions available: Vice President Treasurer Three ordinary Executive members Each of these elected positions will be for two years Maureen Merrick, President On behalf of the Executive Committee

Vale Michael Doube 16 July 2010 Michael was also one of the founding members of Bicycle SA, although it was then known as the South Australian Touring Cyclists Association, in 1982. He was instrumental in organising the association’s inaugural meeting and was its first President from 1982 to 1985.

In recognition of his significant contribution to Bicycle SA (then known as SATCA), Michael was awarded Honorary Life Membership in 1987.

Michael was also was an avid Penny Farthing enthusiast, racing them successfully in Strathalbyn and Evandale, Tasmania.

Although Michael’s work took him to Mt Gambier some years ago he maintained his contact with Bicycle SA. Our sincere condolences have been conveyed to both Tom’s and Michael’s families.

The Clare Valley Cycle Team The Clare Valley Cycle Team, formerly the Bunch of Grapes, in Auburn, meet at the Clare Oval, Clare, for their Sunday morning road rides.

Judy Searley can be contacted on 0400 290 687 if you would like to join the group on one (or more of their rides).

Broken Gadgets MTBikers Stu Clement has been at the helm of the Broken Gadgets MTBikers for some years and in particular, organising their annual weekend barbeque and rides in Kuipto Forest.

Our best wishes to Stu as he now leaves the Broken Gadgets MTBikers and pursues his many other endeavours.

Cobwebs leadership: Adrian Arthur and Rosemary Purcell, 1 May 2010 when he stepped down from Cobwebs leadership and passed it over to Rosemary Purcell. Photo by Ralph Abbot

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The Summer Season Bicycle SA

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he sun is out, it’s heating up and there is no better way to enjoy this beautiful weather than being outside! Slap on some sunscreen, buckle up your helmet, put on your favourite jersey and get on your bike.

Amy’s Ride 7 November, at Flinders University A recreational mass participation road ride from Adelaide to McLaren Vale. Supporting the Amy Gillett Foundation and aiming to help promote key messages of safe and responsible road use, increase awareness of the need for more shared respect, raise much needed funds and honour the memory of Amy Gillett who was killed by a motorist while riding in Germany.

Take it. Ride it. It’s all yours. No cars. No trucks. No caravans. Just 4,000 riders across the full width of the road!

Gear Up Girl 28 November, Elder Park, Adelaide CBD While the festive season is in full spin, it’s all about the girls this cycling season.

A ride specifically for women to enjoy, sharing the experience with other women in a celebration of cycling. The hope is many women who may not be regular riders, or have not ridden for a long time, will take this opportunity to get on a bike and join in. For fitter, more accomplished riders there are longer, harder ride options to choose from.

In 2010 Bicycle SA has welcomed the Heart Foundation as a charity partner for Gear Up Girl SA. Most women don’t know that heart disease is their number one killer. Go Red for Women is the Heart Foundation’s campaign that unites women in the fight against heart disease: helping to raise awareness of the risks and promote healthier choices.

Gear Up Girl: The crowd of women-only riders in 2009. Photo by Luka Van Cauteren

Amy’s Ride: Riders taking on the Southern Expressway in 2009. Photo by Epsom Road Studios

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2011 Event Calendar Bicycle SA

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icycle SA’s event calendar ramps up once again in 2011 to provide you with your favourite events. Whether you’re an experienced rider or a beginner, there is a ride suitable for you!

Grand Slam Challenge Series #1 20 February The Grand Slam Challenge is a series of recreational rides catering to cyclists of differing abilities looking to share the experience with hundreds of like-minded riders. Between February and October there are five different rides and Participants can ride in one, two, three, four or all five of the rides.

Coast to Coast 6 March, Adelaide – Victor Harbor This is one of the best rides you’ll get your wheels into. Whether you’re part of the peloton or enjoy hanging back and smelling the roses, everyone feels the thrill en route to the big coastal finish, where live music and family entertainment make for a grand finale. If a leisurely 20 km is more your style, then cruise along the Encounter Bikeway in the Mini Coast to Coast. This familyfriendly ride provides all the support and benefits the others enjoy, and you’re back in them to cheer them across the finish line!

Grand Slam Challenge Series #2 27 March Dirty Weekend 16, 17 April The Kona Dirty Weekend is a 24 hour off road endurance challenge along some of the best riding tracks in SA, ripe for knobbly nuts and funloving folk who want to get down and dirty.

Easter Cycle (Barmera) 22 – 25 April Our Easter Cycle is the ideal long weekend of relaxed fun for family and friends. From long daytrips chasing the horizon for committed roadies, to little loops for tackers on trainer-wheels — as well as our famous Night Ride — our Easter Cycle has plenty in the programme to keep the entire mob occupied all long-weekend.

Outback Odyssey 30 April – 14 May Following the Mawson Trail, each day is an adventure. We ride. We eat. We drink. We have a laugh. Then we get up in the morning and do it all over again. Some days are hard, but the campsite is your home away from home: hot showers, massage and the Handle Bar, where you can put your feet up and enjoy a coldie and good company. Then the sun dips. The stars come out... and the Mawson Man comes out to play!

Grand Slam Challenge Series #3 29 May Grand Slam Challenge Series #4 28 August Kona Mawson MTB Marathon 13 – 17 September (TBC), Flinders Rangers The Kona Mawson MTB Marathon aims to re-define Mountain biking Marathons in Australia.

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Coast 2 Coast: Riders taking off from the start line at Glenelg earlier this year. Photo by Epsom Road Studios 350 km of non-stop riding on the Mawson Trail through the Flinders Ranges will get your heart and legs burning.

Grand Slam Challenge Series #5 9 October Annual Tour 15 – 23 October, Lower Lakes and Coorong Next year’s tour is set to be another unique and fantastic ride when we head for the Lower Lakes of the Murray River system and the Coorong: a wetland of international importance.

A season of steady rainfall in the catchment areas has given this unique natural environment a much needed drink with water levels in the Lower Lakes increasing by the day. With another winter season to top up water levels further next year this national treasure will be looking fantastic.

World Future Cycle Challenge (Renmark to Adelaide) 19 – 27 November The World Future Cycle Challenge might be referred to as a ‘race’, however an event that utilises public roads and whose regulations require adherence to the traffic laws cannot really be described as such by commonly accepted definitions. Future Cycle racing is very different.

The event is not a race, but a challenge: an energy efficiency challenge. It is all about creating a balance between sustainable speed and endurance, energy management and strategic planning. If you’re seeking thrills and spills, well this is Brain-Sport. An opportunity to prove to the world that advanced technology can provide new and better solutions to transport and mobility.

Outback Odyssey: the scenic Mawson Trail at sunset

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London v Adelaide (by bike) Elinor Alexander ondon is a city of 7.7 million people over an area of 1,610 km2, and with a real river running through it. Adelaide is a city of 1.3 million people over an area of c 200 km2. London was settled over 2000 years ago by Romans, prior to that, a few Celtic farmers; Adelaide by the Kaurna People tens of thousands of years ago and by Europeans a mere 174 years ago. In 2007, something like 28 million trips were made in, to or from London each day, so to say the city is busier than Adelaide is a bit of an understatement.

Unlike Adelaide, London is blessed with a public transport system which includes light rail, the Tube, the famous red double decker buses and trains (electric). Waterloo Station alone has 88 million passengers go through each year: imagine if they all drove to work.

Encouraging cycling in London has most recently been championed by the Mayor, Boris Johnson, a keen commuter cyclist. The number of cyclists has increased massively over the last decade and should increase further with the new bike scheme. The scheme is similar to Paris, bikes are locked into docking stations for access by tourists and locals.

So what’s it like cycling in London? For a start, the only straight roads are Roman, otherwise central London roads are a higgly piggly mess of narrow, former cart tracks and Medieval streets.

Very different from Adelaide’s grid of wide streets.

Red buses and trucks are the most dangerous hazard for cyclists on the narrow streets.

In order to experience cycling in London on holiday earlier this year, my sister and I did a two hour bike tour with the London Bike Company, based at Gabrielle’s Wharf on the Thames. The

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When ‘share the road’ or ‘a metre matters’ doesn’t apply... first thing was just how overwhelmingly busy the pavements and roads are compared to Adelaide.

At Buckingham Palace, marching bands and Horse Guards added to the chaotic mix for the bike tour group, after a bum steer from a young policeman distracted by a blonde American lass.

Pedalling hard to avoid a cavalry platoon coming down the road, while being yelled at by angry police is not usually a problem in Adelaide.

The highlight was cycling on bike tracks in Green Park and Hyde Park away from traffic.

London would be a miserable place without its parks. Like Adelaide, London suffers from ‘disappearing bike lane’ syndrome, so the usual strategies apply, after checking there’s no trucks or double decker buses looming. Apart from this, we felt reasonably safe in the heavy London traffic, certainly safer than on Adelaide roads.

We put this down to different driver attitudes: London drivers have to be good because of the conditions. On the whole, they seemed aware of and accommodating towards cyclists, even in heavy traffic. Imagine drivers merging lanes without fuss, or ensuring cyclists have as much space as possible. Adelaide drivers do have it easy with lower traffic volumes and wide streets, but could certainly learn a lot from London drivers.

For more info on Transport for London’s cycling initiatives, their 10 point plan to make London a better place to cycle and also to view their classic ‘Do the test’ video see <cyclestories.tfl.gov.uk>.

Mike Doube was also an advocate of small wheels: the Moulton bicycle. Seen on a group ride in 2002 are L – R Bill Hickling, Mike Doube, Sam Powrie and Tony Steele

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Murray to Mountains adventure

Chris Hutchinson and Elysia Delaine

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o cycle Australia’s premier rail trail in Victoria had been on the bucket list for a while: Grand final fever didn’t tickle our fancy so we chose the end of September to cycle and explore the 93km trail from Wangaratta to Bright. A few options were tossed around: bring the dog/camping or cheap accommodation and the latter won.

The heavy flooding in North Eastern Victoria in early September sent a few alarm bells ringing wondering if we would have a rail trail to ride on or perhaps we should change for the kayak option?

Now how to travel with panniers? Yes both of us not great at packing lightly so a few phone hook ups to discuss what we really need to bring on our virgin pannier adventure. Figured it didn’t matter if we wore the same clothes out every night: different town so nobody would know!

In hindsight probably could have cut out more gear but wasn’t sure what weather we would experience!

We boarded the train from Southern Cross Station at 8pm and enjoyed the three hour trip to Wangaratta and settled into our budget motel. A walk to the bike shop the next day to get our hire bikes. Even though we both have a range of bikes we just figured it was a lot easier to hire them and not have to worry about boxing the bikes for transport. And $27 a day was excellent value considering the extra charges we would have worn with the excess baggage. Left the bike shop in fits of giggles as the assistant asked us if we knew how to change the gears! What the? Did we look that inexperienced!

Day 1: Ride 42 km Wangaratta to Everton (26 km) and then on to Beechworth (16 km) Explored the shops of Wangaratta and a hearty brunch to fuel the tanks and set off on our 186 km adventure. We chose to ride the trail both ways. I had researched the route and chose to keep my slightly less experienced riding buddy in the dark about distances and hills which worked well! A few white lies and she was happy and managed the distance very well with little training!

Sometimes less information is good! Arrived in Beechworth about 3:30 pm — the 16 km climb up was OK — but was wishing for an extra gear or two: the weight of the panniers was new to me! A visit to the famous Beechworth Bakery was first on our list and their selection of fantastic cakes and pies was awesome. Mmm, what to choose?

Checked into the Tanswells Commercial Hotel which has a great lock up shed for the bikes.

Downstairs for a sample of the local ale and a chat to the locals. Plenty of choices for dinner but a groovy gourmet fish and chip shop: the Ageing Frog had already caught our eye... Who would have thought that seafood would be so good so far from the ocean?! Happy to eat it straight out of the box: no need for plates!

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The fantastic shelters and rainwater facilities on the Trail Day 2: Ride 73 km (or take the shortcut on the bitumen) Beechworth back to Everton (16 km) then to Myrtleford (27 km) and then on to Bright (30 km) Now in definite holiday mode we both agreed that as our cycling distances weren’t too taxing: best to sleep in a bit, have a lazy brekkie and explore the towns before we left. So a visit again back to the bakery in the morning and chose to take the bitumen shortcut which was fun. Little traffic and an awesome downhill: hooked back on to the trail and cruised into Myrtleford around 2 pm. Hungry? Sure! Curious about Café Fez: we looked inside and an eclectic mix of Moroccan artifacts and food greeted us. Tucked into a feast of grilled haloumi and tuna fish balls: wasn’t quite expecting such gourmet tucker! And an explore of their great shop: shame we were on bikes and unable to take some of the bargains home! Tad

confused at their closing time: 3pm? Not sure if they are maximising the hungry cyclists demands with this. Just another 27 km to Bright and lots of glorious scenery through the valley surrounded by pine forests and gums and spring blossoms and the mountains. Started to rain 10 km out of Bright, but luckily we took shelter at the great Boyntons Winery. Enjoyed a beer and a chat to the barman until the rain had passed. Our plan to avoid the Grand Final worked a treat — rocked up at Bright at 5:30 pm — but a tad confused as to why it was so quiet? Little did we know it was a draw! A short 3 km ride out to our accommodation at the Bright Backpackers. A hammer and gong was the doorbell to get Terry’s attention that we had arrived! He showed us to our rather unusual accommodation for the night: old forestry cabins circa 1930! But for $25 a night each was quite OK. Cheap and cheerful but not for those who

On the way to Myrtleford

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Murray to Mountains adventure ...continued expect their beds to be made! Even the blankets were circa 1967! Back into town on the bikes as heard the fish and chip shop was again not to be missed, and yes Roc Salt delivered all was promised with beautiful fish and chips in tempura batter. Who is counting the calories? Tis a holiday after all, and we are riding to burn them!

Day 3: Ride 57 km Bright to Myrtleford (30 km) and then on to Everton (27 km) Slow start in the morning. Terry cooked us a great bacon and egg brekkie, but when we got back to the room realised we had a puncture.

Unfortunately the spare tubes that the bike shop had given us also had holes, so after two changes got back into Bright and bought a new tube to get us on the way. Checked out the hire bike prices in Bright and figured we did get a better deal in Wangaratta.

Was a little confused as everyone we had chatted to were wondering why we going to Everton as it is a very small town: just a pub/ petrol station/deli/campground. Wasn’t going to change our minds as figured it was all part of the adventure! And after the 57km ride we were pleasantly surprised! The campground was beautiful: and the $60 per night cabin very clean and comfortable. Off to the pub for dinner and meet the locals: got to find out some history of the pub from the bartender and enjoy the stories of the local shearers.

Day 4: Ride 26km Ride from Everton to Wangaratta (26 km) Just a short ride 26 km back to Wangaratta.

The magpies had finally got the better of us. After

Elysia excited with only 16km to Everton!

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At the charming Rail Trail café at Porepunkah, 7km from Bright being tormented the whole time with at least 10 attacks a day, we shoved some greenage in our helmets to try and ward them off. For those riders that don’t enjoy the magpie invasion best to plan your trip out of nesting season. Our hired helmets had suffered with lots of war wounds! Glad that I hadn’t taken my expensive helmet! Shopped in Wangaratta before catching the 4 pm train back to Melbourne: exhausted somewhat but happy!

The madness of Melbourne caught us both by surprise: overwhelmed by the noise and people after our beautifully quiet and scenic holiday!

For those of you who haven’t ridden the trail, we would heartily recommend it. The ride isn’t difficult and has lots of great things to see and explore. And lots of options depending on your budget for food and accommodation! We ended

up spending $100 approx per day for three meals and accommodation. We carried only minimal snacks, and the great rainwater tanks along the trail meant easy access to free water! And we recommend doing the panniers — didn’t have to worry about getting gear to the next town — although there are providers who will do this for you if required.

My riding buddy gave it the thumbs up as to the best holiday she has ever had! I agree: there is nothing better than the joy of riding and sampling great local food, so relaxing! Nothing better than the only decision you need to make is what to eat?

Check out the website for more information <www.murraytomountains.com.au>.

The catena wall clock was designed by Andreas Dober for anthologie quartett. Yours for just $US2,338: <www.anthologiequartett.de/ index2.php3>

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Lessons from Europe Ian Radbone Senior Transport Planner, Adelaide City Council* Training car drivers y wife and I recently spent a few weeks cycling in Europe. Yes, there’s a lot of infrastructure for cyclists, but what was also really noticeable was how driver behaviour contributed to a good cycling environment. We were constantly struck by how polite and considerate the drivers were when we were cycling in the German cities and towns. Rarely if ever did we have cars standing in the bike lane, waiting for a park.

If drivers strayed onto the bike lane in order to get a better view of the traffic they were joining, they would invariably reverse when they saw that they were in our way.

If a car was turning off a road, they would not assume that they were travelling much faster and cut us off as they turned. (The one occasion when this did happen, was so unexpected and shocking, that it took a few minutes to recover and a bit longer to reflect that this would be par for the course on Adelaide roads). Sometimes cars would refuse to move, waiting stubbornly for us to figure out that we had right of way: even if that meant holding up other traffic.

Adelaide drivers have certainly improved over the last ten years, but they have a long way to go before they reach German standards.

In contrast to Europe, we often come across hostility between cyclists and motorists in Adelaide. You have probably had conversations with cyclists who regard motorists as the enemy.

And you’ve probably also had conversations with motorists who regard cyclists as irresponsible, dangerous and arrogant road users who should all have to be registered.

But in these conversations, where’s the recognition of the people actually driving or riding: the uniqueness of individuals who have different needs, are doing different things, who act and react differently in different circumstances? It’s strange the way we generalise about ‘cyclists’ and ‘motorists’ as if the two are mutually exclusive, when practically all cyclists are motorists as well (and even vice versa!).

Motorists are people who are about as thoughtful, thoughtless, polite and rude as the average person. And surely this means that Australian drivers have it in us to be as polite and careful as the German variety.

We can start the process of changing motorist behaviour by changing our behaviour as cyclists: like changing the focus of ‘critical mass’ to ‘courteous mass’.

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Sign at the northern end of the university footbridge With the road rules designed with cars in mind, it’s understandable that sometimes it is safer for cyclists to do the unorthodox. But if you do this, think about it. Are you putting yourself or others in danger? Are you selfishly holding up other road users? Are you simply alarming people who don’t have any real idea of what you’re doing?

We can usually make our presence known without abusing other drivers. And for the commuter cyclist there are probably many opportunities every day to demonstrate that not all cyclists run red lights, ride through a scramble crossing full of pedestrians, etc.

One thing that scares motorists is the unpredictability of cyclists. Are we always in such a hurry that we have to dart between slow moving vehicles? Do we have to pull out at the last second, or can we give plenty of notice?

As cyclists we can go further and generate positive good will toward motorists. Make eye contact and give a friendly wave when a motorist is courteous.

If there’s a build up of cars and one driver stops to let another cross into a side street, how about also stopping to let the car through?

Cyclists are not required by law to indicate when they are turning left. But if you are about to turn left and there is a motorist waiting for a gap in the traffic to join the road that you’re on, how about indicating so they know they don’t have to wait for you? It’s surprising how often this simple act will result in a friendly wave from the driver.

Rebuilding relationships with pedestrians Another thing we noticed while in Europe was that bike paths would often be marked on

footpaths. Cyclists and pedestrians seemed to be able to coexist quite easily. We noticed no hostility between the two: nor any reason for hostility, because the cyclists were careful and courteous when sharing space with pedestrians.

In Adelaide by contrast I’ve known of cyclists too scared to use the road, but brave enough to race each other in the Linear Park, even using pedestrians to cut each other off.

Here’s a ‘Cyclists Dismount’ sign at the northern end of the university footbridge that’s been defaced. (The one at the other end of the bridge has disappeared; probably in the lake.)

Apparently someone thinks it’s unreasonable to expect cyclists to have to dismount on a narrow bridge where pedestrians have nowhere to step aside.

It probably wouldn’t matter if cyclists were willing to ride across the bridge at walking pace, but so often they seem to be in too much of a hurry to be polite. But isn’t that what we would really like when we’re sharing a road with faster road users?

Hopefully we can all develop some etiquette when using shared use paths.

When you are riding up behind a cyclist, ring a bell when about 20 metres away (preferably a nice friendly ting-a-ling bell, not the cheap single tone bells that elderly people often can’t hear).

Give as much space as possible when passing. Ride past only a bit faster than the pedestrian. Say hello.

I’m convinced that when it comes to building good relations between cyclists and drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, it’s the cyclist who holds the key.

* The views expressed here are those of the author and should not be regarded as those of the Adelaide City Council.

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Blinman in the spring David Robinson

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ladstone Square, Port Augusta, is a popular municipal meeting place and is often used as a venue for local events. It is in the middle of town and I am confident that it gets pretty lively from time to time. It has most likely witnessed some interesting sights over the years. I’m not sure, however, that it has ever hosted 200 brightly coloured, eager cyclists before...

The 2010 Bicycle SA Annual Tour began, and finished, its meandering route in Port Augusta.

It was a 500-kilometre trip that transported riders through the heart of the Flinders Ranges, providing an opportunity for all to appreciate the splendour of this natural beauty spot. My mate Rod and I had driven up from Adelaide, hoping for 10 days of fun and adventure.

Settling into the groove The ride commenced at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 11, with cyclists leaving Port Augusta assisted by an escort from the local constabulary.

I hadn’t done much riding in the leadup to the tour and I wondered if my (lack of) fitness might be an issue on some of the longer days. I’d be sure to find out.

The short first day’s ride to the historic railway town of Quorn was a good way to blow out the cobwebs. It included a few undulations but it was pretty uncomplicated, and the day finished with a long downhill run into town. We were fortunate enough to see the Pichi Richi steam train as we made our way along the road.

From the outset, riders seemed very impressed with the lush, green scenery, stopping for photographs at every opportunity. I wondered how they would manage to contain their enthusiasm once we got into the Flinders proper.

The ride to Hawker on day two was another relatively easy pedal, with a gentle breeze blowing us across the long, straight and flat Willochra Plain. We passed the signs for Simmonston, Proby’s Grave and the Kanyaka ruins along the way. We declined the opportunity to detour: I’d seen them before.

As we spent our Sunday afternoon relaxing in Hawker, the rain came. And kept coming. It was still raining when I climbed into my tent at bed time. I hoped for a dry night and clear skies in the morning. I didn’t get either.

Chills in Parachilna The morning came too soon. As I lurched back into some semblance of consciousness, it was apparent that this wasn’t going to be a bright, sunshiny day. The gentle percussion of the rain tap-tap-tapped on the tent, and I was vaguely aware that it had been raining for some time, probably all night. As I forced my eyes open and popped out my earplugs, I prepared to meet the day head on.

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93 kilometres of boring, straight road. It was a cold, dark, rainy and windy day. Some might say horrible. Still, there’s nothing else to do, apart from ride it out. And so we did.

The first leg of the journey was the wettest, but we were fresh, so progress was pretty tidy.

The period between morning and afternoon tea however, was where my lack of fitness and my heavy mountain bike took their toll. My speed dropped steadily as the wind stiffened, I was tiring and not quite full of the joys of spring. The western aspect of the ranges might provide a glorious view on a sunny day, but they just presented themselves as an uncompromising grey lump to my right. I couldn’t find a friendly gear, and I just wanted to get there.

The last part of the day was more tolerable.

I found some rhythm, and a modicum of energy, and it was with no small amount of relief that we made Parachilna at about 2:30.

We managed to pitch our wet tents in dry conditions before visiting the Prairie Hotel for a few restorative pints. To say that I was happy to be in town is an understatement.

We had dinner at the pub while an impressive storm paid its respects to riders on its way eastwards. By the time we hit the sack the storm had passed.

Fun on the dirt Tuesday was the perfect tonic for the woes of the previous day. After packing up damp tents again, we were set to take on the off-road leg between Parachilna and Blinman. I’d been too tired to change my tyres from slicks to knobblys on Monday night, so I hired a Bike SA Avanti Atomic instead. Good choice. Not only would my bike benefit from not getting a wet, muddy

thrashing, but the Avanti was a bit lighter, and probably a better fit for my lanky frame, and I felt like I was motoring from the moment we blew out of town.

It’s not surprising that I was reminded of my days on the Mawson while we rode eastward.

Not just because we were on the dirt. There was that sense of isolation (4WD vehicles notwithstanding), the beautiful scenery, and the bouncy climbs and bumpy descents. This ride did, however, have a dimension to which I was unaccustomed: creek crossings.

Due to recent heavy rains, the trail was punctuated with some significant water crossings.

Eight of them, to be precise. The first was probably the biggest. Apart from a couple of shallow crossings on the Mawson, I’d never ridden across water so I was feeling a little nervous. Should I give it a crack? Or should I be sensible and push? I tentatively followed a fellow rider through the first half of the crossing, which was very shallow. Once the water deepened I instinctively put my feet down. I pushed the rest of the way. At the second crossing, I’d made up my mind to push, despite the exhortations of another of my riding colleagues. I pushed while he rode.

Feeling a little sheepish as I watched him sail through successfully, I resolved to have a crack at the next one.

At the third crossing, I gritted my teeth and pushed the pedals. To my surprise, and delight, I reached the other side without incident. What fun!

I attempted the next five crossings, and was only stopped once. Thanks for the inspiration, Baz! Getting to the Blinman pub didn’t quite carry the same sense of occasion as arriving at the end of the Outback Odyssey, but it was still a very nice way to cap off what had been a splendid

Riders crossing the water on the way to Blinman

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morning on the dirt. We had a couple of ales before completing the day’s ride, arriving at Alpana in the early afternoon.

Resting up at Wilpena On Day Five, I rose very early and enjoyed a cup of tea as I stood in the crisp semi-darkness and watched the spectacular dawn. It was an unplanned and most welcome highlight.

The day’s ride started with a gently undulating pedal in the fresh morning sun, before we attacked a few decent climbs on the way up to Hucks Lookout. Most riders stopped there for the great views of Wilpena Pound, before enjoying a lengthy, fast descent.

We made sure of a good campsite at Wilpena, as it would be our home for two nights. One of the benefits of getting into camp early was that we had time to survey the landscape and find a nice spot. We had enough space, a bit of shelter, and a panoramic view across to the Mawson Trail’s exit from Wilpena.

The rest day was spent relaxing, catching up on things. I wrote my journal, did some bike maintenance, sorted out my stuff, and fixed the zip on one of my bags. In the evening we were treated to the spectacle of the Annual Tour Talent Night.

Heading back to Hawker The short trip from Wilpena through to Hawker neatly summed up why I love riding my bike. It was a beautiful sunny morning, albeit a little cool, and I was very well rested after my day off. It was a sympathetic profile, just slightly downhill for the bulk of the trip, and the wind was kind.

For the first leg of the journey we marvelled at the scenery, especially the views of the magnificent Rawnsley Bluff, uncompromising in its early morning glory. At morning tea we were

similarly impressed with the Elder Ranges.

At one point, an emu ran with us along the side of the road for a couple of hundred metres. I was hoping that it wasn’t in the mood for a fight...

The only thing wrong with the ride was that it was all over by 10:30. Hawker was a significantly more cheery place than when we’d left it the previous Sunday. It was sunny and warm, and it was a nice feeling to be showered and unpacked before lunch. We ate, drank and had a merry afternoon.

Willochra Pain I was hoping that the ride to Quorn would be another good day in the saddle.

The early signs were positive, and the ride to morning tea was fast and fun. The 30-kilometre drag across the Willochra Plain was another matter. It was only the gentlest of inclines, but the wind was right The author in front of the North Blinman Hotel at us, and the increasingly common gusts slowed me to almost walking pace. The best part the cranks, onwards to morning tea. At one stage of the last hour was spent with the head down, I heard a pinging noise and assumed that a stone urging the kilometres to pass a little more quickly. had been kicked up from Rod’s bike and hit my Once in town we attended to a few logistical rear wheel. I thought no more about it. details before completing the Quorn pub crawl.

After the tea stop, we didn’t see another rider Our dinner was the usual convivial affair, with for over 20 kilometres, not until we arrived at the added dimension of it being a ‘black-tie’ affair. the climb up to Horrock’s Pass. The ascent was All manner of interpretations of the term were nowhere near as problematic as we had been led presented, resulting in a cornucopia of sartorial to believe. The incline wasn’t dramatic, and traffic effort. was sparse. One rider alerted me to the fact that my rear wheel was wobbling significantly as he All good things… passed. I looked down and sure enough I saw Our last day of riding saw us set off early, a big buckle. The pinging noise I’d heard earlier hoping to break the back of the long drag to must have been a spoke. Actually it was two.

Wilmington before the morning got too old. It Nothing I could do, so we just kept riding. was cool, overcast, and the wind was making its The view from the Horrock’s Pass lookout was presence felt. We just got on with it, and turned brilliant. The ride down was even better. The first stretch was along the main road, featuring long sweeping curves and no traffic. I didn’t have to pedal at all. We turned right onto Spear Creek Road, a bumpy but very fast ride, and enjoyed another five kilometres of fun, albeit a little hard on the hands. I was grateful for the mountain bike.

We arrived back in Port Augusta, the place where the tour had started some nine days earlier, just before noon. We packed up all of our stuff, got changed, and then got on with the business of saying farewell to new friends and old. Rod and I jumped into the van, turned on the music, and set sail for home.

The wash up So, another tour is done and dusted. Old friendships were renewed, and new friends made.

I traversed some familiar routes, and added some new ones to my list. We’d never seen the Flinders so green, and it is doubtful that we will again.

Bicycle SA has, once again, staged an enjoyable, well-supported ride. Next year the tour is planned for the Coorong and Lower Lakes.

Sounds interesting...

Rawnsley Bluff in the early morning

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Flinders by bike Ian Fehler

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ell, it was a weekend of extremes! Deb, Trailpig and I set off on Thursday afternoon to head up to the Flinders ranges to do a recce on the Flinders Ranges by Bike loop. This is a 200 km trail that has been set up in partnership with landowners and the DEH to allow riders to complete a loop ride though various stunning sections of the Flinders, many of which are not normally open to riders or the public in general.

In order for us to plan trips along the route there really was no option but for us to get up there and meet all the landowners, ride the trail and work out logistics. But with the trail closing during summer (December – March) we had to get up there before the end of November. And with an unprecedented heatwave occurring the week before we had already moved our dates back by a week. So, with the forecast looking OK for the weekend, we headed off to Melrose for an overnight stop and to catch up with the guys at OTE sports.

Unfortunately, when we turned up the town was in the middle of ‘Catastrophic’ fire danger, and it was still in the 40s at 7 pm. So, after putting the tents up, it was off to the Northstar for a bite to eat, a few cleansing ales, and a chance to catch up with Rich from OTE. It was fair to say the whole town was on tenderhooks regarding the fire danger, and so when the lightning started over Mount Remarkable, striking the hill with its tinder-dry vegetation, there were a lot of worried faces. It didn’t get any better when the town siren went off, and a tide of cars disappeared: luckily it was the CFS heading out, rather than a sign to abandon the town! However, sleeping that night was hard due to the heat, and also waiting for another siren to signal it was time to jump into the van and get out of town!

Luckily though, Melrose survived the night!

However the lightning had managed to start 40 or so spot fires along the area from Wirabarra and Melrose, but luckily no fires got out of control, due to the hard work of the CFS that night.

So, after packing up, it was just a short two hour drive to Rawnsley Park, and the start of the Flinders By Bike trail. Unfortunately it was still 36 degrees when we turned up, so Trailpig and I decided to skip the first 15 km of dirt road, and start straight on the 4WD private trails leading to Sacred Canyon. The riding was fast, and flat, and hot. And just in the first kilometer, we saw five kangaroos, three emus, two eagles and a handful of goats, which all seemed rather surprised to see anyone riding through their land!

After a quick 12 km in 45 minutes, we ended up at Sacred Canyon, and had a quick explore, before carrying on. The next two sections comprised the only spots where we rode on ‘public’ dirt roads, but the views were still stunning, and the riding was easy. Sixteen kilometres later we peeled off the Bunyeroo Valley road, and again started riding on park

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The desert approach to Sacred Canyon management trails closed to vehicles. The old certainly settled in, and the trails were a lot wetter, Blinman road gave us a good workout, with and very boggy in places. I doubt we would ride a steady climb, that brought us out near the a group through in those conditions, particularity Appealinna Ruins, where Deb was waiting with the second section, which was through DEH the van. Having run out of water 40 minutes land that is normally shut to riders. A couple of earlier, I skulled a can of soft drink and a litre of water straight down. Yes, it was still pretty warm!

Luckily it was just 8km to our stop for the day, Willow Springs. And the best bit was the final 3km were a fast, fun descent down a stunning firetrack to the property. All in all it was a good first day, with 55 km covered. We were camping for the night, but did also check out their other accommodation, which would be very comfortable for our trips.

Of course, as luck would have it, the cool change then came in, and with it a little bit of rain. Or, to be precise, it started raining as we cooked dinner, and was still going at 10 am the next day as we finished packing the van. But, of course, Piggy and I had no choice but to get on the bikes and ride the next 50 km to Gum Creek. This section was the most isolated, and there was really nowhere along the route to meet the van, so we just started riding.The rain had Exploring Sacred Canyon

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sections were totally flooded. However, much of the trail was still OK, and we made fast progress considering the conditions, finishing the 50 km in just over four hours. I am sure this section would have been stunning too, if we could have seen the view though the mist and rain!

It was a welcome sight to see the van parked outside the Gum Creek shearers’ quarters, and to find Deb had managed to get us some shelter for the night. The shearers’ quarters is a rustic and comfortable spot, with a stunning outdoor area overlooking the creek, which was dry at the time.

So, after a quick shower, we thought we’d head off for a quick beer at the Parachilna pub, and so headed off along the Pranchilna Gorge road. It was a bit muddy in places, but the van managed fine, but the weather was looking a bit grim, so we instead decided to return to Blinman via the Glass Gorge road. This trail was much less used, and some sections were very muddy and wet, and really did call for 4WD. It was as we approached a particularity boggy section that we saw a sedan bogged and stuck in the mud, blocking the road, so we couldn’t get through.

Unfortunately as they were the other side of the mud we couldn’t offer to tow them out either, and the English couple were already pretty muddy, having spent the last three hours trying to get the car out. By this time it was 6 pm and not one other car had come past, so they were worried they would be stuck all night. With no other option we had to turn around and retrace our route 30 km back to Blinman to get help at the pub. The locals were great, and a couple of the guys headed up to try to drag them out, whilst we had a quick beer. However as the weather was still looking bad, we decided to then drive back to Gum Creek.

Stunning views above Brachina Creek

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A lot of rain makes riding muddy Luckily the roads and creek crossings were dry as we drove back, but within five minutes of getting back to Gum Creek the heavens opened, and absolutely torrential rain started for the next 40 minutes. Within 10 minutes the creek was flowing, and about 30 minutes later the water was 2 m deep. The roads were totally blocked, and all we could do was sit on the porch, in the dry, sipping a beer, happy we had got home in time.

The next day it was still raining a bit in the morning, and we heard the locals had got to the English couple and managed to get their car out just before it started to rain. However, they then couldn’t get back to Blinman as the creeks all

flooded, so spent a long few hours stuck waiting for the waters to retreat. It was a real eye-opener as to how quickly things can change in the outback.

However, with the rain subsiding, Trailpig and I headed off at 11 am to check out the next part of the route. Luckily the trail was much drier today, as despite the amount of rain, the trails had drained well, and we made fast progress through more stunning scenery. The amazing thing about the route is that you seem to encounter a different environment and view every half hour. It really is stunning riding, and we had a great time blasting along the 25 km to the Brachina Gorge road. Deb was waiting with the van here, and as the weather was a bit drier she was keen to get a bit of riding in.

So, Piggy and Deb headed off along the next section of the trail, which by now was following the Mawson Trail. After a fast 10 km of relatively flat riding, we regrouped, for the 6 km descent down Razorback Road into Bunyeroo Gorge. This is probably the most stunning spot of the whole trip, and we did have to stop for a few photos before they headed off up the trail to Wilpena, and I retraced my steps in the van.

By the time we got to Wilpena, it was 5 pm and Piggy had already ridden 63 km that day, but we decided it was worth tackling the final 22 km back to Rawnsley Park to finish the route.

The riding again was quite quick, and included the only section of sealed road, with a fast 7 km cruise, before we again peeled off the road and onto the Rawnsley Park land. This last 8 km was perhaps the most technical of the entire loop, and was a lot of fun. But we were glad to see camp site at Rawnsley at 6:30 pm. By this time Piggy had ridden 85 km, and I had managed 55 km too.

So, in total we covered 185 km in three days, just missing a small section of dirt roads. There

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is no doubt the trail is superb. Whilst the riding is not on ‘single-track’, most of the riding is on private pastoral 4WD trails, and is fast and fun.

The views along the way are just amazing, and the accommodation along the route is great too. We came across so much native wildlife too, almost the entire way seeing kangaroos, emus and more.

It really was quite amazing.

So, we are really excited about the prospect of running these trips along the entire route. The route will re-open in March 2010, and we will be running trips from then. But don’t worry, we will take four days to do the 200 km loop, at a more leisurely pace!

Future tours Escapegoat are running a trip on the Flinders by bike loop in mid-November (12–17) and then from March 2011.

A long descent down Razorback Ridge

Indian Madness Luka Van Cauteren y teammate and I recently set out to play a beach volleyball tournament in Chennai, India, and having been warned for the culture shock, I prepared for the worst.

One friend suggested taking the famous babywipes, another friend swore by a bottle of alcohol to fend off any unclean business we would come across. I can’t disagree with them. The city of Chennai was a mix of extreme poverty and rich residential areas, however most streets were filled with smog, dust, trash and most of all, an army of tuk-tuks, swarms of scooters and the usual cars and buses to complete the chaotic metropolitan.

Though somewhere between lane 4 and 8 (as lanes don’t exist, I counted as many as eight moving vehicles driving next to each other in the same direction on a street that would fit 2.5 cars in Australia) there rides a bicycle. A man in a sari pushing the pedals between a madness of horns, his bike nicely decorated with many Ganesh or pictures thereof, I assume to hope for the best.

I loved India for its genuine love for chaos that after a couple of days in the middle of the whirlwind, seems to come together like a good movie building the plot... or a great chicken korma.

The passion in their food transpires at how they live their lives, with enthusiasm, colour and spice.

With all critical eyes on the Commonwealth Games, we often got asked what we thought about India: our likes and dislikes, would we want to visit this and that, where we happy with everything, and so forth. People here seem happy in a city that I first judged by the layers of dirt that fall on you as you simply walk the streets (also counted by the amount of baby wipes consumed during our stay). I admire their friendliness, their genuine curiosity and of course their skills to send anyone’s palate on a discovery through all

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spectrums of spice and colour in the kitchen.

So why do they drive so utterly crazy, using the horn like a tap on the shoulder to let someone know you’re standing behind them? During one ride with my headphones on (it seemed like I was in the middle of a Hollywood class car chase when I had my music on), I realised that to drive any vehicle on the road here, you can’t be a patient man. And while your type of vehicle very much seemed to portray you social standing (sorry no Lycra here: a bicycle is the vehicle for the large block underneath the social pyramid), everybody seemed to have a certain courtesy for each other on the road. So much that bicycles can ride between lane 4 and 5 and will get cut off a few hundred times by a scooter who is holding a family of four and a broom, or by a millionairs

BMW, but even they get cut off by the next scooter, bus, or even bicycle. The only heir of the road to whom everybody obeyed and circled were the holy cows wandering along the streets like they owned it (I guess they do?) Still, you don’t really see any aggression, just all happy smiling wobbling heads. In the end the rules or lack thereof on the Chennai roads is maybe the only system in where everybody is equal and where the road is from everybody for everybody.

I couldn’t help but think that maybe we need to ride or drive with a little ‘Indian Madness’ within us and respect each other’s way of travelling on the road, give way to someone and get your way the next time... or maybe we should introduce some holy cows to the streets. Wouldn’t that be a treat?

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