Being our final long ride together for the next three months, my riding buddy Paul and I headed out to the Old Great North Road once more. The weather was threatening – actually, raining – as we loaded the bikes for the thirty minute drive to the Dubbo Gully starting point. Continue reading
Category Archives: Central Coast Rides
Brake! It’s a snake!
It’s not uncommon, when riding on bike paths around the Central Coast, to come across people walking their pets. Sometimes, in the joy of the morning sunshine, they forget they are sharing the path and they and their fluffy little dog take up the entire cycleway. But this morning, seeing as I was riding on the fire trails of Kincumber Mountain, I wasn’t expecting such issue. Continue reading
10,000 kilometres — & the adventures keep rolling on!
Not being a “numbers orientated” rider — you know the ones: at the end of a18.7 k ride they head back down the trail just to round the distance up to 20 ks! — well me, not being one of those, hadn’t planned anything out of the ordinary for the ride that would click over the 10,000 kilometres on my Giant Anthen 29er. As it turned out, however, the milestone ride was very memorable indeed!
Yengo Heats Us Up
Of all days to explore the Yengo National Park we had to pick one with temperatures of up to 35º.
Continue reading