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: State of the stable 2024 This is a regular ‘feature’ on the Internet BOB. So having prepared this on my Craft …

: Trip notes from New England Cycle Trail (South) Day 1. Armidale to Uralla, 35km NECT day 1: Armidale …

: On the subject of how much you spent on your bike Here is an unpopular or perhaps unwelcome thought. Imagine you are riding along on your bike …

: A bike is more than the sum of its parts: my Carve 29er If I look at my stable of bikes, and how much each one gets used (available on Strava), you might …

: Can I just post this here cos It’s awesome I want to remember it often I agree with every …

: Arrows in my quiver, horses in my stable A little while ago on this very website, I answered the question that everybody wants to know: …

: In defence of aluminium Fiona on a steel bike, me on an aluminium bike. Loaded up and trucking and having the time of our …

: Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) Straddie, a.k.a Minjerribah is a great place to dip your toes into the water, both figuratively in …

: Where can I go bikepacking? In a few short weeks, sometime after EkkaCross, I’m going to go for a bike tour along the Mawson …

: Avoiding the Wide Bay Highway Ground-truthing a route from Kilkivan to Gundiah I am hoping later this year to be able to ride from …

: How great is the GABCY network? Super keen to go have a look at this … …

: 'The quiver killer is a myth' or 'Can any bike replace the Sholto?' My touring / commuter bike (the Sholto) has had a long and varied career. And ever since I turned it …

: Rail trails and back roads to Hervey Bay! Next big idea: Ipswich to Hervey Bay: BVRT, KKRT, BNT and back roads to Tiaro, Mungar. And Mary to …

: GQRTA Day 9 Ubobo to Gladstone Part 10 of 10. Previously: Day 8 Mungungo to Ubobo Strava link Distance: 79.3km To describe this …

: GQRTA Day 8 Mungungo to Ubobo Part 9 of 10. Previously Day 7 Eidsvold to Mungungo Next Day 9 Ubobo to Gladstone Strava links Day …

: GQRTA Day 7 Eidsvold to Mungungo Part 8 of 10 Previously: Day 6 Gayndah to Eidsvold Next: Day 8 Mungungo to Ubobo Links Strava …

: GQRTA Day 6 Gayndah to Eidsvold Part 7 of 10 Previously Day 5 Proston to Gayndah Next: Day 7 Eidsvold to Mungungo Links Strava: …

: GQRTA Day 5 Proston to Gayndah Part 6 of 10 Previous: Day 4 Kingaroy to Proston Next Day 6 Gayndah to Eidsvold Links Strava: …

: GQRTA Day 4 Kingaroy to Proston Part 5 of 10 Previously: Day 3 Yarraman to Kingaroy Next: Day 5 Proston to Gayndah Links My Strava …

: GQRTA Day 3 Yarraman to Kingaroy Part 4 of 10 Previously: Day 2 Toogoolawah to Yarraman Next: Day 4 Kingaroy to Proston Links to …

: GQRTA Day 2 Toogoolawah to Yarraman Part 3 of 10 Previously: Day 1 Wulkuraka to Toogoolawah Next: Day 3 Yarraman to Kingaroy Strava …

: GQRTA Day 1 Wulkuraka to Toogoolawah Part 2 of 10 Previously: Overview Next: Day 2 Toogoolawah to Yarraman Strava links for this post: …

: Overview: The Great Queensland Rail Trail Adventure Part 1 of a 10-part series describing a bike touring route by Andrew Demack, from Ipswich …

: Not the backyard blitz

: Gravel-packing with panniers A big part of the bike-packing style of bike touring that really took off in the last 10 years was …

: New kit day

: Airtable is awesome I like to plan bike tours. The two tools I use most are Airtable and RideWithGPS. Airtable is a …

: Loaded up and trucking I recently posted some photos of my touring bike, all set up for the Great Queensland Rail Trail …

: Wanna go for a ride? I like to do mildly adventurous bike tours. Sometimes when I post pix of what I’m up to, …

: How many bicycles do I need? You need to own all the bicycles that will allow you to do the type of riding you enjoy. Everyone …

: Micro-blog micro-adventure I’m going to an all-day workshop at Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast next week. I dislike …

: Get in the drops Road bikes and cyclocross bikes and gravel bikes and all-road bikes all come with drop bars. But …

: Briztreadley might even be back Things that might appear here: random opinions about bike stuff micro podcasts, by which I mean …