Land of Oz(my K2)

[shovelon]

Unbelievable weather this weekend. Rode Rocky Peak, and Chumash Friday and yesterday, and my legs have gone on strike.
Found this site which pretty closely describes my favorite trail.
http://www.socalmtb.com/socal/trails/chumash.htm?list=photos

Don't laugh,
Terry

[orange]

wow so different to what I'm used to!

[Tel]

Hi chaps, spooky post I`m of to Oz tomorrow, Melbourne to see family for a few days, then to Cairns diving and biking for 2 weeks.
Not looking forward to the flight too much though, 26 hours in cattle class, legs like a grass hopper in drain pipe trousers!
The biking looks pretty good, not to sure about hire bikes, are the brakes arse about face or UK set up? (not that every one else sets their brakes back to front)
Cheers, Tel.
 

[shovelon]

Oh lucky you. I hear it is flaming hot down under right now. But what the hey.

Have a great time.

Terry

[kiwi]

Cairns will be ^%$#@ ht at this time of year,prolly in the 40,s.In NZ we set our bikes up like motorbikes with hte front brake on the right..not sure about the aussies.A  few minutes with a spanner (hopfully the brakes arent intgrated with teh shifters) would sort that out!

[Tel]

Hi chaps, oh well Ill have to slum it in the heat I guess, dont worry though I expect Ill be posting from an internet cafe that I`ve ballsed up the brakes on my hire bike how do I fix them? Simon dont reply yet I dont know exactly what Ill snap bend or break!
All the best, Tel.
PS see you in 3 weeks with a tan, last one to kiss a crocodile`s a sissy.

[jeffhop]

tel, hope your there for the cricket! cant see why anyone would want to go to oz in the middle of their summer while  britain freezes , i really cant!! oh yeah we are one up in the finals!!!!  go on boys!!

[rapiddescent]

a bit late to reply in time - but I had a magic day out riding with Dan of Dans mountain bike tours.  He does some great routes through the rainforest at the back of the cook university and up at crocodile creek, germans house has a great ride down as well.

I stayed at trinity beach (just north of cairns) - fabulous.  also, you must get on one of the backpackers diving boats out to the reef - it is unbelievable.  There are also posher excusrions on fancy boats and you can even get a float plane out to the reef if you want.

whilst riding through the rainforest, we came across spiders as large as a dinner plate.  it's so unline here in scotland because there isn't that much wildlife that will chase you and eat you. - except glasweigen schoolchildren..

c

[Sprucey]

My GF is born and bread Glasgow and still lives there - it's not jsut the school kids who are menacing! ;-)

Sprucey

[rapiddescent]

I think it is the diet of deep fried mars bars and irn-bru/whisky that does it to them!!

callum
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