Cycling & Travel

We are members of Bike North inc. which is our local Bicycle User Group. It is very active in advocacy for cycling and also provides a comprehensive social cycling programme.

Need to improve your confidence and skills?

Want to commute work work by bike but don't feel you can quite manage? Want to ride for fun but find the roads a bit scary ? Need help with gears or general skills?
Let us know - we are both qualified cycling coaches and really enjoy helping others to get out there and have some fun.

Hills compared

Here is a page comparing some of the hills of northern Syndey. More hills will be added as I collect the data.

World Masters' Games 2009

Insanely, for cyclists who have never raced, we entered the WMG in the road race and Individual Time Trial events. We worked hard at getting our selves fit and ready and each managed personal best efforts and results. It was great fun to mix it with some rather more serious racers, and to meet a whole bunch of other riders like us, who wanted to have a go!

Day rides (and shorter)

As we live in the NW of Sydney many of the routes are in that general area.

Cycling Tours and Trips

At various times it is our habit to take leave not only of the house, but of our senses and go touring on the trikes. We also take every opportunity to get out of Sydney and ride our road bikes. Sometimes we pick a base camp and do day rides from there, other times we travel by other means from base to base. Here are accounts of some of our journeys.

Big Tour, 2007, Cowra to Rutherglen

Europe, 2005 Germany, Iceland, France, England

New Zealand, 2004 North Island

South Australia, 2003 Adelaide, the hills, and Flinders Ranges

Big Tour, 2002, Cowra to Rutherglen

Tour of Victoria, 2001

Mudgee Madness, 2001

Tour de Cowra, 2001 The first Bike North Easter Tour

Avoid the Olympics Tour, 2000 Cowra to Rutherglen and back

Hawaii, 1999 (not much cycling)

Rutherglen, 1999

Temora Pub Crawl, 1999

Marauding Mudgee, 1999

Parkes, 1998

Milawa Gourmet Tour, 1998

Our First Tour, 1998 Cowra, Young, Grenfell, Forbes

Other events

12 hour event 2006 Fran at Eastern Creek raceway