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[crazycanuck]

*sniff* wahhhh..noone ever comes to Perth..

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[Trekhawk]

*sniff* wahhhh..noone ever comes to Perth..

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LOL - but we know they are missing out on a great place. Ill come visit CC might not be for another year or two but I promise I will come (besides my mum will kill me if I dont).

[light_sabe_r]

mtkitchn

There are plenty of great places to ride in Melbourne. Victoria's roads are so WELL kept they have no idea what a pot hole is.

Victoria has the hightest percentage of the population that rides. NSW has the lowest. AND Sydney would be the reason why.

You DON'T want to hire a bike in sydney and ride. There's no infrastructure.

Victoria on the other hand is great. Correct me if I'm wrong but bikes can go on the tram lines under the provision that you must give way to the tram?

in any case every trip I make to Melbourne it's just BUSTLING with bikes commuting to work... and in the regional areas such as the great ocean road, there're bikeways (on road and off) which connect the city with the road... and Bike paths and lanes out there! If you're gonna ride do it in Melbourne!

There's a Yarra Valley Bike trail. (where all the wineries are) but I don't reccommend Riding and winetasting. the cops CAN pull you over and they CAN breath test you if you're riding on the road. If you're over the Australian limit (.05%) you will be fined. If you're riding on the footpath you can't be then that's different.

Oh yeah, Melbourne also has "four seasons in a day" so pack everything expecting summer or winter, sleet hail or fine. You could be walking down the street one minute and then get rained on the next but it's not really cloudy...


Meanwhile Cairns is probably a good place to ride (I was born there!) It's considered a big country town. It's gonna be HOT and HUMID no matter what time of the year you go there. So make sure you take SINGLETS and shorts and buy some tropical strength Aeroguard while you're here cause the mozzies and sandflies will annoy the hell outta you.

Umm yeah. Cairns is a tropical paradise! I love it up there. Just be careful of the box jelliefish and irukanji jellifish if you go swimming or snokeling. You can't see them but you will know if you've been stung by one. Also make sure if you're swimming at a beack to swim between the flags and this big floating black thing... (which is the jelliefish free zone)

Have fun!

[Thistle]

mtkitchn

Oh yeah, Melbourne also has "four seasons in a day" so pack everything expecting summer or winter, sleet hail or fine. You could be walking down the street one minute and then get rained on the next but it's not really cloudy...

ha ha ha.... so true

[mtkitchn]

Thanks for the advice, ladies! I'll definitely look for cycling in Melbourne when I'm NOT wine tasting!
I'm not looking to cycle every day on vacation, but it would be nice to get a couple rides in!
Any more advice is welcome!

[mimitabby]

mtkitchn

You DON'T want to hire a bike in sydney and ride. There's no infrastructure.


Meanwhile Cairns is probably a good place to ride (I was born there!) It's considered a big country town. It's gonna be HOT and HUMID no matter what time of the year you go there. So make sure you take SINGLETS and shorts and buy some tropical strength Aeroguard while you're here cause the mozzies and sandflies will annoy the hell outta you.


Have fun!

Questions!!
what do you mean, there's no infrastructure? as in the roads are not repaired or as there are vigilantees running around shooting people??

and what is a singlet??

[Thistle]

Questions!!

and what is a singlet??

he he he... didnt know that was an aussie word. it's like a t-shirt with no sleeves... men wear them under business shirts... or sometimes just with shorts cos it's so hot

i dunno whether you guys have them... you seem to wear a t-shirt under business shirts


this is a singlet http://www.rowbust.com/chicks-with-sticksFS.html

[light_sabe_r]

CHESTY BONDS!!! lol

Yeah. Mimtabby what I mean by "no infrastructure" is that Sydney has the worst traffic in the country AND there's no Bike lanes, no off road bike paths and the ones that do exist are not really helpful. And their roads are also full of potholes (as are brisbanes)

Melbourne and Victoria on the other hand have the BEST on road and off cycling in the country as voted by Australian Cyclist. They've got Rail Trails, bike lanes and on a recent trip BF and I did, we didn't see a single pot hole!!! THE ENTIRE TRIP and that was a 1 week driving holiday!
On the great ocean road there are "Bike detours" to avoid traffic from on and off ramps.

BF and I were very impressed. No wonder Vicotria has the highest percentage of Commuter and recreational cyclists!

I also can't believe Singlet is an Aussie word. "Sleevess" top might be the word you're looking for.

[Thistle]

we're spending a week in march doing the rail trails round wangaratta ... i cant wait! might clock up some serious kms then

[Wahine]

he he he... didnt know that was an aussie word. it's like a t-shirt with no sleeves... men wear them under business shirts... or sometimes just with shorts cos it's so hot

i dunno whether you guys have them... you seem to wear a t-shirt under business shirts


this is a singlet http://www.rowbust.com/chicks-with-sticksFS.html

I don't know if singlet is an Aussie word. We use it in Canada but usually only to refer to a sleevless top that is used for athletics, especially running. Maybe it's more of a proper English word as opposed to an American English word. sort of like colour verses color, behaviour/behavior.

Oh, in the US, they call a sleeveless cotton Tee, like the kind you wear under a dress shirt, a "wife-beater" , because that's what lower class men will sometimes wear when it's hot, (without anything over it), usually while dirnking beer outside of a shack of some sort.

I know, it's a nasty term but somehow it brings the right picture to mind.

[light_sabe_r]

lol Wahine I only just read your response.

The blue singlet is associated with the tradies of old, and beer drinkers, Yobbos, bogans etc. So yeah... The WIFE beater may even fit into that category. But only the navy blue singlet.

CHESTY BOND on the other hand had a resurgence and a touch of class added to it when Paul MacCurrio danced up a storm in the add for it, and Sarah Murdoch has since modelled the women's version on TV. (In fact my indoor soccer team's jersey is an orange chesty bond. It's too hot to play in anything else)

I like them because they're LONG and thin, so during summer they're great night clothes.

PS: Sorry for the thread hijack mtkitchn