You have the bicycle set up, the racks on, a list of what you are packing, but what about yourself? How do you get yourself ready for your big tour? Apart from the obvious things such as knowing how to ride a bicycle, and at least having some level of fitness, there are some other things you need to do.
Archive of posts tagged Touring
Types of Bicycle Touring
There are many ways to tour Western Australia on a bicycle. This is just a short introduction to some of them, and some highlights of each. There may be other ways available, or you can mix and match to suit your schedule.
Touring In The Heat
For those of you that are thinking about bicycle touring in Western Australia and live in a cooler climate, the heat here may be a shock. I will quote all temperatures in Celsius, but 38 Degrees Celsius is around 100 degress Fahrenheit.
During summer in Perth, there may be days on end where the maximum day time temperature is above 38 degrees. The minimum overnight temperature in summer may only drop to 22 degrees. Yes it does get hot enough to melt the bitumen, and to cook eggs on the barbeque plate without lighting the barbecue.
Gallery – Graeme’s Bicycling Tour Around Australia
Gallery from Graeme MacPherson’s bicycle tour around Australia. These photographs were kindly donated by him.
Review – Trekking Bars
Guess who got a new set of handlebars? After being sick of riding on a bike with flat bars and bar ends, I needed somewhere else to put my hands. I looked at drop bars (racing style, upside down bull horns) but it would mean changing my brake and gear levers to fit them.
Bicycle Touring With A Toilet
That age old question when on tour on a bicycle, especially in Australia’s out back. Where do I go to the toilet? Due to the lack of public toilets available in out back areas, we have had to engineer a solution. It’s finally finished, and now you can Tour In Style.
