Bike for Bibles Blog, Riding for Literacy » Ride Reports http://bikeforbibles.org/blog Bike for Bibles Worldwide, riding for literacy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Perth to Sydney: almost there http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/09/15/perth-to-sydney-almost-there/ http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/09/15/perth-to-sydney-almost-there/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:35:10 +0000 davidp http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/09/15/perth-to-sydney-almost-there/ The guys are are inside the last week of their big ride, just a few days away from Sydney. They are due to arrive in Sydney this Saturday.

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Catch up on their journey via the links below:

Richard B

Blog: Road Support Blog

Trevor Lawrence

blog: Trevor J Lawrence

Gary

gatzby’s Great Bike Adventure:

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Richard B

REST DAY AT STREAKY BAY – DAY 15

 

 

 CEDUNA TO STREAKY BAY – DAY 14

 

 

 NUNDROO TO CEDUNA – DAY 13

 

 

 NULLARBOR TO NUNDROO – DAY 12

 

Trevor L.

Fellow Travellers

When we arrived in Balladonia we came across someone else on a major cycling excursion. This makes ours appear nothing. A German woman Dorothee Fleck is essentially travelling around the world with all her possessions on her bike. It was a hybrid bike with custom frames added to support the required paniers. Looked real heavy to us. She had started the Australian leg in Darwin and gone anticlockwise from there. Including the European and Asian legs she has done about 40,000km so far!!! This appears to be the second such trip she’s done and when I asked if she was going to South America she said "Another time".

Back on Air

We’ve been out of wireless broadband coverage since leaving Norseman across the Nullarbor. Now that we are back into civilisation in Ceduna, coverage should be right from now on. After travelling down to Streaky Bay tomorow, we have a rest day, so I should be able to cattch up on some of what’s been missed.
One good thing about being away from civilisation is that, since there are no church halls, school halls, recreation centres etc for us to stay in, we have had to stay in motel units and therefore had a proper bed to sleep in. Now its back to the air mattresses etc.

Gary

 

Day 11 – Border Village to Nullarbor Roadhouse

 

 

 Day 12 – Nullarbor Roadhouse to Nundroo Roadhouse

 

 

Day 13 – Nundroo Roadhouse to Ceduna

 

 

 Day 14 – Ceduna to Streaky Bay

 

REST DAY !!

Day 15 – Rest day at Streaky Bay. Rhymes doesn’t !

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]]> http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/27/perth-to-sydney-swine-flu-and-long-days/feed/ 0 Perth to Sydney Day 4, Part II http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/22/perth-to-sydney-day-4-part-ii/ http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/22/perth-to-sydney-day-4-part-ii/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:15:21 +0000 davidp http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/perth-to-sydney-day-4-part-ii/ Read Gary’s blog post: Day 4 – Southern Cross to Coolgardie

What a difference a tail wind makes! We did the 186 kms at an average of over 28 kms/hour, which is good taking into consideration the mixed ability of the riders in the team. We left Southern Cross at 7.15 am and arrived in Coolgardie at about 4 pm. This included a stop for morning tea and lunch, plus a ‘pit stop’ about every 25 kms.

Read More …

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Richard’s post: SOUTHERN CROSS TO COOLGARDIE – DAY 4

 

 

 

  Blog post from Trevor: Day 4

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Blog post from Richard: MERREDIN TO SOUTHERN CROSS – DAY 3

 

 

Blog post from Trevor: Day 3

 

 

 

Blog post from Gary: Day 3 – Merredin to Southern Cross

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Blog post form Trevor: Day 2

 

 

 

Blog post from Gary: Day 2 – Northam to Merredin

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Blog post From Richard: LEAVING PERTH

 

 

Blog post from Trevor: Day 1

 

 

Blog post from Gary Day 1 Perth to Northam

]]> http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/19/perth-to-sydney-day-1/feed/ 0 Following the Perth to Sydney ride http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/19/following-the-perth-to-sydney-ride/ http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/19/following-the-perth-to-sydney-ride/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:41:18 +0000 davidp http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/following-the-perth-to-sydney-ride/ A few of the team are writing blogs while they are out on the road. There is at least one 3G modem in the group, so we might get to see updates from along the route – although there isn’t much out there in the wilds of the outback !

If you would like a reminder of the route they are taking for the next almost 5 weeks, go here – Perth to Sydney 2009 Ride Route

]]> http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/19/following-the-perth-to-sydney-ride/feed/ 0 A day in the life of a rider: Perth to Sydney http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-rider-perth-to-sydney/ http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-rider-perth-to-sydney/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:35:41 +0000 davidp http://bikeforbibles.org/blog/2009/08/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-rider-perth-to-sydney/ I was able to ride the first day of the 2009 Perth to Sydney Ride on Monday this week. Not being able to do the whole ride, it was a nice compromise to at least be able to meet the riders and head out of the city with them.

To me it felt like I had the consummate experience of a `ride day’ for a big ride. It started at 5:30AM when the alarm went off. I could hear rain outside, it was dark and cold. Here we go !

I really appreciated the opportunity to talk to the riders and the support crew as we rode out from Ascot and headed up Great Eastern Highway.

On route to the morning tea stop at 55km at El Caballo I made the day a complete BFB experience by getting a nail in my tyre, having a dud spare tube and seeing some fresh road kill.

You don’t tend to smell the fresh roadkill, only the stale stuff. In fact you often don’t even see the stale roadkill, there is just the aroma of death left.

One thing for sure, it is much harder and a whole heap less fun riding 55km by yourself home compared to being in a bunch of Bike for Biblers.

All the best guys, hope you have a great ride across the country.

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