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#cyclinglife

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Zorro

With a cycling buddy, I drove 900km to the small town of Glen Innes for a gravel ride in the Northern Tablelands in a region of northern New South Wales called New England.

I've never been here before and, to be honest, it's a lot like the Southern Highlands which is much closer. It's also very British with lots of Scottish and Welsh references.

The ride was organised by Goodness Gravel and was a much smaller and more personal ride than the Classic series.

We completed the 75km ride in good time and good spirits, despite some strong and relentless headwinds.

We've got a few more days here and are planning some riding/exploring tomorrow.

A selfie of me and my buddy at the start line with more than a few cyclists in the background.
A screenshot from my Strava record for the ride. Important stats are: Distance: 75.55km Elevation Gain: 916m Average Speed: 23.4km/h
#BikesOfMastodon#cycling#gravelbike
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Clarissa

FUN ADVENTURE! I topped up the sealant in Akasha’s rear tyre. It was leaking along the rim so I pumped it up to 6 bars so it would seal, then left it… then BLAM!!! The tyre exploded off the rim. 😂 Bloody (latexy) mess.

Buuuut while inspecting the damage I found the rim was split (unrelated cuz the rim liner was still intact). So new wheel it is! And cleaning up this huge mess. 😶

A rear bike is wheel on a bike stand. The bottom id covered in pale pink sealant and you can see the tyre has come off the rim.
Close up of rim, split around a spoke.
My terrace with white liquid all over it (the sealant I rinsed off the tyre).
#CyclingLife#BikeTooter#cycling
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Clarissa

My bike and I are exploring the “commune” next to ours, hoping to reach 90% (of all roads, tracks and paths).
Just had to explain to a man what I was doing after he warned me this track wasn’t going anywhere. He was duly impressed. 😄

Doing the final bits of an area can be frustrating (often non-existent, overgrown, muddy tracks etc), but it can also be fun. I’m always hoping for a treasure in a dead end. 😄 Sometimes there is, like a field with cute cows, horses or sheep.

Residential cul-de-sacs are also interesting cuz people feel more “private” there so you can see all the shit they leave outside their houses. OR the obscenely huge houses they built.

All that to say, cycling is great!!! 😆 And give Wandrer.earth a try if you wanna discover hidden gems (in a systematic fashion).
#cycling #BikeTooter #CyclingLife

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Mark McCaughrean

“Hey, can’t you see that I’m busy here?” 😋

Spotted this peregrine falcon in the fields north-west of Heidelberg during today’s 51km ride. It was beside a bike path eating lunch & actually seemingly fairly happy to let people stop & watch – I got within a couple of metres 🤷‍♂️🙂

Was still there an hour later as I was heading home – must’ve been quite some size of prey 🦅

#CyclingLife 🚴‍♂️
#Heidelberg 🏰
#Ornithology 🦢
#Photography 📷
#BirdsOfMastodon 🦜
#iPhonePhotography 📱

A peregrine falcon standing in a pile of feathers on some grass, staring at me. The bird has a mostly grey upper side with white flecks, while the lower side is the opposite. The legs feathers grey horizontal stripes. The area around the eyes is yellow as is the beak.
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Mark McCaughrean

Another nice evening glimpse of #Mercury & #Venus in the dusk sky, this time looking west along the Neckar from the Alte Brücke in #Heidelberg.

Venus is brighter to the upper right; Mercury is along a diagonal to the left & down from there, just above the thin clouds.

As seen near the end of today’s 55km cycle – sunny & warm for early March, but chilling rapidly after sunset. I also found some Bärlauch (wild garlic) out towards Ladenburg 😋

#CyclingLife 🚴‍♂️
#Astronomy ✨
#Photography 📷

A view along a river towards the west after sunset, with blue sky above and some light grey clouds mixed with the yellow and orange horizon light below. The north bank of the river has many houses on it and lights are reflected in the river. There are trees on the slope above. Venus and Mercury are both visible as white dots.
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Cycling Nomads

Not long after leaving Taourirt, we noticed a car following us again. It was almost funny how they tried to make it seem like they weren’t—driving slowly behind us, then stopping to let us gain some distance, only to start following us again. It was the police. I heard that in this region, it’s quite common for them to keep an eye on travelers.
Dark clouds surrounded us, and in the distance, we could see freshly fallen snow on the mountains ahead—a breathtaking sight against this arid desert landscape.
At the next gas station, we stopped for a tea break and noticed that the car following us suddenly turned around and left—probably because we had exited their area. Exhausted from cycling against the wind, we looked for a place to rest but found none, so we decided to keep going.
The storm seemed to be moving in and daylight was fading, we reached a crossroads where we would turn toward Midelt and the mountains. We stopped at a small roadside restaurant for tea and food and asked the owners if we could camp in their garden. They were very kind and welcomed us to stay.
Soon, a different policeman arrived. He was very friendly and asked if we needed anything. When we told him we planned to sleep in the garden, he instead arranged for us to sleep inside the restaurant. He even gave us his phone number in case we needed anything during the night.
We drank more tea and waited for the restaurant to close. Once it did, we set up our sleeping spot on the first floor, grateful for the warmth and shelter.
#cycletouring #cycling #wanderer #exploring #bicycle #bicycletouring #adventurecycling #cyclinglife #cyclingnomads #traveldiaries #biketouringforever #pedalpower #travelstories #travelbybike #bikewander #bikelife #biketouring #fromwhereiride #worldbycyclingù #worldbybike #pedaljourneys #humanpoweredadventures #neverstopexploring #biketocamp #worldbycycling #BikeTooter #biketouringmike

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Cycling Nomads

We made our way to Taourirt, a small town just a few kilometers from the gas station where we had spent the night. Needing to restock on supplies. We stopped for coffee and breakfast. But just as we were about to set off again, the wind picked up, and dark storm clouds rolled in.

Realizing the weather was only getting worse, we checked out the town’s two hotels and decided to stay at Hotel Riad in the main square. Our room was simple but spacious, with a balcony and a good hot bucket shower. What we thought would be just an overnight stop turned into a longer stay—more bad weather was on the way. After a few days of crazy winds and rain we were happy to hit the road again. It felt special to witness rain in the desert—a rare and beautiful sight. #cycletouring #cycling #wanderer #exploring #bicycle #bicycletouring #adventurecycling #cyclinglife #cyclingnomads #traveldiaries #biketouringforever #pedalpower #travelstories #travelbybike #bikewander #bikelife #biketouring #fromwhereiride #worldbycyclingù #worldbybike #pedaljourneys #humanpoweredadventures #neverstopexploring #biketocamp #worldbycycling #BikeTooter #biketouringmike

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