Tour of Australia

Check you maps the prevailing winds in Australia at that time of year or any
time of year for that matter are from West to east and is up to 40 knots at
times, if you go from Sydney to perth you may not even make it that is you
may DIE from heat exhauastion or simply get the ****s with the palce.

Its one of the great romanictic notions of many cyclists to ride across
Australia truth is it is very hot and very dry and there is nothing out
there just day after day of grinding along a busy and not partincularly wide
road that has lots of trucks and NO WATER for hundreds of miles at a time
and every thing is as expensive as hell.

The country is in one of the worst droughts in its history. If you think it
was hot in Europe this year just wait untill you get here. 35 to 40 Degress
is normal for us in Summer it will be up to AND OVER 50 DEGREES during the
day and well below Zero at night out there. Its called the " never nerer" by
the Aboriginals for a reason. Because if you go there you may never come
back.

Australia has many nice palces to cycle some people do cross the continent
but only as a supported rides in winter. so unless you have are planning on
bying a car or van and have someone to drive it is not practicle or safe to
try to cross form Sydney to Perth or vice versa, and there is nothing to see
any way

If you are looking for a good tour go to Cairns and the Atherton table lands
up noprth to start with and head south this will be a much more pleasant
tour for you and is about the same distance and there is water , beaches and
most importanly towns full of Pubs and friendly people some of whom may want
to have sex with you.

If you still want to see the red center drive it, and yes helemets are
compulsory






Bill Brown wrote in message
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to hot to ride in december plan in cooler times

abcd wrote in message
.. .
Hi everyone,
My name is Francesco I'm Italian. In december me and my friends we would
like to do a fantastic tour of south Australia (Sydney-Perth).
I've some question for you.

Is it true that helmet is compulsory?

Could you suggest me some Australian site on these type of tour?

Thank you very much indeed.

Francesco.

P.S. The dreams become reality sometimes!

Dodo wrote in message
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Check you maps the prevailing winds in Australia at that time of year or
any
time of year for that matter are from West to east and is up to 40 knots
at
times, if you go from Sydney to perth you may not even make it that is you
may DIE from heat exhauastion or simply get the ****s with the palce.

Its one of the great romanictic notions of many cyclists to ride across
Australia truth is it is very hot and very dry and there is nothing out
there just day after day of grinding along a busy and not partincularly
wide
road that has lots of trucks and NO WATER for hundreds of miles at a time
and every thing is as expensive as hell.

A few months back I helped a couple of Germans build trailers for their
bikes so they could cross from Adelaide to Perth. They seemed think that
there would be a lovely little coast road the entire way dotted with cute
little fishing villages. One clueing in went:

DFM: Do you know what a road train is?
Germans: Umm... no.
DFM: You will by the end of it.

They got as far as Whyalla before giving up!
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DFM

Dodo wrote in message
...
Check you maps the prevailing winds in Australia at that time of year or
any
time of year for that matter are from West to east and is up to 40 knots
at
times, if you go from Sydney to perth you may not even make it that is you
may DIE from heat exhauastion or simply get the ****s with the palce.

Its one of the great romanictic notions of many cyclists to ride across
Australia truth is it is very hot and very dry and there is nothing out
there just day after day of grinding along a busy and not partincularly
wide
road that has lots of trucks and NO WATER for hundreds of miles at a time
and every thing is as expensive as hell.

A few months back I helped a couple of Germans build trailers for their
bikes so they could cross from Adelaide to Perth. They seemed think that
there would be a lovely little coast road the entire way dotted with cute
little fishing villages. One clueing in went:

DFM: Do you know what a road train is?
Germans: Umm... no.
DFM: You will by the end of it.

They got as far as Whyalla before giving up!
---
DFM

I've just finished my 5th ride across the Nullarbor. The road isn't all that
busy, the road trains are usually well behaved and the road is quite good
quality most of the time.

Out of our team of over 30 cyclists, only 3 or 4 found the Nullarbor to be
boring. Everyone else found it to be fascinating with constantly changing
scenery.

Having said that, you're right on some points. People who don't know what
they're up against will find it tough.


"Deep Flayed Mares" wrote in
message ...
Dodo wrote in message
...
Check you maps the prevailing winds in Australia at that time of year or
any
time of year for that matter are from West to east and is up to 40 knots
at
times, if you go from Sydney to perth you may not even make it that is
you
may DIE from heat exhauastion or simply get the ****s with the palce.

Its one of the great romanictic notions of many cyclists to ride across
Australia truth is it is very hot and very dry and there is nothing out
there just day after day of grinding along a busy and not partincularly
wide
road that has lots of trucks and NO WATER for hundreds of miles at a
time
and every thing is as expensive as hell.

A few months back I helped a couple of Germans build trailers for their
bikes so they could cross from Adelaide to Perth. They seemed think that
there would be a lovely little coast road the entire way dotted with cute
little fishing villages. One clueing in went:

DFM: Do you know what a road train is?
Germans: Umm... no.
DFM: You will by the end of it.

They got as far as Whyalla before giving up!
---
DFM