I am a 22 year old English guy who wants to ride his bicycle
across Oz in 2000.
My proposed route is Perth-Alice Springs-Cape York heading
straight through the Outback on the old stock routes.
I would love advice from anyone who can tell me anything
about the outback or the stock routes (eg Canning Stock
Route). My problems at the moment revolve around food,
water, tents and navigation and most other things.
Please feel free to e-mail me on A.J.Humphreys@sms.ed.ac.uk
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Dear adventurous cyclist, do u have any idea how big oz
is? and I must tell u that the motor vehicles here hate
cyclists. I cum from Lincoln and I love to cycle,but I
dont do it here. much too dangerous. lots of the roads
wud be unrideable. Think twice Carole
Contact these guys. They're a non-profit organization
promoting cycling and often have huge bike trips in various
parts of Australia. I was a part of the Tasmanian Ride and
had loads of fun. On that ride, about 800 people travelled
together going from Hobart to Launceston. And that's one of
the smaller ones! Every year, Bicycle Victoria organizes a
trip for 3000 going from Melbourne to Adelaide. The riders
ranged from the hardcore to the people just riding from one
pub to the next. For the ride in Tasmania, it costs about
$500 and food, planned routes, first aid staff, watering
spots and accomodation are all provided. Just bring your
clothes, bike, helmet, water bottle and a tent.
Bicycle Victoria
(03) 9328-3000
bicylevic@bv.com.au
http://www.bv.com.au
Al
If you are interested in crossing the Simpson desert, or
even just getting some information on the conditions
encountered when crossing the outback, you might want to
check out this web site...
http://www.sdcc.mtx.net/
Good luck
I have just returned friom Oz and my partner and I tried to
drive from Townsville to Alice Springs. The problem was
the heat. If you think that you can handle 40-60 degrees
heat with the hottest part of the day being about 5-6 PM
then good luck. There is no shade, no water and no help.
People in the outback died just walking 10 KM'S so if you
are palnning to cycle have a long hard think about
support. Even in our campervan the wind heat was
unbearable. In the winter you get slightly less heat
during the dau but then at night the temperature plummets.
Try and find other peole who have been there and done it.
Good luck
I cycled Tasmania in February and had a great time.
Although it was very hilly, it was beautiful and so much
fun. Make sure you don't miss Tassie, you'll love it!
Poeple have cycled all of these routes that you have
described.
First let me say - do it in the winter. Everything you have
heard about the outback summer is true.
Often people who do these remote routes have a backup team
which is very expensive.
There are often articles in "Push On" about people doing
these remote routes (and sometimes they meet other cyclists
on the same routes!) so they can be done. Just do lots of
preparation.