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The joys of country riding!
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:28 pm
by martinjs
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:21 pm
by ruscook
Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:07 pm
by martinjs
With the go comes the not so good.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2771016388703
I was riding into a head wind gusting at just over 50kph.
Martin
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:01 am
by il padrone
ruscook wrote:Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.
Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:58 pm
by martinjs
il padrone wrote:ruscook wrote:Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.
Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill
I don't see that much road kill.
Also we must be ready to help the critters we do see, or at least dodge them.
I've stopped and saved a few of these little beasties over the years in Leeton, both in car and on bike.
Moved this one off the road.
Martin
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:01 pm
by brawlo
il padrone wrote:ruscook wrote:Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.
Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill
Tis an unwritten country rule that when you are out on a lovely warm day, all roadkill shall reside at the top of sharp/steep/long climbs when you are sucking in big gulps of air!
Anyway, the chance of perhaps one or 2 bogans on a ride sharply outweighs the guarantee of many in the city! Not to mention fresh air vs smoggy haze.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:52 pm
by martinjs
brawlo wrote:il padrone wrote:ruscook wrote:Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.
Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill
Tis an unwritten country rule that when you are out on a lovely warm day, all roadkill shall reside at the top of sharp/steep/long climbs when you are sucking in big gulps of air!
Anyway, the chance of perhaps one or 2 bogans on a ride sharply outweighs the guarantee of many in the city! Not to mention fresh air vs smoggy haze.
Ha, just thought about that, from memory it seems your right.
Mind you that could be because a truck or car came over the hill and didn't see the animal until too late. Mainly small critters get hit out here, even harder to see.
Martin
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:42 pm
by il padrone
It's a bit different in Tassie - hills, headwinds and roadkill
In some areas there was really one every 200m, and they tend to be more....... juicy. All mangled by the Devils. I think it is just that in Tassie they have so much more wildlife, but it does get a bit
disturbing.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:24 pm
by martinjs
il padrone wrote:It's a bit different in Tassie - hills, headwinds and roadkill
In some areas there was really one every 200m, and they tend to be more....... juicy. All mangled by the Devils. I think it is just that in Tassie they have so much more wildlife, but it does get a bit
disturbing.
Yes it would and it does, hate seeing dead critters. Participially the native wildlife.
Martin
The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:04 pm
by ozzymac
Can't say country riding is always great......
There is a section of road I have to ride on that goes past a dairy farm, and the flies around that section of road are just so bad this year, and the worst thing is there is a large steep hill just past it, which makes it interesting trying to stop swallowing flies but breath at the same time.
Bring back winter
Cheers
The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:09 pm
by toolonglegs
A lot of the road kill here ends up on the table... Why would you leave a tenderized pig or deer on the side of the road
especially as it probably trashed your car as well
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:07 pm
by martinjs
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:54 am
by martinjs
More pictures
Why? Because I can.
When these pass on narrow rough roads it can get a bit hairy, although saying that they usally give me plenty of width.
Naturallly weed control, often see sheep roving around the edges.
This seems to happen in light to medium winds after tractors have gone by.
No trucks now.
Martin
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:50 pm
by open roader
Tall willy willys - good photo.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:09 pm
by open roader
Great evening light on the way home today........... (near Deans Marsh, Otways- Victoria)
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:46 pm
by silkishuge
I never take the time to stop to take photos. I guess I should but my photos will never justify the scenery I see on my rides. The sun rising where the rays shine across the golden fields. You can see your shadow stretched across the road and onto the field on the other side of the road. Its a nice to watch the fluid motion of the shadow of a cyclist with a steady rthythm. My only issue is with km after km of dead roads. I have also learnt to watch out for gravel at rural junctions.
Jon
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:46 pm
by open roader
The joys of scoring a flat in the country....... waiting for the cavalry to arrive could be a lot worse than sitting here for a couple of hours................. clean air, warm sunshine, birds-a-singin........
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 6:30 pm
by il padrone
open roader wrote:The joys of scoring a flat in the country....... waiting for the cavalry to arrive could be a lot worse than sitting here for a couple of hours.................
You don't carry tyre levers and spare tube?? Really not too heavy or bulky to do so. Get one of these and have the gear 'always ready'
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:06 am
by ColinOldnCranky
I have a couple of time ridden on highways - Bridgetown, Busselton, Mauritius... Indeed I went for an early morning ride in the rain through Chidlow and The Old NOrtham Road last Sunday. And while I can't see me doing any great distances I do find it a nice change from riding the PSPs. There is always a touch of anxiety but I would prolly feel the same on a bike too.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:41 pm
by open roader
A little bit of rainbow joy....... Warrnambool to Melbourne rail line near Birregurra
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:37 pm
by Aushiker
open roader wrote:A little bit of rainbow joy....... Warrnambool to Melbourne rail line near Birregurra
Nice photo.
Andrew
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:58 pm
by ldrcycles
Absolutely loving the pics in this thread, some real corkers, keep em coming
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Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:53 pm
by clackers
The (newish) bridge over Lake Hume on the rail trail between Tallangatta and Wodonga.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:55 pm
by clackers
Rail trestle bridge near Belgrave on the way to Cardinia.
Re: The joys of country riding!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:57 pm
by clackers
Went with my wife on an enjoyable MBTC day tour of French Island, and learnt these chlamydia free koalas are used to restock the populations of their less virtuous mainland cousins.