#hunt1000

When Anneli and I planned our G Adventures small group tour of Australia ending in Sydney, I planned a tack on bikepacking trip, of about 1,380km, from Sydney to Melbourne, that from Canberra to Melbourne used the Hunt 1000 Australian Alps Trail, which is billed as “A 1,000 km journey through the rooftop of Australia along backcountry trails…”  However, my training for such an epic ride was…

My epic bikepacking adventure, with amazing friend Ken, that started November 6th in Sydney, ended today November 14th in Omeo. Due to my hip replacement July 26th, and one month off the bike while doing a wonderful Gadventures Australia trip with Anneli, I did not have the fitness or butt callouses needed to do my planned trip distance in the 11 days needed to reunion with Anneli in Melbourne.…

Decided to have a shorter day (80k, 1202m with steep 10-12% gravel climbs) and stay in Canberra as: my butt needs some time off the bike and my legs are tired from the distance and climbing; Ken needed to get a bike problem fixed (done); we needed to figure out whether to do the 2024 Hunt 1000 route (received Nov 5th and haven’t studied), or do a previous version of the Hunt 1000 route that I…

Today was a tough 155k with 1,933m of climbing. Tomorrow, we’re going to ride just 74k and stop in Canberra. Ken needs to fix a creaking bottom bracket (?), and my butt needs a half day off the bike to heal. Relive video. https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qVErVEd36 Cheers…GregLife is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. — Albert Einstein #Australia, #bikepacking, #hunt1000,…