A better day. The initial light headwind eventually turned into a tailwind. Lots of caravans.
All was well until late afternoon when there was the distinctive sound of a spoke breaking; back wheel, drive side, on bitumen as previously. Damn.…
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Day 32 13 May Yulara to Curtin Springs 82 km
Creak and groan! Lethargy develops very quickly once you stop riding. After a slowish rise and pack it was back onto the frog.n.toad.
A headwind combined with rolling sand dunes to make life difficult.
The big change was the transition …
Day 31 12 May Repairs to bike 0 km
A day pacing the paths around the post office waiting for the brake pads/chain/other bits to arrive. The bits finally arrived at 4pm then it was a sweaty hour learning how to fit disc brake pads (second set went in …
Day 30 11 May Not Climbing The Rock 40 km
Bit the bullet and rode the 25 km out to Uluru/Ayres Rock (interesting note: we are supposed to call the large pebble’ Uluru’ to respect the aboriginal owners nomenclature.
But.
The several groups of aborigines that I spoke to use …
Day 29 10 May Rest and Restock in Yulara Resort campground 0km
Bliss- a lie in in the morning.
Followed by domestic duties washing everything that got wet in the flood, inspecting the bike for necessary repairs and reloading the food bags.
The bike needs new brake pads and chain (the wet …