Google Map

In case peoples geography isn't too good, the map above may help you track where i am and have been. Still a beta version. Off to sydney tomorrow on the train. Next updtae from the east coast.

GMap Test

3rd Test

June 16th - Adelaide Hills

Distance	Time	Overall Total
62 km	3h	1010 km

Headed for the adelaide hills first thing this morning, a nice excuse to test the new rear wheel. I also replaced the chain, rear gear cogs and brake blocks. It's amazing how smooth the ride on the bike is now. The weather didn't help the view from the top.



Taken on the decent back into the city, glad i replace the brake blocks.



Once I was back in the city, i decided "forest gump" like to continue cycling, and had lunch on the beach near henley. It was tough having to sit in a pier, with warm sun and sound of waves as i ate my lunch.



For the stat's people, the polar heart rate/speed/altitude graph of todays ride.



The evening will be spent with luandry, blogging and figuring out a plan for what/where to do next week.

June 15th - Adelaide City

Distance	Time	Overall Total
27 km	0	948 km

Collected the bike at mid afternoon and did a small tour around adelaide.



Good being back in city again, really like this place.

June 14th - Tintinara to Adelaide

Distance	Time	Overall Total
0 km	0	921 km

The megaopolis that is tintinara. Facts

Tintinara will be 100 years old this year.
Tintinara has a train line, but no train station.
Tintinara has 4 vowels in its name.



Premier State Liner bus arrived in the dot at 12, and where on our way to adelaide.



Find a local bike store. Long and store the boys there will build a custom rear wheel, with a stronger rim and spokes - will have 24 hours. Will chill in adelaide for a couple of days.

June 13th - Keith to Tintinara

Distance	Time	Overall Total
45 km	2h	921 km

You'd think the soccoroo's had won the friggin world world cup the way the morning tv shows and newspapers are going on.. bring on brazil.



Anyway, another long one planned for today, 120km upto Tailems Bend, so set off about 9.30. Pulled in after 40kms for an eleven o clock break in a small town called Tintinara.



Heuston we have a problem

About 4km outside to tintinara, i hear a ping, then a second ping - ping.
Look down to see what the issue may be.

"We have serious mechanical difficulty - Heuston!!".

"Can you confirm the nature of the problem trek 1000".

"Yeah - well, it looks like four spokes in a row have broken, two are completly
missing, and the other two are at very strange angles. The wheel not to be outdone
has buckled so badly that its wedged itself into the frame"

I dismount and then have the persuade the wheel that it should go back towards its normal position. This involves holding the frame with my hands, and using my foot to apply pressure to the wheel. There were some weird looks from the passing cars as this operation took place.

Go the wheel moving again, kinda, and limped back to the town. Had just missed the only bus to adelaide, so just cut my losses and booked into the local motel to wait for tomorrows bus, and a decent bike shop in adelaide.

June 12th - Naracoorte to Keith

Distance	Time	Overall Total
113 km	5h	876 km

Bit worse for wear this morning after watching the holland / serbia game, and having necked a few beers last night. The yard looks very clean this morning, but there was a dude looking for a pair or runners he'd left out. i'll let the other explain.

Sunny but cool morning pulling out of Naracoorte at about 10.30ish.



Boredom on wheels today. Field, car, field, cow, truck, field, vineyard, sheep, truck, cow, field, [randomly sequence for 100km and you get the picture].

Finally hit the town of Keith at about 4. Crash in the motel, then when out to jump on the socceroo's bandwangon which had happened to stop in the town for the Austalia v Japan game. I had to explain th offside rule to about 4 people, don;t think they'll
ever really understand it. Anyway good result in the end.