Touring Trip from Warrnambool to home via the Great Ocean Road.

I made my touring debut last week with a ride from Warnambool/Port Fairy back along the GOR to Melbourne. It was great fun in conditions that included everything from solid SE head winds on day 3 from Warny to Port Campbell, chilly SW winds and rain all day on day 4 to Lavers Hill, and a variety of much nicer days thereafter.

Here's a few more pics from the trip....

Pre-Ride - Great Ocean Road Tour October 2011

Tomorrow I train to Warrnambool to catch up with my pal justin and ride to Port Fairy then back along the GOR to Ocean Grove by next Thursday. Today I got the bike back from its first free service and loaded it up and took it out for a 'shakedown ride' around the 'the Hills....' i.e. Box Hill & Surrey Hills :)

Here's a photo to prove I actually rode it up some hills for practice with a load on board.

Next Thursday we will ride to Peter's place at Ocean Grove for the night. It will be great to catch up with Pete, who I met on the trip to the Tour de France in July.

2011 ATB 50km Ride

Kevin and I completed the ATB 50km ride last Sunday.Very windy both ways but what a difference the tailwind coming back made ! Also hit by a squall inc hail as we re-crossed the WGBridge - whoo-hoo !!

Great fun again, but really felt for those flogging down Geelong Rd into the stiff SW breeze. Kevin survived OK, I think, and hopefully will get some more riding done soon.

CAADX with Spare wheels and 25c road tyres

3 pics of my new(-ish) Cannondale CAADX 105, with my spare set of 'road' wheels on board.