Category Archives: Epic rides

Interviewing theSeb: Seb Dunne

Posted on June 4, 2016 by edridesbikes

Sometimes you are privileged enough to ride with some fantastic folk and go on some good adventures.  Every now and then, these people go on to do amazing, inspirational things. The below photo is from the start of the Fitz’s … Continue reading →

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Bikepacking the Tumut 3 Hour

Posted on May 8, 2016 by edridesbikes

I have fond memories of the Tumut 3 hour.  The 2008 edition was one of my first ever mountain bike races, and I remember freezing rain, my back locking up, and a hypothermic drive home…. but all on awesome trails. … Continue reading →

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The Otway 300

Posted on April 8, 2016 by edridesbikes

Big, back-country, beautiful. One interpretation of the mountain biking dream.  The idea of pushing yourself through stunning, diverse landscapes, through backcountry trails, fire-breaks, rail trails, singletrack, and every random interlinking odd-and-end between.  To roam the roads of our savage, beautiful … Continue reading →

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Touring Tasmania

Posted on January 27, 2016 by edridesbikes

Tasmania has always held an evocative place in my bike touring imagination.  An island full of apples, small enough to ride around, the promise of quiet roads, epic hills, and stunning, diverse landscapes. After the Hartley Challenge, a plan was … Continue reading →

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An Alpine Adventure, and the Wicked Wombat 8 Hour

Posted on January 3, 2013 by edridesbikes

With some time off over Christmas and the New Year, the little crazy voice inside my head was screaming “adventure! adventure!”.  Some emails later with Pete Lister, and some serious schemes were afoot for exploring the Snowy Mountains in summertime. … Continue reading →

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Around the ‘K’ in a Day: A rather long road ride.

Posted on December 9, 2012 by edridesbikes

Mid October, Beth and Seb proposed I should join them for “Around the ‘K’ in a day, a 315km, 6500vm mission on road bikes around the highest parts of New South Wales.  At the time, I rejected the idea on … Continue reading →

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Skinny-tyred meandering.

Posted on January 31, 2012 by edridesbikes

Well, this blog has been fairly quiet over the past month.  The reason is simple – in the search for some good “base miles” (to abuse the phrase), it occurred to me that riding on the road made good sense. … Continue reading →

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The Classic Mt Coree Ride

Posted on January 15, 2012 by edridesbikes

One of the most common arguments I have with people is about whether Canberra is a good place to live or not.  It’s full of politicians, public servants, and all the associated … industries … that accompany those. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Berra to the Beach for Beers

Posted on November 27, 2011 by edridesbikes

If there are two things the world needs more of, they are shameless alliteration and long social bike rides.   Given the success of the Canberra to Coast 200, and its subsequent Twitter hashtag “C2c”, which was mercilessly stolen by … Continue reading →

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Canberra to Coast (C2C 200) 200 IV

Posted on July 18, 2011 by edridesbikes

The fourth (actually third) running of Canberra to Coast was scheduled for the middle of July – deep in the murky dregs of a Canberra winter.  Around 200km would be ridden to Bateman’s Bay via singletrack, mountain passes, winding valley … Continue reading →

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