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"Didn't head to Franger, went out on Fri or Sat, which ever day it was hella freaking windy...rode from my place up to Brunswick Velodrome and did 10KM around that, then followed the Merri Creek trail up till I was passed Resevoir before heading…"

"How did the cycle go?! "

"Ah you love it!! S'pose its good to practice in all weathers, nothing worse than doing all the practice in perfect conditions, only to be hit with winds, rain and hail on the real thing!  We had to cycle through minus 25 degrees in China…"

"Yeah, that'd be ace!  Want harder rider there and then easy ride home rather than the other way around! 30 degrees + rain tomorrow, might not be the best day for it! haha"

"Absolutley, it's all about getting used to being on the saddle, and the associated niggles - sore bum, achy wrists, tight neck and of course the pedalling but that's the fun bit! Coastal path will be lovely, and at least if the prevailing…"

"Awesome, thanks Jodie!  Good to know...if it's nice this weekend, going to get out for a solid ride and do at least 50km in one hit to see how that feels, as my plan would be to do the 100KM or so in a couple of stints...2 hours riding,…"

"Yes yes yes! It is possible! Go for it!  Me and my boyfriend cycled from London to New Zealand, left May 2010 and finished in October 2011 and covered 28,000km. Before that - the furthest I had cycled was 80km in one go. Your estimates are spot…"

"I think it was a week. Pretty flat and not a lot else to do out there.  "

"Ceduna to Norseman only took you a week?!?!  That's 1200km!  171KM a day 7 days stright...that's quite an effort mate!   I want "sponsors" in terms of corporates behind me to ensure I'm making as much money…"

"Yeah, I hear you there...not sure where the heck I'm going to find time to do that though, even holding 30KM per hour average speed means 3 hours 20mins riding...heck of a lot of time out of every day when working your standard 40 hours a week…"

"As you are starting from such a low fitness base ( compared to the level you will need ) you may need to build up to riding 100km per day for several days in a row in your training.It's generally not the first day of a tour that is tiring, but…"

"It is actually not hard. You don't need sponsors. You need a one-person tent, sleeping mat and light sleeping bag. A billy and small frypan. No stove as there is wood all the way. You need to carry a lot of water in places so need a very strong…"

"Hi Pete, I've built an electric bike with range of approx 180km and capable of 35km average speed. I'm thinking of doing long distances too. The main requirement for me will be campsites with power points between each ride, so I can…"

"Cool, thanks guys...yeah, deft need to get overall distance up, and I guess some free weekend, I really need to try and do 100+KM in the saddle in one day and see just how much more taxing it is.   Noel, yeah, if I do ever get round to doing…"

"Good on you for coming up with this idea. My suggestion is to bump it up to 200-250km a week by more distance on the weekend. Once you take off and start doing 100km a day you will soon get the muscles and fitness that will get you there. By the…"

"You might think about doing some Audax rides: http://www.audax.org.au/public/ David"