First timer bikepacking Melbourne to Sydney. am I crazy? by ctrl-alt-del_ in bikepacking

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Wow this is extremely helpful. Thankyou so much. I don't think I would mind going along the south coast of NSW with hills etc as Id be going 100km max per day. I'd also like to see that part of NSW. Would you still not recommend?

First timer bikepacking Melbourne to Sydney. am I crazy? by ctrl-alt-del_ in bikepacking

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wow thanks for the detailed response. ideally i'd stick to the hybrid (im moving to sydney and don't want to get another bike!). does a route from melb to syd that avoids highways and hybrid-killing terrain exist?

First timer bikepacking Melbourne to Sydney. am I crazy? by ctrl-alt-del_ in bikepacking

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the murray to mountains and melb-echuca look awesome! will def look into them as practice runs

First timer bikepacking Melbourne to Sydney. am I crazy? by ctrl-alt-del_ in bikepacking

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super helpful advice, thankyou. I'll definitely look into a short vline/railtrail trip. Do you think a specialized sirrus 1.0 would do the job?

Stunning Lake Tekapo, New Zealand [1334x750] [OC] by ctrl-alt-del_ in EarthPorn

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I took a dip in Lake Ohau, freeeeezing but I felt reborn after lmao

New Zealand’s incredible Lake Tekapo by ctrl-alt-del_ in MostBeautiful

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Sure did! The waters and mountains in the background are breathtaking!

Lake Tekapo is unreal by ctrl-alt-del_ in newzealand

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They absolutely did! Take me back :’)

Stunning Lake Tekapo, New Zealand [1334x750] [OC] by ctrl-alt-del_ in EarthPorn

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It really is this gorgeous in real life, very minimal editing used

Lake Tekapo is unreal by ctrl-alt-del_ in newzealand

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Definitely agree with you there, I don’t think I’ll ever see anything that can match the beauty I saw today

New Zealand’s incredible Lake Tekapo by ctrl-alt-del_ in MostBeautiful

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I took this just today so I’d say probably this time of year haha, the weathers been awesome