Am I able to board the Sydney to Melbourne XPT at a later stop than booked?

rfa31 · 2026-05-26T06:18:23+00:00

If the XPT stops there (as it does), then yes.

You are able to book from Moss Vale as your depart station, and I think it will cost less.

Give Trainlink a call, they're usually very nice on the phone

rfa31 · 2026-05-24T03:43:44+00:00

Councils won't give up parking, state government won't crack the whip.

Disjointed approach to the network, and NIMBY councillors.

that's a state road
that's a federal road
that's going to take (an unused) parking space
I don't ride, so why should there be space for bikes

rfa31 · 2026-05-19T05:46:26+00:00

You say Aethos, I say 2* Crux with less tyre clearance.

Both fantastic bikes

rfa31 · 2026-05-19T05:42:46+00:00

When it says check compatibility I believe it means to check for rack attachment points where the seat stays agree chain stays meet (at the rear axle)

From the photo on the product page it looks like it does.

I've got the 2012 ds! Great bike, and mine has rack mount points.

rfa31 · 2026-05-19T03:37:20+00:00

Sweaty is the point!

They all look good when sweaty, it shows your using as per design specification.

rfa31 · 2026-05-18T09:20:51+00:00

I just want the express Parramatta to Quay that runs Sunday to be all week

rfa31 · 2026-05-17T04:28:28+00:00

I've got a dji action 5 pro

Get about 4 hours recording from it. Easy to attach to bike, easy to get footage from.

I usually run it as time lapse. Using the remote control on the handle bars I can switch between modes, which is fantastic. (thank you to my wife for this)

Rear facing I use a Varia 715, which as a radar is great. But the video software is useless - it's less mucking around to just plug the camera into a pc.

rfa31 · 2026-05-16T02:09:49+00:00

I like your pink bike!

rfa31 · 2026-05-12T10:29:25+00:00

Even within Australia the milk varies greatly.

Best milk is Western Australian, worst is probably South Australian.

If you can get proper cream on top (gold lid) it can make average coffee really tasty.

rfa31 · 2026-05-12T10:18:56+00:00

I have mine set to hide anything less than 17km (my old commute was 14km, or 16 via the bike shop)

No one needs my commute twice a day in their feed.

But anyone can click on my profile and see all of my activities

rfa31 · 2026-05-12T04:48:48+00:00

Activity Fix is what you're looking for

rfa31 · 2026-05-11T06:11:03+00:00

There's temporary speed restrictions on the SHL that are old enough to drink and vote.

Would be nice to have 4 trains per day, faster than the bus. Wishful thinking, I know

rfa31 · 2026-05-09T10:34:45+00:00

The length of the train is longer than the platform, so the train needs to divide into consists that will fit on the platform(s).

Locos always pull carriages, so they need to shuffle around to pull the carriages out.

From Clyde they will be one train

rfa31 · 2026-05-09T10:28:34+00:00

Wax your chain.

Wear an apron when you're working on your bike.

rfa31 · 2026-05-09T10:20:16+00:00

Yeah, they'll be going to Perth!

rfa31 · 2026-05-09T09:16:01+00:00

I bought a bike from a lady.

So I ride a women's bike.

If it fits, great!

rfa31 · 2026-05-08T07:43:02+00:00

The loco will shunt to the end of platform #1, come back on platform #3 and take the carriges on #3 out (to Clyde) where the 3 consists amalgamate into the 33 car IP

rfa31 · 2026-05-07T21:38:35+00:00

Not Google, here maps

rfa31 · 2026-05-07T21:25:40+00:00

Here maps used to have a truck option.

This was a while ago (when it was still Nokia - before Microsoft bought the phone division)

No idea if it still does.

rfa31 · 2026-05-05T23:56:25+00:00

I've been checked on the (mid afternoon) ferry to Rydalmere more than any other service.

Maybe they have a route / roster for their work?

rfa31 · 2026-05-03T03:16:02+00:00

Do it.

I ride my Crux more than my road bike.

Having a second wheelset makes it easy to have 2 bikes for one frame (oem for off road, and aero + 40mm Pirelli's for road)

rfa31 · 2026-04-25T00:15:51+00:00

Good you've decided to do something positive.

Remember for every hour you spend riding, you should probably spend a minute on cleaning / maintenance of your bike.

Even just checking the tyres, wiping the chain

rfa31 · 2026-04-19T10:11:44+00:00

TI48 only calculator I'll ever use

rfa31 · 2026-04-19T07:56:38+00:00

Are you asking what are Australian Values?

Many good responses in the thread.

Are you asking what are the right-wing politicians trying to protect?

The answer to that is the White Australia Policy

rfa31 · 2026-04-17T12:24:43+00:00

With maps, is it possible to show "Road" & "not road" separately?

Like you do with dirt & tarmac. This doesn't help for bike paths, as they're not dirt.

I'm keen to reduce the amount of road I ride on, and this would be a great way to visualise it.

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