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Non-Thorn Related / Re: Izabella Murtagh Audax
« Last post by in4 on August 24, 2026, 06:01:08 PM »
Thanks Dan, appreciated. Izabella has just completed an impressive Audax in Italy.
Having just done two day rides of 100km & 78 km I'm now selling my Nomad and taking up golf!  ;D
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Non-Thorn Related / Touring abroad with an electric assisted bike
« Last post by tyreon on August 24, 2026, 12:59:23 PM »
I never thought Id get here but here I am exhausted and limited

I moved across from touring abroad on a full frame,to touring with a folding frame bike. Now I find even this too much. Im wondering is anyone here is touring abroad on an electric assist bike,and howsitdone given that flight carriers refuse(?)to accept battery powered bikes on planes.

Do those who require electrical assist bikes now just hire them abroad when wanting to bicycle?

On a related issue: I was in Adelaide and went to hire two bicycles. When I visited where I went to hire  two bikes,the bikes were....crates...bangers,more like those you would find abandoned at a tip. Their hire worked out more expensive than hiring a car that carried four from a local rental car hire firm.

I wonder if others have different experinece or maybe advice
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Bikes For Sale / 1998 BREVET FOR SALE
« Last post by jtaylor on August 24, 2026, 12:14:56 PM »
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Non-Thorn Related / Re: Izabella Murtagh Audax
« Last post by Danneaux on August 24, 2026, 08:34:24 AM »
Ian, here are just a few other links to Izabela and her remarkable accomplishments...
https://www.instagram.com/iza.murtagh/
https://www.seektravelride.com/podcast-ep-72/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=959572153529290
https://www.facebook.com/carradicebikebags/posts/were-pleased-to-welcome-izabela-murtagh-as-a-new-carradice-ambassadororiginally-/1294016886082197/

ATB, Dan.
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Non-Thorn Related / Izabella Murtagh Audax
« Last post by in4 on August 23, 2026, 06:23:47 PM »
Some of you may know of this awesome lady already but just in case you don’t here is a link to her latest Audax achievement.

Oops! Pasting doesn’t work but pop on over to Strava and find her there.

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Cycle Tours / Re: Do you match one another's pace when you tour with a friend?
« Last post by Jags on August 23, 2026, 02:36:44 PM »
i have yet to find someone who cycles the same pace  as meself .
i fell out with the group i used to cycle with for many reasons.
yeah stay solo  way better enjoy your cycling.

cheers
anto.
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Cycle Tours / Re: Do you match one another's pace when you tour with a friend?
« Last post by mickeg on August 22, 2026, 06:39:50 PM »
Quote from: in4 on August 22, 2026, 03:27:29 PM
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As an associated aside: I was hiking  a circuit of Lake St. Claire in Tasmania some years ago. Now I can shift a bit over broken terrain but there was no way I was able to catch this guy in front of me. He was like a machine but as I got closer I realised he was using a pair of walking poles/sticks and to my mind had hit peak walking speed. ...

I go backpacking with one trekking pole, but sometimes carry a second one strapped to my pack if I might need two for difficult terrain, like fording a creek.

I use the pole when going uphill, but on flat ground or downhill, I just carry the pole in my hand.  I think the pole makes me a bit faster up the hills, specifically I think my cadence is the same but stride is a bit longer when I use the pole on uphills.
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Cycle Tours / Re: Do you match one another's pace when you tour with a friend?
« Last post by in4 on August 22, 2026, 03:27:29 PM »
I always tour solo. I’m a very sociable cove but tend to stop a fair bit looking at wildlife etc. the banter at campsites and tea stops more than makes up for any cycling solitude.
As an associated aside: I was hiking  a circuit of Lake St. Claire in Tasmania some years ago. Now I can shift a bit over broken terrain but there was no way I was able to catch this guy in front of me. He was like a machine but as I got closer I realised he was using a pair of walking poles/sticks and to my mind had hit peak walking speed. Perhaps hitting Dan’s hummingbird-type cadence is a cycling equivalent.
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Cycle Tours / Re: Do you match one another's pace when you tour with a friend?
« Last post by mickeg on August 22, 2026, 01:40:50 AM »
I have done several tours with a former co-worker and friend.  He trains for a bike tour with interval training, but never more than an hour.  I instead do a lot of long distance endurance types of training.

So, on a tour, I have trouble keeping up with him during the first hour.  After two hours, he is lagging and I stop on occasion to give him a chance to catch up.  And after 30 miles, he is exhausted.  But when I do solo tours, sometimes I have 60 to 80 mile days where my occasional touring partner has trouble making 40 miles. 

That is one reason that I have done several solo tours.
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Cycle Tours / Re: Do you match one another's pace when you tour with a friend?
« Last post by dogcart on August 21, 2026, 11:54:43 PM »
My friend and I have been hiking, mountaineering, caving and more recently cycle touring for over 40 years. We have a disparity in leg lengths and height so tend to move at different speeds over the same terrain. Trying to match each others pace is uncomfortable (my friend jogging to keep up with my long legs on the downhill and me realising long levers are at a disadvantage on steep uphill ground)
On the whole I tend to be bringing up the rear overall so to ensure I'm not abandoned I carry the food!
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