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I probably should have shown in the video the 2 bikes hidden in the roof space. The original Raleigh and my old Giant. Does that count? Its common property up there and i probably shouldn't be storing bikes up there. wonder if i can fit in a 3rd bike haha

@@advanturest hahhah fair enough that counts for sure!

Haha, Sarah loves that our loungeroom doubles as a workshop. I'm lucky our carpet is a similar colour to grease 🤣 I definitely plan to do some bikepacking trips while on the road. I've got all my gear packed in boxes ready to load into the car. Just need to find a spot to transport the bikes. It may also be a bit tricky doing big ones as i don't want to leave Sarah alone in the van for days on end. Saying that, who knows what the year will bring. We don't have many plans.

@advanturest you know what the solution to leaving sarah in the car is? Taking sarah along! She needs a bike 🤣

haha, nearly forgot about that one 😆 Merry Christmas mate!. You know what i'll be riding if i can convince you all to do a clunker ride!

@@mattde27 Nice, I’d love to see the green version now. The shifters on this bike are like friction shift but they do click, not sure what category you would put them in. As for the caravan, Sarah’s mum has been travelling and living in the van for about 5 years and wants to move back to Sydney. I suggested we do a house swap to save us having to buy a van. It’s a good option but a bit bigger than ideal. It will be nice in bad weather but the rest of the time it will be a pain to drag around. For the ease of not having to put all our furniture in storage and changing our postal address. It’s going to be worth it. I’ve never been good at going minimalist. I’ll probably need the space 😂

Cheers Paul. Its work, work, work, for 3 more weeks. then its game time. Can't wait to hit the road 👍

Cheers mate. I've known I'll never have space for it. but was hoping to ride it up to the top of Kosci for a sunset and photo shoot. thought it would be fun. That's out of the equation now. I might have a few bikes I'll be paying forward. Happy New Year!

@@philr33 Cheers mate! Love hearing these messages. Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄

@@tubegenic Hi Mik, just got home last night, we rode from Thursday to Sunday and it was stinking hot but we had a great time. I will be making a video but probably not before you ride it. Cascade hut and Tin Mine huts are a great spot to camp. I wouldn’t camp at Ingeegoodbee as it’s not level. Also toilets at the other places. In between Tin Mine huts and ingeegoodbee hut there was actual some beautiful grassy areas with nice creeks that could also be an amazing option. When I go through my photos in a day or so I’ll add a link here so you can check it out. Halfway Flat on the snowy river was crap so we stayed at Jacobs River campground. It was nice. There are other options along the snowy river as more of a wild camp situation. You just have to ride and choose. It also depends which way you ride. Most people went down nine mile trail which is from Ingeegoodbee. Apparently it’s crazy steep but cuts out about 35km. Myself and 1 other took the longer route into Vic to see another hut. We then rode 30km along the snowy river back to camp. You could miss some of the nicer spots if you went the short route. This is the long way that I did. ridewithgps.com/routes/47487517

​@@advanturest Thanks Tim for all the detailed info! This will certainly make planning a little easier 👍🏻 Glad you guys had a blast out there. Looking forward to the video. Cheers!

Mattias Tell - High and Dry

Tassie is a beautiful place. While the touristy areas are beautiful, there is definitely a lot of farm land in between and a bit of driving to be done. With that in mind, everywhere seems so relaxed. The country roads are quiet and a nice drive. I recommend visiting the area one day. I was worried the video would drag on too long, to many nice scenes to share though 😂 Thanks for watching.

English never was my strong suit 😂

@@advanturest That's ok, apostrophes are multi-lingual! 😄

Cheers mate. This one was nearly set as private on youtube as its a bit of a family holiday type video that i thought nobody would be interested in. I ended up making it live just in case it helped anyone with their own planning. Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

This is awesome, I love hearing stories like this. During our hike around the face track Sarah decided she wants to do the overland track for her 40th birthday. Thats roughly 20 months away and I'm already excited 😆. This trip also got her really keen for more Tassie hikes and last month she went back and did the 3 capes hike with her friend Steph. (its taken me a while to finish this video). I hope your trip in January is awesome and I hope the weather turns it on like it did for us. Cheers.

Cheers Pete, Tassie is such a nice place. What's interesting is after this visit, which was my 3rd time there, I've heard its often windy in Tasmania. I'm yet to witness it though. It seems every time i go there the weather is beautiful. I didn't think i'd make this video but the weather just kept drawing me to my camera. Even in Derby, I took my chest mount to get the odd shot just to have, I ended up with hours of footage. It was crazy haha. Next year Sarah and I will be on the road so i should have a lot more time to keep going on adventures and hopefully making videos. Cheers for the support. Much appreciated. Tim 👍

Derby is really cool, There was a shuttle bus hanging around but i think i was the only rider so i ended up doing the XC loop. I loved the loop but i was buggered by the end. Even on an E-bike. So many trails i missed. I'll definately have to be back. Blue Teir was closed for winter as well. I have to head back just for that. Enjoy your travels mate! 👍

All you locals telling the country how cold and miserable it is in Tassie, I can see what you're doing. Your secrets out now mate 🤣 As for Derby, I feel like I didn't even scratch the surface. What an amazing job the trail builders have done. I loved it and will be back!

@@jaslr No it wasn’t, we got married at Kangaroo Valley Bush retreat. It completely burnt down in the 2020 fires but I think it’s rebuilt now. I spent a fair amount of time up around Yarrahapinni as a kid. Is there something similar around there for weddings?

@@advanturest Thanks for the reply - yeah there definitely is. A place called Yarra Adventure Park has a venue called the Rock Chapel that looks remarkably similar. Great video. All the best.

@@jaslr Yarrahpinni as in, near grassy head on the mid-north coast? Funnily enough I also spent a fair bit of time there as a kid and never knew either.

@@stillshunter haha, got a photo on that chair in 2014, hated what I was wearing that day and that photo has scared me. When I saw the chair I ran past it 😂

I've had no problems on multiple bikes. One of my bikes I've even got the rotor clamped on with a hose clamp and its been fine. All these bikes have been used mainly for bikepacking so the bikes are pretty heavy generally.

@advanturest amazing thanks

@@newbleppmore7855 haha, ain’t that the truth! Is it Friday yet 😂

@@blakeandpeytonandblaze2692 cheers mate. Such an awesome spot. Still can’t get over good this loop is, your comment has made me go back and rewatch it. Now I want to go riding 😂

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@@JamieMakesFitnessFun cheers mate. The Hunt is coming up again this month. I was tempted to try again with hopefully more success. Unfortunately I’m a bit busy. Hope the riders aren’t disappointed when they don’t receive free beer 😂

Why? 😠

@@hawg_pound Hillbrick Bicycles. Just ordered online. Not sure where you’re based but this a store in the Sydney region Australia.

Also need to mention, we appreciate the effort you go to setup the camera, double back, ride a section or crossing, then go collect the camera again. 😂

Cheers Pete. Its definitely a lot of work, I really enjoy just slowing down and doing it, playing with the camera is kind of like therapy for me 😆. I get to zone out and just tap away at getting shots. It's peaceful. I think after doing it all day on the Saturday i'd pretty much got over it and was wondering why i go to so much effort. Its only when i'm back at work when I realise i want to be back outside playing with a camera. Thanks for watching another one. Cheers