180km "offroad" adventure on a Tern GSD e-cargo bike - Richmond to Warburton

Melbourne's got a bunch of trails for bikes and pedestrians that traverse the city. Although they're frequently narrow, hilly and almost never take the direct route from anywhere to anywhere, they frequently go through some nice bushland and are technically "off road". With some judicious navigation, it should be possible to connect a bunch of them together and get all the way out to Warburton... if you're willing to ride that far.
Because I still need to work on my bike, but I need some practice for Around The Bay, I'm doing this on an e-bike I've hired - a Tern GSD cargo bike. Which will totally be fun...
Apologies for the sometimes chaotic camera work here. I had a GoPro mounted on my helmet, and as you'll know, you tend to need to look in about 6 directions at once while riding. Never realised quite how much I look up and down, either...

[@robzyb]

What a great video, and a fun adventure! It reminds me of a few years ago where I read a blog post (or maybe it was a video?) if someone who attempted to get from Tokyo to the island of Kyushu only using commuter trains (i.e. no bullet trains) using the cheap "student" ticket.

[@danx7143]

Great video, Pretty much all of the trails you went along I have ridden at some point either on my ebike or more recently on my road bike and it's been good times. One thing I would suggest though is if going through the Aqueduct trail in Mount Evelyn again that you don't follow the downhill bit onto Joy Avenue but instead go along the narrow part of the Aqueduct trail that cuts through the bush between Joy Avenue and the Rail Trail instead, it's easier and no potholes, though for getting to the Rail Trail coming from the wetlands you are probably still better off with a similar route to the other option you showed when you had 2 options. There's a bike path alongside Bellbird Avenue from the Hull road wetlands, and from there you can go through Lillydale Lake's path network, following one of about 3 ways out going past the skate park or along the fenceline of the Marketplace, then crossing into Lions Park, crossing Maroondah Hwy/Main Street and going past the ovals and onto the Rail trail from there. There's no onroad parts needed still (but does follow some paths next to roads) and it's far less steep than going up the path on Birmingham Road and the Steep parts of the Aqueduct Trail so would likely use less battery despite the longer distance.

[@jethrocarrnz]

Nice vid but I had to laugh each time you mentioned a "steep" hill - come for a ride around Welly at some point :-D

[@JBthePAdashC]

I am considering buying a GSD and I have 2 questions:

[@shannonparker7404]

Who did you hire the bike with? Would you recommend them?

[@onenexia]

Did you think about turning the assistance level down?

[@injuredtabletennisplayer1474]

Longest ride I’ve seen on a tern.