I just found out that I'm going to be spending the summer working at the University of New South Wales. I'll be there from the end of may through the end of August. Super excited. Anyone have experience with the riding opportunities around there?
Riding in Sydney
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good luck.
So you mean I'm going to have to learn to ride a bike upside down? Son of a bitch.
good luck.
practice.
My friend who is Bushrider here on Ridemonkey is from Sydney. Try to contact him and I am sure he can recommend friends you can contact too as he currently lives here in NYC.
when you're down there, it'll all come together. Just don't fall off.
remember my initial advice:
sirenator 5000.
also, congrats
sirenator 5000.
also, congrats
Sounds like fun, a tad jealous I am.
For those of you who weren't blessed with presence in the Platty parking lot on the 4th of July weekend last summer:
I never saw those, except on his camera. Do want. I'm pretty sure you took that one of me, and while it's not the best framed shot by a mile, it's still pretty quality.
I might be in Ithaca for a week or two and the beginning and or end of summer. Not sure yet.
Yeah, it was on mine. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it was you. Someone took that shot of me with my camera, I know that for sure.
And don't forget, they ride on the opposite side of the trails................
I think farkin.net (apparently now rotorburn.com) is the place to go. Prepare yourself for sticker shock too.
You mean sticker shock if I buy a bike? I'd kind of gathered that, that's why I was thinking bringing something over from the States and then selling it when I'm leaving might be a winner.
Yep Rotorburn is the Oz equivalent of the Monkey.
http://nobmob.com/ probably has the best list of trails around the sydney region.
What kind of riding do you want to do? I live about 30mins from UNSW so if you want to ask any questions fire away and I'll see what I can do.
http://nobmob.com/ probably has the best list of trails around the sydney region.
What kind of riding do you want to do? I live about 30mins from UNSW so if you want to ask any questions fire away and I'll see what I can do.
Cool. I do pretty much everything, though I've been moving towards more and more DH of late. I'm sure I'll have stuff to ask, I'll fire something off in the morning when I'm not so tired. Thanks.
That would be awesome. I'd also love to hear any thoughts you've got for stuff to do in Sydney. Places to eat/ drink/ go/ avoid, whatever, I'm all ears.
I recently spoke with a guy from Australia. He seemed a bit odd. Based on my conversations with him I am going to say you should avoid going to Australia. If you don't drink enough beer poisonous spiders will attack you and you will die. So based on a weird guy from Australias word I would go out on a limb and cancel your plans and stay in America where everything is safe and good. There are no poisonous spiders at the Outback near the mall....
Well, I'm a pretty normal single guy in my early 20's. I like riding bikes, drinking (places with a good beer selection would be great), live music, etc. Somewhat less interested in dancing/ clubs. I'm pretty open to suggestions for whatever you think the most fun things to do in Sydney are though, I'll try about anything at least once. Thanks a ton.
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Ok Sorry, got sidetracked.
I would recommend the following experiences.
-go to a beachside pub on a sunday arvo. Recomended suburbs to try would be coogee, bondi and if you ever get up far enough try the Newport Arms Hotel in the northern beaches of Sydney. Northies down in Cronulla would give you a slightly more working class experience.
-do a harbour cruise. Since you are on campus you should be able to sort one out easily enough and they are well worth it. Laybacks are compulsory as you pass under the bridge.
-go to The rocks (area under the southern end of the Harbour Bridge) and check out some of the old pubs there. Awesome. If you are a fan of micro breweries then check out the Lord Nelson and also the Australian.
The rocks also contains the Belgian Beer Cafe and the Lowenbrau.
Cockle Bay Wharf and King Street wharf at Darling Harbour have a plethora of bars, cafes, pubs and clubs, I'm sure you can find something to your tastes there. Theres another small brew pub type place called James Squires that do pretty good food and beer tastings.
Since you are likely to be in the eastern suburbs (thats where UNSW is) I'd also reccomend The Spot- a cute little conglomeration of thai resteraunts and cafes with a nice art deco movie theatre.
If anything else pops into my head I'll post. I'm pretty sure your 2G Iphone will work here, just grab a pre paid sim and you should be good to go.
Despite having cousins from there, when I think of Australia the only image that still comes to mind is:
Maybe it's the accents???
Maybe it's the accents???
Brilliant. Thanks a ton.
I've read a few places that Australian women are the most sexually active/have the most partners....so that's a plus.
On a more boring, bicycle related, note, Australia seems like one of those places that would be awesome to visit/ride and I am super jealous. If you are going for the summer, I definitely think it would benefit you to bring your own bike(s).
On a more boring, bicycle related, note, Australia seems like one of those places that would be awesome to visit/ride and I am super jealous. If you are going for the summer, I definitely think it would benefit you to bring your own bike(s).
Those places are Lake Louise and Whistler.
I do live in Coogee. Only been to the Beach Palace once, meh. Been to Lord Nelson's a few times which is way more my speed. Favorite bar so far is The Local in Darlinghurst though. Had some... interesting times at The Flinders as well.
Let me know ... ride or drink ... I'm easy ... I'll be the one in the leather hockey mask and short shorts