EP 5: Bikepacking Melbourne to Sydney - Climbing to Dalmeny

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Day 6 I leave the comfort of my room in Merimbula and am met with the most brutal climbing day I've ever faced.
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- Iphone X (ridewithgps for navigation)
- Go Pro Hero 4
- Sony a 5100 - 16-50mm
- Joby Tripod
- 2 x 10,000 mAh Batteries
BIKE & STUFF
Bike - 2022 Norco Search XR A1 (Second hand)
Tyres - Vittoria Terreno Zero 38x700 (tubeless)
Pannier Rack - BPW Carrier Rear Heavy Duty disc
Pannier Bags - Ortlieb Back-Roller Classic (Pair)
Handlebar Bag - Deuter Mondego HB 8L
Frame Bag - Topeak Midloader 4.5L
Cooler bag from vinnies ($5 or so) - actually really glad I bought this as an extra snack storage bag
Tent - Mountain Designs Redline 1p
Sleeping Bag - $5 summer bag from vinnies ($10-15 at kmart)
Sleeping Mat - an old sea2summit thermarest
20L Dry bag - Kmart (kept tent, sleeping bag and mat inside)
Cooking - Campmaster Ultra Jet (Kmart)
Front Light - Knog Blinder 600
Shoes - very worn Ride Concept Vice
Couple of versa straps from Bunnings
Anything I missed just ask in the comments!
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16 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 28

@antcullimore3550 8 дней назад

We appreciate your dedication to set up the camera, go back down and then ride up the hill - again! Several times. Tells the story well but a lot of effort. Thanks.

@leroy_who 11 дней назад

Enjoying the videos, Danny. It’s an extra cost, and another item to recharge, but I ride with a Garmin Varia radar. I find it to be a fantastic tool when out on the road. Well worth the investment. Cheers, Leroy.

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

Glad you're enjoying them Leroy :) I did look into Garmins' when preparing for this trip, but I was keeping the budget as low as possible for this one. Definitely something I'd consider for a future trip. Thanks for the recommendation ✌

@leighnelson2208 11 дней назад

I also use a Garmin Varia w/camera now, after being T-boned by a "non- observant driver". Best investment ever.

@bruce.KAY-bike-drifter 4 дня назад

Tough day. We really like those bike paths around Tathra, and between Narooma and Dalmeny, But the Princes Highway sections you had to do are very scary. Again, you achieved huge kilometres. Hats off to you.

@dannydonehue 3 дня назад

That last stretch of paths into Dalmeny was incredible. This day was a killer haha, thanks :)

@linglin4791 11 дней назад

another great video! crazy effort!

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

Thanks Ling! Was a crazy day indeed.

@grahames9228 10 дней назад

Probably the most picturesque section of your trip so far.

@dannydonehue 10 дней назад

It just might be, so many great places in this one. The east Gippsland rail trail (day 3) is also a top contender for that title I recon.

@andrewford80 11 дней назад

great videos mate. if this wind would ease up I might be tempted to have a go myself

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

Thanks Andrew! Yeah the winds been rough lately, hopefully it eases up soon and you're able to get out on a trip. Good luck!

@goldenstardust 3 дня назад

Thank goodness for the humble mac n cheese!

@dannydonehue 3 дня назад

Glad I had some spare easy meals with me for times like this :) Saving the day!

@leighnelson2208 11 дней назад

Another great video. Loving all the awesome scenery. Well done on all those hills. 🚴💪🚴

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

@@leighnelson2208 This day took me through so many beautiful places, despite the hills. Thanks for watching 🤙

@snorkelreefing 11 дней назад

I am really enjoying your trip. Really great show. Dunno how you can get up and get back on the bike each day. Is this your first long bike trip cos you are like a pro

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

@@snorkelreefing Hey, glad you’re enjoying it :) This was my first bikepacking trip yeah. I suppose the fact that I had a time limit and a destination meant that I had nothing to do but pedal until I get there. Once I left home my options were make it to my destination each day, or don’t, in that way I think diving in the deep end was the best way to go about this.

@Walt1119 11 дней назад

A very tough day, and the disappointment at the end with everything being closed!? Bike on! Thanks for sharing with us!

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

@@Walt1119 Thanks again Walt. Yeah, I wasn’t too happy with everything being closed at 7:30pm haha.

@bruce.KAY-bike-drifter 4 дня назад

@@dannydonehue You were much more resilient and mild-mannered than I would be. Especially when my body sugars are depleted. Kudos.

@k.whiking4372 11 дней назад

I guess you've already finished this ride, but, pack some Jerky or biltong to add to your easy mac, it'll add much needed protein to your mac n cheese.

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

This was between December 16th - the 24th so yeah it's all done now. Had snacks with me for all of this journey, beef jerky being one of the best (nuts, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits etc.) . I'd try to snack as much as I could between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner to avoid running out of energy on the road. And yeah after eating that easy Mac I sat in the tent and filled up on snacks before sleeping, was very necessary haha, was a very hungry boy.

@74_pelicans 11 дней назад

Why did you choose to use ride with GPS over strava

@dannydonehue 11 дней назад

Good question, was hard to choose my navigation app. But from advice on bikepacking reddits I heard that the planning & navigation on ridewithgps is better. I've only really used Strava for recording rides (free), unsure how it works for planning & following a route. Found ridewithgps to be easy to plan routes with (on the pc web page), and the navigation on the app was just fine.

@bruce.KAY-bike-drifter 4 дня назад

Having used Strava for many years, it is definitely the BEST social media App for recording your achievements. Especially my mountain biking. However, despite the software engineering team from Strava continuously trying to add navigation and route planning capability to please their marketing guys, Strava is still not a good ride planning tool. I plan my rides with RidewithGPS. I ride with my Garmin to navigate. This gives me the ability to transmit my course as I go, so my wife can follow the dots from home. Vital for safety when I'm in the wilderness. Then, I publish my achievements on Strava. You can link them all up. I prefer to play to each application's strengths.

@JennyDonehue 10 дней назад

You did so good this day 💞 I would've been so grumpy after climbing and riding all day long and nothing is open!! 😥

@dannydonehue 10 дней назад

Thanks Jenny! 😘 Yeah, was definitely a bit grumpy when I had a look around and found out everything was closed :( Glad I had the easy mac and snacks to survive the night :D x