Thanks for watching this video guys, if you have another route around Sydney you reckon I need to check out, why not tell me in the comments! Hope you enjoy watching the video as much as I had making it! :)
Thanks for this, Josh Kwan! Really interesting for an old bikie, despite my tendency to fall asleep. Anyway, I don't know how far north of the Harbour Bridge you are but here's a different route that would incorporate the same ferry ride. Head south to the turn-off to Bald Hill, which over looks Stanwell Park. Enjoy the view there for a while (as well as the last couple of downhill kays) then head north through the Royal National Park to - you guessed it - Bundeena, where the rest of the ride is pretty much the same as this one you enjoyed so much. Arrivederci!
Hey Josh, we have been doing the ferry at Bundeena for years from Lane Cove. Our difference is we normally go down to Waterfall and drop drop into RNP then back to Bundeena. Makes for a good loop
Looks like an awesome route and glorious weather. Not sure if you work in the Marrickville CCACHE, I think I’ve met you there last year just before Bowral Classic. Videos are great. Subscribed.
Thanks for watching and subscribing! Yes I used to work there on the weekend but sadly no longer due to other life commitments. Hope your riding is going well :)
I am so jealous, I have never done 100k in my life and now I tend to ride alone. Though I am working on that second issue. But it was fun to watch this ride and id the sections of the trip with only Bandina & Cape Solander being areas I have never been. Riding through that tunnel under the airport runway required some cojónes I think due to Sydney traffic being so aggressive and intolerant of cyclists and there being no actual cycle lane.
Glad I could give you something fun to watch :) Airport tunnel isn’t too bad early in the morning when it is quiet, but defs safer with a group which is more visible.
It is a bit sketchy but I’ve done it so many times maybe I’m desensitised to it. If you’re with a big group it’s fine, plenty of people do it every weekend. I’ve taken the bike path around the airport a long time ago, I think it’s improved heaps recently.
If you want a slightly longer ride head up to Waterfall on the Pacific Hwy (very safe) then down into Waterfall and back via Sir Bertram Steven’s Drive in the RNP where you can head back via Bundeena. This is a great local ride, very scenic in RNP but it might add another 40km to the distance unless you drop the Cape Sol bit.
Thanks thats a great tip. The fact that this route piggy backs off RNP means theres a few little additions you can make to the route to make it even more fun :)
Great video! I left Sydney 10 years ago after mostly just doing mostly Akuna/West head and now a bit more inspired after seeing your videos since I'm moving back soon (Crow's nest too!) It seems Sydney cycling has improved a little bit too. Hopefully I'll join one of your rides one day! Thanks for the vids
Thanks for watching the videos and supporting the channel. Crowsnest is an awesome spot to do all the north rides. Getting south can be a bit tricky without a group.
Enjoyed this, stayed in the shire nov-feb and visited bundeena and the park a few times and was wishing I had my bike! Been back in the UK since Feb and all I've seen is rain! So envious of you guys. You pay less for your bikes too!
Great ride, certainly food for thought. I'll be over in a month from NZ and will keep the ferry trip in mind, love an adventure. I'll be based in Wollongong so would attack it from that end (@ 90kg+ I just love that climb up to Stanwell Tops 🤪). Great content, keep em coming 👍🍻 Edit: arm warmers and a gilet are the go to for me on those days, can dress down or up easily.
Nice scenic ride! What website or service do you use when planning a ride like this? Where do you normally go to search for new routes? Congrats on 3k! You should celebrate by buying another pair of sunnies... don't think you have enough yet! also, great music choices! Really sets the feel for the whole video.
I either use Strava or Garmin connect. Garmin connect is free and does a pretty good job so if you’re looking for a budget option defs use that. I follow a fair few people on Strava and usually ‘borrow’ their route if I see a good one. Haha, I have a drawer of sunnies, I cannot fit anymore in there. It’s overflowing. I appreciate that comment, funnily enough sometimes I spend longer picking the music for the video than the actual editing of it.
@@joshkwanGreat, I use Garmin Connect and it's been good so far. I've only plotted simple routes though... I go back and forth between that and Google Maps for street view to determine if a climb will kill me! Haha yes I saw that drawer under your helmet showroom! I find music really important... when doing my little holiday videos I usually pick the music before the trip and shoot to it. Sometimes it doesn't work so I have a backup song. I'm quite sure it was your music choice in your early videos that got me following your vids!
I reckon the easiest is to find a local cycling club and steal their routes off Strava haha. It’s hard to describe but music really sets the tone and the pacing of a video. For example I find that if the music is too fast then it makes the riding look too slow and boring. Haha anyway, finding that perfect song feels amazing
Lived in The Shire for 30+ years (almost a local). This brought back so many great memories of time spent in The Royal. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to ride down Nostalgia Way.
Thank you mate If you do this route just be mindful the motorway and airport tunnel can be dangerous. So there’s a few alternate ways to get down south.
NSW government is building a ferry wharves at La Perouse and Kurnell, the name is Kamay Ferry Wharves and it's expected to be completed by late 2024. If it's true maybe next year Easter you can try it as a leisure route.
There is no confirmed ferry service being implemented at present. If there is, it will revolutionaries coastal riding in Sydney, cutting out having to do the deadly airport tunnel.
Man, I am an amateur rider living in the upper north shore. Riding the Old Pac pretty much every day, and I reckon those steep hills are a great starting point to shape a rider into something remarkable. As a motorist, I always hated Sydney's twisting and hilly roads, but as a cyclist, I immensely enjoy it.
You've got to do a bit more RNP riding, Josh - while the Bundeena ferry isn't most people's every-weekend route it's certainly not super rare. For my part, living south of the Harbour bridge, I have never seen anyone post a ride on strava with the Palmy-Gosford ferry on it. Goes to show.
My old friend that I ride with some Tuesdays has completed this very ride over a day with a veterans group and they did it last year but have limited visibility on Strava .
Now that was a fine jolly on the bikes 🚴👌🏻🚴 I'll take that weather, it's spring here in Liverpool, England 🏴 and it's still bleeding wet and cold 🤣🤣🤣
