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Index

• Our Bicycle Tours
• Guest Contributor's Bicycle Touring Reports
• Day and Weekend Trips in Victoria
• Randy's Bicycle Tour Packing List
• Do Cyclists Pay Taxes? An article for fair user fees on our roads

• Links
  • Budget Accommodation
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Cycling Clubs and Organisations
  • Japan
  • Mountain Bike Trails, Destinations, and Resources
  • Personal Home Pages of Cyclists Around the World
  • United States of America
  • International / Other
  • Commercial

Our Bicycle Tours

• Seattle to Portland 1995 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• San Juan and Gulf Islands 1995 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• North Cascades Highway/MTB 1995 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• Yellowstone National Park Trip 1995 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• Oregon Coast and Redwoods Trip 1996 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• West Coast of Australia 1997 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• The Great Ocean Road 1997 including Otway National Park
  
• Tasmania, Australia 1997/98 The West Coast of Tasmania and more
  
• High Country of Victoria MTB 1998 Moe to Jamieson
  
• East Coast of Australia 1998 Sydney to Brisbane (long)
  
• The Man From Snowy River 1998 Upper Murray Valley
  
• Flinders Island, Tasmania 1998-99 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• Mitchell River, Victoria - MTB tour 1999 Sorry, under construction :(
  
• Canada, U.S.A., Mexico, and Australia Bicycle Tour 1999-2000 New! Only partially complete though...
  

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Guest Contributor's Bicycle Touring Reports

• Western Canada 1998 by Gavin Grandish
• Mountain Biking in Singapore 1998 by Nathan Morse
• Mountain Biking in Jabel Ali, U.A.E. 1999 by Nathan Morse
• Touring the Victorian Goldfields, Australia 1999 by Robert Duncan
• Cycling the Kimberly, Western Australia 1994 by Rod Lawlor
• Mountain Biking the Victoria Reservoir - Perth, Western Australia 1999 by Nathan Morse
• Mountain Biking in Perth, Western Australia 1999 by Nathan Morse

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Day and Weekend Trips in Victoria

• Yarra Valley Wineries
• Mt. Beauty mountain biking

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Our Favorite Cycling Links

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Australia

• Australian Cycling Links A link to more links...
• Bureau of Meteorology Check the weather
• Critical Mass Melbourne Our bit of this global phenomenon
• Flinders Island Trip planning site for this little-known cycling haven
  
• Illawarra Cyber Cyclists Excellent resource from New South Wales
  
• Melbourne Airport to Melbourne City Directions for cyclists
• Parks Victoria State Parks in Victoria
• Rutherglen, Victoria tour the wineries by bicycle
• Skywest Airlines serving Western Australia
• Travel with Bicycles Pratical tips for tranporting your bicycle
• Triathlon Victoria
• Vic Trip Public Transport schedules in Victoria
• Westrail rail service in Western Australia

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Canada

• Bamfield Chamber of Commerce Gateway to Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island
• Banff National Park Canada's first National Park
• B.C. Ferries Gulf Islands, Inside Passage, Vancouver Island
• B.C. Travel Planner general travel info
• Bicycle British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies more great info and pics
• British Columbia & Alaska Cycle Touring FAQ Good source of info
• Canadian Cyclist Info on cycling in Canada
• Cross Canada Bicycle Touring FAQ Heaps of info on this epic trip
• Village of Gold River A little-known mountain bike mecca
• Port Alberni Vancouver Island ferry town
• Trans-Canada Trail 15,000 Kilometres of off-road cycling!
• VIA Rail Vancouver, Canadian Rockies, and more
  

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Cycling Clubs and Organisations

America	Australia
Adventure Cycling formerly BikeCentennial Backcounty Bicycle Trails Club MTB club from Seattle Cascade Bicycle Club The largest bicycle club in the USA BIKES Everett, Washington State	Bicycle Tasmania Local Advocacy group Bicycle Victoria Local Advocacy group Brunswick Cycling Club Local Racing Organisation Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club A fun group of Aussie cyclists Tandem Club of Australia
Canada	Other
Vancouver Bicycle Club local cycle touring club

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Japan

• Tokyo Cycling Heaps of info...

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Mountain Bike Trails, Destinations, and Resources

America	Australia
Dirt Northwest Comprehensive MTB trail info Milwaukee Rail Trail across Washington State by MTB Pacific Northwest Trail Mountain bike from Washington to Montana Washington Trails Association hiking in Washington State	Australia's Bicentennial Trail The longest MTB ride in the world! Railtrails Australia Info on railtrails throughout Australia Tasmanian Trail Continuation of the Bicentennial Trail The Wilderness Trail Library of MTB tracks in Australia
Canada	Other
Canol Heritage Trail remote MTB trail in the Yukon Territory The Kettle Valley Railway MTB touring in British Columbia Mountain Biking in British Columbia trails organized by region Rossland B.C.'s mountain biking mecca	MTB Reviews product reviews, trail reviews, and more

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Personal Home Pages of Cyclists Around the World

America	Australia
Alex Wetmore's Bicycle Pages Cyclist from Seattle Bike Brats Around the world with 2 pairs of underwear Chuck Tharp's Bicycle Touring Web Page Hugh Currin's Personal Page Joshua Putnam's Home Page Keeping the Rubber Side Down Mountain Biking in Washington State KENKIFER.COM Touring cyclist from Alabama Lenny and Jenny's Excellent Adventures Mountain Biking in the Seattle area Marlow's Funky Home Page Mountain Biker from Seattle Mike Vermuelen's Home Page Touring Cyclist from San Francisco Sarabear's Hiking and Biking Shack from Arizona Robert Ashworth touring cyclist from Bellingham, Washington Tailwinds Silent Adventures by Ed Noonan Wendy and Jeff's Weekend Warrior Home Page	Bicycle Fish bicycle Travel in Australia & Asia Cycle Touring in Oz by an Aussie by Paul Keen in Adelaide
Canada	Germany
Brian Hedney's Bicycle Touring Website	Thomas Driemeyer Bicycle touring resource Thomas Schleicher Bicycle traveller
Japan
Toshi's Travelougue We travelled with Toshi through the Canadian Rockies. Follow his 3 year bicycle trip around the world via his website.
Netherlands	New Zealand
Minko's Homepage Various bicycle touring reports Alex Jonker's Cycle The America's Page We travelled with Alex through the Canadian Rockies	Nigel Rushton's Home Page Author of Pedaller's Paradise bicycle touring guidebooks
Switzerland
Christophe Sauser 2.5 year bicycle trip

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United States of America

• Bicycle touring band from Seattle
• Chainguard Bicycle advocacy
• Cycling Orcas Island includes Moran State Park
• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages Large site, heaps of info
• The Mountaineers from Seattle, excellent guidebooks for cycling
• The Natchez Trace Parkway General and cycling-related info
• Tour of Washington, Canada, and Montana Short and sweet trip report

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International/Other

• Cycling Around the World Heaps of info for round-the-world cyclists
• Inner Asia Expedition Istanbul to Moscow Bicycle Tour
• Official Tour de France Check here to follow the Tour live
• Travel with Bicycles how to transport your bike by rail or air

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Commercial

• Alaskan Bicycle Adventures commercial tour company
• Amazon.com On-line bookstore with huge inventory for trip planning, from Seattle
• Australian Bicycle Touring Bourke and Wheels Cycling Expeditions
• Backroads The largest cycle touring company in the world
• Bicycle Adventures Bicycle Tours in the Pacific Northwest
• The Bicycle Outfitter of Los Altos, California
• BikeChina.com commercial tour company
• Blackburn racks, pumps, and more
• Bogong Equipment Outdoor Gear from Australia, our favorite
• Camelback Hydration Systems
• Cannondale bicycles and more
• Cascade Designs makers of the Thermarest mattress, Sweetwater water filters, and more (from Seattle)
• Coleman stoves, tents, and more
• Cycling in Australia and New Zealand Commercial tour operator
• Gaerlan Custom Cycles Travel bikes and stories
• Gearhead Magazine Earth's Bicycle Resource
• Harris Cyclery by Sheldon Brown, heaps of info
• Koga Miyata Cycles bicycles and stories from the Netherlands
• Leatherman tools Don't leave home without one!
• Lonely Planet comprehensive travel info
• Macpac Wilderness Equipment from New Zealand
  
• Mountain Designs Australia Outdoor Gear from Australia
• Mountain Equipment Co-op Outdoor Gear from Vancouver, B.C.
• Mountain Safety Equipment (MSR) Outdoor gear manufacturer from Seattle
• Nashbar mail-order cycling gear
• Open Road's Bike Culture and Encycleopedia Cycling magazine from the U.K.
• Optimus The best stoves for cycle-touring
• Ortlieb These waterproof panniers are very popular with long distance touring cyclists.
• Outdoor Research Outdoor eqipment from Seattle
• Outside Magazine heaps of info
• Performance mail-order cycling gear, our favorite
  
• REI Outdoor outfitter from Seattle
  
• Rivendell Cycling components for older bicycles and more
• Salewa Alpine Technology Outdoor gear from Germany
• Serratus Bicycle Touring Specialist Shop from Vancouver
• Topeak Cycling accesories
  

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