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It's a really hostile environment. The car is king and if you're not driving one, you're basically a non-person. The laws around cycling are meaningless to the point of ridiculous, yet joyously over-enforced by armed policechildren.
… all of which means that basically no-one rides a bike. So there's no infrastructure to speak of and what there is is typically of the worse-than-nothing variety.
It is the worst country I have ever ridden in.
Weather's good though.
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Walk your bike it's why Teenslain is so happy out there.
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Though I'd agree with some of this, it does seem fairly weighted towards NSW which is notoriously shit (and getting shitter) for cycling.
I'm in Melbourne and the standard of driving is still pretty rubbish, whereas infrastructure is pretty good - far better than in London or New York (both of which I've spent a lot of time riding around).
@kjlem Your best bet would be Reid Cycles. It's definitely not glamorous (think Halfords but exclusively bikes), but they're usually very good for Working Holiday Visa Holders (a lot of employers will dismiss you out of hand on this kind of visa). Pays alright too.
dancing james
sensom
Thanks for the replies guys! Why is that @mr_tom ?
@sensom I never worked in a bike shop but I'm an engineer and have been fiddling with bikes since I was a kid.