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Indian Pacific Wheel Race official Facebook page made this post today:
'Arthur Richardson was the first to cycle the Nullarbor in 1896. It was a feat he completed solo. Alone. Aged 24. Back then there were no roads and Richardson had to pick his way along terribly rough tracks and wade through miles of sand or try to navigate around them. He relied on remote stations, the few established towns and railway work crews to survive. There were no reliable maps, no GPS devices, no passing cars, no communications, no reliable food / water sources, no gears and no fat tyres. The #ipwr riders will have it easy in comparison.
The first Overlanders rode fixed wheel bikes. Freewheels weren't yet available. Will anyone ride the Indian Pacific Wheel Race on a fixed wheel bike? Now that would truly honour the spirit of the Overlanders!
Australian ultra-endurance cycling legend, Rod Evans has ridden huge distances on a fixed wheel bike amongst his massive list of records and achievements. Rod is so keen to see folks honour the original Overlanders that he is putting up his own prize (nothing to do with us!) for the first fixed wheel rider to make it to Sydney. The prize is the weight of the rider's bike and gear in beer. If you don't drink beer, I'm sure Rod will organise something else. Once again, this has nothing to do with us but honouring the achievements of the original Overlanders is very important to us. Thanks to Rod for doing the same.
#ipwr #bikepacking #fixie'
Looks like I'm doing it fixed after all!