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Right, so a few of you here are Aussies yourselves, but most are of Vic/WA origin (that I've met), so here's a quick hello and fixed guide to Sydney.
]New South Head Road[/ame]Rule #1: The car is king. Don't fuck with it.
Provisions are made for bikes, in that you're allowed to cycle along the hard shoulder of every motorway. This may or may not result in death. You're also allowed to cycle along the Parramatta Road. I wouldn't recommend this either as I was nearly killed by a Mack truck, 3 utes and a handful of cars just for being, erm...there.
On the plus side, there is a beautiful topography for cyclists. Sydney, being a harbour city has a lot of hills, which present themselves at a relentless consistency. If you're near the water then this is pretty much a given. Ben Boyd Road and New South Head Road are a couple of obstinate little fuckers that I managed to come across within the first couple of days.
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]Ben Boyd Road[/ame]But the rewards for putting your back into the climbing are pretty spectacular. You get descents to die for and views like this:
(No comments on my non-bling bike thanks)
I'd probably drop a gear inch or two from London, but it's still all do-able.
Oh, and I burnt the fuck out of myself on the first day - I'm now recommending zinc cream to anyone who asks...
Spotted 3 other people riding fixed. Which is probably roughly the same proportions as London seeing as I've only seen about 100 on bikes fullstop in my little ventures out.
Tim Tams and Violent Crumbles for all at the Stonemasons the week after easter - cheers...