The Australian Gravel Adventure 2017 / 2018 – Part Five – Burra and Beyond

January 9, 2018 JOM Rides / Musings burra south australia, gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cycling in australia, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 10 Comments

Greetings trendsetters! Now, before anyone says… “hey JOM, where’s Part Four?”. Part Four would be my 2018 New Year’s Day video, even though it isn’t labeled as such. Moving along… My second gravel ride of 2018 took place on the 3rd of January, 2018. Forgive me for being a little behind, I am sort of […]

The Australian Gravel Adventure 2017 / 2018 – Part One

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 JOM Rides / Musings central coast gravel cycling, gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cycling in australia, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelcyclist.com, graveleur, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 4 Comments

I have a habit of making a yearly visit to Australia. Visit my family and friends, do a bit of cycling and generally eat and drink too much. But if you’d asked me in early December of 2017, “JOM, are you going to Australia over the holiday break this year?”, my answer would have been […]

Gravelaide Ride: Mud, Washouts, Koalas, Jetlag, Climbing and 98% Gravel

December 28, 2016 JOM Rides / Musings 2016 gravelaide, gravel bicycles, gravel bike, gravel bikes, gravel cycling, gravel cycling calendar, gravel cycling in australia, gravel cycling in south australia, gravel cyclist, gravel cyclist calendar, gravel grinder, gravel grinder calendar, gravel grinding, gravel grinding calendar, gravel racing, gravelaide, gravelaide grinduro, gravelcyclist.com, monster cross, riding gravel, ultra cross, ultra cx 15 Comments

Continuing from my previous posting to the website, I arrived in my original home town of Adelaide, South Australia on December 26. The main flight of the journey took some 14 1/2 hours – I am trying hard to forget about the total time from beginning to end… it always seems like a lifetime. However, […]