Comments on: Tour Down Under Tips

By: kiwicyclist

kiwicyclist — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:22 +0000

For accommodation recommendations, we stayed at the Mantra Apartments in Frome which was an ideal location – only a block up from Rundle Street East which has good bars, restaurants and cafes and the odd dodgy nightclub if that's your thing, and there is a bike shop further up the road. Not all the apartments have washing machines so if anyone books make sure you ask – ours didn't and handwashing kit is a drag.

Agree with your comments Wade about how to soak up the atmosphere – we also did the community challenge ride which was a good way of fitting in a longer ride – I thought it was really well organised.

By: cerveloharry

cerveloharry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:28:35 +0000

i must admit i feel blessed living here in adelaide with all the great rides and locations…. one of the only advantages when i moved across from melb! the TDU fortnight was a great time.. sooo much to see and do, even for us locals :)

By: clintonduncan

clintonduncan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:02:25 +0000

Awesomely awesome. Great photos. Very nice.

Oh – and can anyone tell me where I can get a LIVEWRONG kit? LOVE that!

By: Neil_Robinson

Neil_Robinson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:58:26 +0000

*correction*

Lee.

By: AaronU

AaronU — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:50:38 +0000

fantastic write up Wade and great photos Leigh

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:02:02 +0000

My buddy posted a link to your blog. Good stuff. I lived in Adelaide for 5 months… the quality and diversity of cycling routes is simply outstanding… and the weather is sunny almost every day.
Still planning my escape from Canada!

By: Sean Doyle

Sean Doyle — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:07:43 +0000

I keep going back to that photo. LOL!

By: Mike Hayward

Mike Hayward — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:45:27 +0000

Gold
LOL

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:01:18 +0000

Pretty sure it's Manly-Warringah Cycling Club, their kit was everywhere at the Tour of Bright!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:25:54 +0000

In the first photograph, can anyone tell me what the light blue cycling kit is? It looks so retro, so fantastic!

By: Junkyard

Junkyard — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:07:40 +0000

yep I second this. I did the family holiday thing as well and we rented a small apartment near Glenelg beach, it was fantastic. Most days we got back from the finish of the race with plenty of time for my 18 month old to have a good splash around at the beach.

Most stages are quite close to Adelaide really. It's quite workable to ride out to the stage with your riding buddies, meet the wife and kids at some prearranged spot. Change, relax, watch the race come past, then do the local shops over or wineries, (if your other half is more into shopping than bikes - like mine is).

Anyway, for those that don't dare ask to piss off for week of riding with their buddies while the Mrs takes care of things at home, the TDU can still be a fantastic family holiday. You may need to make some compromises, and if you need to take a day off from the TDU I recommend the stage that finishes furthest away, the Victor Harbor stage? That's what I did anyway. Seeing the stages where you finish closer to town, you can get home quicker to maximize family time etc...

My wife who's not into bikes at all ended up getting quite caught up in the whole atmosphere of it all and found the whole thing very enjoyable.

By: JC

JC — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:06:19 +0000

Thanks a lot,

You've just ruined Wild Things for me (haha).