Ed Austin @manxkiwi ?

active 24 years, 5 months ago
Name

Ed Austin

Cycling history

Have you done any long distance trips?

Yes
Where have you cycled?

34 days around UK and Ireland.
28 days Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and across Borneo, from Sandakan to Kuching.
All over New Zealand with the Auckland Cycle Touring Club (ACTA). Tasmania coming up.
Where are you now?

New Zealand

Gear

What bike(s) do you have?

1. A 21-speed Vitus racing bike hanging on the wall – A great bike in its time. Happy days.
2. The Main bike – A 27-speed Mongoose Randonneur – 700C wheel, Alum frame touring bike, converted from STI and drops to GripShift and flat bars – Been around UK, Ireland, Malaysia and New Zealand. Vivente make a steel framed version, which Santa forgot to put in his bag.
3. My favourite – The Coromandel Cruiser – 27 wheel, flat bars , steel frame bitza – Made out of various other bikes and K-mart bits.
4. The MTB – Stolen from my son – Fitted a steel frame and rigid forks – Now it’s a great bike to do laps around the neighbourhood.
5. The Taiwan Ladies Special – Unloved and unused. Say no more.
6. “Fukky” – A drop-bar steel framed Japanese Fukaya – A little heavy, but a great bike to train on (when I used to train).
7 and 8. They’re in there somewhere.

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