Cool.

I lived in Japan from 2001 to 2011 and rode XC/DH and everything in between for all of it.  I did some S24O rides in Aichi and Shizuoka as well as a few small tours ( around Biwako, one overnighter to Shikotsuko in Hokkaido when I was living and working in Niseko in 2008, 3 days in Nagano - steep!) and always meant to do more.  Sadly life got in the way before I did a big ride and now I'm back in Australia.

Looking forward to reading about more of your adventures. If you can get to the Pacific coast, I highly recommend the Tokai Nature Trail （東海自然歩道）　- it is fantastic riding and stretches barely interrupted from Tokyo to Osaka.

Cheers,
Chris

I'm a teacher - middle/high school - mostly science.  I love my job, it can get a bit intense during term time or exams, but overall I only work half of the year - HALF!!!  Can't complain about that.    Last week was "Outdoor Education Week" at my school - I spent four days whitewater canoeing and camping under a dazzling array of stars with a fantastic group of girls - one of the standout experiences for me as a teacher so far.

I tend to concentrate my "fun" into the holidays, but still manage to ride 2/3 times per week during term (shorter rides, close to home, but still very lucky I can do that).  As someone above mentioned, the only bummer is that if an event doesn't fall during school holidays, it's pretty much impossible to do it.  Small price to pay, though.

Looks great - I would love to try an Alfine hub on my Rig.  One thing, please tell me you've got clear tape or something underneath those hose clamps on your fork legs!  Can't see anything in the photos, and my inner bike nerd is not dealing with that very well...

Thanks for posting that here.  Really thanks - it might just be the help I need to get through this year.

Very Cool.  Like others said, made me want to get out and ride my bike, and there's nothing but good in that!

He's the Bear Grylls of the MTB world!  (complete with Bear's camera crew...)

True, you may be right.  My memory of distances is all from hiking (I hadn't seen the light back then) which makes things a lot tougher.

I'm keen for something Aus-specific.  As soon as I can afford it I'll be getting some kind of GPS toy so I'd love to have a place to contribute.

Cheers,

Chris

Hi.  Another one here...well I was an Aussie, but been living in Japan for ten years.   I'm going home to Briz next April so will be looking for bikepacking Adventures in SE Qld at first, and I have a long list of Snowy Mountain adventures waiting for me, so may end up in the ACT. 

I think Oz has so much potential for bikepacking, even if the re-supply points are a bit few and far between.

Cheers,

Chris