My weapon of choice for the ride was my Kona Zing. A perfectly good "relaxed" road bike. All it really needed was the pannier rack attacked, some thicker tyres and it was good to go.
However, one fateful day it fell victim to my epic stupidity. You see, I thought it would be easier to transport my bikes on roof racks, rather than a rear bike rack (this was half the reason for converting to my A4 wagon). One afternoon upon returning home, it was raining, I'd been shopping, my mind was elsewhere.
... I drove into my secure garage, with the bike still on the roof. The bike, the bike racks and the roof racks all came off in one complete piece. On their journey off the roof of my car the racks gouged into the roof of the car and tailgate. An insurance claim (for $3000) later, the car was repaired.
On first inspection the Kona seemed fine, but on closer inspection, there was a significant dent in the down tube - bad enough I felt to compromise the frame integrity - and the thought of loading it with 10kg's of luggage and 80Kg's of me didn't sit well with me. Now, I had the prospect of a Brisbane to Sydney ride... without a bike to do it on.
Yep...
Shutup!
Justin.
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