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WheretoRide South East Queensland |
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
 It’s hard to
effectively review a guide to cycle paths in South East Queensland when you're
stuck in Melbourne
with no chance of attempting them anytime soon. However, this WheretoRide guide from Bicycling
Australia is exceptionally well produced and thought out, with ring-bound and easy-to-clean
laminated pages for those journeys where your hands spend more time fiddling
with oily parts than on the handlebars.
There are 47 rides spread across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast
to keep you busy for many months to come, all with detailed guides to road
surfaces, terrain types, distances and a difficulty rating.
Each ride is well documented, rated and illustrated with guides to local
facilities and features including the distance between significant points on
the route, the steepness of any uphill (or downhill) struggles. Routes are
fully explained detailing landmarks, directions and anecdotes to guide you
along your pedal powered way. It’s evident that the writers of the guide have
fully researched each route carefully noting anything that might be of interest
or of use to any budding cyclist. A notes section at the back of this
conveniently sized tome tops off the near perfect package, I only wished I had
the opportunity to attempt some of them! Bicycling Australia
has also released WheretoRide guides
to Melbourne and Perth, with plans for more on the way.
WheretoRide South East Queensland
By Ian Melvin
Bicycling Australia
| 2008 | RRP $34.95
REVIEWED BY: Chris Chinchilla
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