Hi Dan, sorry for the late reply! Yes, I'm keen on a framebag as part of a touring setup. I'm thinking a half one + Cranktank would be a nice way to carry water. I wish I'd bought a Cranktank while they were still in Australia!
Hungry is awesome, I love his stuff. I loved the panniers he did for Kumo Cycles recently! On Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 9:03:02 PM UTC+10 Dan wrote: > [image: IMG_1990.jpeg]Great to read this report Kat. Your bike is looking > wonderful, and the BVRT sounds like my kind of tour! I like your photos > too. > > If you’re reconsidering the loading of your Appaloosa, maybe also consider > a frame bag. The triangle is so big that you can fit quite a decent size > frame bag in there even with your two large water bottles. I was given a > Huuungry custom frame bag for Christmas and I use it all the time. On day > rides that’s the only bag I use (I still have a basket). My lock always > goes in there. > Having said that, the Appaloosa carries heavy loads in the rear like > nobody’s business. Highly recommend that too. > > > > On Monday, 7 July 2025 at 18:41:16 UTC+9:30 Kat wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> This weekend my partner, me, and two friends of ours went on an overnight >> trip on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. I took my beloved Appaloosa of >> course! >> >> Here's a link to the full album of photos: >> https://photos.app.goo.gl/QptT8m9RuBBvqVGa6 >> >> [image: 2025_07_06_42.jpg] >> >> The story of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail goes way back to 1989 when >> the Brisbane Valley Rail line was closed. Over several decades different >> sections of the trail were progressively redeveloped and opened until the >> entire 161km length was finally completed in August 2018, making it >> Australia's longest continuous rail trail. >> >> I've ridden the entire trail or sections several times, first in 2018, >> again in 2019, on a family holiday in 2021, and several day trips, so it >> was nice to be back. >> >> We left our car at Esk and took the shuttle to Yarraman, which is the >> northern end of the trail. The shuttle is a popular service on the BVRT >> which will take you and your bikes so that you can do a one-way trip. This >> is especially popular because riding north to south is mostly downhill! >> >> This was our friend's first bicycle tour and they hired bikes. I had Jo >> and my partner had their steel touring bike. Our beautiful steel bikes got >> a lot of admiration from other passengers on the shuttle! These types of >> bikes are still not as popular in Australia as the US. Most people ride >> mountain bikes on the BVRT. >> >> [image: 2025_07_05_03.jpg] >> >> We stopped for lunch at Blackbutt, which has an excellent bakery - there >> was a line around the block! >> >> The BVRT is a great first bicycle tour route. There are towns along the >> way every 20km or less, which makes it easy to get food and water and have >> a rest stop. No need to carry food or cooking equipment. >> >> After Blackbutt it was all downhill to Linville, our destination for the >> night. The trail winds gently down over 20km, losing 400m of elevation. >> This section is great fun and is in the beautiful state forest. It's shady, >> green, and full of bell birds. >> >> We camped for the night at Linville. This is a free camp across the road >> from the Linville Hotel where we had dinner. There's free showers and >> toilets and a display of the old railway carriages to explore. >> >> The Linville Hotel and Linville itself is one of the great success >> stories of the BVRT. Since the BVRT opened in its entirety, life and >> economy has been brought back to small towns which were struggling since >> the rail line closed. >> >> Linville, which is not on the highway, has a population of about 100 >> people. When I first rode the rail trail it was September 2018, just months >> after the whole trail was officially opened. >> >> I had intended to camp but it was raining. I went into the pub to see if >> I could stay in a room. Inside was the proprietor and one other patron. "No >> worries, that will be $40". I was the only person staying there! It was >> quite spooky overnight. I don't think they even served food at that stage. >> >> The pub has changed hands several time since then but the last couple of >> owners have put a huge effort into renovating and revitalising the old >> place. When we stayed now, the pub was pumping. There were probably 70-80 >> people there for dinner. There was live music, fire pits, and probably >> upwards of 10 staff working. I had an amazing beef & Guinness pie - it was >> delicious. The pub's accommodation was booked out and there is another >> bunkhouse in town, which was also booked out. >> >> A huge success story for the rail trail and cycle tourism! >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd49f26f-def5-4d3c-a007-c13ee393a312n%40googlegroups.com.
