BOB Trailers in Darwin

[humblewheels]

Hi,

We will be bicycling from Darwin 2 Sydney in October 07,
we'll arrive from Belgium and want to buy one Bob trailer in Darwin. We know that there are Gemini Bicycle's dealers in Darwin (Cyclezone), nevertheless there is no way to be sure of this online.

Does anybody know should we can get a bob trailer in Darwin, if so where?


Thanks a lot.

this is my email [email protected]

 

[cwebs]

The two major bike shops in Darwin (Cyclezone or Bikes to Fit) should be able to order these trailers for you. Last time I popped into Cyclezone (last week), they didn't have Bob trailers in stock. Darwin is a small town, so the market for such products is not there to have them on the showroom floor. They'd be the sort of product that would have to be ordered.


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[humblewheels]

The two major bike shops in Darwin (Cyclezone or Bikes to Fit) should be able to order these trailers for you. Last time I popped into Cyclezone (last week), they didn't have Bob trailers in stock. Darwin is a small town, so the market for such products is not there to have them on the showroom floor. They'd be the sort of product that would have to be ordered.


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Cwebs, Thanks a Lot for your Help/advice.

By the way, do you know if we can find the Polish "Extrawheel" *trailers in Australia?
We will land in Brisbane and then catch a bus to Darwin where our tour on wheels will start.
*(http://www.extrawheel.com/index_en.php)

Cheers

 

[mikesbytes]

Hi humblewheels, this site is run by a very keen bob trailer user, he may be able to provide some advice.

 

[humblewheels]

Hi humblewheels, this site is run by a very keen bob trailer user, he may be able to provide some advice.

Dear Mikesbytes, thank you very much for your tip/url.

cheers

 

[pod]

Hi,

We will be bicycling from Darwin 2 Sydney in October 07,
we'll arrive from Belgium and want to buy one Bob trailer in Darwin. We know that there are Gemini Bicycle's dealers in Darwin (Cyclezone), nevertheless there is no way to be sure of this online.

Does anybody know should we can get a bob trailer in Darwin, if so where?


Thanks a lot.

this is my email [email protected]

Wow you're brave. You'd better carry lots of water. Darwin in October is hot (mid 30s C) and humid, building up to the wet season. By the time you get 300km south to Katherine (and for most of the rest of the trip) it'll be dry and 35 - 40 deg C + daytime temperatures with large numbers of flies trying to land on your face, ears, legs, arms, in your mouth, nose.... The distances between towns/service stations as you get further south and into the Barkley Tablands (if you go via Queensland) can be 200km and more.

I've driven between Darwin and Sydney through outback QLD (the shortest route) many times. Not much traffic and huge distances, very isolated, hot, dry, dusty and mostly flat featureless grazing country. Some big trucks/road trains (ie truck with three trailers) and in Queensland the roads get rough and narrow. It's much more scenic to cross over to the coast of QLD via Townsville however thats about a thousand km extra distance and Sydney is still more than 2 thousand km south of there. Along the coast there will be much more traffic.

 

[humblewheels]

Wow you're brave. You'd better carry lots of water. Darwin in October is hot (mid 30s C) and humid, building up to the wet season. By the time you get 300km south to Katherine (and for most of the rest of the trip) it'll be dry and 35 - 40 deg C + daytime temperatures with large numbers of flies trying to land on your face, ears, legs, arms, in your mouth, nose.... The distances between towns/service stations as you get further south and into the Barkley Tablands (if you go via Queensland) can be 200km and more.

I've driven between Darwin and Sydney through outback QLD (the shortest route) many times. Not much traffic and huge distances, very isolated, hot, dry, dusty and mostly flat featureless grazing country. Some big trucks/road trains (ie truck with three trailers) and in Queensland the roads get rough and narrow. It's much more scenic to cross over to the coast of QLD via Townsville however thats about a thousand km extra distance and Sydney is still more than 2 thousand km south of there. Along the coast there will be much more traffic.

Dear Pod,

Thanks a lot for your advice, a little discouraging perhaps, nevertheless very useful, we really appreciate it. Somehow we acknowledge the cons this tour we've planned implies, and hopefully we have the great chance to pervade through the Aussie mighty lands full of flies, heat and Waterless - one of the reasons we really need to back up our trip with lots of water as you mentioned, by the way do you know if we can find Extrawheel trailer in your country.
Where?

Thanks for your help, hopefully we can keep in touch more directly using our emails.

Cheers.

 

[pod]

Dear Pod,

Thanks a lot for your advice, a little discouraging perhaps, nevertheless very useful, we really appreciate it. Somehow we acknowledge the cons this tour we've planned implies, and hopefully we have the great chance to pervade through the Aussie mighty lands full of flies, heat and Waterless - one of the reasons we really need to back up our trip with lots of water as you mentioned, by the way do you know if we can find Extrawheel trailer in your country.
Where?

Thanks for your help, hopefully we can keep in touch more directly using our emails.

Cheers.

Well don't be discouraged, it sounds like a great challenge if you have the determination and time. Water, food, spares etc have to be planned carefully. Flies can be managed with a face net or perhaps even corks hanging from your helmet. I've seen the occasional touring cyclist out on those remote roads and was quite amazed. It should be a wonderful adventure with plenty of interesting characters to meet in the wild outback areas and interesting places to visit.

I've never seen the Extrawheel trailer in Australia. I did some touring myself in Tasmania last year and bought a bob trailer for the trip on ebay. I did see an Extrawheel advertised on ebay as well but it was in Europe somewhere. You might consider buying one in Europe and bringing it with you even if it means extra baggage charges. Bikes and cycling gear is relatively expensive in Australia and I've bought gear on overseas trips (in the US) at about half the price I would have to pay in Sydney.

 

[cwebs]

Ok. I checked out Cyclezone on the weekend and they have a 'Yak' Bob trailer for $500 in stock. The model with suspension is an extra $100.

 

[humblewheels]

Well don't be discouraged, it sounds like a great challenge if you have the determination and time. Water, food, spares etc have to be planned carefully. Flies can be managed with a face net or perhaps even corks hanging from your helmet. I've seen the occasional touring cyclist out on those remote roads and was quite amazed. It should be a wonderful adventure with plenty of interesting characters to meet in the wild outback areas and interesting places to visit.

I've never seen the Extrawheel trailer in Australia. I did some touring myself in Tasmania last year and bought a bob trailer for the trip on ebay. I did see an Extrawheel advertised on ebay as well but it was in Europe somewhere. You might consider buying one in Europe and bringing it with you even if it means extra baggage charges. Bikes and cycling gear is relatively expensive in Australia and I've bought gear on overseas trips (in the US) at about half the price I would have to pay in Sydney.

Dear Pod thanks a lot for the information provided, very useful, it looks like we will have to get the bob once in Darwin or try to convince the extrawheel guys to sponsor us and send it there for us (!!!.... who knows).
Maybe we could meet once on our crossing through your great country, if they don't melt maybe we could bring you a delicious Belgian chocolate. What about that?


Lots of great days for you.

Cheers

 

[humblewheels]

Ok. I checked out Cyclezone on the weekend and they have a 'Yak' Bob trailer for $500 in stock. The model with suspension is an extra $100.

Dear Cwebs, thanks a lot for your time and very useful information!! It looks like we'll get a bob trailer from CZ.

It'll be very nice should we could meet on the road or in a city during our trip on wheels through your country (wherever you are in Australia, that is, should our route passes by). Would you like a Belgian chocolate? You really won one, thanks a lot pal.

Lots of great days for you.

Cheers

 

[oziedave]

Dean Woods direct sell bob trailers. I found them to be the cheapest. They will mail them anywhere in OZ for $20. Lot cheaper than buying from Darwin, just have it sent to your hostel/hotel. Takes about 5 minutes to build. http://www.deanwoods.com.au/

 

[humblewheels]

Thanks a lot.

It is really a great help you give us. Thanks for your time and great info.

Hope to see you there perhaps. All the best for you!!!.

Humblewheels and co.

Dean Woods direct sell bob trailers. I found them to be the cheapest. They will mail them anywhere in OZ for $20. Lot cheaper than buying from Darwin, just have it sent to your hostel/hotel. Takes about 5 minutes to build. http://www.deanwoods.com.au/

 

[oziedave]

Have you read 'Cycling outback Australia'.??? Well worth a read. Has lots good maps and advice on the areas you will be riding through. Check it out at http://www.cyclingoutback.com/

 

[vlad]

mleage chart for Australia

http://www.avisdrivingguides.co.uk/mileage/mileage_australia.pdf

Darwin to Sydney 4095 km = 2544 miles

Are there thorn bushes in NT?

will you carry lots of new tubes or consider airfree tires? http://felixwong.com/news/2006/12/air-free-tires/