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March 21st, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

Canberra
\nDistance: 6km
\nTotal distance: 416km<\/strong><\/p>\n

After 5 days and 400km of riding, the most sensible thing to do is to take a day off from riding. I did however ride a little to the Flying Furniture<\/a> recumbent shop to get my brake repaired. Met up with the shop owner Ian and I was glad that he manage to get rid of the sticky brake problem! Its great to have both brakes functional! While I was there, I also asked to try on another recumbent trike, the HP Velotechnik Scorpion FS. It’s a full suspension trike that I was considering before I got my GT3, but decided not to due to the high price. It wasn’t as comfortable as I expected, in fact I still prefer the feel of my GT3 more. I was also interested in another full suspension trike, the ICE Sprint 2 fs but they didn’t have one in stock. Chatted with Ian for a while about recumbents and touring before I went back to Braddon. It rained when I was riding back and the weather continues to be like that for the rest of the day, so I just stayed home.<\/p>\n

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Ian repairing my Sturmey Archer drum brake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Checked on the news and found out that the rain over the past several days caused several areas in NSW to flood. One of which was Shellharbour, the place where I stayed on Day 2! Another one was Bombala, my destination in the next few days! The news also reported caravan parks and campsites being affected by the flood. I was upset about the news, this means that I must either change my route or take a risk on my original route hoping that the rain would be gone by the time I reached the affected areas. So I decided to stay in Canberra for another day to see how things go. Moreover, my leg muscles are getting more sore, feeling the post-workout effect now. My day ended with a stroll around Canberra Centre and watching TV with An Yi and her housemate Peter.<\/p>\n

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Gotta love Canberra’s footpath. Complete with shady trees and a good distance from the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A futon bed, this is luxury compared to my last few nights!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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