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Beginners guide to the Hunt 1000 The event Commuter Cycles 2018 The numbers 1000km unsupported 22,000m of climbing Mostly offroad Very little singletrack, but much of the 4wd trails that it uses are like riding

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Beginners guide to the Hunt 1000

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The event

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The numbers

  • 1000km unsupported
  • 22,000m of climbing
  • Mostly offroad
  • Very little singletrack, but much of

the 4wd trails that it uses are like riding technical singletrack (particularly when loaded)

  • The huge amount of climbing results

in lots of fast, tricky descents

  • It is very much a “Mountain Biking”

event - to be safe, you need to have reasonable experience of trail riding

  • 7 days or more (8 this year for 'Grand

Depart)

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The Terrain

  • Stunning High Country
  • Rugged and remote
  • Feels like you are permanently

climbing!

  • Infrequent re-supply points (many of

them tiny shops with short/irregular hours)

  • Longest stretch 170km (Harrietville -

Licola)

  • Highlights - The Jujungals, Mt

Kosciuoszkco, Howitt High Plains, the creeks and rivers

  • Lots of Mountain Huts

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About me

  • 39 years old
  • Small business and two small

children (so very little time to train)

  • Mountain biking since a teenager
  • Very limited bikepacking experience
  • Couple of 3 day “bikeglamping”trips
  • Reasonable amount of

camping/bush experience

  • 'Fit and healthy', but most of my

riding is commuting

  • Comfortable that I could get myself
  • ut of a tricky situation
  • Resolved to completing the ride

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Preparation

  • Long term planning required
  • Unless you're incredibly fit and experienced, I don't

think this is an event you can/should 'pull out of a hat'

  • I committed about 6 months out
  • Ride the bike you are going to use as much as

physically possible (commute on it etc.)

  • A few months of increased intensity commuting
  • Then I added a 32km, 650Vm offroad section to my

commute (couple of times weekly)

  • Strava was uselful for tracking and motivating

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Preparation

  • 95km, 2200m vertical ride after work 4x in the two

months before the event

  • Learning how to eat on the bike!
  • I rode about 100-200kms a week for the two

months before the event

  • One overnighter to test gear (not enough!!!!)
  • 'Tapered' one week out.
  • Minimum of couple of overnighters, and a 3 day

ride (Goldfields track would be good option)

  • Lots of Mountain Bike riding (preferably loaded) if

you are not an experienced mountain bike rider.

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The bike

  • Surly Karate Monkey, Steel MTB can

be run 27+ or 29”

  • Fully rigid
  • 29 x 2.35 Maxis Ardent Race (front),

29 x 2.2 Maxxis Ikon (rear). Tubeless,

  • 1x11 - 32T, 11-46
  • Jones Bars
  • Hydro brakes
  • 2” tyres the absolute minimum
  • Lowest gearing possible (Dan Hunt

runs 30T, 11-50 with a very light set- up).

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Luggage

  • Revelate full frame bag (8L)
  • Cooking set-up
  • Bulk food (breakfast cereal and Quinio/Rice mix)
  • Apidura Expedition (dry) 17l seatpack
  • Sleeping bag, Sleeping matt, Spares, First Aid Kit, some clothing
  • 2 feed bags (Apidura and Surly)
  • One for food. One for water bottle.
  • Apidua Top Tube bag
  • Suncreen, Lube, Multi-Tool, Aquatabs, Painkillers
  • 2 x King Many Thing cages (fork mounted) with Sea to Summit 5L dry bags
  • Tent in one
  • Puffer and wet/cold weather gear in the other
  • Surly 8-Pack Rack with Wald 137 Basket and Terra Rosa canvas bag (10L?)
  • Food, 3rd water bottle, clothing (that was coming on and off that day), random stuff.
  • Velo Orange Mojave cage on downtube with 1.4L Nalgene bottle

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Technology & Navigation

  • Spot tracker (GPS beacon)
  • Garmin eTrex 30
  • iPhone (for photos and offline detailed maps)
  • Mapout App is brilliant - very handy for day-to-day planning
  • Quadlock mount
  • 10,000ma battery
  • Battery powered rear light
  • USB Rechargeable 300 Lumen front light (didn't plan on riding much

at night)

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Pack list

Group What Description Qty Group What Description Qty

Clothing Shorts Rapha 1 Sleeping Tent

  • Fly. Main, poles, mat and pegs

1 Boxers Merino 3 Mat Thermarest 1 Socks Cotton and Wool 3 Sleeping Bag Sea to Summit 1 Thongs 1 Pillow Sea to Summit inflatable 1 Hat 1 Sleeping bag liner Sea to Summit silk 1 Long sleeved merino T Icebreaker 1 Flanno 1 Bike stuff Pump Lezyne 1 Leggings Merino 1 Tube 2 Patch kit & Glue 1 Warm clothing Puffer Macpac 1 Tyre boot Park 1 Gloves Giro 1 Brake pads Shimano 1 Rain Jacket Pearl Izumi 1 Gloves Nitrile 1 Overpants 1 Chainbreaker Specialized stem mounted one 1 Quick link And spare couple of links of chain 2 Personal care Baby wipes 1 Bolts Random selection 1 Toothpaste and brush 1 Lube Boesheild T9 1 First aid kit 1 Cleat bolt 1 Butt creme Sudocreme 1 Zip ties 1 Toilet paper 1 Various tapes Wrapped around pump 1 Microfibre towel Sea to Summit 1 Mini Tool 1 Sunscreen 1 Rags With lube in zip lock bag 1 Lip balm 1 Tyre levers Schwalbe 2 Commuter Cycles 2018

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Pack list - continued

Group What Description Qty Group What Description Qty

Cooking Stove Soto 1 Other Head torch 1 Shield 1 Headlight Cateye Volt 300 (helmet mount) 1 Lighter Small 1 Taillight Seatstay mounted (regular batteries) 1 Pot & pot holder GSI Minimalist 1 USB cable 1 Gas 100g Canister 2 iPhone cable 1 Mug Titanium 1 Headphones 1 Spork Sea to Summit Alloy 1 Phone 1 Sharp knife Opinel 1 Cash, Debit Card, Drivers licence 1 Resealable bags 5 Spot 1 Coffee filter Java drip 1 Garmin 1 Water purifying tabs Enough for 30L 1 USB Call charger (two outlets) 1 Water bottle Nalgene 1.4 1 Food Coffee 7 Cups worth Water bottle Commuter 700ml 2 Breakfast cereal Muesli for 7 days (ind bags) Water bottle Bladder 1L capacity 1 Milk Powder 7 days worth for muesli Batteries AAA and AA Quinoi/rice mix Enough for 2 meals 2 Herb/Vegie mix Enough for 2 meals 2 Dehydrated meal Emergency 1 Vegemite and PB Tubes Commuter Cycles 2018

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Food & Water

  • 3L of water (with extra 1L

emergency)

  • Treated everything (aquatabs)
  • Some people filtered (nicer

taste, slightly annoying/time consuming)

  • Muesli, Quinoi/Rice Mix as staples
  • Anything else I could get along the

way

  • The food I eat/bought along the way

is one area that I think I could get much better at with practice - what to eat in, what to take away etc?

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Getting there

  • Sent Gas Cannisters ahead (can't

take on plane)

  • Box bike yourself (so you can build it

at the other end)

  • Built at Airport and rode to

accommodation (good shakedown)

  • Nervous few beers and lots of pizza

the night before

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Day 1

Canberra - Happy's Hut 173km, 3500Vm

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Day 2 Happy's to Cascade Hut 118km 2900Vm

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Day 3 Cascade to Big River 150km 2500Vm

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Day 4 Big River to Twins Rd 143km 3900Vm

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Day 5 Twins Rd to Guy's Hut 100km LotsVm

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Day 6 Guy's hut to Woods Point 122km ??Vm

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Day 7 Woods Point to Melbourne 190km

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