Today we promoted my eldest to 20” wheels and a proper ‘big girl bike’ - picked up a @trekbikesau Precaliber 20 to match my X-Caliber from the good folk down at @trekbicyclewoolloongabba (had to pick out a new @ridebontrager helmet and gloves as well to mark the occasion). . It’s a touch on the large side for her at the moment but she’ll grow into it in no time - and besides, after about 5 minutes of getting the measure of it she smashed out 3km as if it was nothing. Looking forward to taking this one out on the cycleway with me as her confidence (and legs!) grows. . #prouddad #startthemyoung #outsideisfree #cyclist #cyclistdad #cyclingdad #dadlife

Today’s findings: .

1. I really need to practice unclipping from the pedals when I hit obstacles (especially my left foot) .
2. The @goproanz Chesty mount is awesome, but I need to adjust the angle of the camera. .
3. I need to pick a new helmet - more specifically one with a visor. I might as well wear a blindfold when climbing up into the early morning sun. . Was a little more cautious out in the trails than usual - mainly because it was my first time in a long time clipping in while off-road - but also things were pretty sketchy after the rain earlier this week. All-in-all though, a morning of good clean fun (and by ‘clean’ I mean muddy af!). . #mountainbike #mountainbiking #mtb #xcmtb #cyclist #cycling #outsideisfree #fromwhereiride

Rolling into Tuesday like... 🚲🌙🌌 . . #cyclist #cyclistlife #earlymorningworkout #4amclub #getoutsideridebikes #outsideisfree #fromwhereiride

Happy International ‘Everyone claims to have a bit of Irish in them’ Day! ☘️ 🇮🇪 . . Would love to be back at Temple Bar in Dublin sipping on a freshly pulled pint of the black stuff, but will happily make do with a couple of tinnies of Draught today. Happy St Patrick’s Day! . . #stpatricksday #stpatricksday2019 #guinness #guinnessisgood #guinnessisgoodforyou #beer

New toys 🎥 . Apologies in advance for the potential POV cycling spam! . #gopro #goprohero7black #barfly #actioncam #fromwhereiride #cyclist #cycling #cyclistlife #gadgets

Stoked to have found these @tastinz Smooshed Wholefood Balls at my local @aldiaustralia store. For the past few weeks they have been my go to for nutrition whilst out on the bike. Delicious, compact, clean energy - I find I digest them much better than any energy gels. The peanut butter and caramel are my current jam. . . #tastinz #cleanenergy #wholefood #cyclist #cycling #nutrition #trainingwithpurpose #sportsnutrition #cyclistlife #ridebikesgetoutside #yum #nomnom #instasnacks

Through a combination of the Instagram algorithm and Gmail’s spam settings I missed the fact that it was the @cycleofgiving today, so decided to do another self-directed 💯km ride this morning. . . Four laps of the @translinkqld Redcliffe Peninsula Line cycleway - a great rolling surface and more than a few hills means it was far from monotonous. Definitely adding this as a regular fixture to my riding. Has also given me an idea for an additional challenge for 2019 - more to follow once I’ve thought about the logistics a little more. . . #latergram #wymtm #ridebikesgetoutside #outsideisfree #fromwhereiride #redcliffepeninsula #cyclist #cyclistlife #centurysunday

My appetite for a nice cold beer has been well and truly satisfied. Last had this wheat beer from @moobrewbrewery in Tasmania when my colleagues and I were attending a conference in Hobart. We discovered it in a local bar on the first night, then pretty much drank it exclusively for the rest of the week. . . Found these tinnies in @danmurphys yesterday - turns out it travels very well. . . 10/10 delicious! 👌🏻 #craftbeer #craftbeerdrinker #wheatbeer #moobrew #moobrewbeer

Century Sunday 💯 . . Banked my first 100+ km ride of 2019 this morning - actually my first since the Noosa Classic last August. . . Bit of a last minute decision - wanted to see how I’d fare over a longer distance with the last two months of training under my belt. Really happy with my performance - especially over the last quarter. Even though my legs were definitely feeling fatigued I somehow managed to ride faster and stronger than ever 🤷🏻‍♂️ . . My only regret - finishing my ride at about 9am, it’s far too early to crack open a cold beer (it is, right?). Had to make do with a coffee instead. . . Looking forward to getting more of these in on a regular basis - next milestone will be the Imperial Century - 100 miles (160km). . . #wymtm #cyclist #cyclistlife #fromwhereiride #outsideisfree #100km #centurysunday #brisbane #sunrise #gofarnotfast

The best thing about doing a late afternoon ride - I can reward my efforts with a cold beer #cyclist #cyclistlife #craftbeer #coldone #kaijucrush #brewdogchaingang