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Limit on amount of bikes on each train, which will surely be reached on this weekend. Not sure how far you normally ride but it is only a 90km ride down to Geelong if you go down through Little River / back of You Yangs etc. I'm sure you won't be by yourself if you pick that option. Maybe...

I rode through their late October last year and generally it was fantastic. When it is fine it is amazing with the autumn colours and cooler days, though on the days it was wet it was pretty feral, but never too cold to ride. It rained i think 2 days out of the 10 i was there. Also not much...

I think this one lists most of them: http://www.twowheeltweets.com/?cat=3

1. Breschel 2. Flecha 3. Van Summeren

on the front mech you can get away with a Shimano shifter on campy. I had a front Shimano and rear Campy for a while. I called the groupset "Shagpagnolo".

Thanks everyone for the advice and guidance. I have spent a bit of time riding in and around Vancouver in late autumn so am well aware of having to carry clothing for every occasion! Looks like moving from the Pyrenees down through Spain and setting up base in the south for a while might...

Im looking at heading over to Europe soonish and am wondering how late you can still climb the major ranges (pyrennes, alpes)? Im assuming towards Late September the possibility of rain will be significant but anything less than snow is fine!

With 57k of the race being on the gravel you would still have to hedge your bets between stability on the gravel and rolling resistance on sealed roads? Maybe a 25mm + tyre non-slick road tyre? It would depend also on the condition of the gravel roads as well. If the only issue is loose...