Luggage on a bike
The more gear you pack, the heavier the bike will be, increasing the difficulty to handle – consider carefully exactly what you will require and only pack that.  The bigger touring bikes often include panniers, and the medium bikes have racks on the back that can have either your own bag or one of our purpose built bike bags attached to. 

A small rucksack for everyday items is useful so that you don't have to keep unpacking everything to get at your camera for example. Cargo net type bungees are good and you'll need at least a couple of standard ones.

Make sure you pack dry clothing in waterproof plastic bags because there is nothing worse than wet clothes! - a good tip is to pack each days clothing into a individual plastic bag.

Clothing and footwear for bikes
Australia is often hot but it can also be very cold and wet. On a bike you need to cater for these situations. Touring is no fun when you're cold and wet and you're much more likely to make mistakes. A good pair of biking gloves is essential as is an armored jacket.  Bikescape have these items available when you collect your rental bike.

Leather trousers are useful if you are spending any length of time in the southern part of Australia as the weather can be variable especially if you climb in altitude. That means you'll need warm clothes too.

Bike boots are the most appropriate riding apparel, but when you're trying to save space and weight a good pair of walking boots will serve you on the bike and off it.

Australia's climate and the fact that it is the driest continent on earth makes it a fabulous holiday destination all year round, whatever you're planning to do. In the Australian winter you can ski in the southern states one day and be diving in the balmy waters of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland the next. Such temperate conditions make al fresco dining, sublime days on the beach or the water, outdoor barbeques, and a huge variety of sports a way of life here. No wonder Aussies believe life is for living!

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• G’day is hullo, pronounced Gidday which is a shortened form of Good Day, and used mostly in informal situations. More formally we would say Hullo, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, or the likes.
   

• Goodbye is, um, er, Goodbye. Although some people say Hooroo, pronounced ‘ooroo.
   

• Bloke is an Aussie male who generally is a hard worker and does the right thing. Eg., "Bill’s a Good Bloke".
   

• Mate is Friend, mainly for males. Everyone in Australia is mate, so we would often say "G’day mate" or "Thanks mate".
   

• Onya means Well Done, a shortened form of Good On You. The best "Aussieism" in my opinion.
   

• Sheila a common term for an Australia female, usually single and probably good looking. It probably originated from the high number of female immigrants from Ireland called Sheelagh.