There are around six mountains in the Canberra region and the common technique used to describe a ride incorparating any of these is to refer to the ride as a 'Twin Peaks Ride' - two mountains, 'Three Sisters Ride' - three mountains, or any higher number of 'peaks'. I did a Twin Peaks ride yesterday which incorporated Mt Majura and Black mountain.

Mt Majura is a hidden gem of a climb that not too many people do due to its location and the fact that the road is actually blocked to regular car traffic. This is actually what makes it such a great ride, narrow roads and absolutely no cars apart from a couple of staff that man the Air Radar system atop the mountain.

I decided to take out a bike that benefited from an small device invented by Mr Campagnolo a few years back - a derailleur. Since moving to Canberra this year I haven't usedmy roadies too much, most of my rides have been nice long flat rides perfect for the fixie, but now that the weather is getting nicer it's a pleasure to get out and do some mountains. As such I'll be seeing a lot more of my geared friends.