Mulga Wires

“Mulga” is a colloquial word used to define the Australian bush, the Australian Outback or the area outside urban Australia. Since European settlement Australia’s “bush telegraph” or “mulga wires” was renown for passing on information and stories between towns, homesteads and individuals. With the aid of this newfangled digital technology our blog Mulga Wires continues this story telling tradition.

Our focus will be the broad topic of cycling tours providing information and sharing biking stories from a variety of sources and periods in time including the current activities of Mulga Bicycle Tours.

If there is a bike tour topic you would like to know more about please Contact Us.

For Sale: Riese & Müller Multicharger2 GT Touring E-Bike – Ex-Demo

For Sale: Riese & Müller Multicharger2 GT Touring E-Bike – Ex-Demo

15 August 2025

Mulga News


Riese & Müller Multicharger2

GT Touring E-Bike

Ex-Demo

💰 $6,950.00

Only 3,093 km and remaining warranty until 9 July 2026 on this premium German-engineered e-bike.

✅ Bosch Performance Line CX Smart System – 250W, 85Nm

✅ Bosch Powertube 750 Wh battery – only 25 charge cycles and 100% calculated residual capacity.

✅ Bosch eBike ABS 2.0 + Magura hydraulic disc brakes

✅ ABUS lock + Bosch Connect Module (GPS tracking & alarm)

✅ 65 kg rear rack + 8 kg front rack + passenger kit included

This bike is incredibly capable, comfortable, and versatile. Selling only because the frame’s step-over height is too tall for the intended rider (replaced with a Mixte version).

📍 Canberra

📞 Call 0412 309 711 to arrange a test ride.

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Fancy owning a bike tour company? We know a good one ...

Fancy owning a bike tour company? We know a good one ...

31 March 2025

Mulga News

“There’s always one item a business has for sale—and that’s the business itself.”

That advice was given to us nearly 30 years ago, not long after we first started working for ourselves. At the time, it felt like a throwaway line but over the years, we’ve come to appreciate the wisdom in it.

Now, it’s our turn. After eight wonderful years of running Mulga Bicycle Tours - an Australian-based business offering fully supported, small-group cycling holidays - we’ve made the decision to sell. Not because anything’s wrong but because it’s time for us to step back, breathe a little deeper, and make room for new adventures of our own.

Our love of cycling isn’t going anywhere, but it’s time for someone new to take the lead in our adventure tourism business.

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The daytime running and night lights we use

The daytime running and night lights we use

30 January 2024

Mulga NewsHow To Tutorials

After our recent evening ride to watch the Flight Drone SkyShow over Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin on Australia Day we received a few questions about the lights we use on our personal bicycles.

There are four things we consider when selecting front and rear lights for our personal bicycles:

  1. how well they increase the likelihood we will be seen during the day,
  2. how well they increase the likelihood we will be seen at night,
  3. how well they will enable us to see when it gets dark, and,
  4. how long we can use them at maximum intensity before they need recharging.

Every couple of years we review the bicycle lights available on the Australian market to see if there are any new lighting products we should be considering. Our last review was in October, 2023.

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How to calculate the steepest hill you can climb

How to calculate the steepest hill you can climb

26 October 2023

Mulga NewsHow To Tutorials

Riding up hills is perhaps one of the most common topics we hear discussed on our cycling tours. Often the conversation is started by a guest who is riding one our hire bikes as they find the gear ratios on Mulga’s hire bike make it easier to climb up hills than their own, so they want to know more.

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Important Safety Recall: Shimano 11-Speed Cranksets

Important Safety Recall: Shimano 11-Speed Cranksets

26 October 2023

Mulga News

Shimano has published a global product safety recall of its 11-speed bonded Hollowtech road cranksets manufactured between 1 June 2012 – 30 June 2019.

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The Story Behind Our Funky Orange Workshirts

04 May 2023

Mulga NewsInspirational

Some of you have noticed we are wearing a new style of orange high-vis workshirt when we are running our tours with the message “This Is A Conversation Starter” embroidered across our backs. We are often asked “What’s the story with your shirts?” The answer is very inspirational and best answered by the initiative's co-inventor Daniel Allen.

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Start 'em Young - Bikepacking as a Family With Our Two Year-Old

Start 'em Young - Bikepacking as a Family With Our Two Year-Old

12 April 2023

Inspirational

Two parents plant the seeds of outdoor exploration by taking their two year old on an overnight cycling trip.

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Finding Time

29 March 2023

Inspirational

“Finding Time” is the story of two friends whose connection goes far beyond a love for cycling. David Smith MBE and Steve Bate MBE are both living with degenerative conditions that will eventually take away their ability to ride. But it doesn't stop them from making the most of the time they've got. Watch their story here.

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How to use the what3words app

02 February 2021

How To Tutorials

In this tutorial we are going to show you:

  1. How to find your what3words address
  2. How to save a what3words address
  3. How to find your what3words address lists
  4. How to share a what3words address
  5. How to navigate using both what3words and Google Maps
  6. How to navigate with what3words in compass mode
  7. How to find the what3words FAQ

The what3words app is a tool Mulga Tours may use to communicate our location to you or, if we are separated, ask you to use to provide us with your location. It is particularly useful in situations when there is no known street address such as in parkland, large crowded open spaces or on remote or unnamed roads.

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