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The daytime running and night lights we use

The daytime running and night lights we use

30 January 2024

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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

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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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How to use the what3words app

02 February 2021

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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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