Bunyan Velo

Travels on Two Wheels

Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Escape /September 27, 2013 by Lucas Winzenburg

Absolutely gorgeous. It worked, and now I desperately want to go mountain biking in British Columbia.

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Issue No. 06 Out Now!

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INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

Highlights from a sunny 300km ride between Melbourne and Cape Otway in search of ever-elusive koalas. After striking out for months, I decided on a last-ditch effort to pedal down to Cape Otway Lighthouse, where @fattytimw assured me, "You'll have hundreds coming at you from every direction down there, mate." Unsurprisingly, that turned out not to be the case, but it was still a great excuse to take in the views along a beautiful section of the Great Ocean Road. #🐨

I find myself super stoked on practical commuter bikes now that I've returned to Berlin, and this 1989 Kuwahara Panther caught my eye outside @thegentlejaunt the other night. It turned 30 this year and is still going strong. It's a great example of a bike that didn't cost a fortune and doesn't boast the latest or greatest standards, but serves its purpose and looks damn good doing it. #commuterbike #kuwaharapanther

Back from a great few days in Singapore, a fascinating and photogenic place with little gems around every corner, and one I'll definitely be coming back to, if only to visit @apartmentcoffee again (thanks for the tip, @kengpereira!).

Rainy season sunset on the south coast of Lombok, surely one of my favorite places I've ever spent time.

Rounding out my second year of escaping winter, I'm spending six weeks here in Indonesia, soaking up some sun, and thus far really enjoying being surrounded by warm Balinese people, like these two girls who were picking marigolds to be used in canang sari, daily flower offerings made by Balinese Hindus.