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THE FUN WAY ROUND

A RIDE down to Taralga and back? That’s definitely one of the better long weekend rides if you’re based in Sydney. Less often than I’d like to, but every now and then I ride down to visit an old mate who lives on a couple of acres near this pleasant small country town about 220km south of Sydney.

Like a lot of country boys, my mate’s shed is filled with tools, long-term projects and lots of

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