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CWollie  Kaneang wiilman Country
e all know this meme: dressed in a blue Collie. Eric, a tall, lanky, pink Croc wearing kid at heart sweater, a man sets up a desk at a Our early afternoon departure from Dwellingup is living every boy’s dream. He has bikes. Lots university. Coffee cup with his name on in means that we get through the hour twenty- of bikes, and not just a bike shop full of nice
hand, he sits there holding a sign with some one-liner on it asking people to change his mind. We’ve been asked if pineapple goes on pizza, whether Jenny from Forrest Gump is a terrible person, and whether a bee should be able to fly, to name a few. I’ve been and ridden in Collie more than once before this trip and while the trails have been enjoyable, inside I feel I’m that guy in the meme. Inside I’m sitting in the main street of town at a desk with a sign “Collie’s just OK. Change my mind” So with that in the back of my mind, we leave Dwellingup, one of my favourite towns in Western Australia to ride, for
minute drive with plenty of time left in the day to check into the Black Diamond Lodge where we are staying. The motel has recently had a full restoration and caters well for whatever size group you are in with many room options, a well set out communal kitchen, coin laundry, outdoor BBQ and fire pit area. A small, but possibly best addition, is the inclusion of a hose reel long enough to reach the grassed area out the back. Perfect for washing bikes.
After checking in, we put some fresh riding kit on and roll down to the local bike shop. Crank’n Cycles‘n Toys has to be seen to be believed.
bikes for sale. Hanging from the roof there is a collection of old bikes. Lots of BMCs, Cadel Evans’ replicas, an old BT track bike, a bamboo bike, and many more. But wait, there is more. His bike shop is also a toy shop. One wrong turn in the store and you go from looking at the latest in mountain bike technology to Lego. Genius! This stop
could quite easily make a large dent in the bank account. Having perused to the point that it feels like if I stay any longer, I should buy something, we meet locals, Archie, Ben and Brad. They are here to show us the Waygl Biddi Trails, located right on the edge of town.
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