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TROPIC • COVER STORY

Spreading the joy

Biked at Palm Cove ensures
locals and visitors alike can
experience all the cycling
adventures the region has
to offer.

From hiring out the world’s best bikes to
guided tours with a former Red Bull rider,
Biked is opening up FNQ to all. Husband
and wife team Nick and Courtney have a
background in manufacturing children’s
balance bikes and moved to the area more
than a decade ago.

You can’t compare this

region to anywhere else Their growth market is in tours, which
Courtney said are led by head guide and
ex Red Bull rider Vincenzo. “He does a
Courtney
Biked Cairns lot of the technical stuff at the Smithfield
Co-owner MTB Park and we also take guests to the
Tablelands, the Bump Track and also
“We are keen mountain bikers and we gravel biking,” she said.
thought there was a real need for families ”We have bookings every day, even in the
and mountain bikers to have access to all wet season when we go up to Atherton
we have, in a modern way,” Courtney said. where it’s sunny and in the mid 20s.
“Some of the hard core people will bring "There is real demand for our
bikes on planes but you can’t carry ebike multi-day tours. Our guides just love the
batteries inflight. giggles, the pure enjoyment and seeing
"It’s also an opportunity for people to how every rider is just in awe of this area.”
try bikes. We keep our stock very fresh, so The trips also support other local
you are getting the best of the best that’s businesses, from cafes to gin distilleries MORE: biked.com.au
in the market.” and on-farm eateries.

In Australia, cycling
contributes to ...

$6.3 billion
in economic input
per year

The sale of
1.7 million
bicycles per year

The health of
4.62 million
Australians who ride
in a typical week
Source: Ernst and Young for We Ride Australia

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