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We were staying at The Chalet on Mount Buffalo and doing a bit of bush walking after 6 weeks’ cycle-touring in New Zealand, when a “cycles for hire” notice caught our eye. On making enquiries, we discovered that these were single low-geared mountain bikes of Australian manufacture. Hire was by the half-day, so we paid our five (Australian) dollars each and set off to explore some of the tracks that abounded on the plateau beyond walking range. In this area you have to remember to stick to the marked footpaths; otherwise you are liable to encounter something unpleasant such as the deadly copperhead snake. As it was, we met two of them sunning themselves on the path, nearly stepping on both.