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A bike-friendly house in Bright, with a private sauna for afterwards

Bright is on the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail and is home to Mystic Bike Park. Stoke and Steam is a three-bedroom house in Bright set up for people who bring bikes: somewhere locked to hang them, somewhere to wash them, and somewhere to dry the kit overnight.

Where the bikes go

The garage locks separately from the house, on its own lock or code, and there are six wall racks inside it that take mountain bikes and e-bikes. Bike locks, tools and local trail maps are in the garage too.

Bikes hung on the wall racks in the lockable garage, with the garage lounge sofas in front
Wall racks in the lockable garage

The garage is also the garage lounge, a second living room with a wood fire, so cars stay in the driveway. There is off-street parking for three cars.

Washing and fixing

Outside there is a dedicated bike wash area, so the mud stays out of the house.

The drying room

A drying room set-up in the laundry: a 10 L/day desiccant dehumidifier, two drying racks and a boot and glove dryer, so wet gear is dry by morning — riding kit, shoes, snow gear, walking boots or a rainy week's washing. The laundry has a door, so it shuts while the dehumidifier runs, and a desiccant unit keeps drying on cold mountain nights, when a compressor one struggles.

After the ride

The private outdoor electric sauna seats six and is ready in about 30 minutes, with an outdoor shower beside the house to rinse off under. After that there are two enclosed wood fires, a fire pit, and a covered alfresco area with a gas BBQ and an outdoor table for eight.

More about the sauna and the fires

The house