TY - BOOK AU - Gardner,Scot TI - Changing gear SN - 9781760631468 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Crows Nest NSW PB - Allen & Unwin KW - Runaway teenagers KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Young men KW - Cycling KW - Young adult fiction KW - Teenage boys KW - Friendship KW - Families KW - High school students KW - Australian KW - Action and adventure fiction KW - lcgft KW - Road fiction KW - Romance fiction N1 - "Road trip from hell. Time of his life."--Cover N2 - Merrick Hilton's done a runner. His folks think he's studying, but the real world has been calling for years and he can't ignore it any longer. A postie bike, a bedroll and a big sky - that's all he needs. But there's no telling how he'll handle roadkill, stolen oranges and unexpected romance, let alone the rough stuff. And in the real world nothing goes entirely as planned. Thankfully Victor - the old bloke Merrick meets on the road - knows a thing or two about broken bike chains. And broken hearts ER -