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Is there a place or site that lists some of your gear? I'd love to know what bike you ride including the model. I know you've mentioned that it's a Surly in another video. I ride between 2000- 3000 miles a year but would like to expand on that.

You're an Ohio biking legend for making such a good video of your journey

Fantastic views. Thank you so much for including RWGPS link

Beautiful recap of the ride! I rode the OTET the month after this - and despite some technical issues with my camera, it was a wonderful trip. I loved the little jolts of recognition while watching your video - and the occasional, "Oh, that's what that would have looked like with good weather!" :-D Cheers from the only Okie to ride the OTET in 2023!

I want to do this entire trail with my son. I've done from Akron to Cleveland and parts of Canton. Ohio has great hike and bike trails.

Thanks!

I live in Ohio and am new to biking, I find it odd we need double yellow lines on a bicycle trail

Boring trail

The Independence to Akron Trail was the first of its kind , I grew up Right there but Never did the whole thing . My how its grown . I often Do the Trail from Elyria to the lake . Ohio has some great trails . There are everywhere now . At 62 Im planning a long one in 2025 . I here you can Go from Lorain to the Ozarks

Rome brings back memories when I was stationed there in 1978 at the former Griffiss AFB.

Great video and narration. I live in Columbus and have hopscotched all over sections of the OTET. A friend and I are planning the ride from Cleveland to Columbus next year. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video. 👍👍

We stayed at red roof room 610.

Clicked on this thinking it would be a timelapse or just music over the video. Was pleasantly surprised to hear the narration. Really loved this.

South Charleston Oh! Biked that trail once myself!

A great trip indeed Brian! Really enjoyed seeing this well put together post - wonderful! Thanks. 🙏

You went on a very pretty time of year. Thanks for the video. I am starting the ride next week on October 15th. It looks like you went later, maybe the end of October. What dates did you ride. Thanks

Where did you park your car in Cincinnati?

Great video. I just finished a 3 day 2 night camping on the OTET. Rode from Cinci to London. Watching your video inspires me to do the same route except extend my distance over to Loraine, OH. Did you take the trail through Columbus on the east side of the city?

Today I finished riding the trail from Cincinnati to London. Next year I planning to ride the whole trail. As you rode through Columbus which route did you take. Route on east side or the west.

Thanks for a great video. I live in Ohio and really enjoyed seeing some familiar places.

In Buffalo you were about 3/4 of a mile away from the finish that you were looking for.

Great video! The trail that just abruptly ended in someone's backyard gave me a chuckle. Probably not so funny for you in the moment, though

Well, I did it! 72 years old with a titanium hip, and a cobalt chromium knee. I rode Columbus to Cincinatti and back 2 weeks ago. It was glorious. I caught a small window of cool weather in the middle of August, and most of the ride was in the high 70s and dry. I had planned to spend at least a night or two at a motel, but I went hardcore and slept out every night. It was 2 days there, and 2 days back, with 1 day of sightseeing. I'm already looking forward to doing the Cleveland run next summer, even though by then I will have yet another new knee! Your video was very helpful in giving great suggestions that proved to be very helpful. You're absolutely right that OTET is a great opportunity, and I hope that many more greybeards like myself will add it to their bucket list. Thank you so much, my biking brother, and HAPPY TRAILS to you!

Fantastic video and a well planned & exectuted trip as always Brian! You really hit it out of the park on this adventure! Hope your son caught some fish along the way too! I look forward to reviewing this one again! Do you think this was your best cycling adventure to date?

Just watched the video it was awesome thank you , How many actual miles was is ? You seemed to come to a few road/ trail closures ? Wife & I are doing this next year 2025 or year after if we do Lake Ontario instead in 2025

Nice! I did it last summer and am dreaming of returning. My favorite part is the stretch between Ohiopyle and Connelsville. What exact time of the year was it?

Hoping to do this some day. Lovely captures.. cheers from Michigan!!

Nice video and commentary ! Thank you

〰✨🌿👍Magic 👍🌿✨〰. Thank you 〰. New Hampshire. (my first 20 years were in Toledo)... Just saying. 🙏

Very cool trip, Brian. I've been putting together a Lake Huron circle route over the last few weeks that I might try and do in 2025, and our routes are very similar. I had to laugh when you camped at Wagener County Park as I grew up about 4 miles straight west of there on a farm. Mom still lives there so when I get downstate to visit, we always go to WIlliams Inn on Friday night for the fish fry. Keep on riding, and thanks for documenting your trips!

I bicycled the Soo-Manitoulin-Tobermory back in ‘96. It’s amazing how little the region has changed over the years! Nice video by the way. Ride safe.

Brian, I enjoy watching your cycling adventures. You inspired me to ride OTET twice and also C&O and GAP which I’m planning on riding again this fall. I’ve already done the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to Manhattan a few times and have ridden a good chunk of the Katy Trail also. I find your videos interesting and very informative. Sometimes I listen to your videos while riding. I have stayed at places you suggested and avoided ones you didn’t like. This week two of my buddies and I are riding a Loop of Lake Erie starting in Fort Erie Ontario heading counterclockwise. A Lake Huron loop is something I have had my eye on for a while. Thanks for sharing this video as once again it will provide me with inspiration and lots of information. Looks like this was your longest adventure. Wishing you many more miles of smiles and safe travels. Thanks for doing what you do.

It’s pronounced Soo Saint Marie. Not salt. 🤷‍♂️

How did crossing into Canada and then back into the US work? Any issues with having a bike?

How do the aero bars feel? I'm considering adding them to rest my hands on long flats, but they also mean I can't use a big front bag. edit: answered around 17:00

Glad to see you're still at it and rode it again. I really need to get out there and ride more than just the alumni creak trail. Finding a week off of work and my wife willing to take me to trail heads will be the most difficult part of that type of journey.

you'd you do the video of the map and your bike going along a trail?

I wanna do this ride so bad. I love Americana

I live right off the trail in Genoa Township. It was nice seeing my local stomping grounds on cam.

Very cool to have a chance with ur pops to have done sumthing so neat at his age.

Hoping to do this ride next summer. Enjoying your video so far and will finish watching when I have more time. Can I ask a question? Do you use some sort of GPS to help you figure out the route to travel during your ride? Seems like there are a lot of pathway changes along the way. Great job and thanks!!

A really nice video. So relaxing. Makes me wish I could do this. ❤️

My girlfriend and I did this route almost exactly only riding from cinci to Columbus first day. I was near Clinton and I fell of bike breaking my ribs and knee (tibial spine) and had to stop the ride. We will do it again. It’s truly amazing and we prepped for this trip watching this here video!❤

Found your channel last night. Glad I did. Great content. Doing this ride Labor Day weekend. This helps.

Spectacular ❤❤

Amazing all around. Vacationing/ biking with your dad, planning out all the logistics, taking the whole experience in, making sure you had battery to document it all, then taking the footage and editing it so nicely accompanied by commentary. Kudos!

I did this trail going the opposite direction back in the early 2000's. The mud was a major factor. You made it look a lot easier than I remember it being! I did it in 4.5 days, but my termination point was Harper's Ferry, not DC.

Love this so much! ❤ Thank you for sharing!!

Awesome video! I'm a new cyclist and would love to do this some day. That Airbnb with the old campers was so neat! 16:12 scared me haha.

I did the trail N to S in June 2023 and planned no lodging in advance. I just rough camped anywhere that I found convenient and out of the way or got a motel if one is available. I did it in 8 days and finished at my home in Cincinnati (near Lunken Airport) rather than go all the way downtown (which I have cycled many dozens of times). Once I got south of Columbus I felt in my home turf as I have cycled those sections countless times in recent decades. I plan to do it S to N next year using my same strategy. Basically I keep a full load of water so i can camp virtually anywhere that there is a place where I can set up my tent and have a bench or picnic table to sit on. My advice would be to just remain flexible and take it day to day.