I'm Cycling to the Heart of Amazon

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @AJGeeTV
    @AJGeeTV 16 дней назад +16

    Yay Dude! 😀 Just found your channel... I'm an old geezer, 60 this year, started travelling 1986 and never really stopped. Cycled most of the world now and I can't stop till I drop... Wow! This video of yours brings back memories. I went across Amazonia in 1989 from Bolivia to Venezuela via Manaus... back then was no road after Porto Vehlo and had to get a crazy boat to Manaus. From there on mud roads to Boa Vista and Venezuela. Your journey is great for bringing back memories as I had no camera or video back in 1989. Next month January, if you are in The Guyanas maybe I'll see you... I will be there 🙂

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +5

      Hi! Wow, I can only wonder how it felt travelling through this part of the world back in the day. These days everything is so connected (I'm literally writing this message while sitting in some extra shabby road restaurant in the middle of nowhere), few decades ago this must have been completely different experience altogether :) Would be super cool to meet, but afterwards I'm planning (spoilers alert!) to get into boat back to Humaita and start pedaling my way to Porto Velho and Peru. I mean, the idea of this journey was to cycling across South America, from Atlantic ocean to the Pacific, so Manaus is just a little detour :) I'm planning to start cycling up the Andes at some point. Anyway, thanks for such a cool message, greetings from the Amazon!

    • @AJGeeTV
      @AJGeeTV 15 дней назад +3

      @@DonShapoka Thanks for the reply. Yes, it was a very different world back then with no internet, mobile phones, or even landline telephones. We had the Lonely Planet guide 'South America on a Shoestring' with hand-drawn maps by author Geoff Crowther. That was all that was available. In 1988 we had visited embassies of the countries we were planning to visit and sat with consular staff chatting about road conditions, ferries, and what to expect. Once you arrived there and left the airport, you were well and truly on your own with no contact with the outside world. I loved this disconnect so much that I still travel this way. While in the wilds of Yukon this year I shared a hut with an guy and he got a 'ping' on his mobile with a text from his dad that his football team had just won. That one thing destroyed weeks of being at one with the world for me. I personally can't deal with instant contact with the places I so much wanted to be far away from. Anyway, enjoy the rest of your trip and I'll enjoy your videos...

    • @adrianoadriano4730
      @adrianoadriano4730 12 дней назад +2

      Hi guy ,it would be great this trails back in 89´.... l also used to travelled with LP...the only GPS. Which bike did you ride in those times ? there started the great 90´era in bikes for me.

    • @rhuan3d
      @rhuan3d 10 дней назад +1

      @@AJGeeTV hello, what kind of bike were you on?

    • @AJGeeTV
      @AJGeeTV 4 дня назад +1

      @@adrianoadriano4730 I had a Raleigh bike from England.

  • @oceanwoods
    @oceanwoods 10 дней назад +2

    The BEST adventure, nature, travel, socialogical, nature, historical, herpatology VIDEOS EVER MADE!

  • @dan-zo4eb
    @dan-zo4eb 10 дней назад +2

    Fantastic film, can't wait to see more - Stay safe.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  9 дней назад +2

      Really glad to find the right audience! Greetings from the Amazon! :)

  • @gavenlindsey229
    @gavenlindsey229 9 дней назад +2

    You’re gonna start getting a decent amount of views my man

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  8 дней назад +1

      Hey there! Yeah, eventually this channel is taking off it seems and it makes me really happy, not gonna lie :) Greetings from the Amazon :)

  • @NoSugarThanks
    @NoSugarThanks 16 дней назад +7

    What an adventure!Great Vlog once again.Stay safe out there!!

  • @mykolaspadolskis4319
    @mykolaspadolskis4319 16 дней назад +6

    Thank for sharing, really enjoyed it!

  • @vybz_39tv
    @vybz_39tv 14 дней назад +3

    Good night brother am here relaxing an enjoyed

  • @hansanders4983
    @hansanders4983 10 дней назад +2

    For people who have the same bagage rack, you can modify it by placing a slightly wider iron or aluminium tube over the thinner tubes which were bending inwards.

  • @ebikeoutdoors
    @ebikeoutdoors 10 дней назад +3

    Great channel and what a interesting place the bike rack wasn't fitted correctly the legs that support it need to be on an angle not straight down looking forward to the next video 👊👍✌️

  • @ennioisoletta785
    @ennioisoletta785 16 дней назад +5

    I really enjoyed your video! Thank you and keep on posting videos about your adventures! Greetings from Estonia!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +1

      Jeeeee, really cool to know that some folks from fellow Baltic states are watching my videos :) Greetings from Brazil!

  • @deepsea7920
    @deepsea7920 16 дней назад +8

    Fantastic videos!

  • @martinschwartz7342
    @martinschwartz7342 10 дней назад +2

    Old Man Mountain racks are great. They are heavy-duty.

  • @Jolan_113
    @Jolan_113 16 дней назад +10

    I love these types of videos man, please never stop posting, stay safe brother!!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Greetings from the Amazon! :)

  • @kabalibabo
    @kabalibabo 16 дней назад +4

    Youre a legend Don 👑 Good luck on the journey!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Greetings from Brazil :)

  • @averagemanonabike
    @averagemanonabike 12 дней назад +3

    Really enjoyed this video brother, look forward to seeing more.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  11 дней назад +2

      Hey there! Try to upload something decent every week :) Greetings from the Amazon

  • @fiintas
    @fiintas 16 дней назад +7

    Just discovered your channel! Immediately subbed. Cheers from home country, safe travels!

  • @MrJanaRobi
    @MrJanaRobi 16 дней назад +4

    Greetings from Maine north east united states . Love seeing your great adventure !

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад +1

      Hey there! Greetings from Brazilian Amazon! :)

  • @Davccelion
    @Davccelion 16 дней назад +4

    "Yeah, I have been cycling for about million kms. non-stop and the only discomfort I got is a pain in the knee that disappeared overnight..."
    Seriously, your physical endurance goes beyond legend...
    I really enjoy your videos, I always learn something new.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +5

      Thanks! By the way, I used to be a long distance runner before (marathons and so on), so I somehow learned to know when to stop and get some decent rest. And it works... for most of the time 😅

    • @Davccelion
      @Davccelion 16 дней назад +3

      @DonShapoka that explains a lot! But, anyway...😱😱😱

  • @Ignash
    @Ignash 16 дней назад +5

    Žiūrim, palaikom!

  • @FabioGabriel-b7l
    @FabioGabriel-b7l 7 дней назад +2

    4:45 excelente vídeo. Eu utilizo esse suporte, estimo que já tenha carregado mais que 30 kg nele, já faz mais de um ano e não tem dado problemas.

  • @CharlvanRensburg-d5j
    @CharlvanRensburg-d5j 16 дней назад +3

    I have been following your journey for months. What an Adventure! Keep exploring and stay safe. Best wishes from Cape Town, South Africa.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Greetings from Brazilian Amazon! Spoilers alert: I actually found South African couch surfing host who's living in the jungle somewhere outside Manaus 😅I'm not 100% sure if this will work out, since I still can't give him exact date of my arrival (due to nature of my ride...), but yeah, strange small world we're living, eh? 😅

    • @CharlvanRensburg-d5j
      @CharlvanRensburg-d5j 16 дней назад +2

      @DonShapoka no way, small world indeed. "This will get interesting" 🤣

  • @disjointedmike9203
    @disjointedmike9203 15 дней назад +2

    Another great vid, good luck on your adventure to Manaus! Looking forward to the Jaguar wrestling. 😆

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад +1

      Sincerely, REALLY hope to see one :) Greetings from wet and muddy Amazon jungle :)

  • @heraldocosta1469
    @heraldocosta1469 15 дней назад +3

    Greetings from Boston.!! Just starting watching your Chanel. Good luck. looking forward to see you in Macau. Boas aventuras. Muito AXE!!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад

      Greetings from some sketchy road restaurant in the middle of nowhere in the Amazon :)

  • @crest247
    @crest247 16 дней назад +4

    nice lets go, a new video, a new journey, new perspectives :D stay safe and keep on riding ;)

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Thanks! Greetings from the Amazon!

  • @tkreitler
    @tkreitler 16 дней назад +4

    Thanks Don for another peek into your world. Good luck with your patched up bike rack. It seems like you had constant flat tires in the beginning of your trip. About the time that you stopped getting flats, your bike rack started giving you trouble. Maybe the bike will be trouble free for awhile. That sucks about the dead Anaconda. I'm hopeful that you will see more snakes once you get into the really remote areas. Good night from North Carolina.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад +2

      Hey dude! Yeah, unfortunately I find far more dead snakes than ones that are alive. Today I found my first Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) - flat as a pancake on the road... 😅And tropical herping is surprisingly hard, biodiversity is insane, but density of animals is low; dense and thick rainforest habitats make things even more tricky. Greetings from the Amazon! :)

  • @GoaBobMarley
    @GoaBobMarley 8 дней назад +2

    Ich hab den link zu diesem Video vor ein paar Tagen in den Kommentaren von einem deutschen radreisenden geteilt..
    Du hast jetzt viele neue Zuschauer aus Deutschland 😁
    Mach weiter so mein freund!🤟

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  8 дней назад +2

      Danke! Ich weiß das wirklich zu schätzen :)

  • @boomhuis64
    @boomhuis64 16 дней назад +3

    Your video's are fantastic, im really enjoying your adventure! Your dedication to recording and the information you present on the wildlife makes it so entertaining.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +1

      Thanks a lot! Try my best to upload something decent every week :) Greetings from Brazil!

  • @cristianecohen3217
    @cristianecohen3217 7 дней назад +1

    esse e raiz, totalmente conectado com a nossa mae natureza parabens que deus o abencoe

  • @cristaoviajero
    @cristaoviajero 9 дней назад +2

    A Br 319 também é conhecida como a "rodovia fantasma" 😅

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  8 дней назад +1

      Eu posso imaginar o porquê :D

  • @oceanwoods
    @oceanwoods 10 дней назад +3

    VIEWERS, LETS GET THIS CHANNEL TO A MILLION SUBS!
    Share, like, subscribe, tell all your friends to do so.
    Go back and watch the whole series.
    This is the most deserving youtube creator ever

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  9 дней назад +2

      Thank you so much! I mean, I'm not gonna lie, I'm working quite hard to make something out of this channel, so seeing that it is slowly taking off eventually really warms my heart :)

  • @santiagotojo6855
    @santiagotojo6855 16 дней назад +4

    All the best mate!

  • @algisfediajevas961
    @algisfediajevas961 15 дней назад +3

    Bardzo dobry film, pan. Bardzo dobre wprowadzenie, dużo się śmiałem :D

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад +1

      Dziękuję bardzo. Dobre wprowadzenie jest najważniejszą częścią filmu...😅

    • @algisfediajevas961
      @algisfediajevas961 14 дней назад +1

      @DonShapoka tak tak, pan Shapoka

  • @keithdouglas9848
    @keithdouglas9848 16 дней назад +4

    Another Awesome adventure, happy xmas mate n safe travels👌

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад +1

      Hey there! Greetings from the rainy Amazon! :)

  • @michaelbailot5479
    @michaelbailot5479 16 дней назад +5

    Good to hear from you. We are all waiting for the RUclips post: “RUclipsr eaten by giant jaguar. Nothing left but his gear and a smelly pair of tennis shoes.” About your bike rack; When you get to Manaus take note of the small motorcycles carrying propane tanks or huge water jugs on the back. That’s the rack you need….steel meant to support fifty kilos. Yup, it’s heavier. Forget the jaguar-dengue, malaria, and the sting rays are the cautionary tale. I did all my camping in the Amazon during rainy seasons. Not much you can do about the hardships. One of your fans cheering you on. The rains will get much worse. You can’t imagine! Abracos!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Hi! Thanks for the message! Regarding my bike, well, I'll try to look for some options in Manaus, frankly, was thinking about this option (getting one for the motorbike), but it is really difficult to adjust anything to my bike - size is the issue. And regarding natural hazards: well, it is part of the journey, eh? :D Greetings!

  • @sjaakhaar73
    @sjaakhaar73 16 дней назад +5

    Great mate!

  • @DracoGotico
    @DracoGotico 10 дней назад +2

    Don você é muito corajoso. Tome cuidado com o curupira 😢😢... Um salve e seja bem vindo ao Brasil. 🇧🇷
    "Chove chuva, chove sem parar", seu português tá afiado 😅

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  10 дней назад +2

      Kkk, não tenho medo de curupira! 😅Obrigado, mas meu português ainda é só portunhol :D Feliz Natal e saudações da selva!

  • @cycling_in_himalaya
    @cycling_in_himalaya 9 дней назад +2

    Let's get your channel to a million and over subscribers. Good luck from Russia/India.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  8 дней назад +1

      Thanks a lot! Really try hard to make some decent representation of my trips, so happy to eventually find my audience! Greetings from the Amazon :)

  • @Guevara1015
    @Guevara1015 9 дней назад +2

    I love this, I found this road on google maps and was doing research to see if it is possible to bikepack it, when your video appears! Do you think it would be easier, harder or about the same to cycle in the other direction? Keep it up, downhills and tailwinds my friend!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  9 дней назад +1

      Hi! Well, this road in particular (BR-219) is really all flat, so I guess it is about the same. Some stretches of Trans-Amazonian highway (BR-230 - the one I was cycling before) are quite hilly, but then again, it wouldn't make much difference cycling it from either direction. Rain (especially in the rainy season) and dust (in the dry season) makes cycling on both quite challenging. If you are looking for more info on details, just drop me message on Instagram (it is in the description). Greetings from the rainy Amazon :)

  • @rogeriocarvalho15
    @rogeriocarvalho15 13 дней назад +3

    Really nice man. Pretty cool places. Try setting the pressure of the tires a little bit down, between 25 and 30 psi, this will absorb part of the impact that's hitting the aluminum rack, specially on dirty roads. Be safe

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  11 дней назад +1

      Hey Rogerio! How are you doing? Yeah, lately I'm keeping pressure on my tires quite low and moving really slowly :) On the other hand, it would be hardly even possible to cycle fast on these roads (especially this time of the year...). Greetings from some middle-of-nowhere roads restaurant to you and your wife :)

  • @besteven
    @besteven 16 дней назад +4

    "...and sometimes we don't talk at all, just get depressed and drown ourselves..." 😂 This whole tour has been epic. How do you avoid things like trenchfoot in all that moisture? Can't wait to see what happens on the next leg of your journey--enjoy the ride, Mr.!

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +3

      It the end, eventually it gets sunny and everything dries out (at least from time to time). But humidity in rainforest environment is a constant thing; I guess it's just a way of being here 😅

  • @raysplace6548
    @raysplace6548 16 дней назад +5

    🍻🍻

  • @HoboGardenerBen
    @HoboGardenerBen 15 дней назад +2

    Damn dude, intense adventure, way past my level

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +2

      Try to update something decent every week :) Greetings from the Amazon!

    • @HoboGardenerBen
      @HoboGardenerBen 13 дней назад +2

      @DonShapoka Ya dude :)

  • @jodyssey9921
    @jodyssey9921 16 дней назад +7

    You need to find a guy with a welder and light steel tubing and have him make you a rack.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Hi! I tried. Literally walked through every single welder in the last town. Unfortunately, it seems that things don't function in a such a fashion around these areas. Will try my luck in Manaus. Greetings from the Amazon :)

  • @naondadabike
    @naondadabike 14 дней назад +2

    Man...cool

  • @usonearth
    @usonearth 16 дней назад +2

    stay safe dude, enjoy your ride bro :)

  • @noahlapuz3853
    @noahlapuz3853 11 дней назад +2

    (I'm Cycling to the Heart of Amazon) X (My Amazon heart is cycling)

  • @doriandryden
    @doriandryden 16 дней назад +3

    I put my music in my latest cycling video for the first time. Your videos are ten times better than mine. But you inspire me

  • @moglitoypom6019
    @moglitoypom6019 7 дней назад +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Awajdo-y7e
    @Awajdo-y7e 12 дней назад +1

    Nice video enjou it

  • @PiotrMajdykowski
    @PiotrMajdykowski 15 дней назад +2

    Good luck man!

  • @Heke1959
    @Heke1959 14 дней назад +1

    ta mergicka raudona suknele grazi:) panasia orouoste sutikes buvau,tik sita jaunesne bonita:)

  • @jaytodd878
    @jaytodd878 14 дней назад +2

    fuck Don! You make me laugh.... Thank you. I love your energy. Very much like mine. HIGH!!

  • @heartandroad6505
    @heartandroad6505 16 дней назад +3

    Chove chuuuvaaa, chove sem paraaar. 😊
    Where did you hear this song?

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад +2

      Hey! I'm massive Brazilian music fanatic, especially 70's MPB. This is a classic track by Jorge Ben Jor that I was actually learning to pick on guitar before I started this journey... 😅 Frankly, occasionally I'm just cycling alone through the night and singing all kinds of songs by Tim Maia out loud 😅

    • @heartandroad6505
      @heartandroad6505 14 дней назад +1

      @DonShapoka Nice. 🙂

  • @adrianoadriano4730
    @adrianoadriano4730 12 дней назад +2

    👍🙏

  • @liudeselisxdliudeselisxd
    @liudeselisxdliudeselisxd 15 дней назад +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @RunIsG
    @RunIsG 16 дней назад +4

    🙂

  • @Beaverfoam
    @Beaverfoam 14 дней назад +2

    Find yourself a stray dog to travel with, it will wake you up when unwanted 2 leggers or 4 leggers approach your camp

  • @thaynamite
    @thaynamite 16 дней назад +4

    That rack is the last piece of shit , got the same , cycled one week around netherlands, those screws on the support legs are totally worn out, so the legs does adjust itself now ... that steel is buttery soft ..

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +3

      Yeeah dude, nothing but a online robbery. Not saying I wasn't suspicious, but THAT BAD... 😅 Anyways, it seems that the old one is still holding up...

  • @beatasapokiene2487
    @beatasapokiene2487 16 дней назад +5

    O kepurė truputi apsvilusi?

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +1

      Labiau purvina, o ne apsvilus 😅

    • @beatasapokiene2487
      @beatasapokiene2487 13 дней назад

      Vadinasi pasirodė, pagalvojau , kad buvai padėjęs netoli ugniakuro ir apspragsėjo 😊​@@DonShapoka

  • @Savagepsykr666
    @Savagepsykr666 16 дней назад +3

    duct tape 2 splints to the bike rack legs you will be fine lol

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  16 дней назад +2

      Oh, I wish it was that easy... 😅

  • @marcuskaschner9918
    @marcuskaschner9918 15 дней назад +2

    Im actually glad my message managed to make exactly the opposit i was originaly expecting. Ahahaha
    Have a good one mate, conquer the junlge and catch some cool snakes
    Btw, if u posted, than it means ur alive! 😂

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +1

      Constantly wet and dirty, but alive and well 😅Hope are doing well, dude, who knows, maybe we'll meet down the road in Peru :)

  • @Heke1959
    @Heke1959 15 дней назад +2

    įdomu, pažiesiu, pamišęs esi gringo:)

  • @RodrigoGonzalez-x8e
    @RodrigoGonzalez-x8e 16 дней назад

    ❤❤❤❤ que linda chica 😊

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  14 дней назад

      Che, estoy de acuerdo 😅

  • @tohellamerica
    @tohellamerica 5 дней назад

    A Raya.......is the name in Brazilian of the fish who bite almost everyone, including me ))) take care

  • @jakeq6713
    @jakeq6713 16 дней назад +2

    Hey bro get your self the Aaron spider rack u will love it for 150$

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +1

      Will check it. Thanks! :)

  • @beatasapokiene2487
    @beatasapokiene2487 16 дней назад +4

    🌧🌤🚲

  • @NoCarNancy
    @NoCarNancy 12 дней назад +1

    Hopefully it's normal for drugs giving him courage 😮

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  9 дней назад

      No drugs were consumed while making this video :D

  • @arekmakaron
    @arekmakaron 13 дней назад

    4:33 well, that didn't age well

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +2

      True. I got a bit cocky in the beginning of the video ('will cycle the shit of...') and got humbled straight away. Life :D

  • @laarbioufkir4956
    @laarbioufkir4956 11 дней назад +2

    Watching you from morocco 🇲🇦

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  9 дней назад +1

      Greetings to Morocco my friend! :)

  • @kartaispavarau
    @kartaispavarau 15 дней назад +1

    lol, both have childrens. lithuanians wouldn't have childrens mostly. but they wouldn't come with coffee too lol.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +1

      Na, tiek vaikų ir didelės šeimos yra gana įprasta kaimo vietovėse beveik visur Lotynų Amerikoj :)

  • @Heke1959
    @Heke1959 14 дней назад +1

    gringo you talk to much:) kaip man Sao Paulo/Guarulhos orouoste kai persėdant laukiau savo lektuvo susipažinau su brazilėm orouoste dirbo..tai viena ju man portugališkai pasakė Douglas fala muito:))) kažkodėl brazilės baltuosius vyrus turistus vadino Douglas :)

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +1

      E por que não falar muito? 😅 Na įdomu, juk žmonės šitoj pasaulio pusėj kaip tik yra super socialūs, o eilinis lietuvis (ar šiaip, šiaurės rytų europietis) - tylus ir santūrus. Į mane taip niekad nesikreipė, dažniausiai esu gringo ir tiek :) Ispanakalbėse valstybės jaučiausi jau 'pralaužęs' gringo barjerą, nes gerai kalbu ispaniškai, o Brazilijoj atrodo vėl grįžau į pradžios tašką 😅 Linkėjimai iš kažkokio pakelės restorano vidur niekur :)

    • @Heke1959
      @Heke1959 13 дней назад

      @@DonShapoka tai as ir kalbejau daug,pasak tos braziles Douglas(as) fala muito:)...tada susikalbet daugiau isejo nes viena is tu braziliu gerai angliskai kalbejo...o mano ispanu kalba dar skystoka buvo o portugalu tik obrigado zinojau:) bet daug maz susikalbejom:), pats matau ten dziunglese nieko nebijai,pas vietinius miegi,grazios mergos tos braziles

  • @peterquest6406
    @peterquest6406 16 дней назад +2

    These so called adventurers are a dime a dozen these days,and yes I am an adventurus cyclist,I bicycle round town,cars are killers not muddy roads

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад

      Well, depends on mud and location, I guess. During my earlier trip through Paraguayan Chaco (also on this channel) I've been completely stuck in a mud in very remote locations, thus things got somewhat dangerous. On this journey there is always some people around however :) Greetings from the Amazon

  • @bvanherck
    @bvanherck 15 дней назад +2

    I once wrote in my cycling reports of a trip somewhere in Africa that the only thing that influences the emotional well-being of a white male European are the bike's mechanics, and the overall state of the bike .
    Also, my point of view is that when a bike Constructor company designs a bike, which is not able to carry a 10€ decatlon bicycle rack, it should be condemned.
    A 10€ decatlon rack I put it through the test of more than 40000km of touring and is definitely approved by me. Even the Lithuanian washboards didn't break it.
    Please keep up your good work and as a youtube bike vlogger I didn't see anyone that came near iohan georguiev, but you have certainly the potential.

    • @DonShapoka
      @DonShapoka  13 дней назад +2

      Just a tiny correction: only things that have influence on emotional well-being of a white male European are the overall state of the bike, camera and laptop 😅 If there's even a slightest issue with those three things mentioned, well, then I consider situation as somewhat annoying at least 😅 Although I'm not complaining, just being honest :)

    • @bvanherck
      @bvanherck 13 дней назад +1

      ​@@DonShapoka I'm not into more than a three year old smartphone yet, only this one's battery life, charging devices and cable are indeed affecting my daily stress level enough already 😅