BIKEPACKING for BEGINNERS 🏕 Part 2 - Custom Handmade Touring Bicycle Shakeout Ride - Group Camping
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I FINALLY GET TO RIDE MY NEW BIKE!! And figure out all of the things that are wrong with it. And figure out all of the the things I love about it. Watch as I take off for a 110 mile overnight tour on a Beginners Bikepacking Overnight Camping trip with Revolution Cycles in Madison, WI as part of Madison Bike Week.
In this video you'll see me riding my freshly built, handmade custom adventure touring bike (There's a whole series of videos on it). You'll also see the setups of a dozen other bikepacking bikes used on this beginners bike camping overnight bike touring adventure ride!
I even pick up a weary bike touring traveller along the way and bring him along to meet up with the group and come along for the ride!!
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Thanks again for inviting me on this trip! The Madison area has a special place in my heart from the two years I spent there after college. It was really nice to pass by a lot of old haunts, and then to bike through the Driftless Region, which I’d first heard about here on your channel!
This was Day 2 of my first tour ever. I took Amtrak from my home in Chicago to Milwaukee, and from Milwaukee I biked my way across Wisconsin to Minneapolis. After splitting off from you guys, I took the routes you and Jeff recommended. Hwy T to Hwy 23 to get to Reedsburg, and Hwy 61 in Minnesota to get from Winona to Hastings. And from Reedsburg to Perrot State Park, I completed my first century too!
Also, at minute 53 of the video, I’m pretty sure those bike campers you passed were the ones who camped across the way from me at Sandhill Station! Super nice people! We chatted a bunch in the evening, and in the morning they gave me a map of bike routes in the area since I’d mentioned that I wasn’t sure of my route for the next day.
I really appreciate all the kindness and generosity that you, Jeff, and everyone else on the trip shared with me. Running into you and tagging along for the day was part of the magic that really made the trip special.
Raul meeting Bike Farmer in the wild and then going on a little side bike camping trip. What a legend! Great to hear about the rest of your trip. I hope you get to enjoy more adventures like this.
Raul, in 2015, I came the opposite direction you did, from Minneapolis to Hastings, then crossed into Wisconsin to ride south. Crossed again into Wabasha, south on 61 to Winona. It was a Thing I decided to do to mark 45 years on this marble.
Great memories, riding through the Driftless.
That's nuts! Don't you love when some happenstance throws off your plans in a good way!!
Tip of the Bike Cap to you Raul for saying hello and thanking the Bike Farmer.
Great first ride, sir.
Funny that if you took the bike track, you wouldn't have met Raúl all this little things
I enjoyed the build series but the best was this video. How cool to randomly meet someone traveling on his bike loaded with packs and have him say "Hey you're the Bike Farmer". Your fame is spreading far and wide. Just goes to show how tight the bike community is. Love your videos, learn something from almost all of them.
Man, that is some fantastic bicycle infrastructure! I'm jealous.
Me too. Where I live in California isn't terrible but we can't hold a candle to your neck of the woods...
I love that you roped a random tourer into the group!
I end up "consuming" a lot of bike content. High production value, sponsored, latest greatest most expensive bike stuff, etc etc. But this video beats all of that. Thanks for taking us along.
Bikefarmer watching “bikefarmer” = nice🎉😂
Way to go, Raul!🎉
Absolutely envious of your biking infrastructure and I don't even ride.
Thanks for bringing us along Andy!!!
My Grandma used to say "now were cookin' with gas'. Looks like a really great time on the bike.
Those are guinea fowl I ran into the same batch the other day on the way to Madison
Quinea Fowl! Amazing! I thought they were Dinoduckies!
@@bkefrmr I know you're fixated on Q, but they're Guinea Fowl, they are noisy as hell, (Sound like strangling babies) but great for training dogs, as they don't fly well. More than you wanted to know, I know. In a previous stage of evolution, they may have been related to the DinoDuckie.
What a great build and a great series! The birds are guinea fowl - Livestock for the poultry farmer that doesn't think chickens are loud enough.
One of your best videos!
Thanks for saying that! It was a tough edit! Still learning the new camera and mic setup but I’m getting there! ✌️❤️🚴🏼♂️
Meeting someone you've never met and having them come-along. That's not something you'd typically do in a car. Very cool. Not sure how I feel about paying to use a bike trail. They want us out of our cars but the fees go to trail maintenance so there's that. And those trails you ride are beautiful. O-K, going for a ride in the dusty, dirty hills after watching this one. Another good one here. Cheers.
One more, thing; could the wobble be fork geometry? I really don't know. I ride motorcycles too and wobble is a really bad thing on those. Whew. Cheers again.
Wow, what an amazing place to ride a bike. I’m so jealous. One of my favorite videos ever. Thanks
man, I need to do more weekend bike backing trips. This was awesome!
I loved this series. The one thing about the Surley corner bars: if I ever got some, I think I'd put bar-end reverse break levers on the tops, and bar-end gear shifters on the bottoms. I looked around the net, and I haven't seen anyone try it, so maybe that's because it wouldn't work well, but in my mind's eye it would be a perfect setup for those bars.
I think the reason you don't see it is because the bars are meant to use trigger shifters and mimic a drop bar setup. most people if they have bar end they would just use a drop bar. That said I don't see a reason why that would not work, you could even use bar end shifters on the nubs to mimic shifter on the hoods.
It's always worth it to try things. Sometimes they stay on the bike for a while, sometimes it's like 2 blocks and nope. I switched over some bar shifters from regular drop bars to some outswept bars just because they were already there and I'd say the main complaint is that in that configuration I'm often bumping the shifters on stuff and starting off with the chain on one cog and the derailleur in some other gear.
Looks like a nice trip. I did spy the Dead Kennedys sticker on the bottle. 👍
One word describes what you and your bike channel mean to me. Edifying.
Raul, I wish you the very best on your journeys. May they all be safe and better than you expected.
Harv
You guys are having way too much fun. Wish I was there.
Love the DK sticker!
"What the hell are those things?"... ROFLMAO!!! Brilliant
Guinea Fowl! Guineas eat bunches of bugs!
This video made me smile. Until Raul left…. then I was kinda sad. I would miss him on the rest of this bike camp trip I wasn’t on. I do hope he made the rest of his trip safe and had a good time.
Looked like a nice bunch of folks. Bike of the year goes to Revo Cycle owners ride. That is amazing. If I ever make my way to that part of the country I’ll need to stop there and get one of those water bottles.
I'm so glad I found this channel!
Funny how Raul seemed to be trying to lose you like until he realized you were the Bikefarmer and not just some creepy dude stalking him. 😂
Every video better than the last!
I've been watching for several months, I enjoy all the content but this one was my favourite. The infrastructure in the US seems light years ahead of the UK. I commute to work on my bike and I want to spend more leisure time riding but where I live there is nothing like the cycle routes you guys were using, I'm so jealous. Great video bike farmer and I love the new bike.
“I smoke roadies in sandals, with a 30 pack of beer up here…”
Love it. Hella stealth.
God I hate cycling hippies
The maiden flight!! I've been looking forward to this 🇳🇴
Only 4 minutes in, but loving this encounter with Raul. Also love love love seeing all-city space horses in the wild (Even if it's just on a video).
I love my space horse, never selling it (unless someone wants to trade for a disk one…
You inspire all to do more riding
Enjoyed it. All those bike trails were made well after my time in Madison in the 60s, but it felt like a bike friendly place even back then.
Bike Farmer watching Bike Farmer. My first thought was that scene in Spaceballs where they were watching Spaceballs.
It is indeed a good looking bike.
Hell yes! Thanks for the awesome series! I’m glad the bike came out good enough.👍🏼
What a great series! I'm really jealous of your infrastructure! It's pretty amazing.
Great video love from the UK .
Im here for the camp!
Thanks for this. Next time maybe ya meet up with them Genosack boys ha!
What a great series! Thank You Mr. Farmer.👍
That’s a great looking bike Andy
Best video so far. I loved the packing and loading information. Too bad it took a month to get around to watch!
“History For Granite” is actually a super interesting channel! 😂
Audio is on point keep me rolling Bikeguy Thank you, Mike from Southern California 🎉🎉
Super bike lanes round you - wish we had them in the uk!
Absolutely EPIC video! 🤙🏼
That group shot was perfect. Loved this series. Thank you!
Nicely done! Excellent work filming and dropping knowledge in an entertaining way..
Greetings from Ireland Mr Farmer Sir!! Trails look spectacular in your area. Just wanted to say a big Thank You for the super content you put out. Fair play and keep it up!
What a wonderful bookend to this epic of a series.
Might have been the best looking bike on the trip!
I LOVE YOU MAN, I am a Canadian that is longtime rider and agree with most stuffs you preach ,please keep up the awsome content.
What an amazing video. I'm so happy and proud of you. Beautiful day, awesome ride, amazing people and all these with a bike that you built from scratch. You're the man!
I have watched this Series from start to finish. There’s one word that springs to mind “Fabulous!” Well done Andy, fabulous achievement in building the bike that’s ‘Good Enough for Who It’s For’ (GefWif) and Well done on what I consider to be Fabulous content and presentation. Thank You 🫵👍
Great conclusion to a great series. Looks like beautiful riding around where you live
Enjoy a beer and a burger!
And I thought it was me you watched!!😊
Thanks!
That was an awesome adventure!! Definitely a proper build!! Thanks for taking us with 😀
Great trip glad you are happy with the new bike I know it was a labor of love even though it just about drove you the rest of the way crazy😂
Andy, that was a superb video. I never knew that there were so many trails in your part of Wisconsin. I lived for 20 years way North of you in Houghton, MI. It's a shame that the cycling opportunities in both areas are not that well publicised better. Thanks for sharing.😀👍
Great story telling with this shake-out biking/camping trip.
Ming's Garden!
Really great end to the bike build series. I know you were frustrated at times but the whole thing came together.
Very enjoyable video.
Thank you for taking us along
Am I the only one that thinks Raul has et on the front of his bike ? This is a great story, cheers Andy, look out for the bridge trolls !
Great video. It really shows the great trails in this part of the state. The bike looks awesome too!
Very well done! Thank you for this and all your wholesome content.
Product placement of the Gib's Bike Shop water bottle -- how Hollywood of you, Andy. ;)
Yes, nice video.. I like it
Absolutely love this content. The build series was great and the maiden voyage series really brought it all together. This is everything that is good and right about bicycling, as a profession, a hobby, where bikes can take you, and the stories we gain from our adventures. Inspiring. Outstanding!
I enjoyed this so much!!! I'll definitely be a follower. Great content, love your voice. Inspiring...
What a great video, just like being there. That bike is awesome. With those dropouts, would it make an amazing single-speed? That means another bike build for bike-packing maybe..? 😂 Great job BikeFarmer, had to watch it a second time I enjoyed it so much. Thanks!
I do like your kind of down to earth biking thing (or whatever you call it) - very practical, maybe a bit too obsessed with low end bikes. I think there is a good middle of the road well below the European superbikes but still above your approach on cycling.
You talk a lot about the "most practical" everyday/every person bike .. but i have yet to see one of THE best everyday bikes in your videos ... the classic Dutch bike. I cannot think of a more comfortable everyday bike than the classic Dutch. Low step through and indestructible frames. Might be a European thing, but there certainly are accesoires that you neve seem to touch .. that i consider absolutely essential:
- you never install internal gear hubs, despite them being MUCH more reliable, needing a lot less maintenance and being more than sufficient for everyday usage. Certainly much better than detrailieurs. So why no Pinion gears - even the lower end ones.
- you never install axle dynamos it seems. Living in a very wet country .. those things beat rim dynamos any time. Along with capacitor lights .. they are much more reliable than any other light system.
- you also never (or have you?) install disc brakes? .. I would have expected you to install disc breaks on your hiking bike with all the added weight. Objectively - they are much more reliable, are they not?
Other than that, it seems like a nice cycling community you have there. The roads appear a bit dangerous .. with the cars driving by without physical separation .. but at least they seem to take care.
Awesome video- great job.
Excellent video! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute.
I was looking forward to this video and it did not disappoint! I loved the scenery, bikes, and overall journey. And I'm glad your new bike turned out well for its intended purpose! Thanks for effort in sharing this wonderful video :).
Wisconsin does have some of the best riding in the Midwest. I was able to ride the Sparta Elroy trail earlier this spring I enjoy your touring videos.
Another great video wish I lived there looks like you have some really good riding there
I'll never forget seeing Jeff's Salsa parked outside of the bank in Madison in 1997. Glad it's still on the road.
This is marvelous. I'm moving to Madison in a few days. I'd love to meet up with you guys when I get settled.
I like this video, I watched a few bicycle camping videos, love them.
Loved every minute. So relaxing. And I‘ll be taking a page from your book regarding your setup. Thanks, mate!
My favorite video possibly that you've ever done. Had to watch it on the big screen
Great video. Military Ridge is one of my favorites. I'll be taking a ride out to Dodgeville from Verona one of these days
Nice video and admire those bike paths where you live!
The bike looks beautiful with the tan walled tires, sounds like it rides as great as it looks.
It's always nice to see the calmer size of the US, you live in a really stunning place.
What a great video, almost makes me what to move back. Thanks for sharing.
@16:20 You are absolutely correct, that is a pretty bike. The horizontal top tube and the bare metal finish really make it!
Well done !
Great video, loved it. Thanks for taking the time to make and edit it!
Excellent 👍
Wow! What a great series!! I am so glad you are happy with your bike build. And this last video makes me want to get up early tmrw morning and ride my local trail. You are so fortunate to have such a good network of trails. And glad you get a nice tailwind. Here in Central FL, there is hardly such a thing. Seems like no matter what direction I ride, I have a headwind!! Thank you so much for your videos. Please keep making them. Keep pedaling!!
Old Man Mountain racks and Robert Axle Project skewers both made in same building in Bend, OR. And both will share a booth at Made show in PDX in 2 weeks p.
What a great video..
Great stuff a little of everything packing bags journey and meeting and supporting bike packing!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! GREAT JOB WITH THE BUILD!! THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT VID!
Good Video - The bike build was a success. Not everyone would welcome one of their "Friendly Illinois Brothers" (FIBs) as readily. I bet there aren't too many of these fancy carbon fiber bikes doing the bike camping thing.