I'm here from Ryan's channel and it's so nice to find your channel Mike! You guys are amazing! Your videos are rich in content and great visuals. Have a great ride you both! Cheers!
Just zoomed straight over from Ryan's latest video. Your style is so calm and measured next to Ryan's high octane energy. Two different styles, both really good to watch.
That's why they call me Mellow Mike ;-) Well, maybe it's because english is not my native language is the reason why I'm not articulate as Ryan, who by the way is an awesome storyteller. Hope to pick up some of his storytelling skills.
Nice one, Mike. Fun to see things we don’t usually see on Ryan’s channel like his drone taking off. Your country is beautiful. I hope to visit and bike it some day.
Been watching your videos for some time now. They just keep getting better. Thank you for sharing your country with us. Such a beautiful and clean place. Keep up the great content Mike.
I’m also here because of Duzer, and I’m so happy to find you! I’m of Swedish heritage and have dreamed of cycling Sweden, so these videos are really special for me. I do have a question. You said you like riding way up north. How do you combat the myggor?!? They looked so awful on Ryan’s videos. Looking forward to working through your videos!
First of all, welcome to the channel! Regarding the mosquitoes, I guess growing up with having to deal with them means you get used to them, and learn how to live with them. They don't really bother me that bad. I guess for someone (like Ryan) coming from an environment where you never have to deal with them, it's quite different. Plus now in August there are hardly any mosquitoes around. We were in peak mosquito season when this was filmed.
Hej Mike, I’ve been watching on Ryan’s channel and loving these videos. I bet you’ll get loads more subs from this. Making friends on the road is a wonderful thing. Love to the family and the understanding wife 😂, Ed
I also came to this video through Ryan's. This is great content! It's informative and entertaining and Im looking forward to exploring this channel more. Thanks, Mikael!
New subscriber here.... yes, I 'found' you through Ryan's channel but started to look back at your previous videos and I'm hooked. 😊 Thanks for taking the effort to put this all together and thanks for bringing us along!!!!
Loved your video Mike, another Ryan fan here and when I have time I will check out your channel👍You have another new subscriber, I'm a road cyclist from Scotland😊
Another great video. You do an amazing job capturing your bike touring adventures...so enjoyable to watch. It was a treat to meet up with Ryan too. Blessings!
I just realized that this is your video of Duzer's (and your) bike ride! It's fun to watch the different points of view! Also, I see you are still using the Naturehike Cloud Up 2 tent. Because of your reviews, it's at the top of my list of possible bike touring tents. Thanks!
At 12:21 did you mention IKEA? How is it pronounced in Sweden? I'm a Duzer follower and am now enjoying your videos. It's wonderful to have a local person narrating. Your English is great and I enjoy your wry humor. You look like one of my brothers. Keep up the good work!... from Iowa
Hi Mike Nice to see your video on this Sunday and on another I watched Ryan video also your style is simple and effective tell us how you feel this journey and have you experienced priority 600
Hej Mikael! I've been following your channel since your trip with BTP and Linea. It is great to see you with Ryan on a bike packing trip. Was this really a chance encounter or did you plan to meet and ride together.
I have to be honest here. We actually started talking about making this trip last year, but then Ryan's flight got cancelled and we had to postpone. But luckily we were able to get together and ride for a few days this summer instead. What people don't know is that a lot of planning goes into a trip like this. It's super difficult to predict where you're going to be at a certain time. Just look at Ryan's first couple of days. I think he made around 160 km per days on day 1 & 2, and then just over 50 km on day 3. Plus my bus options were pretty limited. So I was really pleased to see all the logistaical puzzle pieces fit together.
@@BikeTouringMike It doesn't help that Ryan's all over the place on his adventures. I finally got to meet Ryan on RAGBRAI last month. Wish I had the time, money and drive to be on these adventures like you two. Glad your plans finally worked out. Love the videos.
Great video Mike and amazing scenery. I found your channel a few weeks ago and am gradually watching many of your productions. I’m newer to cycling and am considering a new bike. What bikes do you ride both for touring as well as bike packing? Thanks
Glad you found my channel. I'm riding a Kona Sutra for my paved adventures, and a Kona Unit X when I go more on gravel trails. But my tip for people starting out is to try going out for an overnight trip with the bike you already got. You're going to learn so much about what type to get fro that trip. I didn't get my touring bike until i was a couple of years into bike touring. By then I knew exactly what I needed and which size to get. It takes some trail and error to get there.
I'll do a video about how to avoid the mosquitoes after my videos with Ryan have been relesed. But in general, the more north and the more west toward the mountains you go, the more mosquitoes you're going to encounter. Along the east coast and in southern Sweden it's not nearly as bad. And like I mentioned in Ryan's video, this was peak mosquito season (late June-early July). He was really at the wrong place at the wrong time. Now in late August all the mosquitoes have disappeared. At least around here (along the eastern coast).
Hi Mike, I found your channel thanks to Ryan’s videos and was curious about the allemansrätten in Sweden: does it also apply to national parks, and UNESCO “world heritage” protected areas?
It also applies to national parks and nature reserves, but each entity can have it own set of rules, so it's best to study those upon entering a national park for instance. In general I would say that you're only allowed to camp at certain places, and ride your bike on marked trails, but it differs from place to place. But you don't need a permit or anything like that. I will make a video about Allemansrätten and the free shelters here in Sweden after my videos with Ryan have been released. So stick around for that and you'll get all the information you're going to need.
Mike , I was watching your videos and in one video with Ryan, you were saying that I can find old houses for $10k? Where can I find them in Västerbotten, Jämtland or Ångermanland? I love watching your videos!!!
I would loved to have been a fly on your handlebars, some of the conversations you guys must have had are probably un-airable haha!! It's interesting seeing two different perspectives of the same landscape from two very different people!!
Привет друг. У меня вопрос, если Вы на велосипеде путешествуете на огромные расстояния, то почему Вы не используете трёхколёсный велосипед - трайк. На нём удобно по-долгу сидеть и можно больше взять с собой различного туристического оборудования, оборудования для видео съёмки и больше посуды. Будь здоров!
We had talked for a while about meeting up, but then Ryan's trip was canceled last minute last year. So I'm glad we got to do it this year around instead.
Haha. Better watch out then. I was probably underestimating by a lot. Just the municipality of Arjeplog alone has 8727 lakes, so in total it's probably around 50 000.
Yeah, that would be great to see how Ryan and Darren would interact with each other. I've toured with Darren a couple of years ago as well. He's a great guy. But they have quite different personalities.
I'm all for more women in bikepacking. My wife has joined me on a couple of trips before. And Ryan has done a couple of trips with his girlfriend as well. But they decided to stay at home this time around.
Watch Ryan's video here: ruclips.net/video/YEjq96oBrXA/видео.html
Mike!!!! Now it's your turn to come to Colorado!!!
I'd love to. This year is pretty much booked solid, I'm sure I'll be able to find some time next year.
The collab we didn't know we needed! My two favourite, wholesome cycling dudes on an adventure together. Loved it.
Haha! Well, it's a long time coming. Finally we pulled it off!
I'm here from Ryan's channel and it's so nice to find your channel Mike! You guys are amazing! Your videos are rich in content and great visuals. Have a great ride you both! Cheers!
Thank you for your kind words! And welcome to the channel!
I like your videos especially because you are so calm and relaxed. Ryan is quite the opposite, which makes for a interesting combination :D
Yin and Yang!
I have been following Ryan for a while now and it's fun to see him from this perspective. I'm happy to be following you now as well.
Welcome to my channel!
Hi Mike! I found your channel from watching Ryan's. Great work! I enjoy your filming style. Thanks for sharing this experience!
Welcome to the channel! Glad you enjoyed following along.
Just zoomed straight over from Ryan's latest video. Your style is so calm and measured next to Ryan's high octane energy. Two different styles, both really good to watch.
That's why they call me Mellow Mike ;-) Well, maybe it's because english is not my native language is the reason why I'm not articulate as Ryan, who by the way is an awesome storyteller. Hope to pick up some of his storytelling skills.
@BikeTouringMike your English is excellent! Both you have excellent language skills, me, I'm struggling to learn español.
Good stuff Mike! It’s nice you and Ryan could hook up. Just subscribed by the way.
I love that you’re giving us a little behind the scenes insight into Ryan making videos.
So glad you are cycling with Ryan! And we LOVED your northern Norway trip!
Thank you David!
Wonderful scenery. The reindeer scene brings back memories ... crazy animals.
Nice one, Mike. Fun to see things we don’t usually see on Ryan’s channel like his drone taking off. Your country is beautiful. I hope to visit and bike it some day.
Glad to be able to provide an extra dimension :-)
Thanks for looking after Ryan!
Been watching your videos for some time now. They just keep getting better. Thank you for sharing your country with us. Such a beautiful and clean place. Keep up the great content Mike.
Thank you Danny. Great to hear!
Lovely see you together..watch you both...i wait for the vlog to north cape..come on...to long
Sorry about that. It's coming after these episodes with Ryan. I want to release them simultaneously with his videos.
Sir I found your channel by watching Ryan Van Duzer's video. From Philippines
Welcome to the channel!
Just watched Ryan's video and now enjoying yours . Legends.❤
Sunday's double-feature!
Me too!
I’m also here because of Duzer, and I’m so happy to find you! I’m of Swedish heritage and have dreamed of cycling Sweden, so these videos are really special for me. I do have a question. You said you like riding way up north. How do you combat the myggor?!? They looked so awful on Ryan’s videos.
Looking forward to working through your videos!
First of all, welcome to the channel! Regarding the mosquitoes, I guess growing up with having to deal with them means you get used to them, and learn how to live with them. They don't really bother me that bad. I guess for someone (like Ryan) coming from an environment where you never have to deal with them, it's quite different. Plus now in August there are hardly any mosquitoes around. We were in peak mosquito season when this was filmed.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing this with us. Ryans knee pain probably can be cured with stretching.
There were a lot of stretching going on during the next couple of days.
I bet. Thanks for sharing your video with us. Beautiful country.
Hej Mike, I’ve been watching on Ryan’s channel and loving these videos. I bet you’ll get loads more subs from this. Making friends on the road is a wonderful thing. Love to the family and the understanding wife 😂, Ed
Haha, the understanding wife is wondering why I'm inside editing the next video when it's a glorious day outside. Great to hear from you Ed!
Hi Mike! I also found your channel from watching Ryan's 😅 You have an amazing channel thank you so much for sharing!!
Thank you Dan! Glad you enjoy the videos.
i do enjoy your content! thanks
I watch both chanels for a while, and must say it gave me some inspiration to get out there. It's priceless to see you both in the same episode
Glad to be able to provide you with some inspiration.
I also came to this video through Ryan's. This is great content! It's informative and entertaining and Im looking forward to exploring this channel more. Thanks, Mikael!
Ryan sent me ;)
Good job!
Thank you! Welcome to my channel!
New subscriber here.... yes, I 'found' you through Ryan's channel but started to look back at your previous videos and I'm hooked. 😊 Thanks for taking the effort to put this all together and thanks for bringing us along!!!!
Welcome to the channel Chris!
What beautiful places! Greetings from Torino, IT, EU 😊
Another well done video. Nice balance of riding, education and nature. The herd of reindeer was an added bonus. Thanks for the video and take care, Al
Thank you for always writing such nice comments Al!
Loved your video Mike, another Ryan fan here and when I have time I will check out your channel👍You have another new subscriber, I'm a road cyclist from Scotland😊
Welcome to the channel!
The opening sequence was awesome! Fun to watch the ride from both yours and Ryan's point of view.
Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah it's fun watching the same story from two perspectives isn't it?
From Ryan channel
Looks amazing
Hello from South Texas extreme heat & no rain
Another great video. You do an amazing job capturing your bike touring adventures...so enjoyable to watch. It was a treat to meet up with Ryan too. Blessings!
Thank you! Glad I was able to introduce Ryan if you hadn't been watching him before.
A spontaneous adventure is the best adventure! So amazing to see you both in this video.
I can only agree. Thank you Agnieszka!
I as well have jumped over from Ryans channel to check out your Swedish stuff Mike! Looks great man, have fun with Crash/Wamm/Flat Ryan!
Thank you! And welcome to my channel.
Good stuff here...honest and objective.
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I just realized that this is your video of Duzer's (and your) bike ride! It's fun to watch the different points of view! Also, I see you are still using the Naturehike Cloud Up 2 tent. Because of your reviews, it's at the top of my list of possible bike touring tents. Thanks!
Still going strong. I think I've had it for 6 years now. Must have spent almost a hundred nights in it.
At 12:21 did you mention IKEA? How is it pronounced in Sweden? I'm a Duzer follower and am now enjoying your videos. It's wonderful to have a local person narrating. Your English is great and I enjoy your wry humor. You look like one of my brothers. Keep up the good work!... from Iowa
Your videos really capture the relaxing feeling i get while biking! Thanks!
Thanks! That's what I'm aiming for.
Love it, love every minute of it! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed following along!
Sweden is really beautiful.
Great to see you again! How cool two guys I follow on RUclips are riding together. Enjoyed the video very much!
"World's collide!" - Kramer from Seinfeld ;-) Glad you liked the video
RIDE SAFE BROTHERS 👍
Hi Mike
Nice to see your video on this Sunday and on another I watched Ryan video also your style is simple and effective tell us how you feel this journey and have you experienced priority 600
No, unfortunately I forgot to do that. Hopefully I'll get to do that in the future at some time.
Hej Mikael! I've been following your channel since your trip with BTP and Linea. It is great to see you with Ryan on a bike packing trip. Was this really a chance encounter or did you plan to meet and ride together.
I have to be honest here. We actually started talking about making this trip last year, but then Ryan's flight got cancelled and we had to postpone. But luckily we were able to get together and ride for a few days this summer instead. What people don't know is that a lot of planning goes into a trip like this. It's super difficult to predict where you're going to be at a certain time. Just look at Ryan's first couple of days. I think he made around 160 km per days on day 1 & 2, and then just over 50 km on day 3. Plus my bus options were pretty limited. So I was really pleased to see all the logistaical puzzle pieces fit together.
@@BikeTouringMike It doesn't help that Ryan's all over the place on his adventures. I finally got to meet Ryan on RAGBRAI last month. Wish I had the time, money and drive to be on these adventures like you two. Glad your plans finally worked out. Love the videos.
Great video Mike and amazing scenery.
I found your channel a few weeks ago and am gradually watching many of your productions.
I’m newer to cycling and am considering a new bike.
What bikes do you ride both for touring as well as bike packing?
Thanks
Glad you found my channel. I'm riding a Kona Sutra for my paved adventures, and a Kona Unit X when I go more on gravel trails. But my tip for people starting out is to try going out for an overnight trip with the bike you already got. You're going to learn so much about what type to get fro that trip. I didn't get my touring bike until i was a couple of years into bike touring. By then I knew exactly what I needed and which size to get. It takes some trail and error to get there.
@@BikeTouringMike excellent advice and I thank you so much for the tips.
Keep up the good work on your channel.
I’m truly enjoying your videos.
Safe travels ✌️
Love the videos! Any advice on when to go or how far north to mostly avoid mosquitos?
I'll do a video about how to avoid the mosquitoes after my videos with Ryan have been relesed. But in general, the more north and the more west toward the mountains you go, the more mosquitoes you're going to encounter. Along the east coast and in southern Sweden it's not nearly as bad.
And like I mentioned in Ryan's video, this was peak mosquito season (late June-early July). He was really at the wrong place at the wrong time. Now in late August all the mosquitoes have disappeared. At least around here (along the eastern coast).
Wonderful adventure.
Your channel has inspired me so much. I can't wait to bike tour Iceland this coming September.
Oh, wow Iceland. I hope to go there one day.
Hi Mike, I found your channel thanks to Ryan’s videos and was curious about the allemansrätten in Sweden: does it also apply to national parks, and UNESCO “world heritage” protected areas?
It also applies to national parks and nature reserves, but each entity can have it own set of rules, so it's best to study those upon entering a national park for instance. In general I would say that you're only allowed to camp at certain places, and ride your bike on marked trails, but it differs from place to place. But you don't need a permit or anything like that. I will make a video about Allemansrätten and the free shelters here in Sweden after my videos with Ryan have been released. So stick around for that and you'll get all the information you're going to need.
@@BikeTouringMike That would be awesome, thanks!
Lol funny to see Ryan from the 4th wall. Good stuff tho.
Let's break the 4th wall ;-)
Mike , I was watching your videos and in one video with Ryan, you were saying that I can find old houses for $10k? Where can I find them in Västerbotten, Jämtland or Ångermanland? I love watching your videos!!!
I would loved to have been a fly on your handlebars, some of the conversations you guys must have had are probably un-airable haha!! It's interesting seeing two different perspectives of the same landscape from two very different people!!
Привет друг.
У меня вопрос, если Вы на велосипеде путешествуете на огромные расстояния, то почему Вы не используете трёхколёсный велосипед - трайк. На нём удобно по-долгу сидеть и можно больше взять с собой различного туристического оборудования, оборудования для видео съёмки и больше посуды.
Будь здоров!
are you using an old Gopro? I like the colors and the mood of your video more.
I have an old Gopro, but I didn't use that one to film this. I used a Canon G7X Mark II to filmthis trip
@@BikeTouringMike it has a filmic look to it. unlike the most of the RUclips vids it does not have that super sharp clinical look which is nice imo.
Väldigt nyfiken på vilka solglasögon du använder?
Jag tror de heter White Ultimate Glasses, finns på XXL
Great journey you had!!
Amazing view 8:40 😊
You have nice friend to have adventures together 😊
+1🎁🤝
Did you arrange to meet up with Ryan or was it by chance?
It's fun to share adventures
We had talked for a while about meeting up, but then Ryan's trip was canceled last minute last year. So I'm glad we got to do it this year around instead.
Sweden is beautiful!
Glad to be able to show that there's not only mosquitoes over here ;-)
@@BikeTouringMike much more than mosquitoes! Beautiful scenery and wildlife. It was cool seeing reindeer trotting down the road
RYAN R O C K S 💯🎸🎙🤘
Well, he lives in Boulder. So of course he rocks! ;-)
Ole!!
Ole, ole!
No Bears in there ? 🧸🐻
Haven't seen a single one, ever...
👏👏👏
Be careful, 10,000 lakes is copyrighted by Minnesota 😜
Haha. Better watch out then. I was probably underestimating by a lot. Just the municipality of Arjeplog alone has 8727 lakes, so in total it's probably around 50 000.
Maybe call it Land o’ Lakes
👍
Thanks!
Now if you added Darren Alff, that would be a great touring group.
Yeah, that would be great to see how Ryan and Darren would interact with each other. I've toured with Darren a couple of years ago as well. He's a great guy. But they have quite different personalities.
Hopefully 😂
We did have a great time ;-)
Where’s the women at do they all stay home and change diapers ?
I'm all for more women in bikepacking. My wife has joined me on a couple of trips before. And Ryan has done a couple of trips with his girlfriend as well. But they decided to stay at home this time around.