Just keep doing your thing Tim. I know the majority of us here love these episodic vlogs. You're storytelling/presentation of your trips are total eye and ear candy!
Sunday morning viewing while I eat a bowl of porridge and honey and a gigantic mug of tea. Dog lying peacefully on the sofa. A lively relaxed video with lots of fascinating interesting bits. I thoroughly enjoy your stuff. Lots of things I could tick on a ‘please do this sort of thing’ chart and a ton of Tim Fitzwater ‘je ne sais quoi’. Keep on doing what you enjoy. It shows.
I love the ride-centric content! Your videos help motivate to get me out on my own bike as opposed to the tech videos that push me to do more shopping. Riding > buying. Sprinkling in a tech video or bike build video on occasion is a fun way to mix it up, but you do a great job of showcasing actual bike rides and that's what I like most about bikes: riding!
Thanks for your great work! The riding style, the photography, the music, the beer, it all holds together. The bike check thing is appealing to me just because I'd like to see the bikes/components/toys/accessories that work well for people who do the kind of riding that I do or would like to do. The choice and outfitting of a bike can be an expression of personal style, but also it has to actually function for that person and how they ride.
Hello Tim, I personally like your relaxed no stress style. I really enjoy what you put out - just the simple pleasure of riding a bike and chatting - lovey jubbly -
I really enjoy that your channel isn't technical. Most of the time cycling is just going places for me and what size tire or gear ratios I'm using don't play into it much. Your channel very much represents what I'm doing with my bike most of the time.
The best part of a day trip *and* watching your vids is just the “pick up and go and enjoy the little adventures along the way” vibe. Your instinct to not let the gear get in the way is the right one for my tastes, at least.
Filming with an action cam on bike rides freed me up to shoot, and enjoy the ride. When I used my 'good gear' it would take me away from the enjoyment and focus more on getting a shot. Different dynamic completely, and I think that's why I'm enjoying your videos so much. Whether your talking on camera or voicing a narration after the fact. Enjoyable and often fast moving footage, lots of cuts, interesting scenery, great attitude, and just really great experience from a viewer's perspective. I'm up for anything you have to offer, even if you decide to shoot with a Nokia from the early 2000's. ha!
Keep doing this. Cool music, nice rides, show us your places, sure show us your friends’ bikes too, what they’re riding, if they like talking about it, why they ride, what they do. No hype needed. Normal people like watching normal people just relax and enjoy what they’re doing. Russ and PLP is great, also unique, differentiation is good. Thanks for doing all this. I’m enjoying also seeing bits of your professional work but yeah, don’t make your fun time a job or you’ll quit doing this for us. 😅
Hey Tim. I’m all for whatever variation you want to bring to your channel. I love the breadth in subject, based on your weekly riding commitments, event preparation and social commitments. Also your obvious expertise with the equipment you use to vary the look of your content. Feels like there’s a special personal connection and genuine authenticity to what you put up, which means I’ll always be interested. Keep on doing what you’re doing! Whatever it is, I’ll be tuning in. Greetings from London Town.
Always interesting to catch a glimpse of the unique neighborhoods in these midwestern cities and towns in addition to the riding shortcuts between the neighborhoods and the urban areas.
Really appreciate your content Tim! The trail upgrades in recent years has transformed riding in the greater Cleveland area into such an amazing experience. A loop from the Edgewater CLE sign through Tremont is an all-time favorite route. Also, feel you on the photo settings for sports, had a similar realization when shooting a 5k run last summer.
Thanks! Some people still complain about Cleveland riding but compared to the culture in Akron it is great - even outside of the paths. Its almost like the cameras can be too good for their own sake....
I don’t have any suggestions, I watch your content because it flips me out how much Akron and the surrounding areas have changed (devolved?) since I left in 1981. All the bike routes and infrastructure - I would have never thunk it. I lived very near the blimp hanger near Wingfoot Lake - now it’s a state park!
Tim; your content is great, keep doing what you do; industrial gravel rides, photography, French music, beer, voiceovers footage. Comparison with other channels weaken your motivation. Your channel was built by wanderings in Akron 👏🏾
Hell yeah, i was in town last weekend to pick up the Crust I bought from Aaron's friend. We did a ride out to the Kent Oktoberfest the day before he broke his foot at the race. Assuming it was the same day, we missed you guys.
I find your videos very interesting because you are a good storyteller and the areas you ride are very different from Northern California, where I live.
I needed this. Yesterday shouldve been my lake-constance-in-a-day tour. All 267km in one go, but i couldnt recover from covid/Bronchitis fast enough. Luckily my friends decided to postpone until next year when i can join. Thanks for the video!
So many nice shots and awesome views! I'm so jelly right now...I haven't been able to get out and ride as much as I would like to due to so many family events but I'm definitely looking forward to some fall rides as the season changes. Cheers 🍻
Paused at 13:46 .The tech stuff is dorky but fascinating. How you get the Gimbal or the camera to track riders on turns , and also without annoying vibrational distortion is noteworthy. A few years from now, we'll fly multiple , synced mini drones right over everyone's shoulder , their breathy words will be recorded via Bluetooth lavallier mics. Of course, ambient road noise will be cancelled via A.I. Interesting observation on the facial auto focus on the A5. I have a "sports" setting on my Sony 100 M7 , but haven't used it yet. I think we'll have a race in the park here soon, I'll fiddle with that. People are also always riding the loop daily anyway.
Sony is class leading in the face detect modes. I love it in general. When I take someone's portrait these days I can be focused on connecting and not even thinking about the focus. The gimbal on the Pocket has tracking modes too but when I'm riding I am just pointing the camera where I want it and just using the gimbal for smoothing. It does have vibration issues when mounted from what others have said - but I don't mount my cameras.
Lots a great shots here and always great to see Edmund! I need to do a Cleveland ride, it looks like a good chance of pace from Akron. I’m a morning person myself, most of my rides are started quite early, I’ve been able to see some beautiful sunrises. Best one this year was coming out of the Big Savage Tunnel on the GAP trail to see the sunrise over a foggy valley. Ended up cutting my ride short that day to take it in.
Definitely different up there! On vacations and travel I don't mind the morning rides - really love the light and all that....but at home I really love having a slow morning. No real desire to get out the door. I used to run and/or hike in the mornings when I was younger.
Wouldn’t mind a video that goes over your editing workflow. May be best suited for your photography channel. Also, despite not being a morning person, allow me to recommend some sunrise rides here and then, you don’t have to get up as early for those this time of year and it’s a great way to start your day. Cheers and thanks for all the great work.
I had been thinking about making one for the other channel and then linking it from a post. I used to run first thing in the morning but I am never motivated to do it. I think part of might be that since I work for myself now I love having my chill morning of coffee, RUclips and then some emails before I get into anything. Cheers!
Thanks for these cool routes . I grew up in Columbus but have lived in LA for almost 30 years . I live at topanga and mulholland hwy one of the edges of the Santa Monica mountains - epic cycling . That said I am still envious of the cool wooded stuff and rails to trails Ohio has put together . Hoping to get back and ride some of these .
Every year I talk about getting out of here for a bit in the winter to ride in the mountains outside of LA. I've never been to the west coast at all! Cheers!
As Lance said "It's not about the bike". It will take you 5 plus years to figure out what bike really works. A cliche line I will reiterate is , it's more important to just put time in the saddle . And you are totally doing that. Also footage of places and events shot from a bike are always far more real, and therefore more precious than some crap generated by some slick but cringey marketing guru, who is enslaved by Marriot or Hyatt. I just learned about that insane structure-less dirigible building. Would I have seen that in my SUV? And people actually paid good money to ride in those things . Amazing.
Well you asked. I for one am interested in what the others in your group ride. What bike are they riding, and a general review on their individual bikes. What they ride and why. Tires, gears, all that stuff. If you did an individual interview and let them talk about their bike. That would be interesting and a good winter project. Any hooo just a thought. Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts and for taking us along
That is a common request so I really need to make that happen. I used to do it a lot on the livestreams when someone got a new bike but it would make sense in the ten minute, produced video format. Thanks - cheers!
I haven't changed anything for the bike I'm bringing so I probably won't do a video beforehand... ...but I am bringing my Gunnar with its sweep bars and 55mm tires. I did ride the bike in this video the first two times I went but I much prefer the wider tires for some of the terrain out there. Look forward to meeting you!
@@TimFitzwater thanks and hope to chat! I’ll be in a white transit camper van from MA. I have two options, a road bike conversion with 38mm tires and an 80s rigid mtb with swept bars and 2.1” tires. Been leaning on taking the mtb but on gravel roads the road bike is way more efficient.
I had to chuckle a bit about the GoPro vs 'real camera' conflict. Properly used, the GoPro's have gotten so good (amazingly for still photos too if you can deal with the wide only) that it's hard to justify the hassle and risk to drag along something like an R5 (I have one too). But then sometimes you really wish for the cooler looking work one CAN get with 'real' gear. Ahh the challenges of choice.
When it comes to still photos I can't really stomach the look from the GoPro - I can't even remember the last time I took a photo with one - I just pull stills for thumbnails. I will definitely use my iphone over the GoPro in that situation. Granted - I'm a professional photographer. I do love how good they have gotten for video though - especially the stabilization. They are so convenient!
I took the Moto out to to plainville go get a freewheel. Shout out to vintage friendly Renaisssance Bikes. Drivers are all of a sudden trying to kill me, right hooks, left hooks, I discovered that after mining and destroying and entire red rock ridge , they decided to move the entire quarry across the road and destroy that. I found a creepy road that leads to "Pigmy Village". A wierd neighborhood that was once occupied by workers for the Nike Missile base. It was pretty freaky, the abandoned house photos were pretty psycho. But I got that explore done.
No way! Weird. My girlfriend told me she isn't getting any notifications and I have sometimes been unable to find comments after I saw a notification for them. Not sure what is up....
Just keep doing your thing Tim. I know the majority of us here love these episodic vlogs. You're storytelling/presentation of your trips are total eye and ear candy!
Thanks!
Sunday morning viewing while I eat a bowl of porridge and honey and a gigantic mug of tea. Dog lying peacefully on the sofa.
A lively relaxed video with lots of fascinating interesting bits.
I thoroughly enjoy your stuff. Lots of things I could tick on a ‘please do this sort of thing’ chart and a ton of Tim Fitzwater ‘je ne sais quoi’.
Keep on doing what you enjoy. It shows.
Thanks!
I love the ride-centric content! Your videos help motivate to get me out on my own bike as opposed to the tech videos that push me to do more shopping. Riding > buying. Sprinkling in a tech video or bike build video on occasion is a fun way to mix it up, but you do a great job of showcasing actual bike rides and that's what I like most about bikes: riding!
Thanks!
I love to hear when people say it motivates them to get out!
Thanks for your great work! The riding style, the photography, the music, the beer, it all holds together. The bike check thing is appealing to me just because I'd like to see the bikes/components/toys/accessories that work well for people who do the kind of riding that I do or would like to do. The choice and outfitting of a bike can be an expression of personal style, but also it has to actually function for that person and how they ride.
Awesome - thanks!
I will make a point to do that. My friends are willing.
Hello Tim,
I personally like your relaxed no stress style. I really enjoy what you put out - just the simple pleasure of riding a bike and chatting - lovey jubbly -
Thanks!
I enjoy seeing your area and spots you like, cafes, stuff like that.
I really enjoy that your channel isn't technical. Most of the time cycling is just going places for me and what size tire or gear ratios I'm using don't play into it much. Your channel very much represents what I'm doing with my bike most of the time.
Awesome - I have become more nerdy about some of it but other things I just don't remember and just go ride.
The best part of a day trip *and* watching your vids is just the “pick up and go and enjoy the little adventures along the way” vibe. Your instinct to not let the gear get in the way is the right one for my tastes, at least.
Thanks!
Filming with an action cam on bike rides freed me up to shoot, and enjoy the ride. When I used my 'good gear' it would take me away from the enjoyment and focus more on getting a shot. Different dynamic completely, and I think that's why I'm enjoying your videos so much. Whether your talking on camera or voicing a narration after the fact. Enjoyable and often fast moving footage, lots of cuts, interesting scenery, great attitude, and just really great experience from a viewer's perspective. I'm up for anything you have to offer, even if you decide to shoot with a Nokia from the early 2000's. ha!
13:58 also: dont change. You dont need to be those other channels. I really liked the gravel badass series, anything like that scratches an itch.
Keep doing this. Cool music, nice rides, show us your places, sure show us your friends’ bikes too, what they’re riding, if they like talking about it, why they ride, what they do. No hype needed. Normal people like watching normal people just relax and enjoy what they’re doing. Russ and PLP is great, also unique, differentiation is good. Thanks for doing all this. I’m enjoying also seeing bits of your professional work but yeah, don’t make your fun time a job or you’ll quit doing this for us. 😅
I find myself pausing the vid's to see what everyone's riding.
Thanks!
Love the way you do your videos. I hope you don't change a thing. 👏👏👏
Thanks!
I always like to try new things - but I don't plan to change anything major - but always curious to hear suggestions.
Yes, more info about your friends bike builds.
Hey Tim. I’m all for whatever variation you want to bring to your channel. I love the breadth in subject, based on your weekly riding commitments, event preparation and social commitments. Also your obvious expertise with the equipment you use to vary the look of your content. Feels like there’s a special personal connection and genuine authenticity to what you put up, which means I’ll always be interested. Keep on doing what you’re doing! Whatever it is, I’ll be tuning in. Greetings from London Town.
Thank you so much!
I like your travelogues (Bikealogues?) just the way they are - showing good times with friends and seeing something new.
I appreciate that you have a common-sense bike that you love.
Thanks Tim , Erin , and Edmund . Very cool , as always !
I'm with Erin. Getting out early, right when the day break rays are just blossoming, is the best time to ride.
When I ran I always did that. I don't see myself ever getting up and out on the weekdays though with the bike.
Always interesting to catch a glimpse of the unique neighborhoods in these midwestern cities and towns in addition to the riding shortcuts between the neighborhoods and the urban areas.
Really appreciate your content Tim! The trail upgrades in recent years has transformed riding in the greater Cleveland area into such an amazing experience. A loop from the Edgewater CLE sign through Tremont is an all-time favorite route. Also, feel you on the photo settings for sports, had a similar realization when shooting a 5k run last summer.
Thanks! Some people still complain about Cleveland riding but compared to the culture in Akron it is great - even outside of the paths.
Its almost like the cameras can be too good for their own sake....
The timing on the song when you say "... so we rode to the lake" is just **chefs kiss**
I live for someone noticing those details! 🏄
@@TimFitzwater I became a channel member because of those details, they elevate your videos to another level!
Cool video. Ending of the season melancholy.
We finally got a cool front in S. Texas.
We are stuck under the hurricane remnants now... its just sitting over Ohio.
@@TimFitzwater I saw that on the weather and thought about you guys.
Hang in there. Stay high and dry. Drink a beer 🍺.
@wescheslak9408 it’s totally unlikely me - but we just spent the day out riding in it. (Did have a beer though!)
I don’t have any suggestions, I watch your content because it flips me out how much Akron and the surrounding areas have changed (devolved?) since I left in 1981. All the bike routes and infrastructure - I would have never thunk it. I lived very near the blimp hanger near Wingfoot Lake - now it’s a state park!
Tim; your content is great, keep doing what you do; industrial gravel rides, photography, French music, beer, voiceovers footage. Comparison with other channels weaken your motivation. Your channel was built by wanderings in Akron 👏🏾
Thanks!
Hell yeah, i was in town last weekend to pick up the Crust I bought from Aaron's friend. We did a ride out to the Kent Oktoberfest the day before he broke his foot at the race. Assuming it was the same day, we missed you guys.
I saw that. Yes - we missed you by a couple hours - I was napping when you guys were out there.
Aaron said you were pretty excited about the new bike!
Cleveland is doing incredible things on the bike-front!
Bike Cleveland is amazing!
There'll be plenty o time for workin' once the snow flies,hehe. Props for not wasting the golden days of fall.
Thanks Tim!
I felt like the song was pretty buried in the last one so I could use it again!
@@TimFitzwater Dude feel free to use any of them (for free!). You have been supportive enough!
yes, a detailed video on gear and techniques would be appreciated.
Tim,you are the “Sir David Attenborough” of RUclips cycling videos….👏….
😎
I find your videos very interesting because you are a good storyteller and the areas you ride are very different from Northern California, where I live.
I needed this. Yesterday shouldve been my lake-constance-in-a-day tour. All 267km in one go, but i couldnt recover from covid/Bronchitis fast enough. Luckily my friends decided to postpone until next year when i can join. Thanks for the video!
Bummer! I can't believe I haven't caught anything - yet.
Cheers!
@@TimFitzwater we can't have you sick man, no one has time for this believe me. Cheers!!!
Cleveland seems cool. Always used to stop at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the way back from a few days at Cedar Point.
Its becoming a really good bike city....and the downtown and west side have really come back.
Looks like a banner day!
☀️🍂🍂
So many nice shots and awesome views! I'm so jelly right now...I haven't been able to get out and ride as much as I would like to due to so many family events but I'm definitely looking forward to some fall rides as the season changes. Cheers 🍻
I'm glad we did this as the remnants of the hurricane have just sat over Ohio for days. We did ride anyways which is rare for me.
Cheers!
Great content. Some of my favorite Cleveland rides!
It's a GREAT lake!! Love the post industrial, blue collar vibe!! Hullo from Canada!
🏭🏭
I like your videos just the way they are they are just fun
Paused at 13:46 .The tech stuff is dorky but fascinating. How you get the Gimbal or the camera to track riders on turns , and also without annoying vibrational distortion is noteworthy. A few years from now, we'll fly multiple , synced mini drones right over everyone's shoulder , their breathy words will be recorded via Bluetooth lavallier mics. Of course, ambient road noise will be cancelled via A.I. Interesting observation on the facial auto focus on the A5. I have a "sports" setting on my Sony 100 M7 , but haven't used it yet. I think we'll have a race in the park here soon, I'll fiddle with that. People are also always riding the loop daily anyway.
Sony is class leading in the face detect modes. I love it in general. When I take someone's portrait these days I can be focused on connecting and not even thinking about the focus. The gimbal on the Pocket has tracking modes too but when I'm riding I am just pointing the camera where I want it and just using the gimbal for smoothing. It does have vibration issues when mounted from what others have said - but I don't mount my cameras.
Lots a great shots here and always great to see Edmund! I need to do a Cleveland ride, it looks like a good chance of pace from Akron.
I’m a morning person myself, most of my rides are started quite early, I’ve been able to see some beautiful sunrises. Best one this year was coming out of the Big Savage Tunnel on the GAP trail to see the sunrise over a foggy valley. Ended up cutting my ride short that day to take it in.
Definitely different up there!
On vacations and travel I don't mind the morning rides - really love the light and all that....but at home I really love having a slow morning. No real desire to get out the door.
I used to run and/or hike in the mornings when I was younger.
Good content, good tunes. Peace
Perfect day to ride
Great stuff as always Tim, spring time here..
Wouldn’t mind a video that goes over your editing workflow. May be best suited for your photography channel. Also, despite not being a morning person, allow me to recommend some sunrise rides here and then, you don’t have to get up as early for those this time of year and it’s a great way to start your day. Cheers and thanks for all the great work.
I had been thinking about making one for the other channel and then linking it from a post.
I used to run first thing in the morning but I am never motivated to do it.
I think part of might be that since I work for myself now I love having my chill morning of coffee, RUclips and then some emails before I get into anything.
Cheers!
Thanks for these cool routes . I grew up in Columbus but have lived in LA for almost 30 years . I live at topanga and mulholland hwy one of the edges of the Santa Monica mountains - epic cycling . That said I am still envious of the cool wooded stuff and rails to trails Ohio has put together . Hoping to get back and ride some of these .
Every year I talk about getting out of here for a bit in the winter to ride in the mountains outside of LA. I've never been to the west coast at all!
Cheers!
@@TimFitzwater Come on out and ride with us
Love the video. Very good music! I have also thought about getting something like the dji with a bigger sensor for night shooting/dark shooting.
Thanks! It does make a huge difference - it just really depends on how you mount or hold your camera - it is far less convenient than a GoPro.
Hey Tim, another great vid!
What was that lock Erin was using at 3:44 during your breakfast stop? Looks like a good one for a couple bikes on the go.
Thanks!
Hiplok - we call them "honesty" locks. Just something to keep someone from walking away with your bike.
Really like the enlarged Closed Captions too!
Another epic vid! Great work!
🤠
As Lance said "It's not about the bike". It will take you 5 plus years to figure out what bike really works. A cliche line I will reiterate is , it's more important to just put time in the saddle . And you are totally doing that. Also footage of places and events shot from a bike are always far more real, and therefore more precious than some crap generated by some slick but cringey marketing guru, who is enslaved by Marriot or Hyatt. I just learned about that insane structure-less dirigible building. Would I have seen that in my SUV? And people actually paid good money to ride in those things . Amazing.
Thanks for not being super technical! There are enough other places for groupset and gear ratio discussions :)
Thats kinda what I figured - cheers!
Well you asked. I for one am interested in what the others in your group ride. What bike are they riding, and a general review on their individual bikes. What they ride and why. Tires, gears, all that stuff. If you did an individual interview and let them talk about their bike. That would be interesting and a good winter project. Any hooo just a thought. Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts and for taking us along
That is a common request so I really need to make that happen. I used to do it a lot on the livestreams when someone got a new bike but it would make sense in the ten minute, produced video format.
Thanks - cheers!
You could do a video on your bike selection thoughts for Nutmeg. It will be my first!
I haven't changed anything for the bike I'm bringing so I probably won't do a video beforehand...
...but I am bringing my Gunnar with its sweep bars and 55mm tires. I did ride the bike in this video the first two times I went but I much prefer the wider tires for some of the terrain out there.
Look forward to meeting you!
@@TimFitzwater thanks and hope to chat! I’ll be in a white transit camper van from MA. I have two options, a road bike conversion with 38mm tires and an 80s rigid mtb with swept bars and 2.1” tires. Been leaning on taking the mtb but on gravel roads the road bike is way more efficient.
I had to chuckle a bit about the GoPro vs 'real camera' conflict. Properly used, the GoPro's have gotten so good (amazingly for still photos too if you can deal with the wide only) that it's hard to justify the hassle and risk to drag along something like an R5 (I have one too). But then sometimes you really wish for the cooler looking work one CAN get with 'real' gear. Ahh the challenges of choice.
When it comes to still photos I can't really stomach the look from the GoPro - I can't even remember the last time I took a photo with one - I just pull stills for thumbnails. I will definitely use my iphone over the GoPro in that situation.
Granted - I'm a professional photographer.
I do love how good they have gotten for video though - especially the stabilization. They are so convenient!
I took the Moto out to to plainville go get a freewheel. Shout out to vintage friendly Renaisssance Bikes. Drivers are all of a sudden trying to kill me, right hooks, left hooks, I discovered that after mining and destroying and entire red rock ridge , they decided to move the entire quarry across the road and destroy that. I found a creepy road that leads to "Pigmy Village". A wierd neighborhood that was once occupied by workers for the Nike Missile base. It was pretty freaky, the abandoned house photos were pretty psycho. But I got that explore done.
Maybe something on best 90’s bikes to look for when building a cool ATB bike?
That could be cool - even showing the issues with trying to modernize certain bikes...
God i wish the path near my house was flat. I ride the W&OD trail in northern va and its soooo much elevation. I struggle on my midnight special
It is definitely flatter up there in Cleveland than it is around Akron - but we do have flat bike paths.
You passed my workshop🙂
Where?!
@@TimFitzwater Scranton rd under the train bridge
You guys have a surly bike somewhere
what?
RUclips is being silly. I was wondering why you haven't made a video in a while. Well stupid RUclips unsubscribed me!
No way! Weird.
My girlfriend told me she isn't getting any notifications and I have sometimes been unable to find comments after I saw a notification for them. Not sure what is up....
Are you still riding your e-bike?
My Dad borrowed it and is loving it so much I don’t want to take it back! (Going to make a vid with him)
@@TimFitzwater
Nice!