Hi Shawn. Thanks for watching. This is the third season of my channel. Each season is a crossing of the country either from east to west or north to south. Season two is of both at the same time. Season 4 is what is uploading now which entails an east to west crossing in 2023 from South Carolina to California zig zagging the south, more Colorado passes, and all the National parks in Utah. If you check out the playlists tab you will find it all there well organized. Take care.
Diego, I hardly have the words to describe my anticipation for your new adventure and now, finally you've brought your fans along to join you! Thanks. Happy New Year. Be safe as you travel whenever and wherever you go.
What a great adventure, thank you for all of this beautiful videography. I live in North Seattle and have been thinking of doing a cycle tour of the Penninsula but have never done any extensive cycle touring. You’re really inspiring me to get out there and explore. Thank you for the exceptional content! Travel safe!
OMG, today's my 61st birthday and no better present than to see a new video from my brother Diego. Great to see you back. Had a wonder New Year's Day ride yesterday as well. Happy New Year to you my friend...🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Happy Birthday! You put a smile on my face. I hope you enjoyed the episode and that the rest of your day goes as perfect as possible. Thanks for the warm welcome. Happy New Year as well
I THINK GOING FROM SEATTLE TO THE OLYMPIC DISCOVERY BIKE TRALSTARTIMG IN PORT TOWNSEND, THROUGH PORT ANGELES, PAST LAKE CRESCENT, INTO FORKS IS A GREAT WAY TO GO, THE NEWER ROUTE GOES A DIFFERENT WAY
I rode 101 the other way in '89. We stopped in Quilcene at a place that sold fresh oysters, and we bought some, and an oyster knife, and ate oysters on the hood of an old car. On another trip ('91?) I rode from Seabeck up across the Hood Canal Bridge and over to Forks... almost. It rained for days, and I became discouraged and got a ride back to Seabeck. I did enjoy some great hot springs, Sol Duc resort, and Olympic H S, a hike-a-bike trip.. And I rode the north shore of Lake Crescent (Spruce Railroad), on the touring bike! I'll never forget that. Bear Creek, haha, that's where I gave up! I got a room, and then I chatted other cyclists to see if they wanted to share the room, which kind of weirded out the proprietor. But a blind (Legally, and quite!) Englishman took me up on it. We drank good beer while it poured outside. And he chipped in on the room. And visited me in Boise a few years ago when he came to Idaho for the eclipse. But I guess the place is closed now, or you would have got water (and breakfast) there.
Thanks for sharing your tour. Yeah Forks has the greatest rain fall in that area. Sounds like you made some quality memories. That’s the most important part.
What a shame you didn't take the Olympic Discovery Trail on the opposite side of Lake Crescent. It's spectacular! No cars, wide paved bike trail with two railroad tunnels. You should have asked one of us locals!
I should have. Two tunnels? I love tunnels. But no regrets. That Lake Crescent was once beautiful place. The whole peninsula is so special. Thanks for watching
Been there, done that. I remember the aptly named Mt WALKER! I guess I was heading for Victoria. Another time my GF and I rode our tandem from Victoria, via 101 on the way to Oregon. I remember that push-button light thing. I wondered how long motorists would pay attention to it and not the beautiful Lake Crescent! We sure didn't know about that trail! We stopped at the Beaver store oasis. We plugged along 101 all the way to Forks. Nothing there but a Subway, so we pushed on to Kalaloch. We must have arrived about 11pm and a nice Native policeman stopped us to see if we were OK when we were almost there. That was one long day! Logging trucks and clear cuts!
Hi Barry. Yeah, the cycling infrastructure down the west coast is so good it makes up for the insane traffic that is present at times. You guys and I might be the few that actually rode on the south side of Lake Crescent. I have gotten some comments as to having missed out by not taking the ODT but I actually enjoyed the route plenty. Thanks for reaching out and checking this third season's first episode. Working on episode 2.
Great to see you back. Missed you. Nice to see you filming the days end camp setting. Makes me a bit more like I'm there with you. Again thanks for all the hard work and sharing the trip with us.
Thanks for welcoming back. It is truly hard work to create these episodes but hopefully this season will help grow the channel enough to sustain me for a fourth season. We'll see
Heck Yeah!!! It was a dandy of a tour. Not easy in any way and constantly surprising me with the beauty of the West Coast. Lots of hurdles along the way, though
Your crazy , thanks for sharing your post I had a blast. I'm Navajo from monument valley Utah.... hopefully, next time you can stop by in my home town "Oljato" tem miles northwest from monument valley 🌲🎉.... safe travels ✌️🔥🌲
How cool you are Navajo. Please check out season 2's Navajo Nation episodes and the Gran Canyon one. I had a ball riding thru a little bit of Utah and a lot of norther and western Arizona. Next summer I plan on seeing a lot more of Nevada, Utah and southern Colorado. Four Corners is where it's at. Will try let you know and hopefully meet up. Thanks for watching
Ha! You trimmed the beard since your last trip. 🤣😂 At the end of the 2nd trip across the U.S. it was like watching a bicycle riding bear narrating his trip across the country. I mean, a talking bear. How cool!
@utRyder I'm gonna change my profile pic. The one right now is what I usually look like - clean shaven. The one I'll change it to is what I look like after 4 weeks of cycling from Aachen, Germany to Trondheim, Norway and part of the way back. It was worse by time I got home. Ha!
Good to see you back. Nice bike. How do you like it? How's the climbing ratio? Never thought about putting a water bottle under the top tube. Beautiful country and as always you have captured it superbly. Take care, Al
Hey Al. The bike was alright but not great. Old Scout was missed plenty during these days. The water bottle under the top tube is because the Pinion gear box makes it where you can't add a cage in front of it. Thanks for watching the episode.
@@FlyscoutRyder And if you stay on it by veering over from Port Angeles to Joyce and getting off of the nasty section of 101, you can ride on the entire north side of the lake on the old railroad trail, only bikes and feet and horses, tunnels, etc. It's unbelievable. Don't go the way he went!
Thanks for saying the ODT was "so well kept" as you rolled over the Johnson Creek Trestle. My family are the trail adopter (caretakers) for that section.
How cool is that!! It is an exceptionally well maintained trail. I've been thru many trails that are neglected and you can tell the difference. If I had my own to maintain in my backyard I would be doing my share of it. Please tell them I said hello and thank you
Like all the other commenters here, great job and sure glad to be touring along with you. What do you think of the pinion gearing and belt drive, what is your verdict?
Hi Chris. The verdict is that I am not a huge fan at all. I actually went back home after 1,000 miles and swapped back to my old bike to finish the tour. It was a tough lesson but I learned I am a derailleur guy. Integrated shifters and chain are way more efficient. The positive side of Pinion is the lack of maintenance but that's about it for me. The bike is also a lot heavier because of the Chromoly and the gear box combined. Lastly, I had a difficult time with front end wobble. I think because of my heavy handlebar bag where all my filming equipment is plus the nature of Chromoly vs aluminum. My 20 year old Cannondale can handle it because it has a stiffer frame. Overall, I lost a bunch of money to learn a lesson and I can't even sell the Co-Motion after trying a while. Not even for half what I paid for it.
@@FlyscoutRyder Thank you Diego for that good and honest information. My wife and I both have the last Cannondale touring bikes made in US and before them we had the very first touring bikes Cannondale made and have and still do love them. But I sure have been interested in the internal gearing idea and belt drive. Not that we could afford to switch out. Will keep looking forward to more great videos, thanks again!!!
I've been waiting to see you on the new bike. How's it working out for you? That's a beautiful area your riding and it's cool to talk to cyclists from other places. Like everyone else it's good to see your videos again. Keep the shiny side up brother.
The Pacific Coast was so surprising to me. There is this ruggedness to it. The new bike was a learning experience and a journey of its own. I'll explain in the coming episodes. Thanks for watching and welcoming me back.
Hi Diego, I finally got the opportunity to see the first episode of this next adventure of yours. And I read all 172 comments and replies. Sounds like us viewers have much to look forward to while following you. Beautiful scenery!! Bummer about the bike. Take care, ride safely when you do and I hope the editing goes smoothly for you.
Hi Sue. So crazy to hear from you, I was editing the beginning of the third episode of this third season and mentioned you in it. You'll have to wait to hear what I said. I hope you got out there plenty this last summer and that you are cranking those stationary miles as I know you like to do during the winter months. Thank you for reaching out and watching the episode.
@@FlyscoutRyder I sure am curious now of what you said about me, so I will be looking forward to it. As for riding, the construction on my house has taken all my time and still not done. I rode outside twice in October, but nothing since. Not even on my stationary bike. Hopefully I can un-bury my bike out of the construction stuff around it in a couple weeks and start riding it. Four other gals and myself are starting to consider/plan a route using RidewithGPS Washington Circuit. It is 720 miles over mountain passes and whatnot, so I better get my rear in gear before we go in July!
@@susanfridsma2861 House construction, ouch!! That puts a kink in life's plans but I know you and I am sure you will get thru it. I'll check out RidewithGPS, sounds interesting and you know Im all about mountain passes, my fav. July is a long ways away and it doesn't take long for someone like you to get in tip top shape
Hi Pat. Thanks for the welcome and for appreciating my efforts. Creating the content is a huge undertaking and comments like yours are very nice to hear.
Hi Sean. The noise is from the I9 rear hub. It was extremely annoying and I eventually packed the hub with grease to muffle it. For some reason it is a trend in the industry of hub makers to make their hubs scream like that. I can see where it might be ok when riding a couple of hours but when touring day after day for so many hours at a time, it gets old quick.
Great your back Diego as it will make getting through these dark miserable days here in the UK easier to get through. Nice to see you met a fellow Londoner David. Stay safe.
David was a really cool guy. I never saw him again after that. It'd be great to chat with him and hear about his experience. This route has a lot of touring cyclist which made it lots of fun. Thank you for watching. I hope your winter passes by swiftly and the sun shines on you guys soon.
I’ve been waiting patiently for the next chapter. Glad to see your are back! I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the trip! It looks like you missed the Discovery Trail that runs north of Lake Crescent as dd I. I ride the 101 but luckily the traffic was light when I did it. I’m sad that I missed the trail when I was on the north side of the lake. I stopped just 450 feet short of the trail at a different trail - single track and rough - thought I was in the wrong place. Backtracked and did the 101 to Fairholme Campground.
It looks like there are plenty of options for getting around the lake. I almost stopped at that Fairholme campground, it looked really nice. Thank you for sharing your experience there. Happy New Year, Scott
@@pedrofernandez8729 The bike and I didn't end up getting along too good. After 1,000 miles I ended up swapping it with my old bike. The internal gear drivetrain was not that great for me and I needed to go back to integrated shifters and a derailleur drivetrain. I also experienced more front end wobble than necessary and my old bike is way lighter as well. It was a costly endeavor that I have to admit, regret.
@@FlyscoutRyder WOW! You would think that after years of "advancements" in engineering, material and studies, they would come up with a better touring bike than your old one. Have you heard of the Priority 600X? It was designed with the help of a seasoned bike traveler named Ryan Van Duzer who also has a you tube channel and he swears by that one.
@@pedrofernandez8729 I have heard of the Priority and have watched Ryan's channel. He has a good rig there but I actually tour way different than he does. My bike of choice is more like a traditional rode bike where he prefers dirt off roads with no traffic. Either way, I can't seem to sell my new bike for even half of what I spent on it so can't afford more bikes for now. I love my 20 year old bike and will continue on with it. I have some ideas for upgrading the breaking system.
Congrats on the new Co-Motion bike Diego! Guess that 2002 Cannondale T2000 can be your Zwift trainer bike now but you don't have much of a winter in Florida! I'm about half way through your cross country journey from 2022 which I've been binge watching recently. You really ride briskly while hauling all that gear! I'm 65 and live in Cary, NC but have been experiencing some lower back, hip, and knee issues while still cycling about 100 - 150 miles a week. I'm mostly on greenways and gravel trails these days. Planning to ride from DC to Pittsburgh in a couple weeks on the C&O and GAP trails. When I saw you climbing so many hills on your videos I thought to myself this guy's conditioning is off the charts! Then I saw how lean you are on one of your early practice ride videos in Florida and I was like that explains everything. I'm very impressed both with your cycling and wonderful adventurous spirit and attitude. I too am the type of person that can strike up a conversation with anyone (my college friends sitll call me the ice breaker). Grew up with four sisters & tons of cousins and relatives so that's just the way I roll I guess? I'm trying to quit caffeine these days so I've been a bit of an Irish grouch recently! Lol Also, I'm impressed with the fantastic quality on all your videos and I like everyone else appreciate all the effort you put into creating them! I'm a bit of a space cadet so just riding and recording my rides on Strava and keeping my camping gear squared away seems to be enough for me to coordinate while I'm bikepacking or touring. I still haven't broken out my new GoPro yet but I need to give it a try soon. Lol Well if you're ever down here in the Raleigh area just reach out & you're welcome to stay in my spare room. Best of luck Diego. Stay safe & keep rolling &smiling! Here are some good lonely highway songs for you on your journey's: Eddie Vedder (Long Way) : ruclips.net/video/sHqd5Q7pYo0/видео.html Arlo Guthrie (Highway in the Wind): ruclips.net/video/x-Y-x4YgUz4/видео.html The Eagles (Try & Love Again): ruclips.net/video/ur-98THySBc/видео.html Khruangbin & Leon Bridges (Texas Sun): ruclips.net/video/Whe7MURlKLw/видео.html
Hi Mark. Thank you for your invite and for these awesome songs. I'm always looking for new music to load up. BTW, my favorite album of the last tour is from Kings of Leon, Youth and Young Manhood. But I do listen to many others like Nirvana on serious climbs. I'm sorry about your back/knee/hip issues. I meet a lot of cyclists out there with the same story as they get into their 70s that went to trikes and it changed everything for them. I have actually ridden some 700c ones with all the components and they are mean machines. You can have panniers too. The lower position makes everything look faster and they are so easy on the body. T The Co-Motion didn't work out. I didn't care for the shifting, extra weight or the uncontrollable wobble. If you keep watching the series you will see I went back home and got my old Cannondale to finish the second leg of the tour. My next bike is a Lynskey GR300 that was offered to me by the owner. It's a Ti frame with a carbon fork and fully set up for touring. I'm building it here at home soon. Thank you for saying all the nice things about my content. I am a small pipe dreaming channel with huge aspirations of being able to support and progress with time. Take care.
Love the new bike! That sound of the rear hub "ratcheting" while coasting is music to my ears. I will be following your new adventure and pray for your safety out there my friend. Hearing you gasping for air on those inclines and smiling makes me laugh when you're laughing.
The new bike and I didn't end up getting along and I eventually, after 1,000 miles, switched back to my old Cannondale. The Pinion gear box drivetrain was not for me and the excess weight made the bike way more sluggish than I like. The rear hub wasn't a deal breaker but in all honesty the noise it makes gets old when you are riding 8 hours daily. I can see why some people would like it like that but for shorter rides. I eventually had a bike shop pop the hub open and stuff it with grease to dampen it some. This season has lots of twists to it and the bike was one major one. Stay tuned. Thank you for watching and Happy New Year
I was about to ask about the new bike but I found this comment. I also used to run the worlds noisiest rear hub and as you say. Tiresome. But sweet at first. I was about to build a pinion bike but went with the Rohloff IGH instead. Thankful for that actually. Also noisy at first but gets better over time when it gets worn in. Glad to see you back on RUclips.
@@FlyscoutRyder Looking forward to the rest of the bike tour. Ive never had a high end bike with the "hub ratcheting sound" and always thought "i wish my bike sounded that good" I guess if i heard that for 8 hours a day that would probly change my mind lol Happy New Year to you as well and stay safe out there.
Excellent to see you and your fantastic vlogs, again!!! Looking forward to seeing another amazing journey. Thanks so much for taking the time to create another season for us!!! Take great care. ✌🏼, Rob
Hi Rob. Thanks for the welcome back. It's nice to get back to editing and progressing with my humble channel. It's my goal this season to grow enough so I can justify a fourth season. We'll see. Happy New Year
@@FlyscoutRyder for those that know you have the most amazing channel out there!!!! In all seriousness, your edits, the stoke you bring, the footage and all the cool, well-researched facts make this an undiscovered gem!!!! Dude, of course, you can justify a 4th tour!!! If not for all of us, at least, to carry on with your own discoveries!!! I wish you well. Keep up the great work. Best of Luck to you in 2023. How's your new rig treating you? That would be cool to hear about it and how you got on with it. Anyways, thanks again for all your efforts. ✌🏼, Rob
@@robmartin1792 Thank you for saying such nice things about my channel. I believe in it and how I am progressing at it. I will never stop touring but I am thinking I might collect the content, which I love to do, and take a break from editing. Editing takes insane time from my personal life and business. It's tough to justify because of income and friendships. I do see the potential there. We'll see. The bike didn't work out. After 1,000 miles I had enough and switched back to my 20 year old Cannondale. I learned a hard and expensive lesson. The Pinion gear box and Chromoly frame made it so much heavier than my old rig and shifting gears was way less efficient than with integrated shifters that allow you to keep your hands on the grips. I also had front end wobble that I could not get rid of no matter what I tried. I think it was due to the weight of my handlebar bag with all my filming equipment and the nature of Chromoly. Either way, I switched to my old aluminum rig and all was great for the second half of the tour.
@@FlyscoutRyder damn, that is too bad about the bike. Have you contacted co-motion? Surely, you could work out a deal and get some cash back. They don't make 'Em like they used to, huh?
It's Great To See Your Updates! From Your Friends in Port Angeles, Washington, Wishing You Very Safe And Healthy Travels! Your Videos Are Amazing And Inspiring My Friend! 🙏🙌😎😁🛹🚲
Dang! Too bad nobody told you about the ODT around the north side of Lake Crescent. It’s a beautiful paved cycling trail that goes through two Spruce Railroad tunnels past Devil’s Punchbowl. Best part: no motor vehicles!
Happy New Year, Paul. Your backyard is one legit one. The Pacific Coast was so beautiful and tough at the same time. This tour might have been the hardest I've done yet. I had to overcome so many challenges along the way.
Happy New Year Diego. Last we talked you said you were thinking of Alaska. I am glad to see new episodes. How are you not becoming a mosquito dinner at dusk? LoL
Happy New Year to you. I wanted to go to Alaska but work kept me home into August and also finishing the edit of season 2. It takes insane amount of time in front of the computer to churn theses episodes. To do Alaska and the Yukon I would need to start a bit earlier than I could last year. Thanks for checking out the episode
Hi Bobby. Thank you for the welcome. I'm not sure I can keep up with weekly episodes but will try my best, it takes insane amount of time. My new format is going to be 30min long or so and faster paced. It takes about 24 hours/3 full days of work to create a 15min episode. Being a sole creator is actually not so sustainable. We'll see how long I last, lol. It's been 3 years of devotion to the channel and it's just not growing enough to justify. Thank you for watching.
I live just a stones throw from the tip of the Olympic Peninsula. Have been wanting to take the same route you're taking. Can't wait to see your part 2. I may pick your brain on this trip later. Have been enjoying ALL your journeys.
Hi Tom. All I have to say is that doing it by bike is way different than by vehicle. I hope you get to do it. There are also side routes off 101 that take you thru amazing places. That's coming in future episodes. Please feel free to ask about any questions you might have. All the best and thank you for finding my channel
Hi Mario. Thanks for the welcome. The campsites along this tour where out of this world beautiful. The Pacific Coast Bike Route is very friendly for camping all the way to Southern California. Tank you for watching the episode.
Hi Diego! That looks absolutely gorgeous!! Great to see you enjoying yourself again. So during 9/28-10/1 I was on my first tour since 1983. Friends I rode Katy trail. I guess that is our bond touring same time different places. Cheers!
Hi John. I would agree with that. There is definitely a connection we all share thru cycling and especially bicycle touring. We also share the bond of having ridden the KATY trail. What an awesome ride that is. Missouri is a beautiful state and the river has so much history that is hard not to fade into imagining what went on there in the 19th century. Be safe out there.
The North West especially the Olympic peninsula is very beautiful, you have given me some interesting places that I will be driving to photograph. I live in the Portland Oregon area so this Spring I will have to drive and make the loop for it. The lake views and mountains towards the beginning of this trip you showed some exceptional places when you stopped and that is what I would like to see as well. Your videos are actually so inspiring that when comparing to others I have seen you should be getting a million views, in the meantime I am grateful to your great filming and narrations that you do. Many thanks and keep on cycling cheers from Oregon. PS: I noticed you have a pinion and belt drive bike this time would you mind to say a few words and what you like and how it feels the bike you are using? Thank you.
Thanks again, Luigi. I hope to grow and if you are right I will. The PNW is amazingly beautiful. Very cool you are going out to see more. About the Pinion bike, I ended up not liking it and swapping back to my old Cannondale to finish the second half of the tour. If you read the comments from episode one of season 3 you can get the whole scoop as to why. I'm now looking forwards and starting to build a Lynskey GR300 frame that was offered to me by them. If you check out my Instagram you can see the frame. It will be a chain/derailleur set up. I learned my lesson. Thanks for watching
Hi Roland and Julianna. I've been keeping up with your RUclips CHANNEL. So fun to see us progress and enjoy this process. Thanks for the commentary and for watching. Stay safe out there.
Happy New Year to you. Thanks for saying that, I'm trying to progress and think I'm onto something on this season. Keep me posted with feedback when you see fit, really helps. Thank you for watching
@@FlyscoutRyder I really enjoy the camping part of bike packing. You really seemed to have alot more options for pitchin ur tent this vid,👍it just had so many beutiful views that ill be watching this vid again for sure. Job well done last year btw!👍Sorry about the new bike, doesnt sound like the pinion is a step in the rite direction for the old school guys that really enjoy are shifting lol..
@@jmkc740 I would definitely recommend trying the Pinion extensively before spending the money on it. I still have the bike and pretty much have given up on selling it because it's way to sad for me to just give it away and admit loosing so much money. Not sure what I'll do with it but surely not use it. Yeah, the camping is a huge draw for this route down the Pacific Coast. There are options all over and they are amazing. Thanks for reaching out
I was fitted for the frame by Brian Cannon at Co-Motion and it came out real good. The Divide fit me better than any bike I've ever ridden. I did experience lots of front end wobble even though I tried to shift weight around. Im not sure why that happened but it could have to do with the weight of my filming equipment in my handlebar bag and the nature of Chromoly itself. My old bike is stiffer being aluminum. The shifter on drop bars sits right next to the headset and I did not care for it at all. Going from integrated shifting to having to go back and forth from the grips to make every gear change with the wrist shifter is nowhere near as efficient as keeping your hands on the grips. A wrist shifter like the Pinion's makes more sense when used with flat bars where you keep your hands closer to the shifter.
@@FlyscoutRyder I have a Prioity 600 with 1.12 Pinion that came with a flat bar. I switched out for a Jones flat bar. But, I like a drop bar so I bought a two piece drop bar so the wrist shifter could be installed. I had to change the brakes too. You are correct about it not being efficient. I did notice a front wobble while you were filming. Try to get weight as low as possible in the front. Experts tell me the front panniers should carry more weight than the rear. Another solution is get a custom frame bag for gear. It places more weight in the middle rather than front or back. I’m looking forward to your cycling adventures Diego.
@@driftwood4458 I tried shifting the panniers and weighting them with a luggage scale that I carry with me to balance out the weight. I went forwards and backwards and shifted the heavier contents lower and.... but I couldn't get rid of it. I also worked on setting my handlebar bag dead center and balancing the weight of my equipment in it. It was frustrating. I'm pretty sure it has to do with how much more flexible Chromoly is than aluminum and the weight I have to carry on the handlebar bag. Good thing is that once I went back to my Cannondale it all was fixed. Working on episode 2 now...
Oh nice!! Super excited for this one! Loved watching the last one, and our family vacation was to Oregon this year (all the way down the coast!) so it'll be cool to see your perspective on a bike!
For future travelers…West of Lake Crescent is Littleton Horse Camp. No water but a decent bail out if needed. Also, if you have some wider gravel tires you can go over the top from there and drop into Forks.
Hi Chandra. I hope you are well too. That's really cool to hear, I'm trying to progress at it and I think I'm on to something with this latest season. If you notice, I'm leaning on sharing more of the ambient sounds and making the episodes longer. Thank you so much
Hey Diego, great video and great you’re back on a bike sharing your epic trip again! Awesome scenery and great seeing it up close like this. Shame about the Pinion but very interesting. Been wondering about them, but it goes to show that derailleurs still the best by the look of it. Anyway hopefully the old bike served you well - can’t wait to see the rest of the trip! 👍👌
Thank you Christopher. It's great to be able to make time to edit again. I'll be working at the next episode soon and keep uploading the tour. It was a tough and amazingly beautiful tour. The west coast is special. Happy New Year.
@@christopherhugh-jones3673 It's next Sunday at 8am. I am making them about twice to three times longer than before (except for the final episode of season 2) and try upload one on the closest Sunday to each coming new month.
Oh man, I am so happy to see this! I am looking forward to the whole series. New bike and a new tent, anything else that is new? I will be looking forward to your thoughts on the Pinion as you use it day to day.
Hi Pete. It is nice to be back. Thank you for the welcome. The tent is the same one I've used from the start of my first tour. I love it. The bike is new but not anything else other than the Mammut vest you see me wearing. As for the Pinion gear box, I'm not a big fan of it. I gave it 1,000 miles to prove me otherwise but we didn't click together. It is low maintenance but nowhere near as efficient as a derailleur drivetrain, especially when using drop bars like I do. Changing gears is much more efficient when using integrated shifters. Thank you for watching the episode.
@@FlyscoutRyder Hi Diego, I was looking at your unboxing and assembly almost frame by frame after I saw the Pinion gear box. It looks like a Priority 600 bike? I am 66 years old and planning a 5,000 mile cross-country ride summer 2024. I need a new bike for the ride and have been very seriously considering the 600 so I am very interested in your thoughts on why it did not click for you.
@@rickarendt9710 Hi Rick. The bike on the episode is a Co-Motion Divide. I ended up not being a huge fan of the Pinion drivetrain but I would say I am the exception to the rule. If you go thru the comments in the episode you will get tons of my feedback with all sorts of questions I've been asked about it. I recommend reading thru them and most importantly not making any moves on one until you thoroughly research the positives and negatives and also spend ample time riding a Pinion bike up and down hills. Once you read thru the comments don't hesitate to ask follow up questions here. Thanks for reaching out. Your trip will be most memorable and in all honesty, the right bike might just be in your garage right now.
I love the sounds in the background.. it makes it seem like we're all there too. Love the scenery ... very nice and pro! I really liked this video. Thank you
Hi AA. Thanks for saying that and thinking it. There's been a now three year progression trying to figuring out how I want my content to be and it is without a doubt trying to take the viewer for the most authentic experience of what it's like to go bike touring. A lot of my editing time is spent making sure the ambient sounds are all coming in at the right levels and the right times. Thank you for watching
So great to see a new adventure begun - just what I need over winter! A place I'm adding to my 'to do' list. In places the forest looked eerily similar to the New Forest in England where I live, but the mists of the Olympic Peninsular are awesome and I just want to go cycle there. New bike too?
Hi back Tristam. I wish I had more time to tour because England is definitely on the list. I've been but not for cycling. I can see the similarities and even more once I share the Oregon content. The misty weather is so beautiful but also makes for some difficulties. It makes it wet all the time so most days you are contending with that. You are either warm but wet from sweat and the mist, or semi cold and semi wet, lol. A definite struggle because of so many hours at it. The bike is new. If you read the other comments you'll find out why it didn't end up working out. Thank you for reaching out and watching the episode
Hi Troy. Thank you but it and I ended up having a break up and I went back to my old bike. I learned that I'm not a Pinion gear box guy and prefer to shift gears with integrated shifters. The bike was also heavier then I'd like. Tough lesson but I love my old Cannondale so its ok. Onwards...
Hey Diego. So wonderful to have you back on RUclips with a new adventure. Your already awesome work just got more so ! Alan (still breathing) in Scotland !
Way too much traffic on those roads! Stressful just to watch, is that a designated “bike route”? I prefer back country roads, no matter if it’s rougher and harder. Cheers!
Hi Omare. You are right about the traffic on this route. The first couple of days on this episode are not part of a designated route but from Port Angeles all the way to San Diego, CA it is a very well known and used route for decades. It's called the Pacific Coast Bike Route and it is most often on the shoulder of 101 or US1 except at sections that have been well marked that take you on side roads and thru State Parks and such. At times it's way busy and other times it is as insanely peaceful and beautiful as possible. Takes you thru routes like the Avenue of the Giants, Big Sur, and many more like the Redwood Forest. The Oregon Coast line is crazy beautiful. There is also endless climbing to do until you get to Malibu. If you don't like to climb, beware. But if you decide to try it be ready to get a constant dose of amazing natural beauty riding the west coast. It is truly breathtaking. Stay tuned and you'll see. This season 3 is all about documenting the entirety of the PCBK all the way to Imperial Beach at the border with Mexico. Cheers!
How wild! I was in that area Autumn, 2022. I remember seeing those Peach election signs! I took 101 North out of Aberdeen and went clockwise around the Penninsula. Made sure to visit Cape Flattery, the northwestern tip of the 48 contiguous. Well worth the hike! Breathtaking views to say the least.
Happy New Year to you. This last tour was the fourth crossing of the country. Editing takes so much time that I do it after the tours. Only during season 2 did I edit along the way but had to stop touring for several days at a time to keep up with the weekly content. I've come to learn that is not sustainable to do so and actually have a life. Being a sole content creator with pride in what you upload is no joke. I hope this season will grow the channel enough to justify continuing on. We'll see. Thank you for watching
@@skyliber Too funny, I know you know I recorded it all. I'm trying to find a way to sustain the channel by making the episodes twice to three times longer and uploading about a month apart. I used to attempt once a week but they would be between 15 and about 20 minutes long instead of now 35 plus minutes. I also spent so much time editing for the last two years that I neglected my business and thus need to catch up financially so starting to work my guiding earlier this season around. I'm already at it, at least a month earlier than the last two years. That means I'm on the water all day for most week days. I really thought that by now, two seasons in, I would be making considerably more income to support me taking the invested time away from my guiding and create a balance between the two. RUclips pays me less then $60/month and my amazingly supportive 22 Patrons out of 3,480 subs make me $280/month (not sure I would still be around without you guys). As grateful as I am for this income I still have to sustain my life expenses and I'm finding myself needing to figure out how to do both without retracting any more financially. I love what I am progressing to with the channel but can't threaten my security for it when I often question if I will ever be able to afford giving it the time I hoped to when I started at it. In short-er, I am trying to find a way to upload and keep at it in hopes that I will be found and be supported by more subscribers like yourself. Two more things, I had a sick ass bike company offer me a frame set that I am super psyched about, Lynskey form Tennessee. They make their own Titanium frames and offer a touring carbon fork. Whole thing weights about 6 pounds. Lastly, episode 2 uploads Sunday at 8am. Peace!
Happy New Year's Diego! Sorry to hear about the new bike not working out but your old Cannondale looks pretty awesome. Do you ever think about touring on a Trek 520? Thanks for another great video! Cheers Amigo! 🍻🚵💨
Happy New Year, Alex. I've known about the Trek 520 being a great bike to tour on, but for now I need to stick with my true and tested Cannondale I've had for over 20 years. It's really a great bike. Cheers back to you, my friend
Happy New Year! Already seems like a "wow! what a journey" series you'll be sharing with us. I see from your GPS map that you started at Seahurst Park. That's an Easter Egg from Cycling 1! Did you really start there? I'll try to contain myself with comments and questions for now. Welcome back!
Happy New Year to You. You are right, it was a legit tour and journey with all kinds of twists and challenges. This one was by far the most difficult I've had to do. It's as if I went there and omitted reading all the warning signs, lol. Crazy how you connect the dots with Seahurst Park from the first season but once again it was not intentional on my part. The reason I started near there (6 miles away) is because my friends from Seattle, Annie and Andrew, hosted me both at the end of the first season and this time on the start. Either way, this tour connects the dots on both the beginning and the end, unintentionally but it is kind of cool. My plan is to see and learn about the nation and it starts seeming more and more connected and compact the more I tour in it. Thank you for the warm welcome.
@@AdventureCyclist You might think I'm nuts but I never even thought of the connection, Wolf now Beaver. Totally coincidental 🤔, or not. I miss wearing the wolf hat, just doesn't seem right to do it. The beaver one is legit and I wore it a while after getting home but same there. Means I need to get back out on the road 😫. Hope you are putting down some miles.
Hi Erik. I've never ridden with a Brooks saddle. There doesn't seem to be any reason why try anything else and can't imagine ever trying. Best ever! Thank you for watching
Thanks for all you do to put up these videos! It's not easy to ride past that camera and always turn around to pick it up! Looking forward to see how the new bike does!
hi Matt. the ride by's take time but they are also a lot of fun to do because I'm always looking ahead at the right places and intervals of time when I need to do them and combine the other footage. it's about 1 to 1.5 hours of content gathering per day. the new bike and I didn't get along and eventually swapped back to my 22 year old Cannondale. if you go back and read the comments from episode 1 you can get the whole scoop. lots of viewers were curious about the bike from the end of season 2. thanks for watching the episode and saying hello.
@@rex758 I was looking for a bike that could take a bigger tire, have better breaking, and improve the fit. It ended up backfiring on me. After 1,000 miles I switched back to my old rig to finish the second half of the tour. Will you read the other comments to get why? I've been rewriting the reasons way too many times. Thanks Warner. Editing episode 2 now.
Such beautiful scenery. Just a shame those roads are so narrow. I'm not sure if I'm correct in my assumption, but I've noticed a trend from watching yours and other cyclists videos and even from my own experience, but there seems to be little to no cycling infrastructure on any federal lands. Even the local National Forests in my area have no bike shoulders. Very disappointing. I remember the poor cycling roads in Yellowstone National Park on your video. The Natchez Trace is on my to do list, but I've seen some videos and it's the same way. Very dicey roads conditions in certain areas.
This is true but that doesn't mean that they are highly dangerous. Yellowstone is an exception though. That is no joke dangerous with all the tourist looking every which way and being in a hurry. This Pacific Coast Bike Route is without a doubt a challenging one with fewer wide shoulders and lots of constant traffic most of the time but it is manageable. I would say that the United States is a huge country and it will take time for the infrastructure to develop to a grand scale. The efforts are there and it will happen. For now we can go to the 240 miles of the Katy Trail, the 750 miles of The Empire State Trail, the 335 miles of the GAP Trail and many others and connect the dots best we can. Also using Adventure Cycling Ass to help with expectations. One of the focuses of my channel is to help people navigate on all types of roads and terrain so they can better prepare by explaining what conditions I'm dealing with at all times. You can see me sharing the real traffic loads, shoulder widths, and most importantly my strategy in getting thru securely. Thank you for watching
@@FlyscoutRyder I agree brother, we have to take the good with the bad and mitigate the safety hazards to the lowest level as possible. You are right though, this country has come a long way throughout the last 50 years as far as cycling safety is concerned. As you and I, both Floridians, discussed before, I'm very pleased with the progress that Florida has made and the direction that it's going with cycling infrastructure and safety. During my two recent local tours I had nice wide bike shoulders and or bike trails along both routes....😊
@@dog-so1vj Florida Bicycle Association is going at it. My friend Patty Huff has been on the board for years and she raves about it. I get their quarterly newsletter and recommend it.
101 is the worst bike route you could ask for, The ODT can take you from Discovery Bay to just a few miles north of Forks. The ODT takes you around the Northwest side of Crescent Lake, much safer, zero cars. You also would have been better off going from Seattle over Hood Canal Bridge, again less traffic. My route is posted on my RUclips channel, HikerBiker as well as on Ride with GPS.
hey we ran into u that day and told ya take the trail lol after we parted ways the bus wouldnt let me on with my e bike lol hope your ride was good and safe
What's up, Eddy? Great to hear from you. That was a great tip you gave me and you can see from the episode were it took me. Not sure why the bus didn't take you and your bike, what a bummer. I'm back home planning on my next tour. Hope it becomes as special as this last one. Take care and be safe out there.
Hi Kenneth. The new bike on this episode is actually my 22 year old one that I've used on the two prior seasons. It's a 2002 T2000 Cannondale I've owned since new. Before my first cross country tour, Cycling USA 1, I took it apart to the frame and rebuilt it with all new components. The list of these are in the description page of this last episode. The drivetrain is an FSA Energy Crankset 46/30t, and a Shimano Ultegra 11-34 cassette with a Dura Ace chain. I'm currently building a new frame that was offered to me by Lynskey Bicycles. It's a GR300 and it's sick!!!! I'll be sharing the build here at some point. Thanks for watching and reaching out. Take care.
Hi Jack. You actually live in a magical place. I had such a ball riding the PNW. About the Pinion gear box, I get how it has a lot of positives but I actually didn't care for it myself. I am the exception to the rule though. If you read the comments from the first episode of this season 3 you can get the whole scoop. I short, I don't believe it is as efficient as a derailleur drivetrain making the excess weight unnecessary.
I’m a few weeks behind but great to see you back. I’ve been wondering when this season was coming out? Sure is beautiful in the NW, and a world of difference from FL. Hope the new bike worked well? I am missing the usual music and narration on this episode? On the episode 2 👍🏼
I agree, Florida and the NW couldn't be more different other than that they are coastal. I hear you about the lack of music on this episode. As I progress with my content gathering and editing I am tending to only add music if I find just the right space for it. The gathering is totally organic instead of scripted so I don't really know what I end up with at the end. It's always the challenge to try bring the viewer into what went on and bring the most honest account possible. On this tour, especially, I didn't listen to much of anything on my headphones because I was in traffic a lot and felt more comfortable without it so I could stay focused on the road conditions. A huge part of touring is the ambient sounds around you and I pay lots of attention and time in gathering the sounds around me and editing them at the right volumes so you guys can feel the moment best I can. With that said, I am editing episode 3 and there are two gaps with soundtracks 😉
@@FlyscoutRyder I appreciate that you take the time to give thoughtful answers. You definitely are giving us the “organic” experience of bike travel and all the natural sounds. I can feel that stress of you riding in traffic that I feel when I do. It is great to see your videos again, and looking forward to the remainder of the season.
@@kmccarr Thank you. This tour and season was very different then the last and you won't be disappointed. The coast is actually very diverse and it will be fun to see it as it develops into Oregon and then Northern California with the Redwoods and ig Sur coastline before finally ridingthru all the iconic beaches of the southern half of the state.
Hello Nicholas. In season 3 I’ve listed both of the bikes I used and their components in the description box of each episode. I switched bikes starting in episode 5. If you want to know why you will find out by reading the comments of the episodes. I’ve also listed in the description box the camping gear I use, in case you are interested. Thank you for watching my content. More on the way later this year of a crossing from Georgia to the West Coast.
@@FlyscoutRyder Thank you for the quick reply. At this point I’ve only watched your Olympic Peninsula episodes. I live in PA (Port Angeles) so it was interesting to get your impression. Enjoy your content. I hope the next time through you get to experience the opposite side of Lake Crescent on the Discovery Trail. No cars! I’ll stay tuned.
No video. I ended up not getting along with this Pinion bike. If you read the comments of the first and second episode you will get the whole scoop as to why. There are some twists coming up in this season. You'll also notice a different format and the way moving forwards with more progression in editing style. I'm still learning.....
the west coast is abundant with hike/bike campsites in all three states. you don't need to reserve a spot and you won't be denied. one of the best camping routes I've done, seems like every 20 miles there is a place to camp and if you are used to stealth camping, I met several touring cyclists that did so as well.
@@FlyscoutRyder But looking at the map of the route and then looking at the parks a lot of them don't say that they have Hike/Bike sites.....so would those camp grounds still allow bikers to camp over night at the reduced rate?
Hi Chris. All good. My plan is to make every episode two to three times longer than previously and upload once a month on the closest Sunday of the coming month. Tomorrow at 8am is episode 2. If I end up catching up in the coming months I will try upload sooner, like every three weeks. Thanks for checking on me.
Great trip and so peaceful. Awsome experience. Hope to see more adventures around.
Hi Shawn. Thanks for watching. This is the third season of my channel. Each season is a crossing of the country either from east to west or north to south. Season two is of both at the same time. Season 4 is what is uploading now which entails an east to west crossing in 2023 from South Carolina to California zig zagging the south, more Colorado passes, and all the National parks in Utah. If you check out the playlists tab you will find it all there well organized. Take care.
u r the franchise cowboy
Thank you for watching
Qué buena aventura. Saludos desde México. Gracias por compartir
Gracias, Miguel. Espero que te guste toda. La temporada próxima (4) es todo el recorrido del este al oeste de el país.
Diego, I hardly have the words to describe my anticipation for your new adventure and now, finally you've brought your fans along to join you! Thanks. Happy New Year. Be safe as you travel whenever and wherever you go.
Thank you for the warm welcome, Verlin. I wish you a Happy New Year with loads of adventure. Let's go at it and stay safe as possible.
Thanks for the DNR suggestion…. Will keep this in mind when/if I go up Seattle way.
Great way to go. You will need to buy a pass at any gas station but it's really inexpensive.
What a great adventure, thank you for all of this beautiful videography. I live in North Seattle and have been thinking of doing a cycle tour of the Penninsula but have never done any extensive cycle touring. You’re really inspiring me to get out there and explore. Thank you for the exceptional content! Travel safe!
Go do it! You are at the gates of amazingness
OMG, today's my 61st birthday and no better present than to see a new video from my brother Diego. Great to see you back. Had a wonder New Year's Day ride yesterday as well. Happy New Year to you my friend...🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Happy Birthday! You put a smile on my face. I hope you enjoyed the episode and that the rest of your day goes as perfect as possible. Thanks for the warm welcome. Happy New Year as well
I THINK GOING FROM SEATTLE TO THE OLYMPIC DISCOVERY BIKE TRALSTARTIMG IN PORT TOWNSEND, THROUGH PORT ANGELES, PAST LAKE CRESCENT, INTO FORKS
IS A GREAT WAY TO GO,
THE NEWER ROUTE GOES A DIFFERENT WAY
I would agree. I did a section of the Discovery Trail and it was magnificent.
I rode 101 the other way in '89. We stopped in Quilcene at a place that sold fresh oysters, and we bought some, and an oyster knife, and ate oysters on the hood of an old car.
On another trip ('91?) I rode from Seabeck up across the Hood Canal Bridge and over to Forks... almost. It rained for days, and I became discouraged and got a ride back to Seabeck. I did enjoy some great hot springs, Sol Duc resort, and Olympic H S, a hike-a-bike trip.. And I rode the north shore of Lake Crescent (Spruce Railroad), on the touring bike! I'll never forget that.
Bear Creek, haha, that's where I gave up! I got a room, and then I chatted other cyclists to see if they wanted to share the room, which kind of weirded out the proprietor. But a blind (Legally, and quite!) Englishman took me up on it. We drank good beer while it poured outside. And he chipped in on the room. And visited me in Boise a few years ago when he came to Idaho for the eclipse. But I guess the place is closed now, or you would have got water (and breakfast) there.
Thanks for sharing your tour. Yeah Forks has the greatest rain fall in that area. Sounds like you made some quality memories. That’s the most important part.
What a shame you didn't take the Olympic Discovery Trail on the opposite side of Lake Crescent. It's spectacular! No cars, wide paved bike trail with two railroad tunnels. You should have asked one of us locals!
I should have. Two tunnels? I love tunnels. But no regrets. That Lake Crescent was once beautiful place. The whole peninsula is so special. Thanks for watching
Been there, done that. I remember the aptly named Mt WALKER! I guess I was heading for Victoria. Another time my GF and I rode our tandem from Victoria, via 101 on the way to Oregon. I remember that push-button light thing. I wondered how long motorists would pay attention to it and not the beautiful Lake Crescent!
We sure didn't know about that trail! We stopped at the Beaver store oasis. We plugged along 101 all the way to Forks. Nothing there but a Subway, so we pushed on to Kalaloch. We must have arrived about 11pm and a nice Native policeman stopped us to see if we were OK when we were almost there. That was one long day! Logging trucks and clear cuts!
Hi Barry. Yeah, the cycling infrastructure down the west coast is so good it makes up for the insane traffic that is present at times. You guys and I might be the few that actually rode on the south side of Lake Crescent. I have gotten some comments as to having missed out by not taking the ODT but I actually enjoyed the route plenty. Thanks for reaching out and checking this third season's first episode. Working on episode 2.
And so it begins, again. 👍😀
And so it does. Hi Tom
Great to see you back. Missed you. Nice to see you filming the days end camp setting. Makes me a bit more like I'm there with you. Again thanks for all the hard work and sharing the trip with us.
Thanks for welcoming back. It is truly hard work to create these episodes but hopefully this season will help grow the channel enough to sustain me for a fourth season. We'll see
Yeah!!!! Looking forward to Season Three!!!!!!!!!!
Heck Yeah!!! It was a dandy of a tour. Not easy in any way and constantly surprising me with the beauty of the West Coast. Lots of hurdles along the way, though
Your crazy , thanks for sharing your post I had a blast. I'm Navajo from monument valley Utah.... hopefully, next time you can stop by in my home town "Oljato" tem miles northwest from monument valley 🌲🎉.... safe travels ✌️🔥🌲
How cool you are Navajo. Please check out season 2's Navajo Nation episodes and the Gran Canyon one. I had a ball riding thru a little bit of Utah and a lot of norther and western Arizona. Next summer I plan on seeing a lot more of Nevada, Utah and southern Colorado. Four Corners is where it's at. Will try let you know and hopefully meet up. Thanks for watching
Ha! You trimmed the beard since your last trip. 🤣😂 At the end of the 2nd trip across the U.S. it was like watching a bicycle riding bear narrating his trip across the country. I mean, a talking bear. How cool!
Wait until season 4, haha. Bear effects all around.
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@utRyder I'm gonna change my profile pic. The one right now is what I usually look like - clean shaven. The one I'll change it to is what I look like after 4 weeks of cycling from Aachen, Germany to Trondheim, Norway and part of the way back. It was worse by time I got home. Ha!
Those Hillenberg tent are no joke! NICE!!!!!
They are by far the best tents out there. I love my Nick and Enan. Both top notch.
Good to see you back. Nice bike. How do you like it? How's the climbing ratio? Never thought about putting a water bottle under the top tube. Beautiful country and as always you have captured it superbly. Take care, Al
Hey Al. The bike was alright but not great. Old Scout was missed plenty during these days. The water bottle under the top tube is because the Pinion gear box makes it where you can't add a cage in front of it. Thanks for watching the episode.
Wow!....that Olympic Discovery trail is awesome!👍
I wish I had done more of that trail. I might just have to go back some day.
@@FlyscoutRyder And if you stay on it by veering over from Port Angeles to Joyce and getting off of the nasty section of 101, you can ride on the entire north side of the lake on the old railroad trail, only bikes and feet and horses, tunnels, etc. It's unbelievable. Don't go the way he went!
Thanks for saying the ODT was "so well kept" as you rolled over the Johnson Creek Trestle. My family are the trail adopter (caretakers) for that section.
How cool is that!! It is an exceptionally well maintained trail. I've been thru many trails that are neglected and you can tell the difference. If I had my own to maintain in my backyard I would be doing my share of it. Please tell them I said hello and thank you
Awesome. The PNW is pretty great eh? And the blackberries!
The Blackberries!! Oh man was I loving them. On the bike you can stop when you see the best ones. Legit!
Like all the other commenters here, great job and sure glad to be touring along with you. What do you think of the pinion gearing and belt drive, what is your verdict?
Hi Chris. The verdict is that I am not a huge fan at all. I actually went back home after 1,000 miles and swapped back to my old bike to finish the tour. It was a tough lesson but I learned I am a derailleur guy. Integrated shifters and chain are way more efficient. The positive side of Pinion is the lack of maintenance but that's about it for me. The bike is also a lot heavier because of the Chromoly and the gear box combined. Lastly, I had a difficult time with front end wobble. I think because of my heavy handlebar bag where all my filming equipment is plus the nature of Chromoly vs aluminum. My 20 year old Cannondale can handle it because it has a stiffer frame. Overall, I lost a bunch of money to learn a lesson and I can't even sell the Co-Motion after trying a while. Not even for half what I paid for it.
@@FlyscoutRyder Thank you Diego for that good and honest information. My wife and I both have the last Cannondale touring bikes made in US and before them we had the very first touring bikes Cannondale made and have and still do love them. But I sure have been interested in the internal gearing idea and belt drive. Not that we could afford to switch out. Will keep looking forward to more great videos, thanks again!!!
I've been waiting to see you on the new bike. How's it working out for you? That's a beautiful area your riding and it's cool to talk to cyclists from other places. Like everyone else it's good to see your videos again. Keep the shiny side up brother.
The Pacific Coast was so surprising to me. There is this ruggedness to it. The new bike was a learning experience and a journey of its own. I'll explain in the coming episodes. Thanks for watching and welcoming me back.
Excited to watch your latest adventure!
Hey Dave. Another adventurous year coming up. See you soon my friend
Excited about your new adventure and you taking us with you. Looks like you are riding a new bike. Is it a Priority 600 ? Stay safe my friend.
Thank you Sam. It is a new bike, Co-Motion Divide. Stay safe as well and Happy New Year
Hi Diego, I finally got the opportunity to see the first episode of this next adventure of yours. And I read all 172 comments and replies. Sounds like us viewers have much to look forward to while following you. Beautiful scenery!! Bummer about the bike. Take care, ride safely when you do and I hope the editing goes smoothly for you.
Hi Sue. So crazy to hear from you, I was editing the beginning of the third episode of this third season and mentioned you in it. You'll have to wait to hear what I said. I hope you got out there plenty this last summer and that you are cranking those stationary miles as I know you like to do during the winter months. Thank you for reaching out and watching the episode.
@@FlyscoutRyder I sure am curious now of what you said about me, so I will be looking forward to it. As for riding, the construction on my house has taken all my time and still not done. I rode outside twice in October, but nothing since. Not even on my stationary bike. Hopefully I can un-bury my bike out of the construction stuff around it in a couple weeks and start riding it. Four other gals and myself are starting to consider/plan a route using RidewithGPS Washington Circuit. It is 720 miles over mountain passes and whatnot, so I better get my rear in gear before we go in July!
@@susanfridsma2861 House construction, ouch!! That puts a kink in life's plans but I know you and I am sure you will get thru it. I'll check out RidewithGPS, sounds interesting and you know Im all about mountain passes, my fav. July is a long ways away and it doesn't take long for someone like you to get in tip top shape
Glad you are back! Thanks for sharing your travels!
Hi Pat. Thanks for the welcome and for appreciating my efforts. Creating the content is a huge undertaking and comments like yours are very nice to hear.
Is that noise tire noise? It doesn't look like you are running knobby tires, and I don't always hear it.
Hi Sean. The noise is from the I9 rear hub. It was extremely annoying and I eventually packed the hub with grease to muffle it. For some reason it is a trend in the industry of hub makers to make their hubs scream like that. I can see where it might be ok when riding a couple of hours but when touring day after day for so many hours at a time, it gets old quick.
Great your back Diego as it will make getting through these dark miserable days here in the UK easier to get through. Nice to see you met a fellow Londoner David. Stay safe.
David was a really cool guy. I never saw him again after that. It'd be great to chat with him and hear about his experience. This route has a lot of touring cyclist which made it lots of fun. Thank you for watching. I hope your winter passes by swiftly and the sun shines on you guys soon.
I’ve been waiting patiently for the next chapter. Glad to see your are back! I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the trip!
It looks like you missed the Discovery Trail that runs north of Lake Crescent as dd I. I ride the 101 but luckily the traffic was light when I did it. I’m sad that I missed the trail when I was on the north side of the lake. I stopped just 450 feet short of the trail at a different trail - single track and rough - thought I was in the wrong place. Backtracked and did the 101 to Fairholme Campground.
It looks like there are plenty of options for getting around the lake. I almost stopped at that Fairholme campground, it looked really nice. Thank you for sharing your experience there. Happy New Year, Scott
Happy New Year, Diego. Loving your new ride, miss your videos, great to see you on the road again.
Hi Pedro. It's nice to be back. Thank you for your kind words.
@@FlyscoutRyder Will you be giving us a closer look at your beautiful new bike?
@@pedrofernandez8729 The bike and I didn't end up getting along too good. After 1,000 miles I ended up swapping it with my old bike. The internal gear drivetrain was not that great for me and I needed to go back to integrated shifters and a derailleur drivetrain. I also experienced more front end wobble than necessary and my old bike is way lighter as well. It was a costly endeavor that I have to admit, regret.
@@FlyscoutRyder WOW! You would think that after years of "advancements" in engineering, material and studies, they would come up with a better touring bike than your old one. Have you heard of the Priority 600X? It was designed with the help of a seasoned bike traveler named Ryan Van Duzer who also has a you tube channel and he swears by that one.
@@pedrofernandez8729 I have heard of the Priority and have watched Ryan's channel. He has a good rig there but I actually tour way different than he does. My bike of choice is more like a traditional rode bike where he prefers dirt off roads with no traffic. Either way, I can't seem to sell my new bike for even half of what I spent on it so can't afford more bikes for now. I love my 20 year old bike and will continue on with it. I have some ideas for upgrading the breaking system.
Amazing ride with epic views! Thanks for sharing!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for watching, Rick. The Pacific Coast Bike Route is a special one. Also tough.
Congrats on the new Co-Motion bike Diego! Guess that 2002 Cannondale T2000 can be your Zwift trainer bike now but you don't have much of a winter in Florida! I'm about half way through your cross country journey from 2022 which I've been binge watching recently. You really ride briskly while hauling all that gear! I'm 65 and live in Cary, NC but have been experiencing some lower back, hip, and knee issues while still cycling about 100 - 150 miles a week. I'm mostly on greenways and gravel trails these days. Planning to ride from DC to Pittsburgh in a couple weeks on the C&O and GAP trails. When I saw you climbing so many hills on your videos I thought to myself this guy's conditioning is off the charts! Then I saw how lean you are on one of your early practice ride videos in Florida and I was like that explains everything. I'm very impressed both with your cycling and wonderful adventurous spirit and attitude. I too am the type of person that can strike up a conversation with anyone (my college friends sitll call me the ice breaker). Grew up with four sisters & tons of cousins and relatives so that's just the way I roll I guess? I'm trying to quit caffeine these days so I've been a bit of an Irish grouch recently! Lol
Also, I'm impressed with the fantastic quality on all your videos and I like everyone else appreciate all the effort you put into creating them! I'm a bit of a space cadet so just riding and recording my rides on Strava and keeping my camping gear squared away seems to be enough for me to coordinate while I'm bikepacking or touring. I still haven't broken out my new GoPro yet but I need to give it a try soon. Lol
Well if you're ever down here in the Raleigh area just reach out & you're welcome to stay in my spare room. Best of luck Diego. Stay safe & keep rolling &smiling!
Here are some good lonely highway songs for you on your journey's:
Eddie Vedder (Long Way) :
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Arlo Guthrie (Highway in the Wind):
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The Eagles (Try & Love Again):
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Hi Mark. Thank you for your invite and for these awesome songs. I'm always looking for new music to load up. BTW, my favorite album of the last tour is from Kings of Leon, Youth and Young Manhood. But I do listen to many others like Nirvana on serious climbs.
I'm sorry about your back/knee/hip issues. I meet a lot of cyclists out there with the same story as they get into their 70s that went to trikes and it changed everything for them. I have actually ridden some 700c ones with all the components and they are mean machines. You can have panniers too. The lower position makes everything look faster and they are so easy on the body. T
The Co-Motion didn't work out. I didn't care for the shifting, extra weight or the uncontrollable wobble. If you keep watching the series you will see I went back home and got my old Cannondale to finish the second leg of the tour. My next bike is a Lynskey GR300 that was offered to me by the owner. It's a Ti frame with a carbon fork and fully set up for touring. I'm building it here at home soon.
Thank you for saying all the nice things about my content. I am a small pipe dreaming channel with huge aspirations of being able to support and progress with time. Take care.
@@FlyscoutRyder I hope the titanium Lynskey GR300 w/the carbon fork works out well for you!
Happy New Year, Diego and everyone! I wish you all a 2023 filled with new discoveries and laughter!
I second that, Happy New Year. Let's go do more stuff.
Beautiful ! Thanks for the great video.
You are welcome. Thank you for your support
Love the new bike! That sound of the rear hub "ratcheting" while coasting is music to my ears. I will be following your new adventure and pray for your safety out there my friend. Hearing you gasping for air on those inclines and smiling makes me laugh when you're laughing.
The new bike and I didn't end up getting along and I eventually, after 1,000 miles, switched back to my old Cannondale. The Pinion gear box drivetrain was not for me and the excess weight made the bike way more sluggish than I like. The rear hub wasn't a deal breaker but in all honesty the noise it makes gets old when you are riding 8 hours daily. I can see why some people would like it like that but for shorter rides. I eventually had a bike shop pop the hub open and stuff it with grease to dampen it some. This season has lots of twists to it and the bike was one major one. Stay tuned. Thank you for watching and Happy New Year
I was about to ask about the new bike but I found this comment. I also used to run the worlds noisiest rear hub and as you say. Tiresome. But sweet at first. I was about to build a pinion bike but went with the Rohloff IGH instead. Thankful for that actually. Also noisy at first but gets better over time when it gets worn in.
Glad to see you back on RUclips.
@@FlyscoutRyder Looking forward to the rest of the bike tour. Ive never had a high end bike with the "hub ratcheting sound" and always thought "i wish my bike sounded that good" I guess if i heard that for 8 hours a day that would probly change my mind lol Happy New Year to you as well and stay safe out there.
Awesome.
Excellent to see you and your fantastic vlogs, again!!! Looking forward to seeing another amazing journey. Thanks so much for taking the time to create another season for us!!! Take great care. ✌🏼, Rob
Hi Rob. Thanks for the welcome back. It's nice to get back to editing and progressing with my humble channel. It's my goal this season to grow enough so I can justify a fourth season. We'll see. Happy New Year
@@FlyscoutRyder for those that know you have the most amazing channel out there!!!! In all seriousness, your edits, the stoke you bring, the footage and all the cool, well-researched facts make this an undiscovered gem!!!! Dude, of course, you can justify a 4th tour!!! If not for all of us, at least, to carry on with your own discoveries!!! I wish you well. Keep up the great work. Best of Luck to you in 2023. How's your new rig treating you? That would be cool to hear about it and how you got on with it. Anyways, thanks again for all your efforts. ✌🏼, Rob
@@robmartin1792 Thank you for saying such nice things about my channel. I believe in it and how I am progressing at it. I will never stop touring but I am thinking I might collect the content, which I love to do, and take a break from editing. Editing takes insane time from my personal life and business. It's tough to justify because of income and friendships. I do see the potential there. We'll see.
The bike didn't work out. After 1,000 miles I had enough and switched back to my 20 year old Cannondale. I learned a hard and expensive lesson. The Pinion gear box and Chromoly frame made it so much heavier than my old rig and shifting gears was way less efficient than with integrated shifters that allow you to keep your hands on the grips. I also had front end wobble that I could not get rid of no matter what I tried. I think it was due to the weight of my handlebar bag with all my filming equipment and the nature of Chromoly. Either way, I switched to my old aluminum rig and all was great for the second half of the tour.
@@FlyscoutRyder damn, that is too bad about the bike. Have you contacted co-motion? Surely, you could work out a deal and get some cash back. They don't make 'Em like they used to, huh?
@@robmartin1792 I've shared with them my thoughts about the bike and got a tip on how I could sell it but that's about it.
Just loved seeing you at Lake Crescent ! It really is a magical place. Was lucky enough to stay on it at Log Cabin resorts and will never forget it.
That region of the country is very special and the lake is a highlight for sure. Thanks for watching
Great to have you back on RUclips. September is a marvelous time to be in the Pacific Northwest. The drone shots rocked!
Thank you John. The PNW is so amazing. I had a great time experiencing it and learning so much about this part of the world.
It's Great To See Your Updates! From Your Friends in Port Angeles, Washington, Wishing You Very Safe And Healthy Travels! Your Videos Are Amazing And Inspiring My Friend! 🙏🙌😎😁🛹🚲
holly crap its one of you three i met at west end of the lake. vey cool
thank you
Dang! Too bad nobody told you about the ODT around the north side of Lake Crescent. It’s a beautiful paved cycling trail that goes through two Spruce Railroad tunnels past Devil’s Punchbowl. Best part: no motor vehicles!
Hi Verne. Yeah I've been told so many times. I might just have to fly back up there and do the ODT form start to finish. Thanks for watching
Ahh, finally in my backyard! Happy New Years brother, stay safe.
Happy New Year, Paul. Your backyard is one legit one. The Pacific Coast was so beautiful and tough at the same time. This tour might have been the hardest I've done yet. I had to overcome so many challenges along the way.
Happy New Year Diego. Last we talked you said you were thinking of Alaska. I am glad to see new episodes. How are you not becoming a mosquito dinner at dusk? LoL
Happy New Year to you. I wanted to go to Alaska but work kept me home into August and also finishing the edit of season 2. It takes insane amount of time in front of the computer to churn theses episodes. To do Alaska and the Yukon I would need to start a bit earlier than I could last year. Thanks for checking out the episode
Glad you're back Diego. Looking forward seeing your new uploads every week.
Hi Bobby. Thank you for the welcome. I'm not sure I can keep up with weekly episodes but will try my best, it takes insane amount of time. My new format is going to be 30min long or so and faster paced. It takes about 24 hours/3 full days of work to create a 15min episode. Being a sole creator is actually not so sustainable. We'll see how long I last, lol. It's been 3 years of devotion to the channel and it's just not growing enough to justify. Thank you for watching.
Happy New Year to all! I add my voice to all the other ones in rejoicing on your return on the road. ;-)
Hi Jaque. Thank you for the warm welcome. It's nice to be back. Happy New Year to you and everyone as well.
I live just a stones throw from the tip of the Olympic Peninsula. Have been wanting to take the same route you're taking. Can't wait to see your part 2. I may pick your brain on this trip later. Have been enjoying ALL your journeys.
Hi Tom. All I have to say is that doing it by bike is way different than by vehicle. I hope you get to do it. There are also side routes off 101 that take you thru amazing places. That's coming in future episodes. Please feel free to ask about any questions you might have. All the best and thank you for finding my channel
Awesome video! I look forward to your videos.
Thank you Dustin. I'll start editing the second episode soon. Gotta find the time to sit down and churn away at it
Hey, Diego, glad you're back!
Here we go for another great adventure.
Lake Crescent is gorgeous and that last campsite was amazing.
Happy New Year!
Hi Mario. Thanks for the welcome. The campsites along this tour where out of this world beautiful. The Pacific Coast Bike Route is very friendly for camping all the way to Southern California. Tank you for watching the episode.
Hi Diego! That looks absolutely gorgeous!! Great to see you enjoying yourself again. So during 9/28-10/1 I was on my first tour since 1983. Friends I rode Katy trail. I guess that is our bond touring same time different places. Cheers!
Hi John. I would agree with that. There is definitely a connection we all share thru cycling and especially bicycle touring. We also share the bond of having ridden the KATY trail. What an awesome ride that is. Missouri is a beautiful state and the river has so much history that is hard not to fade into imagining what went on there in the 19th century. Be safe out there.
The North West especially the Olympic peninsula is very beautiful, you have given me some interesting places that I will be driving to photograph. I live in the Portland Oregon area so this Spring I will have to drive and make the loop for it. The lake views and mountains towards the beginning of this trip you showed some exceptional places when you stopped and that is what I would like to see as well. Your videos are actually so inspiring that when comparing to others I have seen you should be getting a million views, in the meantime I am grateful to your great filming and narrations that you do. Many thanks and keep on cycling cheers from Oregon. PS: I noticed you have a pinion and belt drive bike this time would you mind to say a few words and what you like and how it feels the bike you are using? Thank you.
Thanks again, Luigi. I hope to grow and if you are right I will. The PNW is amazingly beautiful. Very cool you are going out to see more.
About the Pinion bike, I ended up not liking it and swapping back to my old Cannondale to finish the second half of the tour. If you read the comments from episode one of season 3 you can get the whole scoop as to why. I'm now looking forwards and starting to build a Lynskey GR300 frame that was offered to me by them. If you check out my Instagram you can see the frame. It will be a chain/derailleur set up. I learned my lesson.
Thanks for watching
Amazing video as always Diego thank you for sharing
Thanks bro. Appreciate you.
We loved the Olympic Peninssula! Great to see it through another's eyes. I'll be following.
Hi Roland and Julianna. I've been keeping up with your RUclips CHANNEL. So fun to see us progress and enjoy this process. Thanks for the commentary and for watching. Stay safe out there.
Im thinkin this is my favorite vid of urs thus far man👍amazing everything!!! Really great vid man💯 happy new year and all that jazz🥳
Happy New Year to you. Thanks for saying that, I'm trying to progress and think I'm onto something on this season. Keep me posted with feedback when you see fit, really helps. Thank you for watching
@@FlyscoutRyder I really enjoy the camping part of bike packing. You really seemed to have alot more options for pitchin ur tent this vid,👍it just had so many beutiful views that ill be watching this vid again for sure. Job well done last year btw!👍Sorry about the new bike, doesnt sound like the pinion is a step in the rite direction for the old school guys that really enjoy are shifting lol..
@@jmkc740 I would definitely recommend trying the Pinion extensively before spending the money on it. I still have the bike and pretty much have given up on selling it because it's way to sad for me to just give it away and admit loosing so much money. Not sure what I'll do with it but surely not use it. Yeah, the camping is a huge draw for this route down the Pacific Coast. There are options all over and they are amazing. Thanks for reaching out
A pinion, a great choice. I saw your bike specs. Tell us more about the frame choice. How does a pinion wrist shifter fit on dropbars?
I was fitted for the frame by Brian Cannon at Co-Motion and it came out real good. The Divide fit me better than any bike I've ever ridden. I did experience lots of front end wobble even though I tried to shift weight around. Im not sure why that happened but it could have to do with the weight of my filming equipment in my handlebar bag and the nature of Chromoly itself. My old bike is stiffer being aluminum. The shifter on drop bars sits right next to the headset and I did not care for it at all. Going from integrated shifting to having to go back and forth from the grips to make every gear change with the wrist shifter is nowhere near as efficient as keeping your hands on the grips. A wrist shifter like the Pinion's makes more sense when used with flat bars where you keep your hands closer to the shifter.
@@FlyscoutRyder I have a Prioity 600 with 1.12 Pinion that came with a flat bar. I switched out for a Jones flat bar. But, I like a drop bar so I bought a two piece drop bar so the wrist shifter could be installed. I had to change the brakes too. You are correct about it not being efficient.
I did notice a front wobble while you were filming. Try to get weight as low as possible in the front. Experts tell me the front panniers should carry more weight than the rear. Another solution is get a custom frame bag for gear. It places more weight in the middle rather than front or back.
I’m looking forward to your cycling adventures Diego.
@@driftwood4458 I tried shifting the panniers and weighting them with a luggage scale that I carry with me to balance out the weight. I went forwards and backwards and shifted the heavier contents lower and.... but I couldn't get rid of it. I also worked on setting my handlebar bag dead center and balancing the weight of my equipment in it. It was frustrating. I'm pretty sure it has to do with how much more flexible Chromoly is than aluminum and the weight I have to carry on the handlebar bag. Good thing is that once I went back to my Cannondale it all was fixed. Working on episode 2 now...
Oh nice!! Super excited for this one! Loved watching the last one, and our family vacation was to Oregon this year (all the way down the coast!) so it'll be cool to see your perspective on a bike!
Hi Brett. The Oregon Coast is amazing and I think I captured the experience well. We'll see. Thanks for watching
YAY!!! I am so excited to see you back!! I'm ready..
Hi Amy. Thank you and I'm glad to be back as well.
ride on and on
Thank you, glad you are back.
Thank you Jon
For future travelers…West of Lake Crescent is Littleton Horse Camp. No water but a decent bail out if needed. Also, if you have some wider gravel tires you can go over the top from there and drop into Forks.
I’ve always enjoyed your editing but you really bumped it up a notch! Looking forward to watching this trip…hope you are well.
Hi Chandra. I hope you are well too. That's really cool to hear, I'm trying to progress at it and I think I'm on to something with this latest season. If you notice, I'm leaning on sharing more of the ambient sounds and making the episodes longer. Thank you so much
Haven’t even watch yet but happy you’re back on the road.
Thanks man. Really appreciate it. Happy New Year
It's great to see you back. hope that your Holiday celebrations went well.
Same to you Greg, Happy Holidays. It's nice to be back. Hopefully I can continue to do this.
Hey Diego, great video and great you’re back on a bike sharing your epic trip again! Awesome scenery and great seeing it up close like this. Shame about the Pinion but very interesting. Been wondering about them, but it goes to show that derailleurs still the best by the look of it. Anyway hopefully the old bike served you well - can’t wait to see the rest of the trip! 👍👌
Thank you Christopher. It's great to be able to make time to edit again. I'll be working at the next episode soon and keep uploading the tour. It was a tough and amazingly beautiful tour. The west coast is special. Happy New Year.
@@FlyscoutRyder Hey Diego, where’s the next video?! No pressure but looking forward to it! 👍
@@christopherhugh-jones3673 It's next Sunday at 8am. I am making them about twice to three times longer than before (except for the final episode of season 2) and try upload one on the closest Sunday to each coming new month.
@@FlyscoutRyder Great Diego - looking forward to it! 👍
Beautiful scenery Diego. Glad to have you back. Cheers to the New Year!!! Looking forward to more episodes!!
Happy New Year to you as well. Thank you for watching this episode
Nice to have you back!
Nice to be back, thank you.
Oh man, I am so happy to see this! I am looking forward to the whole series. New bike and a new tent, anything else that is new? I will be looking forward to your thoughts on the Pinion as you use it day to day.
Hi Pete. It is nice to be back. Thank you for the welcome. The tent is the same one I've used from the start of my first tour. I love it. The bike is new but not anything else other than the Mammut vest you see me wearing. As for the Pinion gear box, I'm not a big fan of it. I gave it 1,000 miles to prove me otherwise but we didn't click together. It is low maintenance but nowhere near as efficient as a derailleur drivetrain, especially when using drop bars like I do. Changing gears is much more efficient when using integrated shifters. Thank you for watching the episode.
@@FlyscoutRyder Hi Diego, I was looking at your unboxing and assembly almost frame by frame after I saw the Pinion gear box. It looks like a Priority 600 bike? I am 66 years old and planning a 5,000 mile cross-country ride summer 2024. I need a new bike for the ride and have been very seriously considering the 600 so I am very interested in your thoughts on why it did not click for you.
@@rickarendt9710 Hi Rick. The bike on the episode is a Co-Motion Divide. I ended up not being a huge fan of the Pinion drivetrain but I would say I am the exception to the rule. If you go thru the comments in the episode you will get tons of my feedback with all sorts of questions I've been asked about it. I recommend reading thru them and most importantly not making any moves on one until you thoroughly research the positives and negatives and also spend ample time riding a Pinion bike up and down hills. Once you read thru the comments don't hesitate to ask follow up questions here. Thanks for reaching out. Your trip will be most memorable and in all honesty, the right bike might just be in your garage right now.
Wow! Such beautiful filming of stunning landscapes! I could almost taste those blackberries. What a great way to explore. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jenny. Thank you for leaving this comment. Very cool to have met you , Bob, Kendall and Amanda in Washington state. Hope we can meet again someday
I love the sounds in the background.. it makes it seem like we're all there too. Love the scenery ... very nice and pro! I really liked this video. Thank you
Hi AA. Thanks for saying that and thinking it. There's been a now three year progression trying to figuring out how I want my content to be and it is without a doubt trying to take the viewer for the most authentic experience of what it's like to go bike touring. A lot of my editing time is spent making sure the ambient sounds are all coming in at the right levels and the right times. Thank you for watching
So great to see a new adventure begun - just what I need over winter! A place I'm adding to my 'to do' list. In places the forest looked eerily similar to the New Forest in England where I live, but the mists of the Olympic Peninsular are awesome and I just want to go cycle there. New bike too?
Hi back Tristam. I wish I had more time to tour because England is definitely on the list. I've been but not for cycling. I can see the similarities and even more once I share the Oregon content. The misty weather is so beautiful but also makes for some difficulties. It makes it wet all the time so most days you are contending with that. You are either warm but wet from sweat and the mist, or semi cold and semi wet, lol. A definite struggle because of so many hours at it. The bike is new. If you read the other comments you'll find out why it didn't end up working out. Thank you for reaching out and watching the episode
I like the new bike!!!
Hi Troy. Thank you but it and I ended up having a break up and I went back to my old bike. I learned that I'm not a Pinion gear box guy and prefer to shift gears with integrated shifters. The bike was also heavier then I'd like. Tough lesson but I love my old Cannondale so its ok. Onwards...
Hey Diego. So wonderful to have you back on RUclips with a new adventure. Your already awesome work just got more so !
Alan (still breathing) in Scotland !
Hi Alan. Thank you for the warm welcome. The new format is seemingly working out. I'm trying to make the time to keep editing the tour. Stay tuned
Glad you're back!
Thanks Scott. It's nice to be back.
Way too much traffic on those roads! Stressful just to watch, is that a designated “bike route”? I prefer back country roads, no matter if it’s rougher and harder.
Cheers!
Hi Omare. You are right about the traffic on this route. The first couple of days on this episode are not part of a designated route but from Port Angeles all the way to San Diego, CA it is a very well known and used route for decades. It's called the Pacific Coast Bike Route and it is most often on the shoulder of 101 or US1 except at sections that have been well marked that take you on side roads and thru State Parks and such. At times it's way busy and other times it is as insanely peaceful and beautiful as possible. Takes you thru routes like the Avenue of the Giants, Big Sur, and many more like the Redwood Forest. The Oregon Coast line is crazy beautiful. There is also endless climbing to do until you get to Malibu. If you don't like to climb, beware. But if you decide to try it be ready to get a constant dose of amazing natural beauty riding the west coast. It is truly breathtaking. Stay tuned and you'll see. This season 3 is all about documenting the entirety of the PCBK all the way to Imperial Beach at the border with Mexico. Cheers!
Great video - Olympic National Park looks like a beautiful place. And a cyclist's Nirvana too.
It really is. Very fond memories from ridding there. Sort of a dream like scenario.
How wild! I was in that area Autumn, 2022. I remember seeing those Peach election signs! I took 101 North out of Aberdeen and went clockwise around the Penninsula. Made sure to visit Cape Flattery, the northwestern tip of the 48 contiguous. Well worth the hike! Breathtaking views to say the least.
I would agree. The Olympic Peninsula is so beautiful. It's like an enchanted forest. You feel like you are in a church of sorts. I miss my time there.
We were just thinking of you so nice to see ya !!! Happy new year !
Happy New Year as well. Thank you for your kind welcome. Nice to be back
Happy New Year Diego! How many times have you crossed the US? I imagine you post all videos after completing your trips!
Happy New Year to you. This last tour was the fourth crossing of the country. Editing takes so much time that I do it after the tours. Only during season 2 did I edit along the way but had to stop touring for several days at a time to keep up with the weekly content. I've come to learn that is not sustainable to do so and actually have a life. Being a sole content creator with pride in what you upload is no joke. I hope this season will grow the channel enough to justify continuing on. We'll see. Thank you for watching
@@FlyscoutRyder 4th crossing? Did you cross the country and not record it?
@@skyliber Too funny, I know you know I recorded it all. I'm trying to find a way to sustain the channel by making the episodes twice to three times longer and uploading about a month apart. I used to attempt once a week but they would be between 15 and about 20 minutes long instead of now 35 plus minutes. I also spent so much time editing for the last two years that I neglected my business and thus need to catch up financially so starting to work my guiding earlier this season around. I'm already at it, at least a month earlier than the last two years. That means I'm on the water all day for most week days. I really thought that by now, two seasons in, I would be making considerably more income to support me taking the invested time away from my guiding and create a balance between the two. RUclips pays me less then $60/month and my amazingly supportive 22 Patrons out of 3,480 subs make me $280/month (not sure I would still be around without you guys). As grateful as I am for this income I still have to sustain my life expenses and I'm finding myself needing to figure out how to do both without retracting any more financially. I love what I am progressing to with the channel but can't threaten my security for it when I often question if I will ever be able to afford giving it the time I hoped to when I started at it. In short-er, I am trying to find a way to upload and keep at it in hopes that I will be found and be supported by more subscribers like yourself. Two more things, I had a sick ass bike company offer me a frame set that I am super psyched about, Lynskey form Tennessee. They make their own Titanium frames and offer a touring carbon fork. Whole thing weights about 6 pounds. Lastly, episode 2 uploads Sunday at 8am. Peace!
Welcome back!
Thank you Robert
Happy New Year's Diego! Sorry to hear about the new bike not working out but your old Cannondale looks pretty awesome. Do you ever think about touring on a Trek 520? Thanks for another great video! Cheers Amigo! 🍻🚵💨
Happy New Year, Alex. I've known about the Trek 520 being a great bike to tour on, but for now I need to stick with my true and tested Cannondale I've had for over 20 years. It's really a great bike. Cheers back to you, my friend
Happy New Year! Already seems like a "wow! what a journey" series you'll be sharing with us. I see from your GPS map that you started at Seahurst Park. That's an Easter Egg from Cycling 1! Did you really start there? I'll try to contain myself with comments and questions for now. Welcome back!
Happy New Year to You. You are right, it was a legit tour and journey with all kinds of twists and challenges. This one was by far the most difficult I've had to do. It's as if I went there and omitted reading all the warning signs, lol. Crazy how you connect the dots with Seahurst Park from the first season but once again it was not intentional on my part. The reason I started near there (6 miles away) is because my friends from Seattle, Annie and Andrew, hosted me both at the end of the first season and this time on the start. Either way, this tour connects the dots on both the beginning and the end, unintentionally but it is kind of cool. My plan is to see and learn about the nation and it starts seeming more and more connected and compact the more I tour in it. Thank you for the warm welcome.
@@FlyscoutRyder I missed that you got a new beaver hat.🦫 Last year's hat mascot was the 🐺.
@@AdventureCyclist You might think I'm nuts but I never even thought of the connection, Wolf now Beaver. Totally coincidental 🤔, or not. I miss wearing the wolf hat, just doesn't seem right to do it. The beaver one is legit and I wore it a while after getting home but same there. Means I need to get back out on the road 😫. Hope you are putting down some miles.
Diego, we love watching all your videos! Are you using your Brooks saddle on this new trip? Thanks and Gods speed!
Hi Erik. I've never ridden with a Brooks saddle. There doesn't seem to be any reason why try anything else and can't imagine ever trying. Best ever! Thank you for watching
Can I ask, what saddle you used on your last trip from Boston to San Diego? Thanks again.
@@erikvonbold It's the same model I've used for twenty years, Brooks B-17. I've had two of them and think they are great
Thanks for all you do to put up these videos! It's not easy to ride past that camera and always turn around to pick it up! Looking forward to see how the new bike does!
hi Matt. the ride by's take time but they are also a lot of fun to do because I'm always looking ahead at the right places and intervals of time when I need to do them and combine the other footage. it's about 1 to 1.5 hours of content gathering per day.
the new bike and I didn't get along and eventually swapped back to my 22 year old Cannondale. if you go back and read the comments from episode 1 you can get the whole scoop. lots of viewers were curious about the bike from the end of season 2. thanks for watching the episode and saying hello.
Diego Happy New Year, and what a wonderful video. wow great amigo.
Happy New Year to you saw well. Let's do more cool stuff out there and stay safe
I see you have pinion gear bike why the change?
@@rex758 I was looking for a bike that could take a bigger tire, have better breaking, and improve the fit. It ended up backfiring on me. After 1,000 miles I switched back to my old rig to finish the second half of the tour. Will you read the other comments to get why? I've been rewriting the reasons way too many times. Thanks Warner. Editing episode 2 now.
Welcome back Bud!!
Thank you, Jake. Nice to launch this season. Happy New Year
Such beautiful scenery. Just a shame those roads are so narrow. I'm not sure if I'm correct in my assumption, but I've noticed a trend from watching yours and other cyclists videos and even from my own experience, but there seems to be little to no cycling infrastructure on any federal lands. Even the local National Forests in my area have no bike shoulders. Very disappointing. I remember the poor cycling roads in Yellowstone National Park on your video. The Natchez Trace is on my to do list, but I've seen some videos and it's the same way. Very dicey roads conditions in certain areas.
This is true but that doesn't mean that they are highly dangerous. Yellowstone is an exception though. That is no joke dangerous with all the tourist looking every which way and being in a hurry. This Pacific Coast Bike Route is without a doubt a challenging one with fewer wide shoulders and lots of constant traffic most of the time but it is manageable. I would say that the United States is a huge country and it will take time for the infrastructure to develop to a grand scale. The efforts are there and it will happen. For now we can go to the 240 miles of the Katy Trail, the 750 miles of The Empire State Trail, the 335 miles of the GAP Trail and many others and connect the dots best we can. Also using Adventure Cycling Ass to help with expectations. One of the focuses of my channel is to help people navigate on all types of roads and terrain so they can better prepare by explaining what conditions I'm dealing with at all times. You can see me sharing the real traffic loads, shoulder widths, and most importantly my strategy in getting thru securely. Thank you for watching
@@FlyscoutRyder I agree brother, we have to take the good with the bad and mitigate the safety hazards to the lowest level as possible. You are right though, this country has come a long way throughout the last 50 years as far as cycling safety is concerned. As you and I, both Floridians, discussed before, I'm very pleased with the progress that Florida has made and the direction that it's going with cycling infrastructure and safety. During my two recent local tours I had nice wide bike shoulders and or bike trails along both routes....😊
@@dog-so1vj Florida Bicycle Association is going at it. My friend Patty Huff has been on the board for years and she raves about it. I get their quarterly newsletter and recommend it.
101 is the worst bike route you could ask for, The ODT can take you from Discovery Bay to just a few miles north of Forks. The ODT takes you around the Northwest side of Crescent Lake, much safer, zero cars. You also would have been better off going from Seattle over Hood Canal Bridge, again less traffic. My route is posted on my RUclips channel, HikerBiker as well as on Ride with GPS.
101 is surely a challenging route. Thank you for your input.
hey we ran into u that day and told ya take the trail lol after we parted ways the bus wouldnt let me on with my e bike lol hope your ride was good and safe
What's up, Eddy? Great to hear from you. That was a great tip you gave me and you can see from the episode were it took me. Not sure why the bus didn't take you and your bike, what a bummer. I'm back home planning on my next tour. Hope it becomes as special as this last one. Take care and be safe out there.
Looks like you got a new bicycle and if so what gearing do you have on it
As always another great video.
Hi Kenneth. The new bike on this episode is actually my 22 year old one that I've used on the two prior seasons. It's a 2002 T2000 Cannondale I've owned since new. Before my first cross country tour, Cycling USA 1, I took it apart to the frame and rebuilt it with all new components. The list of these are in the description page of this last episode. The drivetrain is an FSA Energy Crankset 46/30t, and a Shimano Ultegra 11-34 cassette with a Dura Ace chain. I'm currently building a new frame that was offered to me by Lynskey Bicycles. It's a GR300 and it's sick!!!! I'll be sharing the build here at some point. Thanks for watching and reaching out. Take care.
😮$1000 for a tent!!!
No thanks!
How do you like the Pinion? It’s always cool to see someone ride on your home turf. Rejuvenates the appreciation for what becomes normal.
Hi Jack. You actually live in a magical place. I had such a ball riding the PNW. About the Pinion gear box, I get how it has a lot of positives but I actually didn't care for it myself. I am the exception to the rule though. If you read the comments from the first episode of this season 3 you can get the whole scoop. I short, I don't believe it is as efficient as a derailleur drivetrain making the excess weight unnecessary.
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I’m a few weeks behind but great to see you back. I’ve been wondering when this season was coming out? Sure is beautiful in the NW, and a world of difference from FL. Hope the new bike worked well? I am missing the usual music and narration on this episode? On the episode 2 👍🏼
I agree, Florida and the NW couldn't be more different other than that they are coastal. I hear you about the lack of music on this episode. As I progress with my content gathering and editing I am tending to only add music if I find just the right space for it. The gathering is totally organic instead of scripted so I don't really know what I end up with at the end. It's always the challenge to try bring the viewer into what went on and bring the most honest account possible. On this tour, especially, I didn't listen to much of anything on my headphones because I was in traffic a lot and felt more comfortable without it so I could stay focused on the road conditions. A huge part of touring is the ambient sounds around you and I pay lots of attention and time in gathering the sounds around me and editing them at the right volumes so you guys can feel the moment best I can. With that said, I am editing episode 3 and there are two gaps with soundtracks 😉
@@FlyscoutRyder I appreciate that you take the time to give thoughtful answers. You definitely are giving us the “organic” experience of bike travel and all the natural sounds. I can feel that stress of you riding in traffic that I feel when I do. It is great to see your videos again, and looking forward to the remainder of the season.
@@kmccarr Thank you. This tour and season was very different then the last and you won't be disappointed. The coast is actually very diverse and it will be fun to see it as it develops into Oregon and then Northern California with the Redwoods and ig Sur coastline before finally ridingthru all the iconic beaches of the southern half of the state.
Please direct me to a description of of your tiring bike and gear. Enjoy your videos. Appreciate your time.
Hello Nicholas. In season 3 I’ve listed both of the bikes I used and their components in the description box of each episode. I switched bikes starting in episode 5. If you want to know why you will find out by reading the comments of the episodes. I’ve also listed in the description box the camping gear I use, in case you are interested. Thank you for watching my content. More on the way later this year of a crossing from Georgia to the West Coast.
@@FlyscoutRyder Thank you for the quick reply. At this point I’ve only watched your Olympic Peninsula episodes. I live in PA (Port Angeles) so it was interesting to get your impression. Enjoy your content. I hope the next time through you get to experience the opposite side of Lake Crescent on the Discovery Trail. No cars! I’ll stay tuned.
"It looks like it's about to downpour and then it doesn't". You have discovered the PNW
What a spectacular and unique part of the continent. The PNW is top notch.
And, sometimes, you think it will be passable for dry - and you get really wet! (Living in and around Portland since 1988.)
Hi Diego, haven’t seen a video on the new rig, how do you like it?
No video. I ended up not getting along with this Pinion bike. If you read the comments of the first and second episode you will get the whole scoop as to why. There are some twists coming up in this season. You'll also notice a different format and the way moving forwards with more progression in editing style. I'm still learning.....
nice new bike. Do you miss your old one?
I missed the old bike from the start. Very, very much so. There are some twists in the coming episodes.
Très heureux que tu sois de retour. Bonne année. Very glad you're back. Happy new year. What is the model of microphone you use?
Happy New Year to you. I use a GoPro9, a GoPro8, and a Canon G7X Mark III with an external microphone. All of them have a wind sock.
@@FlyscoutRyder I use a Garmin Virb Elite, but the microphone is not very good, what we see sometime on your neck, is it a neck microphone ?
I should have said Throat Mic
@ It's my earbuds. I use them to listen to music or talk on the phone.
@@FlyscoutRyder So, you have no throat mic and the sound is awesome , that is pretty good. The only downfall is , we ear a lot of traffic noise.
Curious about your camping sites....did you have to make reservations in advance or were they hike/bike camp sites.
the west coast is abundant with hike/bike campsites in all three states. you don't need to reserve a spot and you won't be denied. one of the best camping routes I've done, seems like every 20 miles there is a place to camp and if you are used to stealth camping, I met several touring cyclists that did so as well.
@@FlyscoutRyder But looking at the map of the route and then looking at the parks a lot of them don't say that they have Hike/Bike sites.....so would those camp grounds still allow bikers to camp over night at the reduced rate?
Hello Diego, is everything OK?
Hi Chris. All good. My plan is to make every episode two to three times longer than previously and upload once a month on the closest Sunday of the coming month. Tomorrow at 8am is episode 2. If I end up catching up in the coming months I will try upload sooner, like every three weeks. Thanks for checking on me.