THE WORD IF DOES NOT EXIST EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERSON WHO BELIEVES YOU CAN KICK ON WITH THAT FAT BIKE FOR A WHILE IF YOU DREMAL THOSE SHITTY MURU RACKS OFF AND USE OLD MAN MOUNTAIN PHAT SHERPA RACKS FRONT AND REAR AND USE AXLE MOUNT FIT KITS FROM OLD MAN MOUNTAIN AND PIT LOCK THE FIT KITS AND OLD MAN MOUNTAIN PHAT SHERPA RACKS TO THE MURU TI FATTY WITH GERMAN "PIT LOCKS" ON YOU TUBE LOOK UP "PIT LOCKS" NO CUNT WILL BE ABLE TO TAX YOUR RACKS FIT KITS AND OR WHEELS PROPRIATARY PIT LOCKS AT THE AXLE FROM GERMANY GO TO BUNNINGS BUY A GOOD FACE MASK AND EYE PROTECTION AND DREMAL THE SHITTY MURU FUCKED UP RACKS OFF BE CAREFUL NOT TO CUTT INTO THE FRAME WWW.OLDMANMOUNTAIN.COM THE BIKE IS FINE LOOSE THE RACKS OMM OLD MAN MOUNTAIN PHAT SHERPA STUDY THE OMM WEBSITE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE YOUR ORDER AND WRITE DOWN ALL PRODUCT CODES ECT ONCE YOU FIX THE PROBLEMS THEN IT CAN BE SOLD OR FUCK IT JUST KEEP IT OR GO SALSA BLACKBORROW YOU NOW HAVE MANY OPTIONS NEXT TIME I WRITE I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO PUNTURE PROOF THE FATTY TIRES AND TUBES BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE EVERYDAY LOW PRICES ARE JUST THE BEGINNNG 👍👍💖👍👍
Great to see you on the road Chris. !!!The roads have been feeling lonely waiting for you. No monster hills to suck your life force but instead headwinds. Next gen solar power charging getting more efficient.
Russell Orrell Thanks. Yes this power system with the Surface Pro 3 as the battery drainer works a lot better. Is almost winter so the sun is not as high as usual. I'm heading north which could help a little. (For me any way.) Lots of gravel if I go the one I'm aiming at the moment. The only real problem if it rains lots on the gravel roads, I don't go know where. Just hope not to much rain ?. Cheers now the pack up and leave.
Great video. Looks like it was a fantastic trip. I've just abandoned solar in favor of a 15000mah battery that I will just charge at occasional restaurants/cafes/service stations, etc. ...but then I'm charging only a phone & travelling in South Korea. We have loads of cheap accomodation and camping is a bit more tricky! I'm looking forward to doing some touring in Australia in the next few years, thanks for the inspiration. :-)
+Korean Rooftop Yes solar does have weight and every bit does count on a bicycle. In the outback not many places to charge so solar has worked for me. (I run a surface pro 3 and do video editing on which does require power.) I'm just about to start the process of selling the car and heading back to the bike wherever I end up. Cheers Chris.
Nice video Chris! As a fellow long distance cyclist, who is about to tour the states, can I ask some random questions (that in no way are meant to be a criticism)? Why did you decide on the one wheel voyager trailer? over an actual pull behind cargo trailer like the B.O.B or Maya. It looks like an extra tire and tube for not pulling much behind you. And you have front panniers? but have a good load riding right on top of the rear tire. It looks like a heavy load too? How much does your gear weigh?
No it's a normal bike. With an internal hub. It's quiet a few year's old now the video. I would probably go with a light weight 50 watt solar if you want lots of power for laptop etc.
Hi Chris. Appreciate your time to put together your video, with some wildlife added too. I have a someone delicate question to put to you, which you can not answer if you like. My question is- do you do a poo out on the land, or are you close enough to towns or highway cafes that you can wait til then to visit the loo?
Nice video man. :D I wish I could do the same same thing here in Brazil, but unfortunately it's too unsafe and violent around here to camp on isolated areas... I would probably get my bike stolen or get assaulted. Most of my trips are with my small car, but I hope one day to be able to convert my tiny Ford Fiesta Mk5 to electric, make some weight reduction on it and put couple solar cells to cruise the country with the sunlight energy.
Can be dangerous anywhere I've had bullets fly past my head since I was 13 years old in Australia. Camping in remote areas. 99 % of the time it's safe in Australia. Love the idea of changing your car to electric. I wish the same thing at the moment I've got a Getz that I've lived in for over two years now. All the best cheers Chris.
At first I used a fold up 60 watt solar film which weighed about 1.4 kgs. Which was good but could only be used when I stopped not when I was on the bike. At the time I decided I wanted to charge well I was on the move as I was on the bike a lot of the time. So end up with the set up in this video which has a 18 watt a 17 watt & a 6 watt on the front all charging different batteries. This seemed ok but was a bit of a hasle setting up each day. On the rough roads by Rockhampton all the connection had become broken or sensitive to say the least. In the end they all didn't work due to connection and wires bending to much. So now I've gone back to A AllPower solar charge 60 watt fold up 1.36 kgs with 2 usb output at 2.1amps & 12 volt power output. This way I just setup when I'm at camp ( I'll just have a day of rest day for charging making videos or on my lunch break. Saving the connections & setting up issues I had.) With the 60 watt I have a very good power source for rendering & making videos with my surface pro 3, charging my phone & cameras. I'm currently using at 50 watt hour goal zero sherpa & Voltaic 70 watt hour. I'm going to change to a 50,000 mah single lithium battery soon. Now having said all that you can't take a 50,000 mah on a plane it's not allowed. If you just travel on good roads sealed & don't need to much power you could go a solid panel they should be fine with a smaller battery. I do use a lot of power & you almost never get the wattage it says on the panels due to sun direct, cloud etc. Hope that helps.
+SkandikFilm It's flat in lots of places but there are some hills. Highest mountain 2228 metres not totally flat. Free camping is allowed in most state forests. A small fee in national parks. You can generally camp free in the outback out of towns. East coast not so easy.
+Magic Matrix I've been using a Canon sx60 HS bridge camera. It's got a good zoom distance for wildlife. It's not working the best these days it must have got dust in the lense some how. Was good for a year.
I've seen a quite a bit of videos about touring in Australia. And the one main trend I see is people setting up camp at any location they see fit. Is Australia a free for all for camping, or do you need to ask permission before doing so?
+LandofNone Camping in Australia. Ok in the outback away from the towns generally you can camp just about anywhere. (Not on private property). Most State Forest or (Crown land) you can camp at. National Parks small fee only in designated areas. The East Coast of Australia close to the coast can be very difficult. Most is private land or there will be sign's up with no camping and big fines.
+exodous02 I have loaded it more in the past and it was ok up to about 25 kgs. When the volume was full a lot sometimes it started to fishtail when you would get a side wind. On this trip I was using it for water 20 litres.
+Chris Rishworth Knew it was something like that. I got the Jack Rabbit 2 tent which was new but may be no longer. Very similar but not as tall and has 2 doors with vestibules which was what sold me. I like their colour choices also.
Hi Chris , Im from Morocco ,I do bycicle touring with my home made trailer , and as it knows Morocco is all about mountains. I wanted to ask you . Do you feel sometimes you can't continue , no energy , and you want to throw up . because I do have those sensations after hours of cycling. what do you do ? or recomend ?
Thanks. That's only happened a few times where I've hit the wall as such. Generally it's if I don't drink enough water say every 15 to 30 mins or eat more than two hours intervals. Sometimes you just have to rest drink and eat and give your body 30 mins to 1 hour before continuing. Out on big rides I've found the powder energy drinks to be good for the energy as sometimes it's hard to drink enough water otherwise. Cheers Chris.
What electrical stuff are you carrying that you need so much power - a hair dryer, an iron ;@) ? You still have your front Son dynamo hub as well to charge stuff?
+Alex Morgan I need the power for My laptop which I do video rendering surf the internet process pictures etc. The cameras batteries and phone. And I have a usb tv for my phone. I still have the front hub but the E-werk slowly fell apart and I didn't replace.
Happy to see you back in the saddle again, keep filming and sharing, Chris!!!
THE WORD IF DOES NOT EXIST EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PERSON WHO BELIEVES YOU CAN KICK ON WITH THAT FAT BIKE FOR A WHILE IF YOU DREMAL THOSE SHITTY MURU RACKS OFF AND USE OLD MAN MOUNTAIN PHAT SHERPA RACKS FRONT AND REAR AND USE AXLE MOUNT FIT KITS FROM OLD MAN MOUNTAIN AND PIT LOCK THE FIT KITS AND OLD MAN MOUNTAIN PHAT SHERPA RACKS TO THE MURU TI FATTY WITH GERMAN "PIT LOCKS" ON YOU TUBE LOOK UP "PIT LOCKS" NO CUNT WILL BE ABLE TO TAX YOUR RACKS FIT KITS AND OR WHEELS PROPRIATARY PIT LOCKS AT THE AXLE FROM GERMANY GO TO BUNNINGS BUY A GOOD FACE MASK AND EYE PROTECTION AND DREMAL THE SHITTY MURU FUCKED UP RACKS OFF BE CAREFUL NOT TO CUTT INTO THE FRAME WWW.OLDMANMOUNTAIN.COM THE BIKE IS FINE LOOSE THE RACKS OMM OLD MAN MOUNTAIN PHAT SHERPA STUDY THE OMM WEBSITE FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE YOUR ORDER AND WRITE DOWN ALL PRODUCT CODES ECT ONCE YOU FIX THE PROBLEMS THEN IT CAN BE SOLD OR FUCK IT JUST KEEP IT OR GO SALSA BLACKBORROW YOU NOW HAVE MANY OPTIONS NEXT TIME I WRITE I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO PUNTURE PROOF THE FATTY TIRES AND TUBES BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE EVERYDAY LOW PRICES ARE JUST THE BEGINNNG 👍👍💖👍👍
Good to have you on the Road again Chris! Your on-bike audio is great this time, much improved from the past and I look forward to your many updates.
***** Thanks.
Mate love your video..Im subscribing looking forward to watching more
Great to see you on the road Chris. !!!The roads have been feeling lonely waiting for you. No monster hills to suck your life force but instead headwinds.
Next gen solar power charging getting more efficient.
Russell Orrell Thanks. Yes this power system with the Surface Pro 3 as the battery drainer works a lot better. Is almost winter so the sun is not as high as usual. I'm heading north which could help a little. (For me any way.) Lots of gravel if I go the one I'm aiming at the moment. The only real problem if it rains lots on the gravel roads, I don't go know where. Just hope not to much rain ?. Cheers now the pack up and leave.
Great video. Looks like it was a fantastic trip. I've just abandoned solar in favor of a 15000mah battery that I will just charge at occasional restaurants/cafes/service stations, etc. ...but then I'm charging only a phone & travelling in South Korea. We have loads of cheap accomodation and camping is a bit more tricky! I'm looking forward to doing some touring in Australia in the next few years, thanks for the inspiration. :-)
+Korean Rooftop Yes solar does have weight and every bit does count on a bicycle. In the outback not many places to charge so solar has worked for me. (I run a surface pro 3 and do video editing on which does require power.) I'm just about to start the process of selling the car and heading back to the bike wherever I end up. Cheers Chris.
Nice video Chris! As a fellow long distance cyclist, who is about to tour the states, can I ask some random questions (that in no way are meant to be a criticism)?
Why did you decide on the one wheel voyager trailer? over an actual pull behind cargo trailer like the B.O.B or Maya. It looks like an extra tire and tube for not pulling much behind you. And you have front panniers? but have a good load riding right on top of the rear tire. It looks like a heavy load too? How much does your gear weigh?
Great video, thanks. Can I ask - that doesn't seem like nearly enough solar. What am I missing?
Oh it's not an E-Bike! Right sorry I must have got confused
No it's a normal bike. With an internal hub. It's quiet a few year's old now the video. I would probably go with a light weight 50 watt solar if you want lots of power for laptop etc.
respect!!
+tripthemind Thanks.
Hi Chris. Appreciate your time to put together your video, with some wildlife added too. I have a someone delicate question to put to you, which you can not answer if you like. My question is- do you do a poo out on the land, or are you close enough to towns or highway cafes that you can wait til then to visit the loo?
In the bush there are no toilets, so I go to the toilet in the bush it is no problem.
What kind of gyro stick do you use for your camera ???? Really nice job !!!!!!
Keith Tate Thanks. With the GoPro 3 I use the Gopro tripod which you can use for both tripod and selfies. Really good.
Nice video man. :D
I wish I could do the same same thing here in Brazil, but unfortunately it's too unsafe and violent around here to camp on isolated areas... I would probably get my bike stolen or get assaulted.
Most of my trips are with my small car, but I hope one day to be able to convert my tiny Ford Fiesta Mk5 to electric, make some weight reduction on it and put couple solar cells to cruise the country with the sunlight energy.
Can be dangerous anywhere I've had bullets fly past my head since I was 13 years old in Australia. Camping in remote areas. 99 % of the time it's safe in Australia. Love the idea of changing your car to electric. I wish the same thing at the moment I've got a Getz that I've lived in for over two years now. All the best cheers Chris.
Nice high cadence!
Thanks.
Have you found the solid solar panels better than the semi flexible fold up type?
At first I used a fold up 60 watt solar film which weighed about 1.4 kgs. Which was good but could only be used when I stopped not when I was on the bike. At the time I decided I wanted to charge well I was on the move as I was on the bike a lot of the time. So end up with the set up in this video which has a 18 watt a 17 watt & a 6 watt on the front all charging different batteries. This seemed ok but was a bit of a hasle setting up each day. On the rough roads by Rockhampton all the connection had become broken or sensitive to say the least. In the end they all didn't work due to connection and wires bending to much. So now I've gone back to A AllPower solar charge 60 watt fold up 1.36 kgs with 2 usb output at 2.1amps & 12 volt power output. This way I just setup when I'm at camp ( I'll just have a day of rest day for charging making videos or on my lunch break. Saving the connections & setting up issues I had.) With the 60 watt I have a very good power source for rendering & making videos with my surface pro 3, charging my phone & cameras. I'm currently using at 50 watt hour goal zero sherpa & Voltaic 70 watt hour. I'm going to change to a 50,000 mah single lithium battery soon.
Now having said all that you can't take a 50,000 mah on a plane it's not allowed. If you just travel on good roads sealed & don't need to much power you could go a solid panel they should be fine with a smaller battery. I do use a lot of power & you almost never get the wattage it says on the panels due to sun direct, cloud etc. Hope that helps.
Must be easy to bicycle in this flat country. Are you allowed to freecamp in Australia ?
+SkandikFilm It's flat in lots of places but there are some hills. Highest mountain 2228 metres not totally flat. Free camping is allowed in most state forests. A small fee in national parks. You can generally camp free in the outback out of towns. East coast not so easy.
Wow great video what type of camera are you using to capture the wildlife??
+Magic Matrix I've been using a Canon sx60 HS bridge camera. It's got a good zoom distance for wildlife. It's not working the best these days it must have got dust in the lense some how. Was good for a year.
I've seen a quite a bit of videos about touring in Australia. And the one main trend I see is people setting up camp at any location they see fit. Is Australia a free for all for camping, or do you need to ask permission before doing so?
+LandofNone Camping in Australia. Ok in the outback away from the towns generally you can camp just about anywhere. (Not on private property). Most State Forest or (Crown land) you can camp at. National Parks small fee only in designated areas. The East Coast of Australia close to the coast can be very difficult. Most is private land or there will be sign's up with no camping and big fines.
+Chris Rishworth I appreciate your response Chris.
I'm going to get the extrawheel and was wondering if you could load it up more than you did. if so why didn't you?
+exodous02 I have loaded it more in the past and it was ok up to about 25 kgs. When the volume was full a lot sometimes it started to fishtail when you would get a side wind. On this trip I was using it for water 20 litres.
+Chris Rishworth That is still more than I was planning on loading it with. Looks like it will still be the trailer for my trip.
wind shield mate or as i call it a velo mulit
what type of bike is that?wow you must make tons of money to afford all of those solar panels.Thanks for the videos!
+Tonauac/Teonewhopossesseslight /Nahuatl It's a Koga Signature world traveller. Picking cherries to get some money. Very poor actually.
Cess Outdoors probably eats beans in favour of buying these things so Chris can get away.ebay is great for cheap solar panels batteries etc
Was that an MSR Hubba or Hubba Hubba?
Ledzz Go big agnes copper spur 2 person lightweight tent. Good tent.
Chris Rishworth That is a GREAT tent. and again, great video.
Lee Kraemer Thanks.
+Chris Rishworth Knew it was something like that. I got the Jack Rabbit 2 tent which was new but may be no longer. Very similar but not as tall and has 2 doors with vestibules which was what sold me. I like their colour choices also.
cris what make of trailer is that
Peter Thomas Its a ExtraWheel trailer. really good. type extrawheel trailer in google you will find.
Hi Chris , Im from Morocco ,I do bycicle touring with my home made trailer , and as it knows Morocco is all about mountains. I wanted to ask you . Do you feel sometimes you can't continue , no energy , and you want to throw up . because I do have those sensations after hours of cycling. what do you do ? or recomend ?
Thanks. That's only happened a few times where I've hit the wall as such. Generally it's if I don't drink enough water say every 15 to 30 mins or eat more than two hours intervals. Sometimes you just have to rest drink and eat and give your body 30 mins to 1 hour before continuing. Out on big rides I've found the powder energy drinks to be good for the energy as sometimes it's hard to drink enough water otherwise. Cheers Chris.
What electrical stuff are you carrying that you need so much power - a hair dryer, an iron ;@) ?
You still have your front Son dynamo hub as well to charge stuff?
+Alex Morgan I need the power for My laptop which I do video rendering surf the internet process pictures etc. The cameras batteries and phone. And I have a usb tv for my phone. I still have the front hub but the E-werk slowly fell apart and I didn't replace.
Aren't you worried a dingo will eat your baby?
Love the wild animals.
Hi , nice bike tour, but your bike has a sound like a tractor.:-)
Hahahaha, your camera is out of balance, paita naunsa nani kinabuhia.
Just another twenty pounds of shit on that bike and you'll be all set.
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