Thanks! Keep playing around with how to do these. For this one I cut the footage together, went in the basement (quiet down there) and recorded the audio independently, dropped it in the vid, audio was shorter than the vid so added the music. And just got lucky that I remembered to add the stills! (Trying to talk in time to the footage is a real pain in the ass - did that for the Michigan vids.)
I did this ride today after stumbling onto your video a few months ago. It kicked my butt but it was awesome. I would agree the gopro footage flattens it out in the video. Today the fall leaves were almost peaking and the sections you described as "park like" were just gorgeous. Brewery was super solid and had a fantastic food truck. Thanks for sharing and encouraging others to get out there.
Tim I think this is one if your best. I moved from Santa Cruz California to Fort Wayne Indiana and I love to see all the great rides in the mid west. Keep them coming.
Love these videos! I'm living vicariously through these as I live in a sterile urban sprawl. There is so much personality and character to your part of the world. I'm so jelly. Pedal on man..
Thanks! We definitely have our stroads and urban sprawl here (I kinda grew up in the suburban sprawl) but we have gotten good at avoiding it. (Also why we drove an hour for this ride)
Thanks! I got to cruise a few of the bike trails around Indy on a work trip there last spring. Was really impressed with the city and bike infrastructure.
Nice! My in-laws live about 20 miles south of there. Endless options for routes with lots of old coal company land so tons quality gravel roads. I think most people would be surprised by the amount of climbing.
Ive hardly been out on the bike at all this summer. Either far to hot and humid or pouring rain. Your vids are very motivating and make me want to ride when ever i can. Ive even purchased rain gear!
That’s what was so great - almost no traffic on these rugged roads! I’ve been to the brewery in Fall and it was beautiful- might need to do this ride in the autumn color.
Looks beautiful. I was recently at Sugarcreek, which is about 20 miles north of there, and it was probably the nicest small town I've seen in ohio. I would like to do a bike trip starting and ending from there.
The slowdowns were worth the low traffic and views - but would have been tough an any skinny tire bike. Thanks! (looking forward to checking out your C&O trip - just haven't had the chance yet)
That music section 🔥 One day when I have the room I'll need something gravel centric or a mtb. Some of those sections would have destroyed my Bromtpon.. or more likely my ass!
Thanks! Premiere was giving me sh$t so I didn't change the default length because I was annoyed and done 😎. All my photos are actually here and in high-resolution: www.flickr.com/photos/timjayfitz/
I have a twenty year old Soma steel MTB bike with a rigid steel fork and top notch components. I typically use it for riding around town, but I have used it as a gravel bike, too. When I used it for the latter, I mounted semi-knobby tires in place of the fat slick tires I normally have on the bike. (I also own conventional knobby X-country MTB just in case.) Also noteworthy is that I have this bike set up with a single chainring up front so that it is effectively a nine speed (9 spd cassette). My questions are: will a semi-knobby tire work OK on this trail, and will a nine speed tranny be sufficient? The front chain ring is a middle one (from a three ring setup). I use this setup as a compromise of sorts. I can climb relatively well, but not too steep. And I can cruise at around 16 to 18mph comfortably. If I want to go faster, my pedaling RPM becomes excessive. So, would this bike work OK on this path? Also, did you get any flats (snakebites, particularly)?
If it is dry it won't matter if the tire are knobby or slick - I would just want to be on the widest you have. With gravel roads its the gravel that slips on the gravel - tread won't matter much. As far as the climbs - there are some gradients in the double digits - so it won't be about how many gears you have but what the easiest one is. I had a 1 to 1 ratio(34x34) and an even easier gear may have been nice but I didn't have to walk anything. Probably just semantics but just to be clear - this isn't a path at all but open roads - so a "route" to be specific. We didn't get any flats on this ride. Flats can happen anywhere obviously but I didn't find it to be high risk.
Last year I did a Mohawk Dam gravel route that started only a little bit further West from Woolly. Climby as hell. 39 miles 4K feet. Just watch out for unchained dogs down there. Seems like every time I’m down there I always get at least one chase/scare. After a women from OGG got mauled so bad from loose dogs she had to have her leg amputated I now always carry pepper spray.
I have a friend who quit riding gravel because of the dogs. We heard a few bark but never got chased thank god. I believe Erin grabbed some pepper spray for that reason.
Got to get up to get down! Seriously though - there are a couple reasons. One is that some people like the physical challenge. But the other is more what I’m in it for - the beauty. You have to work for it sometimes - but those views are worth it. Pan flat rail trails can get boring.
I would have been happier with my Gunnar and its 55mms for sure! Was thinking of the climbing and wind more than the terrain with my choice. Wouldn’t have wanted to spend 4+ hours on a modern geo hard tail MTB though.
@@TimFitzwater I love how much fun you guys have on your rides. Fun over stats, and some beers is how everyone should ride. Keep up the great content brother!
It does look more like MI or North WI ...would never guess by scenery it was Ohio !!! Maybe Ohio needs to advertise a state for cyclists too :). I liked ur video until 7 something when u play that electronic muzic :(
Ohio has a number of really beautiful regions - its just that if you cross the state on the freeway you don't see them. There is a photographer who does a podcast and makes his own music for it and lets anyone use it in there productions royalty-free(I always pay a little something when I use a song) - I think its rad he does that so I like to support him. I use rock and roll in most of my vids but like to mix it up(had a lot of positive comments on the music section though) and there are only so many options that won't lose me all the my revenue.
I like this edit format. Talk talk talk, music video, killer stills
Thanks!
Keep playing around with how to do these.
For this one I cut the footage together, went in the basement (quiet down there) and recorded the audio independently, dropped it in the vid, audio was shorter than the vid so added the music. And just got lucky that I remembered to add the stills!
(Trying to talk in time to the footage is a real pain in the ass - did that for the Michigan vids.)
Concur. +1.
Absolutely agreed!
I did this ride today after stumbling onto your video a few months ago. It kicked my butt but it was awesome. I would agree the gopro footage flattens it out in the video. Today the fall leaves were almost peaking and the sections you described as "park like" were just gorgeous. Brewery was super solid and had a fantastic food truck.
Thanks for sharing and encouraging others to get out there.
Awesome! I’m surprised I haven’t done it again yet - it’s so good.
Cheers!
Totally agree that this is probably my favorite gravel riding in Ohio. Just as amazing in winter too.
So good - I was also thinking Fall color would be pretty incredible.
Tim I think this is one if your best.
I moved from Santa Cruz California to Fort Wayne Indiana and I love to see all the great rides in the mid west. Keep them coming.
Thanks so much!
Great thing about making cycling vids - great rides = good vids! 😃
Beautiful Ohio! Thank you - always grateful for your amazing captures.
Yes - need to showcase the good stuff here! Cheers!
Love these videos! I'm living vicariously through these as I live in a sterile urban sprawl. There is so much personality and character to your part of the world. I'm so jelly. Pedal on man..
Thanks!
We definitely have our stroads and urban sprawl here (I kinda grew up in the suburban sprawl) but we have gotten good at avoiding it.
(Also why we drove an hour for this ride)
Great video! I'm over in Indianapolis and love seeing these midwest gravel spots. Cheers!
Thanks!
I got to cruise a few of the bike trails around Indy on a work trip there last spring. Was really impressed with the city and bike infrastructure.
Thanks so much Tim!
Thanks Tim...got bad news today..time off bike will be a lot longer than I had hoped....wicked cool ending sequence...
Bummer - sorry to hear that!
(But thanks!)
Looks like a awesome ride. I live about the same distance from there as you do. I will have put that on my to do list.
For sure - totally worth the drive!
This looks like a great place to ride. Nice!
Truly was - and so little traffic!
That’s a helluva ride Tim, nice job! I’d be toast after all that climbing
It was definitely a tiring ride for not that crazy of mileage!
Great video, Tim!
Thanks!
20% grade!! I’d for sure be hoofing it.
I was really proud of Erin for getting up those. Also - with the surface I couldn’t stand up and pedal - the rear tire would just slip!
Nice! My in-laws live about 20 miles south of there. Endless options for routes with lots of old coal company land so tons quality gravel roads. I think most people would be surprised by the amount of climbing.
For sure - this is definitely not what people picture when they think of Ohio!
Ive hardly been out on the bike at all this summer. Either far to hot and humid or pouring rain. Your vids are very motivating and make me want to ride when ever i can. Ive even purchased rain gear!
Heck yeah - just gotta do it. I even ride in the winter now - just made myself figure out the gear.
Super nice. I love country roads (except for the cars)! Edit: Looks like an awesome ride for Fall, too...
That’s what was so great - almost no traffic on these rugged roads!
I’ve been to the brewery in Fall and it was beautiful- might need to do this ride in the autumn color.
@@TimFitzwater Yes please. Those barns and corn in Fall...I actually found your channel via a Fall video a few years back.
Sick edit Fitz🤟🏼
😎
Yes!, Lager, Cheers.
What a view!😋😋
Looks beautiful. I was recently at Sugarcreek, which is about 20 miles north of there, and it was probably the nicest small town I've seen in ohio. I would like to do a bike trip starting and ending from there.
I’ve been to Sugarcreek but never ridden there. I’ve done a number of paved country roads just north though. This whole region is really pretty.
Some sections seem to be pretty junky and slow you down but overall it looks like a nice ride. The pictures at the end are great.👍
The slowdowns were worth the low traffic and views - but would have been tough an any skinny tire bike. Thanks!
(looking forward to checking out your C&O trip - just haven't had the chance yet)
@@TimFitzwater Thanks, you have a good week!👍
That music section 🔥
One day when I have the room I'll need something gravel centric or a mtb. Some of those sections would have destroyed my Bromtpon.. or more likely my ass!
Thanks!
Yeah - this is not Brompton terrain. There are really pretty paved roads in this part of the state too though.
@@TimFitzwater Yea it is the same here in Pennsylvania lots of light gravel that anything can handle but a few places where bigger tires would shine
great content! One small thing,i could use a bit longer on each of your photos. I really enjoy your eye and the flow was a bit quick thanks
Thanks!
Premiere was giving me sh$t so I didn't change the default length because I was annoyed and done 😎. All my photos are actually here and in high-resolution:
www.flickr.com/photos/timjayfitz/
We used to look for someone outside for a fill up from a garden hose.
We were kinda looking - but also Trump Country so…..
Yes, those horrible Trump deplorables who just work hard and want to be left alone. What degenerates.@@TimFitzwater
I have a twenty year old Soma steel MTB bike with a rigid steel fork and top notch components. I typically use it for riding around town, but I have used it as a gravel bike, too. When I used it for the latter, I mounted semi-knobby tires in place of the fat slick tires I normally have on the bike. (I also own conventional knobby X-country MTB just in case.) Also noteworthy is that I have this bike set up with a single chainring up front so that it is effectively a nine speed (9 spd cassette).
My questions are: will a semi-knobby tire work OK on this trail, and will a nine speed tranny be sufficient? The front chain ring is a middle one (from a three ring setup). I use this setup as a compromise of sorts. I can climb relatively well, but not too steep. And I can cruise at around 16 to 18mph comfortably. If I want to go faster, my pedaling RPM becomes excessive. So, would this bike work OK on this path?
Also, did you get any flats (snakebites, particularly)?
If it is dry it won't matter if the tire are knobby or slick - I would just want to be on the widest you have. With gravel roads its the gravel that slips on the gravel - tread won't matter much.
As far as the climbs - there are some gradients in the double digits - so it won't be about how many gears you have but what the easiest one is. I had a 1 to 1 ratio(34x34) and an even easier gear may have been nice but I didn't have to walk anything.
Probably just semantics but just to be clear - this isn't a path at all but open roads - so a "route" to be specific.
We didn't get any flats on this ride. Flats can happen anywhere obviously but I didn't find it to be high risk.
@@TimFitzwater Thanks much.
Is there a place to refill bottles?
Not really - a small town but already toward the end. Bring extra for sure.
You were in my neck of the woods
Nice! Do you ride these gravel roads?
Last year I did a Mohawk Dam gravel route that started only a little bit further West from Woolly. Climby as hell. 39 miles 4K feet.
Just watch out for unchained dogs down there. Seems like every time I’m down there I always get at least one chase/scare. After a women from OGG got mauled so bad from loose dogs she had to have her leg amputated I now always carry pepper spray.
I have a friend who quit riding gravel because of the dogs. We heard a few bark but never got chased thank god.
I believe Erin grabbed some pepper spray for that reason.
I think Scott got the route from OGG www.ohiogravelgrinders.com/routes-blog/2020/2/22/wooly-pig-40?rq=Wooly
Ah yes - looks to be - just without the Coshocton loop.
Great ride either way 🚲 🚲 🚲
Added that to the description.
Explain to me why I want steep climbs? Masochism?!
Got to get up to get down!
Seriously though - there are a couple reasons. One is that some people like the physical challenge. But the other is more what I’m in it for - the beauty. You have to work for it sometimes - but those views are worth it. Pan flat rail trails can get boring.
Do gravel bikers ever wish they just brought the mountain bike? 😂
I would have been happier with my Gunnar and its 55mms for sure! Was thinking of the climbing and wind more than the terrain with my choice.
Wouldn’t have wanted to spend 4+ hours on a modern geo hard tail MTB though.
@@TimFitzwater I love how much fun you guys have on your rides. Fun over stats, and some beers is how everyone should ride. Keep up the great content brother!
It does look more like MI or North WI ...would never guess by scenery it was Ohio !!! Maybe Ohio needs to advertise a state for cyclists too :). I liked ur video until 7 something when u play that electronic muzic :(
Ohio has a number of really beautiful regions - its just that if you cross the state on the freeway you don't see them.
There is a photographer who does a podcast and makes his own music for it and lets anyone use it in there productions royalty-free(I always pay a little something when I use a song) - I think its rad he does that so I like to support him.
I use rock and roll in most of my vids but like to mix it up(had a lot of positive comments on the music section though) and there are only so many options that won't lose me all the my revenue.