Loved watching your video. It brings back lots of good memories . I have been to Davis Bayou three times. Once with my sister, once with my daughter and the first time was by myself. I have always wanted to bicycle tour that same rout you took. I was so glad that a couple of fellow Missourians bought your meal. I live in southwest Missouri and I forget what a flatt road looks like at times. Stay safe and keep up the good videos.
a.k.a.William Egg :your videos give me a lot of courage to me when i get injured while bicycle touring . I restart to ride a bicycle again. thanks from Japan.
I am so sorry to hear you got injured while bicycle touring. I imagine that to be a nightmare. Safe and happy riding.. but only when you feel better!!!
Subscribed. These videos are very zen. Whens the next tour and where will it be? Also, have you checked out Iohan Gueorguiev's "See The World" series? really amazing stuff.
Ahh Thanks dude that's a pretty big contribution of praise for me. I appreciate your comment. I haven't touched my video editing programs since my last tour (this one) ended. I was actually preparing to do a tour of the western portion of North America from Calgary, AB to the P. Ocean then down into Mexico, but other things have come up for this Fall/Winter so I will be postponing it. I will do it though, eventually, and thus the whole idea of cycle touring and how awesome it is will definitely be with me in this life. I had such a beautiful and "zen" experience that I wanted to portray to other people and get them to see not only what this is all about, but to maybe conceive in their minds that they can do it too. I'm definitely a big time cyclist back home where I live though (New York) and I have abundant ideas of videos both cycling related and not, that I hope to be putting out once I stop working so much. Please stay tuned! And I have not heard of the mentioned series you wrote about but will be sure to scope it out. I enjoy seeing other peoples' experiences and portrayal of this adventure. Thank you again and happy riding !! Christian
I really enjoyed your bike tour. Thx for sharing. I hope to do my first long trip in spring. I do my 1st regional ride... WV to NY to Vermont back to WV in couple weeks...
You're very good at videoing your footage and making that look easy your videos you make it look like taking video footage is really simple you actually give the illusion that somebody is following you around doing your video ography and that's because you're so good at what you do and you make driving by bicycle appear that there's no hiccups LOL and you make it like everybody's doing it and everybody should do it and that I agree with everybody should be doing this and I plan on it I have another message for you but I'm going to send it separately than this so you will reply to that separately I hope
Haha thank you. I rode with a tripod and set it up at the side of the road when I found a nice scene I wanted to capture. It was redundant at times but very enjoyable to see it all come together in videos. This was my first video project and it's been almost 2 years. More videography to come :)
Just a note to say I believe you are very talented in the film production process . 30 years ago I was in sales in south Alabama and Mississippi , so I traveled the same roads you went down . I live in Atlanta now but in 2 weeks I will head to Florida with my bike . Thanks for the great Video .
Thanks very much Dennis. I really wish to start creating new content for my channel as soon as my schedule allows. I'm dreaming of reliving these days!! Cycling touring is so great... enjoy your trip!! Really hope you do some riding around the FL Gulf coast and visit some of the beautiful beaches.
Enjoyed your videos......just starting to do some touring myself. Curious about your glasses...are they prescription? I have been searching for cycling glasses and I really like the look of yours. Thanks
There is the link of the sunglasses I use for cycle touring. They are not prescription, just regular polarized lenses that are interchangeable. I mostly used the clear lens just for eye protection and so I could see the natural color of everything. I recommend!
I'm from navarre! Cops patrol That area between navarre and pensacola on their little four wheelers looking for people in the dunes It's a good thing they didn't ride thru that night lol! I've camped out there near access 7, good wind protection from all sides if you're in the right spot
That was such a beautiful area!! Guess I got lucky with the camping and not being bothered. Would it have made a difference if it was mid November? I remember that night being super blustery and not being able to sleep well because of the strong winds.
I enjoy watching your videos. Best of luck in your new and future endeavors. Just one question on this bike-travel video, what model is your Trek bike?
Wonderful video series of your trip. I was so interested that I watched them all in one day! How do you choose your bicycle-friendly roads for your route?
Wow, thanks so much for being a viewer!! Google street view was a very big help (mainly to see what the shoulder space was like), along with general input from people i met along the way. You can use Google bicycle directions as well, but some of the roads they sent me down were very questionable, as in they were almost too desolate and removed.
awesome and good for you! :) I'm curious to cycle around these states to is Alamba OK? more or less do people respect you riding in the states (on the road) My experience in the West is OK for riding even on interstate.. Miss the open roads in USA.. ^^ (oh and Subscribed!)
Thanks for subscribing, I will definitely be uploading more videos as soon as I go on another bike tour. Alabama was a very interesting state to ride in. The Chief Ladiga Trail extends from the GA/AL border all the way to Anniston, it's a beautiful rail trail (no cars only bikes and people), and I remember good experiences on the roads. Nothing too crazy, actually lots of rural wide open spaces. Talladega State Forest has some good road riding. I posted a video called "Southern Piedmont" and if you want to see more of Alabama you can watch from 10:20 to 16:00 ruclips.net/video/V1Pn1kpwBVs/видео.html
Great!! I look forward to ppls videos.... I've almost got enough money saved for Surly big dummy and that's what I'm going to end up touring with but it's going to be three or four years before I can tour I'm probably going to have my bike in July and I sold my car and I'm going to rely 100% on my bike and public transportation I'm so looking forward to it
WarmShowers hosts and locals were a great help for giving me good directions. Google Maps cycling directions was mostly helpful with keeping me on reasonable roads, although they were really generous with certain "roads" that were very desolate gravel paths. I would always check the street view to see how the shoulder width looked. This stretch of my ride was actually the least bicycle friendly especially Highway 90 in MS and Destin, FL.
Great video! Last fall I rode from Boston to Key West to San Diego. Totally respect the courage it takes to camp alone. Rt. 17 is tough in the Carolinas! The pace is such a routine that when I finished I wasn’t sure how I felt about arriving at my destination. April 1,2018 I leave Boston again and will head west. Good luck to you and your life.
awesome tour ,,, but I think if you show more of camping and what you eat when take break make the vlog more interesting ,, but sure I like ,,,, big like
Nice to be in an area where it's kind of ...flat. Here in Oregon there are so, so many hills. Great scenery though. Long distances between attractions get's to me. Wish I lived in the East...
Honestly the mountains and hills are SO much more scenic and entertaining to ride through. It makes things interesting- plus the physical challenge makes the experience that much more invigorating. But to each their own I guess.. Flat is easy but it gets kinda boring
Thanks for letting me know, I will look into this. Right now I'm traveling in Europe, without a bike, and then after I work the summer I'm thinking about touring the west coast of North America.
Sounds amazing. Our shop is between Santa Barbara and LA. Best cycling in the state around here! Let me know when you're planning your trip and I'll hook you up with local knowledge!
Sounds fantastic I will be in that area potentially around November. I am so looking forward to Pacific coast cycling.. And yes I do notice there is some kind of glitch.. darn it. Thank you for pointing it out though.
Haha.. thank you! I was in Ecuador last year (without a bike). I saw the whole country. My favorite was el Pailon del Diablo near Banos :) Will like to come back with my bicycle
I did not... I don't think I took any one of their detailed and mapped out routes but I did select my routes quite meticulously especially taking into account elevation and rider friendliness (shoulder space, volume of traffic)
I went to Europe this past winter (without) a bicycle but definitely plan on returning with one.. eventually. Would love to see Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and a few others on a bike. Any recommendations?
Normally I hate taking my bike anywhere near sand because yes it can if you're not careful.. I found the sand getting on my rims to be more of a pain since the weight of the bike would pull the wheel down into the sand. The sand grains getting caught on my brake pads irked me.... but when you're bicycle touring the elements are unavoidable. I would be sure to clean my chain thoroughly once per week while touring.
I started from Queens, New York then went up towards Canada/US and then back down towards the Gulf of Mexico via the Appalachians. I planned my roads in 7 day increments, more or less I knew the route I wanted to take, just had to research specifics as far as agreeable roads.
The other thing I like that you talked about occasionally be really cool if you did a video on it how you've never had a license and that never owned the car and that you ride your bicycle everywhere are you from the New York City area is that why you never really needed a license or anything like that and have you ever been to Maine have you got future plans to come to Maine on a tour just curious get a ride through Vermont if you ever come to Maine then a roundabout way but definitely want to hit Burlington and Rutland all up through there and the Killington area anyway look forward to your reply
Hey! Thanks for keeping up with my trip and for viewing my videos. I am just itching to get back out there and start another bicycle trip/ documentary series. Been working a lot these past 2 years so I haven't been able to leave for an extended amount of time but I hope to start traveling again soon. Still don't have my license... Yes I am from New York City (born and raised in Queens) and have never seen the necessity of having a car here when riding a bike is faster and generally more enjoyable. Cycling culture is growing here but it's a fact that we live in a motorist dominated culture which makes things difficult as a cyclist sometimes... I'll still take my bike anywhere over a motor vehicle. I would absolutely love to take a New England trip and skirt through coastal Maine and into the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont. Thanks for your input.
Ahhh I know! It's hard to believe. I want to get back on the road again maybe for winter some place warm, maybe southern tier or Mexico. For now I'm established in NW Massachusetts during the summer doing some homesteading and day riding/ camping trips when possible. Happy riding!
Sure thing do your planning because this so many back roads I mean when I call back roads the not really but secondary roads is what they are and yeah maybe when you get time and you got your major root mapped out touch base with me and I'll give you some places to go off your primary root I'm up in a town called Old Town if you've ever heard of Old Town Canoes well that's where they make them is where I live if you've ever heard of the University of Maine at Orono where I'm like 10 minutes from Orono I'm not 10 minutes from their college but just the town from Old Town there is a bike path that leads to the university in Bangor in the summertime has concerts on the waterfront you might want to look that up online is Bangor Maine so there's a lot to do and see here although I'm not the type to get out and do that now if I lived in another state or whatever I would definitely be traveling around more than I do but I was born and raised here in Maine I was raised in the southern part of the state and the people up here in the northern part of State much more friendly much more friendly alright I'll let you get going thanks for touching base with me preciate it as I see some of your other videos if you have any I'll make comments on them get back to me when you can no big hurry I will talk to you later
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Loved watching your video. It brings back lots of good memories . I have been to Davis Bayou three times. Once with my sister, once with my daughter and the first time was by myself. I have always wanted to bicycle tour that same rout you took. I was so glad that a couple of fellow Missourians bought your meal. I live in southwest Missouri and I forget what a flatt road looks like at times. Stay safe and keep up the good videos.
a.k.a.William Egg :your videos give me a lot of courage to me when i get injured while bicycle touring . I restart to ride a bicycle again. thanks from Japan.
I am so sorry to hear you got injured while bicycle touring. I imagine that to be a nightmare. Safe and happy riding.. but only when you feel better!!!
What a good video and the best way to learn the geography of your country; loved the sunset and sunrise shots, good onya mate. ☺
Thank you... what a great trip
A great ride and beautiful pictures, Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.
Thanks for chiming in Jay, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well..
Great Video series, really enjoyed watching them all. Hope you continue with your adventures. Best wishes David
Thanks David. Will be back in action in the fall of 2017. All the best.
Subscribed. These videos are very zen. Whens the next tour and where will it be? Also, have you checked out Iohan Gueorguiev's "See The World" series? really amazing stuff.
Ahh Thanks dude that's a pretty big contribution of praise for me. I appreciate your comment. I haven't touched my video editing programs since my last tour (this one) ended. I was actually preparing to do a tour of the western portion of North America from Calgary, AB to the P. Ocean then down into Mexico, but other things have come up for this Fall/Winter so I will be postponing it. I will do it though, eventually, and thus the whole idea of cycle touring and how awesome it is will definitely be with me in this life. I had such a beautiful and "zen" experience that I wanted to portray to other people and get them to see not only what this is all about, but to maybe conceive in their minds that they can do it too. I'm definitely a big time cyclist back home where I live though (New York) and I have abundant ideas of videos both cycling related and not, that I hope to be putting out once I stop working so much. Please stay tuned! And I have not heard of the mentioned series you wrote about but will be sure to scope it out. I enjoy seeing other peoples' experiences and portrayal of this adventure.
Thank you again and happy riding !!
Christian
Wooo! I will be waiting :)
AndI have some adventure ideas aswell :) :)
Cool video! Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed your bike tour. Thx for sharing. I hope to do my first long trip in spring. I do my 1st regional ride... WV to NY to Vermont back to WV in couple weeks...
Thank you for watching my videos! Best of luck with your tour; it should be wonderful..
Great job on Video, Thank you for sharing
You're very good at videoing your footage and making that look easy your videos you make it look like taking video footage is really simple you actually give the illusion that somebody is following you around doing your video ography and that's because you're so good at what you do and you make driving by bicycle appear that there's no hiccups LOL and you make it like everybody's doing it and everybody should do it and that I agree with everybody should be doing this and I plan on it I have another message for you but I'm going to send it separately than this so you will reply to that separately I hope
Haha thank you. I rode with a tripod and set it up at the side of the road when I found a nice scene I wanted to capture. It was redundant at times but very enjoyable to see it all come together in videos. This was my first video project and it's been almost 2 years. More videography to come :)
Just a note to say I believe you are very talented in the film production process .
30 years ago I was in sales in south Alabama and Mississippi , so I traveled the same roads you went down . I live in Atlanta now but in 2 weeks I will head to Florida with my
bike . Thanks for the great Video .
Thanks very much Dennis. I really wish to start creating new content for my channel as soon as my schedule allows. I'm dreaming of reliving these days!! Cycling touring is so great... enjoy your trip!! Really hope you do some riding around the FL Gulf coast and visit some of the beautiful beaches.
Enjoyed your videos......just starting to do some touring myself. Curious about your glasses...are they prescription? I have been searching for cycling glasses and I really like the look of yours. Thanks
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There is the link of the sunglasses I use for cycle touring. They are not prescription, just regular polarized lenses that are interchangeable. I mostly used the clear lens just for eye protection and so I could see the natural color of everything. I recommend!
Christian Arza thanks
I'm from navarre! Cops patrol That area between navarre and pensacola on their little four wheelers looking for people in the dunes It's a good thing they didn't ride thru that night lol! I've camped out there near access 7, good wind protection from all sides if you're in the right spot
That was such a beautiful area!! Guess I got lucky with the camping and not being bothered. Would it have made a difference if it was mid November? I remember that night being super blustery and not being able to sleep well because of the strong winds.
really good video man, nice one
I enjoy watching your videos. Best of luck in your new and future endeavors. Just one question on this bike-travel video, what model is your Trek bike?
Thanks for watching!! That is a 2015 Trek 520 - 57cm
Wonderful video series of your trip. I was so interested that I watched them all in one day! How do you choose your bicycle-friendly roads for your route?
Wow, thanks so much for being a viewer!! Google street view was a very big help (mainly to see what the shoulder space was like), along with general input from people i met along the way. You can use Google bicycle directions as well, but some of the roads they sent me down were very questionable, as in they were almost too desolate and removed.
Your videos are top notch. Why'd you stop making them?
awesome and good for you! :) I'm curious to cycle around these states to is Alamba OK? more or less do people respect you riding in the states (on the road) My experience in the West is OK for riding even on interstate.. Miss the open roads in USA.. ^^ (oh and Subscribed!)
Thanks for subscribing, I will definitely be uploading more videos as soon as I go on another bike tour. Alabama was a very interesting state to ride in. The Chief Ladiga Trail extends from the GA/AL border all the way to Anniston, it's a beautiful rail trail (no cars only bikes and people), and I remember good experiences on the roads. Nothing too crazy, actually lots of rural wide open spaces. Talladega State Forest has some good road riding. I posted a video called "Southern Piedmont" and if you want to see more of Alabama you can watch from 10:20 to 16:00 ruclips.net/video/V1Pn1kpwBVs/видео.html
thanks for the reply :)
Great!!
I look forward to ppls videos.... I've almost got enough money saved for Surly big dummy and that's what I'm going to end up touring with but it's going to be three or four years before I can tour I'm probably going to have my bike in July and I sold my car and I'm going to rely 100% on my bike and public transportation I'm so looking forward to it
Awesome video! Beautiful scenery. How do you plan your routes as far as roads being bike friendly?
WarmShowers hosts and locals were a great help for giving me good directions. Google Maps cycling directions was mostly helpful with keeping me on reasonable roads, although they were really generous with certain "roads" that were very desolate gravel paths. I would always check the street view to see how the shoulder width looked.
This stretch of my ride was actually the least bicycle friendly especially Highway 90 in MS and Destin, FL.
Great video! Last fall I rode from Boston to Key West to San Diego. Totally respect the courage it takes to camp alone. Rt. 17 is tough in the Carolinas! The pace is such a routine that when I finished I wasn’t sure how I felt about arriving at my destination. April 1,2018 I leave Boston again and will head west. Good luck to you and your life.
awesome tour ,,, but I think if you show more of camping and what you eat when take break make the vlog more interesting ,, but sure I like ,,,, big like
Thanks, I will take that into consideration for my next tour!
Nice to be in an area where it's kind of ...flat. Here in Oregon there are so, so many hills. Great scenery though. Long distances between attractions get's to me. Wish I lived in the East...
Honestly the mountains and hills are SO much more scenic and entertaining to ride through. It makes things interesting- plus the physical challenge makes the experience that much more invigorating. But to each their own I guess.. Flat is easy but it gets kinda boring
You're right...I guess it's the distances of scrub land between them that bothers me.
Great video but it glitches up at the very end no matter what I do. What is your next adventure?
Thanks for letting me know, I will look into this. Right now I'm traveling in Europe, without a bike, and then after I work the summer I'm thinking about touring the west coast of North America.
Sounds amazing. Our shop is between Santa Barbara and LA. Best cycling in the state around here! Let me know when you're planning your trip and I'll hook you up with local knowledge!
Sounds fantastic I will be in that area potentially around November. I am so looking forward to Pacific coast cycling..
And yes I do notice there is some kind of glitch.. darn it. Thank you for pointing it out though.
thx
You're doing good work. I invite you to the Ecuador.
Haha.. thank you! I was in Ecuador last year (without a bike). I saw the whole country. My favorite was el Pailon del Diablo near Banos :) Will like to come back with my bicycle
Let me know when you will be in Ecuador. You can stay at my place
Did you use ACA maps? Maybe that is covered in prior videos, I'll take a look.
I did not... I don't think I took any one of their detailed and mapped out routes but I did select my routes quite meticulously especially taking into account elevation and rider friendliness (shoulder space, volume of traffic)
Nice film mate... :-)
Thanks!!
are you planning Europe trip in future?
I went to Europe this past winter (without) a bicycle but definitely plan on returning with one.. eventually. Would love to see Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and a few others on a bike. Any recommendations?
Poland is amazing on a bicycle would recommend man, really good value as well
DOES THE SAND PLAY HAVIC WITH YOUR CHAIN, ETC ?
Normally I hate taking my bike anywhere near sand because yes it can if you're not careful.. I found the sand getting on my rims to be more of a pain since the weight of the bike would pull the wheel down into the sand. The sand grains getting caught on my brake pads irked me.... but when you're bicycle touring the elements are unavoidable. I would be sure to clean my chain thoroughly once per week while touring.
A couple of things if you don't mind answering where did you start from.... so how do you find your trips rather domestic or abroad...
Thank you
I started from Queens, New York then went up towards Canada/US and then back down towards the Gulf of Mexico via the Appalachians. I planned my roads in 7 day increments, more or less I knew the route I wanted to take, just had to research specifics as far as agreeable roads.
The other thing I like that you talked about occasionally be really cool if you did a video on it how you've never had a license and that never owned the car and that you ride your bicycle everywhere are you from the New York City area is that why you never really needed a license or anything like that and have you ever been to Maine have you got future plans to come to Maine on a tour just curious get a ride through Vermont if you ever come to Maine then a roundabout way but definitely want to hit Burlington and Rutland all up through there and the Killington area anyway look forward to your reply
Hey! Thanks for keeping up with my trip and for viewing my videos. I am just itching to get back out there and start another bicycle trip/ documentary series. Been working a lot these past 2 years so I haven't been able to leave for an extended amount of time but I hope to start traveling again soon. Still don't have my license... Yes I am from New York City (born and raised in Queens) and have never seen the necessity of having a car here when riding a bike is faster and generally more enjoyable. Cycling culture is growing here but it's a fact that we live in a motorist dominated culture which makes things difficult as a cyclist sometimes... I'll still take my bike anywhere over a motor vehicle. I would absolutely love to take a New England trip and skirt through coastal Maine and into the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont. Thanks for your input.
Posted almost 4 years ago, how the next tour looking?
Ahhh I know! It's hard to believe. I want to get back on the road again maybe for winter some place warm, maybe southern tier or Mexico. For now I'm established in NW Massachusetts during the summer doing some homesteading and day riding/ camping trips when possible. Happy riding!
@@12carza Still looking out for your content :) Maybe some videos of Massachusetts?
to tell you the truth i was afraid of riding a bike while i had my knees injured .
I think it's a good idea to wait until you are better since you will enjoy it a little more
Sure thing do your planning because this so many back roads I mean when I call back roads the not really but secondary roads is what they are and yeah maybe when you get time and you got your major root mapped out touch base with me and I'll give you some places to go off your primary root I'm up in a town called Old Town if you've ever heard of Old Town Canoes well that's where they make them is where I live if you've ever heard of the University of Maine at Orono where I'm like 10 minutes from Orono I'm not 10 minutes from their college but just the town from Old Town there is a bike path that leads to the university in Bangor in the summertime has concerts on the waterfront you might want to look that up online is Bangor Maine so there's a lot to do and see here although I'm not the type to get out and do that now if I lived in another state or whatever I would definitely be traveling around more than I do but I was born and raised here in Maine I was raised in the southern part of the state and the people up here in the northern part of State much more friendly much more friendly alright I'll let you get going thanks for touching base with me preciate it as I see some of your other videos if you have any I'll make comments on them get back to me when you can no big hurry I will talk to you later
I also plan a trip because I'm looking for people with whom you can go for long distances. I can advise you to ride to Ukraine.
Interesting. I shall look into it!
I think it dont matter closed:(
Alix Moyer no way!!! Hopefully they had a good run. That sucks
Waffle House Rocks!!