Love that this is now a film. What an incredible experience to share with you, Francis ❤

I really enjoyed watching this lads, great film. I went to New Zealand in 2006 to visit a friend for 3 weeks who lived in Christchurch at the time and ended up staying for 12 months. One day i had a real lightbulb moment and decided I was going to take a train to the North island, explore and cycle back to Christchurch. So I bought the cheapest MTB i could find equipped with front and back lights along with a lock. My kit comprised of two pair of football shorts, two football tops, two pair socks, a small rucksack, sleeping bag, a t-shirt, combat shorts, flip flops and a pair of PRADA trainers that looked like Donald Ducks head(hideous looking things but I thought I looked cool). I had not peddled a bike for about 15 years, so when my mate told me my "planned" journey was about 400 miles, in parts absolutely no sign of life on deserted roads so he advised equipping myself with safety equipment and at times there may be nowhere to stay at night(hence the sleeping bag). So i pushed the boat out bought one of those foil blankets, a whistle, a tiny keychain torch, a mars bar and a snickers and off I went. One day later with saddle sores, blisters on my feet and hands and terrible sunburn and a tinge of regret for the birth of a crazy lightbulb plan. The regret lasted all of 10mins as the unbelievable scenery all around had me. On my left was the beach and Pacific Ocean, on my right intermittent mountains and pine forests. Every so often I would encounter menacing packs of EMU and Deer who would form small relay teams to sprint along aide me giving me the real evil side eyes. Anyway the point of writing this was it turned into a wonderful adventure where I encountered very few people or cars at times and very definitely multiple 200meter sprints being chased by menacing EMU. Memories i will treasure the rest of my life

Amazing film and effort lads! Total props to you both on this epic ride. Took me back to my younger Oz bike touring days, cheers again!

You do a really great job of documenting your experiences, and as I have said before, I also like the way you stay positive and upbeat…you are living out some of our dreams…thank you for sharing.

Very enjoyable, and so much easier to watch as a feature-length film! I watched a couple of Francis's other journeys as playlists, and this is so much easier.

Shane and Mave are such good humans.

Congrats guys on riding across our little island, massive achievement. Glad you got to meet the boyz, Derek & Nigel. Thanks for the ride 👏👍💪👌

Llama is a genuine treasure! Such a nice human.

Greetings from California. This was my favorite bike adventure. Thank you so much for putting it together into one continuous film. Can’t wait to sit down and watch the whole movie without interruption! 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️❤

What a watch! a rainy bank holiday monday = watched this from start to finish. Incredible as always

Thank you for these awesome cross country bike tours. I love watching the different cultures and scenery that you record on your many adventures!

Great to revisit in this condensed form. Bring back Maven!

Awesome film. Cade media should do more like this 🎉🥳

Amazing stuff, think we need a new bike packing adventure now you done all the previous as movies 🙏🏽 Thank you for the vid

Oh yeah finally the new video already coming out! Please share more video like this!👍🏼

1:34:44 FFAF. What a song. I never comment on KZfaq videos, but what a great watch. 10/10. What an adventure you guys had !

I've loved this. Hard to comprehend the miles you covered and the calories you consumed!

So this is my third of these long films I’ve watched tonight. Love this format, it suits them so well

WHY AM I JUST NOW KNOWING THIS??? I JUST FINISHED THE SERIES AGAIN AND I WATCHED IT BY EPISODE🙃

Absolutely love these, can't wait for more long form content like this

Nice can’t remember if I have seen this before but regardless will enjoy (re)watching again.

WOW ! Incredible "trip" Francis & Chris. Australia on a "badass" motorbike looks tediously arse numbing ! On a cycle ! 🙉 Thanks for making it into a movie 🎬 🦟 ☀️ 🦟🦟 🐪🐫 🦘 🦘🦘

How much do we love Australia, bikes and you Brits;

This is really well done… like I was along for the ride w/ hooligan legends!! 🤘

Wow, epic adventure in a beautiful country. I had planned Sydney to Perth solo some 25 years ago but chickened out of it, now in my 60s i still have wonderful memories of cycling all over Aus!

141:55 "F Off You Penguin!"

This was so cool to watch. Thank you!!

David is a true legend ! Next stop New Zealand Yeah, nah ?

Wow what a ride. Congrats on this massive ride. Whoa! Very cool

Great film

Haha I decided to watch this whole series a month ago when i was craving a bike adventure. glad you made it into a film

Watched this on a rainy afternoon in the UK. Never craved a long ride in the sun so much

Een super bikepacking trip die jullie hebben ondernomen was een hele klus maar hebben volbracht.

Would love to know more about the camera set up you guys take on a trip like this and how you pack your gear!

I love seeing the familar sights and roads I ride around in the first section of this! The Esplanade hotel, the PSP paths, the roads out in the hills, its great!

Haha the fuck off addition! Was well excited to find out to get my hands on one. My bottom lip is fully out Chris ☹

Love the color grading. Nice job

Epic trip. Really enjoying it. I’ve cycled Adelaide to Sydney before. Mini version of the Nullabor between Balranald and Hay, 100km dead straight road into a strong head wind. Also been on a few roads in WA. The snakes are venomous btw. Great film!

Looking at the back of Chris' helmet, I'm pretty sure that the black and white fanned stripe pattern is what was provoking the magpies because it looks a lot like a magpie's outstretched wings. Probably just as well it didn't look like a Drop Bear or you would have really been in trouble!

I just returned from a month trip trough Australia (with a car) and although I did see some kangaroos, I certainly saw more signs warning about kangaroos and of course far more death ones and not really much other wildlife, just a few lizards.

Do you share your equipment list anywhere? I would also like to know how much money you spent on your supplies throughout the trip. Food & drink. Do you have a budget or plan or just play it by ear”ear”… you need what you need? While I am asking - how long did it take you to plan out the logistics? Anyway, really enjoy your vids. Thank you

I remember dropping off their care packages 📦 with my son

2:50 First Vanilla Coke

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Great film! Trying to work out what bar end mirrors you are using, does anyone know please?

Wondering what camera strap that was and the, "it's the yellow edition of it's custom made" got me good. I do like that strap though.

Love it, just needed some image stabilization on that camera… Other than that, awesome film

sea to summit head nets - for your next visit =)

Really loved watching, the huge amount of dust in the air also reflects some sunlight, making you a little cooler. Does anyone know the artists behind the music of the film?

Great film lads would have liked to have seen the Aussie curry 🍛

Wow, loving your videos. Please let me know. What’s that song at 10.21 ? Don’t stop.. it’s in my head and I can’t get it out😀

Half way through so far, really enjoyable vid. Did I miss what kind of bikes you’re using? ( gravel I presume). Plus what’s the contraption on Chris’s front fork?

S.KOREA FAN^^ ❤💛💚💜 👉yesterday🤗

This is brilliant. When did this ride happen?

As someone cycling in Ireland it's funny to hear someone complain about headwind. What is tailwind? 😂

Ah, the good old days…Jam Cycling, Attacus, Francis actually on a bike, adventures with Chris, in search of kangaroos and koalas! Bring back the old days!

Anybody got an ID on that camera strap? I want one, but have no clue where to start searching.

Hi gents - what were the mirrors you were using & discussing at 53:30?

What tires did you run?

Haha, you get used to the flies ......you just need to ride faster than them!

800th like ✅

Out of curiosity, how many bottles of vanilla coke did you consume between you? I really hope you kept track. Seriously though, great video lads, inspired me to plan my first bike packing trip across Europe next year.

Who’s sick mind made the transition at 1:38:38 🤯

You were running tubeless…was that smart? I know you had some challenges early did you change out tires during the trip?

It is an epic video and thanks for putting up a great content! Please do not shoot it in Portrait Mode. It is only good in still images, but for videos, it is not fun to watch :), very tiring on the eyes.

When did happen??

The thumbnail for this video shows an "R" rating, but I cannot find anywhere what this means on KZfaq? Are you able to clarify?

You were running tubeless…was that smart? I know you had some challenges early did you change out tires during the trip? Oh - lol - you did change tires. Wow, your back tires were worn.

I thought that much Coke would be fatal ?!?!?

Continuity error at 39:49? Title says Norseman, but previous scene you were already in Balladonia.

Is Francis vegan? How do you find suitable food when in the middle of nowhere? Genuinely wondering..

Snakes are not to be taken lightly. One of my kids was bitten by a black snake in NSW, he was extracted by helicopter, spent some time in hospital and recovered after being pretty sick for a couple of weeks. Don't recommend it

Ffs servos are not called gas stations!

vegitarian lol lame