Cycling Across Eastern Alaska // World Bicycle Touring Episode 48

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14 күн бұрын

After leaving Denali National Park, we cycled the remote Denali Highway before heading toward Tok and the Canadian border. Alaska continued to leave us in awe of its beautiful mountains and huge tracts of undeveloped land.
Instagram: / rollingexistence
Bicycle gear list below. We're running a mix of traditional panniers and bikepacking bags.
- 2020 Surly Ogres
- 36h Rohloff Speedhubs
- 36h Son 28 Dynamo hubs
- Ryde Andra 40 rims
- Marathon GT365 29x2.0 tires
- Avid BB7 brakes, 200mm front, 160mm rear
- Sinewave Cycles Beacon headlight/USB charger
- Ergon SMC Core (Andrew) Terry Butterfly Century (Jenny) saddles
- Rogue Panda custom frame bags
- Ortlieb Back Rollers Plus rear panniers
- Bedrock Bags Hermosa front panniers
- Tubus Cargo rear rack (Andrew), Tubus Logo Classic (Jenny)
- Planet Bike AL fenders
Camera Gear:
- Fuji X-T4
- Fujinon 16-80 mm f/4- Fujinon 23 mm f/2 prime
- GoPro Hero 8 Black w/Media Mod + DIY windscreen
- Rode VideoMic Pro
- Sony RX100 IV
Music Credits:
Ky Akasha - Memory Within A Dream
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Ky Akasha - Join Me
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Ky Akasha - 38 Hz
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Ky Akasha - Canella
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Пікірлер: 54

@brendancoyne148 5 күн бұрын

Thank you. It’s been over 10 years since I toured through Alaska. The Denali Highway was some of my favorite riding. Happy and safe miles y’all!

@bunterngkhemwong 11 күн бұрын

Do what we love like what we do is the most happiness in our life. Your journey inspiring to me so much.

@normanplewis 12 күн бұрын

Each chapter in your spectacular journey has been inspiring, and your videos have a wonderful vibe. Thanks for documenting and sharing!

@outtatrex 10 күн бұрын

Agree 💯

@SlowMovingSaddles 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for taking us viewers along on your amazing adventure! 🙏🏼 So cool you do this!❤ Every episode I enjoyed watching. And I’ve seen them all!!!😅

@RollingExistence 9 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!! We're glad you're enjoying them 😊

@PEDALSnPROJECTS 10 күн бұрын

Beautiful and Brave 🤩

@1004-RIDER 10 күн бұрын

멋지십니다..조심해서 여행하시길..I am a S.korean.❤❤❤

@GordoGambler 6 күн бұрын

Beautiful video as usual with no noise. So your Rohloffs have caught up to mine at 20,750. Just broken in now, like a teenager. I rode my 73 lb tour bike 100 miles yesterday, 11 hours. I just watched a video of a girl who just switched her Surly from defaileurs to a Rohloff14. She got it from an idiot who only rode it 200 miles and gave up, so stupid. Damn smoke season is fully underway now, got choked out Saturday and Sunday in Edmonton. It is raining enough to halt the fires some now. Last summer was the worst ever. In 2018 I rode a 3,900 mile loop to Oregon, that was damn smoky as well. Don't be afraid to ride almost anywhere thru Edmonton. The river valley MUPs are fantastic. But more likely is you do the Jasper/ Banff highway to Calgary. Western Ontario is a very difficult slog with few towns, narrow shoulders and busy traffic. I drove thru there in 2019.

@pinocchiolizard 11 күн бұрын

Really Beautiful Place , Thank You 2 🚼🪃🏡 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌏🌎🌍🌞

@outtatrex 10 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, I always love to see where you guys hang out. Welcome to Canada, have a great trip ! Cheers.

@ChesstoImpress 10 күн бұрын

Very well crafted video once again. Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure, Jenny and Andrew. 🚲 🚲

@MrJx4000 11 күн бұрын

Wow, what a ride. I don't know how you guys do it--you make it look so easy. And thank goodness your bikes have not had any major malfunctions. Can't wait for the next one.

@rabh6746 11 күн бұрын

Another fantastic video guys, hard to beat those incredible landscapes👌

@Naufrago_365 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@rarufu98 8 күн бұрын

Wow! If I am not mistaken, I think we saw you last week, going to Fukuyama Japan from Onomichi.

@franknobody5965 8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your great videos! Always a joy to watch! 2 questions: 1) you rarely say anything about technical issues or maintenance. Would be really interesting! 2) Are you like going back and forth to home and touring? Or more like on a world tour? Trying to understand.

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

1) We built our bicycles with the goal of having bombproof transportation that we could depend on. In 2.5 years and 25,000 miles on the road, the only maintenance we did was Rohloff oil changes every 3,000 miles, new chains every 6,000 miles, and new brake pads when needed. We had one technical issue when a rock broke two spokes on Jenny's rear wheel, but we fixed that ourselves on the road with spare spokes that we carried with us. 2) We were on a continuous bicycle tour, 2.5 years with our longest break being 40 days in Croatia while we waited for our Schengen visa to reset. We flew several times to get to new destinations. We are now done with the tour for the near future. We're slowly editing footage but we're quite behind, this video was filmed in June 2023.

@franknobody5965 4 күн бұрын

@@RollingExistence Wow! Thanks! What do you mean, you are done? No more touring? I always look forward to seeing the next video ☺️

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

Yes, we've decided that it's time to get back to work to rebuild our savings and stay stationary for the foreseeable future. We've still got quite a few videos coming though, our trip ended in October 2023 so we've got four months of footage to work through.

@ART-qw9ds 11 күн бұрын

👍

@Ey_up 11 күн бұрын

First watch. Nice! Love Da Brim visor under the hood in the rain. Cool. Read your blog comment on Bedrock panniers not being waterproof and that's good to know (I will buy Ortlieb gravel panniers) but I found their handlebar roll to be fantastic in respect of the rain. My review photo from a torrential downpour day in Scotland is still on their homepage! 😊 I'm in Edinburgh.

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

We are pretty annoyed with the Bedrock Hermosa Panniers to be honest. On top of the fact that they pretty much become buckets in the rain, the attachment system is unreliable and they flopped off the bikes multiple times over the course of our trip, usually after hitting a big bump. We stabbed a bunch of holes in the bottom so they at least drained the water they collected. We eventually switched to the Microwave Panniers from Rockgeist and we recommend them heartily, bombproof attachment and completely waterproof. Ortlieb is the gold standard of course, you really can't go wrong with any of their products.

@Ey_up 4 күн бұрын

@@RollingExistence Thanks for your view, it's great feedback. Keep on rollin'!

@vernepavreal7296 11 күн бұрын

A cliffhanger of an ending Don't get verge vertigo Cheers

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

We were quite surprised! Crossing the big mountains in Malaysia is still the hardest single day we've ever done, even after riding through many countries. The heat and the elevation gain were next level!

@Ro-Bucks 10 күн бұрын

Love the views. Don't know if I would love the hills though. What do you eat before a trip, some kind of super foods I guess lol

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

We were on one long bicycle trip, we were on the road for 2.5 years straight. We just ate as much of whatever we could find! We're really bad about nutrition, we eat a lot of junk but it works for us!

@youngsikjun6274 11 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@Bikepacking 11 күн бұрын

That stove cabinet is think i rather camp lol

@RollingExistence 10 күн бұрын

It was definitely an odd place to sleep!

@CanyonWanderer 7 күн бұрын

Always very nice to see some footage from you, it is very inspiring and takes you along for the ride. I was wondering: the rain gear you ride in, is is fully waterproof? You use it extensively in this video, also when it is dry, suggesting it is also breathable

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

We're both using Montbell Peak Dry shells, which are Montbell's version of the Goretex shake dry technology. The waterproof layer is on the outside meaning you aren't supposed to wear backpacks with the shells, but they absolutely never wet out and are quite breathable compared to other 2.5 and 3 layer rain gear. We highly recommend them for bicycle touring. They are discontinued sadly, but the new Super Dry version might be a similar material. The Montbell JP site ships all over the world and is much cheaper than the US site. We bought ours at a physical Montbell store in Fukuoka.

@CanyonWanderer 4 күн бұрын

@@RollingExistence Thanks so much for your answer, very much appreciated!

@avagadroa4065 9 күн бұрын

Could you do a video on how you pack and ship your bicycles to your destinations?

@RollingExistence 9 күн бұрын

We were on a continuous trip so we weren't packing our bicycle very often. This Ryan Van Duzer video describes it pretty well, we do the same thing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdSDa5xmptnWqZ8.htmlsi=_Ye-KlwSeQHbcX_j

@PEDALSnPROJECTS 6 күн бұрын

That stove cabin was weird lol. Someone could lock you in and cook you 😅

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

We thought the same thing! Someone could have put a lock on the outside and trapped us haha, it was a little bit unnerving.

@PEDALSnPROJECTS 4 күн бұрын

@@RollingExistence fun experience when all goes well 😀

@Cycle2life 12 күн бұрын

What tent are you using? Great video….thanks for sharing your journey…I’ll be out there soon.

@RollingExistence 10 күн бұрын

We have a Hilleberg Anjan 2.

@lostthenfound 12 күн бұрын

You guys are amazing for doing this! Can't imagine how it feels to be cycling through such grand places without much civilization. What an amazing adventure, and thanks a lot for making the videos!

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

Thanks, that means a lot! We've really enjoyed watching your channel grow, you guys put in a ton of hard work and make consistently fascinating videos. Korea was one of our favorite places to ride so it's wonderful seeing all of the cool spots you guys feature. We will definitely be back at some point to check out some of the bike routes we missed in our time there!

@Dennisvollebregt 9 күн бұрын

What have been the avr. pace that you guys have on the bike / or focus one? Keep up the good work :D

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

On flat ground we cruise at about 12mph. Not fast, but our bikes usually weigh 90-100 pounds with food and water.

@biketouringnature 11 күн бұрын

Wow. What a place! What was the best and hardest in Alaska?

@Goodbashop 11 күн бұрын

Weather and insects obv :)

@RollingExistence 4 күн бұрын

As @goodbashop said, it was definitely the bugs! Once we got south of Fairbanks they were much more tolerable though, the Dalton Highway was exponentially more miserable bug-wise than the rest of Alaska.

@biketouringnature Күн бұрын

@@RollingExistence sounds like summer in Sweden where I live. been fighting them through my adventures on my channel. Been following you from the start. Keep up the good work and nice videos. Thank you for the inspiration😀

@cindiareddy2370 10 күн бұрын

What are you guys doing with your food at nights? Are you carrying a bear storage?

@RollingExistence 9 күн бұрын

Yes, we carried an Ursack - basically a Kevlar bear bag that you tie around a tree trunk. We would hang it 100 yards from our tent and also cook 100 yards from our tent and food storage location.