Keep grinding mate, when the cycling media ignore you its usually both of these things: 1. They see you as competition (kinda true, but short sighted) 2. They are embarrassed at how much quality content you can produce with such a small team and resources compared to them to the moon!

I am a KZfaq junkie. It's so strange to think I've watched your family grow for so many years and you have no idea who I am, but there's a vibe to you that convinces me that you really do know me. Your thought process and world view bring me joy and comfort. Your adventures on the bike bring me inspiration, and your musings on fatherhood and family life are equal measure fantasy and practicality. You, Tyler, are the most open, honest, and forthcoming creator on this platform. I am grateful for your work. I am a fan for life. Have a Merry Christmas and a never ending string of happy new years.

I never thought I could take an adult man seriously while he's wearing a onesie! But somehow you pull it off! 🤣 Great video Tyler! Love this series!

Can't tell you how good and refreshing it is to see a guy dedicated to his marriage, his wife, and his family! Thank you!

I am not surprised AT ALL that “the cycling media” has ghosted you. Take it as a compliment because it means you’ve built the brand and authenticity you’ve been striving for. You break all of the rules and in no way conform to the industry’s image of what cycling and cyclists are supposed to be and do. And THAT is why most of us love you. There’s a reason why most of these outlets are just surviving on selling ads. And yeah, you have sponsors like Canyon and you have to promote their products, but as you said, you don’t do it in a gross way. Anyway, never change Tyler!!! Eventually, everyone else is going to have to catch up with you.

Your honesty and transparency is undeniable Tyler! Love every interaction with you as you for sure are completely honest and open in every way. I am a bit envious to be honest 🥰

Just had to comment again bro. Your son named Athan put tears in my eyes. Being Greek, that was my dad's name, Athanasios, who passed away in 2016 and has become my son's middle name . Much respect.

VC is like a cool long distance acquaintance that I don't get to see very often, love getting caught up with his life, am always rooting for his happiness and success. Rock on VC!

Thank you so much for sharing with us. I have to tell you... Your philosophy of once you decide to do something, it's over, you've done it, got me through a 200k ride yesterday. I started getting sore around 140k but just kept telling myself, it's already over, you already did this, this is just going through the motions; and it got me through the last 60k. Thank you for giving me that mindset.

A lot of guilt / selfish questions. If I don't ride a couple days, I'm irritated, short, just in bad mood. First thing my partner will say is "please go ride" I come back recharged, loving, caring, 100%. Riders with partners will know.

Wow. This one hit me hard: "I am almost certain I will pass away by being hit by a car." I've often though the same thing, and it's a tough to accept this reality. Cyclists put themselves in harm's way every time they put rubber to road, especially in this day and age where everyone is so fucking addicted to their cell phones.I got hit by a car last year, and I was incredibly lucky that it wasn't worse. I think about this every time I go out for a ride. But the joy, freedom and sense of self-satisfaction I get from riding bikes outweighs the risk. I can't say my family feels the same way, tho...

I agree with you on the cycling media 'beef' . The likes of GCN, Cycling Tips, Cycling Weekly etc etc etc ultimately exist only to sell advertising. Races like TdF, Giro, etc were initially set up to sell newspapers, now they sell advertising space/air time.

I've been following you for quite a while. I always viewed you as a nice kid (I'm 62, that's my perspective) thought the whole surfer gnarly dude thing bothered me a bit. After this video, I don't see you as a kid at all but a good man who I share a surprising (to me)amount with. Plant based but not happy with the whole religious vegan thing, eating disorder (you think you can get to 600, I DID get to 350), the conscience parent balance that so many seem to do on auto pilot, marriage dedication, ect. Oh, and the bicycle\fitness press? I replaced them with you, Gaimon, NorCal, gplama, dc rainmaker and others a couple of years ago. Keep being a good dad, I have 2 sons both in college . They're great men who I have a solid relationship with. I sacrificed a ton professionally to be with them on trips, ballfields , school projects, ect and I don't regret it a bit. My only teeny regret is that they never caught my cycling bug, but they're happy, so that's fine too . I'm very glad I got past the whole dude thing, though it still annoys me a little 😂

All these insights make me repspect you even more! Good luck with the vlogs this december!

Your best video ever!! Thanks for being so open and honest. Love what you do. Can’t wait to meet you at a free fondo in PA

You have such integrity. I really resonate with your values and way you hold yourself accountable. I love your honesty. From one over-sharing food addicted family person to another, you rock!

Forgive your father Tyler and a burden will be lifted from your shoulders and soul. You are a wonderful example of a good husband and father.

VC: "I hope that whatever I say doesn't change how you look at me."..... Me (probably one of the first 50 subs): greatly shifts my thoughts on this wildly imperfect human. Thanks Tyler. Keep evolving but don't ever change.

Love your honesty. Don’t change a thing. You inspire with your work.

I totally know how you feel with binge eating. Before Ironman triathlon, I was 230 lbs at my heaviest. Now I hover at 170lbs, and it's still difficult to keep the weight off (weight loss is crazy hard). I can easily down 6000 calories in a day, eating everything in my fridge that isn't nailed down, and not even blink an eye

VC I've been watching you on KZfaq for so long now, a decade maybe, feels like it lol. I don't comment often but just wanted to let you know you're a solid person. Good natured, quite intelligent and great heart. Another small positive beacon of light in this dim world. Happy holidays from Canada🎄🎁🎉🎊💖

Your view about frustrations in a relationship are on point. When you said the idea of giving 50/50 is incorrect, it needs to be 100/100 100 percent of the time, was something that made me stop and think about my own marriage. Thank you for sharing.

I have a similar relationship with my wife but, man, my libido is way too high to not think of other women. My coping mechanism comes from the best marriage advice I ever got: "Experiment with honesty"

Hey man, I really dig your videos and just how open you are with how you’re feeling on a bike. It’s inspiring to me that when your win the pain cave, you just keep going forward despite just wanting to stop. I think your first DK/Unbound race really displayed that to me the first time. I push harder now knowing that with the right mentality, I can keep going.

I applaud your view on your marriage vows!!!! We have 4 adult children around your age and we emphasize that when you get married, you are making the biggest promise of your life and it should be a bond not to be broken. Also ya'all are fantastic parents, thanks for keeping it real in all your videos!!!

I can't tell you enough how much I appricate this video. I don't really see a lot of the things you talked about the same way. But regardless I learned a lot about you and you do a very good job of explaining your thought process and motivation behind your thinking. I've only watched you for about a year but I feel like I learned so much about you, it also adds depth to your other vidoes knowing all of this.

I’ve followed your videos for a couple of years. I love riding bikes and love what you do but I love how you do it even more. This KZfaq was your best, bravest and separates you from all others! Keep believing in who you are and sharing your message. I am a fan.

Best KZfaq content creator cycling related and in general. Thank you for continuing to share your life and stories with us, Tyler.

1. I've watched all your videos and you rip as a parent. I am literally copying your playbook with my 11-year-old son and 3 year old daughter. 2. You are the least selly outty person I know. Leaving money on the table is so difficult. Thank you Frodo for resisting the power of the dollar. 3. I have the same feeling about getting hit by a car on my bike. It's sorta like a soldier who is killed in battle but dumber. I have completely conceded to future Dave being killed this way. This must be how Surfers feel about sharks. 4. I avoided having kids bc I knew I would have a daughter and that would suck for similar reasons you gave. Now I would literally do anything for that one little girl. Anything to protect her. Daughter's freaking rip. 5. This is long. Thanks VC. Loving the Vlog. BikeDads 4 Life Bro. Yuhhhh

About cyclingtips: as the sister site of pinkbike, i think they may have similar policies, heres what pinkbike said about it: They will not repost or share stuff from other bike-media outlets ad a company policy. I think they make exceptions for individual creators doing vlog type stuff oder video edits, but not for large projects etc. I would say, dont mind them, your content is much more advanced than theirs anways.

I'm addicted to your videos! I don't know why, but for me, who's been cycling for 55 of my 80 years, you hit the spot! God bless y'all! 'Still pedaling',, Dennis

Awesome Q&A… Way to thread the needle on your deep dive into what it means to put your best self forward everyday. 99% work yields 1% magic and it shows in the quality of your relationships and videos!

Dude!! I've always said, the main reason I absolutely LOVE you is because you're so genuine. You're REAL! And this just showed it more. So glad to hear you say divorce would NEVER even be an option. I've been married almost 40 years, and that's what we've always said too. When you basically say that getting out isn't something to even consider, you work harder to smooth out the rough spots. Keep doing what you're doing. So excited to see what you have for us in 2023.

@10:00 I posted this yesterday on FB, I coach my youngest son's basketball team. There are a few things I have learned coaching Aiden these last four years. Yes, Aiden is good, but even if he wasn't these facts would stay true. This is also true of Trevor. 1) I love that I get to spend time with him. I know shortly, Aiden will be setting his trail, going places in College and life. Time goes fast and as a parent, I will do whatever I can to support him and be there for him. 2) His heart is his greatest attribute to the game. I can just sit and watch him play non-stop. I also love seeing him lead his team even when hurt. As a father I want the best for him, I want to be there for him. He isn't there for me. 3) I need to equip him and trust him at all times. My role as a father or coach is to give him what he needs to be successful and let him fly, when his time to move on to High School, College, or Life, it's still my job to give him what he needs and let him fly. As he will be busy, it's my job and my effort to support him with what counts. 4) Lastly and there are more. I just need to love him no matter what. He will make mistakes, he will get hurt, and he will move away. But my love and house and arms for a hug will always be there. I can not wait to see what my boys do.

JB seems like one of the most genuine people I've never met. I'm stoked you guys have become great partners and friends through the amazing adventures you've been on together. I hope it continues for a long time. I know I look forward to the next impossible route video and story.

Just came back to watch this video again, still hits. Love VC being real, keep it up

These deep Q&As from you are such great content. I love this. Please make these regular.. Its like getting to know you through all of your other videos is the character development - and then this tells the real story. Keep it up dude.

26:23 100% agreed! Storytelling is your gift!! Just found your channel and proceeding to binge watch. Thanks for the inspo on being an amazing human

I really appreciate all you do to keep this channel as free as possible of commercials. Keep on going VC you are doing great.

LOVED it, Tyler. Quite possibly your best video...certainly, your most revealing !! Good for you !!!

I love this video, thank you for being so real and transparent, I assimilate like you and your videos are stellar, I literally binge watch them, and it puts me in a better mood when I hear and see your videos in the background while driving or actually working, thanks again and keep up the good work

You say “let’s talk health and eating” then YT throws me a commercial Taco Bell crunch wrap supreme! Lol 😂 🤣😂. Great video, thank you for showing us behind the scenes. I hope you gain more followers after this video.

Brooo… the dad question… I have a very similar story. I never resented (or at least never thought I did) until I became a dad. The older my son gets the harder it is to forgive my dad for being a douchebag. I know I have to forgive him for my own sake but it seems it’s getting harder to do so as my son gets older.

well there is the ultimate question Tyler :) What would you rebrand "The Vegan Cyclist" to if you could? Great video, thank you for sharing mate. Merry Christmas !

You come across as a super nice honest guy. Only good things will come your way. Love your channel. From Utah. Take a look at LOTOJA and Salt to Saint. Would be fun if you came and did this races.

I started watching your videos in 2017. I believe your hard work, consistency and big heart are going to bring wonderful things and memories to your family. The old saying, good things happen to good people. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Incredible in-depth video that gives way more answers than you owe any of us. Appreciate you for that VC.

The concept of just one more and go harder to get a kick is so relatable, and when you don't the effort doesn't seem satisfactory

My man, you were millimeters from spilling that espresso at 33:19! But seriously, you are an inspiration to me and challenge me to push myself further in cycling, work, and life

I only have respect for a person that has no place for half truths and has pretty close to no filter between what he(or she) thinks and what he (or she) says , liked you before like you even more now , godspeed man ! 🤙🔥

I can imagine you being afraid to put out this video. Great you did it! For me there is a lot of great content in what you say, others might turn it off after 5 seconds. People will judge you. Always! You can‘t change that. So what… Once again, great you put it out! Thank you for your work and your honesty. I missed your videos throughout the year and I am thrilled you‘ve come back and done amazing things in the meantime. Looking forward to more. Have a great rest of the year and a great 2023!

Never easy to put yourself out there like that. Much respect for being honest. One of your top ten videos for sure!

You are killing it Tyler, fantastic content and as a fellow father, its great to see. Any plans for 'Impossible Route' themed T-shirts to go alongside your brand?

You're a good man, Tyler! Keep on keeping the faith and grinding bruh!

Bro. I was a fan. After the marriage questions, Im now a super fan. Could have been in your seat (minus the famous KZfaqr part) answering those questions the same way. Thx dude.

A very interesting episode. Thanks for being so open on these topics, some were very personal, and you never owed us any explanations...I still have the highest opinion of you, your family, your content, and you have a legion of fans that feel the same. Thanks Bro!

Office is looking sick with all of those photos! But beyond that - the openness is so refreshing and appreciated! You’re a good dude.

This is the best thing I've seen on KZfaq this year.. Wish you huge continued success in 2023!

Been with you on The Tube for years now. Keep doing you Bro. Your videos are always a highlight to my Zwift sessions. Happy holidays from Squamish, BC

Great Video man, different format for you but I liked it. Cool seeing you in this vulnerable light. I give you guys a lot of credit for living this lifestyle and making it work. Its one hell of a balancing act I'm sure.

Great video. Really have been enjoying all of these. I remember GCN doing a story on you when you won that Fondo. And I never thought about how much more coverage you should be getting.

Great vid Bruh. Seriously. & To add another “Yew 🤙” I truly dig watching new videos as your spring/summer schedule winds down Vs rapid fire while you’re at your busiest with all the avenues you fly while being an amazing family man. Thank you all the way ❤Full Gas2023!

Hey hey hey I personally love hearing how you feel during all of your videos. It is inspiring to have been watching you, seeing your physical strength and your mental strength grow. Knowing that I can totally relate to where you are at in those moments is huge. Probably one of the main reasons I connect with you. Keep it up… great story.

Thank you for posting this, Tyler! Keep up the great work! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Loved it Tyler. Keep killing it and growing the new biznezzz

Thank you so much. Would be cool to see another one of these! Your content is great and relatable. I’m glad that u developed as a filmmaker too compared to your videos 6 years ago. It’s inspiring how u and your family are managing your life. Looking forward to 2023! Ps: which kind of camera / lens do u use ?

Dude, y’all are making me cry. I truly appreciate your honesty and candor... I am a father, cyclist and a vegan as well. @11:30 was a hard thing for me as well.

Loved it! It changed how I feel about you for the better😊

Just love the introspection- great job!

I just want to say that you are a huge inspiration to me Tyler. As a man, cyclist, human, partner, and hopefully someday a father, I sincerely look up to you and Im sure Im not alone. Keep up the great work man!

Always got the vibe you were a solid dude and after this you are. I felt the same exact way about my dad once I had my son. I want to do that secret Yosemite ride so bad!

Loved this video because I learned so much about you from it! 👍

Dude! What an awesome video! I am the original non vegan who loves a beer and a bottle wine, but also love a bike ride and adventure. I started watching your videos because of the impossible route series and follow you because of that. You are an inspiration brother! Keep it going.

Appreciate you just being you and letting everyone in. Thanks for the insight during your "mail in" video 😉.

Enjoyed another daily Vlog - thanks VC. Keep on creating! Love the hustle and flow.

Best video yet! Thanks for your honesty and for sharing your stories. Big fan over here.

Great video man. Appreciate the transparency!

If this has changed the way I think of you at all, it's only for the better. And I already thought very highly of you! Yuh!

Love the honestly and transparency

I appreciate the honesty - period. Its lost in todays world with how overly sensitive everyone is. What you said about the dopamine rush really hit. I did a 188 mile event earlier this year on a handcycle (arm power baby) and it was a rush from hell. I did another similar but slightly shorter event and was like- meh ok, but where is the rush?! Its like drugs or alcohol, you build a tolerance so you need more and more to get the same feeling. it really kind of sucks lol. love the videos, keep 'em coming.

Dude, my son is just like I was.. does my head in seeing all my mistakes replayed to me at 40 years old.

Dang VC dropping vids at 4:30am 3:02 I will slide in to your DMs....but only for some vegan recipes and parenting tips 😁

Seems every "youtuber" deals with the same problems. Integrity definitely matters and sell outs are easy to spot. But boy is it tempting as the extra money would be sweet 😔 As they say it's getting harder and harder to make an honest buck. Keep up the great work my friend 👍

Bro your comment on how relationships are 100 / 100 not 50 / 50 was so on point it's ridiculous. The whole when one person give 90 the other person gives 80 until ultimately ppl give zero f*#@s is super true. 100/100 baby!

CT ignoring you is a funny one and comes with a simple explanation imho: because you are (in a way) threat to them. CT have recently fired quite some staff. That sheds some more light on there position.

All my respect for your honesty and openness...Thoughts in this video, left me thinking (and will help me) on how to approach my own. dilemmas,,THANK YOU/Gracias.

My two cents on the mainstream media thing is it’s 1 part fear, 1 part jealousy and 1 part laziness. Fear of you and your audience. It’s threatening to a lifetime keyboard journalist how you engaged your audience…something they will never do. Jealousy as they see how you are able to break down the boundaries of the old guard cycling world … one they are stuck in. And laziness…because as we both know they always look for the cheap and easy story. Ps. Loving the daily’s … keep ‘em up, have to get you on the Nero Show soon. Was going to ask who your favourite cycling KZfaqr was … but I didn’t want to start a riot 😜

Love your outlook on life and your honesty. You are a good dude!

I appreciate the comments and honesty on the relationship with your wife and your kids. I hope that the young guys listening here will take note. Relationships are work. Having kids is work. Our son is 1.5yrs now and we've had a pretty rocky start. It's been hard and i mean HARD on many days for both of us. We both know we want each other, we want that relationship, we are on the same boat and no one is going to throw in the towel. So we gotta put work into it. The days that are the easiest is when both give 100%. We are more loving, more compassionate and everything seems to flow seamlessly. Always pay attention to your partner. Sometimes you gotta give a 120% or 150% and pick up the work your partner can't to at that moment. I think you transported that message in many of your videos and I applaud you for that. In a time where it seems like every option is open it is refreshing to see someone commited in something and having that one anchor in your life will make you a better person for sure. Be it work, family, friends, art, music, whatever. Always give a 100% and if something does not seem worth your time, do something else. Keep on grinding VC, we are cheering you on.

Love this dude, love his videos! Keep it up man.

Great video! Meant to ask this before you went through these, but wondering what your wife uses to build up capital (you discussed bike riding as a way of building up currency; how does she get to do the same?).

I really appreciate what you do and say don't change anything ,

Dude you are such an inspiration, I would love to ride with you one day. Your view on life rips!

love ya tyler. Fuck cycling tips and velonews, I've never understood why you haven't broken through on outside+

Tyler the philosopher...in a onesie. Never watched a bad video from you and this one was great too. Like others, I am so happy you do these vlogs each December. My wife is also a legend (and a vegan) she ran 101k last month...she is 58. The 100:100 ratio is so true in a relationship. Mark

I enjoy your temperament. Never change. You be you. You and Jeremiah balance each other out.

Well done, you are a genuine, good person! Your family is very lucky to have you and your father is sooooooo missing out! Keep up the good work! Love Your Content!

Great video, great personality, and a great family man! Thank you for sharing.

Appreciate your videos. Keep em coming. Btw kinda concerned about your fat bike winter ride. Lol. I'm in Canada and riding in the cold (below freezing) for more than 90 mins sucks!!!

3 months late to this. Best Q&A to exist.