I'm a 73 yr. old Canadian cyclist, and have always dreamed of an Adventure such as this, but for now, you make it posible through your eyes, your experience. Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful journey.
As a cyclist, photographer, and traveler - an amateur in each! - I have the richest praise for this video. It's fascinating to see and experience America through the eyes of a visitor to our country. Thank you!
As a drone pilot I was fascinated by your perspectives, Vlad. As a retired cyclist, now, at 80 years old, riding an e-bike, your determination was great to experience. Congratulations on the ride, the production, and your valuable insights.
Well said! You know beside posting it here, having a document is more important than we can imagine. I don’t have footages of myself when I have young, a kid, and that’s a pity.
Brilliant! One of the best cycling videos in terms of camera work, narration and most importantly telling a story of a personal goal from heart! That drone shot of horses in Montana took my breath away!
I love watching ultracycling/long distance cycling documentaries, yours has to be one of the best I`ve ever seen! You did a great job condensing this enourmous jouney into a 80 min movie, a truly pleasure to watch and to listen too. Congratulations for completing this insane trip, and for this wonderful film! Thanks for sharing, best wishes!
It is a matter of time. The distance is doable, so it is about time. Time was the problem for me with my capacities. And time is a problem for documenting too. Not easy to cover 80 days.
Cool video and it looks like it was a heck of a journey. I think my fellow Americans forget how massive, diverse, rugged and just plain beautiful our country try is. We sometimes need a foreign to remind us.
Very diverse. Among Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, the landscape can turn from humid forest to dry steppe in a couple of miles. You have space, a lot of emptiness that makes any trip look magnificent… and not only on movies.
Wow, amazing adventure. Great work with video editing. When I was 26 years old, I rode across the United States . It’s a wonderful, feeling discovering something new every day that you have never seen before.
Wow! A truly beautiful film and a fascinatingly different perspective on an incredibly diverse country. Those early cycle trails were just amazing! I had no idea they existed. As for the people you met along the way, they are what makes me believe America is the greatest country on the planet. Thank you so much, Sir. You've inspired me to keep cycling and maybe, one day, I'll do the same journey you did. ❤🎉😊
You took the hard route across the US - from East to West full of headwinds, mostly alone. If you could do this route across the US you could do almost anywhere in the world. Looking forward to your next challenge on the bicycle.
Vlady, Thank you for sharing such a beautiful, difficult and breathtaking adventure with all of us. Such outstanding drone footage that captured the whole of that area you ventured through. The choice of music was at times spellbounding and enchanting along with the video of the wild horses. Such beauty you brought to life for us. Cheers...
Many thanks. If crossing the states isn’t easy, wrapping up a convincing or moving video, isn’t easy either. It was my very first major attempt, both with the ride and the video.
I’ve been cycling across the US in segments. As a complete coincidence, in September 2023, I stayed in the same room 47 in the same Royal Motel in Martinsville Indiana (see minute 18 !
@@vladywashereI also remember the Indian Family and the waving lucky cat (Maneko-neko) at the check in desk. Maybe they put all of the cyclists in that room. I remember parking my bike by the same window air conditioner. I also remember riding to the nice downtown square for some food. My map showed a bike trail on the side of the highway between downtown and the Royal Motel that was overgrown and not quite there anymore. 😊
Dear Vlady, usually I do not comment on YT videos but your movie made me want to contact you. Your movie took me away immediately! I was impressed by your footage, the esthetics of your camera work, the sound track and above all your thoughts and learnigs along the way! On top you gave me an impression of the United states I had never expected. I have a thousand questions about your journey - maybe I can cover them on your blog and website. Thank you for sharing your journey with the world!
Wow, thanks. Dunno, I am being myself. By riding a bike one have hands and legs busy but the brain keeps on working, Hence, the narration, the many considerations. You could subscribe and watch the episodes about the trip. Many are made on the way, edited with my phone using iMovie only. Check the playlists to find the episodes. And thanks again for your words, it makes me feel helpful and useful. After all is not just vlogging, but for a higher cause, inspiring others.
Whow !!! What an epic adventure!!! What a great video!!! What a brilliant music selection!!! What a great job you did!!! A big hug from a non cycelist, non backbacker girl from Germany 🤗
This was absolutely epic and so well done. Excellent narration, editing and footage. I have done my own week-long bikepacking adventures along the US East Coast but my dream is to bike across the country like this (hopefully with less wind and heat!). What an absolute inspiration!
Glad you enjoyed it. The U.S. is so vast that the heat/cold will be there waiting for you at some point. Summer month are good in the elevated areas but not elsewhere. Springtime can be too cold for you to cross the Rockies. Cycling from west to east can help you with the wind but still, you’ll encounter a few days of disrupting wind.
fastest ride on the trans am for me was between west yellow stone and ennis. Did the 52 miles in 2 and a half hours. everyday after that thru montana it was nothing but head winds. I did my ride about 10 years ago, and I think about it every day.. Getting ready to do a year long tour, or maybe just start living on my bike, and exploring the world.
I know that part. That stage goes north, probably you hade southernly winds. This is a trip of a lifetime, can even be not the longest, but in general is memorable.
Vlady, Thanks for creating and posting this wonderful video. Sometimes , I forget how wonderful and kind Americans can be to strangers. Unfortunately our country is going thru surreal political experience at this time. Your outlook and outsider views are sorely needed and appreciated. If you ever come back to Colorado please contact us as we would love to take you out to dinner and sightseeing in exchange for stories from the road.
Colorado Springs which is situated between Denver and Pueblo on the front range. Pueblo is on the Adventure Cycling Assoc. mid america route. I know the Trans AM riders pass through there in the spring.@@vladywashere
What an excellent video. Amazing challenge you set yourself and you achieved it without ego and with great dignity. I salute you. I once managed a team supporting a rider in the Race Across America so I followed a cyclist doing this trip, West to East. They have to do it in 12 days, it is brutal. I think your pace was much better, you experience more and achieve more, speed is not necessarily the best thing. I hope you took the lessons of the ride into your life when you returned.
Not a lot audience with you during the actual ride, but a lot of them now enjoying your beautiful and epic journey. Thank you for taking us along with you.
Absolutely spectacular video! I can’t believe this is just something I stumbled upon on UA-cam. Very, very well done!! Our country is beautiful and this video shared it so well. Very entertaining!!
Well done. Congratulations on an incredible achievement. Your telling and showing of the epic crossing was honest. I wonder, could I do it? Could I handle the challenge physically and emotionally? Would I have the courage to set off on such a journey?
I wasn't sure at all. I was completely caught by the so called Imposter syndrome. In order to see whether I was right or wrong, I had to try it on my skin. Only be trying I was able to kick away that bad feeling.
Thank you for putting it all together in one video …. Rewatching again…. 💪💪👏👍🚲America beautiful 🇺🇸great adventure and narration 🙌🤟🌴🌴 “ they ( Americans) don’t set limits “ …..sooo true….this is the best description of Americans I have ever heard….. Living here for 30 years I approve your statement 😊 USA ❤️🇺🇸
Excellent record of your great trip, Vlady. Having solo biked across Australia, then back, 40k km over four years, I can appreciate the effort you put into this. That drone provides a lot of context. My travels were from 2009 to 2013, so drones weren't a thing, and being remote much of the time on dirt roads away from town was unable to recharge batteries easily and didn't allow for much video footage. You nailed it, however, without being selfie-focused like so many bike touring. Inspiring stuff.
Sounds great! Today is a little easier. Power banks allow you to travel with energy. But consider, I even had my laptop with me. Of course, two battery for the drone. I also had to mind the energy consume, but I have managed. I have used the drone just once a week, on average.
Glad you enjoyed it. With the same material (plus other, unused) I am planning to go deeper into this USA tour, as there is a high interest about it. I am eager to work on it, I really enjoyed that trip.
This is really superb, I can completely relate each and everything you mentioned in the video other than the landscape. Though it was not lengthy and tough as yours, i also completed a recent cycle trip covering South to North of an Indian state- Kerala covering 900km in 9 days. Mine was more on beach side, a few kms through forest and a lot on hills and finally the worst in highways sharing road with heavy trucks and speedy cars. Not being a sports person and not sure of my limits, , just like you, I also didn't reveal my destination to anyone in the beginning, just told the cities coming next as destination, except for the last few days. Covered each day and place, with the spirit of crossing the levels of a video game. I was also overwhelmed by the greetings of people on the road. People asking about the journey, motive and destination. Offering tea, preparing food specially for me. Waving entree fee for me. Finally finishing the journey with the great feel of satisfaction and memories for life. Can't describe it fully. I always wondered why people going for this weird adventures and trip, i think now i know a bit of it, though not fully.
Excellent, glad to read your comment. Touring is very rewarding, especially when you don’t consider how efficient is a bicycle. You find yourself far away from the starting point and you realize that traveling like this is possibile, affordable and inspiring. No idea how India is, but must have been a great experience, memorable!
This is the one of just a few sincere cross county cycling documentary that I have been able to finish! Usually I quit such documentaries because the cyclists become somehow insufferable: pretentious, self righteous, over dramatic or something else.
There's a concept known as "Stealth Camping". Camp out of sight. Put your tent up right as it gets dark. There's almost nowhere in the USA where you can't pitch a tent. If the cops come, they'll just ask you to leave (if that). I pedaled the Katy Trail and couldn't find camping twice. Just pitched my tent on the side of the trail at dusk and was gone at first light. A few folks that saw me just went by and laughed.
@@vladywashere BTW the "sold out" soda machine you show in Tebbetts, Missouri...I just bought a coke there on Monday. The Katy trail is awesome. Thanks for sharing your videos!
It is amazing to see the wonderful USA with your eyes. As a Fat-Bike-Fan. I am planing to cross the USA one day. Your tour report gave me allots of impression. Any way, I am happy that your experience was complete, and I am sorry that your expensive parcel never arrived. lol
You should! The mistake with that parcel was mine indeed, as I have reported myself as sender and receiver and my partner couldn’t get it here, as in Sweden there are not flexible. The box went back to the states and nothing else to do from my side. The US POST didn’t take any further action.
The reason there is a town every 25 miles is from the early days of steam railroads. The early locomotives could only go that far without refilling with water and towns grew up around the RR water towers. BTW you didn't miss much not going on Route 66, its very flat with strong headwinds if you're heading west and a long way between anything interesting, ask me how I know.
Very well done video, enjoyable to watch. I always said that I wouldn't want to have this kind of gigantic bike trip but after watching your video I may consider. Well done, good job putting this all together!👍
Well said! Consider the option to take more zero miles days or have an entire week break in the middle of your journey. I had 7 days off on a total of 80, which isn’t enough for the most of us.
A bit of a shame you didn't take the columbia gorge pass in Oregon. The gorge is huge in ways that can not be displayed through photos. It also leads you right into portland, then you can take an easy road to the coast.
Sounds nice… :( I guess it is one way or the other. By taking the McKenzie pass, the Columbia Gorge is skipped. I’ll check the Net and see what I have missed. Thank you Jarek!
compliments for your high standards film .Beautifull footage and showing the landscape and people just as i experienced in 1979 riding bicyle from the west coast to the eastcoast. (trans america bicycle trail) . great job, thanx
Vlady, stunning, mesmerizing, exhilarating, captivating...simply incredible feat and videography for a solo adventure. You captured the vastness of the West and brought tears to my eyes. I can relate doing a 5-day bike packing trip across Vermont and shipping a box of unneeded stuff home.
A fabulous insightful video documenting a unique journey.. Thank you. I was thinking, who would be crazy enough to bring the weight of a drone on a cycle trip? I am so glad you did, the photography captivating. Thank you again
What a ride! It looked like the USA treated you well, I hope. You rode within 10 miles of my house in Brazil, Indiana. Your an inspiration! Cheers to a ride well done! 🍻
Epic journey, amazing video! Favorite Quote: "Ohio is Killing Me". 😂 I laughed out loud, sorry. I'm so sorry our great state of Ohio was so hard on you. Next time you come through Ohio and need any help, look me up, I'll provide any support you need.
No haha, next time must look for the Ohio river to Lake Erie trail! Better gradient :D You know, still in Ohio my fitness level wasn’t optimal. It got better in Colorado
Beautifully put together , narrated and shot. Congratulations. America is a beautiful country that for 99.9% of the time ignores its political unsteadiness.
Thank you for putting together a video that shows how nice and friendly America can be. Being local American, one just often hears how much better some other location can be. I know that is not the point, but it just seems rare to hear it. It also helps me want to make the bike ride along the length of Florida in the near term. Not as long as your own trip, but something interesting to see a lot of the state.
Well said! Amaricans are mostly great and helpful people. The best way is to experience that yourself. Europeans and Americans will always click, we are different but yet similar.
I rode from Savannah, Georgia to Key West a few years ago. That was epic! You really cannot understand the sheer enormity of Florida until you have ridden it. Highly recommend.
Thanks for sharing this highly entertaining and thoughtful movie. Great to hear the reflexions of a very good observer who is not interested in records but still pushes for an amkazing goal. Amazing pictures as well, thank you very much indeed!
I gave myself 10 minutes to watch a a few shorts before heading out into the garden for the day. 1 hour 20 minutes and 25 seconds later… great video and congratulations! Made me remember forgotten parts of my rides across the country. I apologize for my home state of Indiana; it’s not at all visually interesting and although generally known for being flat, it’s actually fecund with frustratingly short but steep hills over and over and over and…
That is true! Sudden steep climbs there too, nears major rivers. The towns were cool! Indiana is nice, but the countryside is somehow familiar for me; it could be northern Italy’s plains or Hungary.
This is an absolute stunning video, the best bike ride video I have ever seen on UA-cam. Camera work, text, unique voice - marvelous. I hope Netflix will buy it and make you rich;-) I have some experience in the alps, but consider a longer trip recently. Such an inspiration.
Fantastic journey and video. I hope you can do another in the future with an e-bike and trailer to have better camping. An e-bike would make hills easier as well as allow more gear. I am an American retiree living in Costa Rica. Ever pay a visit here I have an extra moped for you to use. 110 cc 2 stroke and 11 HP. But legal without license. Costa Rica is called the Switzerland of Central America.
A beautiful documentary. I would like to suggest some following things. I found you lacked introducing your warm showers hosts, also you didn't introduce to your fellow cyclist that you met on the way. Finally, you did not show anything of Jeffrey City. It would much richer in content, if you did. Next time maybe.
Yeah, agree with you. The final movie unfortunately had no space for that, but I have done many episodes to describe the whole trip. I have met great people and Jeffrey City is out of this world.
A great video. Big compliment. I imagine staying overnight in the USA is very complicated. Cities are far apart and wild camping is often forbidden. What is your experience with this?
Very true! Having a plan would be perfect, but a cyclist must be flexible. The east of Mississippi was expensive as I did camp only occasionally. One aim to reach a town, but once in a town you are seducted by motels 😂. A work around this situation is to sleep somewhere out of the towns, hiding. That was not easy and not easy to think, in the Easter half. On the west, things were much more handy. Small towns are used to have travelers. Free campings are common, and common are the national forests.
Mostly! From Walden Co to Oregon is the Transamerica. Now a days you should be able to find the Washington - Pittsburgh section also loaded on ACA. From Pittsburgh onward I was for a while on the NY to Chicago. The point is that I didn’t download their maps, I have managed on my own. I suggest to check my links and my blog / maps.
Amazing video! Feels like I should've paid for the pleasure to watch it 😁 I'm glad you had a great time in The States. I plan to travel the Trans America path in the future and every day watching videos like these make me so happy. Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Goat heads 😢 I live in Washington State and retire every winter in Central Mexico.... I see goat heads everywhere and they constantly get stuck in my poor little dog's feet
Beautiful filming! So fun to watch as I just did the same route - must have been a couple of weeks ahead of you. I bet we met a lot of the same people along the way. Took lots of photos but your videos are so much better. Super fun to relive the experience. Thank you! can't wait to get back out there!
No way! Sharing experience is amazing. There are things we only can understand. Each part had a particular challenge. Thanks for taking your time for my video and for posting your comment 💙
80km per day, Big deal that's only 49.6 miles. I did a ride like that, last weekend, just to get to a camp ground. Took me 5 hours. Spent two nights at the camp ground, then went home 50 miles. Only took me 3.5 hours, because it was all downhill. Now when you can do 80 miles in a day, day after day, I will be impressed.
Well said, the exact number was 82,5km per day, average, so we can say 50 miles. It’s a manageable number for me but EVERYDAY for over two months gets serious.
Incredible cinematography, lovely narration and a great adventure! It was great to hear your experience of America, I'm glad you made it all the way!!! That is crazy. Makes me want to hop on my bike and leave right now!
There area a lot of things that aren’t beautiful in the States but you’ve done a great job of capturing the beauty. I live in the mid west and I have a touring bicycle setup, like you. I’am really wanting to do Route 66. Wish me luck. Om!
I really hope you do that! Be prepared of the wind, if you going west. That route gets very lonely too, in Arizona... and extremely hot. I did it by car, in 2019
Vlady, I completed a similar ride this summer, traveling from San Diego to Dayton, OH. Covering 2,471 miles between 8 May to 6 July 2023. I averaged 54 miles for 46 days of riding. 14 days of non-riding for rest, weather, or medical (ulcers on both corneas caused by infection due to sweat, wind, & dirt. Your documentary reflects my journey and experiences pretty much exact. Visually, emotionally, physically, mechanically, experiences, almost identical! I took lots of pictures, but only a couple videos as I was mostly focusing on mentally managing each day. You superbly managed and documented in a way that truly captured every nuance of an endurance bikepacking adventure. I am halfway through your video and finding myself longing to get back on the road! Thank you!!!
Thanks! Not easy at all keeping the focus on the document and its need while cycling almost everyday for the most of the day. It is actually normal to be tired or not mentally orientated for reporting each stage.
Wonderful video - thanks for putting it together. I've done a fair amount of bike touring, and marvelled at your persistence/resilience with the heat - and wind! It can feel soul destroying.🙂 An experience to be treasured.
True. It’s a weather condition that was new for me and the “going home” option was not available. Yes I could have catch a bus or train, or give up… but that’s a hard decision that I am happy not to have taken.
I know the road you bikes 🚴 I bike there too , I always wanted to go from Georgetown to west coast but there are so many factors and unseen obstacles, weather and road conditions, I don’t think I can do 80 K a day ! for 80 days !😮
Hi! I can give you a figure but it doesn’t include flight tickets, gifts or any unrelated shopping that I did. My calculation are on my blog, it was about $55 dollar per day. So it depends how fast you are. The longer you stay the more it costs. vladywashere.wordpress.com/stats-and-figures/
I watch a lot of cycling videos, and yours is the coolest one I have seen this year! Crazy to think that you were in a town (Circleville, Ohio) that is less than 30 min from my hometown! Congrats on your finish! I have a goal of mountain biking from Durango, Colorado to Moab, Utah next year by way of the San Juan Huts!
This was absolutely fantastic. So well done... both video and narrative. Seeing America through your eyes was refreshing. I sometimes forget what makes our country so great.
Glad you enjoyed it! Well, the USA is a very large mass of territory, most of which is naturally beautiful. don’t loose the trust and the faith about it.
What an epic adventure. Perhaps one day me and my wife will do. However time will catch up on us if we procrastinate! Well done Vlady... it's Vlady Good!
This video helps to restore faith in Americans when all you see on the news and internet is depressing. Happy to see that small town living is still a thing. I knew there were trails for hiker/bikers but not as extensive as this video shows..
Rural / small town America is somehow at risk and the process isn’t new, but that is a global trend. Towns are wonderful, people are caring. Someone might not understand what we do, but great is also the numbers of cyclists that I have met and that are around this big nation.
LOVED THIS!! Hearing your own thoughts, your feelings, your philosophies was so different and more interesting than simply hearing about the places and people. Thank you for taking the time to record and share. Good luck.
Thank you Frank - it’s not easy to tell a story, or, it’s very easy to fail engaging an audience. For sure a “holiday video” of just places and people isn’t enough - it’s good to add emotions, thoughts and data to complete the story. Thanks for taking your time and for reaching out. Vlady
Hi there,,i love your narrative and your history knowledge of america,and yes america in general (except those whose lives in big city😊) the suburban folks are more friendly,kind and helpful towards strangers they even give you some cash,offering you place to rest,inviting you to be their guest,etc when ask for help they will absolutely without a doubt would help you(although yes there might be some rude folks too,it depends what races you are,i'm asian so they treat me slightly different than european cyclotourist) i'm too a cyclist myself,i did my solo BAA in 2019 from end of july till mid september,,i bikes from east to west just like you,however the route i'm taking is mostly on Rail Trail,such as;C&O canal-GAP-Three River-Montour-little miami(Ohio)-kathy trail(missouri)-Cowboy trail(Nebraska) in Valentine,NE Cowboy Trail Terminus i following mostly backroads and farmroads all the way up to Teton Pass in Idaho,then head towards Town of Three Sister it was an amazing route scenery and fascinating landscape,an experience once in a lifetime,,i finished my tour in Florence,Oregon in just 52days,,i slept in motel,campground and did many sthealt camp,,thru out my journey i encountered many kind and nice peoples and also many close call esp in Kansas Highway😊,,that's why i choose my route majority on Rail Trails rather than riding on Highway,America is absolutely beautiful not just in pictures but in real life,i urge some of you whose never visit america,you got to go and do it while you're still able,,,and great job Mr.Vlady on your amazing journey hopes to see your next adventure here in Indonesia come visit and ride my home country,,here's another whole new level you will be amazed by our lush green forest and hundreds of active volcanoes and large bodies water too,diversity peoples and languages.😊
I really appreciate your comment - it is totally different to see my video when you have done the trip yourself! I also did C&O, Katy trail etc! And I have been in Florence too, after Eugene! So, you know what it feels like. Only 52 days is great. I wasn’t fast. It must be fantastic also to experience Indonesia ❤️ - yes, some American was rude while gassing me with their pick-up truck. The most of the time, they are nice. They understand you and the situation and they are super helpful. In remote areas they are not even use to see foreigners, so to them my cycling clothes looked weird. But as you said, wasn’t difficult the social part. I’d love to cycle there again, not the same route, but another coast to coast.
@@vladywashere i got beter idea,,why not go around perimeter of US?it will took about 1+year to complete the journey😊,,or you could also try from Alaska dow to Argentina(my dream but i don't think i can do it😢)...apreciated also your response back,happy trails my friend,and goodluck on your new excursion!!
Great adventure - thanks for sharing. You likely rode through my town of Plainfield west of Indianapolis on US 40 - would have loved to put you up and maybe share a few miles. I loved seeing my country through your eyes. Blessings.
Haha, that day was very stormy! I started in Franklin but went up to Mooresville, to end up then in a cheap motel (in the video) in Martinsville. Non sense stage, not linear, but I managed to keep dry.
Beautifully shot and edited; the soundtrack was perfect and your narrative inspiring. Thank you for sharing this. What an incredible adventure you had; your endurance in such hot and challenging conditions produced a film of great beauty.
Thanks. Very hot for the most of the days. However, the summer is the best season for this whole trip. Nights would be too cold in both spring and autumn on the Rockies.
you sir are an inspiration! Thank you so very much for this insight into a cyclists mind and the task at hand of cycling through a vast country. Excellent in every respect!
I loved this Vlady. The cinematography, like the commentary and riding, became more confident the further west you rode. I was expecting to fast forward a lot but found myself entranced, especially after you made it through Nebraska. And, having moved to the States from Europe nearly 25 years ago, I enjoy seeing these landscapes through the eyes of someone viewing them for the first time; they are indeed awe-inspiring. I watched it with my son who is trying to get his act together to do a similar ride but with detours to see friends in various universities across the country. LOL. Maybe he will move out before too long, and I will have time for my own adventures. I am glad yours had such a significant impact on you. Thank you, Wil
Thanks a lot for your words :) It’s a conbination of many factors. Proceeding west I have put miles under my wheels; that is experience and I needed one. But the landscapes help, too. I remember a guy in a hotel in Cumberland, day 4 or 5. He told me to “fly directly to Denver. There starts the magic”. So it’s like complex to say why the video is actually better on the second half. The music does a better match. Everything made more sense. I started to believe in it. I understood the privilege. But when it comes to riding, a trip like this isn’t only riding one direction. It is a logistic adventure, a strategy game. Filming is also challenging. It’s telling what, thinking what, filming what. Speaking in front of a camera and telling how the day was, diary like, is today not sufficient, unless you are a star with a massive audience.
Cool trip! I actually grew up near Kansas City, work all over Kansas, and have family in McCook. Then I spent 3 summers working for the Forest Service based in Walden, CO. plus some time in Wyoming. It's really neat seeing another perspective on all those familiar places.
Blown away by your narration, your videography, all of it. How can one not want to travel the world by bicycle after watching this?? Magnifico!!
Thank you. I also owe much to other video makers. They've inspired me to the point of wanting this.
I'm a 73 yr. old Canadian cyclist, and have always dreamed of an Adventure such as this, but for now, you make it posible through your eyes, your experience. Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful journey.
As a cyclist, photographer, and traveler - an amateur in each! - I have the richest praise for this video. It's fascinating to see and experience America through the eyes of a visitor to our country. Thank you!
Thanks. Cycling and documenting it’s a challenge. I had an iPhone and a drone for the video.
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Cows say mooo
Tornado zones Kansas, Missouri Indiana, Illinois. Ohio,,eastern Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
There are bison but more west
As a drone pilot I was fascinated by your perspectives, Vlad. As a retired cyclist, now, at 80 years old, riding an e-bike, your determination was great to experience.
Congratulations on the ride, the production, and your valuable insights.
Well said! You know beside posting it here, having a document is more important than we can imagine. I don’t have footages of myself when I have young, a kid, and that’s a pity.
Brilliant! One of the best cycling videos in terms of camera work, narration and most importantly telling a story of a personal goal from heart! That drone shot of horses in Montana took my breath away!
Thanks, a small drone and a phone was enough. No GoPro
I love watching ultracycling/long distance cycling documentaries, yours has to be one of the best I`ve ever seen!
You did a great job condensing this enourmous jouney into a 80 min movie, a truly pleasure to watch and to listen too.
Congratulations for completing this insane trip, and for this wonderful film!
Thanks for sharing, best wishes!
It is a matter of time. The distance is doable, so it is about time. Time was the problem for me with my capacities. And time is a problem for documenting too. Not easy to cover 80 days.
Cool video and it looks like it was a heck of a journey. I think my fellow Americans forget how massive, diverse, rugged and just plain beautiful our country try is. We sometimes need a foreign to remind us.
Very diverse. Among Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, the landscape can turn from humid forest to dry steppe in a couple of miles. You have space, a lot of emptiness that makes any trip look magnificent… and not only on movies.
Made me feel love for my own country again. Thank you.
Glad to hear that!
Wow, amazing adventure. Great work with video editing. When I was 26 years old, I rode across the United States . It’s a wonderful, feeling discovering something new every day that you have never seen before.
Very cool! True. Every day a new town, always something new for my eyes
Wow! A truly beautiful film and a fascinatingly different perspective on an incredibly diverse country.
Those early cycle trails were just amazing! I had no idea they existed.
As for the people you met along the way, they are what makes me believe America is the greatest country on the planet.
Thank you so much, Sir.
You've inspired me to keep cycling and maybe, one day, I'll do the same journey you did.
❤🎉😊
Thanks for taking your time and showing your appreciation 🤩❤️
You took the hard route across the US - from East to West full of headwinds, mostly alone. If you could do this route across the US you could do almost anywhere in the world. Looking forward to your next challenge on the bicycle.
There is no real difference which direction you are riding. This is a myth.
Vlady, Thank you for sharing such a beautiful, difficult and breathtaking adventure with all of us. Such outstanding drone footage that captured the whole of that area you ventured through. The choice of music was at times spellbounding and enchanting along with the video of the wild horses. Such beauty you brought to life for us. Cheers...
Many thanks. If crossing the states isn’t easy, wrapping up a convincing or moving video, isn’t easy either. It was my very first major attempt, both with the ride and the video.
@@vladywashere You do absolutely wonderful work on and off the bike! Thank you so much. John
I’ve been cycling across the US in segments. As a complete coincidence, in September 2023, I stayed in the same room 47 in the same Royal Motel in Martinsville Indiana (see minute 18 !
Hahaha amazing! I was there by chance, off my route because of strong wind! An Indian family runs the Motel
@@vladywashereI also remember the Indian Family and the waving lucky cat (Maneko-neko) at the check in desk. Maybe they put all of the cyclists in that room. I remember parking my bike by the same window air conditioner. I also remember riding to the nice downtown square for some food. My map showed a bike trail on the side of the highway between downtown and the Royal Motel that was overgrown and not quite there anymore. 😊
I didn’t go as far as the town because it was raining. I stopped at the gas station.
Dear Vlady, usually I do not comment on YT videos but your movie made me want to contact you. Your movie took me away immediately! I was impressed by your footage, the esthetics of your camera work, the sound track and above all your thoughts and learnigs along the way! On top you gave me an impression of the United states I had never expected. I have a thousand questions about your journey - maybe I can cover them on your blog and website. Thank you for sharing your journey with the world!
Wow, thanks. Dunno, I am being myself. By riding a bike one have hands and legs busy but the brain keeps on working, Hence, the narration, the many considerations. You could subscribe and watch the episodes about the trip. Many are made on the way, edited with my phone using iMovie only. Check the playlists to find the episodes. And thanks again for your words, it makes me feel helpful and useful. After all is not just vlogging, but for a higher cause, inspiring others.
Whow !!! What an epic adventure!!! What a great video!!! What a brilliant music selection!!! What a great job you did!!! A big hug from a non cycelist, non backbacker girl from Germany 🤗
:D Danke!!!
Everything is possible. Life is good when we decide to challenge ourselves..
And we know it ;)
Also a touring cyclist I think this is a marvelous ride you’ve shared with me. Thanks!
My pleasure! Telling the tale is part of the adventure.
This was absolutely epic and so well done. Excellent narration, editing and footage. I have done my own week-long bikepacking adventures along the US East Coast but my dream is to bike across the country like this (hopefully with less wind and heat!). What an absolute inspiration!
Glad you enjoyed it. The U.S. is so vast that the heat/cold will be there waiting for you at some point. Summer month are good in the elevated areas but not elsewhere. Springtime can be too cold for you to cross the Rockies. Cycling from west to east can help you with the wind but still, you’ll encounter a few days of disrupting wind.
The video is of true traveller describing America as he sees it while riding on his bike! Production quality is excellent. Thank you, Vlady!
Wow, thanks! It’s a beautiful and meaningful land to discover and worth to tell in a story. Iconically memorable.
The people you meet in middle (little towns) America might be the nicest you ever meet.
Very kind people, they seem to have the time and the pleasure to help anybody.
fastest ride on the trans am for me was between west yellow stone and ennis. Did the 52 miles in 2 and a half hours. everyday after that thru montana it was nothing but head winds. I did my ride about 10 years ago, and I think about it every day.. Getting ready to do a year long tour, or maybe just start living on my bike, and exploring the world.
I know that part. That stage goes north, probably you hade southernly winds. This is a trip of a lifetime, can even be not the longest, but in general is memorable.
Vlady, Thanks for creating and posting this wonderful video. Sometimes , I forget how wonderful and kind Americans can be to strangers. Unfortunately our country is going thru surreal political experience at this time. Your outlook and outsider views are sorely needed and appreciated. If you ever come back to Colorado please contact us as we would love to take you out to dinner and sightseeing in exchange for stories from the road.
Thank you so much. Amazing and complex Colorado. Where about?
Colorado Springs which is situated between Denver and Pueblo on the front range. Pueblo is on the Adventure Cycling Assoc. mid america route. I know the Trans AM riders pass through there in the spring.@@vladywashere
What an excellent video. Amazing challenge you set yourself and you achieved it without ego and with great dignity. I salute you.
I once managed a team supporting a rider in the Race Across America so I followed a cyclist doing this trip, West to East. They have to do it in 12 days, it is brutal. I think your pace was much better, you experience more and achieve more, speed is not necessarily the best thing.
I hope you took the lessons of the ride into your life when you returned.
Not a lot audience with you during the actual ride, but a lot of them now enjoying your beautiful and epic journey. Thank you for taking us along with you.
More to come! Yes. It was mostly a solo journey, except for a few stretches, the popular sections.
Great job presenting the USA, and the unique perspective from a bicycle.
Thank you very much!
Don’t you Love it , America 🇺🇸!
❤❤❤
Hard to say no
Absolutely spectacular video! I can’t believe this is just something I stumbled upon on UA-cam. Very, very well done!! Our country is beautiful and this video shared it so well. Very entertaining!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Spectacular indeed, or, spettacolare
You saw more then any American will every see. ! Great job
Awesome video
Love it
Oh btw lol
It’s Illinois with out the s
haha, alright! mystery! You also say Kansas like "kansas"... but Arkansas... NOT :D
Well done. Congratulations on an incredible achievement. Your telling and showing of the epic crossing was honest. I wonder, could I do it? Could I handle the challenge physically and emotionally? Would I have the courage to set off on such a journey?
I wasn't sure at all. I was completely caught by the so called Imposter syndrome. In order to see whether I was right or wrong, I had to try it on my skin. Only be trying I was able to kick away that bad feeling.
Thank you for putting it all together in one video …. Rewatching again…. 💪💪👏👍🚲America beautiful 🇺🇸great adventure and narration 🙌🤟🌴🌴 “ they ( Americans) don’t set limits “ …..sooo true….this is the best description of Americans I have ever heard….. Living here for 30 years I approve your statement 😊 USA ❤️🇺🇸
in Europe we are afraid of let our dreams flying high :) thank you for your words
That's because there are no limits other than those we allow to be set. If you believe anything is possible then it is, somehow, someday, somewhere ;)
Excellent record of your great trip, Vlady. Having solo biked across Australia, then back, 40k km over four years, I can appreciate the effort you put into this. That drone provides a lot of context. My travels were from 2009 to 2013, so drones weren't a thing, and being remote much of the time on dirt roads away from town was unable to recharge batteries easily and didn't allow for much video footage. You nailed it, however, without being selfie-focused like so many bike touring. Inspiring stuff.
Sounds great! Today is a little easier. Power banks allow you to travel with energy. But consider, I even had my laptop with me. Of course, two battery for the drone. I also had to mind the energy consume, but I have managed. I have used the drone just once a week, on average.
Well done my cyclist brother, really enjoyed this film. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Glad you enjoyed it. With the same material (plus other, unused) I am planning to go deeper into this USA tour, as there is a high interest about it. I am eager to work on it, I really enjoyed that trip.
This is really superb, I can completely relate each and everything you mentioned in the video other than the landscape.
Though it was not lengthy and tough as yours, i also completed a recent cycle trip covering South to North of an Indian state- Kerala covering 900km in 9 days.
Mine was more on beach side, a few kms through forest and a lot on hills and finally the worst in highways sharing road with heavy trucks and speedy cars.
Not being a sports person and not sure of my limits, , just like you, I also didn't reveal my destination to anyone in the beginning, just told the cities coming next as destination, except for the last few days. Covered each day and place, with the spirit of crossing the levels of a video game.
I was also overwhelmed by the greetings of people on the road. People asking about the journey, motive and destination.
Offering tea, preparing food specially for me. Waving entree fee for me.
Finally finishing the journey with the great feel of satisfaction and memories for life. Can't describe it fully.
I always wondered why people going for this weird adventures and trip, i think now i know a bit of it, though not fully.
Excellent, glad to read your comment. Touring is very rewarding, especially when you don’t consider how efficient is a bicycle. You find yourself far away from the starting point and you realize that traveling like this is possibile, affordable and inspiring. No idea how India is, but must have been a great experience, memorable!
Wow ! This is an amazing video with outstanding narration. Congratulations on your adventure and many thanks for sharing it with us. 👍
This is the one of just a few sincere cross county cycling documentary that I have been able to finish! Usually I quit such documentaries because the cyclists become somehow insufferable: pretentious, self righteous, over dramatic or something else.
Thanks. In fact I became confident of making it only around Montana and Idaho 😅
Nice you did the lewis and clark from missoula, I love that route.
It’s part of the ACA TransAm
There's a concept known as "Stealth Camping". Camp out of sight. Put your tent up right as it gets dark. There's almost nowhere in the USA where you can't pitch a tent. If the cops come, they'll just ask you to leave (if that). I pedaled the Katy Trail and couldn't find camping twice. Just pitched my tent on the side of the trail at dusk and was gone at first light. A few folks that saw me just went by and laughed.
Yeah, I have done it but mostly in Scandinavia. The best is to select the spot during the day, then coming back in the evening.
@@vladywashere BTW the "sold out" soda machine you show in Tebbetts, Missouri...I just bought a coke there on Monday. The Katy trail is awesome. Thanks for sharing your videos!
exactly@@sailingaeolus
It is amazing to see the wonderful USA with your eyes. As a Fat-Bike-Fan. I am planing to cross the USA one day. Your tour report gave me allots of impression. Any way, I am happy that your experience was complete, and I am sorry that your expensive parcel never arrived. lol
You should! The mistake with that parcel was mine indeed, as I have reported myself as sender and receiver and my partner couldn’t get it here, as in Sweden there are not flexible. The box went back to the states and nothing else to do from my side. The US POST didn’t take any further action.
Thanks for the awesome video and motivation. I'm working to get myself on a bikepacking trip.
Go for it! That’s the whole point. Propaganda 😃
What an epic and brave adventure, truly special to see and thank you for sharing your journey with us.
My pleasure, sincerely
The reason there is a town every 25 miles is from the early days of steam railroads. The early locomotives could only go that far without refilling with water and towns grew up around the RR water towers. BTW you didn't miss much not going on Route 66, its very flat with strong headwinds if you're heading west and a long way between anything interesting, ask me how I know.
Yes I can imagine. The 66 goes south west, it is a fight against the south-westerly winds
Very well done video, enjoyable to watch. I always said that I wouldn't want to have this kind of gigantic bike trip but after watching your video I may consider. Well done, good job putting this all together!👍
Well said! Consider the option to take more zero miles days or have an entire week break in the middle of your journey. I had 7 days off on a total of 80, which isn’t enough for the most of us.
A bit of a shame you didn't take the columbia gorge pass in Oregon. The gorge is huge in ways that can not be displayed through photos. It also leads you right into portland, then you can take an easy road to the coast.
Sounds nice… :( I guess it is one way or the other. By taking the McKenzie pass, the Columbia Gorge is skipped. I’ll check the Net and see what I have missed. Thank you Jarek!
compliments for your high standards film .Beautifull footage and showing the landscape and people just as i experienced in 1979 riding bicyle from the west coast to the eastcoast. (trans america bicycle trail) . great job, thanx
Marvelous, riding in the ‘79 must have been even more epic.
Absolutely brilliant! Such a wonderful journey! When I saw this video, I could imagine myself on the road with you.
If you cycle you know it ❤
Vlady, stunning, mesmerizing, exhilarating, captivating...simply incredible feat and videography for a solo adventure. You captured the vastness of the West and brought tears to my eyes. I can relate doing a 5-day bike packing trip across Vermont and shipping a box of unneeded stuff home.
Thank you! Shipping parcels is indeed a solution; I have followed other’s examples.
A fabulous insightful video documenting a unique journey.. Thank you.
I was thinking, who would be crazy enough to bring the weight of a drone on a cycle trip? I am so glad you did, the photography captivating. Thank you again
Thank you Anna. The drone is only 249 grams. The controller is not heavy either. It takes some space, but nowadays it is a choice by many :)
What a ride! It looked like the USA treated you well, I hope. You rode within 10 miles of my house in Brazil, Indiana. Your an inspiration! Cheers to a ride well done! 🍻
I did! Brazil was so pretty! I did the 40! Just heavy traffic on rush hours.
Epic journey, amazing video!
Favorite Quote: "Ohio is Killing Me". 😂 I laughed out loud, sorry. I'm so sorry our great state of Ohio was so hard on you.
Next time you come through Ohio and need any help, look me up, I'll provide any support you need.
No haha, next time must look for the Ohio river to Lake Erie trail! Better gradient :D You know, still in Ohio my fitness level wasn’t optimal. It got better in Colorado
Congratulations on completing a trip many dream of but will never do.
Awesome video.
Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching! Yes, it is classic, and I’d love to do something of this kind again
Awesome video and a truly rememberable journey, I’m glad that I was able to watch this and share the journey with you
Beautifully put together , narrated and shot. Congratulations. America is a beautiful country that for 99.9% of the time ignores its political unsteadiness.
Thank you for putting together a video that shows how nice and friendly America can be. Being local American, one just often hears how much better some other location can be. I know that is not the point, but it just seems rare to hear it. It also helps me want to make the bike ride along the length of Florida in the near term. Not as long as your own trip, but something interesting to see a lot of the state.
Well said! Amaricans are mostly great and helpful people. The best way is to experience that yourself. Europeans and Americans will always click, we are different but yet similar.
I rode from Savannah, Georgia to Key West a few years ago. That was epic! You really cannot understand the sheer enormity of Florida until you have ridden it. Highly recommend.
Great video - thanks for sharing and congratulations on your epic voyage!
Thanks so much!
This is one of the best youtube videos I've ever seen!
Thanks for sharing this highly entertaining and thoughtful movie. Great to hear the reflexions of a very good observer who is not interested in records but still pushes for an amkazing goal. Amazing pictures as well, thank you very much indeed!
The records are for those riding always on the same roads! ;)
I gave myself 10 minutes to watch a a few shorts before heading out into the garden for the day. 1 hour 20 minutes and 25 seconds later… great video and congratulations! Made me remember forgotten parts of my rides across the country. I apologize for my home state of Indiana; it’s not at all visually interesting and although generally known for being flat, it’s actually fecund with frustratingly short but steep hills over and over and over and…
That is true! Sudden steep climbs there too, nears major rivers. The towns were cool! Indiana is nice, but the countryside is somehow familiar for me; it could be northern Italy’s plains or Hungary.
This is an absolute stunning video, the best bike ride video I have ever seen on UA-cam. Camera work, text, unique voice - marvelous. I hope Netflix will buy it and make you rich;-) I have some experience in the alps, but consider a longer trip recently. Such an inspiration.
Wow, thank you! Very different from the Alps, as I shown. I definitely would love to find more cycling adventures on Netflix!
Fantastic journey and video. I hope you can do another in the future with an e-bike and trailer to have better camping. An e-bike would make hills easier as well as allow more gear. I am an American retiree living in Costa Rica. Ever pay a visit here I have an extra moped for you to use. 110 cc 2 stroke and 11 HP. But legal without license. Costa Rica is called the Switzerland of Central America.
Nice to hear. I have never been there. Moped are popular in Italy too :)
A beautiful documentary. I would like to suggest some following things. I found you lacked introducing your warm showers hosts, also you didn't introduce to your fellow cyclist that you met on the way. Finally, you did not show anything of Jeffrey City. It would much richer in content, if you did. Next time maybe.
Yeah, agree with you. The final movie unfortunately had no space for that, but I have done many episodes to describe the whole trip. I have met great people and Jeffrey City is out of this world.
A great video. Big compliment. I imagine staying overnight in the USA is very complicated. Cities are far apart and wild camping is often forbidden. What is your experience with this?
Very true! Having a plan would be perfect, but a cyclist must be flexible. The east of Mississippi was expensive as I did camp only occasionally. One aim to reach a town, but once in a town you are seducted by motels 😂. A work around this situation is to sleep somewhere out of the towns, hiding. That was not easy and not easy to think, in the Easter half. On the west, things were much more handy. Small towns are used to have travelers. Free campings are common, and common are the national forests.
Did you follow Adventure Cyclist , routed bike paths, and their maps?
Mostly! From Walden Co to Oregon is the Transamerica. Now a days you should be able to find the Washington - Pittsburgh section also loaded on ACA. From Pittsburgh onward I was for a while on the NY to Chicago. The point is that I didn’t download their maps, I have managed on my own. I suggest to check my links and my blog / maps.
I peddled clear to the ocean.
And when I got there, I figured, I might just as well keep going.
Amazing video! Feels like I should've paid for the pleasure to watch it 😁
I'm glad you had a great time in The States. I plan to travel the Trans America path in the future and every day watching videos like these make me so happy.
Thank you for sharing your adventure!
It’s part travel documentary and part art-house movie. I love it!
thanks, it wasn't my goal. I have plenty of footage "left" and I might do something artistic with it in the future
Goat heads 😢 I live in Washington State and retire every winter in Central Mexico.... I see goat heads everywhere and they constantly get stuck in my poor little dog's feet
I have heard about it, bad for dogs! :(
Beautiful filming! So fun to watch as I just did the same route - must have been a couple of weeks ahead of you. I bet we met a lot of the same people along the way. Took lots of photos but your videos are so much better. Super fun to relive the experience. Thank you! can't wait to get back out there!
No way! Sharing experience is amazing. There are things we only can understand. Each part had a particular challenge. Thanks for taking your time for my video and for posting your comment 💙
80km per day, Big deal that's only 49.6 miles. I did a ride like that, last weekend, just to get to a camp ground. Took me 5 hours. Spent two nights at the camp ground, then went home 50 miles. Only took me 3.5 hours, because it was all downhill. Now when you can do 80 miles in a day, day after day, I will be impressed.
Well said, the exact number was 82,5km per day, average, so we can say 50 miles. It’s a manageable number for me but EVERYDAY for over two months gets serious.
Incredible cinematography, lovely narration and a great adventure! It was great to hear your experience of America, I'm glad you made it all the way!!! That is crazy. Makes me want to hop on my bike and leave right now!
There area a lot of things that aren’t beautiful in the States but you’ve done a great job of capturing the beauty. I live in the mid west and I have a touring bicycle setup, like you. I’am really wanting to do Route 66. Wish me luck. Om!
I really hope you do that! Be prepared of the wind, if you going west. That route gets very lonely too, in Arizona... and extremely hot. I did it by car, in 2019
Very nice video. I enjoyed sharing in your journey as I watched the whole video in one sitting. It made for a peaceful evening. Thanks for posting it.
Vlady, I completed a similar ride this summer, traveling from San Diego to Dayton, OH. Covering 2,471 miles between 8 May to 6 July 2023. I averaged 54 miles for 46 days of riding. 14 days of non-riding for rest, weather, or medical (ulcers on both corneas caused by infection due to sweat, wind, & dirt. Your documentary reflects my journey and experiences pretty much exact. Visually, emotionally, physically, mechanically, experiences, almost identical! I took lots of pictures, but only a couple videos as I was mostly focusing on mentally managing each day. You superbly managed and documented in a way that truly captured every nuance of an endurance bikepacking adventure. I am halfway through your video and finding myself longing to get back on the road! Thank you!!!
Thanks! Not easy at all keeping the focus on the document and its need while cycling almost everyday for the most of the day. It is actually normal to be tired or not mentally orientated for reporting each stage.
Wonderful video - thanks for putting it together. I've done a fair amount of bike touring, and marvelled at your persistence/resilience with the heat - and wind! It can feel soul destroying.🙂 An experience to be treasured.
True. It’s a weather condition that was new for me and the “going home” option was not available. Yes I could have catch a bus or train, or give up… but that’s a hard decision that I am happy not to have taken.
Bravo! You're determination and tenacity is admirable and inspiring! Congratulations!
So happy to give these emotions back 👍❤️
I know the road you bikes 🚴
I bike there too ,
I always wanted to go from Georgetown to west coast but there are so many factors and unseen obstacles, weather and road conditions, I don’t think I can do 80 K a day ! for 80 days !😮
Well that’s the point, it’s like going to work everyday, no Saturday or Sunday - can be very demanding for your body.
What camara you used in all your videos . Today I see one from lake thao and is amazing . Saludos desde Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
I have used mostly an iPhone 12 and a drone. My Canon was for the pictures and not for the video :)
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Your video and travels were very beautiful 🙂
Beautifully done video, Congrats!!!
Glad you liked it John
Extremely entertaining narrative, with all the true poignancy of long bike rides. Excellent job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Could you give a clause how much it cost to cross across coast to coast?
Hi! I can give you a figure but it doesn’t include flight tickets, gifts or any unrelated shopping that I did. My calculation are on my blog, it was about $55 dollar per day. So it depends how fast you are. The longer you stay the more it costs. vladywashere.wordpress.com/stats-and-figures/
I watch a lot of cycling videos, and yours is the coolest one I have seen this year!
Crazy to think that you were in a town (Circleville, Ohio) that is less than 30 min from my hometown!
Congrats on your finish!
I have a goal of mountain biking from Durango, Colorado to Moab, Utah next year by way of the San Juan Huts!
So cool! I am glad I stopped a night over in Circleville!
What an incredible journey. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was absolutely fantastic. So well done... both video and narrative. Seeing America through your eyes was refreshing. I sometimes forget what makes our country so great.
Glad you enjoyed it! Well, the USA is a very large mass of territory, most of which is naturally beautiful. don’t loose the trust and the faith about it.
why does everybody go east to west? you ride longer uphills, into headwinds most of the time, with the sun in your eyes all afternoon.
The answer is on 1:13:50
What an epic adventure. Perhaps one day me and my wife will do. However time will catch up on us if we procrastinate! Well done Vlady... it's Vlady Good!
Exactly! Never postpone something that can be done tomorrow to an undefined date in the future!
This video helps to restore faith in Americans when all you see on the news and internet is depressing. Happy to see that small town living is still a thing. I knew there were trails for hiker/bikers but not as extensive as this video shows..
Rural / small town America is somehow at risk and the process isn’t new, but that is a global trend. Towns are wonderful, people are caring. Someone might not understand what we do, but great is also the numbers of cyclists that I have met and that are around this big nation.
LOVED THIS!! Hearing your own thoughts, your feelings, your philosophies was so different and more interesting than simply hearing about the places and people. Thank you for taking the time to record and share. Good luck.
Thank you Frank - it’s not easy to tell a story, or, it’s very easy to fail engaging an audience. For sure a “holiday video” of just places and people isn’t enough - it’s good to add emotions, thoughts and data to complete the story. Thanks for taking your time and for reaching out. Vlady
is this the best cycling journey video on the internet?wow.
Maybe not, but I can do better (and this is my first long video)
Hi there,,i love your narrative and your history knowledge of america,and yes america in general (except those whose lives in big city😊) the suburban folks are more friendly,kind and helpful towards strangers they even give you some cash,offering you place to rest,inviting you to be their guest,etc
when ask for help they will absolutely without a doubt would help you(although yes there might be some rude folks too,it depends what races you are,i'm asian so they treat me slightly different than european cyclotourist)
i'm too a cyclist myself,i did my solo BAA in 2019 from end of july till mid september,,i bikes from east to west just like you,however the route i'm taking is mostly on Rail Trail,such as;C&O canal-GAP-Three River-Montour-little miami(Ohio)-kathy trail(missouri)-Cowboy trail(Nebraska) in Valentine,NE Cowboy Trail Terminus i following mostly backroads and farmroads all the way up to Teton Pass in Idaho,then head towards Town of Three Sister it was an amazing route scenery and fascinating landscape,an experience once in a lifetime,,i finished my tour in Florence,Oregon in just 52days,,i slept in motel,campground and did many sthealt camp,,thru out my journey i encountered many kind and nice peoples and also many close call esp in Kansas Highway😊,,that's why i choose my route majority on Rail Trails rather than riding on Highway,America is absolutely beautiful not just in pictures but in real life,i urge some of you whose never visit america,you got to go and do it while you're still able,,,and great job Mr.Vlady on your amazing journey hopes to see your next adventure here in Indonesia come visit and ride my home country,,here's another whole new level you will be amazed by our lush green forest and hundreds of active volcanoes and large bodies water too,diversity peoples and languages.😊
I really appreciate your comment - it is totally different to see my video when you have done the trip yourself! I also did C&O, Katy trail etc! And I have been in Florence too, after Eugene! So, you know what it feels like. Only 52 days is great. I wasn’t fast. It must be fantastic also to experience Indonesia ❤️ - yes, some American was rude while gassing me with their pick-up truck. The most of the time, they are nice. They understand you and the situation and they are super helpful. In remote areas they are not even use to see foreigners, so to them my cycling clothes looked weird. But as you said, wasn’t difficult the social part. I’d love to cycle there again, not the same route, but another coast to coast.
@@vladywashere i got beter idea,,why not go around perimeter of US?it will took about 1+year to complete the journey😊,,or you could also try from Alaska dow to Argentina(my dream but i don't think i can do it😢)...apreciated also your response back,happy trails my friend,and goodluck on your new excursion!!
Great adventure - thanks for sharing. You likely rode through my town of Plainfield west of Indianapolis on US 40 - would have loved to put you up and maybe share a few miles. I loved seeing my country through your eyes. Blessings.
Haha, that day was very stormy! I started in Franklin but went up to Mooresville, to end up then in a cheap motel (in the video) in Martinsville. Non sense stage, not linear, but I managed to keep dry.
That was an excellent video. I appreciate you documenting that I was living my life vicariously through you.
Motel means "Motor hotel"
the wild horse video was awesome
Beautifully shot and edited; the soundtrack was perfect and your narrative inspiring. Thank you for sharing this. What an incredible adventure you had; your endurance in such hot and challenging conditions produced a film of great beauty.
Thanks. Very hot for the most of the days. However, the summer is the best season for this whole trip. Nights would be too cold in both spring and autumn on the Rockies.
you sir are an inspiration! Thank you so very much for this insight into a cyclists mind and the task at hand of cycling through a vast country. Excellent in every respect!
My pleasure. It truly was.
Great video! And an excellent choice of music to enhance the experience. I enjoyed watching every minute of it. Greetings from Rotterdam, NL
Thanks for your words. The TransAm is popular among the Dutch, I had met a good numbers of them ❤️
I loved this Vlady. The cinematography, like the commentary and riding, became more confident the further west you rode. I was expecting to fast forward a lot but found myself entranced, especially after you made it through Nebraska. And, having moved to the States from Europe nearly 25 years ago, I enjoy seeing these landscapes through the eyes of someone viewing them for the first time; they are indeed awe-inspiring. I watched it with my son who is trying to get his act together to do a similar ride but with detours to see friends in various universities across the country. LOL. Maybe he will move out before too long, and I will have time for my own adventures. I am glad yours had such a significant impact on you. Thank you, Wil
Thanks a lot for your words :) It’s a conbination of many factors. Proceeding west I have put miles under my wheels; that is experience and I needed one. But the landscapes help, too. I remember a guy in a hotel in Cumberland, day 4 or 5. He told me to “fly directly to Denver. There starts the magic”. So it’s like complex to say why the video is actually better on the second half. The music does a better match. Everything made more sense. I started to believe in it. I understood the privilege. But when it comes to riding, a trip like this isn’t only riding one direction. It is a logistic adventure, a strategy game. Filming is also challenging. It’s telling what, thinking what, filming what. Speaking in front of a camera and telling how the day was, diary like, is today not sufficient, unless you are a star with a massive audience.
Bravo! I took 2 days to watch the entire video and loved every second of it! Epic!
Haha, like watching a movie on Netflix, falling asleep and then finishing it the day after
Cool trip! I actually grew up near Kansas City, work all over Kansas, and have family in McCook. Then I spent 3 summers working for the Forest Service based in Walden, CO. plus some time in Wyoming. It's really neat seeing another perspective on all those familiar places.
I can say that those places are now familiar to me too ;)
What a wonderful video you shared with us. Congratulations on your accomplishment...making memories to last a lifetime :)
thanks for the line!