CHINAMAN GULCH - Cycling USA (Ep24) - Bicycle Touring Documentary - Three days riding to Helena, MT
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I start from Pine Creek and head to Wilsall, a small town where I camp for the night at Wilsall Fort. The next day is another marginal length to get to the famous city of White Sulphur Springs. The scenery is outstanding but logistics moving forwards keeps me from riding the miles I would prefer to ride to get to Helena. On this episode's last day I ride 80 miles to Chinaman Gulch which sits along the shores of the Missouri River. I enjoy one last night of camping on this magnificent river before arriving to Helena, MT. Subscribe to see what other kinds of crazy adventure I get myself into as I travel with my touring bicycle for 4,000 miles and thru 14 states before reaching the West Coast during these 11 weeks of summer.
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Music: (Song, Artist)
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Flying Out, Northside
Exploration Plundering, Martin Klem
If I've Let You Down, Grant Lamotte
Traveling Home, Northside
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Loving the journey. I hate to see this come to an end. For the record, if you ever find yourself riding through Connecticut, you have a warm shower, beautiful property to camp on and a great breakfast spot a few miles down the road, my treat. Stay safe out there.
Super cool, Mike. Thank you. I am planning on crossing the US again this summer starting in Acadia National Park, Maine. It's very likely I will be swinging by your place and take you up on your offer. Im super busy with my seasonal work at the moment so the last few episodes might take sometime to finish. Stay tuned. Next season of my YT channel I will be editing as I go so hopefully I will have weekly episodes since again. Stay tuned and thank you
@@FlyscoutRyder You’re welcome brother. Starting in ME? - oh man, you’re going to love it up there. If you want to send me your email address, or direct me to where I can find it, I’ll reach out to you with my details so you can plan accordingly. Look forward to the completion of this series and the start of another, this summer. Stay safe and enjoy work.
Fantastic. Such a pleasure to enjoy your videos. I look forward to them with great anticipation. Thank you so much for your time and efforts in sharing this amazing experience. You must be getting ready for another incredible journey. Have a great one. Best, Rob
Im currently really busy with my guiding season until July so it might be slow getting the last episodes for this series edited and uploaded but I assure you they are coming. And after I finish I am planning on doing another trip across the USA filming and editing as I go. So more in the works. Thanks for your support Rob
10-3-22 3.8k views. Truth is im addicted to ur channel! This is my fav vid and ending to ur vids hands down!!! F-in epic guy, great documentry, camera work.. the list goes on and on💯and I know when this goes crazy its gunna be a really special family that is gunna be behind you in what your creating. I think you need sum personal vids about you, your dreams, your mission, the food you enjoy, cook, eat w/us and show us the food ur eating, ur bike and all ur packed gear. Ive been going thru your old stuff ive allready seen, its all epic. Ur a beast man, those miles and headwinds and steep climbs are legit, I can only imagine the burn in ur legs lol!!! Every time i hear the word legit i think of you now!!!🤣 do you like coffee☕️? 🤫 Are you ever gunna share that square knot tube fix w/us? 🤔was that coffee ur drinkin? Lol.. Arent you a fisherman from florida? Why not catch and cook at camp?
I like that episode a bunch. What a great experience it was those days. The campground after a tough day was like an oasis. Yeah I like coffee a bunch but tend to lean on drinking tea instead. It's more mellow. I am trying to share some recipes at camp and will try do more of it. I've never had to do the square knot trick but it's definitely in the memory bank incase I see the need. As for my channel blowing up, well Im hoping but so far Im proud of the community it's created so far. Seems like a bunch of awesome people here sharing their stories and helping me with encouragement to keep going. I'll have a coffee today. Going to take the day off in a motel with wifi so I can respond to all the comments. Take care, man
This really makes me want to go on a ride like this one day! How much $ on average would you say you spend a day during your tour?
I try to spend the least but in my range. always trying the least. I work hard off the bike to be able to splurge when I need to when touring.
We’ve been waiting for this episode. Great show. Will be sorry when the adventure ends.
Im planning to continue on after finishing this crossing and series. The next episodes might take some tike as I have two more months of being busy with my guiding season here in the Florida Keys. Thanks for watching
I was waiting for this! I know how much time these videos take. It's a full-time job. And they just keep getting better. Julianna and I are planning a trip from west coast to east coast in June. Is Montana the only place where you found it difficult to find places to camp/sleep? How's the water situation? Easy to come by or something you really need to load up on? Looking forward to the next video, whenever you get the time. Peace!
You get it, Roland. Yes it takes a lot of time to create the episodes. Thank you for saying they are getting better as Im feeling the progression and enjoying the process of finding my voice in this. Im currently in the midst of my guiding season and find very little time to edit so it might be a while before the next episodes come out. After July I will be starting season 2 from Maine going across the most northern roads of the US and looking to create the episodes as I tour.
Montana is an example of the difficulty in finding places to camp or stay. In the US that is always a challenge as there is so much private property. It's always something to keep logistical attention to but always manageable. Look ahead every day and find all the possible options depending on weather and how you feel. Look into Warm Showers website. I don't use it but I hear it's a great way to add options of places to end up camping at.
Water is very important. I have all my bottle cages full and also carry a refillable bag in my pannier in case I see I might need extra water that day. I always refill during the day any chance I get. Excess weight is always on my mind so if I don't need the water bag filled then I will omit it.
Thank you for watching my episodes. D.
Hey Diego. Great to have you back, another awesome part of your trip. Loved the drone shots of Montana in particular, great work. Aren't the small towns just the best ? I regularly revisit random small towns, villages and hamlets that I've pedalled through in my mind , always makes me smile - and with Streetview, you can in an instant be back there. Nothing beats the real deal of discovering it for the first time though !
Keep pedalling my friend.
A.
True. So cool to ride into a small town and se what's going on. One of my favorite things about touring. Thank you for watching. Might be a little while until the next episodes come out. Im super busy for the next two months finishing my guiding season
Just finished binge watching your vids. Really enjoyed them. One thing I noticed is that when you are doing your voice-over you tend to speak more quickly with a weird sounding cadence. Much prefer your commentary voice while you are on the bike.
What a awesome comment. This is what I look for so thank you very much. I can't say I disagree with you. I have fun doing my videos and I go with the flow with how I remember my days during each episode and it just becomes whatever. Im working on the next episode and it will be different in process from the last. Not sure I will ever be generic about the way they are. Please keep sending me your thoughts. Thank you for watching.
Hello from Finland and a huge thank you for another great video! Pleasure to follow your roadtrip and i wish you would have the same we luckily have here in Finland that is called ”everymans rights” that gives you freedom to roam and camp almost everywhere as long as you go by the rules, respect the land and stay away from houses and their yard areas.
I wish!!! I know about Finland's camping laws. Here is way more difficult but its still manageable. I hope to visit your country one day. Would be so great. Thank you for watching
Okay. Okay. I'm back watching this video after you mentioned the fun socks you got from Helena MT. LOL. What else am I going to do at work, work? Yeah right.
I got them after this video. This one was great. That camping spot will never be forgotten.
Doing a Flyscout Ryder Friday night film fest with drinks! Loved this video, and the last two! Btw, White Sulphur Springs is where Dirk Benedict, Face of the A-Team television series, is from.
I didn't't know about Dirk Benedict but love the name. I remember watching the A team. The van and Mr T where my favorite.
The thought of you and friends having drinks on a Friday night watching my episodes is awesome. Makes me want to go edit even though I don't have much time to do it these months. I will be uploading the next and last ones of this series but it might be a while. Im in the midst of my seasonal work until July. Then I finish the series and start riding across the US again with new episodes make with upgraded video equipment. Stay tuned. Thanks for reaching out.
Hi, do you miss being on the road?? I found that after several months of Boston city living, and living well, I find myself out there in my head and thinking maybe I should do it again... strange attraction, maybe it’s the feeling of freedom that’s missed. The hills, dogs, close calls with cars, finding no place to sleep are forgotten. 63 now and it calls again... safe trip in life young man
Hey Andrew. You should definitely do it. I'm 60 and every day I'm out on the road I feel is a day well-lived. I think it's that feeling of being more closely connected to nature. Stay safe JP
63??? Sir, you are young and bicycle touring is perfect for you. I miss the road everyday. If it wasn't for my seasonal career, I would be out there somewhere. And as soon as Im free to hit the road again, Im going. Only two more months and Im off again. Keep me posted on what you decide. Thanks for watching Andrew
Thanks for taking a video while climbing up a hill. We only see descent videos.
The climbing, for me, is so fun. I love to climb. Its meditative and makes you slow down which is very important. At the same time you know you are going to be gifted on the other end. Thanks for commenting and watching
Another informative, entertaining video! Good job again. Hope to get motivated to do my own tour soon!
I hope you do too. It seems like a huge task to begin but once you leave everything behind and start looking ahead it crazily starts making so much sense. Keep us posted Larry
Surfaces like you had in the middle of your ride are bloody horrible. They suck for sure. You seemed to experience a lot of all the hard aspects of bike touring but all in one day. Something we can all relate to. Nice ride my friend. Stay safe JP
hi Jay. Your episode are really good. I've been watching. Yes, the medley of terrain is such a grand part of touring. I love it all as well as all else about it. Stay safe out there. Keep it up
@@FlyscoutRyder It's those challenging days that we often seem to remember best. I appreciate the kind words towards my videos. Jay
Montana has its challenges but the rewards are so special. You are really doing such a wonderful job documenting the highs as well as your low moments. Sitting by a mountain lake eating some pasta and a hot drink at the end of the day "I bet" make it all worth it.
That was a special day but they all seem to be. It was the Covid year so not many folks were out and about. I had that park all to myself except for the late night local drive by's. Thanks for saying I am doing a good job at representing what bike touring is about. Means a bunch. to hear it.
Always a pleasure watching your videos. You are a true treasure. After texting with you a while back I wanted to give you my opinion of a rear cassette change I made to tackle these steep climbs here along the Wabash river. I went from a 30-46 by 11-34 to an 11-42. I love it. So if your planning on doing another ride I can attest that this system really works. I have the Shimano GRX Gravel setup. I put a Wolf Tooth Derailleur Extender on to clear the 42 tooth cog. I have almost 300 miles on this setup now. It does flatten out those steep climbs quite a bit. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. Best wishes!
brings an interesting thought. bringing an alternate cassette along to swap depending on what's coming up. gonna look into it. thank you
@@FlyscoutRyder Yes! I know several Gravel Riders I have been following on UA-cam that change cassettes for different rides. The swap I made I did not have to change the chain length at all. I did put a Quick Link on and started HOT WAXING the chain. It was a lot of work to clean the chain down to bare metal the first time but now it's nice the chain stays clean. I rewax it about every couple hundred miles so I don't think it would work for touring very well the way I do it. Maybe with a bottled liquid wax? That would keep the cassette and chain clean.
That interesting to me. I currently have a 20-32-40 with an 11-36. I've got an 11-41 that's been sitting on the desk for a month. Do you think it will make a big difference and how is the spread in the middle gears? Stay safe JP
@@Biking360 There is a difference in the spread in the middle gears. Yes they are farther apart which does change you cadence possibilities This was annoying at first but now I don't notice it much at all. I figure by the mid summer I won't notice at all. It's all about what you get used to I think. What is more important to me is getting up those steep grades without filling your legs up with lactic acid. Plus I have to hike-a-bike less often on the really bad stuff. I'm looking forward to trying this setup on some single-track in the coming weeks. I think it will work great.
That's one heck of a piece of debris that punctured your tire. You do well taking it in stride. You are well prepared. I know how it feels when you haven't had a flat in a while. It's just frustrating when you have to break your cadence and stride. FYI, I have Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires on my bike too. So far I love them. They aren't cheap though. I know I'm way behind, but I'm going to binge watch all of your videos. Eventually I will get caught up...🚴♂️
That’s really cool man. It should be a fun ride for you. I love it when someone like yourself finds my content and appreciates the progress and depth of work both on the bike and the screen to bring it all together. Thank you. Please let me know any feedback you might have. I believe the last four episodes of season 2 are representative of where I’ve been trying to go with it all. And with the break I have now while touring the west coast I keep thinking on how to continue on with season 3. Be well and safe
Thanks once again ! It is good country, travel well.
truly is
That was another amazing day. Small town America is alive and well. What great camping spots you found. Take care, Al
really liked these days. great memories
Great to see the new episode, but disappointed that it is the end of your trip for a while. Looks like the roads had little shoulders, but not a lot of traffic. Whats Next? Looks like a great last night by the river.... congratulations on your accomplishment..
This last episode is not the end of the first season. There are about four more before I reach Puget Sound, Washington. The reason for my slowing down in uploading is that Im currently working my guiding season in the Florida Keys and it takes all my time. I will catch up and finish and then head to Maine to start crossing the US again using the most northern roads and also starting the second season of my channel. This time I plan on creating episodes as I ride. Thank you for watching
@@FlyscoutRyder Great Stuff ! Guiding, fishing, hunting and Cycling are my passions as well. Been a 100 ton master licensed captain myself for the past 20 years in Tampa Florida. Work always gets in the way. Be safe on the water Brother…
@@skywaybridgefilms same to you.
@@FlyscoutRyder Where in Maine will you be riding?
I love your videos!! Amazing work...ride around New England now, that's my vote!!
Hi Amy. Im eading that way this summer to start my next crossing of the country from Maine. Im so looking forward to seeing the NE and then riding the most northern roads in the US. Thank you for watching.
I thought he was singing at 4:09 lol
Good stuff. Thanks for the input. Love it
Is flyscout ryder a "REAL" name or code/nick name?.
Never been asked this, thank you. I’d say it’s a play on words to name the channel. Every business I’ve ever started (3) have had Flyscout on it. My friend told me to just add Rider to it and then I found out that ryder is also a definition for rider so it seemed fitting. When I first started on this rabbit hole I was mostly just playing around and then I got all caught up in it. My growth is totally organic. We’ll see if I make it as a UA-camr. So far it’s a pipe dream…
great video
Thank you. Hope you are staying safe
@@FlyscoutRyder i completely safe i dont watch the news lol