Back but not back
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2023
- This is a well-overdue update on what has been happening since I last spoke to you in late October. It's January, and it's cold, but it doesn't stop people from cycling outdoors! I thought I would give it a go but it didn't go to plan. In the meantime, Cycle Norway dot com is coming along well but much work is ahead before the launch in April 2023.
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Visit: www.cyclenorway.com - April 2023
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Love the logo. I used to fatbike during very cold days here, about the same if not colder than your's. No more, too hard on everything, especially the old bones., Great work Matthew. Good luck with the rest.
So excited about the website! Your videos are the reason we are coming to Norway (all the way from Australia) to cycle.
I call this riding “hot cold riding” amazing that you can be both at the same time
It was indeed a tough morning. One of the coldest! But great that you joined. We`ll do it again soon!
great to see you back on the screen .... pleased your making progress.
have to say i prefer the old cup, please don't be upset with this but the map looks like a dog lifting its tail & dropping its luggage.
wishing you good luck with the next stage of your project.
Brilliant Matthew. Don't forget the 80/20 rule. I want to cycle in Norway in September. I'd love to see the website, even if it just gives me a basic framework to plan a trip.
Thanks, the website will certainly do that!
i discovered your videos last year, i watched them all for the beauty of landscapes and i think that you are an endearing person, someone full of humor and serious at the same time. don't change a thing,i can't wait to see what's next.
Keep on the good work for the website. We are planning a gravel bike trip in Norway next summer ans I'm looking for gravel routes. I hop you're gonna have many of them on your web site! Eric (Canada)
Thanks to your videos, Norway is now on the bucket list! Aiming for spring or fall of ‘24.
Sounds great!
How many immediately recognized the start of the Trollstigen ride on that left side of the new cup?
Living in Oslo I have previously (before Covid and WFH) biked to work every day, summer and winter, without breaks even in -25C, but it does require a totally different mind set, focusing on staying out of the wind chill with sufficient layers and proper boots + flat pedals. I also more or less destroyed two bikes over those years due to all the salt. 😞
I'm not even getting out of bed at those kinds of temperatures! Good luck with Cycle Norway. It's a great adventure and I'm sure a large part of the cycling community will want to be a part of it. JP
Recovering from a disc injury… this has been a wonderful channel to motivate my recovery! Thanks for the great content, can’t wait for the launch and get back to bikepacking!! 😁❤
Good luck with your recovery.
I finally saw all your video’s, as said before i love them all, can’t wait to see new video’s. Just like you, i think that Norway is the most beautiful country in the world and i saw i have a bit to explore yet.
I'm looking forward to the launch of your site. Between you and Bike Touring Mike, Norway is one of the top destinations I'd like to travel to for touring.
Pretty cool logo.
Love the website idea. Maybe invaluable to me if I start out on the EDT next year. UK training this year 🤞
Great to have an update and a snippet of cycling, even if the weather claimed the batteries. It sounds as though the website is coming together nicely, well done.
Riding in -20 isn't my cup of tea. Great to see you're back on track.
Living in Norway and riding my bike to work every day, I can absolutely understand you turning around. At some point everything just starts to feel frozen, from the little bit of skin exposed to the air to the thigh and toes and especially the fingers. And my gear has been frozen for two weeks, so it hasn't been very fun lately.
I'm excited to see your website as I might take a trip through some part of Norway this summer, so April is a perfect time for putting it up I think!
I actually like the old logo way better as it is easily understandable for everyone whereas the new one is bit harder to figure out what it is supposed to depict. It took me a little time to get that it is not some sort of figure but Trollstigen (which a lot of people coming across your website might not know). I looks cool though!
Thank you for what you+ are doing. It is really remarkable
Glad to see things are coming along! And that you're still getting the time to cycle for yourself
Great start! Logo should be a N that looks like a road or mtn.
Hi Matthew! Nice to hear from you again. Thanks for the update, you’re building up some expectations there! I did like your previous logo (looked professional to me…). But I do like the new one also, in particular the dynamic one in the video. Really look forward to your launch!
Ha! Hiding in Norway after the Bank job 😄 Good to see you!
Next outing, slip a little whiskey in your water and it won't freeze and it'll keep you a little warm too. Be safe out there!
Good idea!
Can't wait!
lol, muted the vid when the "money" song started playing, and then saw the caption and realized I could unmute 😅
Wish you success! 🍀
I've been cycling here in Oslo year round for the last 3 years. If the hands, neck, ears are covered properly, I found it fine !
One thing I dislike (maybe you can help ?) is the people using floodlights, with thousands of lumens, in the city (or the tour de finance for that matter).
I get it's dark, I get you want to be seen ... but it is just blinding the other cyclists .... maybe an educational video on the safe practices for the dark winter, with some notes about being considerate for other cyclists ;)
hehe, that's explains why I didn't see you on my dawn patrol friends feed. I will join next time and hopefully we are more lucky with the temperature then :)
Tips for the winter, everything you need to keep warm, like your camera batteries and gloves when you are not wearing them. Put them inside your jacket and your body heat will keep them nice and toasty. No more prematurely dead batteries and no more ice cold gloves to put on :D
Love the new logo .. and the animated version is perfection. Simple but evocative visual of traversing Norway, on a bike. Hanging for first glimpses in April and a live adventure in June! Keep up the great work you’re doing in bringing a stunning vision to life! ♥️
For vinter cycling you can't beat hub gear and magnet driven backup red light like a Reelight so basically a summer bike and a winter bike.
Happy New Year✌️😁
I want one of those mugs! Do I have to wait until April? Good stuff Matthew - thanks!
April :)
I like the new logo, especially the flag😀
Liked more the old logo. One of the coolest thing about Norway is its flag. Why omit it from the new logo?
I agree the flag is very important to have in the logo and that's why is clearly visible in the new logo.
@@matthewnorway No, the flag colors are visible, not the flag per se. Many countries have blue and red on their flag, so just colors are not as good as the real flag design.
QUestion is, where can we support in the interim and buy a mug? :)
Available from April on the website.
I have been cycling in the winter and I still need to be convinced it is fun. I used to do gravel before moving, but the region becomes a huge swamp in the summer. No idea how to have a good gravel ride close to home without diving head first into a swamp. Done that a couple of times, not fun.
Riding in Norway in the winter is next level badass to me.
In Michigan I always roll into fall with the idea that I'm going to ride in the snow. Usually the first time ride in the rain with the temps just above freezing usually snaps me back into "NOPE!" territory. I can usually stay dry and warm except for my feet. I would be curious to see what you guys wear on your feet there.
heated insoles, wool socks, winter shoes, thermal shoe covers and your feet are still cold.
Firstly a very Happy new year mate 🙏🏻🏴🚴🏻♂️ secondly I am very lucky to have a couple of iPhones as the actual second you’re dead battery sign appeared on screen my other iPhones battery died at that actual moment 😳😳🫣🫣 not to worry great to see you back on & everything is moving in the rite direction & the weather is also taking a turn now towards the spring months obviously you are a bit behind up there so looking forward to seeing everything up & running in the months ahead so I can look to getting a real insight into Norway don’t leave it to long next time stay safe & take it easy. PS the coldest I was ever out on 🚴🏻♂️was -5 luckily I had very good gloves on seal skins they were outstanding 🥶🥶🥶🤓👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🏴🏴🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️
What about cross country ski in winter instead?❄️⛷️🎿
I cant handle much below +5C . My feet just freeze, minus 20, I would get frost bite, no question.
How do you improve your bike for winter? gear shift , I mean. Batteries are another thing, but I can imagine that it is a thrill and beautiful to ride a bike by -20🙂
Great news on the website coming in April. It will form a big part of my future expeditions into Norway.
This has been my first Scandinavian winter, and down here in SE Sweden, it doesn't get quite so cold. I did one ride at minus 16 and my Garmin battery died about 5 minutes into the ride. And then two spokes on my rear wheel snapped. I only ended up doing 20km.
Down to minus 10 is fine though. I stay warm enough, the bike and batteries seem to work. I had a similar issue with boots too. Due to the size of my feet (size 50), my choices were pretty much zero. The Lake boots that I ended up with are incredibly comfortable, but much below 5c, an overshoes is needed. I've got some heated socks now, but I've yet to use them in anger.
I too find everything goes wrong past -10.
Hi Matthew, thank you for bringing us along on your adventures. Could you recommend any budget gravel bikes that suits us at "entry level" for biking in Norway?
it depends what you mean as 'budget' - most gravel bikes start around the 1500 euro range. www.cannondale.com/en-eu/bikes/road/gravel/topstone-alloy/topstone-4 www.canyon.com/en-no/gravel-bikes/all-road/grail/al/grail-6/3092.html?dwvar_3092_pv_rahmenfarbe=R062_P15
@@matthewnorway What are the big bike brands in Norway and do they have branded stores or is it mostly local bike shops?
I LIKE THE MUGS we are coming to Norway this summer are the mugs for sale and could I pick up a couple. thanks
cyclenorway.com/product/cycle-norway-mug/
It’s too cold in England to cycle most winter days. That’s extreme temperature! Not enjoyable. Dartmoor is unpleasant let alone Norway.
I quit winter cycling in my early thirties, it's to dangerous in traffic and way to uncomfortably cold, and the bike needs a lot of maintenance all the time. No, winter in Norway is more about cross country skiing not riding your bike.