Great video! I love the part where you are driving on the 7-mile bridge! Gorgeous. We also love making bikes, travel and food videos. Great to meet you here!
Awesome, thanks. December, January, and February are the best months to go. I have done the Miami to Key West ride 3 times. This video was the first one.
Congratulations on your accomplishment. I peddled my bicycle pulling a trailer with my camping 🏕 gear and my dog 🐕 from Tampa FL to Cherokee N.C. & Back a couple years ago.
I enjoy my 4-5 day mini bike tours. Last three years I have been riding through this way 10K mostly in Florida. Thank you for following my birding and biking adventures 🙂
Thank you for checking it out. I've done Key West ride in two years in row and this video is actually from 2020. But 2021 I took different route to get to the Keys, both times were fun. Thanks. 👍
I ride my specialized Rubiux on 28mm Gatorskins and have never had a flat. That is good you are rolling along flat free. That is a great ride. Longest ride I have done is NJ to Washington DC over 4 days. Nice job on this safe riding and a big thumbs up from a small content creator and supporter.
Wow, how beautiful! Nice riding. My husband and I just got back from Key West. We absolutely love it! Brought our pontoon and made it out to the reef to snorkel.
Keys are beautiful and exploring it on a bike is a great way. I'm planning actually another ride from Miami to Key West end of this year. I want to have more time and explore on a way. But next week I'm heading to west coast of Florida to ride Sarasota and Fort Myers area and explore Sanibel Island on my bike. Thank you for watching, much appreciated. 😊👍
Yes, it was fun. Thanks for checking out. Actually, last year I rode it too I took Highway 1 from Homestead to Key Largo, but this year I took Miami back roads to get to Let Largo. 🙂
@@brendenbenoit7539 It was 180 miles. It took me two days. Both days I did 90 miles which was more than I usually do. Normally I plan to ride 70 miles/day but if needed I can do more. I needed to get there in 2 days because of my pickup. Thank you.
@@FollowThomas wow! Ok thanks. Im totally going to plan that trip for one of these weekends. Sounds like a amazing journey. I know the traffic on the u.s. can move pretty fast and theres reckless drivers. Was the traffic ever worrisome or sketchy during the trip? Ik the shoulder is ussualy fairly wide but also really small in some parts.
@@brendenbenoit7539 Actually shoulder is pretty wide always. As long as you make yourself visible there are no worries. Also, there is a bike trail, Overseas Heritage Trail which takes you completely out of traffic. Don't rely on Google maps only because there are some errors, recommending you to take the wrong road from Homestead to North Key Largo. Go straight instead, from Homestead to Key Largo. A seven-mile bridge is not recommended by Google Maps but no worries it's like any other bridge, just longer.
Thanks. I did this ride a couple of years ago. Last year I rode again from Miami to Key West using different route to get to the Keys. Check it out if you're interested. 👍
Ha-ha, thanks. This was year ago, but I couple of weeks ago I rode Miami to Key West a second time. It was fun. Videos are up already if you're interested to check out. 🙂👍
Nice ride! You made that look easy... I am pretty sure that was a Great Egret and not a Great Blue Heron (no blue coloring in the feathers). Beautiful bird and awesome capture of him with the fish!
This was my Dec 2000 ride. I did the same Miami to Key West ride in December 2001 but chose different route to get to Key Largo. I have videos of this ride too. At this time I went by South Miami back roads to get to the Key Largo. This was Great Blue Heron (white morph) not Great Egret. Notice heavier darker bill, not orange like Great Egret would have. And flesh colored legs Great Egret has black legs. White morph(all white) Great Blue Herons are common in Florida Keys. Thank you for watching and commenting 😊
@@FollowThomas Very cool, thank you for the background and info. And you must know your birds! I used to live in Miami and biked down to the keys before, but never went as far as biking all the way to Key West. I'd like to try it in the future though.
I would definitely recommend it. Such a beautiful ride. I've done it twice. A couple of months ago I rode it again. At this time I used South Florida back roads to get to the Keys. Check out the video if you're interested in doing the ride at some point. 👍
Wow! I am seriously impressed with how quick you made this trek on your bike! What a cool experience! That drive in the car feels like it takes forever lol! Great video! New subscribers here! We appreciate you for stopping by our channel as well! See you again soon! -Ashley, Nate and Blake from Adventure Encounters
Hi Thomas . I'm planning to do the Miami to Key West ride . Which way would you recommend taking from Homestead to Key Largo , Us Hwy 1 or Card Sound Rd as per Google ?
Most people take Hwy 1 if coming from Homestead. Google recommends other way but Hwy 1 has wide shoulder. Card Sound Rd has no shoulder, but less traffic. I felt pretty safe on Hwy 1. Next week I'm planning another ride from Miami to Key West and at this time I'm going by different route skipping Homestead all together and going partly by Card Sound Rd to Key Largo east end, not sure yet how what to expect but I'll find out.
@@FollowThomas 172 over 3 days. The final day was the most difficult because we had a head wind and it was melting hot. Over the whole trip we averaged a share over 17.5 mph. It was my first ride like that.
@@FollowThomas we had cross head or head the entire way haha. It was a lot of fun though and unforgettable. My Dad was a pretty good amateur rider and rode his bicycle across the USA one summer. I never got into it, until recently. Now at 37. I get it. Can’t wait for the next challenge.
@@MiamiCycling305 I thought the same way. Everything changed two years ago when bought my bike and started doing overnight trips. Now I've biked through every Florida county. Total mileage 5000 in Florida. Right now I'm on bike tour in Washington DC. Yesterday I rode historical C&O Canal trail to Harpers Ferry and today I'm heading back to DC via W&OD trail. After that I'm heading to California to ride 5 days by scenic west coast highway by the Pacific Coast. It's gonna be epic ride. I'll post videos on my channel if you wanna check it out.
Here is my exact route ridewithgps.com/trips/57266229 ridewithgps.com/trips/57319689 I did another Miami to Key West ride month ago by the back roads. Check out the video ua-cam.com/video/xJ9piWAWh4g/v-deo.html
@@FollowThomas I want to find a more direct route from Miami to Key West. There must be one. Suggestions? So, where are you from originially? I am from Austria living in Chapel Hill, NC. I bet you are from Holland?
@@rdelavarre Holland sound good 😊 I'm originally from Estonia but last 21 years been in Florida. There are 2 ways to get to the Keys. Through Homestead or by Old Gutler Trails by Miami back roads. I've done both ways. There is also direct route from Miami to Homestead but it has many switch packs. Where is your starting point?
It was the end of the year and the weather was nice not hot like during the summer months. I did another ride from Miami to key West a couple of months ago using a different route to get to the Keys. You may wanna check out those videos too.
What width tyres are you riding for this trail? I'm planning for this ride and wondering if I should roll my road bike with 25mm tyres,or go tubeless on my gravel bike rolling 40mm tyres. Great video,thank you for sharing!
I've the gravel bike with 40mm tires but skinnier tires would be faster. As long as you're staying on a paved surface then the road bike would work too but I personally like gravel bikes with wider tires so that I can take dirt roads when needed. Thanks for watching 🙂👍
Great Video , Where did you stay in Miami? was it a bike freindly hotel or Airbnb? How was it getting out of the city? Is there lots of places to stay along the way, I am thinking it will take me 3 days 60 miles a day/ Did you rent a car to return to Miami? Thanks
I stayed at a friend's place in Miami. Family member picked me up from Key West. The next year I did the same trip and then I used the Grayhound bus to get back to Miami. This year I rode it again and now I rented the car from Key West and dropped it off in Miami.I have all 3 ride videos.
I stayed in hotel. I use Google Map for navigation, but I used also Ride With GPS app to record my rides. These are the two day links. ridewithgps.com/trips/57266229 ridewithgps.com/trips/57319689 I started from private residence near Vista View Park and headed to Homestead and from there straight to Key Largo and then used mostly Overseas Heritage Trail all away to Key West. Make sure you have the tailwind, much easier to ride.
@@FollowThomas thanks! Do you have any recommendations for an exact starting point in Miami? Have a bike team of about 12 wanting to do the same route you took. Thanks for the quick reply!
Awesome ride! I'm doing this ride in a month or two. Google maps shows a gap in bike path in the Marathon to Big Pine Key section. Can you confirm that that section is bikeable? Thanks!
@@FollowThomas thanks for the quick response Thomas! If you have any tips or a Strava route for this ride lmk. I imagine there is only one route anyhow.
@@joseville I personally use Ride With GPS App, but there is no other trail than Overseas Heritage Trail, as long as you are going to right direction 😊
I've road the Keys a few times on bike tours. This past February I got a flat going west on the Seven Mile Bridge on Schwalbe Marathons. And it was raining. Walked about 2 miles. It was a big nail.
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Great video! I love the part where you are driving on the 7-mile bridge! Gorgeous. We also love making bikes, travel and food videos. Great to meet you here!
Thomas, you inspired me, infinite thanks for so many amazing videos.! I'm planning my key trip also.!
Awesome, thanks. December, January, and February are the best months to go. I have done the Miami to Key West ride 3 times. This video was the first one.
Very cool! Did the drive in 2007 and had no idea it was so rideable! Beautiful.
No problems, it's totally rideable all away to Key West.
Congratulations on your accomplishment. I peddled my bicycle pulling a trailer with my camping 🏕 gear and my dog 🐕 from Tampa FL to Cherokee N.C. & Back a couple years ago.
Very cool. Do you have video of it?
No I don't I wasn't doing you tube then there are some pictures on my Tyson Redmon Facebook page
You are amazing that you can ride such long distances on your bike. Enjoyed watching this.
I enjoy my 4-5 day mini bike tours. Last three years I have been riding through this way 10K mostly in Florida. Thank you for following my birding and biking adventures 🙂
Very impressive, I see why you do it. The views are just amazing. Great video.
Thank you for checking it out. I've done Key West ride in two years in row and this video is actually from 2020. But 2021 I took different route to get to the Keys, both times were fun. Thanks. 👍
I ride my specialized Rubiux on 28mm Gatorskins and have never had a flat. That is good you are rolling along flat free. That is a great ride. Longest ride I have done is NJ to Washington DC over 4 days. Nice job on this safe riding and a big thumbs up from a small content creator and supporter.
Thank you very much. I'll check out your channel also. :)
Wow, how beautiful! Nice riding. My husband and I just got back from Key West. We absolutely love it! Brought our pontoon and made it out to the reef to snorkel.
Keys are beautiful and exploring it on a bike is a great way. I'm planning actually another ride from Miami to Key West end of this year. I want to have more time and explore on a way. But next week I'm heading to west coast of Florida to ride Sarasota and Fort Myers area and explore Sanibel Island on my bike. Thank you for watching, much appreciated. 😊👍
@@FollowThomas make sure to video the trip for us. Florida's gulf side is amazing.
Awesome. I see you made it down there too, with tailwind ;) Nice work!!! We really enjoyed that ride.
Yes, it was fun. Thanks for checking out. Actually, last year I rode it too I took Highway 1 from Homestead to Key Largo, but this year I took Miami back roads to get to Let Largo. 🙂
Well. Thank so much I just added this to my bucket list
Thank you for watching
may I ask how long did this trip take exactly? Thank you for sharing
@@brendenbenoit7539 It was 180 miles. It took me two days. Both days I did 90 miles which was more than I usually do. Normally I plan to ride 70 miles/day but if needed I can do more. I needed to get there in 2 days because of my pickup. Thank you.
@@FollowThomas wow! Ok thanks. Im totally going to plan that trip for one of these weekends. Sounds like a amazing journey. I know the traffic on the u.s. can move pretty fast and theres reckless drivers. Was the traffic ever worrisome or sketchy during the trip? Ik the shoulder is ussualy fairly wide but also really small in some parts.
@@brendenbenoit7539 Actually shoulder is pretty wide always. As long as you make yourself visible there are no worries. Also, there is a bike trail, Overseas Heritage Trail which takes you completely out of traffic. Don't rely on Google maps only because there are some errors, recommending you to take the wrong road from Homestead to North Key Largo. Go straight instead, from Homestead to Key Largo. A seven-mile bridge is not recommended by Google Maps but no worries it's like any other bridge, just longer.
What a great video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks. I did this ride a couple of years ago. Last year I rode again from Miami to Key West using different route to get to the Keys. Check it out if you're interested. 👍
@@FollowThomas It sounds fabulous!
awesome
Thanks. I'm planning to do the same ride this year too.
That water is gorgeous! How cool would that be to have a coconut tree!! 🤩💖
I grew up in cold country and coconut palms always got me excited. Still do!😊
@@FollowThomas Did you say you were from Estonia in a previous video?
@@DivineMojo yes, I was born and raced in Estonia but moved to Florida 20+ years ago
Good job bro. The furthest I've ever gone is from North Miami to the southern most tip of Miami Beach and back about 26.5 miles.
It's a beautiful ride there. I like South Florida. Thanks 👍🙂
Looks like a great ride!
Yes, Florida Keys are amazing. Tomorrow I'm gonna start riding back to Jacksonville from Miami.
Excellent, thanks for your share 🙂
Thanks for watching 🙂
@@FollowThomas our pleasure Thomas 🙂
Dude are you nuts I did that ride too but on a motorbike and my butt hurt and I was tired you got my respect for doing this on a bicycle 😩👏👏👏
Ha-ha, thanks. This was year ago, but I couple of weeks ago I rode Miami to Key West a second time. It was fun. Videos are up already if you're interested to check out. 🙂👍
@@FollowThomas yeah I definitely gotta check that out too😀
Wow, I just did this drive and it wasn't quick lol. I can imagine on a bike. Really cool Thomas!
The beauty of riding is that it's slow enough to fully experience and fast enough to get places. Love it! Thank you for watching 🙂
This is great! Trying to talk my wife into this exact trip soon!
Thanks. Hope you can do it.
Well done!
Thank you 😌
Wow what a beautiful trail! enjoyed it.....
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
@@FollowThomas you are welcome! keep up the good work...
Nice ride! You made that look easy...
I am pretty sure that was a Great Egret and not a Great Blue Heron (no blue coloring in the feathers). Beautiful bird and awesome capture of him with the fish!
This was my Dec 2000 ride. I did the same Miami to Key West ride in December 2001 but chose different route to get to Key Largo. I have videos of this ride too. At this time I went by South Miami back roads to get to the Key Largo.
This was Great Blue Heron (white morph) not Great Egret. Notice heavier darker bill, not orange like Great Egret would have. And flesh colored legs Great Egret has black legs. White morph(all white) Great Blue Herons are common in Florida Keys. Thank you for watching and commenting 😊
@@FollowThomas Very cool, thank you for the background and info. And you must know your birds! I used to live in Miami and biked down to the keys before, but never went as far as biking all the way to Key West. I'd like to try it in the future though.
Wow! Very impressive!
Thank you! 😊
@@FollowThomas I’ll be heading to the Keys in a month to do my annual camping/lobster trip.
@@RVWeekendsRC1 I enjoy the Keys as well. I go there almost yearly.
Great video man 👍
Thank you so much!
Beautiful scenery, stay safe
Thanks 😊
Beautiful ride!
Thank you! 😊
This is a bucket list ride for us! Hopefully someday we'll upgrade our tandem and make it happen.
I would definitely recommend it. Such a beautiful ride. I've done it twice. A couple of months ago I rode it again. At this time I used South Florida back roads to get to the Keys. Check out the video if you're interested in doing the ride at some point. 👍
@@FollowThomas will do, thanks
Wow! I am seriously impressed with how quick you made this trek on your bike! What a cool experience! That drive in the car feels like it takes forever lol! Great video! New subscribers here! We appreciate you for stopping by our channel as well! See you again soon!
-Ashley, Nate and Blake from Adventure Encounters
Thank you so much
it's so flat....
I always forget how flat it is. nice ride.
South Florida is flat as a pancake, easy ride, ha-ha 🤣
Which direction was the wind blowing? I would love to ride it but not with a headwind....!
Most of the time I didn't have a wind at all but mostly I had the tailwind.
Wow! 😍😍
Thanks 👍
cool trip
Thanks, it was fun.
How was the weather and how do you find bicycle routes
The weather is sunny ☀️😎I use Google maps bicycle routes map for general navigation.
Hi Thomas . I'm planning to do the Miami to Key West ride . Which way would you recommend taking from Homestead to Key Largo , Us Hwy 1 or Card Sound Rd as per Google ?
Most people take Hwy 1 if coming from Homestead. Google recommends other way but Hwy 1 has wide shoulder. Card Sound Rd has no shoulder, but less traffic. I felt pretty safe on Hwy 1. Next week I'm planning another ride from Miami to Key West and at this time I'm going by different route skipping Homestead all together and going partly by Card Sound Rd to Key Largo east end, not sure yet how what to expect but I'll find out.
@@FollowThomas Ty Thomas for ur reply would love to know what its like taking Card Sound Rd please let us know Ty
How did you bring the bike back to Miami?
My family was visiting Key West and took me back to Miami. Thanks
So rad!
Thank you for watching 🙂
Where did you start? I did this 2 weeks ago from Miami Beach.
I started from Davie, Broward County. How many miles you did and how long, two or three days?
@@FollowThomas 172 over 3 days. The final day was the most difficult because we had a head wind and it was melting hot. Over the whole trip we averaged a share over 17.5 mph. It was my first ride like that.
Good job 👍 I had headwind only in section between Homestead and Key Largo but after that was just tailwind which really helped.
@@FollowThomas we had cross head or head the entire way haha. It was a lot of fun though and unforgettable. My Dad was a pretty good amateur rider and rode his bicycle across the USA one summer. I never got into it, until recently. Now at 37. I get it. Can’t wait for the next challenge.
@@MiamiCycling305 I thought the same way. Everything changed two years ago when bought my bike and started doing overnight trips. Now I've biked through every Florida county. Total mileage 5000 in Florida. Right now I'm on bike tour in Washington DC. Yesterday I rode historical C&O Canal trail to Harpers Ferry and today I'm heading back to DC via W&OD trail. After that I'm heading to California to ride 5 days by scenic west coast highway by the Pacific Coast. It's gonna be epic ride. I'll post videos on my channel if you wanna check it out.
Nice video. Thanks. How did you get back?
Thanks. A part of the reason why I did this bike trip was because I had a chance to get back with someone. Never let the opportunity to go waste😂
Hi. I will do this in February. What is the exact route from Miami to Key West/ Thank you
Here is my exact route
ridewithgps.com/trips/57266229
ridewithgps.com/trips/57319689
I did another Miami to Key West ride month ago by the back roads. Check out the video ua-cam.com/video/xJ9piWAWh4g/v-deo.html
@@FollowThomas I want to find a more direct route from Miami to Key West. There must be one. Suggestions? So, where are you from originially? I am from Austria living in Chapel Hill, NC. I bet you are from Holland?
@@rdelavarre Holland sound good 😊 I'm originally from Estonia but last 21 years been in Florida. There are 2 ways to get to the Keys. Through Homestead or by Old Gutler Trails by Miami back roads. I've done both ways. There is also direct route from Miami to Homestead but it has many switch packs. Where is your starting point?
How hot was the weather
It was the end of the year and the weather was nice not hot like during the summer months. I did another ride from Miami to key West a couple of months ago using a different route to get to the Keys. You may wanna check out those videos too.
What width tyres are you riding for this trail? I'm planning for this ride and wondering if I should roll my road bike with 25mm tyres,or go tubeless on my gravel bike rolling 40mm tyres. Great video,thank you for sharing!
I've the gravel bike with 40mm tires but skinnier tires would be faster. As long as you're staying on a paved surface then the road bike would work too but I personally like gravel bikes with wider tires so that I can take dirt roads when needed. Thanks for watching 🙂👍
@Follow Thomas ,I agree! I love gravel roads and exploring off-path as well. Your videos have given me great inspiration. Thank you so much!!
Hallo Thomas,google maps not permite to use bike om the way to key west,is it true?Greetinks from italy :)
It's a map error. There is no problem going all away.
Great Video , Where did you stay in Miami? was it a bike freindly hotel or Airbnb? How was it getting out of the city? Is there lots of places to stay along the way, I am thinking it will take me 3 days 60 miles a day/ Did you rent a car to return to Miami? Thanks
I stayed at a friend's place in Miami. Family member picked me up from Key West. The next year I did the same trip and then I used the Grayhound bus to get back to Miami. This year I rode it again and now I rented the car from Key West and dropped it off in Miami.I have all 3 ride videos.
looking to do this ride too! did you stay in hotels for rest or camp??
do you have a gpx of the ride??
I stayed in hotel. I use Google Map for navigation, but I used also Ride With GPS app to record my rides. These are the two day links.
ridewithgps.com/trips/57266229
ridewithgps.com/trips/57319689
I started from private residence near Vista View Park and headed to Homestead and from there straight to Key Largo and then used mostly Overseas Heritage Trail all away to Key West. Make sure you have the tailwind, much easier to ride.
Awesome video. Where was your starting point??
I started from Miami and rode to Key West in 2 days. I got picked up from Key West. After that I rode my bike from Miami to Titusville in 4 days.
@@FollowThomas thanks! Do you have any recommendations for an exact starting point in Miami? Have a bike team of about 12 wanting to do the same route you took. Thanks for the quick reply!
I started from private residence in Davie near Vista View park. Vista View Park would be a cool starting point.
@@FollowThomas awesome thanks.
Awesome ride!
I'm doing this ride in a month or two. Google maps shows a gap in bike path in the Marathon to Big Pine Key section. Can you confirm that that section is bikeable? Thanks!
Yes it is. It was confusing for me too but there is no problems, bridge shoulder is pretty wide, totally ridable, like any other bridge, just longer.
@@FollowThomas thanks for the quick response Thomas! If you have any tips or a Strava route for this ride lmk. I imagine there is only one route anyhow.
@@joseville I personally use Ride With GPS App, but there is no other trail than Overseas Heritage Trail, as long as you are going to right direction 😊
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What a beautiful trail.
Thanks, I enjoyed riding it. Overseas Heritage Trail at Florida Keys.
@@FollowThomas isn't riding in Florida kind of cheating? It's all flat! lol
I've road the Keys a few times on bike tours. This past February I got a flat going west on the Seven Mile Bridge on Schwalbe Marathons. And it was raining. Walked about 2 miles. It was a big nail.
Rain and flats won't go together but unfortunately it happens. Thanks for watching!