(Pun noted by the way. :-) I have watched a few of these and have always wondered, why didn't you make a unicycle with a vertical chain and a gearing system, so that you could coast sometimes? The idea of a direct pedal drive is unimaginable for what that would do to one's knees. Guess I must be mistaken on that, but nevertheless. Please invent said unicycle, and next time you'll set a speed record. (Or, have you sworn to never ride one again? I could see that reasoning too, after this trip.)
"Who the hell is crazy enough to be filming him here on the side of the road in Death Valley?" Ed: I spotted a familiar white van "BOBBY YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND"
I guess he's the first to circumference the world on a unicycle. That was his vision. I don't know if the record would be officially recognized, but I know very well the feeling of achieving something difficult.
@@krollpeter Pretty sure he said that it has not, and will not, be recognised by Guinness World Records. If I recall correctly it was because he spent too long in - atleast - one place. Might've been other reasons aswell.
@@Molehasmoles thanks for the info. It's a great wonderful experience for him anyway. I did some stuff when I was you that others thought are crazy, but not Ed's level.
Truckloads of kudos for your ability to tough it out in Death Valley, Ed. Several years ago I abandoned my stay there when it was so windy I couldn't set up my tent on the second night at the camp ground in Furnace Creek. Lucky for me I was in a car and all the comforts of home were only hours away.
Every single one of these videos would be a story in their own right. "I unicycled across death valley" --- the thing you would tell at parties, to your kids, to your grandkids. The fact that it's just a chapter subsumed in the wider trip of going across the entire freaking world is hard to fathom. ED PRATT FOREVER!!!
@@claytonfs you stupid close-minded person. check here some famous cyclists and look to their biography. they have family, son & daughter. www.thefamouspeople.com/cyclists.php
@@thunderlunder3975 don't expect foreign person who not native to english can understand that joke. if it really a joke, i change the means my second comment. don't worry, it's a joke
I think theres something powerful in this episode. The feeling of accomplishment of getting through something difficult is a feeling you will most likely chase the rest of your life. Its an overwhelmingly good feeling and something we all need to experience.
What you say about the simplicity of desert cycling really struck a chord with me. We cycled across the Nullarbor a few years ago and that was what I loved about it. I know you crossed the Nullarbor too, so I'm sure you'll agree.
Near death experiences make beer taste better, and life more vibrant there after. Big wall climbing, long cycle touring, epic backpacking trips just help reset your brain's baseline so you can return to enjoying much of the rest of life in proper context for a while.
I have to say you are one determined human and i love watching your videos, i hold the title of being the first person to unicycle all around Buckingham Palacel (in 1998 for Prince Charles 50th Birthday, i learned to unicycle 30 years ago in a disused granite quarry, on dec 5th 1989 i had an accident and fell off a 250ft cliff (not while riding) , 9 months later i got back on a unicycle, my doctors and physiotherapists were gobsmacked as i had broken my back and was told i may never walk again. Determination, like you i had it, ive now spent the last 28 years teaching unicycling and reckon ive taught over 150.000 people how to do it zo far.
Only a foreigner or a glutton for punishment would’ve chosen such a challenging and brutal path out of the west coast. You clearly had to dig deep within to withstand the brutal sun and high winds. Kudos! Perhaps an accomplishment worth looking back on when you’re faced with the difficulties life is bound to bring.
I have to keep reminding myself how much effort you put into filming your journey ...excellent work and tjanks for sharing.....and Bobby is such an awesome guy.
I see that you have hooked up with that cute sweetie who has appeared in your vids in the past. Good on you both. You make a handsome couple. Best wishes for a long and happy ;ife together.
Nice one Ed, you're a real inspiration. In June I'll be taking my two wheeled bike (I did buy a uni, but can't for the life of me ride it) from Plymouth to Land's End and back.
Good idea to do it when you did! Drove through and camped at Furnace creek last summer. 28 degrees at night!! I also unicycle and you've became an inspiration for me. Thanks man!
Yes, the Netherlands is one of the few places (i.e. not many places) below sea level on Earth. He never said this was the only place, "not many" implies "more than one but less than a lot."
You should always walk towards or against traffic. Atleast over here it's even the law and you might be (unlikely though) fined if you walked with the traffic. Also, that was very nice of Bobby to check out how you were doing. Nice to see there are decent folk out there even in these miserable times.
Little fun info: Ed talks about walking on the left to better see cars coming ahead. Here in Germany, every pedestrian has to walk on the left side outside of any city, town or village by law, if there is no sidewalk. I assume this law exists because of this situation, actually seeing the traffic on your side.
there used to be an endurance bicycle race called THE FURNACE CREEK 509 which started in santa clarita ca and ended at 29 palms. it was 509 miles and 48 hours to complete.
Followed you from kazakhstan, maybe 4 years ago (right??), then Hong Kong, Stopped by the Chinese S.W.A.T. and I saw a funny dinosaur, The Southeast Asia Adventure Begins in Vietnam when you were 19, a SHARK bite in New Zealand … But naked in Southeast Asia was the best Eps hahahaha....Now you are in America… WOW, it's been a long way but you've finally made it. YOU DESEVER IT. Bringing your good wishes of happiness this Christmas and on the coming year. Love you so much much much E.P .
It's Bobby! I hope he doesn't turn out to be a murderer. He looks like a very nice man. Super helpful. Must be retired and have lots of time. I can see myself doing this too, Ed inspires.
11:40 The landscape around the Dead Sea (-430.5 m / -1412 ft) looks pretty much the same too. Oh, and you crossed the Caspian Sea - it's surface is at -28m / 92ft.
Want more of this wheely mad adventure??
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You should go back to the USA and drive through every state even Hawaii and Alaska
Love you ed!!!!
Amazing
Kudos ! :)
(Pun noted by the way. :-) I have watched a few of these and have always wondered, why didn't you make a unicycle with a vertical chain and a gearing system, so that you could coast sometimes? The idea of a direct pedal drive is unimaginable for what that would do to one's knees. Guess I must be mistaken on that, but nevertheless. Please invent said unicycle, and next time you'll set a speed record. (Or, have you sworn to never ride one again? I could see that reasoning too, after this trip.)
Bobby is a real fan and a true hero :D
yeah bobby brings so much joy to my heart! He's like Ed's desert dad!
@@tranetra1909 Desert dad! perfect name.
A real human bean
Yanks are so much sounder then folk in U.K. no one here would have done that Gained some respect has American boys 👍🏻
@@HT-gv1be And keep in mind that's a 4 hour drive each way assuming you don't hit LA traffic! Bobby is such a sweet dude.
I love it: “I don’t really like thinking”, that probably explains the whole deciding to unicycle round the world idea.
"Who the hell is crazy enough to be filming him here on the side of the road in Death Valley?"
Ed: I spotted a familiar white van
"BOBBY YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND"
Bobby is so pure, tickles me pink he came to check on you and brought food
I honestly wonder about bobby and what he’s up to. Hope he’s doing great cause he was soooo nice throughout this whole trip!
I didn't expect to see the great Bobby again. Was so nice of him!
Bobby just Made my Day!!❤️
This is one wheeley good series! Glad I discovered your channel!
Might've nabbed your pun for my comment Charlie. I hope you don't mind :) Glad you're enjoying the vids!
This comment makes me inspired to never see this comment again
Bobby seems a wonderfully kind and helpful man
Bobby is an absolute legend and a truly wonderful human being. You're lucky to have had him on your journey.
Hint: a set of forks and another wheel would make the riding a tad easier. Good luck in Vegas.
He's not on his ride around the world anymore, he completed it quite a while ago (I wanna say last summer, but I'm not quite sure).
I guess he's the first to circumference the world on a unicycle. That was his vision. I don't know if the record would be officially recognized, but I know very well the feeling of achieving something difficult.
@@krollpeter Pretty sure he said that it has not, and will not, be recognised by Guinness World Records. If I recall correctly it was because he spent too long in - atleast - one place. Might've been other reasons aswell.
COASTING would be the thing to make it easier. ;o)
@@Molehasmoles thanks for the info.
It's a great wonderful experience for him anyway. I did some stuff when I was you that others thought are crazy, but not Ed's level.
Not only having accomplished the crossing, but you're probably the first to ever having done it on one wheel! Congratulations!!!
Truckloads of kudos for your ability to tough it out in Death Valley, Ed. Several years ago I abandoned my stay there when it was so windy I couldn't set up my tent on the second night at the camp ground in Furnace Creek. Lucky for me I was in a car and all the comforts of home were only hours away.
Bobby has a very² kind heart. May GOD bless him for his kindness.
Every single one of these videos would be a story in their own right. "I unicycled across death valley" --- the thing you would tell at parties, to your kids, to your grandkids. The fact that it's just a chapter subsumed in the wider trip of going across the entire freaking world is hard to fathom. ED PRATT FOREVER!!!
Another great video, and...Bobby is AWESOME!!!
he is really gonna have amazing stories to tell to his grandchilds later
He spent 3 years sitting on his nuts... It'll be amazing if he ever has regular children!
@@claytonfs you stupid close-minded person. check here some famous cyclists and look to their biography. they have family, son & daughter.
www.thefamouspeople.com/cyclists.php
Rovi Hilzawan dude it was a joke
r/woosh
@@thunderlunder3975 don't expect foreign person who not native to english can understand that joke. if it really a joke, i change the means my second comment.
don't worry, it's a joke
I think theres something powerful in this episode. The feeling of accomplishment of getting through something difficult is a feeling you will most likely chase the rest of your life. Its an overwhelmingly good feeling and something we all need to experience.
What you say about the simplicity of desert cycling really struck a chord with me. We cycled across the Nullarbor a few years ago and that was what I loved about it. I know you crossed the Nullarbor too, so I'm sure you'll agree.
Don't ya just love it when the creator puts the video quality on 1080p so you don't have to? :)
i cant unicycle at all, and youre just crossing the world on a single wheel
Absolutely love your channel Ed, you should have millions of subscribers! Respect to Bobby too, thats a good friend to have.
4:45 Ed you legend what a shot
Hi Ed you are a giant inspiration in this world. This is truly what the world needs. Thanks and cheers from Canada
The editing on this series is brilliant. Like watching a professionally made TV series
Near death experiences make beer taste better, and life more vibrant there after. Big wall climbing, long cycle touring, epic backpacking trips just help reset your brain's baseline so you can return to enjoying much of the rest of life in proper context for a while.
I wanna apologise for my lack of objectivity. I 'liked' before I watched!
I have to say you are one determined human and i love watching your videos, i hold the title of being the first person to unicycle all around Buckingham Palacel (in 1998 for Prince Charles 50th Birthday, i learned to unicycle 30 years ago in a disused granite quarry, on dec 5th 1989 i had an accident and fell off a 250ft cliff (not while riding) , 9 months later i got back on a unicycle, my doctors and physiotherapists were gobsmacked as i had broken my back and was told i may never walk again. Determination, like you i had it, ive now spent the last 28 years teaching unicycling and reckon ive taught over 150.000 people how to do it zo far.
Bobby is a beautiful human. Love it
Only a foreigner or a glutton for punishment would’ve chosen such a challenging and brutal path out of the west coast.
You clearly had to dig deep within to withstand the brutal sun and high winds. Kudos! Perhaps an accomplishment worth looking back on when you’re faced with the difficulties life is bound to bring.
I have to keep reminding myself how much effort you put into filming your journey ...excellent work and tjanks for sharing.....and Bobby is such an awesome guy.
Let me say it again: your awesome attitude, dialogues (monologues) and video work are absolutely wonderful. Keep it up dude. We're cheering for you.
I see that you have hooked up with that cute sweetie who has appeared in your vids in the past. Good on you both. You make a handsome couple. Best wishes for a long and happy ;ife together.
Yeah i ship Ed and Bobby too
Nice one Ed, you're a real inspiration. In June I'll be taking my two wheeled bike (I did buy a uni, but can't for the life of me ride it) from Plymouth to Land's End and back.
russ trew Good Luck!
Almost 100k subscribers, and you deserve every single one of them Ed! Ever since I saw your video I'm hooked!
Interesting seeing you here
@@Shaminat0r Oh hey whatsup haha
Good idea to do it when you did! Drove through and camped at Furnace creek last summer. 28 degrees at night!! I also unicycle and you've became an inspiration for me. Thanks man!
What a great Bobby is to come out and check on you. That looked like hell in the sandstorm.
You exemplify the term Hardcore.
So nice to see.
Get it, kid.
Gotta love Bobby. Such a good man.
Bobby is a good man the truly meaning of Old But Good.
Hi Ed,
oh my god, what a storm and you in the middle of it.
Absolutely admirable as you've been through it all - fabulous.
You came out the other side dear. That's an achievement within itself. Godspeed Ed 💫🙏
Cant wait for you to get back to civilization again so you can meet more interesting people.
He's is already finished his trip, finished last summer I think. Takes a long time to edit
@@lightdark00 He records them throughout, but he has been done for a long time
@@lightdark00 Maybe, but I know all the episodes are already edited and up on vimeo so not sure how he does it
The stories this guy is gonna have for his kids and grandkids
There's a lot more in Furnace Creek than a gas station. Stores, Restaurants, Lodging, Visitor center and a Golf Course. It's like a small town.
You should contact Yes Theory about being one of their sponsors! I think you'd fit in well with their team. SEEK DISCOMFORT!!!
Ed: There are not many place where you are on land but under sealevel, The Netherlands: Am I a joke to you?
Lmao I was about to comment this xD
fake
Yes, the Netherlands is one of the few places (i.e. not many places) below sea level on Earth. He never said this was the only place, "not many" implies "more than one but less than a lot."
You should always walk towards or against traffic. Atleast over here it's even the law and you might be (unlikely though) fined if you walked with the traffic.
Also, that was very nice of Bobby to check out how you were doing. Nice to see there are decent folk out there even in these miserable times.
dude the youtube algorithm finally showing me the goods ! your a bloody inspiration keep doing your thing !! :)
It just feels surreal for me to see people interacting properly before Covid was even a thing. Damn I miss those days.
Took me a few sundays, but i binged all your videos
It's criminal this doesn't have 1 Mill+ views....
I did a total of 20 mi in Death Valley, and that spot where the highway goes behind the ridge is amazing for the blocked wind
I really look forward to these ever week!
Bobby is a true fan. Good friend.
Congratulations, an accomplishment few (Really, have any ever unicycled through Death Valley?), have realized. I’m loving the series. Thanks Ed.
yep spent a month in death valley in the Army...and we would crawl under rocks for shade... good job mate
Little fun info: Ed talks about walking on the left to better see cars coming ahead. Here in Germany, every pedestrian has to walk on the left side outside of any city, town or village by law, if there is no sidewalk. I assume this law exists because of this situation, actually seeing the traffic on your side.
" I don't really like thinking hahahah" . On ep 7 in one evening. Thanks, Ed.
i love those mini "ad" breaks
“The truth is... I enjoy the satisfaction that comes from achieving something difficult.”
Good on ya! And nice face mask from K1 speed 😉
Get hyped every time i see Ed posts
I'm loving the soundtrack to each of your videos, especially the opening song in this video
I'm loving the series
7:46 Whoah! That's a burger that actually manages to look almost like in the commercials. I'm stumped.
@10:08 that's the best alan partridge impression ive ever seen
10:48 "goldfinger..."
Love the thumbnail picture, and all your videos. Truly inspirational.
there used to be an endurance bicycle race called THE FURNACE CREEK 509 which started in santa clarita ca and ended at 29 palms. it was 509 miles and 48 hours to complete.
Followed you from kazakhstan, maybe 4 years ago (right??), then Hong Kong, Stopped by the Chinese S.W.A.T. and I saw a funny dinosaur, The Southeast Asia Adventure Begins in Vietnam when you were 19, a SHARK bite in New Zealand … But naked in Southeast Asia was the best Eps hahahaha....Now you are in America… WOW, it's been a long way but you've finally made it.
YOU DESEVER IT. Bringing your good wishes of happiness this Christmas and on the coming year.
Love you so much much much E.P .
You have left me speechless Ed Pratt
It's Bobby! I hope he doesn't turn out to be a murderer. He looks like a very nice man. Super helpful. Must be retired and have lots of time. I can see myself doing this too, Ed inspires.
Bobby's a LEGEND!
This is the most entertaining thing on UA-cam right now 👍
Awesome, Bobby the real man!
1:13 what are you holding!?!? its a shadow? but WHERE IS IT!!! your a sorcerer Ed!!!
Bobby from LA - what a marvelous man
Wow, all that crosswinds would be brutal. Happy riding :)
Ed your a Diamond keep it up and what an adventure you are having in your life.
BOBBBBBBYYYYYY! Great to see his ass back here. Holy shit what great timing.
OMG! I love this series its so amazing! thank you so much for making this :)))
I love Death Valley, my family visits often!
we need more people like bobby :D bless him
That Thin Seller chap seems legit
You should carry a retractable shovel with you. So you can dig a hole for your tent so you can avoid the desert high winds.
wow the guy with the burger, what smashing fellow
Bobby is a selfless legend!
That last shot. Lol.🤣 (Going up the efn Hill to put the camera & going way back to cycle ) 🤣
This reminds me of the old Long Treks videos with Adam Colton. Those were fantastic.
Bobby reminds me of the uncle I never had
When I saw you arrive back in Somerset, I had no idea it'd been so tough in the USA (no I won't ask you what you're going to do next... haha).
Been watching this for a while and it’s funny when you look at the website in English class
BISCUITS ARE MY MOTIVATION !!!!!
Can't stop watching, so good! Are you planning a new adventure anytime soon?
I've been wondering this too? Or is he just growing a business off this trip.
@@tallmantoo I've heard him mention he's planning another adventure with some form of human propulsion.
@@davidlynch8509 Thanks!
You also cycled below water level in the Netherland Ed! The surroundings of Rotterdam are a couple meters below sea level.
we are here mate! Let them videos roll
Ed your a LEGEND! Love these videos. Thank you!
Your USA episodes makes me your big fan🇧🇩
Bobby is the best stalker you could wish for :P
11:40 The landscape around the Dead Sea (-430.5 m / -1412 ft) looks pretty much the same too. Oh, and you crossed the Caspian Sea - it's surface is at -28m / 92ft.
Bobby you‘re the best!