I bought a fixie and started racing alleycats about 4 or 5 years ago after watching line of sight. An alleycat was my first bicycle race and I soon got into mountain biking, cyclocross, and gravel racing and soon fell out of it and fell in love with bike touring and going on crazy adventures in the mountains. This summer I rode my cinelli gravel bike across america from New York to California and down the coast, taking the road less traveled and the most adventurous way possible. A video of me skitching a car going thru Minnesota went viral on tic toc! I am so grateful that I found your videos Lucas and I want you know how greatly you have impacted my life. If it wasn't for your videos I don't know if ever would have gone on adventures like this. You inspire me to inspire other to get on a bike and get sketcky!!!! Thank you!!!!
@andrew currier, hey brother u have inspired ur community and our group of riders here in buffalo ny , I was stoked for u and follow ur adventure this pass few months bud!!! Lucas is a chain of inspiration and I still don’t know how u don’t have millions of subscribers! I know it don’t mean everything to have subs but danm u been doing this for so long
I read an article touched on oxygen flow to big muscles vs small and the effects of high cadence. If you can go x speed at 60 that could actually make more sense than 80. Im no pro but speed comes from big rings easier than rpms.
This is great! 51 years old and I’m still riding in all weather and traffic. I still think that people r losing survival skills and r so codependent. Riding in heavy traffic really improves reflexes and sense of awareness. Cyclist see everything around them and see things happen before they happen. Where as a person that’s been driving all their life only sees what’in front of them. And plus when I ride I always feel like I’m being chased!!!
Becoming a courier gave me a lot more different ways to find that dopamine fix. Going fast in places I've never been with a deadline keeps everything engaging.
Last year I wished for bike paths, but I came to the realization that I hate them because people ride their bikes on them so slow, they are almost falling asleep (Bucharest has 2, maybe 3 proper legal bike paths and things aren't going to change any time sooner) and, even though you are technically safer, you can't ride that fast because you may hit some pedestrian that is crossing the street or someone that is trying to overtake and won't look back to check if it's clear. The road is the best teacher and you can go as fast as you can and I love that adrenaline rush! Looking forward for your videos, I have so much to learn from you and I am truly grateful that you are doing this. Great video, love it!
Finding your videos last year made me ride around the city in 2020 instead of my usual cornfield squares. It’s was a year of novel experiences, had a blast, and I have a lot more confidence around cars from 2020 than I did since I picked up a bike. Rural traffic isn’t the same, and doesn’t build attention skills. I haven’t grabbed a car but your videos have inspired my adventures.
Honestly you have been a huge inspiration for me getting off my ass and going out side for around 7 years now! Cheers for what you do Lucas, it matters.
Over the last two years you've been an inspiration to me and to be honest you rekindled my love for cycling just the other day hit 45 miles per hour drafting behind a buss and it it felt like I was on top of the world keep up the good work
The bit about comfort zones is correct riding on a busy road will make you mentally tougher and stronger. No one else says this shit. Thanks Lucas for speaking sense
Just realized why cycling brakeless on my track bike through traffic made me an overall better rider. Never thought about it. Love your videos man, if anytime in Dublin Ireland lmk to shreds the hell out of it.
Thank you. I've been loving what you do since pre youtube.. I remember watching your alleycat videos, SF and NYC and others, when I was laid out with a broken back after a failed bike jump (landing) luckily i recovered fully and got back at it. That was a long time ago but watching your stuff made such an impact on me. I didn't know very many riders, even roadies that really love urban riding. It is the best way to experience a new city. the poetry and flow and ever changing environment is like some hyper reality video game. Damn right Dopamine!! Watching the videos and rocking out the Def Leapord (or whichever song goes with the video) is a fix in itself. I was into your videos anyway but they were especially great keeping my psyche up during my recovery. And those videos really showed me what is possible, and how finding your own ride is art. Both doing it and experiencing it. I'm so grateful that you share these beautiful fluid moments with the world. :)
Thanx for following pre youtube, crazy I've been filming riding for 20+ years now, Hellz yeah on the 80s metal. And yes, this is a huge reason I make films which really turn riding into an art form by now
this is actually very insightful. i think mountain biking for applying these principles as well. you feel like youre going way faster in the tight trails and you keep cranking harder since you want to go faster
Correction that I'm glad to make. The Navy seal reference you made is often refered to as the "40% rule" and what it actually states (in a nutshell) is that when you think your done/your body tells you that your done your only actually onlu 40% done and you still got 60% left in you (vs the 40% left in you as stated in the video). Love the videos btw :)
This is liberating. I live in DC and I love to ride all around the city. I also go out to the mountains and ride as fast I can down a gravel mountain road slipping and flying. Climbing the mountains is great as well. I have caught myself overthinking and feeling guilty for not putting in more miles. Your video really helped me. Thank you!
Thanks for the Words of Wisdom. I’ve been on this bicycle itch for a few weeks now and really enjoy the fun of group rides with the SE bike guys. I really like watching the race packs and alley races. I would like to get on a fixie bike for the control and extra workout. The dopamine chase is real !! I believe this is the nitch I need in my life to progress in a healthier way of living. Thanks for all the adventurous rides you go on and share with us. You the Man !!
I loved living in NYC those summers. Fastest way to get around town. Power meter helps people learn the importance of sleep, water and sugar each day. Watts drop off fast in the absence of any of those 3.
Great talk! I really needed this. This got me to think back to what got me started riding and compare to today. I found that over the years as I progressed in distance and speed it became more of a goal to reach the level of other fast riders and for that it became more like work than something I enjoy. Because of this i got bored and would skip much of a year even whole years at a time. Just a little bio for fun. In the beginning I started by biking to/from work. 32 miles round trip. I would ride with my backpack full of clothes, stuff to clean up with and food. It was something I looked forward to get me to work and the ride home what another thing I would look forward to. Also I loved the route. It was all hills along 25A of the north shore of Long Island. In the beginning I dreaded the hills. It eventually became what I really enjoy and prefer. I love hammering over hills! It is such a dopamine rush to get home only 15 minutes after then if I drove my car (35min by car 50min by bike.) It was a dopamine rush when I hammered past someone that had spend a half years pay on their bike and gear while I was wearing a regular tshirt bike shorts and a heavy backpack. I loved how I would pass cars in rush hour traffic. I loved how the hills seemed to get smaller over time as I seemingly effortlessly would power over them and with the extra speed going over the top would equate to faster speed over the next. Part of the route I take is an area where its known to local bikers called the Seven Sisters. They are constant hills with no shoulder and high rush hour traffic. So part of the fun is to make it over as many hills as possible before the next car catches you. I no longer work at that job so I will have to come up with other routes but I really need to get off my ass and get back to this. It's not as interesting as Lucas's rides but it's what I enjoy! One of these days I have to make it to Manhattan for a ride! Thanks Lucas! Live fast die last brother!
Getting incrementally faster takes exponentially more energy and training, good that you recognized that and changed up your riding. Btw I can't believe how fast I get sometimes just from having fun and playing in fast traffic
I ride for the streets of São Paulo, Brasil for almost 20 years, and i feel all you said in this video. Speed in traffic is pure dopamine! The people on the cars watch unbelievers how fast road bikes are can be. Another great video, Lucas. I'm a huge fan. Cheers!
Good advice, I stated riding more to supplement my leg workouts. So I agree that people have overly complicated training, it happens in the strength and weight training world as well but there is more diversity these days and most have moved on to develop their own technique.
on the bike ,having a good time, love cycling, ride every day,exepte when you don t want to ride ,no regrets,if you count the miles its because you haven t done enought!being gratefull,eat food, no format , ride different surface, pedale, good sleep,being experience,adapte yourself ,smile, and listen to lucas !!!!!! ride fast die last njoylife on 2wheels
I don't like taking the same way back as the route out. Lucas, you have stated this before many times. Now that you speak more in videos. giving more insight into your way of thinking I agree more and more with you. Actually, use you as an example to many people when I am trying to prove a point in regards to cycling. Another awesome video!!!
last year i wasn't confident in my riding to join the much faster groups in my area, this video is a reminder to myself " get out there put yourself in the shit"
Jeez, who needed more reasons to dislike mondays 😅 the art aspect... the parallel to the trees that dont get wind. You've been a gift that keeps on giving ever since i first learned that you exist
Nice speech. Your riding attitude is far from mine, but I still find it so attractive. I actually ride my bike away from the city on purpose, I also keep myself as away as I can from veichles. But I'd still choose road bike because as you said, going fast on that things is just too good, and that unspoken, not predicted competition between other riders you meet is as well dopamine. Have good rides!
I road with Lucas when he came to Chicago and he definitely took me out of my comfort zone and even though I got dropped on the expressway I still road it and to this day was the best ride I’ve had so far!
Thank you. Just thank you. I see way too many people make things soooo damn complicated when it comes to training. And it's not just the training. So many people get crazy about diet, supplementation, health, their food etc. It's not even funny anymore... 😑 Just enjoy the ride and life for god's sake and stop overthinking everything.
Thanks for sharing your process; I can relate to so much of what you say. It makes perfect sense. Have fun and go fast. I'm 54, and I've never been as in shape, alert and in tune to riding as I am now. You've provided an impetus and lots of motivation to get out there, regardless of age. You are proof that your style of riding, keeps you young and fresh. I like how you keep it simple. You make cycling an art form, and I love what you're creating. Keep it up.
How am I going to get faster? How am I going to get stronger? How am I going to get more street smart? How am I going to learn calculated risk? .. watch Lucas Brunelle!!!! You’re my hero man, keep up the awesome content!!
wow, i dont know how i found you, i love my bicycle more than anything in this world, i may not be a racer, i love traveling long distances, i do what works for me.. thanks for the great inspriation, pedal on :)
I always seek to synthesize dopamine, in fact because of that search I end up being friends with this guy who is talking about dopamine. Back in 2016, the first time he came to El Salvador, I risked all my study at the university in that cycle to go pedaling with this guy all to feel that hormone. (edit: to this day i had no fucking regrets of my University failure). And now I can say that Lucas is a great friend and a great rider who always inspires me. Cheers Lucas.
hell yeah bröther I live for sprints, passing cars who are going the speed limit, and bombing hills. The ONLY reason I've ever gotten into any "sport" is cuz it was fun as hell. being fit is just a nice side effect
As a wrestling coach who does road cycling as a hobby rather than a sport. I always tell this to my athletes that i train for the sport of wrestling: “love to fight, not fight to love.”
So the simple answer for progress is to train for your specialty, if it's speed -train fast etc. Don't train different muscle fibres, than the ones you need for your specialty. No point in putting tons of miles and expecting to improve speed or sprinting.
Good stuff as always Lucas. Something I thought about recently is the fact that it often requires a very high level of fitness (and skill of course) in order to just catch up for a draft, skitch, or to ride well in traffic, etc. I've been well over 200bpm many times catching up to and hanging with a 40+mph draft/skitch. Some of that is definitely adrenaline, but it wouldn't be possible without a high level of fitness. Looking forward to ripping with you in 2021 🤙
Ha. Some of the deepest, most sustained efforts I've ever made were done trying to catch and stay with cars commuting through a city. Only a few efforts in races have come close, and they're usually more short-lived. The race has a finish line. There's always cars, going and going. Eventually they end up on faster sections of road and really put you to the test. It's like a poor man's/amateur's form of motor-pacing, I'd guess.
Always always ride to ride for the ride. Love it. Speed is the most important number. nothing as good as ripping in Boston or around the city in hella traffic!
One thing you left out Lucas. The foundation of speed: Genetics. Some are just born fast. Add technique to natural speed, a nice bike with proper gearing and you have danger! Yes, don’t overthink. Could not agree more. And i laugh at all those complicated training apps and voodoo. Like you I picked the right parents. Born with a superpower: SPEED. And like you and your dopamine, i love to abuse that superpower!! Ride on Bro. Happy you are still out there tearing it up.
@@lucasbrunelle, My "Base" miles came from 2 years on a loaded touring bike, then 18 months of commuting 19 miles a day each way. 10 on a bike path full of Tri-Geeks then 9 through the city on all sorts of fucked-up streets. If I blasted those 9 miles and ran every red light I might get passed by a handful of cars/trucks. If I rode like a "sane" person I would be overtaken by 100+ cars and right-hooked nine ways to Sunday. So what's safer? Yeah, FEAR (of death or serious injury) is a great training partner! Fo sho. Intervals my ass. 18 miles of traffic jamming and 20 more of disgracing amateur triathletes 5 days a week, then riding with like minded people the other two will do the trick. Love you man, since 2007! Nice to see you branching out now.
@@joeybike2 And that's how "base" miles should happen, your riding style is the opposite of trash miles, I know people who ride 100 miles a day and can't shred traffic or speed to save their lives 🌪🏴🏁
There’s a difference between the cookie cutter people who ride bicycles and real riders. The training, etc is cool and has its place but nothing beats the thrill of getting on your bike, riding somewhere new (just like the video where you swam across the channel on the float) and riding fast and scaring yourself a bit. That’s where the fun and passion is. I always have the most fun when I’m on a three plus lane road, only guy out there but still keeping up with cars. That beats any race and group ride for me! Lucas, KEEP SHREDDING!!!
My riding style has always been in the league as yours but since finding your channel has greatly influenced to push my skills further. That being said, could you do something like a skitch tutorial vid sometime? tips and tricks? love the channel and your riding. happy new year, peace and love
@@lucasbrunelle Thanks a bunch! not sure but it looks like you keep the bike slightly tilted away from the car. Is that by accident, is it to give a little clearance between you and the car OR am I imagining things?
@@mdstevens8989 Yes I keep the bike leaned away from the car and often far away from the car, this takes a lot more strength and is not as aerodynamic but it can save you have the car veers over and you can see more of the road approaching
@@lucasbrunelle cool, thank you! Minneapolis seems to be a great place for skitching but couldn't quite get the position down thinking the bike had to be totally upright.
You got me off my mountain bike or outta my car and on the road bike more often than anything else...and it’s because you ride what you’re preaching here and inspires me to do the same, with far less ability on the bike, but the spirit of the thing is full boar.
Always have ridden in the city as a kid but got a road bike recently at 17 and now I'm starting to make gains like crazy just gassing it through the streets, you would tear it up in the bay area!
Hehe everytime i jump red trafic lights or ride in between cars here in London i think to myself "hehe ill do it Bruneles style"!:D Great inspiration your videos man, thanks!!
@@lucasbrunelle YES ! I'd love to ride with you man ! Quebec City has a lot of potential, especially during summer. Here is a POV of me riding in the city if you're ever interested. Much love. ua-cam.com/video/HmeGh7M8FXg/v-deo.html
I see in your videos you riding your bike in water, diving the bike, on torrential rain. How you do for maintenance? Do you “waste” lots of components, bottom brackets etc? That’s the first thing I imagine when I see road bikes underwater 😊
I get a lot of shit for not having clipless pedals and shoes …I don’t want them ..I ride in urban cities and don’t feel it’s safe for me and I like to hop off the bike alot to eat and go to coffee shops and do other things as well ..so I choose flat pedals in my road bike …you have any thoughts on that ?
First off - ride with what's best for you. Clipless pedals have two advantages, one is that you can jump the bike higher with them and two is that you can pull up more on your pedal stroke to be more efficient. But I know many riders fast as hell who don't have clipless pedals
🤠 Your videos made me feel normal Lucas ❤️ So I ride and take cycling videos hoping to get people to feel well and tag along. You're still the champ though 😅 Salutations from Tijuana 🇲🇽🖖🤓
Lucas I love what you do, I love speed too but Im afraid of skitch so my question is.. how would you feel if somebody watch your videos and get inspired by your videos and have like a huge accident. I insist I love this channel but I just thought of this
Indeed I've thought of this more than the disasters I've created in my own life, at the end of the day the bad accidents are few and far and the feedback I get on how many people avoided death from a move they saw in my vids is nice
@@lucasbrunelle than you for the answer I really appreciate it and its nice to know there are very few accidents doing these because its definitely scary to watch hahaha well keep it up man! Thanks for all
@@CVZ_ With that being said, when I ride behind someone like Adrian @pedal2timez or Kevin @kevinbaezaofficial it looks so dangerous, we often forget how this looks from an outside perspective
I live on a tiny island so i dont have an urban setting to ride in. I cycle on the one highway we have and try to go into busy areas because I really want to become more confident in my bike handling. Do you have any tips?
Man I want ot sequence your genome and scan your brain with an FMRI to learn the secrets of your powers. You're totally nuts and I love it. Gives me inspiration to go on cool rides.
As much as I appreciate your art I would love to see your daily rides through Miami, I have a hard time finding routes out of my comfort zone down here
Translation: The "Zone". For me, there's nothing like flying down a congested street and picking out lanes 40 feet in front of you. You're almost riding ahead of your body & bike. By the time you physically arrive where you're looking, you're already looking 40 feet ahead of you for the next cut.
I bought a fixie and started racing alleycats about 4 or 5 years ago after watching line of sight. An alleycat was my first bicycle race and I soon got into mountain biking, cyclocross, and gravel racing and soon fell out of it and fell in love with bike touring and going on crazy adventures in the mountains. This summer I rode my cinelli gravel bike across america from New York to California and down the coast, taking the road less traveled and the most adventurous way possible. A video of me skitching a car going thru Minnesota went viral on tic toc! I am so grateful that I found your videos Lucas and I want you know how greatly you have impacted my life. If it wasn't for your videos I don't know if ever would have gone on adventures like this. You inspire me to inspire other to get on a bike and get sketcky!!!! Thank you!!!!
Thanks so much Andrew, this is a huge reason I make films, stay safe, stay sketcky!
@andrew currier, hey brother u have inspired ur community and our group of riders here in buffalo ny , I was stoked for u and follow ur adventure this pass few months bud!!! Lucas is a chain of inspiration and I still don’t know how u don’t have millions of subscribers! I know it don’t mean everything to have subs but danm u been doing this for so long
carbs plus cadence = performance
Ive had Steve Hogg bike fit since 2004. Good dude!
I read an article touched on oxygen flow to big muscles vs small and the effects of high cadence. If you can go x speed at 60 that could actually make more sense than 80. Im no pro but speed comes from big rings easier than rpms.
"carbs plus cadence = performance
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i'll forever remember this! thanks
I see u everywhere
Eat vegan 🤟
This is great! 51 years old and I’m still riding in all weather and traffic. I still think that people r losing survival skills and r so codependent. Riding in heavy traffic really improves reflexes and sense of awareness. Cyclist see everything around them and see things happen before they happen. Where as a person that’s been driving all their life only sees what’in front of them. And plus when I ride I always feel like I’m being chased!!!
Amen to that, and yep I'll be 50 in August
“People are losing survival skills and are so codependent.” Dude that’s deep.
Your style/ philosophy on riding is what I truly love about cycling. Ride for yourself because it's fun, and slightly dangerous
Make the Lucas Brunelle podcast a thing. I love hearing about this stuff!
Becoming a courier gave me a lot more different ways to find that dopamine fix. Going fast in places I've never been with a deadline keeps everything engaging.
Last year I wished for bike paths, but I came to the realization that I hate them because people ride their bikes on them so slow, they are almost falling asleep (Bucharest has 2, maybe 3 proper legal bike paths and things aren't going to change any time sooner) and, even though you are technically safer, you can't ride that fast because you may hit some pedestrian that is crossing the street or someone that is trying to overtake and won't look back to check if it's clear. The road is the best teacher and you can go as fast as you can and I love that adrenaline rush! Looking forward for your videos, I have so much to learn from you and I am truly grateful that you are doing this.
Great video, love it!
True that - bike paths make things so much more dangerous
Finding your videos last year made me ride around the city in 2020 instead of my usual cornfield squares. It’s was a year of novel experiences, had a blast, and I have a lot more confidence around cars from 2020 than I did since I picked up a bike. Rural traffic isn’t the same, and doesn’t build attention skills. I haven’t grabbed a car but your videos have inspired my adventures.
Nice - THIS is a huge reason I make films - not your usual ride, hellz yeah 👿🚩🏴🏁
Because of you, my wheels are never true!
Best human. Best advice. One hell of a channel.
Honestly you have been a huge inspiration for me getting off my ass and going out side for around 7 years now! Cheers for what you do Lucas, it matters.
Thanx man - huge reason I make films
Over the last two years you've been an inspiration to me and to be honest you rekindled my love for cycling just the other day hit 45 miles per hour drafting behind a buss and it it felt like I was on top of the world keep up the good work
Yuuusss - and this is why I make films, congrats, 45 is quick and what the bike's made for
@@lucasbrunelle exactly passing other riders who don't look like there even moving it the best speed speed speed
The bit about comfort zones is correct riding on a busy road will make you mentally tougher and stronger. No one else says this shit. Thanks Lucas for speaking sense
Better every year 🌪🏴🏁
Just realized why cycling brakeless on my track bike through traffic made me an overall better rider. Never thought about it. Love your videos man, if anytime in Dublin Ireland lmk to shreds the hell out of it.
Wuz in Dublin for CMWC, will be back
Thank you.
I've been loving what you do since pre youtube.. I remember watching your alleycat videos, SF and NYC and others, when I was laid out with a broken back after a failed bike jump (landing) luckily i recovered fully and got back at it. That was a long time ago but watching your stuff made such an impact on me. I didn't know very many riders, even roadies that really love urban riding. It is the best way to experience a new city. the poetry and flow and ever changing environment is like some hyper reality video game. Damn right Dopamine!! Watching the videos and rocking out the Def Leapord (or whichever song goes with the video) is a fix in itself. I was into your videos anyway but they were especially great keeping my psyche up during my recovery. And those videos really showed me what is possible, and how finding your own ride is art. Both doing it and experiencing it. I'm so grateful that you share these beautiful fluid moments with the world. :)
Thanx for following pre youtube, crazy I've been filming riding for 20+ years now, Hellz yeah on the 80s metal. And yes, this is a huge reason I make films which really turn riding into an art form by now
this is actually very insightful. i think mountain biking for applying these principles as well. you feel like youre going way faster in the tight trails and you keep cranking harder since you want to go faster
Correction that I'm glad to make. The Navy seal reference you made is often refered to as the "40% rule" and what it actually states (in a nutshell) is that when you think your done/your body tells you that your done your only actually onlu 40% done and you still got 60% left in you (vs the 40% left in you as stated in the video).
Love the videos btw :)
40% done - thanks - even better - 20% more
Russia is waiting for you, Lucas.
Yep :) Moscow messengers mostly mtb and citybikers. It will be fun 😜😁
Saints-Petersburg is much better choice. Especially for a road bike
@@fatcat7msk7ru Moscow messengers mostly buryats on ashanbikes
This is liberating. I live in DC and I love to ride all around the city. I also go out to the mountains and ride as fast I can down a gravel mountain road slipping and flying. Climbing the mountains is great as well. I have caught myself overthinking and feeling guilty for not putting in more miles. Your video really helped me. Thank you!
Thanks for the Words of Wisdom. I’ve been on this bicycle itch for a few weeks now and really enjoy the fun of group rides with the SE bike guys. I really like watching the race packs and alley races. I would like to get on a fixie bike for the control and extra workout. The dopamine chase is real !! I believe this is the nitch I need in my life to progress in a healthier way of living. Thanks for all the adventurous rides you go on and share with us. You the Man !!
Huge motivator of harnessed 🏁🧨🏁
I loved living in NYC those summers. Fastest way to get around town.
Power meter helps people learn the importance of sleep, water and sugar each day. Watts drop off fast in the absence of any of those 3.
Next time you're in NYC lmk, we'll shred, true about the power meter
DR on carbing up, and LB on dopamine hits, haha! A match made in heaven.
@@ArcaneArborWolfe cant wait to see, my bet on LB
Great talk! I really needed this. This got me to think back to what got me started riding and compare to today.
I found that over the years as I progressed in distance and speed it became more of a goal to reach the level of other
fast riders and for that it became more like work than something I enjoy. Because of this i got bored and would skip
much of a year even whole years at a time.
Just a little bio for fun.
In the beginning I started by biking to/from work. 32 miles round trip. I would ride with my backpack full of clothes, stuff to clean up with and food. It was something I looked forward to get me to work and the ride home what another thing I would look forward to. Also I loved the route. It was all hills along 25A of the north shore of Long Island. In the beginning I dreaded the hills. It eventually became what I really enjoy and prefer. I love hammering over hills! It is such a dopamine rush to get home only 15 minutes after then if I drove my car (35min by car 50min by bike.) It was a dopamine rush when I hammered past someone that had spend a half years pay on their bike and gear while I was wearing a regular tshirt bike shorts and a heavy backpack. I loved how I would pass cars in rush hour traffic. I loved how the hills seemed to get smaller over time as I seemingly effortlessly would power over them and with the extra speed going over the top would equate to faster speed over the next. Part of the route I take is an area where its known to local bikers called the Seven Sisters. They are constant hills with no shoulder and high rush hour traffic. So part of the fun is to make it over as many hills as possible before the next car catches you. I no longer work at that job so I will have to come up with other routes but I really need to get off my ass and get back to this.
It's not as interesting as Lucas's rides but it's what I enjoy!
One of these days I have to make it to Manhattan for a ride!
Thanks Lucas! Live fast die last brother!
Getting incrementally faster takes exponentially more energy and training, good that you recognized that and changed up your riding. Btw I can't believe how fast I get sometimes just from having fun and playing in fast traffic
I ride for the streets of São Paulo, Brasil for almost 20 years, and i feel all you said in this video.
Speed in traffic is pure dopamine! The people on the cars watch unbelievers how fast road bikes are can be.
Another great video, Lucas. I'm a huge fan. Cheers!
Holy fuck - I gotta make it to São Paulo someday, L
@@lucasbrunelle Will be Very welcome!
You are true sportsman ✊ 4me riding is the most fun part of my days even if bit exhausted after.
Good advice, I stated riding more to supplement my leg workouts. So I agree that people have overly complicated training, it happens in the strength and weight training world as well but there is more diversity these days and most have moved on to develop their own technique.
on the bike ,having a good time, love cycling, ride every day,exepte when you don t want to ride ,no regrets,if you count the miles its because you haven t done enought!being gratefull,eat food, no format , ride different surface, pedale, good sleep,being experience,adapte yourself ,smile, and listen to lucas !!!!!! ride fast die last njoylife on 2wheels
I don't like taking the same way back as the route out. Lucas, you have stated this before many times. Now that you speak more in videos. giving more insight into your way of thinking I agree more and more with you. Actually, use you as an example to many people when I am trying to prove a point in regards to cycling. Another awesome video!!!
Thanks Lucas. Your talk was inspirational.
last year i wasn't confident in my riding to join the much faster groups in my area, this video is a reminder to myself " get out there put yourself in the shit"
"Overthinking, overanalyzing separates the body from mind"
Thank you needed to hear this im a bike currier in Boston your videos are very inspirational hope to see more people rideing this year
I presume you saw this 1 ua-cam.com/video/iGwiJYhIZsw/v-deo.html
@@lucasbrunelle i did you the Goat for that one
you'll never stop motivating me, Lucas. Keep riding.
Jeez, who needed more reasons to dislike mondays 😅 the art aspect... the parallel to the trees that dont get wind. You've been a gift that keeps on giving ever since i first learned that you exist
Nice speech. Your riding attitude is far from mine, but I still find it so attractive. I actually ride my bike away from the city on purpose, I also keep myself as away as I can from veichles. But I'd still choose road bike because as you said, going fast on that things is just too good, and that unspoken, not predicted competition between other riders you meet is as well dopamine. Have good rides!
I road with Lucas when he came to Chicago and he definitely took me out of my comfort zone and even though I got dropped on the expressway I still road it and to this day was the best ride I’ve had so far!
Haha he def keeps me living on the edge
Right on, Lucas, streets keep me sane. Keep your brain on point. Ride on. Happy New Year, brother!
Happy New Year to ya as well 🎉🎆
Thank you. Just thank you. I see way too many people make things soooo damn complicated when it comes to training. And it's not just the training. So many people get crazy about diet, supplementation, health, their food etc. It's not even funny anymore... 😑 Just enjoy the ride and life for god's sake and stop overthinking everything.
It's like an ego thing, or it's "coaches" trying to sell more bullshit
I’m glad we have the same mind set! Since watching your videos I have definitely skitched more and chosen new routes I don’t normally take
You are the kind of man that can cross the US from east to west. I would love to see something like that.
Thanks for sharing your process; I can relate to so much of what you say. It makes perfect sense. Have fun and go fast. I'm 54, and I've never been as in shape, alert and in tune to riding as I am now. You've provided an impetus and lots of motivation to get out there, regardless of age. You are proof that your style of riding, keeps you young and fresh. I like how you keep it simple. You make cycling an art form, and I love what you're creating. Keep it up.
It's the only sport that I do, 54 aint nothing when riding 📈
Can't tell you how much I love this. Changing my life, Lucas, at 44 years old.
How am I going to get faster? How am I going to get stronger? How am I going to get more street smart? How am I going to learn calculated risk? .. watch Lucas Brunelle!!!! You’re my hero man, keep up the awesome content!!
Yuuussss 🌪🏴🏁
wow, i dont know how i found you, i love my bicycle more than anything in this world, i may not be a racer, i love traveling long distances, i do what works for me.. thanks for the great inspriation, pedal on :)
Awesome talk I really needed this...hope to see u in donpan!
Very soon, prolly Wed.
I always seek to synthesize dopamine, in fact because of that search I end up being friends with this guy who is talking about dopamine.
Back in 2016, the first time he came to El Salvador, I risked all my study at the university in that cycle to go pedaling with this guy all to feel that hormone.
(edit: to this day i had no fucking regrets of my University failure).
And now I can say that Lucas is a great friend and a great rider who always inspires me.
Cheers Lucas.
I WILL be back, I think about you guys often, Oh the shit I've failed at since, we live life 🌪🏴🏁
hell yeah bröther I live for sprints, passing cars who are going the speed limit, and bombing hills. The ONLY reason I've ever gotten into any "sport" is cuz it was fun as hell. being fit is just a nice side effect
to that effect - the only reason I ever stop doing something is because it stops being fun 😔
Exactly, I don't even realize how fit I am man
Great format addition Lucas
As a wrestling coach who does road cycling as a hobby rather than a sport. I always tell this to my athletes that i train for the sport of wrestling: “love to fight, not fight to love.”
So the simple answer for progress is to train for your specialty, if it's speed -train fast etc. Don't train different muscle fibres, than the ones you need for your specialty. No point in putting tons of miles and expecting to improve speed or sprinting.
THIS is what people don't get, it's so simple, and a LOT more fun
Good stuff as always Lucas. Something I thought about recently is the fact that it often requires a very high level of fitness (and skill of course) in order to just catch up for a draft, skitch, or to ride well in traffic, etc. I've been well over 200bpm many times catching up to and hanging with a 40+mph draft/skitch. Some of that is definitely adrenaline, but it wouldn't be possible without a high level of fitness. Looking forward to ripping with you in 2021 🤙
Fuck yeah, you're one of the few with both the fitness and traffic skillz to pull this off
Ha. Some of the deepest, most sustained efforts I've ever made were done trying to catch and stay with cars commuting through a city. Only a few efforts in races have come close, and they're usually more short-lived. The race has a finish line. There's always cars, going and going. Eventually they end up on faster sections of road and really put you to the test. It's like a poor man's/amateur's form of motor-pacing, I'd guess.
Nothing builds skillz like street traffic 🤹🏻♀️ ♞
Loved the vid, loved the format, can't wait for the following vids !
Thanks for producing this Lucas !
This type of video is rad. Keep riding fast!
Always always ride to ride for the ride. Love it. Speed is the most important number. nothing as good as ripping in Boston or around the city in hella traffic!
Speed 24/7 🏁🏁🏁
One thing you left out Lucas. The foundation of speed: Genetics. Some are just born fast. Add technique to natural speed, a nice bike with proper gearing and you have danger! Yes, don’t overthink. Could not agree more. And i laugh at all those complicated training apps and voodoo. Like you I picked the right parents. Born with a superpower: SPEED. And like you and your dopamine, i love to abuse that superpower!! Ride on Bro. Happy you are still out there tearing it up.
Oh Hellz yeah, scary what our speeds are now, deadly combination indeed
@@lucasbrunelle, My "Base" miles came from 2 years on a loaded touring bike, then 18 months of commuting 19 miles a day each way. 10 on a bike path full of Tri-Geeks then 9 through the city on all sorts of fucked-up streets. If I blasted those 9 miles and ran every red light I might get passed by a handful of cars/trucks. If I rode like a "sane" person I would be overtaken by 100+ cars and right-hooked nine ways to Sunday. So what's safer? Yeah, FEAR (of death or serious injury) is a great training partner! Fo sho. Intervals my ass. 18 miles of traffic jamming and 20 more of disgracing amateur triathletes 5 days a week, then riding with like minded people the other two will do the trick. Love you man, since 2007! Nice to see you branching out now.
@@joeybike2 And that's how "base" miles should happen, your riding style is the opposite of trash miles, I know people who ride 100 miles a day and can't shred traffic or speed to save their lives 🌪🏴🏁
Thanks u Lucas, what you say it will be important for alot of people!
There’s a difference between the cookie cutter people who ride bicycles and real riders.
The training, etc is cool and has its place but nothing beats the thrill of getting on your bike, riding somewhere new (just like the video where you swam across the channel on the float) and riding fast and scaring yourself a bit. That’s where the fun and passion is. I always have the most fun when I’m on a three plus lane road, only guy out there but still keeping up with cars. That beats any race and group ride for me!
Lucas, KEEP SHREDDING!!!
And THAT'S how you truly find out what kind of rider you are. 🌪🏴🏁
that was very inspiring, thank you so much
My riding style has always been in the league as yours but since finding your channel has greatly influenced to push my skills further. That being said, could you do something like a skitch tutorial vid sometime? tips and tricks? love the channel and your riding. happy new year, peace and love
I got ya, will do
This is pretty close ua-cam.com/video/QBbz1EF138Q/v-deo.html
@@lucasbrunelle Thanks a bunch! not sure but it looks like you keep the bike slightly tilted away from the car. Is that by accident, is it to give a little clearance between you and the car OR am I imagining things?
@@mdstevens8989 Yes I keep the bike leaned away from the car and often far away from the car, this takes a lot more strength and is not as aerodynamic but it can save you have the car veers over and you can see more of the road approaching
@@lucasbrunelle cool, thank you! Minneapolis seems to be a great place for skitching but couldn't quite get the position down thinking the bike had to be totally upright.
inspiring as always!!!
Interested in the future videos you promised as well ;) Very cool vids man - keep it up and stay safe
You got me off my mountain bike or outta my car and on the road bike more often than anything else...and it’s because you ride what you’re preaching here and inspires me to do the same, with far less ability on the bike, but the spirit of the thing is full boar.
Always have ridden in the city as a kid but got a road bike recently at 17 and now I'm starting to make gains like crazy just gassing it through the streets, you would tear it up in the bay area!
I shall return
Thank you for making these videos.
Hehe everytime i jump red trafic lights or ride in between cars here in London i think to myself "hehe ill do it Bruneles style"!:D
Great inspiration your videos man, thanks!!
Great inspiration
I ride to work everyday going as fast as possible. Urban riding is never boring always interesting.
Bravo Lucas for telling as it's. Hope to see you with Lance & your Fan's in the next video. Great video Always 👍👌👏🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
Real solid advice man! More content like this💪 what cell phone mount are you running?
Phone mount (4-6.5” phones) amzn.to/3gmJAhy
Phone mount (6-7.2” phones) amzn.to/2Abn7TU
And these are in the description
This is great. Thank you 🙏🏻 for posting.
Keep rockin dude!
it's getting harder to stay disciplined on the indoor bike during winter out here in Quebec City. Have you ever been there ?
Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver and many rides in between those cities but not Quebec city yet, I'll go though
@@lucasbrunelle YES ! I'd love to ride with you man ! Quebec City has a lot of potential, especially during summer. Here is a POV of me riding in the city if you're ever interested. Much love. ua-cam.com/video/HmeGh7M8FXg/v-deo.html
Great info Lucas! thank you
I see in your videos you riding your bike in water, diving the bike, on torrential rain. How you do for maintenance? Do you “waste” lots of components, bottom brackets etc? That’s the first thing I imagine when I see road bikes underwater 😊
He's probably using sealed bearings and cleans his bike after every ride.
I was sponsored by #kogelbearings because I was doing this so much, but yeah, I get the bike serviced quite a bit, usually by #velofix
Watch P*rn and you'll go faster.
I must say it's true.
Love your vids man.
You really inspire me.
"Live Fast Die Last" as always from Malaysia.
you're the bike OG
On my strava rides I always check my top speed before anything, the goal is to have fun
When are you ever coming to Philly!?
I'll be back, not sure when, wanna train jump too
Hope to see you in Chicago soon.
I'll be there in November
I get a lot of shit for not having clipless pedals and shoes …I don’t want them ..I ride in urban cities and don’t feel it’s safe for me and I like to hop off the bike alot to eat and go to coffee shops and do other things as well ..so I choose flat pedals in my road bike …you have any thoughts on that ?
First off - ride with what's best for you. Clipless pedals have two advantages, one is that you can jump the bike higher with them and two is that you can pull up more on your pedal stroke to be more efficient. But I know many riders fast as hell who don't have clipless pedals
This is why I don't put any electronics on my mountain bike. Keeping it simple. Have fun. Period
Excelent vid, lucas you are great on two wheels 🇲🇽 ✌️
I always think of cycling as being in a city greyhound race,.. chasing the rabbit and taking it down. 🚴🚴🚴
🤠 Your videos made me feel normal Lucas ❤️
So I ride and take cycling videos hoping to get people to feel well and tag along. You're still the champ though 😅
Salutations from Tijuana 🇲🇽🖖🤓
Thanx Pax and I will get back to ride in Tijuana
@@lucasbrunelle I'm sure my friends and I would show you a good time 🤠
🌙🚲T
Lucas I love what you do, I love speed too but Im afraid of skitch so my question is.. how would you feel if somebody watch your videos and get inspired by your videos and have like a huge accident. I insist I love this channel but I just thought of this
Indeed I've thought of this more than the disasters I've created in my own life, at the end of the day the bad accidents are few and far and the feedback I get on how many people avoided death from a move they saw in my vids is nice
@@lucasbrunelle than you for the answer I really appreciate it and its nice to know there are very few accidents doing these because its definitely scary to watch hahaha well keep it up man! Thanks for all
@@CVZ_ With that being said, when I ride behind someone like Adrian @pedal2timez or Kevin @kevinbaezaofficial it looks so dangerous, we often forget how this looks from an outside perspective
I started riding with the metric mentality. That turned miserable. You have brought joy back into cycling.
It was torture in my early years
I live on a tiny island so i dont have an urban setting to ride in. I cycle on the one highway we have and try to go into busy areas because I really want to become more confident in my bike handling. Do you have any tips?
Get to the busy areas - you're right - that's the best way - traffic will force you to handle your bike in quick order 🚙♞
you are the reason i fixed my front gearnig today now almost gear rides very nice and i can go fast as hell :DD
Man I want ot sequence your genome and scan your brain with an FMRI to learn the secrets of your powers. You're totally nuts and I love it. Gives me inspiration to go on cool rides.
My life is in between a jet plane and a train wreck and I wouldn't have it any other way 🎲
Lucas the guru
What's up brother love this video. Quick question for you how much sleep do you get on average??
6-7hrs, if less than 6, then a nap mid afternoon
As much as I appreciate your art I would love to see your daily rides through Miami, I have a hard time finding routes out of my comfort zone down here
Your YT says Miami, there are routes, some outright sketchy
I wonder if there's a way I could apply this to my painting/art.
Translation: The "Zone".
For me, there's nothing like flying down a congested street and picking out lanes 40 feet in front of you. You're almost riding ahead of your body & bike. By the time you physically arrive where you're looking, you're already looking 40 feet ahead of you for the next cut.
HAHA! I literally wrote my comment right before 06:11! 😂
So true
I'm the type of cyclist who LOVE going as fast as i can during my rides !
I still do some slow and easy recovery rides, but man, they are SO BORING !
Hey Lucas! Can You explain your hand position one hand in drops one hand on hoods? Greetings from Lithuania 🙏
Yes, this is so that I can brake or jump faster
You are the og i was amazed at line of site
100% LEGEND. I nearly knocked my front teeth out today riding in the name of DOPAMINE :)
Yep, I've got two chipped teeth over the years
Do you like Abdullah Zeinab aka the glucose network ? Would you say he is more disciplined than dopamined?
He's got more discipline than I do but yeah, no lack of Dopamine there ⚡🕯🌪
Isn't it all about just getting on your bike, ride and have fun?