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I used to live next to the LA river in Long Beach…. As a kid I’d frequently jump on the river to ride my bike or skates down to Catalina landing. Shoreline and occasionally Seal and Huntington Beach. Use caution around the “city” areas - especially since there’s a heck of a lot more homeless people hanging about the underpasses. There’s a certain amount of danger you put yourself in making that bike ride.

Why is that LA River trail so ugly ewwwww

such a beautiful film about Catalina, bravo for all your hard work, hope you loved it!

I love your video Joe!!!

Gas can ==> called Propane tank lol

The opposite side of the caliper is for ID measurements.

how does the Renegade A1 performs in the mountains? Are the gears easy enough to pedal for a beginner like me?

Over 20 years ago, in the late 90s and early 2000s when I was a kid my family and I would frequently walk around the area of Haddon Lake and Audubon Lake. The park is a nice place to walk in the summer and fall and there are nice playgrounds there too. I have a lot of good memories of the area and miss Audubon having moved away in the mid 2000s. Thanks for posting this and bringing back memories!

What is size of your frame?

Love the explanation. Thanks 👍

My mom bought one kislux and she loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when she went out with it.

Whats the point without knowing how to strip the body?

would it better to ride bike with front suspension on trails like that?

This looks epic. Curious; do you think you need a full on gravel setup for the gravel roads on Catalina? I have a BMC Roadmachine currently riding on 28mm tires and am able to get away with light gravel in my area. Wondering if I would need beefier tires for Catalina? Thanks!

I rode from the airport to Two Harbors and back once. That's a big push back up to the airport.

The rack looks great but the panniers look a little fiddly to take on and off.

Too much weight up front if you have a shimmy. Are you over 100lbs?

Looks awesome, thanks for making. Are you willing to share the route ? Would love to try it.

wow nice footage

The effort you put into getting all these different shots is evident and really deserves far more views!

That was awesome to watch - thanks for doing it so I could sit comfortably indoors and watch. :) I lived a huge chunk of my life in SoCal and only went to Catalina twice. Now I want to visit and spend more time to see more of the island.

Watch out for Newsom's tent army.

Best of luck, and don’t forget to have fun! One question what size frame is your CO-OP ADV 3.1?

Great video! This is bucket list territory for me. I am curious if you were do to it again (without the pavement sections in LA) would you consider a full suspension bike with lower gear to better handle the climbs and descents?

Nice rig have some fun

Enjoy your journey!

looks great, you're just missing a roof and a door!, beautiful setup <3

Very best wishes for the ride. It is a huge undertaking but that looks like a great setup that should hopefully serve you well. Enjoy yourself :)

Hi I hope the ride is going well for you, a question.. you've cable tied some kind of material on top of your rear rack I assume it's for mud protection, wondering what you used ?

Excellent video- the drone footage is fantastic

When you use the thru-axle mount you literally have to uninstall the rack every time you want to remove the wheel. You've got to be pretty desperate to resort to that.

Good luck and have fun out there! :)

Joe -- what's the music at: th-cam.com/video/DUP2wxc-CQ4/w-d-xo.html

Joe--What's the music? th-cam.com/video/DUP2wxc-CQ4/w-d-xo.html Thank you.

In the spirit of Huell Howser! I loved the bike-level view of the Catalina back country. It reminds you of the size of the island.

wow you really scored with the weather out there. Great video thanks for sharing.

You might want to check the tire wear indicators more often

I didn't know you could camp at catalina I rather do that than rent a hotel there.

13:54 Nature calls?

Beautiful video! I just returned from backpacking the TCT. Was the bike trail different? I definitely saw some familiar sights, but some differences too! Very nice. Thanks!

“Slow down, I’ll get you on video…”😂 Looks like a great trip.

Thank you for sharing! I’m going for the first time in a couple weeks and I can’t wait now! ❤

This is a beautiful part of the country. Thanks for showing it to us.

I have the SM cleat and they are bloody great.

Interesting. That is some comprehensive detective work you had to go through to come to some sort of conclusion. I have occasionally ridden with a shimmy and I hate to do so as it makes doing stuff on the bike when riding a real pita. I am going off memory here but isn't there a small attachment, on some kind of flexi-cord, that fits between the headtube and downtube that can fix a shimmy? That might be worth looking into unless it is a piece of kit purely a figment of my imagination. Take care. Ride safe and shimmy-free! Jay

A big help to those with Kona EV, since the installation is a bit different than for the ICE version. I was able to install a Draw-Tite 76599 with 2" receiver. Ground clearance is 10". Good suggestions from @cooperation214 about holding hitch in position and fishing bolts. Fishing was tough for me, had to get some help, otherwise the install was not bad. I put this video to a lot of use!

So when you take out the skewer, do the springs and everything come out with it? I’m trying to figure out how this is a quick release if it’s a bolt through. (Not trying to be a smart guy, honestly trying to figure out how to do this with my gravel frame)

the preparation, music, and camera work is incredible!!

Beautiful video

nice ride.....i plan on having base camp at 2 harbors....riding a mtn bike to parsons...then riding to Avalon and back with stops at airport and lil harbor....might even do some freediving off isthmus cove