Hi, I have the same bike and find it so comfortable. Had to change the saddle of course but everything else was perfect for my first touring bike. Great video, thanks for sharing
Thanks! Just finished a ten day trip from my home in the Netherlands to the North of Italy. Will post new videos on that trip. Enjoy your AWOL, it is a great touring bike!
Hi, I have just come to your channel and I really like it. Also, I live in NL (although not originally from here). I don't know if you have a komoot, strava or wikiloc account but it would be really nice if you could share the itinerary... I'm planning to bike from Wageningen to France or Italy... and it would be really helpful to follow already a path! thanks man!
Zeer leuke videos. Ik heb ze zowat allemaal bekeken :) Straks ga ik ook de bike packing tour op. Kan je mij vertellen waar de weg is met die tunnel 10:42 in de video ? Het is na Houyet en ik ben op zoek waar precies daar het een leuke weg lijkt. Ik ben nml mijn Belgian divide route aan het opmaken. Alvast bedankt en ik kijk uit naar je volgende videos.
Superb first part! AWOL looks amazing. Also it is nice to see bicycle tourer with decent gear setup. Only two back bags + bar bag. I wanted to buy this bike, but its too pricey for my pocket so I ended up with used Surly LHT frame and cycled from Prague to Milan through Austria also in 2016. Now I am saving for my camera gear for next trips so I would like to know what type of camera you have used? And how you have riged the camera for the shot which starts at 2:24? For my eye it is a superb angle. Good view plus a feeling of a bike ride because you can see part of front wheel. Now I am heading to next parts!
Hi there, thanks! The AWOL is my first touring bike so not much to compare it with. But for me it works out really well. Heard/read a lot of good things about the Surly LHT, thought it was only sold in the US though, apparently not true. Camera I used was the Gopro Session (1st gen). Image is a bit less than the normal gopro I believe but good enough for me. The real advantages are that it is waterproof without a case. 1 button click needed to turn the camera on and start recording and 1 click to stop recording and switch it off again. It is really sturdy, already dropped it once on the concrete while riding my bike, no issue. And the microphones are really good in somehow filtering out the wind noises, very important while recording during riding. For mounting it on my bike I used a mini tripod, the one with the bendy legs. You can see it here: th-cam.com/video/BF-oyUEr3eI/w-d-xo.htmlm8s . I believe it is a Joby gpod mini. If you have tape on your handle bar it has enough grip to attach it anywhere on the handle bar. The angle you mention is on the bottom part of the handle bar, the tripod is upside down then. Advantage of that angle is also that is not in the way for braking and switching hand positions. Coming summer I want to ride to the North of Italy. This mean crossing the Alps, never ridden in these high mountains before, so exiting and challenging for me. Are you from the Czech Republic? Cheers.
Thanks, for the reply. No, I am not from Czech Republic, I am Lithuanian. The part from Innsbruck to Bozen(Bolzano) through Brenner pass quite stunning especially for the guy from country with no mountains. And the climb up to Brenner is not hard. (I am not a cyclist and I never have cycled in the mountains before). From Brennner to Bozen it is almost always downhill plus on a bicycle lane. After Bozen I continued to Verona. Most part through wine yards and small Italian vilages I liked it also because almost all the way to Verona it is possible to ride on a bike lane so its easy to cover long distances and it is a relaxing ride when you don't need to concentrate on any cars. Despite the riding, Bozen and Verona is a super nice cities I liked both of them more than Milan. Actually I didn't liked Milan at all compared to Bozen, Verona, Venice, Bergamo, Florence, Rome, Naples...
Great video! Love the edits and music selection! Looking forward to more.... subscribed!!
Thanks! Part 2 to 5 of this trip are already available.
Hi, I have the same bike and find it so comfortable. Had to change the saddle of course but everything else was perfect for my first touring bike. Great video, thanks for sharing
Thanks, the same from this side, even the stock saddle is OK for me. What saddle did you put on?
I enjoyed your video mate, loved the upbeat music, I'm getting the same bike in a couple of weeks, thank you for sharing.
Thanks! Just finished a ten day trip from my home in the Netherlands to the North of Italy. Will post new videos on that trip. Enjoy your AWOL, it is a great touring bike!
Hi, I have just come to your channel and I really like it. Also, I live in NL (although not originally from here). I don't know if you have a komoot, strava or wikiloc account but it would be really nice if you could share the itinerary... I'm planning to bike from Wageningen to France or Italy... and it would be really helpful to follow already a path! thanks man!
Zeer leuke videos. Ik heb ze zowat allemaal bekeken :) Straks ga ik ook de bike packing tour op. Kan je mij vertellen waar de weg is met die tunnel 10:42 in de video ? Het is na Houyet en ik ben op zoek waar precies daar het een leuke weg lijkt. Ik ben nml mijn Belgian divide route aan het opmaken. Alvast bedankt en ik kijk uit naar je volgende videos.
Dank je wel Curt ! Ik moest het even terug zoeken, maar die tunnel is inderdaad vlak bij Houyet: goo.gl/maps/qF4GdmMMDbHxkoc27
Happy Cycling !
@@Keepcalmandpedalon Super, dankjewel voor het opzoeken en de snelle feedback.
Awesome ride brother
Superb first part! AWOL looks amazing. Also it is nice to see bicycle tourer with decent gear setup. Only two back bags + bar bag. I wanted to buy this bike, but its too pricey for my pocket so I ended up with used Surly LHT frame and cycled from Prague to Milan through Austria also in 2016. Now I am saving for my camera gear for next trips so I would like to know what type of camera you have used? And how you have riged the camera for the shot which starts at 2:24? For my eye it is a superb angle. Good view plus a feeling of a bike ride because you can see part of front wheel. Now I am heading to next parts!
Hi there, thanks! The AWOL is my first touring bike so not much to compare it with. But for me it works out really well. Heard/read a lot of good things about the Surly LHT, thought it was only sold in the US though, apparently not true.
Camera I used was the Gopro Session (1st gen). Image is a bit less than the normal gopro I believe but good enough for me. The real advantages are that it is waterproof without a case. 1 button click needed to turn the camera on and start recording and 1 click to stop recording and switch it off again. It is really sturdy, already dropped it once on the concrete while riding my bike, no issue. And the microphones are really good in somehow filtering out the wind noises, very important while recording during riding. For mounting it on my bike I used a mini tripod, the one with the bendy legs. You can see it here: th-cam.com/video/BF-oyUEr3eI/w-d-xo.htmlm8s . I believe it is a Joby gpod mini. If you have tape on your handle bar it has enough grip to attach it anywhere on the handle bar. The angle you mention is on the bottom part of the handle bar, the tripod is upside down then. Advantage of that angle is also that is not in the way for braking and switching hand positions.
Coming summer I want to ride to the North of Italy. This mean crossing the Alps, never ridden in these high mountains before, so exiting and challenging for me.
Are you from the Czech Republic?
Cheers.
Thanks, for the reply. No, I am not from Czech Republic, I am Lithuanian. The part from Innsbruck to Bozen(Bolzano) through Brenner pass quite stunning especially for the guy from country with no mountains. And the climb up to Brenner is not hard. (I am not a cyclist and I never have cycled in the mountains before). From Brennner to Bozen it is almost always downhill plus on a bicycle lane. After Bozen I continued to Verona. Most part through wine yards and small Italian vilages I liked it also because almost all the way to Verona it is possible to ride on a bike lane so its easy to cover long distances and it is a relaxing ride when you don't need to concentrate on any cars. Despite the riding, Bozen and Verona is a super nice cities I liked both of them more than Milan. Actually I didn't liked Milan at all compared to Bozen, Verona, Venice, Bergamo, Florence, Rome, Naples...
If you want company on a future tour with a Brit would love to join you
What wheels did you use?
any flats on the trip?
zero!
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