BC EPIC 1000 Westbound Bikepacking Race (Round 2) Act I
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- BC EPIC 1000 Westbound Bikepacking Race (Round 2) Act I
Ymir to Eholt Summit:
I must be a glutton for punishment because it's been two months, and I'm going to give the BC Epic Bikepacking Racecourse and attempt riding westbound as a time trial.
Going west is known to be slower due to the long gradual climbs which suck up the time, and a few rough sections that are just plain old tough going in that direction.
I've broken this into "sleep" sections and Act I is the first push from Fernie to Yimr, about 345km.
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STUFF I used on this race:
GRYND Endurance Butter
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Bike: 2015 Kona Big Kahuna 29r Racelight carbon
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Wheels: LightBicycle WR40 with Industry 9 hubs
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Watch them being built here:
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Tires: Maxxis Ikon 29 x 2.21”
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Bags:
Tailfin Aero Bag w/alloy rack:
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(Harness, Jerrycan, Mountain feedbags, Gas Tank)
Frame bag: • DIY - Make Your Own Bi...
Sleeping:
Outdoor Research Helium Bivy
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Therm-a-Rest Chorus down Quilt.
GPS: Hammerhead Karoo@
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Navigation: ridewithgps.com
Camera: Apple iPhone 11, GoPro 7 Black
Editing: DaVinci Resolve 17
Computer: Mac Mini M1
Music: Epidemic Sound - get a FREE month with this link!
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Happy Birthday 🎂! Great video. 🚵♂️
Absolutely beautiful scenery. And the night sky at the end of the video....marvelous! Bummer on the sting. Ouch.
Thank you for sharing your adventure with us.
Little spoiler - it’s not the last sting of this ride. Wait for Act II
Possibly some of your best work Rob. Such a fun route to do, I suggest that anyone wanting to do it should give it a try, The single track section into Cranbrook is so much fun ✌
Super FUN !!!!
A nice style of commentary, most of the time, you get an essay about every type of cow or gravel on the route and, this keeps it fun & fast!
Glad I didn’t point out that I asked for milk from a cow raised for meat, and not a dairy cow - LOL
Fantastic video Rob, a new favourite of yours 👏 It was great to relive the route through your eyes, looking forward to pII. Thank you!
It’s in the works!!
This blows me away, what you completed in Act 1 in 20 hrs, took me 5 days. Looking forward to see the final chapter.
But you saw many more things and had a few extra pastries - racing is far different than touring. Its all a blur.
You're an animal Rob! Been looking forward to this one after you posted your last BC Epic video. Really liked the intro on this! Big props dude. Looking forward to Act II, and happy belated birthday.
Thank Man !!! I’ve been learning a few things watching your work too!!!
The world would most definitely be a better place with more flowy single tracks connecting friends. You rock ‘O great bearded wonder on two wheels ! 🤙
Thanks man 🤜🏼🤛🏽 rock on 🤘🏼
You are one tough guy that's for sure 👍🏻💪
Thats I lack in speed, I make up for with stubborn pursuits.
SOUND TRACK AMAZING GREAT EDITING
Thanks- I love working with sound & music. Glad you enjoyed. 👍🏼
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures i used to be a sound engineers and lighting for live shows bands Bon Jovi hard rock band etc but just learning editing videos now planning world bike packing tour
So cool, so cool. I’ll be keeping an eye on your travels
Great editing and awesome soundtrack!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks Randy. I had fun editing this one 🤘🏼
That was fun too watch , HBD Rob.
Thanks 😊
Happy Birthday Rob. Keep up the good work.
😊 thanks - glad you enjoyed this 🤘🏼
Epic is right! Totally narly dude, great riding, scenery and video (apart from a few fogged up parts). Looking forward to the next part. Thanks for posting!
Yeah… you just don’t know when that humidly/temp change blows your lens up - things somethings just don’t go as planned. Thats racin’ fogged lens an’ all
Inspirational man … I like how you posted your time and km. Gives a guy a better idea to what your covering broken down a bit. 32hours tho your a beast. I’m trying to break 140km is my next goal
Baby steps man. And long rides. Set yourself up one night on an easy flat gravel 100 out & back… start just before sundown and do your first 100, refuel & go for as long as you can…. Tell yourself. “Hey. It’s only 50km if flat cruising before I turn back from home… before you know it… the sun is up, and your wheeling at with your first 200 overnighter!! Woot woot. Or join you local randoneering club. Once you ride through the night….. everything changes man. If you can ride sunrise to sunrise, you can usual push to sundown…. Boom 36hrs!!
Oh my, I have ridden the race course four times and I have never seen the turn from gravel side road to cross over Hwy 93. Haha. I will have to watch for it next time. I always remembered to turn at the telephone poles, bushwhack and jump the fence.
I was scrupulous mapping my route the first time I rode it in 2018 from Fernie. And even with aid, I still missed the turn and eventually found it. Now, I just “kinda” know where it is, and my GPS reminds me to slow down. But yeah, many who race it westward, miss the trail
Chapeau ,nice to see your first bit in the day when I came through w-e it was thunder and pissing down and that wash out was hard ,looking forward to part 2
Thanks Stephen 🤜🏼🤛🏽 - lots of crazy trail damage over the past few years.
Great video - nice to meet you out on this trip!
It was a pleasure Robert :))
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. Good job muy friend!!!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Thanks, glad you liked it !!
Enjoyed the video. Also always interested in what others are using and riding with. Relax and recover and we look forward to more of your adventures. :)
More to come! Act II dropping this week.... stay tuned !
8:05 I'm falling !!! Mad skills in cornering!!!
I was pushing it for sure. Scared myself on a few corners.
Despite all your age your still just ready to ‘RAGE ‘ .😎🥵👍🙏🍦🌮 well done Salty B .
Oh hell yeah…. Mind over matter.
Yet again first to a video. Nice . good grooves
Dang…. I need to get you an award!!! Stickers? Email me your address 🤘🏼
Superb editing and production.
As usual.
Hardcore riding.
Kudos sir.
😊 thanks 🤜🏼🤛🏽
Another awesome video! Edited well and the music fit really well. Also... those views! I'm absolutely jealous! Maybe someday I'll be able to come up and ride a little bit up north. Until then, I'll just keep dreaming.
Kelly / its a classic route taking you across many different climate zones of BC. A pretty cool trip to do.
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures it looks amazing. Definitely looked it up. Now it's on my bucket list.
Love the new mood in your videos. Also, 32h... what a badass!
Thanks 😊: and I think it’s hardass - LOL 😂
Sounds like a nice 4 day ride. I can't imagine doing it in 32 hours. Good on ya.
It’s just a really really long day.
Really enjoyed this video, Salty! Your editing was really well done and image quality was super nice too. It’s really fun to watch routes like this that we can relate to and have experienced in part. Helps to relive it! Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work! Will there be a BC Epic 2023 in your future?
Thanks Susan. I was hoping to give people that feeling of being out there with me during my race effort. It’s a different style of shooting for me. Not stopping and setting things up. I’m still learning. There will be a few more “acts” of this race to follow, so you’ll have to see what happens. As for a 2023 BC Epic. I think its time for something, somewhere else…. you know, a change of scenery might change my luck.
Wow my dude beautiful ride!!
thanks... more to come in Act II (being edited right now)
Excellent, loved the snappy edit and tunes. Welcome to the 60’s ? 🎉
LOL - 👍🏼☮️
That is a godly beard sir, awesome video!
Thanks for all the compliments 😊
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures No problem!
Just awesome, love the sound effects of the trees "whooshing" by!! What do you think of the Tailfin? And just one complaint, just 16 minutes :( Your content is so great I need more!! Happy belated
Full Tailfin set will get a complete review soon !! But….
You are rockin' it Rob! Great video, great tunes! 🎶 Anticipating Act II!💞 Hey... was that a bird or two that flew in front of you at 4:00?
Thanks, yes, I disturbed a little covey of birds…. Did you see the deer at 7:00
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures Yes, I did! My brain was saying.. "boing, boing"!
Kewl tunes, I am looking forward to Gray Creek Pass later this month. Rode Narin Falls - Gold Bridge - Lillooet return last summer. Thanks for the videos.
Sounds like you had a great trip !
yes I did, what I remember with great detail is being offered snacks, water and or a ride🤣@@SaltyBeard_Adventures
Love it
Thanks 🤘🏼
Beast!
An old slow one though…. LOL
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures I’m a gray hair rider. I can further than any time in my life. Just not as fast.
Excellent. Subscribed. Which aero bars?
Thanks 😊 / profile design T4 with 70mm risers, front nose bridge & a middle computer bridge
@@SaltyBeard_Adventures thx. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Why is riding westbound considered harder and slower?
Going west has two disadvantages… the climb up grey pass is much longer, while it makes for easier climbing, it’s actually slower overall. And the section between trail and Castlegar is marginally more climbing and a little harder in that direction.
And if there’s any wind, it’s usually a headwind going west