That looks like the chain I left on my bike on the back of my RV all winter in the rainforest. 🤣 Very original soundtrack in this one very entertaining!
Absolutely luv all your vids BUT this one is over the top! So much fun to watch over and over with the added comic efforts and sound affects. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS on receiving recognition from the big boys on your Pinions video🎉
Great video!! Loved the added laughing!! 🤣😂🤣 one day I'm going to make a winter bike packing video with a hot tent!! Unless somebody beats me to it!!🌍🚴
Nice one boys! I’ve been working on my winter camping game this year. Planning on firing up some bike packing missions soon. Your videos are certainly helping me keep the stoke! Thank Chris! Rob, you the man.
Thanks Tyler! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Chris does a good job making these videos!Every time he makes one it’s like Christmas in my house. Then I see how old I have gotten and realize I seen a lot of Christmases! Hahaha!
Another fun one, thanks for bringing us along! Just FYI the water filter that froze is probably shot. I recently had to buy a new one for the same reason.
Yeah, you saw the flow rate too, it was time for a new filter! I have tried cleaning the BeFree filters without much luck... let me know if you have any tips.
Hey Kevin, I hate that filter! I’d rather use a Katadyn pro pump filter but the Be Free filter is so light and small. Actually I’ve used every filter out there and I don’t really like any of them unless Chris is filtering my water or I have beer instead. 😁🍻
@@RobParker8 Ha! Thats a novel approach. I just need to convince a buddy to filter our water... or better yet carry our beer! Filters do suck, but I'll take that BeFree over my old pump any day. The flow rate was worse on it, if you can believe that. It took 20 mins to fill a nalgene.
@@pnwbikepacking I've found that if you put some water in the BeFree and let it soak overnight before a trip it helps with the flow rate. But I meant the act of freezing likely destroyed the filter. The channel is a great resource for PNW bikepacking! Thanks for taking the time to film/edit these videos!
Love the channel name change, and this video is by far the best editing you've done! The entire "chain of same" intro is well executed. I'm really enjoying seeing your work develop and progress. I'm teasing this one on my next end screen. (two big thumbs up)
As usual, Great video and channel. This video, in my opinion, had an Inland Empire David Lynch feel to it with the laugh tracks and all the contrast in the video. This is top level creativity and editing.
Wow, you guys must really love the cold! Me I can't wait for spring and warmer weather! At least someone is getting out and some adventures on! With these gas prices I think we may be doing more on bikes ourselves this year. Looks a like a nice ride but you guys must have legs of steel with all those hills!
As always, love the video! This trip seemed like a lot of fun! I learned that those BeFree filters definitely freeze - was disappointed a couple times before I learned to sleep with it at night!
Glad the sealant carried you through tumbleweed flats. I had a goat head puncture festival riding along the John Day north of Hay Creek a few years ago. I resorted to cutting my patches into quarters in an effort to keep enough air in my tires to make it back to the car. It ended up being a lovely walk after dark. That ride was the tipping point to finally making the transition to tubeless. What took me so long? Thanks for the great video, but 'd vote against future laugh tracks.
Hey Karl. I have thought about micro-panniers but would only do that if I was carrying a pretty big load. Rob and I have talked about a trip which would require snowshoes, Ice Axe, Crampons, and climbing boots. In a situation like this Micro Panniers make sense. For the majority of the stuff we do, we can get away without them. So until I have a good reason to get some, I just stick with the bags I have.
Hey! Love the videos. I think you do a great job of showcasing the beauty of the west and the highlights (and sometime lowlights) of bikepacking. Is there a way to get into contact with you or a Patron page to help with more videos? Keep on pedaling. Love the content!
Hey Bejnamin! I really appreciate the gesture. Not doing anything with Patreon at the moment. Commenting if you enjoy the videos is plenty! Glad you're enjoying the content.
Hey William, Chris put the gps track in the description. Most of the credit goes to my wife for mapping it and making the track. You don’t have to ride the whackadoodle out to Hay Canyon we just wanted to see it. Also, we did not go on Alville rode and stayed on 206.
Any recommendation on what type of bike to purchase for adventures like these? I am basically a total noob with some downhill mountain biking experience in the past. Looks like an awesome sport, wanting to get into it this summer.
If I had to have one bike I’d recommend a hard tail like a salsa timberjack or a surly karate monkey or krampus. You may be over biked for a lot of stuff but it can go basically anywhere. I think 2.3 - 2.6 inch tires is the sweet spot. This set up is super versatile and lends itself more to tougher terrain…. If you went with a pure gravel bike you may find yourself limited on the routes you can do . Hope this helps!
That looks like the chain I left on my bike on the back of my RV all winter in the rainforest. 🤣 Very original soundtrack in this one very entertaining!
Man, I have to find me a Rob. I would love to do some trips like this.
Hey al,
Thank you for your kind comment but be very careful what you wish for! 😁
@@RobParker8 Dude, you crack me up. You seem like a great guy. Thanks for letting us vicariously live through your adventures!
Rob you’re f*ckin hilarious!
I think a friendship like that is something to be envied and tough to land😊
Absolutely luv all your vids BUT this one is over the top! So much fun to watch over and over with the added comic efforts and sound affects.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS on receiving recognition from the big boys on your Pinions video🎉
Thanks Steve. Went a little crazy with the editing on this one hahaha.o.
You guys rock it.... you are what Bikepacking is all about friendship biking exploring ... keep doing what you guys do
lol. Rob's right about the chain. A clean, well lubed chain will be way more efficient too.
Once again, you make my day. Thanks for sharing your continuing mis-adventures.
Thanks Steve! More misadventures to come!
Great watch, I’ve had a few of those frozen adventures
Thanks for watching! Frozen adventures are better than no adventures!
Love the ending with Rob dancing and the music transition. 😆
Can't believe someone actually watched the video all the way to the end! 😆. Glad you enjoyed it!
lol @ the laugh track!
Absolutely ridiculous, but I thought it was funny when I was making it.
Just found your channel. Awesome rides and you guys are hilarious.
Thanks for watching Marc! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Your videos are always really fun to watch, but this one turned it up a couple of notches. The laugh tracks and music stings were fantastic!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It's fun when I can go through the edit and I am laughing too!
Adding this to my "Summer Ride and Raft" list!!
Looks Epic!
Nice! Rob and I are hoping to do some bikerafting on the John Day river this year!
That was awesome! I don't know how you get up and ride at 19F. You and Parker a so much fun to watch. Thanks Chris.
Thanks Jason! Yeah thats a bit chilly... you kind of get numb! Glad you are enjoying the videos.
Great video!! Loved the added laughing!! 🤣😂🤣 one day I'm going to make a winter bike packing video with a hot tent!! Unless somebody beats me to it!!🌍🚴
Oooh! I'd love to do an adventure with a hot tent! That's a lot to schlep around though! Thanks for watching!
That was awesome. Cold but awesome and with beer down the road. That's a good day. Take care, Al
Woo! Glad you enjoyed it Al!
Haha best dance scene yet!
Glad someone made it to the end 🤣
Awesome video!
Thanks!
If you ever find yourself up around the Seattle area I'd enjoy connecting with you guys. You seem like my type of people.
Thanks Kory! Would love to do a route up north!
Nice one boys! I’ve been working on my winter camping game this year. Planning on firing up some bike packing missions soon. Your videos are certainly helping me keep the stoke! Thank Chris! Rob, you the man.
Thanks Tyler!
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Chris does a good job making these videos!Every time he makes one it’s like Christmas in my house. Then I see how old I have gotten and realize I seen a lot of Christmases! Hahaha!
Glad you enjoyed it! Stay stoked! The hardest part about cold weather camping is getting out the door!
Another fun one, thanks for bringing us along! Just FYI the water filter that froze is probably shot. I recently had to buy a new one for the same reason.
Yeah, you saw the flow rate too, it was time for a new filter! I have tried cleaning the BeFree filters without much luck... let me know if you have any tips.
Hey Kevin, I hate that filter! I’d rather use a Katadyn pro pump filter but the Be Free filter is so light and small.
Actually I’ve used every filter out there and I don’t really like any of them unless Chris is filtering my water or I have beer instead. 😁🍻
@@RobParker8 Ha! Thats a novel approach. I just need to convince a buddy to filter our water... or better yet carry our beer! Filters do suck, but I'll take that BeFree over my old pump any day. The flow rate was worse on it, if you can believe that. It took 20 mins to fill a nalgene.
@@pnwbikepacking I've found that if you put some water in the BeFree and let it soak overnight before a trip it helps with the flow rate. But I meant the act of freezing likely destroyed the filter.
The channel is a great resource for PNW bikepacking! Thanks for taking the time to film/edit these videos!
Late season there's a great route out there that involves crossing the river and taking starvation lane back up out of the canyon
Nice! May have to give that a go this year!
Hey L P, good eye!
That was the main reason I wanted to ride out Hay Canyon to check it out. That would make a good Cottonwood Canyon day ride!
@@RobParker8 its a good one for sure! It was easy to cross in ankle deep water
Hey, I’m beginning to really really dig your voice. Speak getting to remind me of this American life, especially with all the background music.
Thank you Chris!!!
Love the channel name change, and this video is by far the best editing you've done! The entire "chain of same" intro is well executed. I'm really enjoying seeing your work develop and progress. I'm teasing this one on my next end screen. (two big thumbs up)
Thanks Salty! Tried something a little different on this video!
@@pnwbikepacking And the two legends met.
@@pnwbikepacking and it worked so well :)
As usual, Great video and channel. This video, in my opinion, had an Inland Empire David Lynch feel to it with the laugh tracks and all the contrast in the video. This is top level creativity and editing.
Thanks! As a David Lynch fan I was so happy to read this! Appreciate the compliment and glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, you guys must really love the cold! Me I can't wait for spring and warmer weather! At least someone is getting out and some adventures on! With these gas prices I think we may be doing more on bikes ourselves this year. Looks a like a nice ride but you guys must have legs of steel with all those hills!
Hah, I don't think either of us love the cold, but we tolerate it better than the heat 😆
As always, love the video! This trip seemed like a lot of fun! I learned that those BeFree filters definitely freeze - was disappointed a couple times before I learned to sleep with it at night!
Thanks for the tip Jamie. Ill make sure to sleep with my BeFree next time it gets this chilly!
Excellent video Gents!
Thanks Fred!
It is the best channel, your adventures are very funny, greetings from Argentina.
Thanks Ivan! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Chris n Chains 😎
Cottonwood canyon area is one of my most favorite!
Yeah! It's great out there!!
Glad the sealant carried you through tumbleweed flats. I had a goat head puncture festival riding along the John Day north of Hay Creek a few years ago. I resorted to cutting my patches into quarters in an effort to keep enough air in my tires to make it back to the car. It ended up being a lovely walk after dark. That ride was the tipping point to finally making the transition to tubeless. What took me so long? Thanks for the great video, but 'd vote against future laugh tracks.
Thanks for watching Bernhard! Yeah tubeless is amazing! I can totally relate to your experience of cutting up patches 🤣.
Have you guys thought about using micro-panniers from Revelate with the rack (saw it on your Vegas-St George video)?
Cool vid, thanks for sharing.
Hey Karl. I have thought about micro-panniers but would only do that if I was carrying a pretty big load. Rob and I have talked about a trip which would require snowshoes, Ice Axe, Crampons, and climbing boots. In a situation like this Micro Panniers make sense. For the majority of the stuff we do, we can get away without them. So until I have a good reason to get some, I just stick with the bags I have.
Loved it. So good. (could loose the laugh track)
Glad you enjoyed it Curt!
Have you checked out the alvord desert lots of hot springs between hart mountain and alvord and willow hot springs
Would love to go bike packing with you guys, looks like a blast. Rob is funny, where did you find him?
Hah, isn't he a gem!
Hey! Love the videos. I think you do a great job of showcasing the beauty of the west and the highlights (and sometime lowlights) of bikepacking. Is there a way to get into contact with you or a Patron page to help with more videos? Keep on pedaling. Love the content!
Hey Bejnamin! I really appreciate the gesture. Not doing anything with Patreon at the moment. Commenting if you enjoy the videos is plenty! Glad you're enjoying the content.
Great video. Will you be posting a Strava track or RGPS route. I love that part of the state.
Hey Scott, added to the description. Thanks for watching.
'The Chain of Same' 😆
I actually felt the shame too!
Great video! Can you share the route? Thanks
Hey William, Chris put the gps track in the description. Most of the credit goes to my wife for mapping it and making the track.
You don’t have to ride the whackadoodle
out to Hay Canyon we just wanted to see it. Also, we did not go on Alville rode and stayed on 206.
You guys live in portland?
Any recommendation on what type of bike to purchase for adventures like these? I am basically a total noob with some downhill mountain biking experience in the past. Looks like an awesome sport, wanting to get into it this summer.
If I had to have one bike I’d recommend a hard tail like a salsa timberjack or a surly karate monkey or krampus. You may be over biked for a lot of stuff but it can go basically anywhere. I think 2.3 - 2.6 inch tires is the sweet spot. This set up is super versatile and lends itself more to tougher terrain…. If you went with a pure gravel bike you may find yourself limited on the routes you can do . Hope this helps!
Did I just hear a flavor flave reference???
Hah, you sure did!
So, that's the secret to getting those huge calves of yours. More resistance from never cleaning the chain.
What bike is Rob riding?
That's right! I keep my chain dirty so I am always training just a little harder than Rob! 😆. He rides a Surly Krampus.
Gonna be honest, I didn't like the canned laughter. Still a great trip and video, as usual!
Thanks Ed! Yeah I can see how it's not for everyone. As I was editing the film, I was laughing and I just couldn't resist myself!
Digging this irreverent turn in your editing, the playfulness of it matches the footage perfectly.
Thanks! Yeah I went a little bit wacky wit this one. It was fun to make and try some new things. Glad you enjoyed it!
Always filmed good
Thank you!
The question is will Rob sweet roll handle bar dry bag end up dropping to the right or left by the end of the trip
It has fallen off both sides. My pack jobs leave a lot to be desired and I’m not interested in doing better at it!
😁🍻
I know right! Sometimes when we are riding I wonder if he even notices how droopy that thing gets!
@@pnwbikepacking get him a spider mount handle bar mount for his next 79 birthday lol