Ive said this before, for those of us that just like to ride but have health issues you two @pathlesspedaled are an inspiration. I dont know how I stumbled across this vid but having not a great mental health day all I can say is THANK YOU. You are changing the world, one ride at a time..
As a recent subscriber I have been "binge" watching all your previous videos and I have to say that your content and presentation have only improved with time, congratulations! I guess I'm a "mullet" type of person and I learned so much about bike type, style, and geometry from your "down to earth" style of presentation when it comes to "geek" stuff. Good to see Laura "on the road again" and on the recovery side of things. Keep up the good work!!
So So So SO! good to see you both back on the bikes! I have done a few bikepacking overnighter trips, thanks to you! Its a blast! Surrond yourself with good people and ride bikes. campout, grill out, chill out! Laura, you look amazing! Its wicked to see you back in the saddle again! Respectfully, your western PA, mountain biking friend.
@@Exgrmbl never rode 27.5, but I do have a 29-er "distance gravel" bike and my 26er "adventuring bike," and those definitely ride way differently. That said, the 26er definitely gets more use, since it's such a nice around town, day trip, and just general use bike. Those old Taiwan Mongoose bikes from the 90's are freaking great budget bikes if you put the love into them that they deserve!
Still riding a hardtail Marin 26 incher from the mid 2000's. One of the best bikes (non road) I've ever owned and certainly far from the most expensive as I picked it up used. Still running the stock fork and drivetrain. Spending pretty much limited to tyres, grips, saddle and assorted non-essential and cosmetic accessories. Nothing wrong with 26" wheels at all.
What Marin are you riding? I have a 2001 Marin Hawk Hill. Replaced the suspension fork with a Carver Rigid fork. Slowing moving toward a retro drop bar.
Love 26ers, been touring on my 26 inch Surly Troll for years and am loving the 2.4 inch schwalbe super moto x. Looks like a wonderful day in Washington!
I'm contemplating taking my 94 GT mtb turned gravel bike on a 400 mile trip 50% gravel roads, 50% pavement. I'm assuming my friends will show with 700 and 29ers, do you think I'll struggle to keep up?
Russ I have been though that tunnel at Snoqualmie Pass its a long one and has a bend in it. I was riding towards a light that I thought was the other entrance. It turned out to be a reflector at about half way. That's a great trail and goes a long way and is railroad grade.
@@tawanga no sorry. It has a slight curve in the beginning of the east side. Other than that it's pretty straight. What I was talking about was a reflector. I rode my bike right up to it and said to myself this is a reflector stuck on the wall......
Good to see you both out and about. Off topic the Missisquoi Rail Trail has finally upgraded their signage, put in a couple of nice bike work stations, flowers and bench's. The trail descriptions and mileages are much improved also. I ride it every week if you would like a couple of photos. That was one nice trail you where on. Take care, Al
Love your channel! Out of necessity I converted a cheap tandem to a gravel bike its a 26” with rim brakes and I am blown away by how much I love it. My special needs son loves it too which has made it quickly become one of my favorite bikes. There are soo many good options out there for people to ride don’t let marketing suck you in and tell you what you want just ride and find out. Thanks for bringing some balance to the sport.
I’m thinking of getting the Humptulips for my Surly World Troller (my Schwalbe Almotion tires are close to worn out, and I can’t find any in stock). I’m currently running the Juniper Ridge on my gravel bike (same tire, just a different size), and I love them. Also, yes, Kacheelus is low, but it is usually low by this time of year. It is a source of water for Seattle.
All riders need to do rides like this, nice and relaxed, no numbers like distance, speed, averages, watts etc.....Just Enjoy the Ride, no matter how long or short.
"Missoula Summer has pretty much been a wash" - It's so true. This summer in Montana has been rough. I've never felt it like this before. I'm so happy that you guys got out.
My husband and I camped this weekend at Lake Livingston in Texas and rode the gravel bikes from Trinity to Riverside along the old Hwy 19 gravel road. It was HOT and they had just added fresh ROCK so it was hellish... not like what is in this wonderful video...... but we had fun!
Seeing a lot of the Bearclaw lately. So shiny! Looking forward to what you have to say about it, especially since you’ve been riding one in Washington where I live. Have fun wherever and however you ride.
@@petercroce Well, I mean to order the regular through my LBS but apparently all they had was the extra lights. They’re bafflingly quiet on the road. I don’t ride when it’s really we so I can’t give experience on that. They are definitely grippy on gravel and dry stuff. I live near a state park with an expansive network of trails and I’ve ridden basically everywhere on that back (greens to blacks) on my fully rigid early 90’s Univega mtb. My first tires from them were the Stampede Pass (back when they were still Compass). That’s when I fell in love. I upped my tires from 26 to 32, lowered the pressure. There’s a ride I love that’s about 90 miles and FULL of road chatter and potholes. I road it one day after I put the 32’s on, and I was shocked with how little fatigue I felt. I came home wanting to ride another 90 miles when I’d usually come home wanting to eat a giant burrito and pass out. That’s obviously just my personal experience, so take it with a giant grain of salt. More importantly, please let me know if you have any specific questions. I’m happy to answer.
@@matthewizen That's all amazing, thanks so much for sharing. I'm putting more money into my 1992 Specialized Hardrock and I have some old beat up Compass Rat Trap Pass extra lights on there. They're obviously super fast on the road, but I was considering replacing them with the Humptulips if they aren't too slow on the pavement. Do you ever ride your Humptulips on paved roads?
@@petercroce Yup. More than I thought I would, too. Not anything too long, but I was shocked at how quiet and smooth they rode. I was super skeptical of their claims but now I wouldn’t even thing twice of riding a long 50/50 dirt/pavement ride.
I rode that trail when I was a kid! I did most of it on a folding bike haha. I still ride a 26 mtb, and I have a 26 gravel bike in the works. I believe Rene Herse used to sell the Snoqualmie Pass tire, named after that trail.
Great video! Just shows you that some of the best rides don't always have to be "epic". Your good times is so evident, glad you two are enjoying some greenery. If you ever wanna take a break from the states, come out to the Atlantic North West Coast of Spain Galicia area. Similar to the PNW just greener, more rural & very "lunch/lush". Right next to Portugal as well.
Most important thing: best wishes and good heath to Laura. Good to see you back in the videos, Laura, we missed you. As far as I'm concerned, 26 inch wheels are classic, especially when you pair them with some high quality tires.
Welcome to my hood. We ride that trail every year. If you ever come back and need a place to stay we have a camp at Elk Meadows, about 1/2 way between Easton and Cle Elum. You have an open invitation.
Nice video. I still ride my mid 80s 26 hard tail on gravel . Along with a Diverge and Salsa Vaya . All ride better tubeless with wide tires. Salsa fits 45' Panaracer Gravel kings. All are nice if you just ride them!
Can't believe it, I just rode part of that section 2 weeks ago for the first time. Pretty nice out there, though to those of us usually on the west side of the mountains it seems dry. I really have to figure out some tires soon, still riding stock 700 x 38s. I get jealous seeing Russ trying all these different tires.
What make and model are those crochet backed gloves? They look well-padded. Crochet back gloves are now impossible to find in retail shops here in Toronto, almost all are spandex backed fashion statements with next to no safety or padding to them. If I have to order on-line, I might as well order something like those! Any hints most appreciated.
For a decade, I rode nothing but 700x23 road tires. Then I bought a Surly Midnight Special and Big Easy, which have 650B and 26” tires. Now that my eyes have been opened, I could never go back to skinny, low volume tires. I haven’t had a flat in either of them also, because they are much less likely to get pinch flats and are so tolerant of under inflation, which makes them even more supple.
I've only been off 26 inch once or twice in the last forty years and that was to buy a BF Pocket Llama(20 inch) still riding 26 at seventy years old, but would like to go electric, for a while.
I'll have to circle around and check video again later - gotta have those captioning thingy on for me to catch what's being said. Deafie in real life over here. Cheers.
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I bought an '87 Miyata ATB with 26" wheels. I put Schwalbe Billy Bonkers for all road tires and have been having a blast. 26" ain't dead.
Ive said this before, for those of us that just like to ride but have health issues you two @pathlesspedaled are an inspiration. I dont know how I stumbled across this vid but having not a great mental health day all I can say is THANK YOU. You are changing the world, one ride at a time..
it isnt their job or your job to change the r world . what world changing is he doing? lol
@@chrisprice5806 Sorry, who said its thier job? They are inspiring people IMHO.
So glad to see Laura again!
2nd that! Wishing good health to both Laura and Russ!
I have the Humptulips on my Surly 1x1, I need some wider rims to let them balloon out more.
Loved Laura’s contemplative silence at the end. Glad to see you both had a chance to get out! 😀👍
I've said it before, and I'll say it again ... damn good to see you back out in the saddle Laura.
Laura looks happy and healthy, that's great.
26 ain't dead ❤
26"? Finally, one step closer to recreating the perfect 80s mountain bike.
No dought , i rode my old 93 GT timberline for 10 year's, was so glad to get a 29 er ,
As a recent subscriber I have been "binge" watching all your previous videos and I have to say that your content and presentation have only improved with time, congratulations! I guess I'm a "mullet" type of person and I learned so much about bike type, style, and geometry from your "down to earth" style of presentation when it comes to "geek" stuff. Good to see Laura "on the road again" and on the recovery side of things. Keep up the good work!!
So So So SO! good to see you both back on the bikes! I have done a few bikepacking overnighter trips, thanks to you!
Its a blast! Surrond yourself with good people and ride bikes. campout, grill out, chill out!
Laura, you look amazing! Its wicked to see you back in the saddle again!
Respectfully,
your western PA, mountain biking friend.
i love my 26" bike. 26" is not dead. but im rocking pannaracer swoop all trails :)
Recently acquired and brought back to life a Trek hard tail. Would LOVE to see 26” make a comeback.
I feel the difference between 27.5 and 26 is massively overstated. Many people cannot even tell the difference even visually.
@@Exgrmbl never rode 27.5, but I do have a 29-er "distance gravel" bike and my 26er "adventuring bike," and those definitely ride way differently. That said, the 26er definitely gets more use, since it's such a nice around town, day trip, and just general use bike. Those old Taiwan Mongoose bikes from the 90's are freaking great budget bikes if you put the love into them that they deserve!
Still riding a hardtail Marin 26 incher from the mid 2000's. One of the best bikes (non road) I've ever owned and certainly far from the most expensive as I picked it up used. Still running the stock fork and drivetrain. Spending pretty much limited to tyres, grips, saddle and assorted non-essential and cosmetic accessories.
Nothing wrong with 26" wheels at all.
What Marin are you riding? I have a 2001 Marin Hawk Hill. Replaced the suspension fork with a Carver Rigid fork. Slowing moving toward a retro drop bar.
@@michaelderkach7680 Try the surly corner bar
Love 26ers, been touring on my 26 inch Surly Troll for years and am loving the 2.4 inch schwalbe super moto x. Looks like a wonderful day in Washington!
I'm contemplating taking my 94 GT mtb turned gravel bike on a 400 mile trip 50% gravel roads, 50% pavement. I'm assuming my friends will show with 700 and 29ers, do you think I'll struggle to keep up?
just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed this video. It was goofy and fantastic. don't change.
Im still using the 26" from 20 years ago
26" steel hardtail's are all I've ever ran since the late 80's. 26" will never die. Not for me at least.
Same for me, Got 2 MTBs, both 26". No need to go up in size for me.
Russ I have been though that tunnel at Snoqualmie Pass its a long one and has a bend in it. I was riding towards a light that I thought was the other entrance. It turned out to be a reflector at about half way. That's a great trail and goes a long way and is railroad grade.
@@tawanga no sorry. It has a slight curve in the beginning of the east side. Other than that it's pretty straight. What I was talking about was a reflector. I rode my bike right up to it and said to myself this is a reflector stuck on the wall......
Awesome to see Laura and an eBike out there!
Thank you for being very specific with the bike tire size. It helps a lot
This is awesome. Also, I am looking forward to not running out of spare parts for my 26" mountain bike.
Good to see you both out and about. Off topic the Missisquoi Rail Trail has finally upgraded their signage, put in a couple of nice bike work stations, flowers and bench's. The trail descriptions and mileages are much improved also. I ride it every week if you would like a couple of photos. That was one nice trail you where on. Take care, Al
Titanium 26er and Laura is back. Perfect day 🙏🏻
Love to see Laura out on the bike and feeling better!
dang u got the bearclaw!!! Man I got some reneherse tires after learning about jan through your guys' channel, so nice to ride on I can't believe it.
Love your channel! Out of necessity I converted a cheap tandem to a gravel bike its a 26” with rim brakes and I am blown away by how much I love it. My special needs son loves it too which has made it quickly become one of my favorite bikes. There are soo many good options out there for people to ride don’t let marketing suck you in and tell you what you want just ride and find out. Thanks for bringing some balance to the sport.
I have these tires set up tubeless on my surly, they are the best tires i've ever ridden.
I’m thinking of getting the Humptulips for my Surly World Troller (my Schwalbe Almotion tires are close to worn out, and I can’t find any in stock). I’m currently running the Juniper Ridge on my gravel bike (same tire, just a different size), and I love them.
Also, yes, Kacheelus is low, but it is usually low by this time of year. It is a source of water for Seattle.
I’ve got a ride to the west coast of Scotland coming up and I’m going to be on 26”. Looking forward to it.
Sounds great, just done a tour of North Yorkshire on my old 26 Rockhopper!
@@alex_n8863 nice! I’d love to do a tour of Yorkshire!
@@thedanalcantara I'd love to get up to Scotland! One day... Enjoy! 🚵🏞️👍
So keeping my old small suspension 26” mtb was a good idea. Thanks.
Hey I'm somewhere in washington and recently heard about this exact trail. I'm looking forward to riding it sometime soon hopefully
Stoked to see y'all back in the lunch, er... lush!
All riders need to do rides like this, nice and relaxed, no numbers like distance, speed, averages, watts etc.....Just Enjoy the Ride, no matter how long or short.
Great short vid. I enjoy watching you two.
"Missoula Summer has pretty much been a wash" - It's so true. This summer in Montana has been rough. I've never felt it like this before. I'm so happy that you guys got out.
My husband and I camped this weekend at Lake Livingston in Texas and rode the gravel bikes from Trinity to Riverside along the old Hwy 19 gravel road. It was HOT and they had just added fresh ROCK so it was hellish... not like what is in this wonderful video...... but we had fun!
"it's so lunch" is going to be my new slang for something good.
My hood! Glad to see y'all had fun. I love that part of the trail from the tunnel to Ellensburg.
This was a fun video. Glad you two were able to get a ride like this.
Great to see you two out and riding!!! My wife and I LOVE riding rail trails like that! Thanks!
Woohoo.....Back in the saddle again!
Beautiful scenery, beautiful people, beautiful bikes! WAIT THO... is 26 the future...?
Seeing a lot of the Bearclaw lately. So shiny! Looking forward to what you have to say about it, especially since you’ve been riding one in Washington where I live. Have fun wherever and however you ride.
This was really fun to watch. I just moved to SoCal from living in Seattle. Nice to see Washington.
So stoked!!! I *love* my humptulips and am SO excited for the Thunderhawk video. I’ve been kinda obsessed and can’t wait to hear your thoughts.
What casing do you have? Can you share your thoughts?
@@petercroce Well, I mean to order the regular through my LBS but apparently all they had was the extra lights. They’re bafflingly quiet on the road. I don’t ride when it’s really we so I can’t give experience on that. They are definitely grippy on gravel and dry stuff. I live near a state park with an expansive network of trails and I’ve ridden basically everywhere on that back (greens to blacks) on my fully rigid early 90’s Univega mtb.
My first tires from them were the Stampede Pass (back when they were still Compass). That’s when I fell in love. I upped my tires from 26 to 32, lowered the pressure. There’s a ride I love that’s about 90 miles and FULL of road chatter and potholes. I road it one day after I put the 32’s on, and I was shocked with how little fatigue I felt. I came home wanting to ride another 90 miles when I’d usually come home wanting to eat a giant burrito and pass out.
That’s obviously just my personal experience, so take it with a giant grain of salt. More importantly, please let me know if you have any specific questions. I’m happy to answer.
@@matthewizen That's all amazing, thanks so much for sharing. I'm putting more money into my 1992 Specialized Hardrock and I have some old beat up Compass Rat Trap Pass extra lights on there. They're obviously super fast on the road, but I was considering replacing them with the Humptulips if they aren't too slow on the pavement. Do you ever ride your Humptulips on paved roads?
@@petercroce Yup. More than I thought I would, too. Not anything too long, but I was shocked at how quiet and smooth they rode. I was super skeptical of their claims but now I wouldn’t even thing twice of riding a long 50/50 dirt/pavement ride.
@@petercroce side note: I was originally gonna put some Rat Trap Pass tires to throw on there, too. I’m stoked on the humptulips, though.
I rode that trail when I was a kid! I did most of it on a folding bike haha. I still ride a 26 mtb, and I have a 26 gravel bike in the works. I believe Rene Herse used to sell the Snoqualmie Pass tire, named after that trail.
Those tires are pretty rad! Will be running a pair on my Bridgestone MB-1 build.
Are you planning to ride them on pavement much? I’m curious how they ride on pavement and I don’t see many reviews.
Colorado is smoked-in today, so today I ride vicariously through your videos. Cheers Russ and Laura! Great to see you riding together. :)
Good to see Laura back out again! YAY!
Great to see Laura out. Best wishes.
If you start at North Bend and go the other direction then you get to climb at a very nice 2% grade for many miles without any switchbacks!
So good to see y’all out
Really great to see Laura doing well. The bearclaw setup looking too hot with that GRX / 26" combo!!
"Sometimes it's nice to go for a nice chill ride." That pretty much says it all. So great to see you guys enjoying the grav-grav again.
Great video! Just shows you that some of the best rides don't always have to be "epic". Your good times is so evident, glad you two are enjoying some greenery. If you ever wanna take a break from the states, come out to the Atlantic North West Coast of Spain Galicia area. Similar to the PNW just greener, more rural & very "lunch/lush". Right next to Portugal as well.
Love cycling Spain.
Most important thing: best wishes and good heath to Laura. Good to see you back in the videos, Laura, we missed you. As far as I'm concerned, 26 inch wheels are classic, especially when you pair them with some high quality tires.
I rode through the snoqualmie pass tunnel just the other day! The JWT/Palouse/IronHorse trail is a great mellow gravel ride.
I always enjoy your videos. Every one I have ever watched has offered such good information and always something fun. It's a fantastic mixture. 👌
I always love your music. Good to see you both out.
Sometimes that just what you need, a nice ride with no drama
Looks like such a beautiful place to ride.
Nice to see you both out and about 🚴♀️❤️
Good to see you both out and about - have great ride!
Loving riding my late-90s now rigid cannondale set up with tubeless 26x2.2 . Plenty comfortable for most any bumpy stuff.
Beautiful day on the bike !
Wonderful to see you two on the road! True warriors!
Love my ti gravel bike. Especially since I can lay it on the ground and not worry about scratching up paint I don’t have.
Welcome back to the PNW! This trail is one of my favorite gravel trail!
Taking my brother on that very section in two weeks.. glad to see you both out and enjoying a ride.. all the best!
That Bearclaw fork! Nice!
Big fan of the mid-ride birding updates 🤘
Great to see you guys out on the trail.
Beautiful scenery, back in the 2019/2020 summer in Australia we had really bad bushfires, the skies were grey & air smoky for months.
Loving that bike ! Glad to see you two riding again! 😊
Thank you both of you to bringing us to these wonderful places so we can dream about going one day 😍
Maxxis Crossmark 26 x 2.1 is a great tire. Hitchinson Python 2.0's are also good. If you can find them.
Yes, it’s nice to go for a nice chill ride! Great little video!
Great fun video and I'm so glad you guys can get out again and ride together through some fantastic scenery. Keep going you two 🖖
Welcome to my hood. We ride that trail every year. If you ever come back and need a place to stay we have a camp at Elk Meadows, about 1/2 way between Easton and Cle Elum. You have an open invitation.
You both look happy.
"No." is a complete sentence. Nice ride. And I like the what-is-new examples.
Nice video. I still ride my mid 80s 26 hard tail on gravel . Along with a Diverge and Salsa Vaya . All ride better tubeless with wide tires. Salsa fits 45' Panaracer Gravel kings. All are nice if you just ride them!
Can't believe it, I just rode part of that section 2 weeks ago for the first time. Pretty nice out there, though to those of us usually on the west side of the mountains it seems dry. I really have to figure out some tires soon, still riding stock 700 x 38s. I get jealous seeing Russ trying all these different tires.
Night Hawk! We call them “Bull Bats”. Mosquito eating machines! Love to hear them dive!
What make and model are those crochet backed gloves? They look well-padded. Crochet back gloves are now impossible to find in retail shops here in Toronto, almost all are spandex backed fashion statements with next to no safety or padding to them. If I have to order on-line, I might as well order something like those!
Any hints most appreciated.
Y'all looked so relaxed and to me that's what it's all about. Wish you could have got a picture of the kingfisher
Nice to see you were so happy! ❤️
That bike looks amazing.
Loving your explorations!
I got stuck with 650c but its not all that bad. The bike is a great fit. I just stock up on tires from ebay.
For a decade, I rode nothing but 700x23 road tires. Then I bought a Surly Midnight Special and Big Easy, which have 650B and 26” tires. Now that my eyes have been opened, I could never go back to skinny, low volume tires. I haven’t had a flat in either of them also, because they are much less likely to get pinch flats and are so tolerant of under inflation, which makes them even more supple.
I've only been off 26 inch once or twice in the last forty years and that was to buy a BF Pocket Llama(20 inch) still riding 26 at seventy years old, but would like to go electric, for a while.
Finally! a ride video! Thanks.
I'm digging the length of this video.
You had me at bar end shifter with the new bike!
Good to here I am not the only one wh9 hasnt been able to ride due to the smoke!
Its getting better here but only for the moment
I'll have to circle around and check video again later - gotta have those captioning thingy on for me to catch what's being said. Deafie in real life over here. Cheers.
26 was always the best wheel size. How did you get there, drive?
Greetings from Minnesota.
I enjoyed this little ride video.
Great video love the ride and just enjoying scenery.