Yo! Your bike was the most comfortable bike I've ever ridden. It was an absolute pleasure to ride some of the greatest roads on your beast of a machine.
I hear Bill and Hillary think its a special place. They've been to other "special places also, such as "Epstein Island". They are going to a new "special place" soon called GITMO. Sorry, couldn't resist. You'll see what I'm saying soon. WWG1WGA.
I just moved here because of the cycling industry. A year ago I felt the same vibes of the cultish feel but has shed off about now with a better complete feel. Hope they continue to add to the greenway. As a roadie and a gravel enthusiast it is definitely scenic in these parts compared to Oklahoma where I am from.
The Ozarks in rural Arkansas is low key one of my favorite places to cycle. The drivers are surprisingly courteous. I suspect it is because they are used to farm equipment and atvs along the roads.
Maaan, respect for staying positive, I would have been gutted to lose the go pro but end a 122 mile ride when you've burned thousands of calories and not to even have some fries, or veggies or salads or anything to eat would have been the catalyst for me losing it.
I just wanted to tell you that you gave me inspiration and motivation to start training more serious. I'm now doing my first race soon as a fifteen years old !
Making my way through your archive which I love. Your cultish comments about Bentonville were so accurate even 5 years ago, and now it's even more enhanced. I was born and raised in a town just south. From birth to age 32ish, I had no reason to ever visit that town until the Walton brothers started pumping money into the town to enhance the cycling infrastructure, bars, restaurants and museums. It's like a really cool town just sprang up in a decade, and they are not stopping any time soon. I utilize their facilities all the time, but I prefer living in Fayetteville which has a more organic business community, and more of a locals vibe. We still definitely benefit from being close to Bentonville as the charitable arms of Waltons donate millions for a variety of public projects all over the region. The main negatives of such rapid growth has been affordable housing is non-existent, and everything is an AirBnB. The cycling tourism is pretty amazing in the area, but that has also led to really crowded trails and a race every weekend.
NWA is dope. It’s not fake, but I can see how you’d think that lol 🤣 Walmart puts A LOT of money in the community. The trails have gotten a lot better recently too, and that cute little town was Eureka Spring btw, which wasn’t built on Walmart money.
NW Arkansas has really blown up for cycling over the last several years. I have family down there that rides, mountain and gravel regularly. For such a relatively poor socioeconomic state, it truly is beautiful. Except in the summer when it's 110 with 90% humidity... keep up the good work!
Glad you came and experienced our neck of the woods, Tyler! You should definitely get a mountain bike next time you come through and experience our awesome trails--there is something for all kinds of skill levels.
Glad you enjoyed your time here! If you ever want to come back and do some racing, we have the Joe Martin Stage Race which is one of the premier stage races on the race calendar. Also you should come out with your mountain bike and check out some of the mountain bike trails around here, it will blow your mind!
Bentonville definitely feels like the Stepford Wives, but its all legit, I love that place! The fords great, the atmosphere it fantastic, cycling is out of this world.
Just a quick note to say I'm training for my first sprint triathlon and I just love your vids!! The swimming for 30 days straight lol..I feel ya!! Ugh.
I've been wanting to check out the Ozarks for a while now. I watched some show that took place there and it was so pretty... now it's on my bucket list of places to see.
Eureka springs that where my wife and I stayed for our honeymoon. LOL great video! Bentonville has spent so much on MTB riding its crazy. I think I seen they have a pump track along the side walks for the kids to rid to school on....Like REALY!!!!!!!!!!
You should really see if you could work out how to do the "Assault on Mount Mitchell" in May in North Carolina. That's an episode everybody would love to see. You can join George Hincapie, and NASCAR legends Jimmy Johnson, Jamie McMurray, Matt kenseth and others on an epic ride. The full ride to the summit of Mount Mitchell is 102 miles and gains over 10,500 ft.
4:25 your vocals are dead center and then BAM!!!! the music comes on Panned hard right and left... Made me smile. Dude. I just love your videos. One day gonna get you in the deep south to try out some of the Appalachian foothills.
Greetings VC, from the middle of a full-on Bavarian winter! Dude, I think that was one of your best videos. Super spontaneous, with cool people, awesome trails and beautiful places! Even the loss of your GoPro (nightmare!!) couldn't dampen your spirits! Great to see you getting these cool offers; you've worked hard for them! Enjoy and keep the cool footage coming!
That whole area is insanely beautiful. The MTBing is prime down there but it's good to know there are some sweet areas for a road ride as well. Your videos rock.
I am not originally from NWA and really did not want to move here but fate brought me here and now that I live here I love it. It is a great place to live and this area is just BOOMING. The bike scene is unreal here. Yes, Wal-Mart can get a little freakish with itself; we just let them have their time and space and we enjoy the benefits. There is also JB Hunt and Tyson's here as well. Vegan is a new concept here as people love their meat here but it is starting to catch on though. Hope you come back sometime to check out more of what this area has in both mountain bike riding and some good road biking with the Joe Martin stage race being awesome!
lance and george will always have the dark mark from going over to the dark side, you are better than that, so is your video; and your dinner looked awesome, even though I had just eaten dinner!
Huge fan!!! I’m a trail builder for rock solid trails and we are building the new under 11 trails in bella vista 10 min north of bentonville, let me know when you come back this way!!!!
Bentonville is a pretty interesting town. Don't know if you made it to Onyx , but they make some awesome coffee! Also nice Rodeo Labs your teammate was riding.
Great video, as always. The scenery on that ride reminded me sooo much of where I used to ride on summer vacations growing up in Sutton, Quebec. The rolling hills and greenery, not to mention the smell of nature! This video really made me homesick missing those rides with my sisters, cousins, and uncle. Thanks for bringing back those cherished memories for me. I’ll be thinking of that scenery as I ride in tonight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 🤙🏻
Been to that restaurant w/ the pizza, got the same jersey as the "Send it" dude. The town (Bentonville) is weird because you have Corporate Walmart that all dress one way (preppy/classy) and then everyone else that are normal ppl. Arkansas is called "The Natural State". You get out of town and its truly one of the most beautiful states in the US. My parents retired in North Central Arkansas 3 yrs ago, and its great every time I get to go there!
Bentonville and northwest arkansas is quickly becoming a mountain biking hub. They have hundreds of miles of mountain bike specific trails, and they seem to be opening new ones daily. Everything from green flow trails all the way to dh level tech
VC, you’ve officially made me comment for the first time on ANY TH-cam video. I love you channel and this video really hits home for me. I’m from NW Arkansas, about an hour SE of Bentonville. That little magical town you went through is Eureka Springs, and is a fantastic little “tourist” spot. If you’re ever back, a must see is the Crescent Hotel, supposedly haunted... I’ve ran MANY 5 and 10k’s through the hills of Eureka. Hope you enjoyed your trip
I am honored to be the receiver of your first comment. I too never comment, so thank you bro. And man, that area was so amazing. I really want to go back for a longer time and really explore the area.
Bentonville is a full on mountain bike mecca. Go back and ride some of the area trails and you will see why a lot of people are moving there for the biking.
Super psyched that you loved the Ozarks, I'm from fayetteville. If/ when you come back go south for the pine trees closer to Ft. Smith. Theres some amazing gravel rides. ( come ride the joe martin stage race its legit)
Wowwwwzers!! That was like a ride on a rollercoaster of entertainment and information.... I would love to have your style of info-tainment appearing in my daily vlogs, Im uploading everyday!!
Ha ha yeah I agree with the irony. It's always interesting how those who are most critical of hipsters fit the very definition of hipster in many ways. Still he's a good dude and hipster isn't necessarily bad thing.
My friend and I did a ride on roads like that, it was early in the day and we saw a cow that had just given birth to a calf and we saw the biggest snapping turtle I have ever seen in a small pond. Some rides are just epic, for the most unexpected reasons 😊
Awesome video even without that footage. I have an Allied All road. Its got the same paint job as the one you rode. Allied I heard is owned by one of the waltons. Making it the blingest walmart bike around.
The Rapha Prestige that I rode also didn't have much vegan food at the finish (literally only salad), but I was prepared and brought some ClifBars as post-ride snacks.
I was on the fence big time about the tunes. My regular rap beat type stuff just didn't fit with the scenery. I spent at least 2 or 3 days messing with different songs.
The Vegan Cyclist you nailed it buddy. I really liked the vibe and you need more of the same. Btw you watching cams latest video? Duuuuuuude I smell BS
Snowboarding all day in 2 feet of fresh pow in Vail backcountry and dropped my gopro within arms reach but buried under the snow and gone forever. I know how you feel man!
Thank you for the story VC. Love it! I live near KC and would love to experience that. Its only 3 hours away and I plan to take my soon to arrive new Niner RLT RDO there. Any chance to get a map of your ride? Maybe Ill find your 2 year old GoPro...lol. Been watching a few of your videos. I gotta give props. Recording and editing video is time consuming work. Keep the content coming.
Wouldn't be a VC video without GoPro troubles would it
As someone who lives in Arkansas, I'm glad you got to show off our state. Arkansas has some amazing roads and trails. :)
Glad you enjoyed your visit and our bike! Arkansas is a special place. Awesome that you got to experience it.
Yo! Your bike was the most comfortable bike I've ever ridden. It was an absolute pleasure to ride some of the greatest roads on your beast of a machine.
Whatever you were paying Facebook went to good use because I used to get ads for you guys all the time. Some nice looking stuff.
I love my allied alfa
Great bikes.
I hear Bill and Hillary think its a special place. They've been to other "special places also, such as "Epstein Island". They are going to a new "special place" soon called GITMO. Sorry, couldn't resist. You'll see what I'm saying soon. WWG1WGA.
I just moved here because of the cycling industry. A year ago I felt the same vibes of the cultish feel but has shed off about now with a better complete feel. Hope they continue to add to the greenway. As a roadie and a gravel enthusiast it is definitely scenic in these parts compared to Oklahoma where I am from.
Glad you enjoyed your time in my hometown! Northwest Arkansas has some pretty incredible riding.
T U R T L E ! ! ! 🐢
Marital advice from a guy who knows how to screw one up. If UR already borderline dog house, don't say "I wanna go to that strip club" on camera,
solid advice
Lies, I never had any problems doing stuff like that back before she left me.
@@EdWilliamstech Did I forget to add "Your results may vary"? 😉
toooo funny ;-)
@@EdWilliamstechLOL nice one!
Arkansas is a gorgeous state. Significantly underrated!
The Ozarks in rural Arkansas is low key one of my favorite places to cycle. The drivers are surprisingly courteous. I suspect it is because they are used to farm equipment and atvs along the roads.
Maaan, respect for staying positive, I would have been gutted to lose the go pro but end a 122 mile ride when you've burned thousands of calories and not to even have some fries, or veggies or salads or anything to eat would have been the catalyst for me losing it.
That little town looked like Eureka Springs. Great weekend getaway
I just wanted to tell you that you gave me inspiration and motivation to start training more serious. I'm now doing my first race soon as a fifteen years old !
Invites VC to Rapha Prestige
Doesnt provide vegan food for the vegan they invited
LA & George are legends. Pretty cool they were there. Great video! Love the Allied bike too.
23:17 "what do I do?" "SEND IT. WE SEND IT. SEND EVERYTHING" hahahahahahah legendary!
That's my tribe. ☺
Glad you had a great time in AR. We do have some great cycling of all kinds. Come on back!
Making my way through your archive which I love. Your cultish comments about Bentonville were so accurate even 5 years ago, and now it's even more enhanced. I was born and raised in a town just south. From birth to age 32ish, I had no reason to ever visit that town until the Walton brothers started pumping money into the town to enhance the cycling infrastructure, bars, restaurants and museums. It's like a really cool town just sprang up in a decade, and they are not stopping any time soon. I utilize their facilities all the time, but I prefer living in Fayetteville which has a more organic business community, and more of a locals vibe. We still definitely benefit from being close to Bentonville as the charitable arms of Waltons donate millions for a variety of public projects all over the region. The main negatives of such rapid growth has been affordable housing is non-existent, and everything is an AirBnB. The cycling tourism is pretty amazing in the area, but that has also led to really crowded trails and a race every weekend.
Sounds like a ride of a lifetime. Just sick!
Dude.. rapha rides are so fun!
NWA is dope. It’s not fake, but I can see how you’d think that lol 🤣 Walmart puts A LOT of money in the community. The trails have gotten a lot better recently too, and that cute little town was Eureka Spring btw, which wasn’t built on Walmart money.
NW Arkansas has really blown up for cycling over the last several years. I have family down there that rides, mountain and gravel regularly. For such a relatively poor socioeconomic state, it truly is beautiful. Except in the summer when it's 110 with 90% humidity... keep up the good work!
Glad you came and experienced our neck of the woods, Tyler! You should definitely get a mountain bike next time you come through and experience our awesome trails--there is something for all kinds of skill levels.
Glad you enjoyed your time here! If you ever want to come back and do some racing, we have the Joe Martin Stage Race which is one of the premier stage races on the race calendar. Also you should come out with your mountain bike and check out some of the mountain bike trails around here, it will blow your mind!
It's a pretty amazing and special place. We just moved here from NorCal and love it. Best decision ever. Thanks for sharing.
Being part of the Wal-mart/BMC team myself, glad you enjoyed our neck of the woods!
Bentonville definitely feels like the Stepford Wives, but its all legit, I love that place! The fords great, the atmosphere it fantastic, cycling is out of this world.
Just a quick note to say I'm training for my first sprint triathlon and I just love your vids!! The swimming for 30 days straight lol..I feel ya!! Ugh.
I've been wanting to check out the Ozarks for a while now. I watched some show that took place there and it was so pretty... now it's on my bucket list of places to see.
Looks like fun times. Props to the wife for the full send on holding the family camp bruh🤙🏽🤙🏽. That bike looks so rad too.
Eureka springs that where my wife and I stayed for our honeymoon. LOL great video! Bentonville has spent so much on MTB riding its crazy. I think I seen they have a pump track along the side walks for the kids to rid to school on....Like REALY!!!!!!!!!!
Yo man..... Really great video... One of your best
New subscriber from Chicago. I love riding gravel and I love your videos. Keep on creating these contents, bro😎
You should really see if you could work out how to do the "Assault on Mount Mitchell" in May in North Carolina. That's an episode everybody would love to see. You can join George Hincapie, and NASCAR legends Jimmy Johnson, Jamie McMurray, Matt kenseth and others on an epic ride. The full ride to the summit of Mount Mitchell is 102 miles and gains over 10,500 ft.
Rider from Bentonville here! I do both road and MTB and it is awesome! You get the very best of both worlds here
The best cycling video's on the NET!
4:25 your vocals are dead center and then BAM!!!! the music comes on Panned hard right and left... Made me smile. Dude. I just love your videos. One day gonna get you in the deep south to try out some of the Appalachian foothills.
Oh yes. A true visionary. Dude.
Thanks for coming to Bentonville and great video as always. Also I appreciate you pointing out our hipster infestation 😂
Allied bikes are phenomenal!! The All Road is badass!! Gotta go tubeless bro!
He does ride tubeless. This was a borrowed bike.
Greetings VC, from the middle of a full-on Bavarian winter! Dude, I think that was one of your best videos. Super spontaneous, with cool people, awesome trails and beautiful places! Even the loss of your GoPro (nightmare!!) couldn't dampen your spirits! Great to see you getting these cool offers; you've worked hard for them! Enjoy and keep the cool footage coming!
Nice ride. Interesting observations.
Love it Tyler! sporting #Eliel in the Rapha store!
I am from Joplin. About an hour from Bentonville. Sam Walton started Walmart there. Hope you enjoyed the Ozarks.
That whole area is insanely beautiful. The MTBing is prime down there but it's good to know there are some sweet areas for a road ride as well. Your videos rock.
Live in St. Louis and have been contemplating heading to Bentonville for a guys weekend to ride. This just sealed it.
You gotta run tubeless in these parts! :)
grew up in NW Arkansas! haven't been back since childhood. makes me want to go back!
I am not originally from NWA and really did not want to move here but fate brought me here and now that I live here I love it. It is a great place to live and this area is just BOOMING. The bike scene is unreal here. Yes, Wal-Mart can get a little freakish with itself; we just let them have their time and space and we enjoy the benefits. There is also JB Hunt and Tyson's here as well. Vegan is a new concept here as people love their meat here but it is starting to catch on though. Hope you come back sometime to check out more of what this area has in both mountain bike riding and some good road biking with the Joe Martin stage race being awesome!
I was just thinking when the next VC vid is coming... WOOO!
me too haha I just checked his channel earlier wondering if he had posted anything
3 minutes in and I'm stoked. Sick edit as usual.
Man, I hope you got Mrs. VC something very shiny and sparkly for her birthday.
Signed picture of him riding.
She got a brand new gopro, she has really been wanting one ;)
I await your new video series: "Living in My Van With My Wife's New GoPro".
An I ride bikes tee
lance and george will always have the dark mark from going over to the dark side, you are better than that, so is your video; and your dinner looked awesome, even though I had just eaten dinner!
VC you are so inspiring to watch it is so amazing
Got a chance to visit the allied hq on the way to marathon nationals last year. Awesome bikes!
Is Kristin going to get a new gopro for her birthday? ;)
Huge fan!!! I’m a trail builder for rock solid trails and we are building the new under 11 trails in bella vista 10 min north of bentonville, let me know when you come back this way!!!!
Bentonville is a pretty interesting town. Don't know if you made it to Onyx , but they make some awesome coffee! Also nice Rodeo Labs your teammate was riding.
Great video, as always. The scenery on that ride reminded me sooo much of where I used to ride on summer vacations growing up in Sutton, Quebec. The rolling hills and greenery, not to mention the smell of nature! This video really made me homesick missing those rides with my sisters, cousins, and uncle. Thanks for bringing back those cherished memories for me. I’ll be thinking of that scenery as I ride in tonight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 🤙🏻
Your gravel bike appears to be around the $7,000 mark on the Allied website. Another great video.
I feel like there’s a story behind the pink wrist wrap
#birthdayrevenge
Keep up the good work man. Your an inspiration even to is carnivores
Was up all around backpacking in that area. Was really amazed at how cool the ozarks are.
Dont go to branson. It's a synthetic place
You have to revisit this ride! I would love to a hear Part 2......
Been to that restaurant w/ the pizza, got the same jersey as the "Send it" dude. The town (Bentonville) is weird because you have Corporate Walmart that all dress one way (preppy/classy) and then everyone else that are normal ppl.
Arkansas is called "The Natural State". You get out of town and its truly one of the most beautiful states in the US. My parents retired in North Central Arkansas 3 yrs ago, and its great every time I get to go there!
those green jerseys are fire
Bentonville and northwest arkansas is quickly becoming a mountain biking hub. They have hundreds of miles of mountain bike specific trails, and they seem to be opening new ones daily. Everything from green flow trails all the way to dh level tech
VC, you’ve officially made me comment for the first time on ANY TH-cam video. I love you channel and this video really hits home for me. I’m from NW Arkansas, about an hour SE of Bentonville. That little magical town you went through is Eureka Springs, and is a fantastic little “tourist” spot. If you’re ever back, a must see is the Crescent Hotel, supposedly haunted... I’ve ran MANY 5 and 10k’s through the hills of Eureka. Hope you enjoyed your trip
I am honored to be the receiver of your first comment. I too never comment, so thank you bro. And man, that area was so amazing. I really want to go back for a longer time and really explore the area.
“This is such a sic route...TURTLE TURTLE!!” Haha this made me laugh!!
Bentonville is a full on mountain bike mecca. Go back and ride some of the area trails and you will see why a lot of people are moving there for the biking.
We road past some trails that looked INSANELY PERFECT. We actually tried to arrange MTBs on the 3rd day but it fell through
Your wife is freakin awesome dude! The turtle part and the bouncing go pro were the best parts..
My favorite VC video. So Funny!
Press F to pay respec to Mr Yosemites GoPro....
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Hope someone finds your go-pro and returns it, that'd be pretty cool.
Super psyched that you loved the Ozarks, I'm from fayetteville. If/ when you come back go south for the pine trees closer to Ft. Smith. Theres some amazing gravel rides. ( come ride the joe martin stage race its legit)
Dude, I’m so sorry that GoPro incident happened to you. What a major bummer. But what an EPIC ride!
Wowwwwzers!! That was like a ride on a rollercoaster of entertainment and information.... I would love to have your style of info-tainment appearing in my daily vlogs, Im uploading everyday!!
Rumour has it VC had a special invite to The Ozark's from Marty Byrd
Great video ! I'm going to visit a friend and ride in that area this year. Yes I think there are three vegans in the south and we all know each other😎
There are a lot of vegans here. :))
Heather Smith that's good to hear! I'm in south Ms and very few . We are going to Pensacola soon for a vegan event . Looking g forward!
6:41 Casual George Hincapie! Wow!
Dude. Been waiting for this.
Very cool adventure! 👍🏻
You should come to Maryland in october to do the Seagull century it it really fun, scenic, and great after party
Shit man, that looked like such a good day. Really fantastic music choices too.
VC, what’s that nice folky tune at 12 mins in?
*Calls out hipsters*
Also *plays most hipster montage song ever*
Still love you VC. Bring back that trap ish though!
Ha ha yeah I agree with the irony. It's always interesting how those who are most critical of hipsters fit the very definition of hipster in many ways. Still he's a good dude and hipster isn't necessarily bad thing.
GoPro needs GPS or one of those Tile trackers.
One of my favorites.
My friend and I did a ride on roads like that, it was early in the day and we saw a cow that had just given birth to a calf and we saw the biggest snapping turtle I have ever seen in a small pond. Some rides are just epic, for the most unexpected reasons 😊
Go Gamecocks! Great Video!
Awesome video even without that footage. I have an Allied All road. Its got the same paint job as the one you rode. Allied I heard is owned by one of the waltons. Making it the blingest walmart bike around.
Arkansas boy!!!
The stoke is pretty high man.. send it bro
I have the same criticisms everytime I watch certain videos of yours man, not fkn long enough ;) (lmao stuck in fence)
Bentonville AK is a must ride destination.
The Rapha Prestige that I rode also didn't have much vegan food at the finish (literally only salad), but I was prepared and brought some ClifBars as post-ride snacks.
Dude! Loved that video. Music score was a bit of a departure from the norm but it was ace. Keep them coming VC
I was on the fence big time about the tunes. My regular rap beat type stuff just didn't fit with the scenery. I spent at least 2 or 3 days messing with different songs.
The Vegan Cyclist you nailed it buddy. I really liked the vibe and you need more of the same. Btw you watching cams latest video? Duuuuuuude I smell BS
Snowboarding all day in 2 feet of fresh pow in Vail backcountry and dropped my gopro within arms reach but buried under the snow and gone forever. I know how you feel man!
You should come back and race the Joe Martin.
LOL at "people in that part of the world aren't eating plants"
Did you ever recover your GoPro? Winter time would be a great time to go look if you had the LAT/LONG marker you lost it at.
Nope. Forever lost
Thank you for the story VC. Love it! I live near KC and would love to experience that. Its only 3 hours away and I plan to take my soon to arrive new Niner RLT RDO there. Any chance to get a map of your ride? Maybe Ill find your 2 year old GoPro...lol. Been watching a few of your videos. I gotta give props. Recording and editing video is time consuming work. Keep the content coming.