This video is so true, biking around is my therapy, even after crashing so many times, it's still worth it. It's great to move around with such a basic vehicle that you are the engine of - bycicle. You don't have to worry about shit, your problems that seem to be so big now are just sidequests, you can feel the beauty of your surroundings. Unfortunately I don't have a bike currently, but I'll get one. What a waste to live in your small world limited with some chores and problems you hold on too much, go out there outside in the big world and balance your life
Hi just discovered your channel and went through your videos a bit... this one was recommended to me and I felt very concerned lol I've lived in Sweden for a year where the bike is king and safe. But moved back to south of France and riding a bike is a dangerous and bold movement. Last week a 27 guy got driven over and killed by a SUV mindfully in Paris. I want the bike to set me free and it really does, but I'm scared and stuck to go out on the road with it
I’m sorry to hear that. That’s really awful. I wish bike infrastructure was better around the world. I’m really lucky to have access to these safe cycling paths.
I worry that your garbage bike boosting your channel might make you fall in love with the garbage bike, putting you into that 3rd group of people who end up loving their garbage bikes.
It’s better to love and lose I guess :) im not going to stop riding it to the store or whatever just because I start liking it. It will just hurt more when something happens to it 😢
You've got inside my head I feel like this nearly everyday.As soon as I've watched your video I will get out on my bicycle and cycle to town for no particular reason The sun is trying to shine in gloomy old England. Take care fella.
The UK is much like the USA,but you have it worse? My town has some of the fattest people in England.Cars,fast food and lack of exercise are king in my town.
2:40 During the last 2 years it's always been my cheapest bike that was the most reliable. And I'm not saying that just because I tend to neglect it although I do. Being relatively new to cycling it feels counter intuitive that the more I spend on a bike the most likely it is to brake, feel wrong, or need maintenance and tuning. It's fun to try all sorts of different bikes like expensive, cheap, mountain, gravel, road, single speed, fixed, and even foldable . But I always come back to my cheap bike because no question needs to be asked. I just ride it and it feels good doing it. Simplicity is key hence why I like channels like yours or Bikefarmer,
I have a very similar frame on my 70s or 80s Japanese city bicycle. It's so good to ride. Generally, old bicycles seem great to ride. Though, mine is more than a garbage bike, I put some money into it. New tires, new tubes where appropriate, better handlebars, mudguards. It also has a rear drum brake, a front rim brake, and a 3-speed gear hub. It is the best bicycle I've ever ridden, and I spent maybe 100 USD on it if not less. Got the base for it for ~30 USD, though I had to switch some things in order to make it actually comfortable. I really wish I could ride it for a long time, but I'm way too familiar with my surroundings, and getting further than them is a bit of a pain. But this video definitely motivates me to explore more, and I will. The biggest issue is that I can't ride whenever I want simply because I don't live alone. It's frustrating.
For me, this works with any kind of wheels. Well, I should specify, not cars. But anything else goes. I have a fixed gear bike, a unicycle, 2 pairs of inline skates, and some more gimmicky modes of transportation. At the moment I love my skates the most, I could just roll for hours... As a matter of fact, I do often roll for hours The sense of freedom is immense, I don't understand why so few people do these kinds of things
Totally! Everything with wheels is fun. Even cars to some degree but they are usually the worst choice. In my life I have been on regular bikes, gravel, bmx, inlines, skateboard, longboard and now fixies. I even tried a onewheel once and loved it. Wheels are the best :)
It’s a shoe horn 😃 they are ubiquitous over here. Did you see Keirinstreets’ video of being in Stockholm with me? We met a cool guy near a skatepark who sold skateboards. But he also showed a shoe horn that he had made out of a broken board!
@@addvurtbikes probably the only downside to cycling in australia other than the heat and flies. probably gonna just move to netherlands rather, just gotta fully learn afrikaans and then that will help me to learn dutch!
I really enjoy your videos and the way you speak and get your message across, it’s quite humorous too! The weather looks similar the autumn we are having in England at the moment so you are inspiring me to ride, I just wondered what style trousers you are wearing because I always ruin my trousers with grease and I always have to change for my bike ride which can be an annoying barrier from just gettin up and going out for a ride
Thank you very much! Riding in the english countryside is a bit of a dream for me, at least if it’s not raining ;) I actually don’t have a good solution for long casual pants. They always get black markings eventually. These ones just happen to be new. In my previous videos I use my light blue jeans which were in terrible condition. Then I cut them into shorts. But when I ride less casually, I use tight jogging pants or jogging shorts. I never use bibs.
A chain guard is the best option. My 80s Japanese 5-speed bike came with one and it works great. It doesn't work very well with more speeds than that. Other options are a waxed chain, or a belt drive, but that one requires a new frame with a split in the rear triangle.
I hope everything’s fine! I saw a TH-cam thumbnail today about a 90 year old cyclist. Yeah, you should ride today, but hey, maybe you will ride another 13 years or more :)
This video may not make 1m views but it's a lot more true and a lot better than most of those. If I am frustrated, if I can do a quick 1-2 mile ride around outside even in traffic I will be fine.
If you want a bike but money is the problem, maybe there is an older relative who would be happy to let you ride their bike. A lot of people have bikes that just stand in a garage.
As a podiatrist you made me cringe using the shoe horn to slip on the vans rather than take the time to put your shoes on and fasten them correctly. I'm absolutely triggered.
I tie my shoes once, on the day I buy them :) that’s even true for my sport shoes. I just force them on every time. The only things tie every time is hockey skates and football shoes. Sorry!
@@addvurtbikes it's not great for foot health long term due to creating excess in shoe friction. But anyway cheers for the videos and keep up the good work.
@@addvurtbikes lol yeah. I saw your beater bike video on the front page and started following. had a beater myself before it was stolden. it sucks to walk
This video is so true, biking around is my therapy, even after crashing so many times, it's still worth it. It's great to move around with such a basic vehicle that you are the engine of - bycicle. You don't have to worry about shit, your problems that seem to be so big now are just sidequests, you can feel the beauty of your surroundings. Unfortunately I don't have a bike currently, but I'll get one. What a waste to live in your small world limited with some chores and problems you hold on too much, go out there outside in the big world and balance your life
After not having anything to do for the entire afternoon, now I have. Thank you very much, I‘ll go ride now :)
That’s awesome! Enjoy the ride!
That garbage bike rocks!
god darn you dropped this video at the absolute right time, i was sooooo bored even on a computer lol
ngl gaming does suck if it's the only thing you do. Games are more fun after a day at school, a day at work or after a bike ride.
@@jocap3837 just came back from a bike ride, i enjoyed it and now back to computerized boredom
Doom scrolling is probably the most common problem. I just decided to present it in a more traditional way: lying on the floor :)
@@addvurtbikes i love that presentation xd
Hi just discovered your channel and went through your videos a bit... this one was recommended to me and I felt very concerned lol
I've lived in Sweden for a year where the bike is king and safe. But moved back to south of France and riding a bike is a dangerous and bold movement. Last week a 27 guy got driven over and killed by a SUV mindfully in Paris. I want the bike to set me free and it really does, but I'm scared and stuck to go out on the road with it
I’m sorry to hear that. That’s really awful. I wish bike infrastructure was better around the world. I’m really lucky to have access to these safe cycling paths.
hello from southern Romania. going for a bike ride right now
I worry that your garbage bike boosting your channel might make you fall in love with the garbage bike, putting you into that 3rd group of people who end up loving their garbage bikes.
It’s better to love and lose I guess :) im not going to stop riding it to the store or whatever just because I start liking it. It will just hurt more when something happens to it 😢
You've got inside my head I feel like this nearly everyday.As soon as I've watched your video I will get out on my bicycle and cycle to town for no particular reason The sun is trying to shine in gloomy old England. Take care fella.
I wish more parts of the US had bike roads like that.
Yeah it’s nice as heck to not have to be afraid of cars all the time
The UK is much like the USA,but you have it worse? My town has some of the fattest people in England.Cars,fast food and lack of exercise are king in my town.
I can't wait until Amazon gets here so I can upgrade my bike.
Kidding. Ride what you got.
You had me in the first half!
I like picking apples and pears on the side of the side of the road like you. They are organic.
No pesticides (I hope)
2:40 During the last 2 years it's always been my cheapest bike that was the most reliable. And I'm not saying that just because I tend to neglect it although I do. Being relatively new to cycling it feels counter intuitive that the more I spend on a bike the most likely it is to brake, feel wrong, or need maintenance and tuning.
It's fun to try all sorts of different bikes like expensive, cheap, mountain, gravel, road, single speed, fixed, and even foldable . But I always come back to my cheap bike because no question needs to be asked. I just ride it and it feels good doing it. Simplicity is key hence why I like channels like yours or Bikefarmer,
I have a very similar frame on my 70s or 80s Japanese city bicycle. It's so good to ride. Generally, old bicycles seem great to ride. Though, mine is more than a garbage bike, I put some money into it. New tires, new tubes where appropriate, better handlebars, mudguards. It also has a rear drum brake, a front rim brake, and a 3-speed gear hub. It is the best bicycle I've ever ridden, and I spent maybe 100 USD on it if not less. Got the base for it for ~30 USD, though I had to switch some things in order to make it actually comfortable.
I really wish I could ride it for a long time, but I'm way too familiar with my surroundings, and getting further than them is a bit of a pain. But this video definitely motivates me to explore more, and I will. The biggest issue is that I can't ride whenever I want simply because I don't live alone. It's frustrating.
For me, this works with any kind of wheels.
Well, I should specify, not cars. But anything else goes. I have a fixed gear bike, a unicycle, 2 pairs of inline skates, and some more gimmicky modes of transportation.
At the moment I love my skates the most, I could just roll for hours...
As a matter of fact, I do often roll for hours
The sense of freedom is immense, I don't understand why so few people do these kinds of things
Totally! Everything with wheels is fun. Even cars to some degree but they are usually the worst choice. In my life I have been on regular bikes, gravel, bmx, inlines, skateboard, longboard and now fixies. I even tried a onewheel once and loved it. Wheels are the best :)
Great advice!
Thanks! I hope it reaches someone who needs it!
Good job guy!
What an absolutely fantastic video! Very meaningful words and so so true 🚲👌👍
A bike with locked cranks is also a scooter! Scooters are great ways for getting out and about.
You videos are great, keep it up
Cycling is as close to utopia for me than anything else 🚴♀️
Love this ❤
Thank you thank you!
I have wanted a ribble urban 725 for a long time.
Lots and lots of clearence on that frame for big tyres.
Yeah but they are not for sale anymore I think :(
This video made me subscribe. It resonates.
Like @probablyriding puts it: No ride is too short, and if all you do is five minutes, it'll probably be the best five minutes of your day.
Yeah! I like that one!
I’m bored with all the shit I HAVE to do…I ride to procrastinate, avoid and to free myself from responsibility lol
so we're just gonna gloss over the shiny metal shoe tool that you have by your door? That's so interesting lmao
It’s a shoe horn 😃 they are ubiquitous over here. Did you see Keirinstreets’ video of being in Stockholm with me? We met a cool guy near a skatepark who sold skateboards. But he also showed a shoe horn that he had made out of a broken board!
the only thing that stops you in australia is magpies, its very hard to go for bike rides when you get swooped every single turn of a corner :P
Oof that sounds rough… yeah I don’t know how to handle that
@@addvurtbikes probably the only downside to cycling in australia other than the heat and flies. probably gonna just move to netherlands rather, just gotta fully learn afrikaans and then that will help me to learn dutch!
I really enjoy your videos and the way you speak and get your message across, it’s quite humorous too!
The weather looks similar the autumn we are having in England at the moment so you are inspiring me to ride, I just wondered what style trousers you are wearing because I always ruin my trousers with grease and I always have to change for my bike ride which can be an annoying barrier from just gettin up and going out for a ride
Thank you very much! Riding in the english countryside is a bit of a dream for me, at least if it’s not raining ;) I actually don’t have a good solution for long casual pants. They always get black markings eventually. These ones just happen to be new. In my previous videos I use my light blue jeans which were in terrible condition. Then I cut them into shorts. But when I ride less casually, I use tight jogging pants or jogging shorts. I never use bibs.
A chain guard is the best option. My 80s Japanese 5-speed bike came with one and it works great. It doesn't work very well with more speeds than that.
Other options are a waxed chain, or a belt drive, but that one requires a new frame with a split in the rear triangle.
Great advice 👍
im glad i found your channel you make some pretty good stuff dude:)
Thank you so much my friend!
Such Such Such Good advice and I hope people see this and take the steps
Well-- what can be said but--good ideas. In the doctors office awaiting news of heart study. Better ride today.
I hope everything’s fine! I saw a TH-cam thumbnail today about a 90 year old cyclist. Yeah, you should ride today, but hey, maybe you will ride another 13 years or more :)
This video may not make 1m views but it's a lot more true and a lot better than most of those. If I am frustrated, if I can do a quick 1-2 mile ride around outside even in traffic I will be fine.
Therapy rides to the rescue! Thanks for the kind words my friend :)
I'm fixing up my own garbage bike (A 1980's Raleigh. I got it for free, no chain or seatpost :D )
Sounds like a great fixer upper! Raleigh is a good brand
@@addvurtbikes Yep! I got a second Raleigh as a parts bike for it... now I have two project bikes 🙃😆
@@ruadhbran oh no, it will never end up evenly!
The cyclist manifesto
This bike runs on apples
That’s correct :D
Nice 👍
Riding the bike is always the answer 🫡
Great video again
Thanks a lot my friend!
I love to bike places but it is very unsafe to bike in American suburbs so I can’t
You need to get a saddle and ride the skream again!
I have a pro carbon one u can buy for cheap, reach out and we can meet up!
Haha yeah I do need a saddle. But I’m not prioritising the Skream now, winter is coming :) I’m down for meeting up anyways tho!
@@addvurtbikes Got it!
Would be cool to do a lunch ride, I work in täby so pretty close to where you ride around ;)
I want that feeling soo bad but i cant cause i dont have a bike and even used fixies and singlespeeds are expensive :/
If you want a bike but money is the problem, maybe there is an older relative who would be happy to let you ride their bike. A lot of people have bikes that just stand in a garage.
Where in the world are you, bro?
Sweden. Sorry if this advice was not realistic for you, it’s different everywhere.
@@addvurtbikes
Haha! Sorry, I was asking the commenter who doesn't have a bike!
@@sandwichbar8226 I live in germany and i looked for USED single speed and the prices are always high, 500- 200 Euro
how about people in jail? Can this bike work for them too???
Sure, it’s worth a try!
How does a man live on cooled apples
As a podiatrist you made me cringe using the shoe horn to slip on the vans rather than take the time to put your shoes on and fasten them correctly. I'm absolutely triggered.
I tie my shoes once, on the day I buy them :) that’s even true for my sport shoes. I just force them on every time. The only things tie every time is hockey skates and football shoes. Sorry!
@@addvurtbikes it's not great for foot health long term due to creating excess in shoe friction. But anyway cheers for the videos and keep up the good work.
Personally I prefer unicycles.
Seriously I haven't ridden a bike in over 2 years.
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This is a bot, isn’t it? 🤖
@@addvurtbikes bot don't do typos 🤖🤖 not a bot 100% :)
@@ddjohnson9717 yeah I was going to mention the typo, but then again if I made a bot to fool people, I would have it make typos ;) have a great day!
@@addvurtbikes lol yeah. I saw your beater bike video on the front page and started following. had a beater myself before it was stolden. it sucks to walk