Enjoyed your video...I'm 74 and I'm planning a bike trip of 22 miles to my favorite campsite for a couples of days...keep on riding my friend...and best wishes ✌️
Nice job ! I've been bikepaking on and off road for over 45 yrs. I'm now 70, the complete packing set up must always include " insurance ". Tools , patch kit , extra tube, power bank for phone and a basic first aid kit. Home made cookies also!😊
As we say Andrew, nobody starts out a legend. Everybody has to do a first trip. Looks like you pushed your comfort zone and found your groove. We're all proud of you as we all started out as first timers right there with you. Keep riding, keep learning, and I'll see you Out There on my 600x!
I just did my first overnight bike packing trip too !! I retired last year and spent the fall and winter getting all my gear in order. I drove to Rochester, NY and rode the Erie Canalway trail west and camped at one of the mowed pull off areas (no facilities) along the trail for one night and rode back the next day. I learned I needed to bring ear plugs for next time as the geese there honked all night !! I have camping reservations in early June along Pine Creek Trail in Pennsylvania and will probably do the Armstrong Trail and Redbank Valley Trail in May. Happy Trails !!
Bike touring is addictive, I brought a trunk bag when I rode the trans am, and ended up ditching it so I could load my tent and dry bag horizontally across my rear rack and panniers, I stopped breaking spokes when I did that. Cool vid thanks for bringing us along on your first trip of what I assume will be many!
High quality video. I recognized small parts of the trail in Columbus. I'm from Pittsburgh and have visited Columbus several times and enjoyed the trail system. You did a perfect distance for a test ride and overnight stay. I had a 2016 Priority 8 and rode it for 10,400 trouble free miles. The Priority 600 is a very interesting bike with the pinion gear system, no chain lube needed. Now you are ready for longer distances. Have fun and please be safe.
Best wishes from New Zealand. I am intending to do my first ride which will be around 100 k's but I will stay in a cabin this time. Thanks to your video I am inspired to get started when the days get longer. Thanks and rde safe.
Great job for the first time backpacking. My wife and I are new to TH-cam and to bike packing. We have priority Apollos and plan to start packing this year. Cheers Ryan
Thanks for the video. Always fun to see my home , London trailhead on TH-cam. Let’s do some bike-packing. It’s always a good time riding with new friends.
Enjoyed the video. I just got back from my 1st bike packing trip. I did the Florida coast to coast trail from Clearwater beach to Titusville. 5 days and 235 miles. Eager to do it again. Camped 3 nights. Weather was great. Florida has some fantastic trail. I was solo and I’m 72
Very cool. When I started bike touring I did short credit card tours. Then I started multi-day with camping mixed in. I haven't done an epic tour yet, but I have some nice rides planned in the near future since I'm retired now.
I carry about the same stuff if I do an overnight bike ride or a month-long bike traveling you still need the same things. I'm so glad that you decided to head out and actually do it not just thinking about doing it. Bike touring is very rewarding. Great video, well done, thanks for sharing your experience 😊
Great video! Thanks for sharing your adventure. Made me nostalgic. I used to live in the Columbus area in Grove City and my wife and I would ride Camp Chase towards London all the time.
Once you're on the road you'll notice a feeling of freedom. Leaving hesitance behind while accepting you might have forgotten something. Just go. You'll love it.
Hello Andrew and thank you for your video. As a teen I camped out in the bush of Alaska under a tarp lean-to and was scared shitless. Subsequent trips were less fearful. Keep up and thanks for the video.
I'll be taking my 3rd bikepacking trip June 24. The 1st time I was secretly hoping the train would be cancelled. I was that nervous. Once I got on my way all that goes. Wild camping can be nerve-racking
I’m glad I’m not the only one that was apprehensive before the first trip. I’ll be much better on my next. Thanks for the great comment. Good luck on all your future trips.
Congratulations. Don't worry it will get easier once you do it a few more times and you'll be more efficient each trip. Doing bike trips will also help you to evaluate your gears, what you'll keep and what you'll upgrade. You'll also carry less things because you'll be sick of being on a heavier bike lol.
Lovely trip and thanks for taking us along for the ride. London is looking a lot smaller and cleaner than I remember (sorry, just British humour). All the best for your TH-cam videos😀
Great job. I remember my first overnighter. Since my first overnighter, I have done others. Mostly 3 day 2 night. I would carry my camping gear. I still do touring. I now live in Washington State. Originally from Madison, Indiana. Most of my overnighters were in southeast Indiana and in Southwest Ohio. In May I will be moving back to Madison with plans to ride the Ohio - Erie route. Riding up to my brother's home in Lorain, Ohio. I can't wait. Maybe I will see you on the trail when I ride through Columbus area? I'm looking forward to your next video.
excellent video!! ,, and congratulations for your first overnight bike trip,, it was awesome!! two weeks ago, I got my priority 600, and hope some day I do my overnight bike trip,, I do MTB biking,, and I'm going to start a long ride,,, you got a new subscriber!
Niiiiiice. I bet it feels good to get that first one in. I have planned out several bikepacking trips in the past. Unfortunately, I had to cancel each time...twice due to illness. I've only driven to bike events and camped the night before and after, but I'm hoping for one or more opportunities to leave the car behind this year. Kudos! 👊🏾
Great to start out at a dedicated campsite, next step stealth camping? I remember my first stealthy one, every rustle in the bushes was a potential axe murderer!! Alas, it was just nature doing it's thing. Looking forward to seeing your next one, keep pedaling ;-)
What about some ghosts making unnecessary movement or making blood-curdling vibratto cries ?😮 The thought of such stops me from camping alone at night. I am as brave as any other during the day. Any solutions how to get rid of such uneasiness ? Yes, I know I am illogical, but...
Nice! You and I are probably roughly the same age… I’ve been on probably 60+ trails and have never done any bikepacking yet. Looks fun. 🙂 (Except for the coyotes!) 😳
Cleveland Ohio bike packer Don't recognize any of the trails never been out that far At least none that I can remember As I see so far even though this was 6 days ago with 1.7 k views You're doing a fantastic job You even make videos better than me congratulations on that one because I can't do them for crap every time I try to make a video it messes up so bad anymore so I just stopped But I do love my bike backpacking photography
Excellent bike choice. Did you find that you over packed and could have left some items at home? I have a feeling that I will over pack for my first overnight bike packing trip. Great video, thanks for sharing. I have the priority 600X and planning my first overnight bike packing trip soon as a shake down trip. My son and I are doing the Katy Trail in Missouri at the end of May
I didn’t feel that I overpacked. I used everything that I had with me except for the rain jacket. My tent and sleeping bag are a little too big and that’s why it took extra space. Oh, I didn’t use any of the repair stuff I carried, thank goodness
@@edtechmusician I agree! I’ve done Boston-Key West, solo, 41 days and camped every night! My worries were always other people. I also did Boston-San Diego solo, 71 days but legally carried. Definitely slept better but was still nervous on the 71 mights of camping.
I've been planning the exact same trip (Columbus to London) as a trial run. If I feel up to it, I might push another 30 miles to Yellow Spring. We'll see how it goes. What tent did you use?
Good luck, its not a bad ride. In London the camping is good and make sure to contact the local police to get the bathroom lock code. See the bord at the picnic shelter. I bought the cheap BISINNA 2/4 Person Camping Tent Lightweight Backpacking Tent.
This was just a shake out for my new gear. My tent and sleeping bag takes a lot of room. I used everything I brought except a rain jacket. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great video, I understand the nervousness but great job to push through it and complete the trip! Add another accomplishment to your resume!
I backpacked when I was young, then traveled for work for 30 years and was spoiled with hotels. I keep threatening to go get a tent for bikepacking but after about 4 years I still haven’t bought a tent, and still stay at hotels, etc. Good job getting that first trip in and hope to see more. Maybe I’ll be convinced to buy that tent.
Enjoyed your video...I'm 74 and I'm planning a bike trip of 22 miles to my favorite campsite for a couples of days...keep on riding my friend...and best wishes ✌️
Thank you for the comment. Have a great time on your trip!
Please do be extra careful
How was your trip?
Nice job ! I've been bikepaking on and off road for over 45 yrs. I'm now 70, the complete packing set up must always include " insurance ". Tools , patch kit , extra tube, power bank for phone and a basic first aid kit. Home made cookies also!😊
Thanks for the great comments. I had the insurance of repair equipment and thank goodness I didn’t need it on this trip.
As we say Andrew, nobody starts out a legend. Everybody has to do a first trip. Looks like you pushed your comfort zone and found your groove. We're all proud of you as we all started out as first timers right there with you. Keep riding, keep learning, and I'll see you Out There on my 600x!
I never want to be a legend. I just want to enjoy the ride. Thanks for watching. See you on the trails.
I just did my first overnight bike packing trip too !! I retired last year and spent the fall and winter getting all my gear in order. I drove to Rochester, NY and rode the Erie Canalway trail west and camped at one of the mowed pull off areas (no facilities) along the trail for one night and rode back the next day. I learned I needed to bring ear plugs for next time as the geese there honked all night !! I have camping reservations in early June along Pine Creek Trail in Pennsylvania and will probably do the Armstrong Trail and Redbank Valley Trail in May. Happy Trails !!
The Erie Canal trails look awesome. On my list for the future. Good luck and Happy Trails.
I’m retiring next spring and just looking at others doing the same thing is awesome
I loved seeing this. It was nice to see how honest you were about being a bit anxious, and yet you did it anyway! Nice.
Thanks for the kind words.
Bike touring is addictive, I brought a trunk bag when I rode the trans am, and ended up ditching it so I could load my tent and dry bag horizontally across my rear rack and panniers, I stopped breaking spokes when I did that. Cool vid thanks for bringing us along on your first trip of what I assume will be many!
Wow! Trans Am, not sure I'll ever do that. Impressive. Happy Trails!
@@edtechmusician It was probably the best experience of my life!
High quality video. I recognized small parts of the trail in Columbus. I'm from Pittsburgh and have visited Columbus several times and enjoyed the trail system. You did a perfect distance for a test ride and overnight stay. I had a 2016 Priority 8 and rode it for 10,400 trouble free miles. The Priority 600 is a very interesting bike with the pinion gear system, no chain lube needed. Now you are ready for longer distances. Have fun and please be safe.
Longer distances the plan. The priority 600 isn’t made for huge distances, but it sure performed well. Thanks for watching.
Best wishes from New Zealand. I am intending to do my first ride which will be around 100 k's but I will stay in a cabin this time. Thanks to your video I am inspired to get started when the days get longer. Thanks and rde safe.
Great job for the first time backpacking. My wife and I are new to TH-cam and to bike packing. We have priority Apollos and plan to start packing this year. Cheers
Ryan
Enjoy your trips and thanks for watching
Whattup Ryno!
Lovely video. Great job. Love it started with you saying you were afraid.
I wasn’t afraid I was nervous. But that goes away quickly after you’re out there riding.
Very nice! I plan on riding the Missouri Katy Trail in the fall. Love watching other people’s adventures!
I too want to do the Katy Trail. This year I plan on doing the entire Ohio to Erie Trail, and then the GAP and C&O.
Thanks for the video. Always fun to see my home , London trailhead on TH-cam. Let’s do some bike-packing. It’s always a good time riding with new friends.
The London trailhead is very, very nice. It is a nice respite after a day in the saddle, London takes pride at being a trail city.
Enjoyed the video. I just got back from my 1st bike packing trip. I did the Florida coast to coast trail from Clearwater beach to Titusville. 5 days and 235 miles. Eager to do it again. Camped 3 nights. Weather was great. Florida has some fantastic trail. I was solo and I’m 72
I have been on some trails in Florida. Share your course and campsites if you would. I’m in Florida every year for vacation.
@@edtechmusician if you use ride with gps as navigation I can send over the gpx files I created for all 5 days
Coast 2 Coast is next on my radar. Looking to do Tampa to New Smyrna in 2-3 days. Can't wait! :)
So.... A simple out and back for your first. Good start. Thanks for sharing this with us
Yes, a simple one but more to come. My adventures on the Ohio to Erie Trail are not over. Thanks for watching.
Very cool. When I started bike touring I did short credit card tours. Then I started multi-day with camping mixed in. I haven't done an epic tour yet, but I have some nice rides planned in the near future since I'm retired now.
I’m sure my tourist will be a combination of credit card and camping as well. Thanks for watching.
I carry about the same stuff if I do an overnight bike ride or a month-long bike traveling you still need the same things. I'm so glad that you decided to head out and actually do it not just thinking about doing it. Bike touring is very rewarding. Great video, well done, thanks for sharing your experience 😊
Thanks for the great comments and watching the video. It’ll be more to come.
Nice video! Now , you'll get more confident for the future O/N bike packing trips. Congrats, and keep moving!
Thank you for watching and thank you for the comment. Cheers.
Great video! Thanks for sharing your adventure. Made me nostalgic. I used to live in the Columbus area in Grove City and my wife and I would ride Camp Chase towards London all the time.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really like the priority 600 except for the front fender which I took off. Good luck on your bike touring and thanks for subscribing.
Once you're on the road you'll notice a feeling of freedom. Leaving hesitance behind while accepting you might have forgotten something. Just go. You'll love it.
Yeah, you find out your don't need much. Thanks for watching.
Very well done!!
Thank you very much!
Hello Andrew and thank you for your video. As a teen I camped out in the bush of Alaska under a tarp lean-to and was scared shitless. Subsequent trips were less fearful. Keep up and thanks for the video.
Camping in London, Ohio is a far cry from camping in the bush in Alaska. Thanks for watching the encouragement to do bigger things.
I had this night my first overnight bike trip. I am 40 and female. Was much of fun. Greetings from Germany.,
That's awesome! Danke!
loved the vid. thanks for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it. They’ll be more to come from the Ohio to Erie trip. Thanks for watching.
This is great
I want to do the same thing some day soon
I'll be taking my 3rd bikepacking trip June 24.
The 1st time I was secretly hoping the train would be cancelled. I was that nervous. Once I got on my way all that goes.
Wild camping can be nerve-racking
I’m glad I’m not the only one that was apprehensive before the first trip. I’ll be much better on my next. Thanks for the great comment. Good luck on all your future trips.
Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed this. Kind regards
Glad you enjoyed it
Congratulations. Don't worry it will get easier once you do it a few more times and you'll be more efficient each trip. Doing bike trips will also help you to evaluate your gears, what you'll keep and what you'll upgrade. You'll also carry less things because you'll be sick of being on a heavier bike lol.
Thanks for the tips!
thanks for sharing, it was super smooth video and very amazing photage you made, keep it up and greetings all the way back from Morocco
Thank you very much!
Lovely trip and thanks for taking us along for the ride. London is looking a lot smaller and cleaner than I remember (sorry, just British humour). All the best for your TH-cam videos😀
And a lot smaller! I’ve been to London UK many times and I never thought it was that dirty. I loved it! Thanks for watching.
You're a wandering. Good video. Crisp and Stable!
Thanks bro! Gotta get you to go!
Nice little first adventure, keep pedaling my friend.
Thank you, will do!
Great job. I remember my first overnighter. Since my first overnighter, I have done others. Mostly 3 day 2 night. I would carry my camping gear. I still do touring. I now live in Washington State. Originally from Madison, Indiana. Most of my overnighters were in southeast Indiana and in Southwest Ohio. In May I will be moving back to Madison with plans to ride the Ohio - Erie route. Riding up to my brother's home in Lorain, Ohio. I can't wait. Maybe I will see you on the trail when I ride through Columbus area? I'm looking forward to your next video.
I plan on doing the OTET this year. Waiting for a week of decent weather. See you out there!
No one knows you're nervous but you 😊
True Thanks for watching.
great stuff heading out on my first trip on the 20-04 also feeling bit nervous
Good luck and have fun!
I did it, was really hard but i loved it.
excellent video!! ,, and congratulations for your first overnight bike trip,, it was awesome!! two weeks ago, I got my priority 600, and hope some day I do my overnight bike trip,, I do MTB biking,, and I'm going to start a long ride,,, you got a new subscriber!
Thank you for subscribing. How do you like your priority 600? I’m loving it right now.
Niiiiiice. I bet it feels good to get that first one in. I have planned out several bikepacking trips in the past. Unfortunately, I had to cancel each time...twice due to illness. I've only driven to bike events and camped the night before and after, but I'm hoping for one or more opportunities to leave the car behind this year. Kudos! 👊🏾
The organized events are fun, but it is pretty cool just going off on your own. I hope you are feeling well and can get out there soon.
Amazing. Love this 👍
Glad you like it!
Nice one... Ride safe always...
Thanks, you too!
I bring a small radio with earbuds when I camp. It helps block out the noise during the night.
Yes, I had noise canceling AirPods with me, but I still wanted to be aware of what was going on. Thanks for subscribing.
Great to start out at a dedicated campsite, next step stealth camping? I remember my first stealthy one, every rustle in the bushes was a potential axe murderer!! Alas, it was just nature doing it's thing. Looking forward to seeing your next one, keep pedaling ;-)
Yes, I hope to get a little more comfortable sleeping in nature. Thanks for the great comment more to come.
What about some ghosts making unnecessary movement or making blood-curdling vibratto cries ?😮 The thought of such stops me from camping alone at night. I am as brave as any other during the day. Any solutions how to get rid of such uneasiness ? Yes, I know I am illogical, but...
Don't worry. Everyone takes too much the first time.
Nice! You and I are probably roughly the same age… I’ve been on probably 60+ trails and have never done any bikepacking yet. Looks fun. 🙂 (Except for the coyotes!) 😳
Yeah, it’s a shame we have to wait so late in life to take on such adventures. I wish I would have started it earlier in life.
@@edtechmusician Better late than never, my friend.
Cleveland Ohio bike packer
Don't recognize any of the trails never been out that far
At least none that I can remember
As I see so far even though this was 6 days ago with 1.7 k views
You're doing a fantastic job
You even make videos better than me congratulations on that one because I can't do them for crap every time I try to make a video it messes up so bad anymore so I just stopped
But I do love my bike backpacking photography
I’ve never been up your way, but I’m looking forward to it when I do the Ohio to Erie this summer. Thanks for watching.
Excellent bike choice. Did you find that you over packed and could have left some items at home? I have a feeling that I will over pack for my first overnight bike packing trip. Great video, thanks for sharing. I have the priority 600X and planning my first overnight bike packing trip soon as a shake down trip. My son and I are doing the Katy Trail in Missouri at the end of May
I didn’t feel that I overpacked. I used everything that I had with me except for the rain jacket. My tent and sleeping bag are a little too big and that’s why it took extra space. Oh, I didn’t use any of the repair stuff I carried, thank goodness
Only 45 seconds in but love the fact you're doing this! Now back to watch the rest of the video and see how it turns out!
Thank you for watching -more adventures to come
You’ll be fine! It’s a bit intimidating once the sun goes down but no lions, bears etc…to eat you!
If the human animals I worry about. Thanks for watching.
@@edtechmusician I agree! I’ve done Boston-Key West, solo, 41 days and camped every night! My worries were always other people. I also did Boston-San Diego solo, 71 days but legally carried. Definitely slept better but was still nervous on the 71 mights of camping.
Thanks for the video! Did you have to have any 'interactions' with the kids or did you just keep to yourself?
No interactions. They wern't misbehaving but they kept me from falling asleep. The coyotes scared them off.
I've been planning the exact same trip (Columbus to London) as a trial run. If I feel up to it, I might push another 30 miles to Yellow Spring. We'll see how it goes. What tent did you use?
Good luck, its not a bad ride. In London the camping is good and make sure to contact the local police to get the bathroom lock code. See the bord at the picnic shelter. I bought the cheap BISINNA 2/4 Person Camping Tent Lightweight Backpacking Tent.
That's called a hoarders tour
This was just a shake out for my new gear. My tent and sleeping bag takes a lot of room. I used everything I brought except a rain jacket. Thanks for watching!
Andrew, I am in the same process and live in Columbus and ride these same trails! Any interest in connecting for a ride?
Sure are you interested in doing the Ohio to Erie Trail from Cincinnati to Cleveland?
What bike are you riding
Priority 600 www.prioritybicycles.com/products/the600
I would feel safer with the coyotes than people. Camping out in the country would definitely be a better option
London, Ohio is very rural but bored teenagers hang out at the trailhead occasionally. Thanks for the comment.
Great job!
Thanks!
Thanks for the great video, I understand the nervousness but great job to push through it and complete the trip! Add another accomplishment to your resume!
Thanks! Will do!
he needs to remember most people watching do not know the area
A little more explanation when riding
This did occur to me as I was editing. I’ll add more commentary about the area on next videos. Thanks for the comment.
prepping to do my own first ever bike-packing trip in the next few months; it'll be somewhere along the C&O Canal Tow-path
I want to do the GAP?C7O in the fall. Happy trails!
Would you mind sharing your video editing computer and software?
I use Adobe Premier Pro. it’s not cheap for a subscription but it’s the best for me.
Thanks for the video man!
i just started riding in westerville!
Great Video. I really enjoyed your trip! Thanks for uploading
Glad you enjoyed it!
I backpacked when I was young, then traveled for work for 30 years and was spoiled with hotels. I keep threatening to go get a tent for bikepacking but after about 4 years I still haven’t bought a tent, and still stay at hotels, etc. Good job getting that first trip in and hope to see more. Maybe I’ll be convinced to buy that tent.
You can go cheap or expensive with the tents. I went cheap and it is kind of heavy to carry. I also plan to hit hotels as well if needed.
Congrats on your ride!
Thank you! More to come!
Congrats on your first bike overnight. Only having done it myself a few times I consider myself a novice at it.
I’m looking forward to doing more of this. Thanks for watching.
Greeting from Switzerland. Well done on your first outing, now that you know how it works, keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
Very cool! I am a 57 year old woman and I want to start bike touring
Hope to see you on the trail.
Congratulations. Bike touring is fun.
It really is!
Well done! More videos please!
More on the way. Thanks for watching.
Good job!
Thanks!
nice video, nice music, nice trip. Wish I could have the time to do what I love like you guys do. But right now I'm surrounded by work.
I say make the time! Thanks for watching.