Wow Your exuberance and positivity know no bounds Seriously, when I get the notification that you’ve dropped a new post I DROP everything and watch it!! Man, you are so awesome at this stuff. You don’t miss a single trick. Hahaha Of course you don’t miss a single trick you’ve been at it long enough you’re well-versed in all the video blog tricks. Again, you are my hero! If I only I could do 10% as good as you! I love the way you vary between the music the bike road noise and the total silence. Awesome. It still amazes me how you manage to ride, travel, map the route, record the route, photograph, video, everything! Thank you 5 times over for your trips, your site, your exertions and your never ending love of the cycling road I totally agree with you and your statement about being enveloped with beauty on a bicycle as opposed to a motorcycle or an automobile. I ❤️ it!! Btw, at the beginning of this video I noticed that Lynskey was creaking??? Keep goin Love it!! Happy new year!!
I'm all in to help you with your content. I wish nothing more than to grow bicycle touring and cycling in our country and the more content the better so don't hesitate to ask for help. Thank you for always encouraging me to keep at this. I feel Im growing still and reaching goals at it. Someday I'll be able to do more and I will owe it all to the support I have gotten from folks like you. About the Lynskey creaking, I believe what you are hearing is gravel crunching under my tires. I hear it too in the edits but tough to get it to not pick up the high pitch. My Lynskey is solid as ever and does not make noises. The only noise I get sometimes, which can drive me crazy, is from the Cane Creek eeSilk seat post when the grommets get dry. I have to take a small bolt out and rub the grommet with lip balm and it will quit. Another noise I get, which you heard on the Hot Springs NP episode is of the bottom bracket when it gets loose. I also had this happen on my last tour and it became part of the story for Season 5. The Lynskey is so solid. Take care and thank you, brother. Be safe.
I couldn’t have said it better. This might be one of your best videos to date. I absolutely loved it and am always looking forward to the next. Can’t get enough!
Best video yet. Beautiful day over the Dallas Divide and the San Miguel Canyon and Norwood hill drone scenes are proof of your high quality filming and editing. Thanks for sharing your journey and great video. Stay warm and Safe.
I have cycled up over Dallas Divide Pass to Telluride twice and it's beautiful, from Ridgeway to Placerville make a left and into Telluride and return. Mt Sneffels off to the left on the ascent from Ridgway. Nice wide shoulder, safe and wide road descent. The other way from Telluride to Naturita make a right along HWY 145 is beautiful too follows the river on other side. I want to cycle it again. I would do it in summer not winter. Congrats.
Diego, yet another wonderfully fantastic episode. The panoramic views combined with your choice of music were special for me and other viewers. Thanks. I'm eager to see the next episode in Moab. Ride on, but safely
Hi Verlin. The next episode was a grinder as you will see. One of the best memories of the tour. Western Colorado coming into Utah is very special to me. Both times I have gone thru this area I have fallen in love with the scenery and this feeling of being out there. There are 2 episode from Season 2 that are similar, Slickrock Hill and Columbine Pass. On the next episode I actually cross the route from season 2. Thanks for watching.
So good Diego! Your filming and drone shots are the best out there. But what really impresses me is your spirit and how your adventures create such awe, gratitude and happiness in you. It's contagious as I feel better just from watching. Always look forward to the next one.
Hi Vern. I really appreciate you saying that. I do love all that is bike touring. It's been a life changer for me and I hope to share the adventures for a long time. Thanks for watching.
Hi Lance. Hope you are cranking up those miles and raising plenty of funds. It was great to meet you and host you at my place last week. P{lease stay safe and keep bringing joy to everyone you meet.
@FlyscoutRyder I'm trying, but w/o much luck. Still,... all is good. Better than good actually. As you probably know, I enjoyed camping with two wonderful people a couple nights. Fernanda & Tabaré, (and you) are the type of people who are helping me restore faith in mankind. They both taught me so much about life & passion, and shared a wealth of information to help me in the nomadic search for peace. Much love! 🙏
Another great video Diego with some spectacular views. We have a Norwood Hill in South London if only it had the same vista of the one you have. HNY to you.
Hello My Friend! Stoping by to wish you well in the new year! 20 minute conversation on the side of the road could lead to friendship and im glad we met you! you inspired my buddy and i to go out and ride and we go out just about every weekend. stay safe and have a blessed trip as you continue your journey and making these incredible videos for us to watch! 🙏
Hi Jace. Great to hear from you. I watched a reel of yours skateboarding. Holy crap, you are really good at it. In my mid thirties I told myself I would learn to skateboard never having done it. Bought a longboard and once I figured out how to balance on it comfortably I got myself one of the shorter types like you use. Well, I did it a while and progress was so slow. I eventually injured my back and stopped. I'm telling you all this because I found out how difficult it is to skateboard. It's great to hear you are out cycling. You sure live in a spectacular place to do it. Stay safe out there, brother.
San Juans are the most beautiful mountains in Colorado in my opinion as a longtime resident of the dusty, brown Front Range. Going through the mountains in late October is flirting with winter, for sure. Love your content, Diego!!
Hi Charlie. I am always flirting with winter and on the last tour I did this fall for a Season 5 of the Cascade Range I finally met my match and got into some trouble. Plus it ended my tour. That's for another time, though. Thanks for watching.
Let me know if I can help you with preparations. So exciting to think of a new tour. I remember how I felt when I took off on my first tour. What a blast! And it's still is....
I appreciate you so much my brother and what I need is these good videos you keep putting out you are my inspiration for me getting out there doing this I'm 51 and just went through some traumatic life experiences lost the love of my life and now I just want to change in my life I haven't rode a bike in a while not going to lie it's been years but it's something I want to get back into and you gave me the motivation from your videos to do just that . Again ty for all your amazing videos and all the knowledge you give with them@@FlyscoutRyder
@FlyscoutRyder All I need is amazing videos you keep putting out You're my inspiration for me wanting to get back on a bike I've been through a lot in 2024 even lost my loved one now it's time to get back to me and I thank you
@@richcranium9189 Oh Rich, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I am so glad you are enjoying my content and that you are thinking about caring for yourself by getting out there and doing an adventure. Bicycle touring has changed my perception of life in so many ways. It actually doesn't matter how you go about it. The key is to aim your sights at something and taking off towards it. Visiting a National Park is a sure bet for an uplifting experience. When Im in a Park I feel so good. Please let me know if I can help you figure things out. Especially with a bike and what to get for touring. Take care and thank you for sharing.
Amazing camera work, Diego. You make it look so easy. Solid effort taking on the Southern Rockies-Dallas Pass at nearly 10,000 feet is no joke. Sounds like a tough ride, but you pushed through like a champ. Respect for tackling the unexpected and making it work. Keep crushing those miles! By the way, Utah is one of my favorite places to visit. The landscape there is unreal. Looking forward to seeing your next episode!
Utah will be special. By the way, I had no idea that Dallas Pass was on my route that day. I heard from someone in Ridgeway and realized I was back to climbing. The scenery was out of this world. The San Juan's are huge. Thanks for watching. Utah, next...
Boy do i remember that climb out of Placerville and up to Telluride from my 2015 Louisville, KY to San Francisco ride....stunning, but that road had no shoulder and shear cliff face and drop off on either side.
Greetings from the United States. Very cool that you watched this episode and are looking into my content of American bicycle travel. Also, what a great comment. You are too kind, thank you.
Hi Mario. Well, before Moab and the rest of Utah I first had to do some serious grinding. The next episode was a crusher to get to Moab. Thanks for watching. Take care, brother.
It's always great to see a new episode. Generally, I watch them twice: once when it comes out and then again a day later. The beauty of Colorado during that time of year is like a different world for Northeast residents. 15:10 I was waiting for the Point of Intersection between this 2023 and the 2021 trip. Not to be that guy (LOL), but while you dropped the same hill, it was on a different road heading south. You were on DD30 intersecting CO-141 West (when CO145 ended). In the Slickrock episode, you turn East on CO141 from DD30 and then head south on CO141 where it forks at CO145. 😁 Certainly mindblowing how many miles you cycled around the USA over the years. Can't wait for the Moab episode.
Not to be that guy, LOL. You crack me up, Buck. I'm the same way, though. One of the many things I miss about touring when I'm not doing it is constantly reading the map and learning about new places. If I hear someone mention a location anywhere in the world I immediately grab the phone and punch in the location. I gotta know. Yeah, that intersection in the Nucla/Naturita area was a unique moment. The other intersections I have done are in Kadoka, South Dakota, Ellensburg, Washington, and Manhattan Beach, California. Western Colorado is likely one of my favorite places to cycle. Not much traffic and plenty of scenery and climbs. Makes you feel like you are out there. Thanks for all your support all these years. Means a lot that you still appreciate the channel and the process. I'm still hopeful that my channel will self sustain someday. Be safe and Happy New Year.
5 Lynskey's. That's awesome. I would agree with you 110%, they are fantastic machines. I'm a huge fan as you can imagine. Thank you for watching my channel.
Another great few days of riding.... looking forward to UTAH.... and all it has to offer, I am amazed at the scenery and camera and drone shots. I wish someday to follow in your pedal strokes !
Hi Bryan. Yeah it's no fun having the sun in your face. I could get a helmet with a visor but I really enjoy seeing the clouds and high scenery. I feel it would block that. Happy New Year, brother.
Absolutely beautiful and a delight to watch! Also, super inspiring. I’m dipping my feet into bike touring this year. Stoked, nervous and absolutely can’t wait!
Get out! You picking up bicycle touring is the best news of the day so far. Also to hear from you, Ryan. I hope all is great with you and your beautiful family. There is a bicycle touring TH-camr names Eric from Germany who writes and plays all the music in his channel himself. It's mostly string instruments and he is really good. The channel is called Monkey On Two Wheels. Please let me know if I can help with your planning. Be safe
It is taught tell on the video but I do my best to always set up the cameras level to the horizon. I would say that 8% would be less likely in Colorado. The passes in this state tend to be long but with less grade. The Cascade Range and the Appalachian Range tend to be shorter but way steeper. If you ever are interested in knowing the full data and description of most passes in the world check out PJAMM on the web. Great resource for what you are asking. Thanks for watching.
The reason I start later than most is because I work seasonally until July, and when I cross the country I prefer to do it form east to west so by the time I get to the Rockies and the west I'm racing to beat the cold. But either way I love that kind of challenge with the snow and lower temps. Check out the Loveland Pass and Columbine Pass episodes from Season 2. Thanks for watching.
Fall colors have definitely become I huge draw. The heatwaves I am not able to avoid as you can watch on the Natchez Trace episode of Season 4. Thanks for watching.
Wow
Your exuberance and positivity know no bounds
Seriously, when I get the notification that you’ve dropped a new post I DROP everything and watch it!!
Man, you are so awesome at this stuff. You don’t miss a single trick. Hahaha
Of course you don’t miss a single trick you’ve been at it long enough you’re well-versed in all the video blog tricks.
Again, you are my hero!
If I only I could do 10% as good as you!
I love the way you vary between the music the bike road noise and the total silence. Awesome.
It still amazes me how you manage to ride, travel, map the route, record the route, photograph, video, everything!
Thank you 5 times over for your trips, your site, your exertions and your never ending love of the cycling road
I totally agree with you and your statement about being enveloped with beauty on a bicycle as opposed to a motorcycle or an automobile. I ❤️ it!!
Btw, at the beginning of this video I noticed that Lynskey was creaking???
Keep goin
Love it!!
Happy new year!!
I'm all in to help you with your content. I wish nothing more than to grow bicycle touring and cycling in our country and the more content the better so don't hesitate to ask for help. Thank you for always encouraging me to keep at this. I feel Im growing still and reaching goals at it. Someday I'll be able to do more and I will owe it all to the support I have gotten from folks like you.
About the Lynskey creaking, I believe what you are hearing is gravel crunching under my tires. I hear it too in the edits but tough to get it to not pick up the high pitch. My Lynskey is solid as ever and does not make noises. The only noise I get sometimes, which can drive me crazy, is from the Cane Creek eeSilk seat post when the grommets get dry. I have to take a small bolt out and rub the grommet with lip balm and it will quit. Another noise I get, which you heard on the Hot Springs NP episode is of the bottom bracket when it gets loose. I also had this happen on my last tour and it became part of the story for Season 5. The Lynskey is so solid.
Take care and thank you, brother. Be safe.
I couldn’t have said it better. This might be one of your best videos to date. I absolutely loved it and am always looking forward to the next. Can’t get enough!
@@mariaroncalli863 Thank you so much. More on the way...
“I’m cold, getting my ass kicked and loving every minute of it”. Loco 🚴🏻♀️😂
Loco y medio. Thanks for watching, Steve.
Best video yet. Beautiful day over the Dallas Divide and the San Miguel Canyon and Norwood hill drone scenes are proof of your high quality filming and editing. Thanks for sharing your journey and great video. Stay warm and Safe.
So very kind of you to say this. Highly appreciated. Thanks for watching. Be safe as well.
I have cycled up over Dallas Divide Pass to Telluride twice and it's beautiful, from Ridgeway to Placerville make a left and into Telluride and return. Mt Sneffels off to the left on the ascent from Ridgway. Nice wide shoulder, safe and wide road descent. The other way from Telluride to Naturita make a right along HWY 145 is beautiful too follows the river on other side. I want to cycle it again. I would do it in summer not winter. Congrats.
Such a beautiful area. And then there is Utah..... Thanks for watching.
Diego, yet another wonderfully fantastic episode. The panoramic views combined with your choice of music were special for me and other viewers. Thanks. I'm eager to see the next episode in Moab. Ride on, but safely
Hi Verlin. The next episode was a grinder as you will see. One of the best memories of the tour. Western Colorado coming into Utah is very special to me. Both times I have gone thru this area I have fallen in love with the scenery and this feeling of being out there. There are 2 episode from Season 2 that are similar, Slickrock Hill and Columbine Pass. On the next episode I actually cross the route from season 2. Thanks for watching.
Your Colorado videos have been awesome! Definitely one of the most beautiful places on earth! Can't wait for the next one.
Thanks for watching, Kevin. More western Colorado and Utah on the next episode. Be safe out there.
So good Diego! Your filming and drone shots are the best out there. But what really impresses me is your spirit and how your adventures create such awe, gratitude and happiness in you. It's contagious as I feel better just from watching. Always look forward to the next one.
Hi Vern. I really appreciate you saying that. I do love all that is bike touring. It's been a life changer for me and I hope to share the adventures for a long time. Thanks for watching.
@@vernthomas207 by the way, what drone do you use? The images are amazing!!
Spectacular! Thank you Diego. 🙏
Hi Lance. Hope you are cranking up those miles and raising plenty of funds. It was great to meet you and host you at my place last week. P{lease stay safe and keep bringing joy to everyone you meet.
@FlyscoutRyder
I'm trying, but w/o much luck. Still,... all is good. Better than good actually.
As you probably know, I enjoyed camping with two wonderful people a couple nights. Fernanda & Tabaré, (and you) are the type of people who are helping me restore faith in mankind.
They both taught me so much about life & passion, and shared a wealth of information to help me in the nomadic search for peace.
Much love! 🙏
@@22Vets Very cool that you three connected. The are super kind people living the dream. Just like you are. Be safe and careful, Lance.
Another great video Diego with some spectacular views. We have a Norwood Hill in South London if only it had the same vista of the one you have. HNY to you.
Not sure there is a possibility of a more beautiful scene than on that pass. Outstanding cycling. Thanks for watching.
Hello My Friend! Stoping by to wish you well in the new year! 20 minute conversation on the side of the road could lead to friendship and im glad we met you! you inspired my buddy and i to go out and ride and we go out just about every weekend. stay safe and have a blessed trip as you continue your journey and making these incredible videos for us to watch! 🙏
Hi Jace. Great to hear from you. I watched a reel of yours skateboarding. Holy crap, you are really good at it. In my mid thirties I told myself I would learn to skateboard never having done it. Bought a longboard and once I figured out how to balance on it comfortably I got myself one of the shorter types like you use. Well, I did it a while and progress was so slow. I eventually injured my back and stopped. I'm telling you all this because I found out how difficult it is to skateboard. It's great to hear you are out cycling. You sure live in a spectacular place to do it. Stay safe out there, brother.
A thrilling video with peerless vistas. Loving seeing the majesty of CO.
Thanks for watching.
San Juans are the most beautiful mountains in Colorado in my opinion as a longtime resident of the dusty, brown Front Range. Going through the mountains in late October is flirting with winter, for sure. Love your content, Diego!!
Hi Charlie. I am always flirting with winter and on the last tour I did this fall for a Season 5 of the Cascade Range I finally met my match and got into some trouble. Plus it ended my tour. That's for another time, though. Thanks for watching.
Amazing brother I can't wait to start my first bike packing adventure 😁
Let me know if I can help you with preparations. So exciting to think of a new tour. I remember how I felt when I took off on my first tour. What a blast! And it's still is....
I appreciate you so much my brother and what I need is these good videos you keep putting out you are my inspiration for me getting out there doing this I'm 51 and just went through some traumatic life experiences lost the love of my life and now I just want to change in my life I haven't rode a bike in a while not going to lie it's been years but it's something I want to get back into and you gave me the motivation from your videos to do just that . Again ty for all your amazing videos and all the knowledge you give with them@@FlyscoutRyder
@FlyscoutRyder All I need is amazing videos you keep putting out You're my inspiration for me wanting to get back on a bike I've been through a lot in 2024 even lost my loved one now it's time to get back to me and I thank you
@@richcranium9189 Oh Rich, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I am so glad you are enjoying my content and that you are thinking about caring for yourself by getting out there and doing an adventure. Bicycle touring has changed my perception of life in so many ways. It actually doesn't matter how you go about it. The key is to aim your sights at something and taking off towards it. Visiting a National Park is a sure bet for an uplifting experience. When Im in a Park I feel so good. Please let me know if I can help you figure things out. Especially with a bike and what to get for touring. Take care and thank you for sharing.
Amazing camera work, Diego. You make it look so easy. Solid effort taking on the Southern Rockies-Dallas Pass at nearly 10,000 feet is no joke. Sounds like a tough ride, but you pushed through like a champ. Respect for tackling the unexpected and making it work. Keep crushing those miles! By the way, Utah is one of my favorite places to visit. The landscape there is unreal. Looking forward to seeing your next episode!
Utah will be special. By the way, I had no idea that Dallas Pass was on my route that day. I heard from someone in Ridgeway and realized I was back to climbing. The scenery was out of this world. The San Juan's are huge. Thanks for watching. Utah, next...
Boy do i remember that climb out of Placerville and up to Telluride from my 2015 Louisville, KY to San Francisco ride....stunning, but that road had no shoulder and shear cliff face and drop off on either side.
Amazing how much safer it looks from a drone shot than from the bike. Keep up the fantastic work images and have a great trip.
Thank you, Ian. I appreciate you reaching out and spending the time to watch my content. Take care.
I know who will receive the next Oscar for "Across the USA by Bike".....Greetings from Germany from a like-minded person.
Greetings from the United States. Very cool that you watched this episode and are looking into my content of American bicycle travel. Also, what a great comment. You are too kind, thank you.
Enveloped by gorgeousness, indeed.
I laugh at myself while editing at the silly things that come out my mouth. You should watch my blooper videos sometime.
@@FlyscoutRyder Blooper videos make your journey look like a scripted show so I never watch those.
@@NoTrail Nothing scripted about my content. The bloopers are just as on the moment as anything else I pout out there.
@@FlyscoutRyder You know what I mean. If you do a retake because of a blooper then it's not all as it happened.
@@NoTrail I see what you are saying
Thank you for another awesome episode, Diego! The San Juan are so beautiful...
Can't wait to see the Moab area through your lenses.
Hi Mario. Well, before Moab and the rest of Utah I first had to do some serious grinding. The next episode was a crusher to get to Moab. Thanks for watching. Take care, brother.
11:00 precisely! 17:39 great music!
It's always great to see a new episode. Generally, I watch them twice: once when it comes out and then again a day later. The beauty of Colorado during that time of year is like a different world for Northeast residents.
15:10 I was waiting for the Point of Intersection between this 2023 and the 2021 trip. Not to be that guy (LOL), but while you dropped the same hill, it was on a different road heading south. You were on DD30 intersecting CO-141 West (when CO145 ended). In the Slickrock episode, you turn East on CO141 from DD30 and then head south on CO141 where it forks at CO145. 😁
Certainly mindblowing how many miles you cycled around the USA over the years. Can't wait for the Moab episode.
Not to be that guy, LOL. You crack me up, Buck. I'm the same way, though. One of the many things I miss about touring when I'm not doing it is constantly reading the map and learning about new places. If I hear someone mention a location anywhere in the world I immediately grab the phone and punch in the location. I gotta know. Yeah, that intersection in the Nucla/Naturita area was a unique moment. The other intersections I have done are in Kadoka, South Dakota, Ellensburg, Washington, and Manhattan Beach, California. Western Colorado is likely one of my favorite places to cycle. Not much traffic and plenty of scenery and climbs. Makes you feel like you are out there. Thanks for all your support all these years. Means a lot that you still appreciate the channel and the process. I'm still hopeful that my channel will self sustain someday. Be safe and Happy New Year.
As always, loving your edit
Thank you, Rick.
Love your channel. I'm a Lynskey rider too! Have 5 of them lol. They are fantastic machines built to last in the USA!
5 Lynskey's. That's awesome. I would agree with you 110%, they are fantastic machines. I'm a huge fan as you can imagine. Thank you for watching my channel.
WOW what a feat 😮🎉
It sure was fun. Thanks for watching.
HI Diego. We are addicted to your channell! Can't wait to see your journey into Utah!
That's very nice of you to say, thank you. I hope to be able to continue at it and bring more content of these tours your way for the years to come.
Thank you for everything.... !! !
You are welcome, Paulina
Winter in the Rockies, I can only guess at.
Another great few days of riding.... looking forward to UTAH.... and all it has to offer, I am amazed at the scenery and camera and drone shots. I wish someday to follow in your pedal strokes !
Hi Chip. Thank you for watching the episode. If you need any help with your cycling please don't hesitate to ask. Be safe out there.
@ 3:30 in the view is amazing
Fantastic as always. Dude…6:30…that’s my personal nightmare scenario. 😂
Hi Bryan. Yeah it's no fun having the sun in your face. I could get a helmet with a visor but I really enjoy seeing the clouds and high scenery. I feel it would block that. Happy New Year, brother.
Absolutely beautiful and a delight to watch! Also, super inspiring. I’m dipping my feet into bike touring this year. Stoked, nervous and absolutely can’t wait!
Get out! You picking up bicycle touring is the best news of the day so far. Also to hear from you, Ryan. I hope all is great with you and your beautiful family. There is a bicycle touring TH-camr names Eric from Germany who writes and plays all the music in his channel himself. It's mostly string instruments and he is really good. The channel is called Monkey On Two Wheels. Please let me know if I can help with your planning. Be safe
Love it! Thank you, my friend.
I really enjoyed that thank you!
You are welcome, Charles.
Good to see you . Not seen you for a while hope you had a good Christmas & new year and more videos in 2025 david
Hi David. Im trying my best to upload every other Saturday. I hope you had a great Holiday Season as well. Thank you for watching.
What are the steepness of the gradients you are riding? It looks like the worst is perhaps 8%…it’s so hard to tell online.
It is taught tell on the video but I do my best to always set up the cameras level to the horizon. I would say that 8% would be less likely in Colorado. The passes in this state tend to be long but with less grade. The Cascade Range and the Appalachian Range tend to be shorter but way steeper. If you ever are interested in knowing the full data and description of most passes in the world check out PJAMM on the web. Great resource for what you are asking. Thanks for watching.
Where is you're home base
I believe Key Largo.
Key West
Just a quick question. Why did you wait so long in the season, to start your ride?
Probably avoiding heat plus it's higher elevation and fall colors..just my guesses lol
The reason I start later than most is because I work seasonally until July, and when I cross the country I prefer to do it form east to west so by the time I get to the Rockies and the west I'm racing to beat the cold. But either way I love that kind of challenge with the snow and lower temps. Check out the Loveland Pass and Columbine Pass episodes from Season 2. Thanks for watching.
Fall colors have definitely become I huge draw. The heatwaves I am not able to avoid as you can watch on the Natchez Trace episode of Season 4. Thanks for watching.
Bike Sale!
It sure was fun. The temps were a bit low, I gotta say.
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