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Thank you for your great movie. I have seen several of them now and really like the mix of documentsry and personal travel report. Your movies are unique, interesting to watch, and very well filmed. I also like your voice.

Great video, thanks very much for sharing it and all the honesty you used to describe the region and its problems.

Thanks for the vid!! I know Sicily quite well and indeed, you described it as it is. Good job!

Great video of Sicily. We loved touring the island, though we did not go up Etna. Milazzo, Novara di Sicilia, Giardini Naxos, then trains to Syracuse and Modica. After that we rode all along the southern coast to Sciacca, north to Segesta via Gibellina Vecchia*, and on to Mondello and Palermo. Always great respect from drivers on the roads, and very welcoming locals. * Our only wild camp on Sicily was at the huge art installation there.

Thank you so much.My wife and I so loved this videoSo well done and thoughtful. Echoes of France and many other places. Hope you make many more. All the best Keith and Helen.

An absolutely wonderful video. Would be great to see more videos dedicated to cycling in Sicily.

Superb Vlady, congratulations on another masterful video. Cheers from down under.

Hi there Vlady.❤❤❤ Great to see your expedition, its really a while since you last posted Thanks for showing us the culture and current situation on Sicily. Take care ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

BRILLIANT!

Well done my cyclist brother, really enjoyed this film. Thank you for sharing your journey.

That was a beautiful journey giving you the full spectrum of the United States. I assume you'll be back for the GDMBR run from North to South?

Hi there,,i love your narrative and your history knowledge of america,and yes america in general (except those whose lives in big city😊) the suburban folks are more friendly,kind and helpful towards strangers they even give you some cash,offering you place to rest,inviting you to be their guest,etc when ask for help they will absolutely without a doubt would help you(although yes there might be some rude folks too,it depends what races you are,i'm asian so they treat me slightly different than european cyclotourist) i'm too a cyclist myself,i did my solo BAA in 2019 from end of july till mid september,,i bikes from east to west just like you,however the route i'm taking is mostly on Rail Trail,such as;C&O canal-GAP-Three River-Montour-little miami(Ohio)-kathy trail(missouri)-Cowboy trail(Nebraska) in Valentine,NE Cowboy Trail Terminus i following mostly backroads and farmroads all the way up to Teton Pass in Idaho,then head towards Town of Three Sister it was an amazing route scenery and fascinating landscape,an experience once in a lifetime,,i finished my tour in Florence,Oregon in just 52days,,i slept in motel,campground and did many sthealt camp,,thru out my journey i encountered many kind and nice peoples and also many close call esp in Kansas Highway😊,,that's why i choose my route majority on Rail Trails rather than riding on Highway,America is absolutely beautiful not just in pictures but in real life,i urge some of you whose never visit america,you got to go and do it while you're still able,,,and great job Mr.Vlady on your amazing journey hopes to see your next adventure here in Indonesia come visit and ride my home country,,here's another whole new level you will be amazed by our lush green forest and hundreds of active volcanoes and large bodies water too,diversity peoples and languages.😊

thank you. this was beautiful.

this rack makes the bike 1000€ cheaper and looks like sh*t - how can you put such a rack on a new gravel bike?! It's terrible

Ben fatto

Such a great soundtrack to an excellent Video.

Vlady, Thank you for sharing such a beautiful, difficult and breathtaking adventure with all of us. Such outstanding drone footage that captured the whole of that area you ventured through. The choice of music was at times spellbounding and enchanting along with the video of the wild horses. Such beauty you brought to life for us. Cheers...

80km a day gtfo youre crippled

Next time start from opposite direction and you have tailwind :)

Hello. How do you feel 1by is on normal road (tarmac) when you reach 40ish km/t. Do you feel that you then are ``missing`` som gear with 1 By?

Stunning, just wanted to say thank you for sharing your adventure.

Hello Vlady, a wonderful trip / wonderful pictures 👍👍👍! I will retire in 2025 and will start with bike packing too. Again an inspiration. Many thanks. Gerd (... from South Germany, very close to the mountains)

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Great documentary with stunning footage and mature storytelling. Thank you for sharing and all the effort you put into this masterpiece. I hope, the time will come that I can cross the states by bicycle as well. All the best to you. Regards from Switzerland

I'm in doubt between the XS and S size of the Grizl and looking at the description I was unsure about the size of the wheels. On the XS the wheel is 650b and not 700? Would you know anything about it? Thanks!

Hello Sir, nice vid. Is the free-running hub noisy? I always liked shimano because you dont hear a thing when you just roll :)

Danke!

Does the bike really have 12 or 11 gears because it feels heavy going uphill or is that a matter of getting used to?

Right on, Brother! I'm 72, with a new hip and a new knee. I have been riding more than ever before. I am planning a 250 mile trip this summer, and this video has inspired me to follow my dreams. I have ridden most of my life, but have only started bike touring recently. I'm getting stronger and stronger, and as far as I'm concerned, the sky is the limit. What have I got to lose at my age? I'm freakishly healthy, and I might as well enjoy it. Thank you so much for the inspiration, the good vibes, the beautiful scenery, and the knowledge that we are, indeed, stronger and more resilient than we could ever imagine. Be Well, my friend, and Prosper!

salsa journeyer, Boardman adv, Kona Libre all better bikes and probably cheaper, don't sit and wait this scum company to manufacture 1 bike every 1 week, you end up growing old before you buy anything.

awesome. thanks for taking the time to document your trip and share your thoughts.

i recently got Grizl AL 7 1by, pretty happy with it so far

Hi. Please tell me what is your height, was it comfortable on S size?

Good review and to keep in mind for next gravel that I will purchase. In the past, I chose Cube NuRoad and not really happy with it...

"Ohio is killing me" being from ohio and the memes we have about it being hell makes this too funny

This is one of the best youtube videos I've ever seen!

Hi Vlady, I use an app called peak finder that provides altitude and names of the mountains in your sourrandings. It's super easy to use and for free! This is because I'm always wondering about the altitude and names of the peaks when I go hiking and yes, maybe this might help in your vids :) Grazie per i tuoi vids!

Grande Vlady!

I own the 8th version and love it so much! Was on 2 bikepacking tours(United Arab Emirates and Nepal)…this bike is an amazing bike!!!

Hey! Thank you for the video, it was really helpful for me. You mention that the bike is priced “around 1600eur”, but right now on Canyon website this model is 1750eur. Did the price change?

This video was great, i really enjoyed watching. An epic journey and an excellent film.

You went to crater lake by car...?

Thank you! I 'm going to buy a gravel bike with a focus on long distance tours. So this is really helpful information for me.

It's life that prevents us from living.

Beautiful

Outstanding video! I am an American cyclist and have done several tours myself, but this one is something else! I would like to do the transamerica ride from west to east, but once I clear Colorado, I would be too bored. Maybe one day, but not at this point in my life.

Thank you for the great and honest review. It is awesome to see a review that does not concentrate in the nonsense unboxing.

This seems like a lot of fun, but I just can't be on roads like that. Especially with 3 inch wide shoulders.

Thank you for this realistic and normal-guy review, exactly what I need.

love the stick as a bicycle stand