From Ranchers to Pyramids: Bikepacking Adventures in Mexico
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2022
- In this video, we have an amazing few days cycle touring Mexico. We cycle out of Tula and find ourselves on mostly dirt roads. Eventually, we are lost, or so we thought, but as we cycle along some single track through a forest, two ranchers, with their herd of goats, donkey, and sheep ensure us we are headed the right direction and not at all lost. As we cycle towards Puebla, we decide to make a detour and go explore one of Mexico's largest and most popular pyramid complex in the city of Teotihuacan. On our final day to Puebla, we cycle past Mexico's second largest mountain which is also an active volcano, Popocatépetl. As we arrive in the outskirts of Puebla, we have some bicycle issues and we cycle on an elevated bicycle path over the busy streets below for many miles into the heart of Puebla.
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What a great video, the sheep and donkey with the ranchers are fantastic. The hot air.balloons just magnificent..
thank you Vicky for following along. Those two ranchers were pretty darn funny! They were going on and on on how to did we get there and how to get out of this area and to the road. The balloons over the pyramids was a total surprise to us. ~Ron
That road!!😳The balloons 😊That pyramid🥰The bike path! 😯The video 💕
Many thanks for the kind words and continued support! We really do appreciate this!! Haha yeah we definitely hit some crazy construction and other stuff while being on the more “quiet” roads! Take care, your friends Ron and Petra! 😊
Nice video. Thanks for the history on the ruins too!
Thank you for watching and for following along. We're happy we made the "little" detour and explored the pyramids. ~Ron & Petra
Looks amazing! I’m hoping to take a very similar route through Mexico to you guys, started cycling south from the Arctic in June!
Awesome MP! Did you start in Deadhorse? You have some amazing cycling a head of you. Are you taking the Pacific Coast down and where do you plan on crossing into Mexico at? Happy cycling!! ~Ron & Petra
@@PedalPowerTouring Decided to start in Tuktoyaktuk (Canada) instead because it was a bit easier to get to for me!
Nice video guys. Looks like a lot of construction. Google maps can definitely have a weird sense of humor sometimes. 😜But the scenery and pyramids are awesone. That bike path into town is quite something 👍😁
Many thanks 🙏! The construction and single track cycling was a surprise for sure! As for the bike path in Puebla… yes amazing and the first for us! ~Ron and Petra
That's awesome. The Google goat path...🐐 . It took you through some beautiful countryside though. I still don't own a Garmin GPS. I plan to eventually purchase one though. I have the Garmin InReach Mini though. I'm still way behind the power curve on using navigational electronic devices for cycling and hiking though, except for using my cell phone. I can only imagine that cell service is limited down there too. My comfort zone is still with paper maps and a compass. I'm sure paper maps are almost impossible to find down there. Happy trails...
Hahaha yeah the detour or unplanned route really turned out nice for us. However, it did take us a lot longer than we expected. We've been using Garmin's eTrex series GPSs since 2004ish and have gone through a few of them. I personally think though Garmin has fallen behind and smart phones with free mapping software along with offline Google Maps is much better. Maps with Me, Komoot, and Map Out are really great! Map Out is only for the iPhone from what I can tell and it cost $5 and you can use it totally offline just like Map with Me. Komoot cost more and although they talk about being able to use it offline, I had no luck with it in Central America, so I am not a fan of Komoot. Paper maps and a compass are without a doubt the only true and sure way and yes we typically have a paper map with. No electricity required for that. :-) Cheers my friend. ~Ron
@@PedalPowerTouring great info. I will have to check out those other services.
Mexico is a cool country and looks like you were riding most of the time on the gravel. Are you currently back home in Florida or riding down there?
Mexico is a wonderful country despite the horrors you hear from the media. We are still cycling but we are no longer in Mexico. Truly appreciate you still following along and safe travels cycling around Florida! When we do return, it would be great to do a short trip together on bikes! Your friends Ron and Petra!
Nice vid
Many thank Abbas!
Some really nice tracks and trails. I can totally relate to the problem with punctures caused by shredded wire btw. It's a total pita. I recently went tubeless on one of my bikes because of this. I'm now considering doing the same on some of my other bikes as it worked well after some teething problems. Ever thought of doing the same? Good luck with the rest of the trip and ride safe.
Hey there JP! Appreciate the comment and for your continued support. We were caught by surprise with the single track but it was a nice change! On my MTB back home, I’ve been tubeless since 2004ish and yeah it is great! However, I am not so sure I would do this for long term touring! How are things over in Thailand? Are they opening up yet for tourism? Take care Ron and Petra.
@@PedalPowerTouring Things are cool here though unfortunately I've got caught up with work which is a bit of a bummer. Hopefully I'll be out touring again in a few months. Thailand is now fully open. If you've been vaccinated you can walk straight in with no other paperwork or testing required. Tourism is really picking up now. Enjoy your tour and as ever take care.
Doesn't look like that abandoned police car on blocks is seeing much action these days...🤣
HAHA!! Yeah he parked in a bad part of town. ;-)
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heh. Oh Google. Sometimes it will show me an amazing bike path. One time it told me to ride off a cliff in Utah. Takes me on roads that don't exist anymore. Had me ride through a golf course. Now I just ask googles opinion. If it has a good idea ill try it. If it seems incorrect or has been bad in a particular area ill just make my own route. Haven't been chased by angry bees in an unridable desert wasteland since I started this practice. (I'll never forgive you for that one Google. Never.)
Hahaha Jantelliqua! Too funny! Great to hear that it's not just us! :-) Yes this isn't the first time Google has taken us on some crazy route and we're pretty sure it won't be the last time either. Thank you for following along and for your awesome and funny comment. Much appreciated friend! Happy cycling to you, cheers! ~Ron & Petra