Gravel Ride of the Week: Rockstar (A 250-Mile Bikepacking Adventure)
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
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How to become a rockstar… Grab a bike and cycle 250-miles (400km) from Harrisonburg VA to Roanoke VA through incredibly challenging mountains, accumulating over 24600 ft (7500m), all with very limited re-supply options along the way. Easy, right!? Not at all. Somehow, this sounded like something that I should try, and as such, I signed up for the 2022 grand depart of the Rockstar Challenge. Yikes! Weeks of preparation and gear planning followed, finally leading up to the big moment when I would depart from Harrisonburg on my biggest bike adventure to date. Mountains... lots and lots of mountains, endless gravel roads, technical trails, river crossings, camping, survival, and flat-out awesomeness all awaited along the way. In this Gravel Ride of the Week video I'll take you along for the ride on this unforgettable bikepacking experience. This is one of my proudest cycling accomplishments (and productions) and one that you surely don’t want to miss out on. Let’s get started!
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Blog Post & Route Information
Find more info and photos from my ride here:
mountain-road.com/blog/gravel...
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Official Event Information
Virginia Endurance Series: / virginiaenduranceseries
RideWithGPS Routes: tinyurl.com/rockstarroutes
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Gear List
Tires:
Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M 50x650b (amzn.to/3naraD4)
Full Review: mountain-road.com/blog/pirell...
Bags:
Handlebar Dry Bag: Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Compression Dry Sack (bit.ly/3yeBvoN)
Handlebar Harness: Revelate Designs Handlebar Harness (bit.ly/3y9qkOp)
Frame Bag: Blackburn Outpost Elite Frame Bike Bag (amzn.to/3R8GWhW)
Hip Hydration Pack: Osprey Savu 5 Lumbar Pack (bit.ly/3uh3djx)
Saddle Bag: Revelate Designs Spinelock 10L Bag (bit.ly/2SdxJe0)
Tool Bag: Wolftooth B-Rad TekLite Roll-Top (bit.ly/2SVDoWs)
Camping:
Camp Stove: MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit (bit.ly/3afPiDQ)
Water Filter: LifeStraw Peak Squeeze Water Filter System (bit.ly/3OJ66lD)
Pillow: Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow (bit.ly/3NHxq2l)
Sleeping Bag: REI Co-op Helio Sack 50 Sleeping Bag (bit.ly/3yioQkX)
Tent: Bass Pro Shops Eclipse Hiker/Biker 1-Person Backpacking Tent (www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-...)
Sleeping Pad: Cabela's Instinct Sleeping Pad (www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabel...)
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Nutrition List
Hydration: Ultima electrolyte replenisher (amzn.to/3vaMMEa)
Snacks: Clif Bars (amzn.to/341vJIz)
Reusable Food Container: Stasher Reusable Silicone Food Bag (amzn.to/3nDit6K)
Peanut Butter Packets: Once Again Organic Creamy Peanut Butter (amzn.to/3yiInl8)
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Video Chapters
00:00 Day-1
14:53 Day-2
27:31 Day-3
36:26 Day-4
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Bike
3T Exploro Pro GRX
Full Review: mountain-road.com/blog/3t-exp...
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Mountain Road Links
Website: mountain-road.com/
Instagram: / mtnroadride
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wowww....thanks for sharing.....👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Looks fun and dude… you are ripped!
Great video, thank you very much. Also appreciate the distance in km. But quiet weird as an european that you eat burger, subway sandwich, chips and hotdogs during such adventures. Maybe an US thing, but definitly delicious.
This was my favorite video you’ve made (along with unPAved Susquehanna). 🤙
Thanks so much! I have a own personal favorites too, and I also rank these two among them😁
That was epic. Well done!
that was great
Your videos are so well done. Thanks!
This was just the type of route i was looking for, amazing!
Congratulations, Wiehan! Thanks for sharing this epic experience with us!
Love your videos, your ability to dig deep and record it is great inspiration! Well done on a great 2022 season !
That was awesome bro! Way to push through.
This was totally awesome. Thank you so much for sharing, God bless🚲🚲🚲🚴😎
As always, I really appreciate the support. Thanks for watching!
Another gorgeous ride - glad I found the channel
So glad that you are enjoying the content! Thanks for coming along on the ride. Please spread the word to anyone you think might also enjoy this channel.
Wow! That was one hell of a ride, thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for watching! It’s comments like this one that keeps me motivated to make more video.
Great video. Very informative. Just curious, which water filter do you use?
Great ride! Watching from the Philippines 🇵🇭
That’s awesome! Thanks for following along with the adventure all the way from the Philippines.
Wiehan, this video is perfect! I’m so glad we met you out there and inconspicuously rode together day 1 and 2 and intentionally rode together day 3 and 4. It’s so ironic we have footage of each other from Black Sheep coffee shop to the very end! Thank you for capturing this life changing ride and constructing this memory to have for a lifetime!
So glad you liked the video! I really wanted to do this route justice with this edit. It was such an unforgettable experience…fun, challenging, exhausting and yet thrilling all at the same time. Thanks so much for the kind words in this comment. Getting to ride with you guys kicked this adventure up to a whole other level. We’ll just have take on another adventure again sometime soon!
That's a lot of climbing mate. And steep too. Your 'nads must've tripled their size on that last day. You're awesome 👍🏼
Virginia is not flat! I can speak from experience. Thanks for watching!
Hi Wiaan it’s Mike from Cape Town. How are things your side? I am missing more content from you. Hope all is well hope to see you in the saddle soon boet.
Hi Michael! Thanks for checking in! All is still going well. I know, I’ve been very slow to get new videos out. But, the good news is that the next one is very close to being done. Look out for it by the end of the week.
Looks fantastic. May I ask what stuff went in each bag on your bike?
I’m working on my next video and blog post now and it covers exactly that question. I’ll give a detailed view of all my gear in the next video…stay tuned!
This is hard for me to watch. I have failed at both acquiring fanatic admiration and completing a 250 mile epic bike packing adventure.
Top Fan: You are a Rockstar!
It looks like you did the stage race, which I'm looking at doing. Does the registration fee cover camping, or does one need to make their own reservations?
Yep. I took the stage race approach, but tweaked it as I showed in the video. Stage 3 was too short and 4 too long, so we ended off day 3 further down the route. The “race” part wasn’t actually happening, so it was more a staged ride. No registration fee for this one, only a donation to trail building in the area. Thus no camping was included. The Braley pond area was free camping and night 3’s road-side camping was obviously also free, only the Douthat State park needs to be reserved in advance.
@@MountainRoadRide Thanks for the info, loved the video!
I'd like to follow you on Strava... what name should I search for?
If you search for Mountain-Road.com on Strava you should be able to find me very easily.
Whoever would do something like this has some screws loose
🤪 Yeah, who would want to do such a crazy epic thing!