Answering YOUR BIKEPACKING ACROSS EUROPE Questions! What we spent? Worst parts? What’s next?
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- We do a q&a answering your questions about our bikepacking across Europe trip from London to Istanbul. We discuss the total cost of the 11 week trip, best and worst parts, our bikes, how we could have prevented our disastrous ending and more! We also give you a life update!
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About us: We are Liz and Alex, a married couple that makes outdoor adventure and travel videos. We strongly believe that dreams are meant to be pursued, and we hope to motivate others to get outside their comfort zones and do the same. We are full-time nomads and divide up our time between traveling abroad and the other part of the time in our self converted van all the while fitting in loads of outdoor-based adventure along the way! Our goal is to show you amazing places and inspire you to get outside your comfort zone and pursue your dreams...whatever they may be.
Well done. Thank you. You satisfy, albeit vicariously, a large proportion of my interest in travelling. Love your storytelling style too.
Thank you! So glad it helps satisfy your interest in travel! ☺️
I'm a big fan of bikes with nothing special on them. Standard size tires, no fancy shifters, 21 speed that you can take a cassette off a Walmart bike to fix it in a pinch. Cool fancy parts are great until they break in the middle of nowhere.
I spent about $15k Canadian in 6 weeks in Japan, you guys did great.😂 I stayed in hotels nearly every night though, only camped 3 times.😂
I have the Pinion belt drive 18 speed, it is so awesome. No oil, no derailleur, easy shifting from 1-18 in a second. Just remember to carry a spare belt just incase, but Pinion will send you parts where ever you are in the world right away.
Your budget is completely reasonable! Just over $1k/person/month. Your videos have been great, as I'm planning to bike from Copenhagen to Spain starting this fall.
Oh wow that sounds like a great trip! We’ve heard great things about the bikepacking in Spain.
The experiences you both gained in your travels are priceless, the best assets you both have is your age and health, anything else can be improved modified and upgraded. When you look back after your middle ages you won't remember difficult issues but you will remember the times you both enjoyed what you wanted to do. Live it to the max! 👌👌
Thank you! So true! Wouldn’t trade our travel and memories for anything :)
The Rohloff is so good. Mine is chain driven, and after many tours including GDMBR and Baja Divide I'm totally sold on reliability and also the reduced required cleaning and maintenance. You're welcome to come test it out on my Tumbleweed Prospector now that you're in WA!
Aww thanks! That’s good to hear about the Rohloff. Have you had any issues with it so far?
@@PursuingMountains None. Have changed the oil and chain once in over 5000+mi, but that's all. The belt option may even be less effort, though the initial investment and proprietary elements are challenging. I put wax lube on the chain about once or twice a week while touring.
I think I watched all your tour videos, they were great. Thanks for sharing that. But I was suffering seeing you use so big / knobbly tyres. That must have limited your daily range too. I don't agree with your tubeless conclusion :) - good bike-touring tyres, spare tubes and a patch kit would be my choice. Overall - I wish I had time to do a similar tour - I am sure you will have nice memories from it.
Great information, Thank you
Another informative video. We are heading off for our European bike tour in three days and have taken on board many of your experiences and tips so thank you for the many posts over the last 6 months. I hope you can find the time to travel more and document your experiences for us less experienced and adventurous types they are great infotainment. Many thanks.
Aww thanks so much for commenting ☺️Seeing comments like yours is what helps keep us motivated to create these videos! Where do you plan to go on your European bike tour?
We thought your total spend would surpass that by a LOT! Especially with some of the costs in Western Europe! So well done! 🙌
Thanks!!!
Hey, less than $100/day for two people is my own slow-travel budget and I think you did a great job with it! The mix of accommodations, outings and great food made for a rewarding trip without sacrificing much IMO, and you were able to handle the problems as they happened. Success! 😊
Thank you! Thats similar to our slow travel budget as well. We thought we might have been able to do an even lower budget for this trip but didn’t turn out that way 🙃
Life is full of adjustment
I am not in the same mind set as I was 20 0r even 10 years ago
Moving forward is the key ( change is good)
Really enjoyed the trip can't wait to see more
Thank you! We are trying to embrace change at the moment. But we both have missed the road too. Still trying to find the right balance ⚖️
When I go on long bike rides I take a liter of sealant and start with brand new tires.
Nice! How often do you add more sealant typically?
$48/person/day is.not that high. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
After having made the experience I strongly suggest not getting a belt-driven bike. The belt is wonderful in combination with an e-bike but it is not made for only human powered bikes. The belt eats lots of the energy you put onto the pedal. I got so annoyed after my first tour through the french alpes that I exchanged the belt for a normal chain. Don't believe the marketing bulls*t, do not even trust other CZcamsrs who tell you how wonderful the belt allegedly is. You might take into consideration that it is easy to buy a chain anywhere in the world but not a belt. You would have to carry a spare. The Rohloff hub is a perfect choice and definitely better than a Pionion gear box. I have both and I think I know what I talk about. I disagree about tubeless: Better get Schwalbe Marathon tyres and normal inner tubes. Easy to replace, anywhere to get. I just went to the UK for three weeks and got not one puncture.
That’s good to know about the belt driven drive. We are leaning towards the Rohloff for a future really long tour for sure!
I too have several bikes with belt drives. My experience is quite the opposite. Belt feels different, but is as effective as chain. And it is much more durable, especially in harsh conditions. I would recommend belt drive, at least for longer distances and/or winter cycling.
Claim that you couldn't find 29" tubeless ready tire in Zagreb s ridiculous. Zagreb has a local mountain and mtb scene is on the rise - and shops are well stocked.
Maybe you missed the part where I said I couldn’t find a 29 inch tubeless ready tire. I went to 3 different bike shops, and none of them carried a 29 inch by 2.25 tubeless ready tires. Our rims can’t take a more narrow tire. Maybe other bikes shops have them but not the ones I went to. I tried calling more bike shops and no one answered their phone.
Wow calm down, this was their experience not yours. Nobody would lie about not being able to get tires.