This video sparked my desire to try bike touring... my wife and I jumped in deep and rode from Pittsburgh to DC on our very first bike tour. It was such a challenging yet reward experience, that we've returned a couple more times since 2018, and we're looking forward to more bike touring. Stumbled upon this video again after years... now I can better appreciate the muddy autumn struggle.

Great stuff !

why bring a helmet and not wear it? One fall and it could be head injury and life is done. Protect your egg wear your helmet..

Well done

It will be 0°F this weekend in Indiana. I really look forward to spring and biking another rail trail somewhere! The GAP and the C&O were both great last year!

I'm actually really happy I saw this. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

Anyone contemplating this trip as a cyclotourist would do them selves a favor by having both front and rear panniers for gear. The bikes ride more nicely and things are never buried as deep.

Great video. My brother in law and I are going to to Cberland to D.C. We havent settled on the date yet, but either this Fall or coming Spring. Can't wait!

Do you think that a 100-mile (or more) bike tour is feasible for someone who's never done a multi-day ride? I'd love to bike about 100 miles of the trail (50 miles there and back, starting in Rockwood, PA and going to Cumberland, MD and then turning back to where I'm going to be parked in Rockwood PA), but I'm just worried that I might not be strong enough. I've biked 40 miles in a day once before, and so considering that I'll be camping and resting throughout the trip and I'm young (21) and mostly fit, I'd think I can do it, but it'd be good to hear from the experts.

How did the 35mm tires do?

Lovely place..😍

People substitute sleep for coffee

I did the GAP trail in late August 2021. Pittsburgh to Cumberland. I camped at Round Bottom campground the first night which is about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh. Had a shelter all to myself and didn't need my tent. There is a well pump there at RB but the water was terrible. I could have gotten water from the river but I didn't have my Sawyer filter with me. It was a great ride you couldn't ask for better trail conditions. I stayed at Yoder's Guesthouse B&B in Meyersdale, PA which I highly recommend! It is slightly uphill from Pittsburgh all the way to the Continental Divide. There is plenty of water available but one day I somehow missed my water supply point and ran out. It was very hot out and I had no choice but to get unfiltered water out of the Casselman River. It didn't kill me. I would do this trail again in a heartbeat.

Second time watching and after 8 years still a masterpiece. Bravo from Greece...

Thanks for your commentary along your trip....I'm quite familiar with the overall conditions especially once you reached Frostburg( Hometown)...and yes your statement regarding the trail conditions was spot on... lol.... Your sleeping preference would of been my choice as well for I have done the hammock thing many times and brrrrr cover's it ...... Thanks again!!

What time of year was this?

Monotone narration was hard to listen.

Geez Bud.. ¿How much more can your description be depressing? You accomplished a great ride. Please project that in your attitude. Please.

great video

My mans got the apnea....

Where are your helmets?

Great video. I hope to ride that trail someday. Thanks for sharing.

First time I’ve found an actual video of an excavation for a Graf Carat tank. Still looking for one with sandy soil.

Thanks for posting. Great soundtrack.

Doing it solo in Aug. 2021 !

I'm surprised by the thumbs downs. I really enjoyed this video and a look at part of the States I've never seen before. Great job and a great adventure.

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Very cool! If you were to do it all over again would you do 60 miles a day or less miles a day and a longer trip?

Wow. No wonder you have less than 500 subscribers.🤪🤪

My husband and I have done the GAP between Cumberland Pittsburgh. We did it several years ago, and then again last year. We used Amtrak to get from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Amtrak has roll-on/roll-off bike service along the Capitol Limited. However we stayed at bike friendly hotels along the route. Also @ 18:50 I found that ringing a bike bell never works. A loud "call-to-pass" ("ON YOUR LEFT!") works much better!

C&O Cycles and the Schoolhouse Cafeteria sound like amazing life experiences! Those are the types of places I live for on my adventures.

I found the western half more scenic. Folks are great along the trail, but get off a few miles and a few will simply assume you are from another planet ... I exaggerate some, but in so many ways it's true. The W&LE bridge at 4:00 is cool.

Most Awesome!!! That is really cool that there are trail shelters along the way. I would not have though that on a bike route.

12:12 that's the gate house me and my girlfriend stood at for an hour as we were trying to make our way to hagerstown during a storm

7:00 bro i know you didn't sleep at all there. I uploaded a vid a couple months ago about this ride and although that campsite is one of the nicest for that price, that dang train reverberates over the river making it twice as loud. I slept maybe 4 hours that night.

nothing like those overly friendly bros to cramp your style

great story telling.

Good video, but not sure how cucumber falls is ever disappointing???

This is the video that gave me the confidence my wife and I could ride the GAP. We did our ride in September of 2018 and loved every inch of it. Tonight, in August of 2020, I found you video again by accident and watched it with nostalgia. Thanks for posting.

I live a mile and a half from K town...awesome footage...

Great video!

We are a biking family, and I am getting ready to plan a 20-30 mile bike camping trip with my 8 year old and 5 year old so I was looking for ideas and inspiration. Your video was great. I’m going to subscribe so I can watch your other videos and see what’s new.

They could have saved some packing space by leaving their helmets at home.

Good video and documentation of your ride. Brought back memories of the same trip I did 3 years ago now. I was lucky for my trip, it rained solid for the week before I was there but nice during my ride. My first day I was rolling along on a nice clean bike and came upon dudes with total mud covered bikes and panniers and bodies!!

With U all the way keep on going love the video

Barely a mention of tired legs. 60 miles a day is not for the faint of heart. Must have helped having the wind on your side.

How do you get back to your car to pick it up in Pittsburg?

nice video

I was with you guys 100%, believing EVERYTHING you said, until you said that you blew the side of that Schwalbe Marathon. THAT is totally unrealistic! Those babies are bomb-proof! :)

Appreciate u sharing your well made video and trip. Enjoyed it immensely.