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@@travnewmatic at blue lug ❤️

Thanks! Yep - here: goo.gl/xkUJ8K We didn’t really plan anything. I’m sure we missed loads of amazing sights along the way. But it was all amazing to us tbh 😄

@@JohnBr0 Thanks! Looks like a great route. Hilly!

@@TomMorris-l8t don’t be scared of the mountains! They were so beautiful. I would try and find old mountain roads though - as they will have less cars 😄

We didn't worry about any of that. Take you bike. Ride it :) Ask for forgiveness rather than permission.

@@antonshipunov9778 Спасибо за добрые слова. Ездите безопасно и счастливо 👍🏻

The bike is in the grey box in the first and last frame of the video. We put it on trains and in taxis 😎 it was pretty heavy and not much fun. Since this trip I switched to a lighter fabric case rather than a hard case 👍🏻

I still maintain that the best ramen I’ve ever eaten was the one I cooked myself on a beach in Japan using my little stove and ti pot after we bought all the ingredients at a supermarket! It was definitely nice to be able to fall back on. But the amount of sushi and onigiri you can eat means we didn’t really need it. Not too sure on the cost savings - Japan is very cheap now if you have USD. ❤️ have an amazing trip!!

@@JohnBr0 Thank you!

The bike is in the big grey box at the start and end :)

Yeah - it’s from Etsy. It’s way better than the one that comes with the varia. Rock solid and well made. www.etsy.com/listing/1506821806/

16.7lb with pedals, cages and computer mount

Yeah sorry! This was a day after it arrived and it poured with rain for a few days so I had hardly ridden it at this point. It’s devilishly quick and incredibly comfortable, I just don’t want to get off it. I did a RETUL bike fit before the purchase to make it all fit perfectly so it feels really snug all around. I don’t have too much to compare it too - I am coming from a Lynskey CX bike and it’s kinda like night and day as that guy weighs about 22lb. I’ve ridden a few allied road bikes and they felt a lot more aggressive and unforgiving. The enve bounces around on the bumps, but my position on the bike makes it a lot less of an issue and it’s less aggressive than most. I’ve knocked 16 seconds off my local park lap time in the last 2 weeks ❤

@@JohnBr0 Thanks for the review. I'm interested on the Melee too but I wanted a bike that can hold speed wen going 40kmh++ and can climb too. All i can say tis that, I dont want to lose out to those commercial brand out there when I'm in the group ride..

@@departurexx1520 it’s a dream at those speeds. I don’t see myself getting left behind on any group rides 😄

What music would you prefer?

Two of us weighed about 50/60lb and the bike with 4 panniers and a saucepan weighed in at about 75-80lb. 😊

Haha don’t ever go to the Netherlands! 😌

Ha ha we had no idea where we were going other than “Kyoto, through the mountains!”. Next time we will go to the cliffs! 🥰

@@JohnBr0 Great video anyways. Those tunnels are scary. The 4km one in particular. You guys are daring.

The bike is in the box at the beginning and end. We left it at the hotel we stayed in on the first and last night in Tokyo. On the trains we put our bikes in ‘rinko bags’ that you can buy out there. 😎

@@JohnBr0 thanks for the reply and good to know. we started planning a trip for next year and your answer is very helpful 😁

Thanks! 😊🙏

My bike is in the gray box at the beginning and end.

Thanks for the comment Tyler! This is exactly why I made this video. Glad it inspired you! 😎

It was just a couple of go pros 😁 they have great image stabilization 😎

You are allowed to camp within 100ft of the lean to 😊 not sure anyone told the snake.

All I have is in the description! Have fun!

It goes in my fork bags. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJC1f2OAfbGDsJI&t andrewthemaker.com created them specifically sized for my tent :)

@@JohnBr0 Thank you so much :)

Yes. Solo travel is great. Go for it.

Great! Just purchased an Evoc bike bag...I almost fainted when checking out. Haha! Was it complicated to get out of Havana to the highway? How many casa particulares have you stayed in from Havana to Viñales?

@@samt.1369 naaaa easy as pie. There aren’t many cars outside of the center of the cities really. We stayed in casaP’s every night of the trip! 😎

@@JohnBr0 I've been to many parts of the world for hiking but this will be my first bikepacking trip ever. Chilean/Argentinian Patagonia is also a place I'd like to revisit for bikepacking if I like this experience.

Yep - left them all at the Airbnb and booked it for the first and last days of our trip

Haha I think I’ve been asked this like 100 times now in these comments! 😊 we stayed in the same hotel first night and last night in Tokyo - so they kept them in their luggage room for us 🥰