I'm curious how many miles you think you had to walk the bike? Really impressive feat! Hope to join the club someday soon.
@colpolka13 күн бұрын
Best guess would be that 5-10% of trail was hike-a-bike, which would mean we were walking maybe 5 miles per day over 13 day trip. Maybe a stronger rider could get away with less walking, but some of the trail is just too steep and in my opinion unrideable with all your gear.
@Andy-js2rb8 күн бұрын
@@colpolka I'm sure I would share that opinion haha. Thanks for the thought out reply. I would have guessed more than that.
@matthewhall8790Ай бұрын
Another bikepacker said that you have to hike a bike for a hundred miles on the CO trail. Do you think that's accurate? Is 20% of the trail hike a bike?
@colpolkaАй бұрын
There is certainly a fair amount of hike a bike , 20% sounds like maybe a bit much , perhaps closer to 10%, and mostly climbs since the descents are rideable. If you travel light, and run a small chain ring 30 or less you may be able to clear more than we were able to. Overall a great experience, and highly recommended if you have the time to complete the trail
@matthewhall8790Ай бұрын
@@colpolka that's about what my estimate was. I have done the whole trail, but I've done some sections. Thanks!
@mray85193 ай бұрын
Superb, thanks for sharing
@TheBikeSchenck4 ай бұрын
Nice job guys…stunning vid
@simonwiltshire5 ай бұрын
Epic ride guys! Great filming and fotografy, cheers!
@adventuresinlive49199 ай бұрын
Brings back memories - so good
@cyberbri689910 ай бұрын
Great video!! I've been working on my MTB skills and buying packing stuff and planning next summer to not do the whole trail at once but to start doing some overnighters to work on my bikepacking skills and to do a lot of out and back trips then someday when I can get a few weeks off from work or retire whichever comes first to do the whole trail. Great video quality! and love the drone footage!! It's a great way to see Colorado!! The Colorado which not everybody sees.
@jplazasprint Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@knordberg Жыл бұрын
Wonderful edit. Great adventure. Especially liked the pictures at the end.
@timmaysmitty Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, guys! I will ride the CT soon and this video is great inspiration.
@thomasobrien9629 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I’ll be heading out this summer solo to tackle it, can’t waaaaait!
@colpolka Жыл бұрын
💪
@GrooveyMG Жыл бұрын
Great achievement and amazing video. Congratulations to you both. Thanks for sharing it.
@geby590 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, greetings from Norway.
@ziggo_watt Жыл бұрын
Cool!! 🤘🏼
@RealMTBAddict Жыл бұрын
Lame ass music
@bertschuh5720 Жыл бұрын
Nicely done!!!
@williamshepley3923 Жыл бұрын
Playing electronica music which is the opposite of what this video promotes. Yo yo yo. Blehhh
@BasaltGearcom Жыл бұрын
Just WOW! Tough ride. Great video. Thank you!
@capunkmelky Жыл бұрын
Beautiful country & i love. Greetings from Timor Island-Indonesia 😇
@ellerybice3787 Жыл бұрын
👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
@atlmtnbiker Жыл бұрын
Sorry if I missed it, but any chance of a full gear list video? Love the fact that you guys did this on mountain bikes...
@colpolka Жыл бұрын
Hi Rusty! That’s a good idea and I really wish I had done this before taking my bike down! I’ll plan on maybe putting a gear video together in the future to help out prospective bikepackers , as I certainly have some opinions on what worked and what didn’t. In the meantime if you have any gear questions feel free to message me . Cheers!
@chasingbirds3073 Жыл бұрын
You would be severely under-biked if you tried this trail with a gravel bike (not that it couldn't be done, but it would be infinitely harder). Full-suspension mtb or hardtail mtb with front suspension is the way to go.
@dans.5095 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. This is on my list to do.
@RR-ow8ud Жыл бұрын
Love your vlogs denver
@RR-ow8ud Жыл бұрын
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@RR-ow8ud Жыл бұрын
DENVER MILE HIGH BIG NEW SMART CITY COLORADO IS WHERE EVERYONE IS MOVING TO THE BEST OF ALL CITY'S RIGHT NOW UP RISING LIKE NO OTHER USA OF ALL STATES IN ONE TOGETHER
@thebeautyofnatureandanimal1771 Жыл бұрын
That’s quite a journey. Great episode.
@ron_kingcage Жыл бұрын
Great video! Love the see our Top Cap Cage Mount and cages. Looks like a great trip, thanks for sharing!
@jeromeoconnor8982 Жыл бұрын
great video for sure, but what ahbout the horrible annoying music, nah noise,,, that really sounded good to somebody
@Nojikuzus Жыл бұрын
Proper cages gentlemen!
@kenyanettingham1818 Жыл бұрын
Great music.
@kanguusbikecamp Жыл бұрын
Wow..great video amazing views..👍🏻
@gabrielcritton1647 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Brought me back. I did it in 14 days early July this year. Can’t wait to go back and do it again! So challenging and so rewarding
@ebhkkc1 Жыл бұрын
Nice just finished in 11 days
@jimschuman9926 Жыл бұрын
Great video guys! You deserve many more subscribers. Would like to try the Colorado Trail sometime but have back issues, so need to be careful unfortunately. Hopefully you will do more videos 👍. Thanks for taking me with you on your journey. Looks like a great time.
@CaffeineJogger Жыл бұрын
great vid but either turn the tunes off or down to almost silent. No need for Tunes. Entertainment is the trip.
@rottieshepcalibre9156 Жыл бұрын
The music killed me but great job on the CTR guys
@ebhkkc1 Жыл бұрын
Go to my channel no music. Just finished in 11 days solo and it changed my life
@m.e.99742 жыл бұрын
Nice tune,excellent snow,the best resort,great skiing,good video.tnxs
@husarzbiker38383 жыл бұрын
Poetic
@ufp17016 жыл бұрын
Awesome Rob! Wish we could have flown together when I was up. I got one good day with majestic in between weather events. Looking forward to next year!
@benny53946 жыл бұрын
Thats not alta!!!
@benny53946 жыл бұрын
colpolka no i live in alta
@icebikeadventures72786 жыл бұрын
nice edit! hope to se you back one day..
@LIVEFORONCE6 жыл бұрын
So much open space...nice drone footage.
@glennanderson50597 жыл бұрын
Im heading there in a month. Going to do the Raven AM trip. What tires did you end up running?
@glennanderson45546 жыл бұрын
it was awesome. I'm not sure how you put a price tag on it. It was a once in a lifetime kind of thing. I road and saw things i will likely never see again.
@seamusbreslin65177 жыл бұрын
fuck the east coast...
@itzsynergyyy75517 жыл бұрын
Seamus Breslin Michigan is horrible
@seamusbreslin65177 жыл бұрын
everywhere but the rockies...and canada
@ArinGokdemir7 жыл бұрын
Vermont has some amazing terrain, in fact Stowe and Killington Vermont both have much more vertical than alta.
@itzsynergyyy75517 жыл бұрын
Arin Gokdemir Vertical in my opinion vertical doesn't matter a whole bunch unless it's a decent amount. I mean in my opinion Utah snow is just legendary and just nothing can beat it. I skied Snowshoe and while it was very nice it was kind of icy and just compared to Utah skiing down those slopes, I just like Utah more. Plus, right next door at Snowbird you have 3200ft of vertical.
@itzsynergyyy75517 жыл бұрын
I guess the east coast has just gotten unlucky
@aidanpinkney8407 жыл бұрын
Could you hire bikes from the company that took you
@icebikeadventures72787 жыл бұрын
we do have 2017 scott geneus 27.5 in all sizes.
@jkuster66577 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video! I'm going there next summer. Question - I have to choose which of my two bikes to bring: full suspension 26er or hardtail 29er. Based on typical Iceland single track, which would be best?
@colpolka7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I would go with full suspension. Didn't see any hardtails while I was out there. The terrain is pretty variable, but in general more on the rocky side and I think well suited for FS riding. Most of the guys out there are riding a style that is closer to enduro than just XC. It's an amazing place, have fun!
@icebikeadventures72787 жыл бұрын
full sus all the way if you are going for the highland trails not a question!
@jamescovelli56208 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@69doppelganger8 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was also there last year, great race! Are you racing it again this year?