Great adventures we did some the same ones , 2024 for me was eastern divide Asheville to Tallahassee, (started in DC nov 23) new river trail , C&O and Gap 4 times , Ohio to Erie , NH to Roanoke ( Eastern divide , Empire State trail , Pine creek trail , Skyline drive , blue ridge parkway )

I roller bladed the trail years ago. Now, in my 80s. But, now I plan on biking it as we just moved back to Mason,Oh from Florida. Can you recommend a bike for me to purchase to ride the trail? Thankyou!!

Loved your adventure. Been wanting to ride the Greenbrier trail. Hope to in the future with family. Won't try the winter months though. Love WVA! God's Blessings for continued safe travels!

I liked what you said and how you said it at the end of this video. Nothing wrong with supporting local businesses who rely on the trail for their lively hood. As for a group ride, I always ride when I am in the area, (I'm from Pittsburgh PA) for the Bristol NASCAR races. Hard to get down there any other time.. If you do a ride on the weekend of April 12th., I will be in town for the race, and I plan on riding. I always use the Adventure Damascus & Sundog Outfitter to get me up to the top of the mountain so I can ride back. Ridden the Creeper trail 6 or 7 times, and it's a great ride! I was so sad to see the trail is destroyed. gla to see the old store at Green cove survived. Love to stop there and relax a bit. i grew up in the grocery business, and that is like old home week for me. Good luck with your group ride, and if it is on April 12th, I will see you then! If you ever want to ride some of the GAP in the Pittsburgh PA area, let me know!

I rode the Creeper in September from Whitetop to Damascus, two days before Helene and almost stayed another day, but the weather was already getting bad. I was so focused on this trip, I had no idea the storm was headed that way. When I got back and saw videos of the damage, I booked an AirB&B in Damascus for May and I'll catch the Abington half. Very beautiful. Thanks for this update.

This is my style.

There is a limit to cabooses.😀

I have had many trainers/advisors in my athletic (mostly amateur) career, and you have the best coach I have ever seen. The holistic approach is the only way, and your understanding and results show what it can do. Inspiring.

Push the type two fun. That's half of it. But don't forget the type one beauty of riding in really cool environments.

I'm in Richmond, and I love West Virginia. I've only climbed, hiked, and snowboarded there. I want to ride the Greenbrier Rail Trail now. Going along that river is beautiful. Good job. I Enjoyed it.

I liked at the commentary about looking silly. Nothing silly about it. I want to be on the ride. You nailed the video.

After buying several pair of “winter” gives that weren’t warm I finally found a pair that worked when it was below freezing and now riding in winter is a lot more comfortable.

Yeah, walking is too slow, driving is way to fast and bicycling is just right. I’am glad you’re riding some in winter. It’s just buying the right clothing- warm layers, warm gloves and I have a winter hat that covers my lower face - nice.

Enjoyed the video Bane. Looking forward to the videos coming in 2025. Best wishes ✌️

12:34 that little shack was one of the greatest things I came across on the KATY. I was hot and tired on my very first bike trip and an ice cream samich is exactly what I needed.

Man, you are Hard Core to be biking in snow like that. 👍👍

Great video, thanks for tanking us along. looking forward to the next adventures

2024 looked like a great year. Thanks for the beautiful photography, it makes me want to get out there. I rode the C and O and GAP the third week in August in the same direction. I am also an old cheep bastard so free camped and cooked all my meals. Did you hit the hike and bike detour? Happy trails.

That's quality content right there! Fun times.

What an adventurous year you had !! Looking forward to meeting up on some trail somewhere one day and ride on an adventure with you !!

I love watching how your edits have come together. You’re rocking it!

I keep my drink tube inside my jacket and use an insulating tube on it. That way, the mouth piece doesn't freeze. Great adventure video.

Just found your channel. Thumbs up

Are you okay? I saw you when you fell on the bridge at minute 0:15. By the way, Great Video!!

Great recap video! Looks like it was a wonderful year. Hope your 2025 adventures are even better.

I had no idea the damage from Helene affected The Creeper. I’d been wanting to ride it for a couple of years. Im so sad that I never made it out there. Hopefully they will get it completely restored.

A literal cavelcade of quality content, thanks for a year of sharing

You are certainly gaining a lot of trail riding experience!! Keep it going!! Thanks for sharing your adventures !!

Thank you for high quality content in 2024. Looking forward to your 2025 adventures. Thank you Bane

You need to have a T-shirt made that says, “I like my cabooses natural.” 😂 I’m a big fan of your editing and videography… but you already knew that. The cool thing about being a cyclist KZbinr is…at the end of the year you have a video record of all the fun you had. Even the Type II fun. 😏

Recently found your channel. Really enjoying it. By the way, I feel your pain on the sinus surgery.😢

Thomas, you, Bryan! I either need to work for myself, work for the government or retire 😂. What a great year!

Exactly what camera are you using? I notice other cameras go in and out of focus but yours doesn’t do that.

Congrats on riding and filming in cold weather. Nicely done! Curious what layers you wear to stay warm?

Biking is the best! It's slow enough to be fully present and fast enough to get places. You had a great year you really got around! 👍

Does anybody think that this could be the beginning to the end? I see the key pieces coming into place

Me and my buddy did a bikepacking overnighter here in may 2024. It was absolutely amazing, highly recommended you come back in the spring/ summer.

Oh and by the way. That type 2 diabetes story was definitely " Quality content".🤣

Wasn't that the intro music to the movie "JFK". LOL Enjoyed it either way. I had a question. You've ridden this trail before on your touring bike with smaller tires. You seemed to do alright on them, but the trail conditions might not have been exactly the same. Were you glad that you chose the mountain bike?

Living in North Carolina I know about the damage here but did not know about this trail. It is one on my list to ride, thank you for the information and keep the adventures coming.

FYI: the US Congress just passed an appropriations Bill that includes $600 MILLION for trail reconstruction of the parts of the Creeper that pass through National Forest Service and Park lands. That's most of the Trail from White top to Damascus. That's a TON of money, let's hope it doesn't all get wasted on nonsense and a bunch of it actually goes to rebuilding.

Bane, Another great adventure you shared with us. I would love to do this trail also. I am finishing my first year of riding the bike trails. I live near the Ohio to Erie Bike trail and have really fell in love with riding again. I am 69 yrs old, just retired in July, and have really been inspired by fellow riders like you. You have really inspired me to keep riding. Thanks for the great video's you share. What type(brand) of bike would you recommend for trails like the greenbrier. I have a road bike only at this point. Thank you sir, Gary

Nice video and definitely Type II fun on this one. Thanks for sharing!

Nice Vid. It's on my Bucket List but I still need to work out some logistics. Your video helped a little with that.

You are either the bravest or crazyest rider I,ve ever watched. The scenery and music were top notch. Keep riding!

Love the GRT! It was my first bikepacking trip. I want to get back there this summer.

Thanks for your video. Glad part of the trail is still open as we were planning make the long drive up there from SC and do this trail in 2025. Can't wait to visit with our family, rent bikes, eat in the restaurants, and stay/shop local. Devastation on the other parts of the trail were incredible and I hope it gets built back soon. Didn't know it had hit that part as most of the media coverage is near the Asheville area. May God bless the residents of these communities.

Loved the possum encounter! Was that Dan Edwards you were talking to when you were coming into the Caldwell Trailhead side? He and his wife and 2 whippet puppers are on the trail EVERYDAY regardless of the weather.

Great video! You possess a great eye for shot composition. Excellent pacing as well. I don’t know what you do over at your day job, but you could make a full-time living as a videographer/editor. Only problem is we don’t make that much money. 😂 But it beats digging ditches or roofing houses 😆 If stopping to get all of those cool b-roll shots is what slows you down, don’t ever apologize for going too slow. We appreciate those shots, bro. 😬 My dad and I visited Cass and took the old steam engine train up to the top of the mountain. That is a great experience. Highly recommended. Question… What kind of drone do you use?