Thanks for sharing! Kyrgyzstan is such an amazing place, I’m so curious about it.
@jamesherd91322 ай бұрын
Well Done Doug Loved the video looks like an amazing place .
@bernardmrozinski72907 ай бұрын
What a great adventure Doug! Thanks for sharing this recording and your thoughts through this beautiful country and I bet super challenging trip in every aspect!
@newmember898 ай бұрын
Doug, thanks for sharing, what a journey. Best of luck next year. Cheers
@michaeljohnson2549 ай бұрын
trusty vodka bottle
@coldbike52779 ай бұрын
yup, my improvised seat bag was rubbing on my thighs, and it was the first plastic beverage container I spotted in the ditch
@domkuliasa44099 ай бұрын
Epic ride man awesome watch
@xuchenglin62569 ай бұрын
Wow! Didn't know such a cool race exists! The scenery is so so similar to my home (Xinjiang, China. Just at the other side of the border), that everything feels extremely familiar. It feels like I have even been to these places before because it's just so similar... Only the difference is at the other side of the border these areas would be packed with tourists and cars, that during the hot season some of the mountain roads are even having traffic jams just like a big city. However this side of the mountain it seems quiet and untouched, such a huge difference! Albeit it's the same mountain. Such a great adventure!
@philwood16834 жыл бұрын
Hi Doug, In the process of trying to make a pair of Pogies, but I have never actually seen any in flesh. Can you now do a sequel where you fit the Pogies to your bike and give us a good look round them. I do a bit of woodwork and own a square hole cutter Aka a morticer 😁
@coldbike52774 жыл бұрын
I have been meaning to do that, and I will probably get to that in the next month or so. I can see how not having seen any in real life would be an obstacle, I made my first. pair back in the 1990s, and I had only seen a few pictures since the internet was barely invented and there weren't any pogie manufacturers on it. I have to make wood mortices by hand with a round drill and a chisel!
@Huckaby4 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts after posting and using this mod? Looks like a great idea.
@coldbike52774 жыл бұрын
I have been using this method for about 18 years, with variations on the insulation. Before that I used a wrap of bar tape over the insulation. Carbon bars and light grips are another alternative since the bars don't conduct much heat. I wrote a long and wordy article on keeping hands warm in winter here: www.coldbike.com/2019/12/05/warm-hands-cold-bike-the-definitive-guide-to-keeping-hands-warm-on-a-bike-in-winter/
@lodoegyatso41994 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! This is exactly the video I’m wanted to see. I have 3 days and 2 night and I wanted to see if it was possible to do it in that time and was also concern about bear and I happen to have harmonica 🙏🏽💛💛
@MichaelS-pr9qn4 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug, what make is your raft?
@coldbike52774 жыл бұрын
It's from DIYpackraft, I have a preliminary review on my coldbike.com blog, I have two of them, and so far they've been good. I haven't taken them on anything beyond class 3, but they have held up to that. I have some new tricks to the ironing that I'll write about soon.
@gregglatz5 жыл бұрын
Two thumbs up for light and fast.
@deviatfirgelli88996 жыл бұрын
Nice. Very refreshing . Which month was this? May? Thinking of doing the trip from Del Bonita campground to Aden Bridge in our Advanced Elements inflatable. I reckon June is a good time.
@coldbike52776 жыл бұрын
We went in late May, I think peak flow is around then. I've heard, but not experienced that the river runs very low in July and August most years.
@coldbike52776 жыл бұрын
I also have a writeup for this trip on the coldbike.com blog.