3 FRAME BAG SETUPS (Find More Space on Your Bike)

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Exploring the world by bicycle and documenting the people we meet transformed my life. The first trip was 4,200 miles along Adventure Cycling's Trans Am Route from Virginia to Oregon. With no experience, I set off with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh - together we now have logged over 25,000 miles or over the circumference of the earth.
Here are timestamps to find the right biking setup for you:
0:00 Welcome back from India
1:30 Filmmaker bike touring setup
4:27 Around town bike frame pack setup
8:12 Invitation to join Cycling With by Miles of Portraits
9:30 How many drinks fit into a bicycling frame pack?
In this video, I sit down to explain biking setups using the Ortlieb 4L waterproof frame-pack in ways that keep let me film or simply have fun on the bike.
General gear list: www.erikdouds.com/abouterik#gear
Ortlieb 4L Top Tube Frame Pack: www.ortlieb.com/frame-pack-to...
FILMMAKER SETUP:
1) Travel Tripod: amzn.to/3eSfiBw
2) Nikon 70-300mm lens: bhpho.to/3jsy0Cg
3) Joby gorillapod + iPhone adapter: bhpho.to/31H3kr0
AROUND TOWN:
1) Joby gorillapod + iPhone adapter: bhpho.to/31H3kr0
2) Anker Power Bank: amzn.to/2YMO21N
3) Frio Insulin Cooling Case: amzn.to/2QH10tK
4) Pearl iZUMi Vista Shorts: bit.ly/3lvuedn
5) Sunglasses: bit.ly/2QGFKnO
HANGING WITH FRIENDS:
What's your favorite drink to bring? Jealous of the sweet coffee setup?
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (2M+ followers).
Personal Website: erikdouds.com
Website for Type 1s: diabadass.com
Miles of Portraits: www.milesofportraits.com

[@ErikDouds]

What is your favorite item to put into a frame bag? Let me know below

[@littleben2377]

Tools, extra clothes, first aid stuffs, emergency food items and cameras.😃

[@annalisavandenbergh8999]

BANANAS!

[@ErikDouds]

Mini bananas, especially

[@ErikDouds]

I've been thinking a bit more about my emergency setup / first aid kit actually. Any recommendations? I'll always have water treatment tablets...I started to put a tourniquet in my panniers on remote trips

[@thelastcarbon1225]

Loved from India!

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you. Will work on the return trip home story soon

[@littleben2377]

Good to see you back filming and sharing some good memories of your trip to India. Kudos mate🤗🥳👍👌

[@ErikDouds]

More to come! I'll be working on the larger film projects too

[@littleben2377]

@@ErikDouds Eager to see those😃

[@CDeanhartman]

External battery/power-source are amazing, especially with Tandem's rechargeable batteries and almost everyone using a smartphone to run CGM. Always a good thing to have, not only as a T1D but also a filmmaker!

[@ErikDouds]

I always chuckle seeing Tandem users "plugged in" to a wall or external charger. One of the most common items I see ditched after a bit is a solar charger. External battery packs last a pretty darn long time and you get into a habit of always charging when stopping in a cafe, someone's home, etc. One of the 'luxury' items I bring is a Belkin wall charger with 3 chargers + 2 USB spots.

[@Esquarious]

Good to see you updating again! What's that gorgeous lake behind you?

[@ErikDouds]

Lake Champlain up in Vermont!

[@soul6210]

Hi Erik...long time... Good to see you again...😊 best wishes 👍tkcr✨

[@ErikDouds]

Working on the video of actually returning home

[@avisekpl]

Love to see you after a long time Erik..btw great editing ❤️❤️....America is Beautiful 😍😍😍..love to see more America ❤️

[@ErikDouds]

This is a particular beautiful part of America. Our landscapes are quite dramatically across each state and believe it's one of the many remarkable parts of this country

[@avisekpl]

@@ErikDouds I know brother.This is the why I want to see more from you.

[@xjdndndmsvsvr]

I use an MSR mugmate for coffee. Much smaller and lighter! Swing by NH some time and I'll meet you for coffee 🤙

[@ErikDouds]

My friend from the Trans Am moved to White Mountains - one of the speakers for Cycling With talking about PTSD. Would love love to ride up there. If you're on Instagram, send me a direct message / @erikdouds

[@raybeckon1235]

Cool tips, tnx. Where is this scenic lake?

[@ErikDouds]

This is Lake Champlain. Decent views :)

[@AldenRoth]

I've seen some people put their water bottles on the side of their front wheel fork!

[@ErikDouds]

I think 'newer' touring bikes now have bolts / holds to put cages on the front fork (and under the frame - popular spot for an MSR fuel bottle). I believe there are some products out there that allow you to put a water bottle anywhere using something like a zip tie but definitely jealous of those who have proper spots for them. The 5 1L water bottle setup is the way to go

[@AldenRoth]

@@ErikDouds My water bottle holder can velcro anywhere around the frame. It's great! It also has an elastic strap the holds the bottle in, so you can put just about any size bottle in there. It's awesome.

[@SatishYadav-oi4ch]

Hello I just see you on beyond type 1 A saw your KZbin channel there

[@ErikDouds]

Awesome. Welcome to the channel! Always love to have more T1Ds joining the fun