Bikepacking Australia Documentary (The Snowy Mountains)

This is episode 1 of 4, Cycling Across Australia (to the Murray River). I begin in Sydney, at Frenchs Forest at the Coast and heading for Snowy Mountains, Murray River, South Australia, Nullarbor, Western Australia and then Perth. Trip was about 4800km and 66 Days. I was creating awareness for Charity, WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF link below! I'm incredibly grateful for all the amazing people who support the trip and cheers for more adventures! Subscribe for more!
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[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Episode 2 is out now! (Murray River) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5qagZytrbhpgJo

[@kamryntony3523]

I know I am kind of randomly asking but does anyone know of a good website to watch new movies online?

[@aydenjackson8328]

@Kamryn Tony try Flixzone. You can find it on google :)

[@finnleykenneth7808]

@Ayden Jackson definitely, I've been using flixzone for years myself :)

[@kamryntony3523]

@Ayden Jackson Thank you, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :D I appreciate it!!

[@aydenjackson8328]

@Kamryn Tony You are welcome =)

[@michaeldowell8188]

That's a tough ride up Macquarie pass loaded on a push bike! Narrow road too.

[@falkinerwilliam]

Great work, keep posting of your fantastic ride!

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

thanks! I appreciate the positive feedback :D

[@loveenough1]

They’re tough conditions but you emphasise the beauty rather than the hardship. Good stuff!

[@TimsTrikeTrips]

Epic journey. Can't wait to see the rest. 👍

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Thanks Tim! :)

[@TropicalZooms]

Watched a few of your vids mate. All I can say her is "BBBRRRrrrrrr!". Makes me cold and shivery. Love your vids.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

Such a beautiful way to see a beautiful country! Looking forward to the next instalment!

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

ah.. thanks for watching! :)

[@codeyorgill]

AWESOME STUFF MATE!!! Great to see your adventures... can not wait for the other episodes .. all the best!!

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

you too man good luck! :)

[@jayatkins1014]

Inspiring stuff. Hope to tour this region soon

[@sathishbandolero]

This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@christiAnpure]

Crazy tour, very inspiring and amazing to watch! :)

[@cyclingfreeman]

Cool! Thanks for sharing! Now subscribing! Keep it up! 😊 👍

[@kubssharma]

Airport to Frenchs forest... walk.... easy 2-3 days walk!! Haha!

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Man! I was brought up in this " weirdness" called isolation. Look what is does to you...makes you very inventive! Enjoy! Great to hear the Magpies in the background. A land of great extremes. You get used to it. Lesson nr 1, never underestimate Nature. And you're right, " it's bloody beautiful, mate." Have a good laugh.

[@garethbishop]

I can’t believe this!! I just started watching your video, and enjoying seeing all the places that I cycle in Sydney... and then suddenly you were with JF (French guy in Frenchs Forest) - I know him, from North Sydney Yoga! He’s a fellow ebiker!

[@garethbishop]

Looking forward to the rest of the video/episodes 👍

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Ha! Small world right? 😉

[@garethbishop]

Indeed! Have just this afternoon got back from my first little cycling tour.. getting inspiration for more from your vids!

[@roxxi182218]

Thank you for making this! Youre really informative and inspiring. Im leaving for my first solo bike tour to Australia in a couple months, hoping I dont run into snow if I can help it, lol.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Well thank you for watching! every ad cents goes towards the adventures and filming :) and good luck on your trip if you follow coastline or low attitudes you chant see snow but you'll be alright. :) The snow is incredibly stunning to ride through.. :)

[@skozlovski]

at 2007 I've done same bicycle trip from Sydney(Canberra, along Murray river, Adelaide, port Pirie, Port Augusta , Iron Knob , Nullarbor Plain, Perth) to Albany... W.A., but I cyckled at summer,😁

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Sweet 🤣🤙🤙

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

@@TheOneGoodRoad not sweet, but stinking hot! He'd need all the water bottles he could carry and how! Have a good day.

[@maddog_rab-2-bad505]

It funny Australians get excited over snow just like the Scottish over a sunny day

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

@ maddog etc. You ever been to Australia?...for more than one season,.... like nine months of Summer and three of Spring?...... Australians only really know one colour and that's red- brown -khaki -Beige. Anything else, like snow that's bleached WHITE...AND that's COLD, must be like lillies from heaven , only you ain't dead! You're alive man and it's like ice-cream from heaven, minus the cream! What could be more fascinating? " Pennies from heaven!" Here's to it, Mate. Have a great little Ozzie day.

[@Bikepacking]

Pavel check this out same route we doing but from perth

[@Route3ARevisited]

"I could probably spend a week everywhere because everyone's so nice...." Well said, brother, but a traveler never over-stays their welcome.

[@munnyuenwong7213]

Hey mate, I'm planning to cycle across Australia as well so Im searching vedios to see how people do on their trips. You motivate me a lot.

[@beauhalliday9496]

Have You done it

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Australia has black panthers too? Thankyou for taking the effort to make the video. I've 🐝

[@davidhughes467]

As always another awesome video, keeping it real. I am planning a similar trip, and thanks to your videos will also be doing it in aid of world bicycle relief. If you have the time I'd be grateful for your responses to two questions. 1. What time of the year did you go? 2. Why did you go East to West? Sorry if you have already answered this before. Much respect & thank you for your videos.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

That's awesome, I do wish you good luck. 1. I went in the Australian winter season. 2. It was cheaper to fly to Sydney from Auckland, and I wanted to live in Perth instead of Sydney. (I would recommend looking up prevailing winds (I had strong headwinds %90 of the time)

[@blackpedal2146]

*big thunder* "Ohhh, it sounds beautiful!" What!? :D

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

the atmosphere in the rain with thunder in the rain forest, just stunning.. like being in a real life BBC planet earth episode :)

[@brianward7724]

G'day, OGR! I couldn't work out whether you were just delighted to see the snow or whether you thought that it didn't snow in Australia. On another subject, your voice sounds VERY similar to a bloke I worked with in a bike shop in 'The Shire' in Sydney in the mid-80s. He was a Kiwi and I'm pretty sure his first name was Tony; he would have been around 19-20 then. It couldn't have been your father, could it? If he did work in a bike shop then but can't remember me (real name Brian), ask if he remembers a bloke who smashed his (i.e. my) pocket watch with a hammer one day.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Well, both to answer the question. Snow in Australia on the gumtrees was something I didn't expect. And I don't know this Brian you speak of as my father's name is John ;)

[@brianward7724]

@@TheOneGoodRoad Thanks anyway! BTW, I'm Brian; my workmate was Tony.

[@manooms78]

How's the bike doing? You've helped me decide which bike to buy. I think I'll pick the Reid CX up too.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Still going all well :) remember this code will help save a few dollars :D "FREE50" - t.cfjump.com/58157/o/42690

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

I've been across the Nullarbor numerous times , car, bus , train and plane. Often wondered how it would be by camel or a bike. Walking never appealed. I hope the " cyclist-consciousness" of the Australian motorists has improved since I was trying to negotiate between the busses and cars in Sydney in the 1980's. Living dangerously. Maybe things have improved since . Now I think about a Montecarlo to Lyon. Couldn't be any worse. Australia's a big country, isn't it? Thankyou for sharing.

[@TinkleAssify]

Most Australian motorists hate cyclists. They're not patient at all. The motorists here always seem to be in a hurry and seek to save a few seconds of their time. I always look to give way to them mainly by going onto the pavement. At least the infrastructure is slowly improving with more bike paths and complete cycle routes.

[@paul8612]

What clothing, footwear have you used for the wetter days of your Aussie tour, and how did they stand up?

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

I had merino socks and regular sport trainers :D I have a high visit rain jacket and rain pants. My video on my setup is here mate :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYbVqZ2dgax4nZo

[@paul8612]

Thanks, I did see that, but you mentioned "rain proof pants" is that the brand? All my rain pants fail where you least want them to between the legs, I guess they can't keep up with the friction constant on the saddle. Are yours actually waterproof; is the Btwin jacket also, and are you still carrying that large audio speaker around with you? Many thanks, Paul

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

yeah I love that Bluetooth speaker :D the rain pants and also btwin they have great value :) I've had the rain pants for years!

[@abhiiyer7]

Love the raw edits. Which months did you do this tour in?

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Winter :)

[@joestufft]

What tires do you have on the bike? Tubeless or no? How did they perform?? Would you recommend? Thanks!

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Standard cheap off brand Chinese puncture proof. (They were rubbish)

[@von_2846]

Hi there I want to asking few question if you dont mind. While you cycling from Sydney to perth,How much you spend your expenses for whole journey in Australia? What is the most difficult situation that you ever encounter? and How you to manage to find a place if you have problem with your Stomach ?

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Honestly I offer coaching for more deeper in depth questions. I'll keep this brief I think each week I spent around 50 to 80 Aussie dollars. Easily the most difficult things are the distances and thinking about how much water you need also paying attention for road trains. I'm not sure what you mean by the last question I assume that you mean bathroom visits? that's easy you go to the forest and you dig a hole. Any further assistance I offer private coaching.

[@von_2846]

@@TheOneGoodRoad I understand that. For the last question you not sure what i mean is How you manage to find place that there's no Restroom around empty place ? How far each day you cycle ? How much you charge for coaching ? Im from Asia country btw

[@musafirnoname]

😍😍😍

[@retahrdretahrd9871]

Ha, are wallabies aggressive, only the Rugby Union players.

[@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908]

Like your mirror any link?

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

just cheap from amazon there all mostly the same ;)

[@the.communist]

I wouldnt put that mirror on not even if I get paid to do so 😝

[@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908]

Me either lol

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

@@the.communist that mirror. You don't bike, do you? Otherwise you'd appreciate the value of a mirror. Perhaps it's " that" mirror and not that " mirror" that is the problem. I think they are indispensable in traffic and make for much safer riding for the bicyclist. Just go into search in the net . There are lots of choices. But it does bug me as well. I try not to look at it. After all, the video is more than the rear vision helmet mirror.

[@Bikepacking]

brillant

[@brianward7724]

Here's what that beach looks like from the viewpoint you showed us, only on a good day: www.flickr.com/photos/brinzey44/43652779662/in/dateposted/ Sorry, I haven't watched right through Ep. 1 yet. Will do, though.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

yes I know after this shot I go down the the beach and glorious sunshine :)

[@craigme2583]

Yer baby

[@alexloweh1]

Great video well done but charity should start at home.👍

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

What do you mean?

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

@@TheOneGoodRoad I imagine he means supplying all those underprivileged, bicycle-less ... where do you live? say, Brits, for example, with bikes THEN work your way around to Africa. I have seen what a bicycle can do for villages in not only Africa and in the right hands and with supportive control, it is, contrary to my initial response, a great help and initiative which could be just what Africans need, apart from clean water supply and safe human waste disposal systems. It is surprising how from such a mustard seed a large plant can grow. So, let us not stay too cool about assistance to developing countries and those people who struggle everyday to exist in the face of great adversity, something the Trump's of today have no idea about, not to this extent.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Explain that "copyright" business, please. You mean, if I take a video of me bicycling along singing, which I often do, ..sing, I mean and publish that via public media some bugger wacks me with a law suit for singing!!!!!!!!! What is the world coming to? Where is freedom? " "Freiheit, Freiheit! " Oh, Roll over, Beethoven. Gone where the goblins go.

[@RSO-IV]

You have to pay with sum to the owner of the song. I mean the first bikesinger.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

@@RSO-IV then I shall distort and change the lyrics that it will be unrecognisable, which is what I do anyway on the bike especially over the bumps!

[@freddiefuckenflintstone2623]

Too many ads, I only got 10minutes in and I couldn’t take the ads

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Its supports the creation of new videos and you can try KZbin Premium on a free trial to remove ads.

[@giab1188]

Can't watch...camera shots making me sick

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

GoPro Hero 7 didn't exist when I recorded this (for its stabilizing). Future videos (NZ bikepacking documentary) I use less of those shaky footage. It's possible to play it in the background (while cooking, or working, or whatever works)

[@the.communist]

That bloody mirror is irritating as hell

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Well, it saves life's..