Broken Bike Blues

[@bradylawrence3201]

Thanks Bikepacking for giving my dad's story a platform!

[@holans6824]

Tin sent me this. Beautiful film.

[@triton189]

My first real challenge came at 59 with a cancer diagnosis. Terrifying, earth shaking. It's been 2 years of confusion and feeling sorry for myself and I just decided f#$k it and now try to be a positive force on this earth. His statement of the peace you get from family and a life lived well is so true. Also without the stress relief and peace I find on my trail bike I would go crazy! Great little video.

[@ultimatist]

I'm not crying, you're crying! This hit hard; enjoy your health and freedom every day you have it.

[@adriano8729]

Beautiful film! So inspiring and warming. I'm glad this man got a second chance at life and is it enjoying it to the full!

[@arcoulant87]

Great video man after my own got to keep going, broke my back mtb ride at 50 years old got back on my bike after 6 months ,at 54 mtb ride smashed my knee in 5 pieces back on bike 4 months later and at 66 broke my collar bone and 5 ribs on a gravel ride back on bike 35 days just cant stop biking .Rubber side down.

[@playmoreguitar5393]

What I would give to go bikepacking with my Dad ❤️ maybe in the next life 👍 great story and thanks for sharing.

[@turtlecrawford6468]

Wow what an amazing story. Loved the harmonica as well

[@louspeed1]

Very inspiring! Injuries are tough to come back from at any age.

[@chuckmillsaps2206]

Love this and Crazy Dave! Thanks Brady for curating such a fabulous montage of grit and hope. “As long as you can do it - you should do it!” Words to live by.

[@bradylawrence3201]

Thanks for watching Chuck!

[@crlarner]

Loved your story; very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[@billwelsh7489]

Great attitude and observations on life. I'm 66 and I love riding and bike camping as well. Recently I had an appendectomy which stopped my riding for several weeks. I wondered how long the recovery would take. The wait can really get you down. Your recovery was obviously much longer! Kudos to you for getting back out there on the bike. It does return the joy to ones life.

[@timothyjohnson6850]

Insightful and inspirational. Montaigne on two wheels.

[@robdogracing]

This is a great story.

[@shawneetree1440]

This guy is living

[@SonnyDarvish]

Loved the video, the story and the never stopping motivation to ride the bike! Truly inspirational!

[@sarkisbenliyan1180]

Such a mellow short piece. Just what I needed to relevate my condition and my frustrations. Injured my leg and my cycling season is over... But this pain too will pass.. hopefully .

[@BIKEPACKINGcom]

It will, sending good vibes your way.

[@YungSkier]

Absolutely amazing story! Sending all the good vibes and love y’all’s way!

[@OneByEleven]

Very inspiring and just an amazing story.

[@buzzboykin9982]

Thanks for the great story.

[@marioschoen4075]

Thanks for sharing this story!

[@OldLostGuy]

He said it all and he said it right. For me everyday I go back to that day that everything was taken. I go back so I can continue to appreciate each moment that I have now and each person that is in my life. Thank you for making this vid.

[@mrhankbotful]

I have a broken Ti cargo rack that I just had welded so I can get through my bike trip at the end of May on the High Plains Byway. Broken stuff sucks, but at least I wasn't hurt! Respect! A lot of the feelings he had about being grateful for what you had and wanting to get back to normal were similar to the ones I had after getting hit by a Jeep in January of 2022. I was lucky and it was only a few months before I was nearly as good as new. All I could think about during that time was getting back on a bike.

[@themississippikidful]

Inspiring ! Fantastic video and story , wow what a awesome and funny guy !

[@barrybogart5436]

Well, I am 79, and I am planning to do the Tree to Sea this year. I rode the trails on the Southern half of Vancouver Island before Covid and have done the full Kettle Valley Rail trail in southern BC. Before that, I was a Randonneur for 30 years, so know what I could do once. But I was much younger then. I was run down by cars five times, so have some leftover injuries. But I should be OK. Bears, cougars and samsquances worry me the most, but I'll take them over car drivers!

[@kenprice1047]

Wow! Great story, video, testimony and strength! Thanks for sharing this! I love the dad!

[@nickfitzham]

Goddamnit I just love pieces like this

[@taylorchinner2935]

Incredible story. Thankyou for sharing

[@rogerhart612]

Awesome story 👏

[@asellars]

Great film. Love the attitude. Pro Tip: Use sticks and rocks instead of leaves! :)

[@mgleake]

HECK YEAH DAVE!!!!!!!!

[@mgleake]

And Braden.

[@wpmccray1]

Amen.

[@bironbrunelle5186]

Ok well.....I cried.

[@xjaybirdx309]

Fuck yes

[@mricci1128]

👏 😭 🚴🏽 ❤

[@ДенисГриценко-з1я]

God story

[@weeringjohnny]

I think, though, that you could interpret this story in a hundred different ways, none of them involving divine intervention. My story on recovering from cancer involves no gods but the rational hand of the surgeon. If it weren't for him I wouldn't be doing a whole lot of bike packing right now.

[@ДенисГриценко-з1я]

@@weeringjohnny sori please

[@weeringjohnny]

@@ДенисГриценко-з1я I think you're apologising but please don't. You're perfectly entitled to express your polnt of view.

[@ДенисГриценко-з1я]

@@weeringjohnny thank you

[@zachs6191]

ah man who is cutting onions in here

[@mazescopak405]

Is there more to this story or filming? Ended too early.

[@wladilabra]

BROK BIKE EN BLUES XD

[@chrisgunter9985]

what is that route

[@bradylawrence3201]

It's a mix of the Appalachian Gravel Growler and Bikepacking Pisgah routes!

[@carlbroker]

WHAT SONG?!

[@bradylawrence3201]

Which one? You're probably looking for A Tether by Kylie Dailey

[@carlbroker]

@@bradylawrence3201 ty

[@yohannpitrey4598]

News update: "Dad gored by his handlebars while on bikepacking trip with his son after he forgot to put bar ends" 😱