Brompton tour day 2- a change of plans

[@hobocyclist]

Good on you for documenting the trip and showing the real on road experience. It must have been hard with all going on to grab out the camera and also make a film. Don’t sweat this changes, your original plan was a huge tour, even with light gear and not taking Beans it would be massive. Having the ability to change plans on the road and use other forms of transport is part of the reason I like folding bike touring. I think you’ve levelled up & added another dimension to the trip and will probably enjoy it a whole lot more. All the best!!

[@michaellong9526]

Hey Brian, Maybe think of it this way, the whole ethos of the brompton is to be able to use major transportation ie trains buses planes to go somewhere between and have the brompton to cruise around with That's exactly the strategy you are now using taking major transportation to get to the actual area you wanted to see then cruising around that area. You are using the true brompton process, now just slow down and enjoy it..

[@carltongadgettmannprice352]

I have a single wheel bike trailer and I use it to carry my cats in on bike rides. The cats really enjoyed the bike ride and I enjoyed have them come along for the ride and their company.

[@chakasmum]

Much as it would have been lovely to have Beans on the tour, her welfare comes first. So does yours, so this was the right call. Safety first! Keep well, and onward to Wyoming.

[@amateur_adventurist]

the important thing is you did it, bravo and thanks for great videos

[@kajukuja]

Thanks for the video, and good call on the decision. Safety first for both you and Beans.

[@MultiWhitbread]

You know they say that we pack our fears. I’m so glad you’re giving yourself permission to ask your brother for help and to adjust your plans based on what you’re learning about the reality of riding with that rig, plus Beans, in that hilly terrain. I look forward to watching you shift into a mode more conducive to enjoying the journey. No need to break the land speed record on this trip. Be safe.

[@UKHaiku]

You made the right call Brian - most important to make sure Beans is safe and not stressed out…

[@fender1000100]

This wasn't so much a tour but a battle for survival. Few of us could ever do this. My 6 mile commute to work on my folder is a challenge for me at 58. I couldn't imagine a day like this.

[@adventure953]

Life is a learning process, we all learn something from your experiences too. Thank you for sharing with us. 🙏

[@recycleonwednesdays]

Thumbs up for taking good care of Beans and yourself. Besides, Beans deserves some quality time with her extended family!

[@Steelpeachandtozer]

Brompton electric looks appealing after this!

[@willarn1]

Thanks for bringing us along.

[@ibikeunfolded]

Thanks for coming along to watch me suffer. 😀👍

[@BlackyBrownDestruction9337]

I’m glad you’re honest about it, that way we know exactly what happened if we tried

[@mirathemage3859]

Just ordered my first folding bike . Your videos have been so informative and I love your channel. Stay awesome 😎

[@ianbroadley4704]

Hey Brian, I wish you all the best for your tour. I love how much you love and care for Beans!! Take care man…

[@zigzag8111]

Good call Brian 👍

[@penny9360]

Well done you. You have tried to organise everything and to include Beans but as you say the reality is distressing her. Those roads are crazy!! Also with the best will in the world how would you know how heavy the rig is and how bad the hills are until you are actually doing it. A great plan B and I look forward to following your adventures. I am sure Beans will be happy on her holiday too :-) How lovely that your bro will help you out.

[@wthompson006]

Glad to finally hear from you. I kept thinking some tragedy happened and was checking each day to see if you posted.

[@kzarz0219]

Lucky you got your bro to help! Let me know if you plan to bike through Texas. I'll have a 5 gallon jug of water waiting for you. Ride safe.

[@ibikeunfolded]

I had planed to go to the Hotter N’ hell bike ride but this tour got in the way. My mother and aunt live in Texas.👍😀

[@stevensmith1911]

What a great adventure. One for the memory bank for sure! Catch up with Beans later, and have a great rest of your trip. Stay safe, stay hydrated, and don't bonk! Onward!!

[@woomichen1378]

Don't be so hard on yourself. Much respect to your compassion and care for Beans. Very instructive advice on light packing. I plan to tour between Asian cities, which is much less spread out than Colorado and Wyoming, and this video helps a lot.

[@jpringles5480]

No worries! Awesome video

[@jeffrey5961]

good practice.

[@lsismeiro]

Hi Brian, I think the change of plans was a smart thing to do. You are doing the touring to enjoy yourself, if it is not working then change to make it work. Keep the videos coming, I'm enjoying your tour.

[@fordgalaxie395]

Hey Brian great video as usual just got my first brompton I have Dahons a older modified Bike Friday and a week ago got an old school 5 speed brompton with rack and external Dino lights it’s black😀😀😀 any way thought I’d let you know as your the main reason and information where I learned about folders Now,!!!!! I have several lol thanks for being real I appreciate what you share 😎

[@ibikeunfolded]

Thank you, I appreciate your viewership. I hope you have all kinds of fun on your new folders😃👍

[@blazz573]

Another good video. It's amazing how those places today still look like The Old West.

[@Flyingramses]

I am so relieved for you and Beans, the right decision for sure, the speed of that traffic snd so close . . . 😬. I am sure the revised plan will make things easier and look forward to the next video. Hopefully you will get Beans safely back home using stress free transportation somehow 🙏👍🏼

[@patsmith7710]

Even a day trip can have its down, bad parts, thank you for being real showing reality. Look after that kitty and yourself, you will still have fun and good days on the bike when at your brothers.

[@NerdsWorldNYC]

Stop beating yourself up,you are not an idiot, you are doing something many of us will never do and thank you for taking us on this journey,please stay safe! . "Next time you go on a road trip alone and leave me with someone so I can crawl onto the windowsill."~Beans 🐈‍⬛

[@elizabethfrance]

At least you found out touring and camping isn't for Beans without any serious consequences. I was so worried she would run away and you would lose her. We all make mistakes and learn from them. I've learnt from these past two vlogs of yours, if I'm ever tempted to take my current two cats away with me I'll just come back and rewatch these. As I have said before, I think with cats I think it's down to individual character and getting them used to activities as a kitten. In the past I've had one that loved car riding and another that liked bike rides, but not my current two. 🚲🐈

[@markstevens9402]

Sensible decision Brian, this tour can be put down as a learning experience! You may find that you will enjoy the rest of your tour now you have made some changes.

[@williamferguson869]

It’s a learning experience, go with the flow 👍

[@robhemsley9181]

Fantastic video - real life and I feel the pressure and pain and how it gets to you - and you will look back in it as a great experience - I couldn’t have done it but I’m getting older now - I would have hated cycling for mikes with noisy cars tearing past me - maybe redesign your next route to make it easier- sorry for saying the obvious- well done to your brother for stepping in too - great great video Brian !

[@dellyndigital]

Live and learn. You will always get a like from me.

[@deniscompton7308]

Love this adventure it's better than most of the rubbish we get on TV , keep going Brian p,s in 13 years I have never seen my 2 cats drink water.

[@miarobv]

Brian please Don’t call yourself names. You are learning from your mistakes. It’s admirable that you are giving this adventure a try and that you are making necessary adjustments as you go. I think you made the right decision about Beans. Poor girl wasn’t enjoying the bike ride. It was all too new for her. Once you have lightened the load you will enjoy this trip much better. Next time take your Bike Friday. It can handle 4 panniers with no problems.

[@recycleonwednesdays]

Seconded. You made the right choice for safety when it mattered most. You'll do things differently next time.

[@trigs1441]

Good call changing your plans as its all about enjoyment and if your not then change.

[@cdbibay]

Good call calling your brother. It's important to know when you've reached you safety limit.

[@ibikeunfolded]

Well, I wanted to make sure Beans was safe first and foremost…. I can suffer and make it through, but I wouldn’t forgive myself if something happened to my cat because of my stupidity.

[@pfscpublic]

Good decision, humanity for animals #futurenormal

[@ultrastoat3298]

Nothing like biking on a highway with a narrow shoulder as cars and trucks pass you at 80 mph.

[@stephenschuit7880]

As a teacher I often ask my students "What did you learn from our class today?' My learning from following you on this trip is that the cat, as much as you love her, doesn't belong on this trip. She would have done better back home with someone caring for her and you'd be able to really enjoy this adventure 100% more. Perhaps the whole trailer, then, would not have been necessary. Great lesson to learn for the future.

[@jonathanleach3914]

Every best wish for your trip. I’m sure that dropping Beans off is the right decision. Take care.

[@KennethWuAU]

It's all a learning experience.

[@philippniessen6408]

How happy are you with the Chubby trailer now that you have travelled quite a distance?

[@ke6zc]

When you originally announced your trip, I thought that you were going to take some kind of motorized transport to get to Yellowstone and I never thought you were going to take your cat. Yellowstone is much more interesting to see than the area you have been passing through and I’m sure your time will be better spent riding around Yellowstone there than getting there. I wish I could do something similar to what you are doing, but on a much smaller scale in the Eastern Sierra area of California. Unfortunately, for the first part of the trip, I’d need to have one of those anti-bear canisters to store food in for the first part of the trip. I have a Downtube 8H folding bike. It’s kind of heavy at 35 lb., but I like the internal Alfine hub and the fact that it’s a belt drive.

[@prieten49]

Hey, I'm getting withdrawal symptoms from your lack of posting. This was an interesting older video. You're the one who has to pedal that bike. Beans thanks you for thinking of her too. You have nothing but sympathy from me. It's great that you had a plan B. Absolutély no need to explain. More recently, I hope you're getting to a better place both physically and mentally.

[@Zen_Not_Zen]

Snakes when you were camping beside the road ???

[@82ogo]

I'm seeing this tour with a cat, but I really can't believe it.

[@MrFrescocotone]

Propos for your amazing truppe! Have you changed to shorter guarda for the trip?

[@markhooper5824]

Keep it up.

[@rebelrye]

Brian, press on and be safe.

[@duncanhamilton5841]

Weight is the enemy of cycling, but especially cycling uphill in a desert in late summer on a 16" city bike 😆. Beans might have been slightly better up front - cats rely heavily on facial interaction with humans. On the back all she can really see is semis coming her way, which she instinctively wants run from. To be fair though, she's never going to be a Nala from 1bike1world - she was more or less doing that from 6 weeks old. That cat goes on kayaks FFS!! 🤯 For bike touring, it's easy to forget youre still propelling the thing and overload - trick I learned is to pack as if you're hiking (I.e. carrying it on your back all day). If it's gonna be hell to carry that weight all day, cycling all day with it won't be much better.

[@jeffdible8171]

Relentless climbing and extra weight either on two wheels or on your back is brutal. No shame it admitting you need to adjust. Enjoy the rest of your trip. I look forward to your VLOG.

[@GlobalAdventurer]

Having exposed skin, like your legs just causes more dehydration and sunburn. You should ride with spandex leggings, in a light color to reflect the sun rays. Good luck on your tour 👍

[@micktaylor5024]

Guys! Time to change up.

[@GarthGoldberg]

No, you can't find free camping anywhere, except in US Forest Service and BLM land. That's usually pretty remote and out of range of bicycles. With all the stuff (and cat) you were bringing, I'm surprised you got as far as you did.

[@Ghost-sz7uo]

it's a shame that it didn't work out. it would've definitely made for some interesting content but safety first!

[@tobewiser1629]

"No camping" so long as I don't set up a tent, I ain't camping--everything else is good to go when you put everything away after use. I've slept under picnic tables with a pad and layers of clothing; and on stormy nights; in the less visited "rest stops," I've used dark tarp/large sliced open garbage bag laid over the picnic table and used it as shelter while sleeping under it. Thank you for thinking about Beans; no innocent creature should suffer from any human actions--I feel better, and can continue to watch your self-torturing vds, you've created for YOURself--BUT, Brain (sic), what don't kill-ya will make you smarter, provided your not borne an idiot, which you were not--I trust you will learn and improve from your experience. I've learned from your tortured vd, watching your mistakes: On my interstate travel, I will to do more reconnaissance planning and look at other interstate bikers' channels for tips before I head out. Your poor planning and misery helped me--no ills intended--just raw truth. Thank you for your mistakes so they don't become mine. Keep going.

[@vicstee482]

As someone who has had cats for a long time, that was very foolish taking beans on that trip. Lovely idea, but cats are generally highly strung. It is a very rare cat that would be laid back enough for a trip round the block let alone hundreds of miles. She couldnt even see you to keep her calm. Very very unwise idea. I also wonder why you did such a mega trip on a brompton?! I really hope she recovered from that stress. Sorry to be so negative, and i think you agree that in hindsight it was just cruel.

[@ibikeunfolded]

Hindsight is always 20/20. I will never do anything like that again.

[@ed0078]

No camping. You can blame this on the homeless

[@ed0078]

Too late now but you should have never introduced beans into your life. You are meant to have life simple, keep this in mind next time

[@GarthGoldberg]

My opinion: the West is too big to conquer by bike. Better for a car or motorcycle. Even then, it's vast.

[@andreasbacher2695]

Only a fool or a sadistic animal torturer will bring his cat on such a trip. Cats are not for being carried caged. You should be charged for this by law.

[@ibikeunfolded]

My cat would probably agree.🤷‍♂️

[@keithdainton6043]

Idiot what a stupid comment

[@kevindowney7728]

Guess nobody has seen how animals are loaded into an airplane like cargo and introduced to temps unheard of for 14 hours at a time. It’s great to be able to take a pet along and care enough to modify your trip for the well being of beans.