Cycle Touring El Salvador | Beautiful Beaches, Cute Puppy, and Tunnels | Alaska to Argentina

[@billweberx]

Not sure if this has been recommended to you, but you would have almost no flats if you used tubeless tires and rims. It takes a bit of practice to get used to tubeless, but no patching and only rarely you have to poke a bacon strip into a hole, which is way easier than removing the wheel, tire, tube to patch. You can fix it in a couple of minutes. Tough to make that change in the middle of a tour, but check it out next time. I would never ride with tubes again.

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hey there Bill! I've been using Stan's No Flat since 2004 on my MTB and it works great for that. However, I would never recommend using this for long term bike travel. One thing you would need to carry a jug of it with so you can replenish your tires every so often and I am not sure you would be able to properly fill your tires with the enough PSI for the load. The advantage of using it with my MTB is so that I can run lower pressure in the tires and not worry about pinch flatting. If you're traveling long term with tubeless tires that is cool, but nah I wouldn't take this chance, nor would I suggest this to anyone. It takes me a few minutes to patch a tire and we're back on the road. We each carry one tube just in case we get a slice (this has happened once) that can't be patched and I carry a couple dozen self adhesive patches with us. While in Pueblo, Mexico I was worried we might run out, so I picked up a patch kit that came with glue and a couple dozen patches to carry with. Also, I drilled each of our rims to accept Schrader valves so that if need be we can get a new 26" tube anywhere in the world. Thanks again for following along and all the best on your travels. Take care. ~Ron

[@cristyalfaro4288]

Yes, faces look miserable when you’re pedaling but the feeling inside can be quite different, the experience can be very satisfying! 👏👏 thank you for the visit to my country I’m glad you enjoyed it. 👍🤣❤️

[@tamidillon2502]

Love to see the new video of El Salvador. Thank you for the efforts to share your journey with us. My favorite part of this video is hearing your wife tells the story about the people who bought you lunch at the Puma station. #thekindnessofstrangers #pedalwell

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hola Amiga! Thank you for the kind words and for your continued support by following along. We truly appreciate this. Take care ~Ron y Petra :-)

[@peter3919]

I look forward to your flat repair video. :)

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Peter! Right on. It's on the "To Do" video list along with several others we want to do. We promise they're coming. Until then take care and happy cycling! ~Ron & Petra

[@sebastianlaurenthasbun]

very good video and nice content 💯👌🏻

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Sebastian! Thank you for following along! Much appreciated. Cheers ~Ron & Petra

[@starplatinum5006]

pretty impresive

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Star!! Thank you for following along and the compliment! Happy Adventures to you! ~Ron & Petra

[@Biking360]

Looked like fun. Congrats on your 2,000 subscribers in advance. Jay

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Many thanks Biking360 (aka Jay), almost at 2000! Wahooo!! I suppose if I was more regular with our uploads we may be there already, but it is what it is. We appreciate all the support and kind words from everyone out there. We enjoyed El Salvador and wish the good people there all the best! Truly friendly and welcoming. Cheers and happy cycling to you! ~Ron & Petra

[@HJG0630]

Thanks for sharing another leg of this epic journey!

[@PedalPowerTouring]

hello @HJG0630! Thank you for watching and following along!! Truly appreciated! Cheers ~Ron & Petra

[@biker8353]

Hi touring I am from Elsalvador from San Vicente I like your videos thank you for visiting my country and I live in Long Branch New Jersey now

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hola Biker83! Many thanks for the compliment and for following along. We have a small piece of El Salvador and her people in our hearts. Truly felt like family everywhere we went. Happy cycling and all the best. ~Ron & Petra

[@bjbquilts4181]

You two seriously rock! I would buy you lunch in a heartbeat 😊God Speed❣️

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello BJB Quilts!! Many thanks for the continued support and kind words! Truly appreciate it and God speed t you as well. Now as for that lunch... ;-) Cheers ~Ron and Petra

[@JuanCarlos-gi4yy]

Welcome to El Salvador guys 💖

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Many thanks Juan! We truly loved the amazing people of El Salvador! Sadly, we don't record our personal interactions with people (unless the camera is already on) so we are unable to really show how kind and welcoming El Salvadorians are. We wish El Salvador and her people all the best. Cheers Ron and Petra

[@dog-so1vj]

Glad to see guys are back. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hey there 1980Dog! Thank you for checking in on us. Yeah still here, alive and kicking. We have some down time at the moment so we are trying to get caught up. Hope you had a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving as well. Take care my friend. ~Ron & Petra

[@FollowThomas]

So many beautiful views, Pacific ocean, tunnels, rivers. It's hot 103-105F Only reason you can handle this heat because you're from Florida 😆 Good to know that people are kind in El Salvador. 👍

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Thomas!! The ride along the coast in El Salvador was very nice and the people in El Salvador are really really friendly and welcoming. We don't film our interactions with people unless the GoPro is already running because we consider these moments "Special" and "Genuine" encounters and with a camera rolling they may not be. Hope that makes sense. However, despite the horrors that grab the headlines in the media about El Salvador, we found everyone we interacted with to be genuinely friendly. Take care and Happy cycling and birding my friend! ~Ron & Petra

[@garyschnitker6689]

I met you on the Dalton Highway, great to see you still rolling.

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Gary! Is the same Gary that was also cycling down the Dalton Highway? ~Ron

[@artepschmidt4085]

Finally I was already wondering what happened. Nice to see another video from you guys. Sounds like it was a little bit warm in El Salvador, lol.How come you wear long sleeves? Wouldn't it be cooler to wear t-shirts when it is hot? Anyway. Nice video and I am already waiting for the next one. Safe travels.

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Artep! Thank you for following along. All good here! :-) The long sleeves are to keep the hot HOT sun off our skin and we feel it helps keep us cooler. Take care!

[@elizabethglor-bell9955]

If you're doing instructional videos, I'd also love to know if/how you do stretches at the beginning and end of the day!

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hey there Elizabeth. We do have some "How to..." type videos and want to create more, but at the moment we're just focusing on documenting our travels. As for stretching, this is something we need to do more of. We do some stretching before, during, and at the end of the day, but nothing is really set in stone or routine. Probably something we should focus more on to be honest. :-) However, can add something like to our video to do list. ;-) Take care Petra and Ron

[@acro2eaa]

When you asked Petra how she slept, the hesitation told it all.

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Rudy! haha it was a very miserable night in the tent with little to no wind. Seriously like a sauna, just laying there in a puddle of sweat all night! Cheers ~Ron & Petra

[@cahookie901]

Did you guys ever have to provide proof of onward travel while in latinoamerica? I noticed you only had to show passport on one occasion. I plan to go from Mexico to Argentina and am very curious how it is border crossing. most info on internet is only for plane and motorcycle travel

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Cahookie901! Pretty much every border police asked us where we were headed to and we just said whatever country was next and that seemed to be ok. The only border we were asked to show anything (ie a flight ticket) was crossing into Panama from Costa Rica. However, we know of a few other cyclists when asked at the Panama border just told them they were on bicycles and heading to Colombia. When crossing into Costa Rica, we were asked where we were staying for the night and I pulled out my phone and looked where the next hotel was and that wrote that down. Nicaragua was by far the hardest one to cross both in and out of. You need to submit some paperwork a couple weeks out and then have it with you at the border. Then you will get more paperwork to fill out and then have to take your bags into another building and get them sent through and X-ray machine. They only inspected the number of bags we wrote down and that is all we took into the building. When you exit Nicaragua, just leave all your gear and bicycles outside, go in and pay your exit fee and then walk back out and get on the bikes and roll into Costa Rica. Hope this helps and happy cycling! ~Ron & Petra

[@ultimasolucion6904]

Other than Costa Rica, you won't get another stamp You get one Central American stamp for 4 of the original 5 Central American countries. Costa Rica is an international tourist destination hotspot so they logically opted out

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Good to know and thank you for the feedback @ultimasolucion6904 Cheers!! ~Ron y Petra

[@eriksierveld5186]

Yeah that was probably the hottest country ever

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hello Erik! Haha yeah you would know since you were ahead of us. Honduras was just as hot or even hotter I think. Cheers and keep us posted on your Africa tour. Excited for you, but sad that we won't be chasing you to Ushuaia. ~Ron & Petra

[@giovannirodriguez4417]

You guys are awesome I just started watching your KZbin channel.. pretty good ...I'm from el salvador anyways one day I will roll too.

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Muchas gracias Giovanni! Thank you for checking us out and happy to have you follow along. El Salvador was an amazing experience for us and we truly wish the best for you and your country. We honestly felt like family everywhere we went. Take care ~Ron y Petra

[@romelcanales3702]

👍👍🇸🇻🇸🇻🇺🇸👍

[@PedalPowerTouring]

Hola Romel!! Thank you for following along. Beautiful and wonderful people in El Salvador!! Salud Amigo ~Ron & Petra