Cycling in the angriest friendly country in the world: a trip back in time to Lebanon 🇱🇧

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[@Omarlahoud]

At 15:31 I meant to say muezzin. Sorry for the lapsus, folks!

[@CanistheLupus]

Josh these recent videos blending the cinematic areas you go through, the history of the region, and the insight of people that you meet along the journey is a very unique style. You’re really nailing it - be safe and good travels ahead!

[@Josh-Reid]

Thanks. I'm glad your enjoying them.

[@manfrommontreal]

Omar is a LEGEND for riding those roads on narrow road tires!

[@Omarlahoud]

It was fine for 95% of the time, truly.

[@Omarlahoud]

I’ll take being a legend either way

[@gedpitts8879]

Your videos are always so interesting. Always more to them than just cycling which makes them even better. Great for you to retrace your Dad's steps orcwheels should I say. Love how cinematic it was as well

[@mrstanhope1516]

Enjoyed that. Makes a pleasant change to the normal youtube videos of people cycling around mallorca.

[@cathschofield7488]

What a fantastic film. Thank you

[@Josh-Reid]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@alolympic]

Great film. Thanks for making and sharing. Really unique. And what a great lineage to your dad. One of the original vloggers it would seem!

[@garybird8646]

Good vid, nice to see you following in your fathers footsteps. I remember him from the early MTB scene and his cycling journalism.

[@DavidMackenzie]

What an evocative video Josh. Just amazing.

[@scottsugimoto8223]

GREAT Video Josh. Loved following along , the tie in of your father's videos was AWESOME

[@markanderson7412]

Thank you lads great insight and now onto the list 🤙

[@oliviergodts3895]

Impressive filming. Makes me want to visit Libanon!

[@fbonde]

Awesome scenery - thanks for sharing.🙏

[@thebiglimey]

Loved reading and watching your dad's exploits back in the day, got to say, you've managed to assume his mantle with another great video!

[@kimwalton2873]

Thanks for the video! A part of the world we don't often see.

[@ianbarbar3869]

Stunning video!

[@solma1]

Wow. Amazing storytelling.

[@jonathanrobinson2628]

Engrossing video Josh - really enjoyed that. I bet you were longing for a bit of Scandinavian drizzle by the end of it though!

[@Josh-Reid]

Yup, the grass is always greener. I was wishing for warmth in Sweden.

[@yunsii]

Amazing video 👌

[@robertallan7708]

Really inspiring stuff! I always worry about eating well as a vegan while bikepacking in less explored places so kudos to you for doing it!

[@marccarter1350]

Reminds me of Morroco which is really close! I cycled there for a few months. Was really friendly! Hard hills thou :-)

[@percival3830]

Wow! 45 degrees centigrade. I imagine I would just lie down and weep. A very different and more astringent kind of beauty than that I am used to as a temperate-zone-living-Northerner. The image of Lebanon appears so changed in this vlog from the war-torn, wrecked and supine gangland state seen on newsreels, and clearly it's nothing of the sort. I am curious also to know how local people think of themselves compared to a more prosperous antiquity, and whether they are happy with their everyday lives? We are divided here in the UK too, with class war and economic violence raging as I write. Some days I ride my bike simply to get out of my head and escape from my daily challenges, and that's what I'm about to do now.

[@JRd941]

Beautiful country

[@Josh-Reid]

It really is!

[@cycling.beyond]

awesome edit! I feel so many emotions looking to it! Question: the footage is taken with only a gopro and an iphone pro? thank you @Josh-Reid

[@RetroracerDB1]

I discovered Josh’s videos with his ride home from China. About the same time the Twitter algorithm sent me a transportation writer from the UK. I took me about a year to make the connection between the two. I’m a bit slow.

[@anthonyhomercycling]

Those foods 🥘 looks yummy 🤤

[@josefcandia6547]

Music is amazing! What is it called? Referring to the one you can hear in 11:11

[@alkfema]

Great vid josh! Have you had a bikefit?

[@Josh-Reid]

The last bike fit I had was about 5 years ago. Been thinking about getting an update.

[@alkfema]

@@Josh-Reid so it wasn't with this bike then? Could you take something from it with to your new bike?

[@Josh-Reid]

Nope not this bike. Not really used anything from that bike fit for any of the new bikes.

[@MrPreacherSteve]

I love the Middle East. You've captured it so well!

[@Josh-Reid]

Thanks