Cycling Over the Southern Rockies On My Lynskey GR300 Ti Bicycle - Cycling Across America - S4 E26

[@417cycleguy]

Wow Your exuberance and positivity know no bounds Seriously, when I get the notification that you’ve dropped a new post I DROP everything and watch it!! Man, you are so awesome at this stuff. You don’t miss a single trick. Hahaha Of course you don’t miss a single trick you’ve been at it long enough you’re well-versed in all the video blog tricks. Again, you are my hero! If I only I could do 10% as good as you! I love the way you vary between the music the bike road noise and the total silence. Awesome. It still amazes me how you manage to ride, travel, map the route, record the route, photograph, video, everything! Thank you 5 times over for your trips, your site, your exertions and your never ending love of the cycling road I totally agree with you and your statement about being enveloped with beauty on a bicycle as opposed to a motorcycle or an automobile. I ❤️ it!! Btw, at the beginning of this video I noticed that Lynskey was creaking??? Keep goin Love it!! Happy new year!!

[@FlyscoutRyder]

I'm all in to help you with your content. I wish nothing more than to grow bicycle touring and cycling in our country and the more content the better so don't hesitate to ask for help. Thank you for always encouraging me to keep at this. I feel Im growing still and reaching goals at it. Someday I'll be able to do more and I will owe it all to the support I have gotten from folks like you. About the Lynskey creaking, I believe what you are hearing is gravel crunching under my tires. I hear it too in the edits but tough to get it to not pick up the high pitch. My Lynskey is solid as ever and does not make noises. The only noise I get sometimes, which can drive me crazy, is from the Cane Creek eeSilk seat post when the grommets get dry. I have to take a small bolt out and rub the grommet with lip balm and it will quit. Another noise I get, which you heard on the Hot Springs NP episode is of the bottom bracket when it gets loose. I also had this happen on my last tour and it became part of the story for Season 5. The Lynskey is so solid. Take care and thank you, brother. Be safe.

[@SteveW-ny8im]

“I’m cold, getting my ass kicked and loving every minute of it”. Loco 🚴🏻‍♀️😂

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Loco y medio. Thanks for watching, Steve.

[@kevinwilleford7876]

Your Colorado videos have been awesome! Definitely one of the most beautiful places on earth! Can't wait for the next one.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Thanks for watching, Kevin. More western Colorado and Utah on the next episode. Be safe out there.

[@1tubeleo]

Best video yet. Beautiful day over the Dallas Divide and the San Miguel Canyon and Norwood hill drone scenes are proof of your high quality filming and editing. Thanks for sharing your journey and great video. Stay warm and Safe.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

So very kind of you to say this. Highly appreciated. Thanks for watching. Be safe as well.

[@verlinrice9955]

Diego, yet another wonderfully fantastic episode. The panoramic views combined with your choice of music were special for me and other viewers. Thanks. I'm eager to see the next episode in Moab. Ride on, but safely

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Hi Verlin. The next episode was a grinder as you will see. One of the best memories of the tour. Western Colorado coming into Utah is very special to me. Both times I have gone thru this area I have fallen in love with the scenery and this feeling of being out there. There are 2 episode from Season 2 that are similar, Slickrock Hill and Columbine Pass. On the next episode I actually cross the route from season 2. Thanks for watching.

[@vernthomas207]

So good Diego! Your filming and drone shots are the best out there. But what really impresses me is your spirit and how your adventures create such awe, gratitude and happiness in you. It's contagious as I feel better just from watching. Always look forward to the next one.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Hi Vern. I really appreciate you saying that. I do love all that is bike touring. It's been a life changer for me and I hope to share the adventures for a long time. Thanks for watching.

[@2wheelsrbest327]

Another great video Diego with some spectacular views. We have a Norwood Hill in South London if only it had the same vista of the one you have. HNY to you.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Not sure there is a possibility of a more beautiful scene than on that pass. Outstanding cycling. Thanks for watching.

[@richcranium9189]

Amazing brother I can't wait to start my first bike packing adventure 😁

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Let me know if I can help you with preparations. So exciting to think of a new tour. I remember how I felt when I took off on my first tour. What a blast! And it's still is....

[@richcranium9189]

I appreciate you so much my brother and what I need is these good videos you keep putting out you are my inspiration for me getting out there doing this I'm 51 and just went through some traumatic life experiences lost the love of my life and now I just want to change in my life I haven't rode a bike in a while not going to lie it's been years but it's something I want to get back into and you gave me the motivation from your videos to do just that . Again ty for all your amazing videos and all the knowledge you give with them​@@FlyscoutRyder

[@richcranium9189]

@FlyscoutRyder All I need is amazing videos you keep putting out You're my inspiration for me wanting to get back on a bike I've been through a lot in 2024 even lost my loved one now it's time to get back to me and I thank you

[@charliedillon1400]

San Juans are the most beautiful mountains in Colorado in my opinion as a longtime resident of the dusty, brown Front Range. Going through the mountains in late October is flirting with winter, for sure. Love your content, Diego!!

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Hi Charlie. I am always flirting with winter and on the last tour I did this fall for a Season 5 of the Cascade Range I finally met my match and got into some trouble. Plus it ended my tour. That's for another time, though. Thanks for watching.

[@DarkSkyOverland]

Amazing camera work, Diego. You make it look so easy. Solid effort taking on the Southern Rockies-Dallas Pass at nearly 10,000 feet is no joke. Sounds like a tough ride, but you pushed through like a champ. Respect for tackling the unexpected and making it work. Keep crushing those miles! By the way, Utah is one of my favorite places to visit. The landscape there is unreal. Looking forward to seeing your next episode!

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Utah will be special. By the way, I had no idea that Dallas Pass was on my route that day. I heard from someone in Ridgeway and realized I was back to climbing. The scenery was out of this world. The San Juan's are huge. Thanks for watching. Utah, next...

[@msjadeli]

A thrilling video with peerless vistas. Loving seeing the majesty of CO.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Thanks for watching.

[@StephanieHughesDesign]

I have cycled up over Dallas Divide Pass to Telluride twice and it's beautiful, from Ridgeway to Placerville make a left and into Telluride and return. Mt Sneffels off to the left on the ascent from Ridgway. Nice wide shoulder, safe and wide road descent. The other way from Telluride to Naturita make a right along HWY 145 is beautiful too follows the river on other side. I want to cycle it again. I would do it in summer not winter. Congrats.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Such a beautiful area. And then there is Utah..... Thanks for watching.

[@TheRickurb]

As always, loving your edit

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Thank you, Rick.

[@RideAlongAdventures]

Fantastic as always. Dude…6:30…that’s my personal nightmare scenario. 😂

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Hi Bryan. Yeah it's no fun having the sun in your face. I could get a helmet with a visor but I really enjoy seeing the clouds and high scenery. I feel it would block that. Happy New Year, brother.

[@AdventureCyclist]

It's always great to see a new episode. Generally, I watch them twice: once when it comes out and then again a day later. The beauty of Colorado during that time of year is like a different world for Northeast residents. 15:10 I was waiting for the Point of Intersection between this 2023 and the 2021 trip. Not to be that guy (LOL), but while you dropped the same hill, it was on a different road heading south. You were on DD30 intersecting CO-141 West (when CO145 ended). In the Slickrock episode, you turn East on CO141 from DD30 and then head south on CO141 where it forks at CO145. 😁 Certainly mindblowing how many miles you cycled around the USA over the years. Can't wait for the Moab episode.

[@trekfortruth2841]

Boy do i remember that climb out of Placerville and up to Telluride from my 2015 Louisville, KY to San Francisco ride....stunning, but that road had no shoulder and shear cliff face and drop off on either side.

[@iancraig2507]

Amazing how much safer it looks from a drone shot than from the bike. Keep up the fantastic work images and have a great trip.

[@MBT32]

Thank you for another awesome episode, Diego! The San Juan are so beautiful... Can't wait to see the Moab area through your lenses.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Hi Mario. Well, before Moab and the rest of Utah I first had to do some serious grinding. The next episode was a crusher to get to Moab. Thanks for watching. Take care, brother.

[@NoTrail]

Enveloped by gorgeousness, indeed.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

I laugh at myself while editing at the silly things that come out my mouth. You should watch my blooper videos sometime.

[@NoTrail]

@@FlyscoutRyder Blooper videos make your journey look like a scripted show so I never watch those.

[@piotr-lt4zz]

HI Diego. We are addicted to your channell! Can't wait to see your journey into Utah!

[@FlyscoutRyder]

That's very nice of you to say, thank you. I hope to be able to continue at it and bring more content of these tours your way for the years to come.

[@RyanClairMusic]

Absolutely beautiful and a delight to watch! Also, super inspiring. I’m dipping my feet into bike touring this year. Stoked, nervous and absolutely can’t wait!

[@biggkidd71]

@ 3:30 in the view is amazing

[@CharlesJones-bu5hk]

I really enjoyed that thank you!

[@FlyscoutRyder]

You are welcome, Charles.

[@chipsavaglio]

Another great few days of riding.... looking forward to UTAH.... and all it has to offer, I am amazed at the scenery and camera and drone shots. I wish someday to follow in your pedal strokes !

[@Gracie.Paulina]

Thank you for everything.... !! !

[@FlyscoutRyder]

You are welcome, Paulina

[@emausderratsuchende5447]

I know who will receive the next Oscar for "Across the USA by Bike".....Greetings from Germany from a like-minded person.

[@NoCarNancy]

WOW what a feat 😮🎉

[@FlyscoutRyder]

It sure was fun. Thanks for watching.

[@ChristineGibbons-s8r]

Good to see you . Not seen you for a while hope you had a good Christmas & new year and more videos in 2025 david

[@phillockwood8414]

What are the steepness of the gradients you are riding? It looks like the worst is perhaps 8%…it’s so hard to tell online.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

It is taught tell on the video but I do my best to always set up the cameras level to the horizon. I would say that 8% would be less likely in Colorado. The passes in this state tend to be long but with less grade. The Cascade Range and the Appalachian Range tend to be shorter but way steeper. If you ever are interested in knowing the full data and description of most passes in the world check out PJAMM on the web. Great resource for what you are asking. Thanks for watching.

[@MichaelKostka-vd8zw]

Where is you're home base

[@driftwood4458]

I believe Key Largo.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Key West

[@longrider42]

Just a quick question. Why did you wait so long in the season, to start your ride?

[@NoCarNancy]

Probably avoiding heat plus it's higher elevation and fall colors..just my guesses lol

[@FlyscoutRyder]

The reason I start later than most is because I work seasonally until July, and when I cross the country I prefer to do it form east to west so by the time I get to the Rockies and the west I'm racing to beat the cold. But either way I love that kind of challenge with the snow and lower temps. Check out the Loveland Pass and Columbine Pass episodes from Season 2. Thanks for watching.

[@FlyscoutRyder]

Fall colors have definitely become I huge draw. The heatwaves I am not able to avoid as you can watch on the Natchez Trace episode of Season 4. Thanks for watching.

[@TheRickurb]

Bike Sale!

[@FlyscoutRyder]

It sure was fun. The temps were a bit low, I gotta say.

[@TheRickurb]

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