Cycling Southern Norway // Sandefjord to Bergen // World Bicycle Touring Episode 30

We took a ferry from Sweden to Sandefjord and started the Norwegian National Cycle Route 2. This route followed lots of gravel roads and the high elevation Suleskarvegen through beautiful alpine scenery. We cycled along incredible mountains and fjords and found some great camping spots while bicycle touring southern Norway.
We rode this section in August of 2022.
Blog post with more route info and GPX: www.rollingexistence.com/rout...
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Bicycle gear list below. We're running a mix of traditional panniers and bikepacking bags.
- 2020 Surly Ogres
- 36h Rohloff Speedhubs
- 36h Son 28 Dynamo hubs
- Ryde Andra 40 rims
- Marathon GT365 29x2.0 tires
- Avid BB7 brakes, 200mm front, 160mm rear
- Sinewave Cycles Beacon headlight/USB charger
- Ergon SMC Core (Andrew) Terry Butterfly Century (Jenny) saddles
- Rogue Panda custom frame bags
- Ortlieb Back Rollers Plus rear panniers
- Bedrock Bags Hermosa front panniers
- Tubus Cargo rear rack (Andrew), Tubus Logo Classic (Jenny)
- Planet Bike AL fenders
Camera Gear:
- Fuji X-T4
- Fujinon 16-80 mm f/4
- Fujinon 23 mm f/2 prime
- GoPro Hero 8 Black w/Media Mod + DIY windscreen
- Rode VideoMic Pro
- Mavic Mini 1 drone
Music Credits:
tysu x Spencer Hunt - Breeze
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Mila Coolness - Surf
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- Download/Stream: fanlink.to/silentriver
Mila Coolness - Ibis
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Kupla - Magic
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- Download/Stream: fanlink.to/lifeforms
Kupla - Sylvan
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tysu x Spencer Hunt - Rainy Day
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- Download/Stream: fanlink.to/windowseat
tysu x Spencer Hunt - Dawn
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tysu x Spencer Hunt - Moonwake
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[@DanyaAnderson]

Always the best start to my weekend. Your videos are so pleasant and peaceful. Thank you!

[@rabh6746]

Norway is very much like my home in Scotland, very beautiful and we share the same awful weather🤣At least you got some good weather, there is nothing like cycling in good weather with spectacular scenery👌Fantastic video guys👍The pink shirt had a lot of character😉

[@phildivalerio]

Nice trip. I'm a long-term resident of Norway and live in Stavanger. Much of your route is very familiar to me. I think you took the wrong ferry when you ended up at Ombo :-) I'm really glad you visited the Telemark Canal. Beautiful ride from there to Dale, where I believe you stayed. I'm considering my first long bike trip in Norway this summer and appreciate the riding tips.

[@movilymobily4410]

فيديوجميل رحله جميله مناضرخلابه جميله جدا 😙😚✌👍👋👏

[@blintzkreig1638]

You can see Fiords just by going to Detroit.

[@Daltesq]

😂

[@j.k.6148]

Nice narration by Jenny Nice shirt on Andrew Nice scenery of Norway As always, great video

[@enoisporai...7772]

LINDO VISUAL

[@nikmanb.acyclo3491]

Awesome cycling vlog...welcome to Malaysia

[@lonewolf088]

I love you're adventures Mam,Sir I've a lot of you're videos I dream to make it someday not just watching I wanna do it too 😀 but not now no budget haha take care always Mam,Sir

[@AutoMotivate]

Those goats 😂

[@alafenetre81]

So nice! The road must not have been easy to get to Bergen though...

[@FlowJunkee65]

Thank you for this video of your adventure in Norway. I visited Norway 3 years ago and kept thinking that I must bike tour it someday - it is just too gorgeous not to experience over and over. That bike tour is on my bucket list!

[@555Jordan]

I love the wild camping.

[@ajitkumar-qi1vo]

Eye soothing and very relaxing embedded with nice soft music 😍👌😊

[@RHJ-29-6]

Love it, thank you.

[@StreetMotorriders]

Thank you so much for sharing your amazing video with us. success for both of you my friend 🙏.

[@anneliesevoelker2502]

So fun!

[@edito30]

thank you for bringing the beatiful views to us

[@swissride4k]

You are a rockstar 🤩 Your videos are so beautiful and amazing!

[@lancebarker]

Looks fab. Me want go.

[@555Jordan]

I think, … after several months of following you I am starting to get your drift. It is subtly , but I find it radical. Love it!

[@MrJx4000]

Again, what a nice ride and spectacular way to end your tour. It seemed like you got rained on pretty much but those sunny days more than made up for it. By far, this was one of your best videos.

[@RollingExistence]

Thank you! We definitely had plenty of warm and sunny days to balance out the rain 👍

[@goprocommando5016]

Well done you two, you work very well together as a couple. x Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure. I'm planning to undertake the Euro Velo in 2024 in semi retirement.

[@rheinking2754]

Loved that wooden bridge at minute 2:47. I can just hear you guys talking all the time, “OK, now go ride and I’ll film you.” Then, “No, you go ride and I’ll film you.” Some serious tortellini there. Looked like it required significant elbow-grease to turn it. Your videos are always so chill. You should film a campsite argument to spice things up a little. That Stavanger footage in 4K was pretty awesome, too bad it was only a few seconds. As always great video, good luck, and great travels! RK

[@RollingExistence]

Haha, the tortellini is definitely a good arm workout! We'll see if we can remember to get the camera out next time we have a disagreement 😂

[@ART-qw9ds]

👍

[@Jayydubbz761]

love seeing your updates and what a nice end. I cant wait to catch up and watch what I missed. Truly a dream to travel through these sights and scenes. Where's the next adventure ;)

[@RollingExistence]

We have one more video to edit from Norway, and then from Oslo we flew to Malaysia! We'll have videos coming from SE Asia soon 👍

[@fiveinitaly]

Bellissima friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@OlofLaurin]

Thank you for sharing your travel stories. The pile of trash looks like branches and tops destined to become bioenergy in a powerplant.

[@marciomarcao6891]

Lugares lindos espetáculo top demais hein bom vídeo parabéns valeu

[@blissonwheels]

Incredible filming both! Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks too for titling the places at the end, I'm not familiar with this southern area on Route 2 but I've cycled much of Route 1 up to Nordkapp over several long trips and I'm really fired up to try this route too in 2023. I agree with Rab's comments below - when the cloud and the rain settle in, it's really hard in Norway but when the sun is out, it's incomparable isn't it? Take care, and thanks so much for the stunning filming!

[@RollingExistence]

Definitely, the weather can make all the difference! We were really glad that we lucked out and didn't get too much rain 🙌

[@ilkerthecan]

cool

[@p0d0cyte]

Another great video…as usual. Can you start mentioning the dates/time period these videos were taken in future? Would be useful for armchair bikepackers like me to have some reference for weather, temperatures, foliage, etc. Can’t wait for the next video. Safe travels!

[@RollingExistence]

That's a great idea! We will work on adding dates to the descriptions 👍

[@martinrheault318]

Merci pour cette superbe vidéo ! un gros aalut du Québec !

[@marleendorleijn6388]

Thank you for your beautiful videos of Norway!! We've been there this summer. Love the country

[@RollingExistence]

It's really an amazing place! Glad you enjoyed the videos 😊

[@beamar7712]

Hi! Amazing video! Do you guys think that this section is better or worse than Bergen-Oslo?

[@RollingExistence]

They're both amazing but if we had to pick one it would definitely be Bergen to Oslo.

[@minichargergamerz]

Want qna video 😍

[@clickbaitnumberone1403]

Yeah, great scenerie out there, as a German though its already cold enough here and I prefer the warmth. Has your trip now come to an end?

[@RollingExistence]

Not yet, we have one more video to edit from Norway. From Oslo we flew to Malaysia, so we'll have videos coming from SE Asia soon!

[@markwringe2826]

Your photography is superb, and you really give a sense of where you are and what the journey is like. (There are plenty of vloggers who don't get the balance right, and put the camera on themselves too much.) I do wonder though how you can spend so much time in or heading to a place and not pick up the pronunciation (Hebrides, Cagliari, Stavanger, etc) - do you have very limited interaction with local people? Or not hear announcements on ferries and trains? Small point, and I'm sorry to make any sort of criticism - because these are great videos, thank you.

[@RollingExistence]

We move fast through areas, entering a new town almost every day for coming up on two years now, so we're bound to make mistakes. On this trip we've been through areas where countless different languages, dialects and accents are used and we don't have time to get familiar with all of them so we tend to just read words as we would say them in American English. Our method of travel means we don't really get much contact with the local people. If we had a bigger budget and were moving slower we would spend more time trying to get to know the local culture and people, but unfortunately that just isn't feasible right now. Our kind of travel is a trade-off, we live off of $20/day each and we've gotten to travel all over the world, but it means sacrificing things like getting to really know an area. We tend to wild camp a great deal, and when we do talk to locals they're generally asking us about where we are from/our trip/what we're doing and town names don't come up. We mostly talk to one another and we get into the habit of just referring to place names the way we read them, which carries over into the videos. Now that we've got a bit of an audience we are working on getting better because we realize it can annoy people to hear us butcher the name of places they are familiar with. We're glad you enjoy the videos, and hopefully we won't make as many mistakes in the future!

[@cascadorys]

Amazing video, like always! I still wonder: how do you plan your routes? I see you cycle mostly on some cycling paths, how do you find those? Thanks and good luck in Asia!

[@RollingExistence]

We use the OSMand+ android app with a map overlay from cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/ added that shows bicycle paths. Most days we use the cycling directions set to 'Balanced' so the app will try to route us on bike paths or dirt roads, even if it ends up adding a few miles over the more direct route. It's not always perfect though, sometimes the 'Balanced' route will be way too out of the way or have way too much elevation gain. Also we're glad you enjoyed the video, we always appreciate your comments Bogdan!

[@cascadorys]

@@RollingExistence I will have a loop at this website, it looks interesting! Thank you for the details, good luck on the road! 😀

[@morten3219]

Hi such a nice video. I'm planning a bike touring adventure in norway as well, but i'm a new beginner. So how much can i expect to cover of distance each day, and i'm not in a rush but ofcourse i do want to cover some distance. I was planning about 50 km each day 5/6 days a week, is that realistic?

[@RollingExistence]

That's pretty realistic. We tend to average about 70-90kms a day with roughly 1000m of elevation gain, but we started out slow (50km a day) and built to that level. On flatter terrain we did upwards of 130km a day.

[@johannesmaichel4122]

How Look the wooden table after you make fire on it?!

[@RollingExistence]

We had a metal guard down under the stove, you can see it in the video if you look closely. The table was undamaged. We use picnic tables quite often and we always make sure to protect them from the fire.

[@Loggins1969]

God, dont you get tired of tortellini

[@RollingExistence]

We definitely do but it's cheapest dinner option in Norway, other than ramen.

[@KJSvitko]

Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan.

[@andreasmiraglio2268]

Bat you are now in NORWAY....

[@KJSvitko]

Bicycles, ebikes, electric cargo bicycles, robo taxis and escooters are great options for last mile, short distance travel. Reduced transportation costs and fossil fuels free transportation. Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles by providing SAFE, PROTECTED BIKE LANES and trails. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Bicycles are healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation. Electric bicycles are bringing many older adults back to cycling. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for health or ride for fun. Children should be able to ride a bicycle to school without having to dodge cars and trucks. Separated and protected bike lanes are required. It will also make the roads safer for automobile drivers. Transportation planners and elected officials need to encourage people to walk, bike and take public transportation. Healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation. In the future cities will be redesigned for people not cars. Crazy big parking lots will be transformed with solar canopies generating free energy from the sun.

[@pauldenney7908]

Amazing scenery guys thanks for filming it for us. Oh and it's Stav-an-ger the g is soft. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX7ChoR5lL-bgas

[@MusaM8]

Not often you see someone visit Bømlo, unfortunately you skipped it in the video 🥲