Discovering America by Bicycle | PART 8: TRAIL OF THE COEUR D'ALENES

[@richardarendt7175]

I am absolutely loving your series. I have wanted to ride coast to coast for decades and your videos are like throwing gasoline on a candle... WHOOM! Maybe I'll be free to go in 2025.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I know the feeling. Been wanting to do it for decades before we finally were able to make it happen. Good luck!

[@Biking360]

What a ride! That's just about as good as it gets. The sunset over the lake at Harrison was beautiful.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Yeah that was a beauty. The American west is full of awesome camping. And this rail trail is hard to beat!

[@paulfairclough9350]

Loving this series. Keep em coming 👍👍😊😊

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Glad you're watching and enjoying! We've got more on the way!

[@lukeynuthmann356]

Best videos I've seen of a cross country bike trip. Biking cross country is a goal of mine. You two inspire me.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I'm so glad you're enjoying them. I was inspired by others' videos and continue to be, so I'm glad I can pay that forward.

[@bertbrys4851]

Thank you, i cycle along, discovering beautiful America

[@TheBicycleTourists]

So glad we can share!

[@stefanomigliuolo3468]

OMG, the tall black socks... 😉 Love the videos!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I’m old. I get edema. 😃

[@RichardWright3450]

Get ride. We did this route in 2019 and loved it. Actually rode it both directions as we had our rig back near Plummer so turned around at Mullen and rode back. Next time Hiawatha! Have a great trip over the pass.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

The Hiawatha is a worthy addition. Here's a vid I did a couple years back if you're interested...kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJOkq4lvfsaHjZo

[@EJS1970]

We love this!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

That makes my day!

[@riverbliss262]

I was looking forward to the Trail of the Coeur D’Alenes as I've seen some promotional videos.of tours with Pedego ebikes. The lake was fabulous and was the trail. You deserved that after all the desert riding! OK, break time for me.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

If you can get out and ride it you should. It's an exceptional trail.

[@HikerBiker]

Hotels are only for BAD BAD weather, I'll take my tent or hammock any day. Rode that trail along with the Hiawatha last year, great riding, beautiful country. I spent a year in '79/'80 living in the Bitterroot Mountains north of the Snake Pit along the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. BTW, the Snake Pit use to be the local Cat House before it became just a bar and restaurant. I'll be looking forward to watching you next video to see the route you take to go over Lookout Pass. I road the NORPAC myself, mostly forest roads.

[@juliannahenley4921]

Wow a cat house? Thats a great piece of info. What an adventure

[@HikerBiker]

@@juliannahenley4921 When I was living in the area in 79/80 Wallace was still known for their cat houses. Same area as where they now advertise is the center of the universe if i remember right.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

That's the place. People we met in town kept asking where the Center of the Universe was. I wanted to give them a smart aleck, zen response like "you're standing in it".

[@dennispiciullo8060]

Awesome as usual! I just became a big fan, and I'm so jealous, my wife would not set her butt on a bike saddle! I personally want to keep in shape, anyhow, love these, can't wait for the next one.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Glad you're enjoying! I do feel lucky that I met someone who shares the passion!

[@dennispiciullo8060]

@@TheBicycleTourists I do, especially when you have the company of your soul mate with you, it makes it more fun. To share the experience, it's a beautiful thing. Looking forward to the rest of your journey.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

@@dennispiciullo8060 That's great! We'll try to keep them as interesting for you to watch as it was for us to make them!

[@dennispiciullo8060]

@@TheBicycleTourists thank you, I appreciate it

[@canica99]

yeah Roland,, you know your girl is totally dialed in when you ask her what she thinks about the bar and her response is...great burger and lemonade...that is bicycle touring 101 at its best....

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Right? She's got her priorities right for sure!

[@jimyoung467]

Loved the video. We want to do this trail after seeing your video. Beautiful scenery! Beautiful couple! My wife and I are wanting to know about the chairs in an earlier video. Where did you buy them? Thanks.

[@juliannahenley4921]

We got them at REI. A good purchase for sure.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Glad you're enjoying and thanks for watching!

[@frankcauthorn1472]

Thanks for the ride! My GF and I rode Coeur D'Alenes last summer 7/18/21 on our way to RAGBRAI One of the best trails, but there's so many. When were you there?

[@TheBicycleTourists]

This would have been late July of last year. So we were close to crossing paths. I'd guess we were a week behind you.

[@hanleunk8547]

Finally...............Frankfurters!!!! jammie jammie.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

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[@MrSnakeboy1234]

How did you get Henry Fonda to do the voice over. Loved the video. From Sydney Australia.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the compliment - Henry

[@DavidStevensMD]

Lovely footage. How wide were your tires? I am planning a similar tour and trying to strike the right balance between efficiency on the paved roads, with still enough width to be comfortable on gravelly rail trails and backroads. Thanks!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Thank you Steve! I'm gonna guess here ( I have zero memory of anything with numbers in it) that Julianna's tires are around 38. Mine are more like 45. Mine (and perhaps Julianna's) only have teeth at the edges so the roll on pavement is smooth. Great for moving back and forth between pavement and gravel/limestone/dirt.

[@AdventuresWithDanaJodie]

We stopped at the Snake Pit but couldn't get waited on. It was too busy.

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I imagine that would be the case. We got there during off hours, but everyone in the trail talked about it

[@alethearobinson8132]

Love this episode. Rode that trail a few years ago. Thanks for the awesome pictures. Just curious about your bikes. I can tell which one Juliana is riding. Is yours the Novara Safari?

[@juliannahenley4921]

Yes Roland is riding the Safari. Thank you for watching!

[@TheBicycleTourists]

I'm surprised you recognized it. Few people have even heard of it. It's a real workhorse.

[@alethearobinson8132]

Well. In all fairness I was a "Green Vester" (that's what REI emplyees call themselves) for 18 years🤗. Worked in the bike department mostly. I recognized the color. Really enjoying you and Julianna's video's👍

[@TheBicycleTourists]

Aha! I knew you must've had some inside information.

[@richbob594]

The trail seems to be taking lemons and making lemonade. How did the valve repair go? Tubeless tires for touring pros/cons?

[@TheBicycleTourists]

The valves have a tendency to get plugged with goo from time to time. Park the bike with valves on top of the wheel and it doesn't settle in it. Julianna is sold on tubeless. I still use tubes. Either seems to work just fine.

[@tombiggi1024]

Did you bike back to your start?

[@TheBicycleTourists]

No, once we were done we shipped the bikes home and flew home.