Join me on my first adventure of the bikepacking season. A 3 day gravel bikepacking trip deep in the forest of Swedish Lapland.
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@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
By the way, Ryan has just released the first installment of his trip here in Sweden. If you haven't watched it yet, you're in for a treat. Go watch it at kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3_aY52ijdSJbZY
@JohnMFlores Жыл бұрын
I like the quiet mood of this video. Thank you
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video!
@user-vh1sh1xl5k11 ай бұрын
Birds' singing is REALLY cool! Glory to the Creator of Lapland! Great camera work, thank you, Mike!
@chrisbailey286111 ай бұрын
Beautiful!!!! That's all I can say....simply beautiful. 😊
@johnleenane4571 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike, enjoyed it as always👍
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you John!
@wolframgarten436511 ай бұрын
Good to know that I am not the only one to search through all paniers when looking for certain parts of the equipment.. ;-) Thanks, nice video!
@BikeTouringMike11 ай бұрын
Haha! You're not alone!
@livingsimplytosimplylive6817 Жыл бұрын
I haven’t even started watching the video but I’m so glad that you’re posting again. I know life gets in the way and that KZbinrs do need to take a break so I appreciate the break that was given and I am glad you’re back.
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you for understanding! Yeah, it's tricky trying to juggle everyday life, work and family obligations with producing videos. Hopefully I'll be able to be more consistent for a while. I have a lot of videos line up.
@franknobody5965 Жыл бұрын
So glad that you are back!!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you Frank!
@simonwiltshire Жыл бұрын
Thankyou mike, i enjoy all your vídeos they are so well put together.
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoy watching them.
@7654321asdq Жыл бұрын
That Kona looks like a great winter bike too
@nathanmace393611 ай бұрын
Duzer sent me! Subscribed!
@BikeTouringMike11 ай бұрын
Welcome to the channel!
@Torsan1977 Жыл бұрын
Ahhh, that sound of bike tires on gravel is so nice. 😊
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Yes! I enjoy riding on gravel more and more. And it's a treat sitting down with your headphones on editing the videos when I get back home.
@grafo8536 Жыл бұрын
Ďakujeme.
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very kind of you.
@harrygrimley4352 Жыл бұрын
Hello mike. New subscriber. This was beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us. I like your relaxed style. Ive been following Ryan's adventures for a few years now. Looking forward to seeing more of Sweden.
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel. Glad you enjoyed the video!
@jjthiessen5631 Жыл бұрын
Hi from Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. Found you a few months ago through Ryan's channel and I've really enjoyed catching up on all your videos. All the background info you provide on the areas you're travelling through is interesting and your videos are very relaxing , so thank you!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback! Glad to hear you've enjoyed watching the videos.
@reeceholmes8546 Жыл бұрын
thanks Mike, as usual some beautiful shots of Sweden, will be cool to meet up with Ryan, great stuff
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Olé, olé, olé!
@reeceholmes8546 Жыл бұрын
@@BikeTouringMike HAHA thanks Mike
@PumpkinVillage Жыл бұрын
What beautiful country and can't wait to see you next video too. Thanks for the video and take care, Al
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you Al! Glad you enjoyed it.
@dougfinch452 Жыл бұрын
Great to see you back Mike!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Rlaplante73 Жыл бұрын
I always look forward to your next video. What a great job you do with various camera angles, sights and sounds, soft background music selections at times, etc. Such a beautiful country. Blessings Mike!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This one took a little bit of time, especially with the audio and music selections. Glad that you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback!
@Gianingiro Жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, your videos are always amazing. Last month, finally free from commitments, we had a beautiful 4-week tandem trip in southern Sweden. From Trelleborg to Kalmar along the coast, then from Färjestaden we went around the island of Öland and back to Kalmar we returned to Trelleborg passing through Nybro, Tingsryd, Kristianstad and Sjöbo for a total of 1151 km in Sweden. For the first time we have exceeded 1000 km of tandem travel. We have seen beautiful places and met wonderful people. I took many photos and some videos that I still have to prepare. We wish you a good summer and see you soon with new videos. Giancarlo e Cristina
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
So wonderful to hear from you Giancarlo & Christina! And to hear that you visited my country. I hope you were here before the weather changed for the worse, so you got a good impression of Sweden. Lately we've had lots of rain and cold temperatures for the season. Only about 15C during the day. But I guess it's better that the heat that you've had in Italy. I saw that Rome had over 40C for a couple of days. Has it been as bad in Bergamo? Looking forward to seing your videos when you put them on KZbin. Ciao!
@edlaws6867 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you back in the saddle Mike. Those reindeer always look drunk to me when they’re trotting along. A wise man told me that red wine vinegar on the skin keeps mosquitoes away, gotta be worth a try. Can’t wait to watch the videos with Ryan, the EDT looks epic. Love to the family, Ed
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Great to hear from you Ed! So here's the thing. Sometimes it doesn't matter what you use as a weapon against them, repellant, thermacell and son on. When I filmed this video they were bareable. I got bitten about about a hundred times, and scratched my legs every day for the remainder of the week. But as I said, they were still bareable. The next week however, when I met Ryan, I wasn't even able to film with my camera, it was so bad. I've never experienced mosquitoes like that. And I'm pretty used to them. It's going to be funny watching Ryan's next couple of videos, and his opinion of them. Stay tuned ;-)
@alafenetre81 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see a new video! It's great that you put a maximum of ambient sounds, I love to hear the nature, and the Swedish nature is my favourite :-)
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thanks for noticing! I've put a lot of time into getting the sound just right for this one. Had to sacrifice myself for the mosquitoes a couple of times to record some nature sounds. But I hope it's worth the while in the end.
@alafenetre81 Жыл бұрын
@@BikeTouringMike It's very immersive, relaxing.
@yanlap2183 Жыл бұрын
another great trip 👍
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sureshchinnappa2290 Жыл бұрын
Great to see you again mate!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@frankcaputzal5643 Жыл бұрын
A great trip!! Most of it was gravel riding !! Good for you !!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think about 90% of that weekend was on gravel. There are so many great gravel roads around here that I have to explore. That's kind of the reason that I bought this bike. I had toured basically all the paves roads in my area, so I needed to switch things up to find some new inspiration. And I love it! It's a treat sitting down editing these videos, hearing the gravel through my headphones. I'll definitely do more of these types of trips.
@Scor-ah10 ай бұрын
Bugs in the North are bad everywhere. I used to live in Northern Canada and had the same experience trying to do anything outside in June. Looks like you cope fairly well😂
@tonysegadelli9421 Жыл бұрын
Earlier today I checked to see if my Notifications had been removed on your channel Great to see you again
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Everything is probably working as it should, it's just that's I've been a bit lazy editing the video's for the last couple of month's that's all... My bad!
@FollowThomas Жыл бұрын
I just happened to find your channel, looks so peaceful. Are you from Sweden or just bike touring there? I'm from Estonia but live and bike touring here in Florida and up nort at this time of year.Take care and enjoy your bikepacking tour.👍
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Hi Thomas! Glad you found my channel! Yes, I do live in Skellefteå where I ended this short tour. Skellefteå is located on the coast of the Bothninan bayand is a part of Swedish Lapland, but I often like to take a bus up to the real Lapland to get away from everything and just be be immersed in nature.
@pavlosioannides9316 Жыл бұрын
Great video Mike! Beautiful scenery. Sweden is a beautiful country! Mosquitos seem to be a problem over there!!😀😀It would be nice to make a short video about your new bicycle. Thanks!
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
I'll make a video about it soon. I have already filmed one, where I'm unpacking the bike and setting it up. But I'm thinking of scrapping that one and do one about my impressions after riding about 1000 km on it instead.
@pavlosioannides9316 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike! You have always been a geat inspiration!!
@alanhanley9515 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your chanting of "no slammies, no whammies etc" when you meet Ryan....
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
And a bunch of "ole, ole, ole's" as well!
@Jamie.S. Жыл бұрын
Great to see you back Mike. Always love your videos. What happened to the last video of North Cape series? Seems the last one is missing.
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
They (there are three videos) are coming. Probably after these next couple of videos when I'm riding with Ryan. Sorry about that.
@Jamie.S. Жыл бұрын
All good mate just thought one was missed or something. Looking forward to seeing them. Oh and the bike, is it a Unit X, looking forward to that video as well. 👍👍
@dmncwlk Жыл бұрын
Great video! Do buses in northern Sweden take bikes?
@sorlindquist Жыл бұрын
Härligt film! Vilken cykel kör du med i detta avsnitt?
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Tack! Det är min nya Kona Unit X. Det kommer nog en recension här rätt snart. Men överlag är jag väldigt nöjd med den än så länge.
@klasjansson5814 Жыл бұрын
👍
@harryapriyato261011 ай бұрын
Hi, Mike… have you ever met Darren Alff again in 2023?
@BikeTouringMike11 ай бұрын
No, unfortunately I haven't seen or spoken to him for quite a while now.
@kevinstephens2980 Жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, worth the wait. Hopefully in Sweden beginning of September, do you know if i can rap my bike in thick plastic bag from Stockholm arlanda airport?
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
I guess it depends on which airline you're flying with. But SAS and Norwegian will allow it. My ti is to contact the airline and ask ahead of time.
@kevinstephens2980 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, can't wait to see some of your lovely country and hopefully not too many mosquitos.
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Haha! Go and watch Ryan's next couple of video's and you'll see lots of them. No, but seriously, if you're here in September you're in luck. There won't be any mosquitoes around.
@bolleolympus Жыл бұрын
👍👍❤❤😊😊👌👌
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Chris-wj4ze11 ай бұрын
"Järvträsk". That's a funny name. I think that means "wolverine swamp" (no Google translate cheating.)
@BikeTouringMike11 ай бұрын
Correct!
@madaprak Жыл бұрын
What is that anti mosquito device you used while setting up your tent? Do you use repellent?
@davidwpinkston4226 Жыл бұрын
need an episode on your new bike
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
I'm probably going to do that one pretty soon. I've filmed when I got it and set it up, but I'm not sure that will be a video that I'll release. I've ridden about 1000 km on it so far, so I figure I might do a video about my impressions of it so far instead. What do you think?
@DeTomaso2001 Жыл бұрын
@@BikeTouringMike As much detail as possible would be great. I know that its different entirely to your touring bike but it would be good to know how you feel they compare. e.g Could you use it for most of your typical tours? Great video, thank you. Lots of work involved in putting these films together. much appreciated.
@kelvingrover4043 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video of the ALL the gear you use update version please thank you from the Pacific northwest thank you
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
I've actually already filmed that video. Just have to edit it. It will be out in the coming weeks.
@mauritzallberg7302 Жыл бұрын
Why not the video to alta, your travel to north cape??
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
It's coming up, just wanted to get this one out first. Sorry about the videos being a bit out of order.
Жыл бұрын
What bike do you use in this video? How long have you had it and are you pleased with it?
@BikeTouringMike Жыл бұрын
It's a Kona Unit X. Got it for this season. Have ridden about 1000 km on it, and I am very pleased with it so far. Will do a review of it in a couple of weeks.
11 ай бұрын
How is not having front suspension working out? Pros/cons? :)
@BikeTouringMike11 ай бұрын
@PerNissila I thought it was going to be a little bumpy, but it's quite the opposite. The wide tires take up all the unevenness, so I didn't really feel a difference compared to my hardtail. But then again I wasn't going on the most technical trails either.
11 ай бұрын
@@BikeTouringMike do you adjust the tire pressure when going on long paved roads vs gravel roads?