I love France, BUT... (A cycling trip with Ben O'Connor)

[@topcentrecommunications]

In 12 months, when this channel has 100K subscribers, I will be able to say I was among the first. Or at least the first 5K. Great content Tristan, keep them coming. P.S. I have taken the liberty of sending a link to Baston Pizza, they will love the review.

[@shawnsmith7009]

Couldn’t agree more. 🇦🇺🥳

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks so much Tim..so good to have you on board. Hopefully you’re right about both the 100k number and about Baston loving the review. 🙏🏼

[@mickfanning93]

Have been going down a rabbit hole of GCN / cycling videos lately. Was shocked by the subs / views on this. The production quality deserves way more attention!!!

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Michael! Glad you’ve enjoyed it. Hoping for a few more views and subscribers in time as the channel grows. 🙏🏼

[@aizins3420]

I agree

[@LouisYTV]

Tristan I stumbled upon your channel a couple days ago and it’s been great since just wanted to let you know your content is one of the best in the cycling community.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@antoniocasablancasvilanova2207]

Tristan great privileg to be able to share your rides with Ben.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Antonio!

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

One of the great virtues of Cycling is that it enables one to have access to the most incredible sceneries.

[@kivriel2660]

Credit card touring is the best way of doing bike trips. If it`s really hot, soak your shirt in a lake, river or fountain. The cooling effect is really good but it dries up fast. Thanks for a great video. I rode across Sweden this summer on the warmest weekend of the year.

[@monrezee]

Thank you for some really beautiful shots.

[@angeliquec1856]

from Melbourne Australia - Aussie Aussie Aussie - love the vlogs

[@eto2352]

beautiful trip! So cool to see BO'C riding out on a fun trip!

[@akay4500]

What a beautiful part of the world..! Those roads are also super quiet - inspirational stuff! Cheers!

[@scugno]

Welcome to my world in Florida. 105 feel like temp 77% humidity today. Loved the video, will be back for more views. 😀

[@burronorteno]

Superb as usual.

[@cyclecoachcyclecoachcom8071]

Amazing scenery and video. So long since I've been there.

[@NoStarDomusSC2]

I technically like before watching! Great content!

[@tristantakevideo]

Haha a true fan right there. Thanks mate 🙏🏼

[@muellteam692]

Awesome content & beautiful scenery, I like you started living the dream while your young. I'm 65 & started riding about 10 years a go, recently retired and just starting to travel to cycling destinations, I am putting Girona on my short list of cycling destinations, wish I would have started sooner.

[@bapthytonig]

come to Alsace one day, we have the beautiful Route des Crêtes to do and it has some of the best views here. good video as always

[@johnjoyner7439]

Greetings from lockdown Sydney. Love the videos Tristan. Good to see an Aussie producing such good videos in such a beautiful part of the world.

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers John! Hope you guys are doing alright down there..I know how much lockdown sucks!

[@ajfmaughan]

Another cracking video. Any morning I get up and a new tristantakevideo has dropped is a great start to the day!!! Loving the production and being part of the journey.

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers Andrew! Stoked to hear you’re loving them. Makes the work worthwhile hearing these kinds of things! More to come…🙏🏼

[@rayjohnson3617]

Livin the dream Tristan. What a great three days. Southern France, pizza, wine, fresh bread and great cycling. Well done and great video.

[@JorikAPD]

Hey mate, just found your channel time in my timeline and I'm absolutely loving the quality and the content 👌🏻 you gained a new sub from the Netherlands 👊🏻

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks my dude. Good to have you on board! 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@Cab.F]

This is easily my favorite Video of you (+Ben)! I just love the insights. And Ben is just such a humble guy!! I Hope there will be plenty more of stuff with Ben in the future!! Greetings from Germany 💯

[@tristantakevideo]

Thank you!

[@Chreeeys]

Epic - love your trips with Ben!

[@donball370]

Fantastic video again. Stumbled across you with Ben's Tour 4th place finish. Great to see you enjoy cycling in all its glory from wonderful location. How good are the country roads. Look forward to seeing more (Ben's training and race schedule permitting) 🍷☕

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers Don! Might do a post-season recap with Ben once he gets through the next block of racing in Germany and then Italy. Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed. 🙏🏼

[@felixjackson2670]

Has to be one of my favorite places to ride...here in beautiful Donegal we have.....rain!

[@tristantakevideo]

Feeling for you guys up there! Sounds like you’ve barely had a summer!

[@daviddalisay947]

This channel deserves more subscribers. Happy with your work keep it up!

[@tristantakevideo]

Much appreciated!

[@gabrielcaridade6095]

I just subscribed to your channel. Awesome videos. Thanks for sharing.....I have been dreaming about the day I will be able to ride in Europe through these beautiful mountains. Your videos are inspiring me and I like the credit card bike packing idea,

[@gregnichols9363]

I'm sitting here with 5 more weeks off the bike due to a back surgery that wrecked my summer racing season, and has changed my miles of smiles to bummed. It makes me wish I could have been there suffering with you and a smile. Its always better on a bike ride, so enjoy every Km always!

[@tristantakevideo]

Sorry to hear man..hope you’re on the mend. You’ll be back out there in no time. 💪🏼

[@mcaxz]

One of my favorite cycling video ever... Good job Tristan.

[@tristantakevideo]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Eli! 🙏🏼

[@DoctorV_]

Mate this is some of the best content on youtube I have seen. Really enjoying it, especially considering I can't ride because of the lockdown here in Melbourne.

[@andrewsteadman7701]

Hi Tristan, another fine adventure. I know the feeling of being broken in the heat on a bikepacking trip. 40 degrees Celsius riding into Wiseman’s Ferry on my way to a campsite called Ten Mile Hollow. I couldn’t stomach food not even a beer at lunch at the pub. I just sat down in the shade for 2 hours until my mate said Come on Steady were moving. It was the best thing for me - I hit my second wind after that.

[@fabiobenassi5196]

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks so much Fabio 🙌🏼

[@henri-5606]

Did that last segment a few days back, starting on the Collada 7h30am, soooo nice. Was inspired by one of ur previous videos (“hardest commute in Europe”) and indeed going from Empordà up to the Collada is a lot harder than the other way around, but really enjoyed both ways. Thanks again Tristan for the inspiration and the amazing content you put up! Your commentary is always interesting and smart.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Henri. How good is Collada in the early morning?! Love it. Glad you’re enjoying the videos 👌🏼

[@MannBazza]

I can’t put into words how much I enjoyed that. Looked like the perfect trip (aside from the bit where you were broken). Beautiful story, wonderfully told.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Barry! So stoked you enjoyed it so much 🙏🏼

[@matthewevans5091]

Great content and commentary ! Really enjoying these and reminds me of going out to the Pyrenees and Alps so much every year. So during the past couple of years with the Covid lockdowns its been more challenging. Fond memories and here's to next year.

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers Matthew! Hope you’re able to get over to the mountains in time.

[@callanrobison2674]

Love this! Perfect inspirational video to wake up to in locked down Sydney. Man those morning views and light! Planning my own adventure now!!

[@tristantakevideo]

Glad you enjoyed it! Always love providing a little escape for those who can’t.

[@stephanesurroque1073]

Tristan, thank you for this beautiful vidéo. Nice to meet you in Palau de Cerdanya. We wish pour croissants are good. See you.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thank you Stéphane! 🙏🏼🥐♥️

[@paudomenech2054]

your videos are amazing man, love to watch them!

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks man 🙏🏼

[@wiremukaihau6858]

You guys are the definition of living the dream

[@GerardEncabo]

That’s inspiring, Tristan. Thanks for sharing the experience. I love cycling but I don’t use to have an adventurous spirit when I’m on the wheels but, hey, this type of “credit card bikepacking” is getting me thinking…

[@tristantakevideo]

Credit card bikepacking is a super easy way to get into a bit of adventure without too much stress..it’s super enjoyable and makes it feel like a proper cycling holiday. Give it a try sometime!

[@miette2347]

3:38 Parfaitement ! 👌 Nice video ! I'm happy to see Ben O'Connor, he's a fantastic rider, his victory in Tignes was superb 🤗 Watching from France (not the side where there is a beautiful sun..... 😢) Thank you Tristan for this video :)

[@velander_dd]

Hey man, never stop making videos, please. Love this

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks for the love Marius! 🙏🏼

[@cyclingstudentdoc92]

Cheers Tristan and Ben for another great video. 🤘

[@RudiDwiHartanto]

I'll keep commenting and liking the vids hopefully the algorithm bless you soon. You're making genuinely great content.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Rudi 🙏🏼

[@marcd3518]

Perpignan is cool. I lived in a small town next to the city. Good seeing centre ville again.

[@RudyGold]

Nice one homie! Really good footage

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks dude 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@neilplatt1111]

STUNNING vista

[@jbrown4501]

Great video! Excellent editing and amazing music choices!

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks so much 🙏🏼

[@jbas8465]

Thanks for sharing such a great video with spectacular scenery and content. You and Ben make a great team, maybe even a Cycling Touring Company one day. Thoroughly enjoying! 👍👍👍

[@MrFornicater]

Mate you should run a gopro on some of these rides. An unedited hour long vid of a scenic section would be perfect for a Syd lockdown indoor session.

[@liamburke1336]

Awesome content Tristan! Honestly some of the best cycling vlogging content I've seen - spectacular views and awesome to get insight into some of the routes Ben trains on. Expecting a collab with the Cycling GK soon! :)

[@maniastrat]

Nice! Thanks very enjoyable & beautiful! That river in a gorge @8:15 was cool ...Man Tristan you had enough salt on that jersey to supply a Large McDonalds Fries :)

[@_________4292]

Jack, Ben and others frends nice to have people You can ride.

[@gregnicolai32]

Amazing trip Tristan, thanks for sharing this

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Greg!

[@hadoush4247]

Your vlogs are truly amazing! Have binged a lot of them this weekend - First Class 👌Looking forward to follow the development of your channel 🔥

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks man! 🙏🏼

[@krisbowditch827]

Has to be the best place on earth to ride a bike .. absolutely stunning can’t wait to get back to France, hopefully once all this Covid19 is on the decline.. great video by the way 🤟☀️☀️☀️❤️🚴‍♂️🙏 chapeau 🎩

[@JaredKime]

Those Cordel bags look amazing. Thanks for highlighting them and showing what you typically pack on trips like this. They’ve been on my radar for a while now and have wanted to order some. Any way you can convince them to make an exception and ship some to me in the US???

[@tristantakevideo]

They’re great man..highly recommended. The Service Course has a very small number of Cordel handlebar bags currently and they ship to the US, and I can also recommend Apidura if you’re looking at alternatives. The 5L racing saddle bag is nice and small and neat, and the expedition handlebar bag packs down pretty small as well. Check those out and give credit card packing a go!

[@simonopie2436]

Another great video! Nice to see another down to earth pro 🤜🏻

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers Simon!

[@vanzcopz]

kind of jealous of what europe offers for cyclist. The environment, the view and the road is so amazing

[@LouisYTV]

Me too!

[@fraserparnham6402]

wait till you come to England and its raining every day

[@NoStarDomusSC2]

Riding in France, and yes - I am jealous about myself;) amazing here!!

[@vanzcopz]

@@fraserparnham6402 180 degrees upside down compare here in indonesia (sun scorching hot and humid here) Pretty sucks either way 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@vanzcopz]

@@NoStarDomusSC2 lucky you 😂

[@looee___]

Tristan do you have a video or are you planning to make a video along the lines of what it takes to ride with Ben O’Connor? OR, your cycling journey to WT fitness… would love to hear or watch your story. Cheers mate

[@tristantakevideo]

Hey Luis, I’m thinking of making a video about my cycling journey in terms of riding, training and racing..give me a rainy day and I’ll make it happen 🙏🏼

[@shibommath]

Amazing, watching from India.

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks mate!

[@ronshatzki6090]

Thank you enjoyed

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Ron 🙏🏼

[@markanderson7412]

Well done lads, that’s the way to do it, did a lap of Taiwan that way, 12 riding days 15 day trip 👍 Night markets for dinner and 7-11’s everywhere for day essentials And aircon haha

[@Shombaiskey]

What was the intro music? Anyways a beautiful vlog Tristan keep it up mate!

[@DavidK140]

Hey mate , recently discovered your channel - done the like and subscribe thing ! Great content , look forward to more and coming along for the ride 🤟🏼

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers David! Stoked you’re loving it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MarcoP70]

Credit card bikepacking, this ride is in the bucket list. Looks amazing.

[@jamesknight9717]

Awesome video as always, keep it up.

[@tristantakevideo]

Cheers James!

[@breathestrongcycling3672]

Those roads tho!....I'm just gonna copy paste that comment on all your vids 😉👍....also it's nice to see a pro that can just enjoy riding for ridings sake.

[@tristantakevideo]

Absolutely..gotta enjoy the reason he got into riding to begin with!

[@SecretLuckyValentine]

Could you do a video on your pre and post ride stretching routine? Especially post ride - find that I struggle with those a lot.

[@mariuszw4888]

wonderful views and routes 😍👍👌

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks mate!

[@judd7699]

Seriously good country side 🥂

[@boyhoy1978]

I bet its not the same but the light on the video from that morning ride was beautiful...... also where are the cars... its amazing.

[@tristantakevideo]

Yeah the light was beautiful, and thankfully it’s a nice quiet corner of France so there weren’t too many cars around.

[@boyhoy1978]

@@tristantakevideo defo not the video I needed in isolation, looks amazing. They always do though, enjoy them all, isolated or not 🤣

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

What a video, really enjoyed it you make me quite envious beautiful locations. I got to say it must be a heck of a challenge to ride with Ben and film 😂 Top notch video though 👍

[@tristantakevideo]

Haha thank you. It’s a bit of a challenge but one of the better problems I have to face, that’s for sure. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CapeCornwallCarpentry]

Quality video, fantastic channel

[@tristantakevideo]

Thank you!

[@kevwells]

New fav cycling youtube channel, no it is not because Ben was getting changed ;)

[@tristantakevideo]

Hahaha cheers Kev.

[@glasmo]

Cracking content and a great way to start another day in the Lockdown Capital of the World living vicariously through your lens. Keep it up and yes, you do deserve much more recognition. #twogoodblokes

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 Let’s see what the future holds for TTV.

[@great_live_music]

Hey Tristan, time to put the albedo effect on your side ;) The black jersey didn't help with the heat! Nice video btw, liked and subscribed :) Edit: You arrived at the same conclusion as me, wasn't yet at that part when I commented :)

[@benmaher01]

Awesome videos, really enjoying the content. Interested to know how you go about planning these rides and routes.. do you load onto your Wahoo directions? Or just whip out google maps every so often? Cheers

[@tristantakevideo]

This trip was mapped out by Ben using Strava, google maps and street view, and then turned into 3 GPX files we loaded onto our Wahoo’s to follow each day. Strava and Komoot are getting quite good at easily making GPX tracks to follow, but Ben put in the extra work using google street view to make sure the roads looked rideable and enjoyable. Glad you’re enjoying the videos!

[@Oakpathetics]

Awesome video and great tips for “credit card bikepacking”.. what do you wash your kit in? Just the shower soap at the hotel?

[@tristantakevideo]

Hey Dave, glad you enjoyed. Some people take a very small bottle of washing detergent with them (pour some into a little single-use shampoo bottle for example). But on this trip I just used the shower soap at the hotel. Thanks for the question!

[@Oakpathetics]

@@tristantakevideo thanks mate, you’ve given me the inspiration and info to take on a credit card trip! Maybe not the mountains of Andorra, but the Brisbane valley rail trail 😂 keep the videos coming!!

[@jonpierce2395]

Road bike heaven 👍

[@carlos3510]

Hey Tristan, great content. Just discovered your channel and it's a breeze of fresh air into my video feed. Was wondering what device you're using for on-bike filming ? Looks like a phone is reflecting on your shades but the quality /filming angle is too good. Is it really just a smartphone? Thanks for the answer. cheers

[@tristantakevideo]

Hey Carlos, stoked you’re loving the videos! These are all filmed with an iPhone 11 Pro - I use the wide angle setting a lot, and shoot in 60FPS for the smooth look. Other than that literally no colour grading or anything. The iPhone really is an incredible tool for things like this. Hope that helps.

[@carlos3510]

@@tristantakevideo Thanks for the answer, appreciate it! Was looking for ways to record some of my rides to share.. Oh and consider coming to ride in the Vosges (France). Great views for your vlog, lush nature, nice climbs (and delicous wine..).

[@samgeldard5656]

"im happy im me not a goat" Ben O'Connor

[@mschmhegrt]

No toothbrush?? 😂. Joking aside, what a great video/trip. Made me want to go Card Packing really bad

[@tristantakevideo]

Toothbrush was a given so I didn’t include it..haha. Credit card packing is well worth it.

[@bikenbeers]

I've only recently found your channel. This is top-shelf content. The videography is superb as is the chatty style with Ben. It's also good to see how a mere mortal cyclist mixes it with a pro-cyclist. What cameras are you using? Is it the same camera for the closeup chats as it is for the stunning landscape imagery?

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks so much mate! Really appreciate the kind words. Everything you see is shot with my iPhone 11 Pro, with some of the descending footage shot with a GoPro Hero 9. 👌🏼

[@bikenbeers]

@@tristantakevideo thanks. I see from some other comments that you are planning on doing a video on how you take iPhone footage on your bike. Looking forward to that one. Cheers.

[@alainpryt9641]

Bravo à vous 🎩👏👏👏👏👍🇫🇷🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️😉

[@tristantakevideo]

Merci Alain!

[@shaunpratt5521]

I'm curious to know what Ben thinks of the saddle he is using

[@tristantakevideo]

We were actually speaking about this on the ride back to Girona on day 3. He loves it. He says it takes a bit of time to soften up and the white has obviously turned yellow so black is a more obvious choice there, but in terms of comfort it’s great apparently. 👌🏼

[@shaunpratt5521]

@@tristantakevideo thanks for that, i'm after a new saddle & have been looking at the black version. Nice to have some honest feed back

[@stevec6232]

You really deserve 200k subs!

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks man. I hope to one day get there. 🙏🏼

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

At the beginning of the video, I was wondering if wearing a black kit was very wise. Now we know. It was not.

[@vladvultur3347]

Hi Tristan how did you did on the rim brake on all the decent ? I wanna go in Mallorca with my rim brake bike what you recommend about it .

[@tristantakevideo]

Hey mate, I had no problems at all..I’ve used rim brakes in Mallorca many times.

[@wendysuperfan1014]

thanks Tristan an d Ben

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

Perfect bike touring, credit card, hotels and limited clothing! Why anyone wants to bust their balls dragging a fully laden 30 kg bike up and down the country side and sleeping in a sometimes cold soggy wet tent is beyond me??

[@tristantakevideo]

I’ve had the same thoughts. I mean both have their advantages but for this purpose it was a real pleasure. 👌🏼

[@antspage]

what were you guys eating on the bike? didn't look look you were packing much in your bags? were you stopping at cafes/petrol stations for food/fuel etc

[@tristantakevideo]

We both had a combination of bars and carbohydrate powder, but not a huge amount and instead stopped along the way at cafe’s, etc for water and a couple snacks. In hindsight I definitely would’ve benefited from taking much more.

[@antspage]

@@tristantakevideo cool thought so I guess it’s hard to cover all aspects Loving some of the older episodes - cheers man

[@tristantakevideo]

@@antspage Thanks mate 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@dominicbritt]

I'm guessing that was 3 days of Z1 for Ben?

[@phoenixtwelve1972]

I'm so jealous right now !!!!! ........................ Lockdown sucks ass.

[@mikelogan2684]

An observation Where are all the other riders who live around Girona You never seem to pass or see anyone Just an observation Great vids Thanks

[@alanbeauregard4074]

Cool format, take a great Pro with and enjoy life…..somewhat 😂

[@tristantakevideo]

Haha there were some better moments and some worse. But a great trip all round!

[@rostuchicken]

Where are the cars?

[@tristantakevideo]

I think there were 2 or 3 around somewhere? 🤷🏻‍♂️😜

[@vladimirscerbin9511]

Jesus, what a great adventure.. so inspirational and of course thanks sharing!

[@tristantakevideo]

Thanks Vlad!

[@brooke_sarah]

grep.

[@tristantakevideo]

Grep 🍇

[@occyman]

That is a lot of salt coming out of you….. Lucky your not back here in lockdown mate….

[@riencoert]

1:55 pizza-anda-borrla-whine 9:39 any watts higher than yours are stupid... amirite?

[@tristantakevideo]

Not stupid, just painful

[@tristantakevideo]

Got dropped on the uphill, and then got dropped on the downhill 😖