is cycling around the world worth your life?

[@paulcowell7588]

All respect to Frank the workman to show genuine concern for a fellow human being..we need more of it...

[@EnigmaNL]

Wow, Frank was genuinely concerned about your well being, what a good man. Usually these types of guys just don't want to be held responsible but he looks like he actually cared.

[@alanwilliams3830]

The road authority should do what Frank did. Have a look at my blog nanandal.atavist.com/why-worksafe-nz-will-succeed

[@JWR-U]

It’s much easier for us from an outsiders perspective to say “you should Have taken the lift ed it’s too dangerous” but for someone who has travelled the world on a unicycle seeing things we’ve not seen experiencing different roads/weather/cultures we cannot come close to seeing this situation from Ed’s perspective. Ed’s afterthought showed us that he does realise that this might have been dangerous and that other people are involved too...but at the end of the day he said he would stop if it got too dangerous. The Man at the beginning was a fair and just man. He strongly disagreed with Ed because of his safety, but still gave Ed help with a transport following behind him. The fact that Ed had to process this after the stretch of roadworks shows us that he learned a lesson from this and that his journey around the world is important to him however sometimes it’s important to follow the spirit of adventure with an aspect of understanding, compassion and faith.

[@UnderscoreZeroLP]

Joseph Russo I have a great deal of respect for both that man and Ed.

[@Gruvmpy]

@KZbin Commentator Its a paragraph, how is that too long to read

[@officialmcdeath]

Getting the vehicle to trail you like that was the obvious compromise - well done!

[@jeremyharris7811]

Politeness has got Ed a long way on this trip

[@lineroesaeg8344]

You´re such an inspiration not just by what you´re currently doing right now, but also by how you approach and treat other people. I initially reacted with anger towards the way that road worker spoke to you and I first expected you to have a row with him, but you surprised me by shaking hands, asking him for his name and thanking him for his concern for your health. You´re a great person and would be a great diplomat!

[@Aqu181]

can you sub me line Roesaeg im in nelson city NZ

[@student22044]

Such a good vlog Ed! One of my favs so far! The boat footage was beautiful and what lovely people. I think you took a decision made from experience. You’ve always been aware of your actions. This journey of yours was never going to be a safe walk in the park was it! All hail your courage to keep the line unbroken! X

[@attomo1]

Honestly one of the best youtube channels I have subscribed to. Love seeing the joureny you are on. Best of luck for the rest of your joureny!

[@blairo15]

Hi Ed. I don't think the question should be "is cycling around the world worth your life" I think it should be " How many lives are you helping by cycling around the world" ! Awesome stuff mate! Don't give up!

[@zoltankaparthy9095]

One of the great gifts of your epic is that you are able to demonstrate the great goodness of most of the people around the world. It is a valuable lesson. And we need to learn it over and over again. Thanks for being the good person that your are. All of us out here benefit from it. Cheers, eh.

[@CoderShare]

Focus less on adding days to your life, and more on adding life to your days.

[@Ideasquevalelapenadifundir]

im14andthisisdeep

[@benfeldman8361]

@@Ideasquevalelapenadifundir shut up dude try to appreciate and think about things before you rush to condescend and belittle.

[@japas]

That's some Ricardo Arjona shit right there

[@CrazyHorse151]

Wow, that's deep! :D

[@CrazyHorse151]

​@KZbin Commentator Sorry, I forgot to put the *sarcasm* disclaimer in my post.. ;)

[@BarnabyPerrinAldous]

I forgot there was a bloke riding around the world on a unicycle. Glad I found you again dude. Subbed.

[@suthobay]

Sitting here on a Saturday morning surfing the net and this dude is unicycling around New Zealand and the world. WTF am I doing with my life :(

[@shelleymac2086]

same here, but have had stressed work week.

[@nullobject5943]

Don't worry, not everyone can unicycle around the world. I sure as heck couldn't! Ed's a special lad.

[@funkylosik]

Just do it. Get out there and go hiking, surfing or whatever. It's Saturday, it's your choice to surf net.

[@argonauth]

You don't really need a unicycle, just get a regular bike. The gain is the road not the destiny.

[@harryo6126]

Don't be so easily convinced, he probably has an inheritance that will cover him, so does this.

[@Earthandweather]

You are my favorite familiar stranger.

[@tworookiesinavanjan7913]

Earthandweather what a wonderful line. Familiar stranger. Beautiful.

[@Yolonathan]

We can't wait to have you back onboard Vedann!

[@anthonydowling3356]

Thats real cool living on a boat .You must be quite a few years living in NZ as you have almost lost your UK accent .You were really kind to help out ed .What he has done is a miracle ,and he is still very young .

[@fourtwozero]

I could watch Ed's videos all day!

[@HypnoToad248]

I guess you dont have to worry too much about people stealing your bike, considering its a unicycle! Haha. Love the vids ed. Thanks for taking us along this amazing journey!

[@kalinmir]

People will steal anything

[@mickd6942]

Don't know how this came up on recomended but i'm subbing any way

[@driewiel]

All countries should have unicycle paths really.

[@starsheep1140]

Just cycle tracks in general but yeah definitly

[@Welther47]

@@starsheep1140 Yes. But not just tarmac along highways. I prefer hard dirtroads (something a unicycle can ride on easily). They are cheaper, prettier; And if they aren't used, just plough them and they will grow over.

[@dimensionsofearth]

I totally feel you on this Ed! I rode a very small tour in my area last year just under 1000km and I had a few chances to get a ride and I felt that I couldn't do it. I think going the whole way is a big part of bike tours and part of what makes them so worth it! Especially if you're riding around the world

[@nhoover]

Nice job - I was waiting for this since you left such a cliff-hanger in the last one! We've cycled all those roads, taken that ferry a number of times and LOVE that area of NZ. See you later today!!

[@MrDometheo79]

Brother! BY GOD SIR! ur channel SHOULD HAVE MILLIONS! Millions i say! SUUUUPERB! Guinnes record for sure! May infinity Bless you mate!!!

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

8:37 best line "... it's quite quick and good for racing, but u dont really want to RACE YOUR HOME!"

[@mandeepkiranchakrabarty1869]

Amazing Ed! I never miss your uploads. What an amazing adventure you're in!! Take care.

[@alanwilliams3830]

We had several near misses on that stretch of road in 2017. Hats off to Frank.

[@jesteronetime]

how positive and strong is this guy

[@dclnmre]

Love your videos man and have watched you for a year and some.. wish you the best of luck with every mile. Please stay safe brother

[@chrisj5443]

I get that you're concerned others will view your all-riding requirement as needlessly arbitrary and unwise. The very fact you can articulate a rational basis for your requirement, and you clearly exercise judgement of each situation you encounter, shows you command respect for what you're doing.

[@billy42069]

Well Said, Cheers

[@Gallardo6669]

Cool guy. - I commute daily with my bike to work. Being careful is a useless comment, because I can't do anything if a car decide to roll over me.... It is what it is...

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

New Zealand is astonishingly beautiful. I really need to add that to the list of countries, where I might potentially move to in the future. Lots of lovely nature, groomed environments and a lot of water in reach.

[@JaimezIRL]

Yo did u move here yet

[@dryburn]

This was fascinating! Thank you for sharing your experience. It’s amazing to watch.

[@gingerelvis]

Respect for not taking no as an answer! You've done much more "dangerous" things on your travels and you are clearly fully aware of the risks that you take. I'm a motorcyclist and I reckon they wouldn't have stopped me on the bike, the dangers are similar. Stick to your guns and calculate your own risks, obviously a bit of local knowledge never goes a miss insurance and risk assessments often get in the way of adventure.

[@adventure_hannah3841]

"You could race it, it would be quite good for racing, but you don't really want to race your home". 😂

[@profesam8457]

It is your determination and grit to continue that has carried you thus far. Another thought for you to consider is about the other drivers on the road. Countless cyclists can tell you about how drivers that have been held back for a bit behind cyclists become frustrated by the delay and can become reckless or aggressive trying to regain lost time. I’m not faulting you for your decision to ride on but since you are openly reflecting on your “rules” just keep this extra bit into your consideration for the future. So, not just your own safety but that of all the drivers on the road.

[@batlin]

I think it's important to ride on these "dangerous" roads if that's what you want to do, because it also normalises the idea that people can and will cycle everywhere. Otherwise, dangerous roads will stay dangerous forever and it will be seen as a cyclist's folly to go there rather than every road user's responsibility to drive safely.

[@SridharGajendran]

Great motivation.. Cheers to your trip through North island.. All the best Ed..

[@fiddlesmchorsedung2076]

I wouldn’t say you made the smartest decision, but in a weird way I agree with what you did at the roadworks. It’s good to keep that internal consistency/virtue, especially for an undertaking of that magnitude. Otherwise, like what’s the point? Anyway, another awesome vid. Looking forward to you ridin’ through Louisville.

[@Pivitrix]

and you know... he wouldn't go in the books and get the world record he has worked for the past 2.5 years.... And the whole principle behind the trip would be broken. He has probably been on equally or even more dangerous roads already. Dude has been out in nowhere sleeping in houses of people who aren't even literate, it has been dangerous from the start.

[@1uniqueislander968]

great to know you made it through that "forbidden" road. Be safe! I'm so enjoying your adventures bro.

[@UnderscoreZeroLP]

1MadassGrom I think for the majority of cases, doing a journey like this as a team would be incredibly fragile. It is something that immensely changes you as a person, and two people who got along before may diverge into people with incompatible goals and expectations

[@kc3718]

I'm almost killed everyday by careless motorists, when I', just cycling around in the UK. They're on the highway to hell, and I'm trying to do something different.

[@GoodVibesMusicPromotion]

Such a beautiful place! Incredible upload :)

[@FreedomCycles]

well done edd , your in mortal danger every minute, Weigh up your options, and Keep It Vlogges! Love from the Uk,

[@JonnoDoesStuff]

I've done some very stupid, uncomfortable things in my life, but this is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Absolute respect, Ed. Bravo.

[@MichaelHolloway]

the construction super, Frank, he didn't make a mistake - he designed a detour that would move the maximum number of cars - but knowing there were pinch points, he should have designed to narrow the highway in-between them - and lined-in a paved shoulder for bikes to justify the narrowing. Keeps his crews safer, and convinces a bunch of the hurry-hurry folks to take the 200 mile detour. :)

[@PhilJonesIII]

I used to cycle 15 miles each-way to work daily. I loved it because the greater part was in the countryside. The nice thing about doing that is that you get to know almost every bump and incline in the route. In Winter I would be dressed like an electric Morris Dancer and took no chances of not being seen. Then on one very dark Winter night, no streetlights and against the wind and rain. The long straight stretch of road with no traffic anywhere. I was having a ball, felt good to fight the wind. Until I hit that fire extinguisher. Deer, badgers, foxes, hedgehogs, rabbits were common enough and the length of my lamp beam was enough to get around them. The fire-extinguisher gave me a 'What the f***?' moment and not enough time to avoid it. It wrecked my front wheel while I ended up on my back, winded and still not believing what I saw. It was real enough. I put it on the side of the road and carried the bike from there. I guess someone read something about the spontaneous combustion of country lanes and put it there as a public service. I know where I wanted to put it.

[@groovedodger]

It would have to be a single hulled boat Ed no catamarans : )

[@thedave7760]

Would love to see some footage of the scary road, Frank and his mate made it sound like it was certain death. Was it any more dangerous than crossing the Nullabor Plains with road trains passing at 100km/hr inches from you? Can't take the ferry Ed why don't you swim.

[@jefflarry4944]

Ed, this New Zealand series is great and all, but please don't forget about the Thailand and Indonesia ones.

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

Jeff Larry did he has not edit and post them yet? Or what is your point?

[@jefflarry4944]

I don't think he has edited or posted them yet so i am trying to encourage him to do so

[@johnfowlertrailrunning]

Heh Ed, that’s an interesting dilemma. A couple of thoughts for both sides of the argument. Of course we all have different risk thresholds and if you felt you were confident in taking the risk, that is your choice and you were in a better position to judge that I feel. You are of course ‘at risk’ whenever you are on the unicycle. From the other viewpoint, I can empathise with your wish to cycle an unbroken line, especially considering you’re putting so much time and effort into it, but if that line is broken in a way that is beyond your control, I feel you could still ‘claim’ the accolade, so to speak. Don’t be too hard on yourself dude, after all, you need to stay alive to be able to say you’ve completed what you’re trying to achieve. For context, I abseil down very high historic buildings for a living, and ran my first trail Ultramarathon yesterday, 34 miles of mud and 6000 feet of ascent in 7 hours and 52 minutes. Some people don’t understand and criticise, but if you train properly it’s very achievable. Your goal is immense and carries risk, but you’re well prepared in all respects. Keep going, be aware and safe dude and continue to enjoy your journey. I’ll definitely buy the book! 😀 John

[@luisabustos5114]

Hello Ed!! Soy de Argentina, me encanta tu manera de viajar por el mundo te esperamos por Patagonia Argentina!!

[@racheltaylor6578]

Some of the roads in the South Island are bloody frightening.I’m glad you worked out a compromise.

[@tybrady64]

I used to ride my bike everywhere. After a couple of close calls, I decided no more. It doesn’t matter how safe you are, you’re putting your life in the hands of other drivers.

[@tomrafferty2562]

Shame mate, hope you still get to enjoy your bike at some point. I've had one lucky escape too.

[@dudeonbike800]

I suggest you enjoy your bicycle in more amenable conditions. Avoid the crazy roads and the crazies. Heck, avoid the roads all together and hit the trails! It sucks, but I hate to see a cyclist simply give up on such a great sport. It's like saying, "I just don't go out anymore. Too many guns and psychos, so I now stay inside." Surrendering to stupidity, aggression and violence is unacceptable.

[@Mike-jx2uj]

You sound like Jeremy Wade from River Monsters

[@alidarwish6805]

Hello Ed , I am one of your follower , how many Km. do you ride a day on average ? thanks , and good luck . Hajj Ali , California , USA

[@callmeishmael3031]

The solution passes behind you at 3:41 . Mount your bike on a flatbed in such a way that you can peddle your bike in place as the flatbed crosses the dangerous course. Heck, you could do your whole trip that way and still claim you peddled the whole world.😎

[@the9file]

many common activities are very risky but your riding is perceived as riskier because its unusual

[@Dontbustthecrust]

You nailed it.

[@TheCossak]

Wow, you’re persistent. I’m very impressed. Good job 👍

[@stanleytolle416]

There are places you should get on a bus to get through areas bikes really should not go. Usually these are narrow no shoulder roads with extreme traffic. Sometimes there are no other way to go. In these cases I treated these areas like waterways. I don't try to ride my bike over water so I don't try to ride the bike where a bike can't function.

[@air]

Yes it's here the to be continued video :D love your content ed

[@ellerybice3787]

What happened to your other bicycle wheel¿

[@baldieman64]

Getting the most out of life isn't about how many breaths you take, it's about how many times experiences take your breath away.

[@thierryherve3991]

Bravo pour ce voyage en velo j'ai beaucoup apprécié à bientôt

[@Andy-sj2dv]

Good onya Ed, love Picton and the harbour.

[@Staff7]

new Zealand looks so nice

[@bshep121]

Sandflies, are everywhere in nz, But WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY

[@User46589]

11:50 Are ur camera started to fall?😂

[@RodelCariaso]

i love your adventure ed... keep it up!!!

[@PumpkinVillage]

Nice water time. Stay safe and take care, Al

[@_Piers_]

I think the boat equivalent bit unicycling around the world would be to coracle around :)

[@stevetan9142]

Good safety personnel. His approach may not be presentable however his passion for safety is second to none. Good

[@gomitch2]

What is the reason you do not wear bicycle gloves for all the reasons to wear gloves?

[@kazparkin1550]

Absolutely awesome achievement. 👍

[@BillieFingers]

Keep going Ed! When you get back to England I hope we can have a welcoming party for you! Do you have footage for the parts of Asia after China? Would be great to see it edited after you get home! Xx

[@THX5000]

Mountain biking is way safer than road riding. You are more likely to get hurt mtn biking, but much more likely to get killed road riding, especially in USA.

[@nolsp7240]

Really admire what you're doing Ed but I hope you consider that with narrow roads, it's not only your self that is in danger but other motorists as well. I've watched some of your videos in Australia when you opted to just get off the road because of the strong gusts that the passing lories were making.

[@conkrcstf6405]

Why wasn't the dangerous bit shown? I really wanted to see

[@khenryking1091]

That road is one of the safest road i saw in your videos! Get off him Frank! Love and admiration here in Philippines! Good on yah mate!

[@herbsdayout3585]

Fuck off about frank!!!!!

[@recumbenttriker6218]

I'm on a recumbent Trike and some of these roads and drivers are unnerving but I know I'm doing the right thing when enough of us have died things will change

[@Anthonyholdway]

If someone wanted to do the whole trip with you would you have let them, Or do you prefer to do it by your self?

[@Rikvdham]

“Some people go overboard” Over boord in dutch is, in the water, I had a giggle

[@PostScarcitytCat]

It's the same in English :p, but its second meaning " going too far "

[@PostScarcitytCat]

As in overplaying a situation

[@EcoEarthNut]

Another great video - thank you for sharing your adventure! Kiwi's are the nicest people... Are you going to ride across the U.S.?

[@biketothetop]

lightdark00 where is he going from San Francisco? Does he have his route posted anywhere?

[@lostman65]

when you are doing something like unicycling around the world it's clear that you have a different risk-scale than well meaning road workers.... at least that is what i was going to comment before i heard nate say there were no drunk driving laws!

[@grayersteeves5570]

2:56 “ im not Dead YET” 😂

[@count7340]

Me neither.

[@earthtone3]

Awesome content as usual

[@SirBobbyDuncan]

Never listen to anyone who is not pointing a gun at you.

[@notroll1279]

I think Ed should have accepted the offer of the lift - safety has priority. I read about bikers who refused a lift through a very dangerous zone in the Middle East, sneaked away from the military convoy they were supposed to join and got kidnapped by local insurgents right away. Their home country's embassy had to negotiate and pay a sizeable ransom to get them releases just so they could tell a story about their own tenacity rather than their stupidity...And since nobody wants Ed to be the first to populate a Cemetary for Fallen Unicyclists, no one should hold accepting a lift against a traveler when reason says so...

[@dudeonbike800]

Yeah, but New Zealand isn't the Middle East, now is it?

[@notroll1279]

@@dudeonbike800 i admire your ability to abstract.

[@wayneburbage8900]

It is. You can see he wants to throw that hat and join you

[@Metal-Possum]

I don't believe in drinking and driving. Drink first, then drive. You're less likely to spill it.

[@moelfre335]

Nice one Ed.

[@aranonhisbike5280]

How the hell do you steer on a unicycle?

[@krollpeter]

Leaning.

[@Dropkickpunk76]

As someone who got hit by a vehicle commuting to work I say the workman is correct. It isn't worth your life. Busy motorways are not meant for anykind of traffic except motorized. I got hit on a small two lane road. It can and does happen all the time. Stay safe out there.

[@dudeonbike800]

Busy motorways are open to ALL people in the US. To say that they're only open to drivers because drivers make them death and maiming zones is giving in to the mayhem that IS the motor vehicle. Sure, freeways are the exception. That's fine, I wouldn't want to ride on one anyway. Even though exception is made in CA at least that when an alternative route is not available, the freeway is legal. Hwy 17 to Santa Cruz and Hwy 24 in Orinda are two examples. Drivers have no right to be on the road, whereas all other users do. Driving is a privilege and should be treated more as such. If drivers make conditions dangerous, then DRIVERS are the problem! Or road design, or whatever else is causing motor vehicles to create dangerous conditions. The problem here is that New Zealand was too stupid, lazy, and/or ignorant to accommodate other user groups on this stretch of road. Sure, it was an emergency situation, but to simply say, "Nope, no exceptions. You either ride in a car or risk your life" really isn't the best solution." Especially when it's catering to the ONE user group that has no right to the road (at least as far as US law is concerned). Society has been so poisoned by the motor vehicle. Your reply is proof thereof.

[@davidwarren9204]

IF things are dangerous, it's because the operators of extremely-dangerous machinery (aka cars) are operating them without due care and attention. Yet the default position is inevitably to demand that cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists restrict their freedom to peacefully go from A to B. How about the road worker boss says to Ed "yeah bloke, off you go" and then stops every car driving down the road and says "listen up, dimbulb, there's a unicyclist minding his business up ahead. If you hit him, I'll make it my life's work to see you in jail for driving negligently". That should be the norm for car drivers. You hit someone, you pay dearly.

[@adamt7667]

No, a car driver shouldn't have his life ruined because cyclists can't fucking ride, or choose to ride on blatantly unsafe roads. You choose to use roads meant for cars, you assume responsibility for your own life. End of.

[@DouglasCarnall]

@@adamt7667 The road's not just for the cars though, is it? That would be a motorway. Maybe motorists should stick to the motorways if they find it difficult to master the skills of sharing the road with other types of vehicles?

[@adamt7667]

@@DouglasCarnall No, that's the point. The above comment that the roads are essentially just for cyclists, and that cars are just a nuisance, when in fact it is the opposite way around. Roads are designed for cars, and bikes are allowed to use them. Cyclists who obey the rules of the road are tolerated, if not welcomed due to the inevitable issues they cause. Stating that the responsibility is always on the motorist is obtuse and completely unjustifiable.

[@DouglasCarnall]

@@adamt7667 I live in a country (France) where it is indeed the law that the user of greater power has also greater responsibility. Failure to drive appropriately around vulnerable road users (manque de maîtrise de véhicule) is an offence in and of itself. It's very civilised.

[@adamt7667]

@@DouglasCarnall Yeah, we don't have that here unfortunately. Essentially if you hit a cyclist, you are at fault, no matter the cause.

[@mopedmarathon]

This reminds me of the talk to frank drug adverts. Only this frank is focused on road safety.

[@mickd6942]

On the ferry your voice sounded like steve cugen doing alan partridge.

[@juliea3936]

How do you not have more subscribers??!?!

[@kingrobert1st]

So what makes this expert certain that driving in a car is safer than on a unicycle? He wasn't really concerned about you...just wanted to save his own neck if you had an accident. Judging by the amount of road accidents with cars compared with unicycles I'd say unicycling is far, far safer. I mean, why else do they call it the "suicycle?"

[@ulysses1692]

It's very understandable if he was also trying to just save his own neck though. If Ed were to be involved in an accident it would have been the construction guy's fault for letting him through.

[@kingrobert1st]

@@PedroTricking Statistically speaking unicycling is far safer if you consider the number of accidents with a unicycle in the last 100 years. But jeez I was only joking. get a life!

[@peterfoss2408]

You've just increased the emigration from the UK to NZ by several hundred percent.

[@austingode]

Gort Newton New Zealand 🇳🇿 is a country made by god on a good day ......

[@Matt-iy2hk]

@Gort Newton NZ isn't the best place to make money and is quite expensive. I think a fifth of our population are expats. Being able to make money else where and then when you've saved enough come back is pretty much the gold standard for getting ahead for many people.

[@carloboscacci9645]

go Ed, go ahead !!

[@MrEtnorb]

Typical road worker. I’m a retired Australian Civil Engineer with decades of experience dealing in safety issues with this industry. Many of them hated cyclists with a passion, which I could never understand. When questioned at courses I ran, most of them admitted to riding bikes in their childhood on public roads. Go figure that out!

[@TheHeman9001]

Lmao if you so a second lap on water then you have to do a Third lap by air.

[@wlsweat1]

Take a NET next time when biking in gnat or mosquito-infested areas. It doesn't take up much room.

[@dudeonbike800]

Here I think NZ is full of uptight folks and then see that you can sail a boat and drink! Oh well, so much for that! I can't imagine that will stay that way for much longer. How can operating a boat with alcohol be considered any different than a motor vehicle? Wow. Just to mess with us, the water skier should have been carrying a beer too! Ha, ha!