"Feels too soon." Isn't that a feeling we all have shared!? It's a remarkable series of videos. Lovely work!
@MoveWithMurph2 ай бұрын
Just want to get there……. Until you’re there. Then you just want to go back in time.
@carnyshill6848 ай бұрын
cactus and goat heads + tubes. remove the talc powder that is on the tubes. and clean any oil dirt off the tire .. this makes the tube and tire bond to each other (no air gap) . Never remove the goat head. it is the plug. I chop up a small handful of down bird feathers and insert them through the valve before install. I ride with them pre installed till my first puncture. then use sealant. only need like 1oz instead of like 3+oz with tubeless tire. make my own sealant : anti-freeze coolant and 100% silicone caulk 50/50 ratio. easy to get a oz or two from any vehicle or auto shop and 5-10oz silicone caulk from any hardware store is like 5-10 dollars
@APhoenixWithin8 ай бұрын
"Just me and a couple burritos" sounds like a killer title for an autobiography. Thanks for taking us along with you, this ride is in my next 1-2 year plan!
@oklahotb32178 ай бұрын
Same. Maybe next year but probably '26
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
LOL, might change the channel name.
@timgearing51218 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking me on your ride. I’m starting my own from Whitefish in 5 weeks, and will take one day at a time. I’m not a spring chicken,but I do have tubeless tyres😂 Happy Trails, Murph
@b.k.29748 ай бұрын
I'm leaving in July myself from Whitefish. Happy trails from another non-spring chicken.
@timgearing51218 ай бұрын
@@b.k.2974 Excellent. I’ll be the old bloke on the dual sus with blue pedals😂 Hope we cross paths. Have a great ride!
@MrHoustonismydog7 ай бұрын
I’m no spring chicken either, just 3 old dudes riding their bikes. Except I can’t go until next summer. Murph, impressed how you seem to hold it together with all those flats. Enjoyed the series.
@DameEdnaBrown10 күн бұрын
What a great trip thanks for sharing your journey.
@michaelryancook237 ай бұрын
This was an amazing serious to watch. I really enjoyed your commentary and perseverance throughout. Especially that section with the numerous flats. Great job!
@gtit70047 ай бұрын
Native New Mexican hiker/biker here. I use tubeless on my bike packing bike, but use tubes on my commuter/training bikes. My goat head solution on tires with tubes utilize various features: Newer aggressive tread on tires to lift the thinner part of the tire above potential reach of goat heat thorn; Replace rear tire more often as they tend to wear down sooner then front tire; Use thorn resistant tubes (add a little weight to tire); Tire sealant inside tubes; Mr. Tuffy-type liner; NEVER REMOVE A GOATHEAD! (They act as plugs); Drive defensively (Not always possible!!) Many years ago, a friend who grew up in Mexico as a poor newspaper boy, offered some advice that I want to test. As a youngster, he had plenty of newsprint from old newspapers available, he and his friends made their own Mr. Tuffy type liners from newspapers they folded into thin long strips. They inserted the "liner" between the tire and the tube. The dense newsprint prevented thorns from going through to the tube. I think this solution may help in an emergency.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I bet that news paper liner would have worked honestly. Shwalbe Marathons would have worked well too probably. I was resistant to the new technology, thinking it was expensive or something like that. After all those ptaches and tubes it was cheaper.
@brif564 ай бұрын
As a native New Mexican biker, I second that. I ride Schwalbe Marathons, Tuffy liners, and Stan's sealant on pavement commuting, tubeless off road. I never had goat heads issues with that seput. And yes, do not remove the goat heads, they're everywhere, off road and pavement. As @gtit7004 stated they act as plugs. Better luck next time man. Keep on riding!
@smalltimeadventures_usa2 ай бұрын
Nice episodes, thanks for posting.
@MoveWithMurph2 ай бұрын
Wow, this is very generous! Thanks so much, it truly means a lot!
@mcvisser12 ай бұрын
I rode the trail in 2017 from south to north and had only one flat in New Mexico, riding on tires with tubes. They were 26 inch Schwalbe (I can't remember which type) nobby tires. I remember the goetheads mainly from my transcontinental ride in 1981, where my first flat occured halfway Kansas, caused by....a goathead. Love your video! I recognize many places in the scenes of your video, sometimes I spent the night in the same spots where you did!
@PerfDayToday6 ай бұрын
Bravo man! A big congrats, great ride, fantastic videos. Thxs for taking us along. 🙏🏼
@jdsalmonson3 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed following along your trip with this video series! Getting tooled up to try some bike adventures myself. Your vids are instructive and inspiring toward that end.
@MoveWithMurph3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and good luck! You’re going to love it. What’s your first trail going to be?
@jonharper35468 ай бұрын
Good job! Even if it was a bit anti climatic for you, it wasn't for those of us following along, I assure you. I felt your frustration with the goat heads. I'm still not going to go tubeless though when I ride this section in September, I'm putting my faith in Tuffy Strips and new tires. Thanks for the ride Garrett!
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
You might fair better than me, I hope you do at least. I didn't have a problem until grants, then the wind picked up and blew a bunch of stuff into the roads. I was lulled into a false sense of security.
@whiteryanc8 ай бұрын
Great series, got genuinely emotional finishing that up with you. Thanks for taking us along and inspiring me to ensure that I complete this some day.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching friend. I hope you get after it.
@cowymtber7 ай бұрын
The Gila was the hardest section on the entire divide, IMO. Congrats Murph! Nice job. A feather in your life cap!
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Did you ride north?
@cowymtber7 ай бұрын
@@MoveWithMurph nope south. Just water scarcity, hot, lot of climbing
@wilsonnck8 ай бұрын
Wow! Sad to see the end, but what a trip!!
@franciscohernandez79138 ай бұрын
New suscriber, greetings from León Guanajuato México.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Thanks for following along!
@Charlie-sr6dv6 ай бұрын
❤ Fantastic series. Thoroughly enjoyed.
@vdelussey8 ай бұрын
Hello from Scotland! Loved watching your trip mate. My bike packing trips only last a few days and watch in awe at the length and distance you covered. Beautiful country and genuine person! All the best !!
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@PeteDevlinootnaboot8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Great story telling and filming. Thanks.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
It was sooooo much work, but really rewarding, I am happy you enjoyed it.
@emmber197 ай бұрын
I grew up in New Mexico, I solved the goathead issue with extra thick tubes and sealant. If you can live with the weight the Schwalbe marathon plus is absolutely totally thorn proof. And everything else proof.
@mennosolarquest5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your epic videos! Your thoughts are valuable for me and others, I think, nothing over the top being said! Next year I’ll start the GDMBR at the age of 66. I have a lot of experience in cycling long distances (recumbent) but now for the first time bikepacking on a upright bicycle. (Sonder broken road ti) thank you again! BTW; I’ll use tubeless tires 😅😅
@MoveWithMurph5 ай бұрын
Thanks for following along! I am glad you enjoyed, you'll enjoy your ride even more.
@LVang1528 ай бұрын
On my bucket list to do before turning 40. Thanks for the motivation.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Get after it!
@gabrielgullette66957 ай бұрын
Glad you made friends with Alex, I watch his videos and I believe his aren't as up to date as your's. He was talking about being lonely so that's cool to see
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Actually, he's way more up to date than I am. this was from last fall. Took me forever to get through the edit.
@Wandering_whatsnext4 ай бұрын
Truly enjoyable series. Well done 👏🏼👏🏼
@InkaVogt8 ай бұрын
thanks for taking us along with you. I really enjoyed the entire series, thanks for sharing. What's next??? :D
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I am not sure, maybe meet up with a couple of KIWIs in europe or something.
@arcoulant878 ай бұрын
Chapeau just packed my panniers the bike has been worked on bring it on start 2 July thanks for taking the time posting your videos .
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I am excited for you, you're going to have a blast
@sasquatchmtb8 ай бұрын
Great video series man! I really enjoyed watching through and it looks like a worthwhile adventure. All the best and thanks for sharing.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out!
@NancySims-p6l7 ай бұрын
Way to go! Loved following your journey!
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, happy to finally have that edited up.
@Chunt1A7 ай бұрын
Nice video! I'm starting August 1st from Whitefish. One thing you mention that hadn't crossed my mind, was the established campgrounds shutting down after the summer season is over. That could be a problem if they're a planned water stop.
@SethNeal8 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this series! And glad you were finally able to switch over to tubeless! Although it has its own issues, puncture flats isn't one of those issues.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
haven't had a flat since I changed! I'm sold.
@MrClimberdave8 ай бұрын
Nice! Excellent recap as usual. Sounds like tubeless from now on. BUT if you ever find yourself in that situation again and you have sealant, but not the rim strip nor tubeless valve. Cut a tube open down the seam and use it as the rim strip, mount the tire, add sealant, and add air (CO2 preferably for the needed pressure to set the bead). If the tire sets and holds air, you can use something sharp (a razor works well) and trim the excess tube sticking out. This is an old hack to run tubeless for wheels and tire combos that were not designed to do so. Those Rene Herse are meant to be tubeless so they may be too tight, but it's worth a try when things get desperate.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I ended up just putting tubeless sealant right into my tube and that worked for the front tire pretty will honestly. I would have done the rear tire as well but I did not have a removable valve core for that one.
@-glossy36528 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy was just rewatching ur series perfect timing
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I am honored that uou would rewatch it, thanks so much.
@thegrumpygraveller88207 ай бұрын
congratulations, very nicely presented all the way through, hopefully get to do this in 2026 for me
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
OWWW good luck in 2026 I hope you have fun.
@kenprice10478 ай бұрын
Great adventure and vlog! 🤙🏼🤙🏼⛰️🚵🏼
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
Thanks, I hope you enjoyed, cannot wait to make some more.
@shaunarundell8 ай бұрын
so cool
@RonSuchanek8 ай бұрын
I appreciate, and am slightly envious of, the way you weave insights and philosophy into your story. And i think.its no conincidence - beard length directly correlates with philosophy. Look at Billy Gibbons! Great job! Im.heading back out this year, and your videos have inspired me to up my game.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
hahah, I don't think I'll ever be as wise as Billy Gibbons. I hope you enjoy going back. I spent so much time in post gathering and organizing my thoughts about what happened, I hope it was worth the work. are you going to go southbound again?
@RonSuchanek7 ай бұрын
@@MoveWithMurph yes southbound leaving from Whitefish June 23! Can't wait.
@wanderbybike8 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your completion of GDMBR! Check out the Western Wildlands Route.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I wanna try that for sure, it looks so good!
@oakiemac7 ай бұрын
What were the temperatures in New Mexico?
@stevemullin11958 ай бұрын
Would Mr Tuffy liners help with the goat heads? My wheels and tires are tubeless ready but getting the tires seated on the road is a pain in the ass if you don't carry CO2 cartridges.
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
From the sounds of other commenters, yes I think it would help. also some more robust treads.
@stevemullin11957 ай бұрын
@@MoveWithMurph looking at Vittoria mescals as an option
@chrislynottcomedy4 ай бұрын
hiya, In retrospect, would you have kept tube tyres then went tubeless when you got to New Mexico?I used to bike around Mt Diablo with tube tyres and i'd get about 8 goatheads a day! It got to the stage where I could fix a punctures in a matter of seconds!
@MoveWithMurph4 ай бұрын
I don’t think I’ll ever use tubes again after that experience. As long as the bike I’m riding is tubeless comparable. That’s what I’ll be rocking.
@chrislynottcomedy4 ай бұрын
@@MoveWithMurph Hiya, Thanks for the reply. Using the same tyres on the entire trip would mean less risk as you'll not be changing them over. I plan to go north to south next year..Who knows, I might do some comedy shows along the way! Ta, Chris
@MoveWithMurph4 ай бұрын
@@chrislynottcomedy that would be cool, you could definitely do some open mics in steamboat. Look up the steamboat comedy podcast, they are friends of mine. Also if you’re going north you certainly need tubeless but you could switch back at steamboat if you wanted to.
@chrislynottcomedy4 ай бұрын
@MoveWithMurph Will do, thanks..."steamboat", like most words in "Scottish", means, "somebody that bevvies too much!"
@chrislynottcomedy4 ай бұрын
@@MoveWithMurph Hiya, I've contacted them..Maybe I can do a show..I've done shows in Nova Scotia, and London, even in Buenos Aires in Spanish so i know how to tone down my accent when required :)
@garygriffin9268 ай бұрын
How many days did it take? What was date of departure and date of finish? Would you do same dates again or modify? How much did you spend on route (not counting tubes)?
@MoveWithMurph7 ай бұрын
I started august 15th, took many days off and ended in october, about 7 weeks later. I think that's the best time to start, I was worried about weather, but it was nice to have some cooler days. I spent about $2000 with transport if I remember correctly.