Slow Living meets Alternative Cycling | A Slow Morning By Bike

[@bike.breath]

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[@ColoradoGooner]

I see the Hitch safety reflector! I can’t believe how many folks “probably riding” is inspiring to make videos. I’m 100% here for it - well done!

[@bike.breath]

He’s definitely inspired us lately! I found that reflector in Montreal :) thanks for checking out our channel!

[@nathanf17276]

As someone who moved away from Ottawa a couple of years back and who misses the cycling culture there dearly, these videos bring me a lot of joy; thank you!

[@bike.breath]

@@nathanf17276 ah man, thanks for leaving this note! It’s such a great city :)

[@TimFitzwater]

The last time I went out and pushed around on my board I couldn’t believe how bad I had gotten. You looked a thousand times better than me. 😂 Great vid as always.

[@bike.breath]

Hah! Those first ollies took everything out of me. Also it feels like a long way down to fall now. It’s always funny how the mind and body are disconnected, I thought I’d be able to do so much more but, nope! Haha.

[@dipenpatel5204]

You're definitely right. Nothing goes better than some biking and skating

[@bike.breath]

It really does take a casual ride to another level! Cheers :)

[@bowensstephen]

As a elder statesman millennial, I appreciate your commentary & the flow of this video… respect on the music choices ✌🏽 from Ontario(in CALIFORNIA) 😂

[@bike.breath]

@@bowensstephen haha! ✌️ from the other Ontario as well, may we always get confused when we visit each other’s countries. Thanks for tuning in!

[@SolironBrightwoode]

Cheers from a fellow aging millenial in Ottawa. Love the vibe of these videos. Keep it up.

[@bike.breath]

Thanks a lot! See ya out there 👋

[@jean-francoishebert7000]

Loved it! I felt like watching a bike vlog before going out myself for the day doing deliveries on the bike. Your video is exactly what I needed this morning!

[@bike.breath]

@@jean-francoishebert7000 love to hear that! Thanks for watching and leaving a note! I hope it’s a great day on the bike!

[@seiwassermeinfreund]

early morning bike ride, skating and pastries=best combination. thank you for this great clip

[@bike.breath]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for tuning in!

[@Dubdanick]

Nice video! Since I live in Montreal, the best morning ride is going on the Mont Royal and almost having it to yourself! Then you can flow downtown and through Old Montreal to cross the St-Lawrence River and enjoy the view of the city from the Parc Jean Drapeau. I don't skate, but during the winter I strap XC skis to my bike, bring them to the mountain, go up and down, then cycle back home, it's fun. I can also bring ice skates pretty much everywhere.

[@bike.breath]

That's such a nice ride, we went up Mont Royal last time we were there! Really cool to hear you can XC ski the mountain in the winter that sounds dreamy!

[@joowwwllllll666]

So chill. Thanks for taking us on your trip. 🙌

[@bike.breath]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@vansmisadventures]

38 yrs old here and starting to get back on skateboarding. planning also to build/buy a single speed bike. love your content here. Hoping to see more of cycling and skateboarding videos. And yeah, i agree as you get older you just love to enjoy and have fun on skateboarding and not having any pressure at all. cheers mate!

[@bike.breath]

@@vansmisadventures thanks for the kind words! Love to hear that you’re going through a similar journey! Single speeds are so fun too, I’d love to hear what you end up buying/building! I’ll definitely do more videos like this! Our winter is just arriving so it might be a few months but, I won’t leave you hanging! 🙂

[@Iceville]

Mahtava video! Kiitos kun teet näin inspiroivaa matskua. 🤝

[@bike.breath]

Kiitos paljon katsomisesta! :)

[@tylerb6522]

I can completely relate. People just casually say beautiful day when its un-seasonably warm and its like a trigger. Do you people not understand how horrifying this is. And then all we can do is try and dissociate for a little bit and enjoy ourselves and this moment. How humanity got to this point is mind boggling.

[@bike.breath]

Yup! It's hard not to feel defeated when individual action only does so much against the massive powers who pollute so much.

[@Fatbutnotflat]

loved the handlebar and the whole setup is art on wheels. also loved the video of course.

[@bike.breath]

Art on wheels, love that! Thanks so much for watching :)

[@Rony.zakaria]

casual slow riding is the best!

[@bike.breath]

You can't beat it, thanks for watching!

[@MrQmason]

Awesome bike.... ! Awesome music .... ! Awesome town.....! Awesome channel ....!

[@bike.breath]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@nickburrill691]

As someone who had a slow bike today in Ottawa today... This beautiful fall weather is making me so jealous!!

[@bike.breath]

Ottawa is so great! Thanks for watching!

[@parker_fxd]

Thanks for taking your time and making such good videos!! Super relaxing watch

[@bike.breath]

@@parker_fxd I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know. Cheers!

[@latepier]

I skate and just bought my first proper bike last week, also got the All-City Gorilla Monsoon. We moved to the countryside on the border or Belgium and Germany two years ago and there aren't any skateparks within a 60km radius, so going out skating is a bit more of a mission these days. I got the bike because we have tons of amazing forest trails around us and I need a disconnect like what skateboarding was to me when we lived in the city. Stoked to have found your channel ✌

[@bike.breath]

@@latepier oh wow! Excited to hear that, and I may be biased but I think you got the perfect bike. I find it comfy for those long rides, but also great for exploring trails. Thanks for checking out our channel! Our next video is actually from Belgium! Haha

[@latepier]

@@bike.breath Oh hell yeah! Super excited to see the next video then! If you guys ever make it out here again hit me up, I'll be your tour guide in the best part of Belgium!

[@bike.breath]

Just uploaded it! And will do! It was just my wife who visited so we have to go back with me next time :)

[@smanjik]

Once again, you nailed it. Great editing and music.

[@bike.breath]

@@smanjik thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words :)

[@MsRideNShine]

I have no clue how I ran into your channel, but geez I love it! I’m in my early 30’s and I used to skate as well. I was very aggressive with it. I don’t skate as much anymore but I still have a board and plan on riding more often again. Lately I’ve been obsessed with riding e-bikes. Great video. +1 SUB.

[@bike.breath]

@@MsRideNShine thanks so much for the kind words! Skating and bikes go so well together, Im feeling inspired to skate more knowing there’s more of us out there!

[@Noeberg]

Wow this is some real good story telling!

[@bike.breath]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you tuning in :)

[@TheRileyable]

Another wicked video! What a nice way to spend a morning.

[@bike.breath]

Thanks a bunch! We always appreciate your comments :) cheers

[@marctanner1624]

This was excellent... happy to have stumbled upon your video this morning! Can totally relate to skating in my 30's, although I tend to go back and forth either riding bikes or skateboarding. Still sending it too much on the board, get hurt can't ride bike so lately its just bikes.

[@bike.breath]

@@marctanner1624 thanks for watching! Nice to hear there’s more 30+ skaters! It’s still so fun.

[@notsoupmoto]

Awesome video! I can relate to getting back into a hobby after a long hiatus and finding it much more enjoyable and relaxing this time around. I recently got back into dirt bike riding and have been enjoying just getting out on the trails, taking in the nature and improving my fitness and smoothness on the bike rather than trying to hit massive jumps or doing anything wild. First video of yours I'm seeing and I happily subscribed. excited to see more! cheers :)

[@bike.breath]

@@notsoupmoto wow yeah that sounds like a lot of parallels to my skateboarding experience! Dirt biking seems so fun, I bet it feels amazing to just flow around on those big things! Thanks so much for the sub and checking out our channel.

[@notsoupmoto]

@@bike.breath of course! and yeah it's a blast. You should definitely give it a go if you ever get the chance

[@newsmean]

I love watching your videos I used to cycle a lot and I did a lot of romancing it but no I broke out the surly and started riding again and now I just purchased an orbea gravel.

[@bike.breath]

Nice! Love to hear that, and thanks for checking out our channel! I’ve heard only great things about Orbea’s bikes! I hope you’re loving it!

[@Leviajohnson]

I, too, shall load my front rack on my all city and go for a ride this thanksgiving morning 🍂

[@bike.breath]

@@Leviajohnson Hells ya, pal! Happy thanksgiving!

[@enchantedkeyboard7674]

I love the part about biking but I also love the part about skateboarding! 🙌🙌🙌

[@bike.breath]

@@enchantedkeyboard7674 next time you gotta join me! I need to skate more, I missed it!

[@Will_B_Photos_MTL]

Dude, Loving the videos this year! You guys keep it up and hopefully one day we could get a ride and some photos in. Ride On!

[@bike.breath]

Thanks, mate! We appreciate you!

[@KirozX8]

just a chill guy!

[@bike.breath]

@@KirozX8 you know it 😎

[@gwomp61]

Gee thanks! Another vid designed to make me jealous I'm not out there biking along the river. Damn you! (and love the vid, of course) 😆😛🚴

[@bike.breath]

@@gwomp61 hah! I hope the jealousy turns into a nice ride for you :)

[@GilletteGaming]

Loved this video. Super chill. Hi from elsewhere in Ottawa!

[@bike.breath]

@@GilletteGaming thanks for watching! Shoot me a wave if we cross paths!

[@BoredDadsCycling]

Nice video. Grew up in Ottawa, biked everywhere as a teenager, it's a great town. Cheers!

[@bike.breath]

It really is! Thanks so much for checking our channel out.

[@grzesiek2321]

What a way to live, thanks for the inspiration! Here in Poland we already have snowfall, so riding options are limited :(

[@bike.breath]

Thanks for the kind words! Our snow is expected to arrive next week as well so this was my farewell summer ride perhaps 😆.

[@ariefadityaisnanto341]

The view is very beautiful, I want to cycle there

[@bike.breath]

The fall here in Ottawa is really special, such a great place to ride!

[@bike-ride-beats]

Really nice vid - recognize many many spots. Clearly video was done a while ago with the leaves! 😊

[@bike.breath]

Thanks for watching! And yup, it was shortly before halloween day :)

[@fegmic]

love what you've been doing 💯👍

[@bike.breath]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you tuning in :)

[@Asheanae]

At 37, I'm giving up my car, getting back on my bike, and learning to cruise on skateboards! Im hoping my life can slow down enough to counter the overwhelm of the modern world.

[@bike.breath]

@@Asheanae amazing! Cruising on skateboards is so relaxing to me, just surfing the earth! I hope you find enjoyment in it too! Cheers

[@MichaelS-pr9qn]

#jealous Thank you for sharing current day Ottawa with me, its been almost 20 years since i last visited

[@bike.breath]

You're very welcome! Sounds like it's time for another visit :)

[@landematt]

Dude when I was younger (about the same age as you) 90's-2000's if you just skated around a park you were a poser or other colorful names and so much pressure to perform vs just enjoying. Now it's a lot more fun minus being older and thinking I'm still young on the board 🛹 I have to remind myself at the local skatepark to just ride around and enjoy it not trying to impress anyone and definitely can't afford another injury. Or want to deal with the pain 😂 I'm new here but totally felt connected to the content man. Cheers from Oklahoma and happy holidays

[@bike.breath]

@@landematt wow thanks for the kind words! And yeah man, I feel the exact same way. Also when learning new tricks the only guidance we had was “just do it” haha. It’s cool to see things lighten up so much. Thanks for leaving a comment and checking the channel out! Happy holidays!

[@landematt]

@bike.breath you all as well! Merry Christmas

[@obfuscurity]

Is that the same park where they hold the tulip festival? Beautiful area, really miss visiting Ottawa (we stayed in the castle many years ago).

[@bike.breath]

They sprinkle the Tulips everywhere so this park (Major's Hill) would definitely have lots of Tulips at that time. The main spot for the Tulip festival is a bit west of parliament at Commissioners Park at the end of Preston Street!

[@owenmason2002]

great stuff

[@bike.breath]

Thanks for watching!

[@LifeTraveler21]

Hope too see you some time. I'm from ottawa also ❤

[@bike.breath]

Nice! Definitely drop a wave if so! Thanks for checking the channel out :)

[@Sickwick50]

Lifestyle 💯

[@bike.breath]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ezzeddinnordin7902]

I was have huge crash on downhill mtb on 2015, and start skateboarding on that year while on recovery. Until now im still skateboarding but less mountain biking 😂 my interest now are into all terrain bikes.

[@bike.breath]

Nice! There’s some similarities between skateboarding and all terrain bikes! Sometimes the riding can feel like you’re trying a new skateboard trick. I hope you recover fully soon!

[@mattcrane]

good edit!

[@bike.breath]

Thanks so much, appreciate you watching!

[@zwicker5585]

A great place for an italian deli sandwich is Dirienzos in little Italy. Some of the best in the city

[@bike.breath]

I’m always torn between Nicastro and DiRienzo’s! Nicastro might be my favourite by a sliver though!

[@rogerhart612]

Digg'n your channel here in the States.

[@bike.breath]

Thanks for tuning in! We got to get down there for some riding soon!

[@evancancel2310]

Is that the gorilla monsoon? I have one in the root beer keg color, my favorite bike.

[@bike.breath]

It sure is! They really are the best, that root beer keg colorway is amazing!

[@normanchan2001]

I'm in my mid 40's and am now an exclusive practitioner of the surf skate style. I can still rip the sidewalks without too much of a risk of breaking bones. and I like bikes. It's where old skaters go to die.

[@bike.breath]

@@normanchan2001 I love that, I need to loosen up my trucks and get some bigger wheels to adopt the surf skate style too! Thanks for tuning in!

[@nathandaven]

very nice video!! i love taking days like this as well on the bike. im wondering how & what you're using to film your riding shots? insta360?

[@bike.breath]

Thanks so much! The riding shots in this video were filmed on our GoPro 10- we're also trying a DJI action cam in our upcoming videos!

[@ThriftyFramebuilder]

Another great video, and cool town! Do you have studded tires to ride on the frozen canal?

[@bike.breath]

Thanks, mate! When the canal freezes they usually groom a section with hard packed snow for walking and fat biking. Studded tires probably would get you kicked off haha

[@zensukai]

Great video! Being a fellow Canadian -- you need to show us your biking well the white stuff is falling. Even though winter is beautiful, it can be a challenge to ride in and get motivated to do so. What are your tips and tricks?

[@bike.breath]

@@zensukaiThanks for watching! We’ll keep documenting the winter ahead! I’ve had an up and down relationship with winter (like most Canadians in snowy parts of the country). I’ve tried the beater bike route where I rode a cheap bike all year, I’ve tried fat biking, I’ve tried just staying fit indoors, and I think this year we’ll go back to fat biking as it was by far the funnest. As long as my fingers don’t freeze while I handle the camera 😆

[@zensukai]

@bike.breath I am in Alberta and Fat Bikes are the thing here. I have also tried indoor bike trainers, but it is just not the same. I hear yah with the frozen digits -- depending on how things go, I might get me a pair of those groovy handlebar mitts. =]

[@bike.breath]

I think I’ll try those big ol’ bar mitts too haha

[@stevenr5149]

GREAT video! :) Nice rig and setup. That is a long day though. I'm not sure I can improve upon that day. I make coffee before my ride and store it in 20oz iron flask. I keep it in my feed bag while I'm drinking it. I think I might actually enjoy drinking my coffee the most when I am drinking it while gliding down hill. Do you actually call that Alternative cycling-or just a title of a vid? How do people react? Do you have to explain it to people?

[@bike.breath]

@@stevenr5149 thanks for the kind words! I don’t always stop to make coffee, I often go to cafes instead but on this day I had a larger window of free time than usual so I thought I’d just use it doing stuff that leaves me just sitting in a park and taking it slow. I consider this alt cycling! Our little community of alt cycling seems to be growing and in my opinion it embraces things like steel bikes, slow rides, not always covering a ton of distance, basically a non-competitive side to the sport. No one has really asked to be honest! I think some of the larger KZbin channels like Path Less Pedalled have helped put it on people’s radar a bit more.

[@EddieG-x2g]

I just wanted to tell you that I have a lot of old vintage road bicycles and I ride them every day around my city. I live in a small town in Ohio. Even in the winter when it gets cold I ride my bike I just wanted to tell you. I ride my bike like a monster I go fast I have a lot of stamina.

[@bike.breath]

Amazing, keep at it! We’ve ridden through snowy Canadian winters and plan to keep it up this year as well :) Thanks for tuning in!

[@felixrosales303]

Awesome vibe and video! love your ATB set up. BTW what brand pants you are wearing? they look comfy good :)

[@bike.breath]

Thanks for watching! They’re just cheap older dickies work pants :)

[@biosfearmag]

Dig your vibe

[@bike.breath]

@@biosfearmag thanks a bunch!

[@jonathanbenn2241]

At 65, just about every morning ride is slow-I'm a camp stove water boiling coffee outside guy.

[@bike.breath]

Nice! What camping stove do you like to use? I should get one soon.

[@TheCNoom]

Hey man how did you attach that bag to your seat?

[@TheCNoom]

Also you should do a bike check video!

[@bike.breath]

I'm planning on a big breakdown video of this bike soon :) The bag is attached via a carradice quick release bag support system! Since the saddle I'm using doesn't have attachments for saddle bags this makes it easy.

[@euronym-ous]

what cameras did you use to record all your videos?

[@bike.breath]

We use a GoPro 10, and also use our Fujifilm XT5 for a lot of the b-roll!

[@scubasteve4093]

Been thinking about putting flat bars on my gorilla monsoon. What bars are you running here?

[@bike.breath]

These are Nitto x Sim Works "Fun 3" bars! I like them but they have a bit more sweep than I initially wanted, so I would also look at the Sim Works x Nitto "Getaround" bars.

[@tavs111]

You dont have to brew your own coffee you can just get it from your favorite coffee shop my mom said its ok.

[@bike.breath]

But what am I going to do with all these bike bags then? 😞

[@rickputnam8816]

Stop for "STOP"signs! (2:20) Obey the rules of the road. What's to keep you from riding on the wrong side of the road if it's more convenient? Why not jump curbs or blast through construction sites? You are supposed to take your RIGHTFUL place on the road; no more, no less. It's hard enough to get bike improvements in cities as it is. On an unrelated note: you mentioned your childhood concussion and your subsequent trepidation on the skateboard. Might not a helmet be in order?

[@bike.breath]

Hey! Thanks for watching. You might be surprised how common the “Idaho Stop” is. While it hasn’t been legally introduced anywhere in Canada yet there’s a lot of cyclists who stand by its place in cycling. I’m not sure where you live but where I live cycling infrastructure is at risk of being removed regardless of overwhelming positive data (thanks Doug Ford). Me turning right in a quiet residential area that I know well, full of one ways (where I can see all intersecting lanes) should be less of a concern than much larger anti-cycling laws trending into conservative politicians plans. Regarding the helmet, thank you for your concern! I happen to know the risks as well. Cheers, Rick!

[@leefitler4597]

You should be wearing a helmet especially if you have a concussion history.

[@bike.breath]

@@leefitler4597 I know, it’s not my usual move. I have one on in every other video and typically wear one I just forgot.

[@zachwhite2716]

Dude. Duuuude. How can you go around doing all that without a helmet? You even talk about a fall you forgot because you got a concussion. Dude, please, wear a helmet.

[@bike.breath]

@@zachwhite2716 I appreciate you looking out, Zach! That fall when I was 16 was me being wayyy more reckless than I am now. Regardless, this was the only ride this year I didn’t have one on as I usually don’t forget.