Cycling the Pamir Highway (M41) - Tadschikistan

[@zizipoil]

I drove this road. Truelly respect every cyclist doing it. We'd always stop and propose water and chocolate bars to every cyclist we saw. Thanks for bringing back so much memories with this stunning video.

[@tonypaddler]

Thank you for being so kind to the cyclists that you passed 🚲🙏👏👍

[@Druidus98]

Wow, was für eine krasse Tour. Danke für die wie immer eindrucksvollen Bilder.

[@laparella12]

This is most amazing cycle touring video. No words - only view of fantastic nature. I love it👍🏻

[@urseto]

Nice video. I cycled the Pamir Highway in 2009. It was the best cycling of my life.

[@jaykhorsand800]

I just saw this video, you guys are amazing🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

[@adrianfbird]

Epic truly epic can’t wait to do it, cool film

[@Kevin14henrY]

I enjoyed 11minutes this video. Great music and angle. Thank you!

[@soundZ]

Thank you! Don't miss part II :-)

[@zevnikov]

This is amazing. Crazy adventure worth of Marco Polo!

[@randonneurUK]

Superb ride, I would have felt so vulnerable without a helmet.

[@2Wheels4Adventure]

Genial, habt Ihr ne Webseite wo ihr hierzu ein paar Infos zum Trip gepostet habt?

[@soundZ]

Hallo, Christian! Danke! Ich hatte eine Website, diese ist aber in die Jahre gekommen und ich nutze die Corona-Freizeit dazu die Seite neu aufzubauen. Der Pamir-Highway ist dort aber noch nicht wieder aufbereitet.

[@2Wheels4Adventure]

@@soundZ Hallo, diese Tour will ich auch in den nächsten 1 2 Jahren fahren. Wäre es denn eventuell möglich dass wir mal telefonieren? Bräuchte mal ein paar Erfahrungen von Dir. Vielen herzlichen Dank vorab viele Grüße Christian

[@eus9]

Fantastic video, it has really whet my appetite for a visit to Tajikistan. I'd like to ride that highway on my quad bike though :)

[@tonypaddler]

Great footage 🚲👍

[@johnwhyte9404]

Great Video! Well Done!!

[@emlektura]

Seeing this, I think I will never criticate our roads... :)

[@myvideomedia]

Fantastic video, absolutely top performance !!!

[@smilevideobritain499]

Watched it again. Excellent presentation. A joy to view.

[@tuttebelleke]

Fantastic cycling video's you have!!! You must be very energetic, so many km without eating and sleeping, but your good music does compensate for that ;.)

[@sipapito]

Great video,awesome music, thumbs up,greetings from Stuttgart!

[@jamesrothwell8693]

You guys are nuts. I'm planning on driving via this route, awesome you rode it!!

[@mihaicojocaru987]

Awesome trip. I admire you for what you did. I wish could ride as much as you

[@soundZ]

Thank you, Mihai Cojocaru! I wish I could ride much more! :-)

[@seelmett]

You guys are GREAT....

[@garionbracken853]

Wehay! Your videos are amazing man.

[@buzzingtalk]

Wow!! I'd love to do this...but in my van ;) hats off to you for cucling it, head winds look brutal 2/3rds through!

[@nekruzshomukimov9543]

GREAT JOB GUYS!!

[@AB-ol4zp]

Welkom to Tajikistan

[@jimcrad]

I love this video. Good work - very jealous

[@ГеннадийКлиманов-ю1ы]

Молодцы ребята! Вы сделали это! И трек отличный.Я сам проехал этот маршрут за рулём.Жаль не знаю английского,- плиз...

[@RealSpaceHobo]

Simply awesome guys - tnx...:-)

[@jaimeaugusto7437]

Muita coragem e disposição! Parabéns.

[@soundZ]

Thank you!

[@mapleschool6427]

Totally inspiring...next month I ride Budapest to Amsterdam, but next year I wanna try your route...

[@marcellomonetti6629]

great guys.... it makes me dream. I'm planning to do the route but don't know yet if by bike. congratulations

[@Melontree59]

Hey! Awsome trip! Way to go! What's the name of the music in the video? I love it.

[@soundZ]

Hey, Melontree59 ... it's Welmoed by Hauk 'n Baum

[@mindfever6285]

Beautiful

[@shmoooooon]

good choice of tyres, I wouldn"t have gone for road tyres by the looks of that "highway"

[@laurakosinska]

this is my dream!

[@FreeSoul.7]

ooooo woow . i love this video . Thank you so much . I love that videography from the corner of the bike . how did you do that ?

[@serenocordero6982]

hermosos lugares no sabia que existia esta republica o nacion beautiful places did not know that this republic or nation existed

[@n0xinator]

Awesome video! Really inspiring as I'm planning a similar trip. Where did you get your bikes from in Dushanbe and how much did you pay?

[@soundZ]

We took our own bikes with us :) I'm afraid you probably won't find a bicycle shop in Dushanbe :-(

[@Thumtwiddler]

Respect!

[@stave75]

Hello, beautiful nature great video. You do not ever worry in these countries? Thank you, Standa. (Czech Republic)

[@soundZ]

Hello Stave, what should I be worried about? :-) The people in Turkey, Tadshikistan, Kyrgistan and especially in Iran are very kind and hospitable.

[@deenb6744]

Tajikstani people are much more Higher Class than shity Eastin Europe 😁😁😁

[@stave75]

@@deenb6744 you're right, I agree......

[@fatihcecen2511]

Bro where did you learn to have such a great angles?!?? I think this video worth to get slowed.

[@smilevideobritain499]

Absolutely breathtaking. Makes my cycling video's look very mediocre.

[@sipapito]

Just came to watch your video again ,love it!how many flat tires did you guys get on this trip?and what model name are those front lights on your bikes? Greeting from Stuttgart!

[@soundZ]

Hey! We actually had not a single flat tire! YES! The head lights on my bicycles in the video are two "Edelux I" from SON (Schmidts Original Nabendynamo - YES - it's the name of the company!). By now I've replaced the two "Edelux I" by one "Edelux II" :-) Viele Grüße aus Hamburg!

[@sipapito]

Oh wow no flat tires? that its awesome!Thank you for your reply and greetings von Stuttgart Gruße.

[@VitorioVinsheli]

Respektvoll!! Ein Nabendynamo Ladegerät bestimmt war auch dabei. Was kannst du aus deine Erfahrung empfehlen?

[@soundZ]

Ich habe ein E-Werk von Busch und Müller. Allerdings ist das nur für den Noteinsatz. Ich habe eigentlich immer ausreichend Akkus dabei und lade in Unterkünften, Hotels, Restaurants usw. die Akkus neu auf.

[@Theopge]

where do you get your music from? and is it copyright free? love your vids!

[@kevina6587]

top tunes, top trip, did you see any lapis lazuli for sale in Badakhshan ?

[@soundZ]

hey +kevina6587, no i don't think so! :(

[@PavBryan]

Your feed is #fun :)

[@techwise7136]

Did you arrange this yourself or did you have a guide with you? I am going to be in Kyrgystan for a few years and this is a must do for me? Did you rent these bikes there or are they yours? Any info appreciated. Love this video!!

[@soundZ]

Hey +techwise, sorry for the late response: we arranged everything ourself. We brought our bikes with us... I doubt we could rent bikes for this in Tadschiksitan.. but maybe I'm wrong...

[@blokeonbike2591]

The video was great, thank you for sharing the experience. I particularly liked the camera angle. Can you tell me the name of the mounting bracket that you used. It looks to be exactly what I am needing.

[@soundZ]

Thanks a lot! It's a manfrotto superclamp 035 and some components from cullman (ball head and connecting column). I hope this helps?

[@blokeonbike2591]

Thanks, that is exactly what I needed. Now to do some shopping for a local stockist.

[@choke67]

Wow, how long did it take?

[@nuenn]

Awesome video - I'm looking for a video solution like this. How do you attached the camera on the bike and how do you get it that steady? GoPro, i assume... Is it possible to do this solo, have you done a lot of camping?

[@soundZ]

Hello Jürgen, no it's no a Gopro this time. I don't like the GoPro case... it's ugly :) You can find all the components in use in this google doc. It took me some time to figure out what works best. However: My solution is not exactly what people would call "lightweight" :) docs.google.com/document/d/1nV_MIW1BXvvyZygWrv7lwv2Yf6GsssvtXxRvezlJiJQ/edit?usp=sharing I think it's possible to do this tour solo. Yes.

[@nuenn]

Thanks a lot, "lightweight is overrated" ;-) - Thanks for the Contour 3 hint, I've found the gopro to wide, with an annoying batterylife. May i ask you for an equipment list ? ... and two Edelux ??? 8-)

[@soundZ]

I replaced the two Edelux I with one Edelux II - as you can see in the Iran video for example:) The Contour ROAM3 is a good camera, but I think Contour LLC is dead:-( They don't produce new cameras and the last update on their website is exactly two years old. The ROAM3 has an internal battery, because of this I'm always on tour with two (or three) Cameras. One replacement camera instead of replacement batteries. Strange new world! :) And I have a small camcorder with me - for all the other shots... so it's a lot of equipment.

[@realistik5427]

LOVE this video. I want to do this soon. Is July a good time? Also did you bring your own bikes or rent? If you rented can you give me contact info? How about accomodations? Easy to find on a daily basis? Any planning info appreciated...thx..

[@soundZ]

Yes, July is a good time for traveling in that region. We brought our own bikes. I think it's impossible to rent bikes for traveling in Tadshikistan or Kirgistan. We had our accomodation with us: our tent :-) There are SOME accomodations along the route, but not enough... so I wouldn't recommend to go there without a tent.

[@majortom9690]

I think that you haven't mentioned what bicycles you were riding and what cranksets and cassetes you were using (their specifications, number of teeth etc).

[@soundZ]

My friend travels on a bicycle by Fahrrad Manufaktur. My touring bike is based on a Hardo Wagner frameset, everything else is customised. 3x10 Gears, but I can't tell you the number of teeth... it's too long ago. Sorry :-(

[@majortom9690]

thanks

[@jasperasis5209]

Great video... Music distracting...

[@remidespres-smyth883]

What were you using to capture the video? Seems really smooth for the conditions of some of that road.

[@soundZ]

I'm filming on a "Countour ROAM3" camera. For mounting I use a "Manfrotto 035 Super Clamp" plus side arm and ballhead of the "Cullmann Flexx Tabletop Set" :-)

[@NATURAIDTRENTINO2010]

uuuuuuu, bello bello

[@mengueleable]

great video! how long did it take you from dushanbe to osh? thanks

[@soundZ]

Sorry, I don't remember. But you can get all dates from the video titles :-)

[@joaobranco2568]

hi guys!!! i'm planing to do this trip by bike too!! How many dyas did you take from Dushanbe to Osh?? thanks big hug!!!

[@soundZ]

Hey Joao, have a look at the 2nd part of our video: Cycling the Pamir Highway (M41) - Kyrgyzstan Dushanbe: June 28th Osh: July 16th :-) We had some technical problems with my rear derailleur (took us one day), we stayed 2 days in Khorugh and I think there were 2 more days withous cycling because of stomach upset :-/

[@iamgangster]

Do you get flat tires riding on the sharp gravels?

[@soundZ]

iamgangster not one! :-)

[@amerigo3000]

Lorenzo Barone: Enough Talk :D

[@matt2matt2002]

Thank you. What camera?

[@soundZ]

3x Contour ROAM, 1x Sony HDR-CX130 :-)

[@matt2matt2002]

Nice choice. Great quality film and pictures. Where are you now?

[@soundZ]

Thank you, Matt Newton! I'm back in Hamburg, Germany. Cycling the Pamir Highway was just a 5 weeks summer tour .. but the next tour starts in about a month :-)

[@r_a_]

Music 😎

[@tonyc.1121]

Amazing video! I have a question though: is the part by Afghanistan safe? And could you swim in the Panj if you wanted to?

[@soundZ]

Thank you! The boder to Afgahnastan was safe at daytime in 2013. You see, my information about the situation there is quite old and useless today. Swimming in the Panj River: I wouldn't reccomend this. First: It's a border river and you might get in trouble. Second: It's a quite strong and fast flowing river - you have to be quite a good swimmer. And third: I guess it's pretty dirty - you might get ill and that's no fun! However: There are some small lakes beside the river. You can swim there!

[@eyesofNOTHING]

What tires/width were you running?

[@soundZ]

I'm running Conti Travel Contact. It's perfect to ride fast on asphalt and quite ok on rougher roads or gravel. 26 x 1.75.

[@eyesofNOTHING]

soundZ Danke!

[@ombra306]

you ever eat?

[@kandoseiki]

good guys

[@edydon]

Great video! I've heard Tajikistan is very tough to visit if you don't speak Russian or the local language.

[@soundZ]

edydon If you want to talk about politics and the problems of the world this might be a little bit tricky. For the basic needs you can use gestures and signs. That wasn't a major problem -- but part of the "adventure".

[@Schafsbock]

Tut mir wirklich leid, aber bis auf einige wenige Passagen … eigentlich ziemlich TROSTLOS :-( !!! Trotzdem Daumen hoch für Eure Fahrleistung :-))

[@soundZ]

Das ist wohl Geschmackssache. Wir fanden es gar nicht trostlos. Die Landschaft ist einfach überwältigend. Schade, wenn das für Dich im Video nicht rüber kommt :-/

[@frogtraveler6062]

💪👈

[@alexfrenkel92]

Who gives a dislike to this video lol...

[@candostbey5286]

Gürkan GENÇ ..

[@serenocordero6982]

Tayikistán4​ -oficialmente la República de Tayikistán (tayiko: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston; ruso: Республика Таджикистан, Respublika Tadzhikistan)1- es un país soberano sin litoral ubicado en Asia Central. Cuenta con una población estimada de 8 millones (datos de 2013), y una superficie de 144 100 km².1​ Limita con Afganistán al sur, Uzbekistán al oeste, Kirguistán al norte, y la República Popular China al este. Pakistán se encuentra al sur, separados por el corredor de Wakhan. El hogar tradicional de pueblo tayiko incluye la actual Tayikistán, Afganistán y Uzbekistán. Su capital es Dusambé.5​

[@jimcolegrove5442]

no flats? that must be paradise, I better not go there I think I have goat head thorns DNA on me, I could contaminate that part of the world.

[@beratuncer]

you are crazy

[@soundZ]

:-)

[@koliaramazan5828]

Class no I noyes English

[@Solarsvet]

Tajikistan ! ! ! ! ! Do not tadschikistan

[@m1r2ms4]

What tires did you use?

[@soundZ]

Martinvs Serranovic Conti Travel Contact (26 x 1.75). It's perfect to ride fast on asphalt.. its not perfect for rougher roads - but quite ok.