THE CREW GETS LOST BETWEEN FIRE AND ICE - THE ICELANDIC DIVIDE

There is this famous Icelandic saying that when you get lost in Iceland, you just have to stand up and you’ll find the way. When we prepared for our big Iceland divide adventure and heard about this, we laughed about it, but also wondered: Are all trees really that small over there? What will the scenery look like?
And also: How hard can this ride possibly be? Little did we know back then….
Disclaimer: The rivet on top of the ATLAS' fork is NOT intended for mounting a front rack. The rivet is designed for mounting a light and is not meant to withstand higher loads as with a front rack. Please don't use it for that purpose.
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[@andrifsig]

Hi there, hoped you had fun on my little island. Most who ride that route would be on wide tyres, think 2,0 or wider. Some even do that on fatbikes. Which would make the rough stuff a bit easier to endure but will sacrifice some speed on the nicer roads. Also, I think you kind of pushed it in terms of clothing. The highlands are no joke, especially this close to the glaciers. They cool everything down in their vicinity and if it is raining and windy then it can get bone chillingly cold very fast, even during peak summer. If you get wet in cold windy weather in Iceland, then its going to take some real effort to get warm again. Would recommend the westfjords on your next visit. Spectacular scenery, epic mountains and a mix of roads the ride on. Also very little traffic but short distances between towns so resupply is usually less than a day's ride away.

[@justinrooimans3546]

Amazing video guys! Extra respect for Jasmijn, who seems never complaint and always keeping up with you guys.

[@marcog2613]

Ohhh..I Was in Iceland in 2004 for 11 days but riding in a 4x4 and in Knew hoy fucking is this land and this weather... I felt in love whith this country but... I've done 3340 km finales doing the ring road and i see a lot of infernal days ( cold, wind, show..... ) You are my New heroes... What a Hard, Hard trip. I admire you. I'm seeing videos from Atlas 6.8 because i want to buy it and i found this ESPECTACULAR VIDEO and amazing history.... I Will buy the Atlas for sure... Great bicycle and great people... Excuse me for my english .... I Will seen you another time..I sure...

[@VictorHaze]

It's like Cancellara says; Pain is temporary, the memories are forever.... What a ride! Great effort and congrats to you all...

[@RonT.]

The Hipsters survived Iceland. Congratulation. :)

[@fucktheworld1207]

You lot are fucking nuts, but I love it, and you all have a good laugh while suffering, can't put a price on that 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@willowwatts]

Watched Lael Wilcox this morning traversing 900miles across Alaska in 3 days ,then I was treated to watching Ed Prat on his tandem touring the south west coast of England doing 1000kms. And a masterpiece from ride beyond crew bikepacking the length of Iceland in a blizzard of rain,rough terrain and amazing landscape.. Cycling is such a powerful tool that keeps us spinning until the end is in sight..Huge respect to all amazing cyclists .. RBC should make new merch with quotes from this trip #I lava you ❤️ My respect for this crew has gone up a notch after the Badlands adventure and now this..You made my day...🤙🏼❤️🥰

[@Fernwee]

Haha excellent idea for the merch! 💚

[@eszterdomina]

Brilliant!❤🎉🎉🎉

[@tiagoserrenho1]

What a trip! Congrats. Impressive effort. Jasmine you kick ass!

[@draganstojkovic6129]

I have seen a lot of bikepacking videos lately, but never saw one which was at some point a little bit scary. And that gray landscape doesn't help at all. Hats off to you guys. Especially for lady.

[@edwin_slager]

What an epic adventure. Awesome video, nice guys and girl.

[@pb8484]

Great video thanks for letting us ride along that was an adventure

[@jasonwright6823]

Mars in monochrome.That looks very hostile. Bravo to you all. Please consider making a video of your equipment choices and what was good and what you would have changed or added.

[@eurobubble7068]

need a hot coffee after watching this :)

[@hoser7706]

From hypercool to hypothermia, it was chilling yet cool to warch from my chair!! True adventure with a true group of friends. It was a gripping video. Had me worried you were not prepared for that extreme cold and wet, making mental adjustments to my own extreme kit. Hypothermia emerg shelter? Check. Strong tent? Check. More whiskey? Check!! And I am from Canada. Brrr. Cheers for another fun ride-along and epic!!

[@philippritters4850]

Well Done all the Crew! Impressive. Must be once in a Lifetime experience. You Made it👍

[@shanew634]

What an excellent production, really highlighted the great group, capable bikes and tough climate & terrain. Well done.🥶👏👏

[@moserbua]

very extrem situations, imagine you would ride alone with all this strugles - woaaauu - i think you survived as a team - and you are a team ! thanks for sharing this experience

[@crooksffm2175]

This looks like an awesome trip, thanks for sharing!

[@vishalramadoss668]

F*** those scales (from the video)!! amazing job team !!

[@neilt]

What an amazing trip, you will all have fantastic memories for the rest of your lives. I'm too old to contemplate such an adventure, but I do appreciate you taking the time to video the trip and share it with us. Thank you.

[@emailpaulbeckett]

Totally in awe of what you achieved. Very inspiring!

[@dwaynepedals]

Great film, awesome adventure!

[@DSmokey0]

Ups and downs of a biketrip!!! Awesome footage!! Nice 🤙

[@flexboss]

What a journey and what a challenge! Really enjoyed this video. Well done"

[@Keepitride]

Awesome ride in beautiful (and difficult) conditions! I felt the chill in my bones just watching. I really appreciate the great video. Ride on!

[@bogdanmancuso]

You guys rock! Or should I say "you lava rock"! Chapeau and respect! I know you suffered a lot, but I enjoyed the video so much that I would not want this (adventure) to end! Shout out to the Crew!

[@yungteach]

Real insight into riding through Iceland. Bravo RBC \m/

[@MegaGordzilla]

Awesome video and super well done!

[@duncanrymer7892]

Great video, and what an amazing journey. That looked really hard, was nice to see everyones spirits lift when you made it back to the roads again, Hope you all enjoyed it and well done. Thankyou for sharing it with us

[@amineroadbikerider1504]

what an amazing job from you guys . my favorite part is when you first time saw tarmac road , i felt how happy you were

[@clothshorse]

Two portions of epic and 9 out of 10 savage terrain

[@gabrielesturla6126]

Congratulazioni! Credo ve ne ricorderete a lungo! Bravi ancora!!!

[@fraserstewart5210]

Awesome Martijn and the crew.

[@profibeere391]

Danke für den tollen Film: niemals würde ich nach Iceland fahren

[@nickhickmott4403]

Watched that with a worried frown. Chapeau!!!

[@CanyonWanderer]

Wow!, I knew it would be pretty epic, but the first half is like "The Martian", but then with bad weather 😉

[@framedman]

Man, that bit in the middle, looks brutal. I hope someone knew where you were just in case you got caught out there. Glad you made it out of there. That kind of shit really takes the fun out of bikepacking. Although, it does make for an awesome adventure.

[@paulverweij6348]

Damn nice movie 👍 it gives me so much momories of my trip there last year But you guys where very lucky with the rivers, in my trip I had a few rivers whaist deep.... had to unpack my bike and take 3 round trip to get it all a cross the river because the deepnes and the speed of the water. I almost lost my bike because the wheel went in the water and the spped of it dragt the bike and me like 10 meter .... and I was alone. When I think about it now damn those rivers are dangerus. But I was lucky the wind you had was in my back all the time. I went from west to east 😊

[@Fernwee]

Pfff, sounds crazy!

[@davidanderson1036]

Really enjoyed that

[@hubertauttour]

Oh it`s a very hard trip

[@vorsichtmal]

What a fantastic video. Not only the awsome views of bike riding but either the uncertainty as you were trying to find a route through the water. I like your videos anyway but this here is awsome.

[@FOCUSbikes]

Hi Arne, thanks a lot for that really nice feedback. It's always great to see or read if riders enjoy our videos!

[@dr.rennsau]

haha, strong and nice film!!!! :))

[@SlideZ77]

It probably went down like this “oh yeah let’s do the gravel path going through the centre of Iceland…”. Little did they know that Iceland is the MOST extreme landscape on the planet. This is not suburbia, you can die in this place!! Great going tho!

[@jatsuss9811]

Solid!

[@mr_m_to_the_t]

Awesome trip and video...but 21:49 was really scary :-o

[@nilsmack7657]

I enjoyed the Vlog, even your low points. Plus, this group is always positive. Can’t wait for y’all’s next adventure. USA?

[@maxhilger2884]

ok, this is very impressive

[@mybasikal]

My wish list the focus bike ♥️

[@marc3781]

Muaaaa. Geilo. Freu mich schon drauf

[@icebikeadventures7278]

Omg! This route on those bikes!! Iceland has alot of super nice gravel riding! This is one of the worst! ; )

[@soloist777]

I really enjoy your vids. And Focus will be pleased to hear because of their 'Made To Lose' video and your expeditions, I've just bought my wife an Atlas 6.7, which she loves. I also enjoy your song selection. What is the song at the 7min mark please? Lorenzo from down under.

[@bikepackingadventure7913]

Watching this, you appear to very lucky and it comes across that you were underprepared for the bad weather? Cycling waterproofs rather than outdoor waterproofs with hoods and waterproof trousers etc.

[@PilotChristophHansa]

I would love to here more about the bike setups with the bags, exspecially from Jelmer with his cool drybags... how he attached them to the bike at thhe back, if someone knows pls let me know

[@LaDeigo]

Character building 👍

[@interanti]

Eric journey with #focus and the #ridebeyondcrew-- #gravel #rock #huts #vastness #icecream

[@C.Medina]

"F the scale" 😂

[@thatsFlorian]

Awesome and epic ride and journey folks! A question, out of interest, during which time of the year did you ride the tour? July or August?

[@aceetheone]

You should drink hungarian pálinka! It definitely warms up! :D

[@Apocryph0n.]

How's the water situation in the Highlands? Did you just pack fresh water for 3 days or do these huts have water? Impressive trip and might have to dabble into a few of these bits myself when I get there :) was a joy to watch with all the ups and downs!

[@josecosta9874]

hey amazing trip guys , you can really have a taste of reality well done!! Just one small question , for a long time i have been searching on internet and i can't found an answer so after seeing your video i tough , perfect moment to ask : ho much weight where you able to carry in your carbon fork , i realised at list 2 of you are caring fork cages and waterproof bags in a carbon fork and the question is how much weight do you carry there (:P) thanks a lot , i hope you're able to answer this question because I've been searching a lot , and i can't found no where , how much load carbon forks can handle ...

[@FOCUSbikes]

Hi Jose, with the carbon fork you can carry 3 kg per side.

[@JulianAllen13]

That looked like a brutal suffer fest, particularly in the lava fields. Huge congratulations for surviving and completing the mission. What size tires were you guys riding Martijn?

[@Fernwee]

Thanks Julian :) We were all on 50mm Panaracer SK's

[@ponentegravel]

Supergirl 🔝💪

[@FreeDubConnection]

What tire widths is this route passable on gravel? 35c probably won't do it?

[@Sem84]

@Martijn, do you still have your 1by on the Focus? Or did you switch back to 2x, for this trip or in general?

[@Fernwee]

Still on 1x all the time!

[@peterc2248]

Great video. I'd really love to buy a Focus 6.7 EQP but here in the UK they seem to be unavailable. Can they be bought direct and shipped to UK or even be collected from your base?

[@FOCUSbikes]

Hi Peter, unfortunately, we can't offer a direct sale to the UK, we are really sorry about that.

[@adeliogaudi]

Mike is such an alpha

[@pawepikus4275]

Really cool trip guys. I watched video with pleasure. Iceland 🇮🇸 is my next target Bikepacking trip and I want to ask about all of those houses in the middle of nowhere where you had accommodation. How to find them and booking overnatning there? Can I do it on some website or some special application? Please give me some knowledge here 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@FOCUSbikes]

Hi Pawel, glad you liked the video. 😀 We have forwarded your question to the Ride Beyond Crew. They will answer as soon as they are back from their current trip.

[@Fernwee]

Hey Pawel, we actually found these huts when we built our route in Komoot. Most of them are by one organisation and they can be found here: www.fi.is/en/mountain-huts/hut-rules We didn’t make any reservations & just hoped there would be enough space but I believe its possible to reserve spots on certain days. Payment for them happens just by dropping some cash in a box near the door, they all charged between €15-€50 / person / night I believe. Thats about all I know, good luck planning your adventure!

[@pawepikus4275]

@@Fernwee thanks for answer and advice 🙏🙏🙏 now i have useful information and I really appreciate it 👍

[@Sem84]

Great video!! How come we didn't see Nature Mike as much in this video as we normally would?

[@Fernwee]

Cause Jelmer was camera-blocking him all the time!

[@Sem84]

@@Fernwee LOL Jelmer always want to be in the middle point of attention ;)

[@Fernwee]

@@Sem84 Exactly!

[@ponentegravel]

💪💪💪💪🔝🔝🔝🔝😱👋

[@carlosb555]

Does anyone know what jacket [brown one] Roel was wearing?

[@roelve]

Its the NDLSS away rain jacket!

[@karlstine2065]

Why so unprepared?

[@jasonwright6823]

What was that rear rack Jelmer was using on his bike?

[@FOCUSbikes]

Looks nice, hm? :) Stay tuned for more details. We can't share them yet, but soon.

[@jasonwright6823]

@@FOCUSbikes Yes, it looks svelte and light. Jelmer's puncture at 21:00 was very helpful.

[@jasonwright6823]

@@FOCUSbikes kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHW9iJqfZtqtY9k At 1 minute and 11 seconds - if I can also mount a bottle cage as an alternative option to strapping on a dry bag then we have a near perfect design.

[@cyclingrookies2692]

@@FOCUSbikes Any update on the misterious rear rack???

[@FOCUSbikes]

Unfortunately, not yet. We're working on it

[@Endeavour1982]

Haha, Focus tried to promote its gravel bikes, but the video clearly shows that gravel bikes suck while a classic MTB is a clear choice for this route.

[@TomatChips]

Seems a bit unprepared. Bikes are way off, and so are your clothing This is not sicily :)

[@abastabul9115]

Boring as hell.