Grew up in DC and road the C&O towpath to Great Falls in the early 80’s on my skinny tire 10 speed many times with my high school and college friends. Brings back great memories.
@charleskarski11403 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking me on this ride! It's been great to tag along with you and your guide.. Looking forward to the next posting, Cheers,
@walcottav3 жыл бұрын
Again, a nostalgia tour. Thank you! And Patricia's Firefly, 😍😍😍. Beautiful machines.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Patricia's bike is so sweet. There is a link in the video description to check it out if so inclined! We first met in 2017 at Rebecca's Private Idaho, where I immediately noticed her bike :)
@walcottav3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist 😄😉
@waldemarrodriguez11793 жыл бұрын
Somehow a fellow area rider spotted us in the video (@ 2:32) during a stop we had at Great Falls. 🤯 Pleasant surprise and good we were able to see our micro-participation. Thanks for the video!
@ErikCARTEAU3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very nice !!!!!
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@stevenpike75303 жыл бұрын
Not to shabby for an Aussie abroad...great year...thank you...
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steven! I do wish I was visiting the Aussie homeland right now, bloody Covid has totally knackered everything with the double quarantine I would have to endure, plus the $$$$.
@stevenpike75303 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Yes mate, it’s the wrong time for that trip...fingers crossed for 2021...’Tie me kangaroo down sport’ eh...Love to see you get your hands on some quality Australian frames such as a Baum Orbis, Bastion or Prova...your reviews are the benchmark...safe & prosperous New Year...
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
@@stevenpike7530 Thanks mate! I did record a visit to Bastion HQ in December of 2019, the Prova bloke was out riding a prototype of his gravel bike when I visited. I wholeheartedly agree... need to review a true blue Aussie bike!
@767bob3 жыл бұрын
Great video, ridden the C&O and the GAP a few times. I have also ridden both routes ounce starting from DC to Pittsburg. Awesome ride! Never gets old seeing videos like this....thanks.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob!
@bobbyparker45003 жыл бұрын
We just moved to DC, there’s an entrance directly beside my office in Georgetown. Planning to ride this soon and often! Great video, cheers
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Nice, you will love it. DC is an amazing area!
@Dr.Schlitz3 жыл бұрын
Florida and 18th is the northern edge of Dupont Circle. That’s quite a ways from Georgetown.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, James. Eventually, we headed into Georgetown, and as you may have determined, I do not know my way around D.C. :)
@scottb63413 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. I completed the entire C & O and Gap trail in October (posted a video of the trip here on KZbin as well). Can’t wait to go back again and check out sites we missed the first time.
@glenbergman90403 жыл бұрын
did this route back in 2017-- starting in Pittsburgh PA on the Great Allegheny Passage, finishing on the C&O!
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
I have yet to ride the GAP... sadly, ran out of time when I rode the C&O from DC to Cumberland two years ago.
@glenbergman90403 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist the GAP is fantastic! And close to several great trails in West Virginia!
@thecappy3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist the GAP is fun. I live right off a connecting trail called the Montour trail. You should head up to Pittsburgh one day.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Hello again gents, I have a lot of things to do!
@derrleicaguy3 жыл бұрын
Great video Jom. We ride the C&O about once a week for 20 - 40 miles depending upon the time of the year. Really peaceful ride.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Nice, such an amazing resource to have locally. Also, I hope the issue with White's Ferry is sorted out soon, hard to believe the service is out of action at the time of this comment.
@derrleicaguy3 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist Yeah it took me by surprise. My son and I went to Whites Ferry the other day to start off. Saw the ferry was closed and thought it was because of the recent rain and high water. Big lawsuit with the VA landowner and ferry operator. But it needs to get resolved.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
@@derrleicaguy Agreed, it needs to be resolved ASAP. As you know, there are people who daily commute across the ferry, not to mention its history and value as a historical treasure.
@BobCycleBrisbane3 жыл бұрын
It all looks good to me, coming from Brisbane Australia. Our daughter was living in DuPont Circle, but now in Alexandria. That is as close as we can get for a few years.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, I would like to trade places for about a month. Quite homesick at the moment and longing for daylight savings time, and the lovely Aussie summer. Covid totally knackered my plans to visit the homeland this year. The quarantine and fee are untenable.
@robbchastain30363 жыл бұрын
You crossed under the Capital Beltway--Beltway for short--and it is a freeway loop around DC through Maryland and Northern Virginia. And thanks for documenting more sights of the area and for sure that gravel towpath is a nice way to get out of the District.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Hi Robb, I forgot 495 is aka the Beltway, but learned its full name today. Many thanks!
@robbchastain30363 жыл бұрын
@@GravelCyclist And thanks again for another visit to the DC area, so much to see and ride, truly. Like just the commutes could be epic, sudden duels because you didn't want to get dusted on the ride to work. One of my favorites was from Rosslyn to the DC waterfront, after which this other gent and I shared a brief chat as we rode alongside each other. And turns out he was a German guy and he was pleasantly surprised by our duel at sunrise. And it was great fun as he was hard to catch after he had passed me like I was standing still.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Haha, racing during a commute, excellent :) This reminds me of a meme on Instagram by Mr Cat3Memes - instagram.com/p/CI36koSFeZH/
@buzzman48603 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@kentcruse49693 жыл бұрын
You are right on with the Firefly Jom. They are badass bikes for sure! Was that an old payphone @5:44 ???
@perieka3 жыл бұрын
It is a payphone. I don't know if it works.
@kentcruse49693 жыл бұрын
I didn't think other than the Smithsonian there were any payphones left in existence.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
I didn't think to check... I too keep an eye out for payphones. Every pay phone I have found during the past two years has been disconnected. Anyone remember those 1-800-COLLECT ads from the mid to late 1990's?
@axxxxman3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I plan on doing a similar ride, as well as riding the Capital Crescent trail next summer. Unfortunately, I just read that Whites Ferry, which is a little further up the canal, has been shut down, so it is no longer possible to cross over to Leesburg and back down the Virginia side to DC. shame. Please do some gravel rides in Citrus County Florida, that is where my house is, I only work in DC. Cheers.
@DavidTuttleTex3 жыл бұрын
I had her shoes, too stiff and don't take to Hike a bike that I have had to do... If I still raced cyclo cross, I'd use them. Still a great tour video, keep it up. love them.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Some shoes are definitely too stiff. When I post shoe reviews, I make a point to go grocery shopping in them, along with driving home in them, post ride.... preferably in one of my manual transmission cars. I like to test beyond the normal realms.
@healthyhabits97653 жыл бұрын
wow it’s not cold there this week?1st time to go there tomorrow from ohio🥰
@hansschotterradler37723 жыл бұрын
Hmm, the first date with my GF was riding the tow path from G'town to Great Falls.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Now that is a good date!
@susannespaczek85223 жыл бұрын
It was indeed an amazing first date. Ran a couple of races there, too.
@DavidTuttleTex3 жыл бұрын
Watching the whole thing. I've ridden through some of it. ON a ROAD bike. #gasp
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Easily doable for sure, 25's or 28's no worries. I did encounter a mega mud pit on a northern section of the C&O two years ago (rode to Cumberland), that would have been miserable on anything with tyres that narrow, whee!
@danielweiss38103 жыл бұрын
Thoughts about 32mm Cyclo-X-King clincher tires on this?
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
32mm would be fine, be wary of mud if rain is about. IMHO, go tubeless.
@al-du6lb Жыл бұрын
How would a road bike with 28s handle this?
@boostenmkiv3 жыл бұрын
It's Patricia L!!!
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
We met several years ago at Rebecca's Private Idaho.
@TheSk33z3 жыл бұрын
There is something wrong with the video, I may get an epileptic seizure. Bad framerate or something
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a problem with your computer, nobody else is having this issue. 30FPS, 4K available.
@TheSk33z3 жыл бұрын
Both my phone and Android TV and pc then, try 5:50. It's stuttering.
@TheSk33z3 жыл бұрын
Also tried 4k and 720p, same.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
It is quite possible KZbin's compression? messed up something with the video after the upload. Thank you for the update.
@GravelCyclist3 жыл бұрын
Also, please accept my apologies for thinking it was an issue with your machine.