Haha!

What you use, is the same I use....

'Bicycles are like drugs
and we're peddeling them ' :>

Thanks! Yep, good ear. Songs are:
1) Refused - Tannhäuser / Derivè
2) The Music - Walls Get Smaller (Fierce Panda Version)

Haha, I like how you think!
Not sure yet.. Argentina, Iceland, something like that!

haha, I like how you think even more. Both high on my list! Gotta work on makin some paper first though. Random question: is it easy to outfit a typical mountain bike with those touring bags or is some special frame or extra work needed?

It's not too tricky-- what I used were some racks from a company in the states called Old Man Mountain. I recommend them highly-- they mount on the axle (no frame modifications necessary) and are very strong and durable. The front rack also attaches to the front fork stanchions, and the rear rack attaches to either the V-Brake bosses (if you have them) or to the seatstays. They're not the cheapest option, but at least they won't break.

really appreciate the advice. thanks.

Good advice, diwao. Tubus are well-liked because they're steel so can be welded if they break on the road. The downside is it seems all their racks require the special rack eyelets on the rear dropouts. It is almost impossible to find a MTB frame that has those.

Riding a touring bike (with the larger wheels) outside of Europe is not a good idea. Spare parts will have to be shipped from home to wherever you are. My friend wrecked his 26" rear wheel in the middle of Tibet and was able to get a replacement within a day (not a good one, but it worked).

On the other hand, we met someone who was on a touring bike and two times in two years had to wait WEEKS to get a replacement 700c wheel sorted and mailed to him from home.

If you're heading out in the middle of nowhere, especially on rough roads, my suggestion is a Reynolds 851 steel MTB frame. Can be emergency welded, nice and flexy, and is sure to be able to take the extra weight and constant torture of the bumpy roads.

nevermind, I see Tubus makes a QR-adapter!

I still don't think it would have worked for me though because I was running (cable) disc brakes.

I also really like Xtra Cycles.
That's the route I'm taking on my next trip.

And always go with steel.
Steel is Real.
I broke my frame on my last trip and thanked god it was steel, as it was welded that day.

Hi Juan, thanks for your feedback! I agree with what you say. That is the problem with editing a video to the music, I suppose. That's why I'm jealous of people who are good at making or editing their own music to fit a segment!

Really! I agree with you. The music is quite important part of the final video. Everytime I edit, I think that music can do aproximately a 50 percent -and maybe 60 % in some cases- on the final video. But it's necessary ;)

Greetings ;)

Yep-- 50% at the very least!

This epiphany first came to me when watching "The Follow" episode of BMW Films from a few years back. There is an action driving segment where rather than the stereotypical screeching tires and high-paced music, all is silent except for a nice classical music piece. It turned the chase into something subdued and beautiful, which I never thought possible.

Sounds great! I'm going to look for these episode and I will watch it. I hope we can see another of your videos like this.

a scooter would die a quick death on some of these roads! You'd need a proper off-road touring motorbike to make it, something with a big gas tank too...

Hi Kyo,

I rode part of this trip with a friend, and the rest solo. Most of the static riding shots are from a tripod, so I would ride off for a few minutes at most (not too far that I couldn't quickly ride back if a car came by, to make sure the camera wasn't stolen!). Any shots that are handheld or have zooms or pans is one of us filming the other.

The sparks are actually just me fooling around-- I was rubbing the metal pedal cleat on the ground while cornering :-)

Dave,

Thank you for sharing these tips.
The footage is inspiring and the landscape amazing.
Well done!

-kyo-

Heh, that's just messing about-- it's the SPD cleat (if you're a non-biker, it's a way to clip into the pedals so you can also pull up on the pedals) on the bottom of the shoe -- I was leaning on it hard as I went around the corner. Was lots of fun and looked cool in the dim light of dusk. I put it in because sparks seemed like a rockstar way to end a rockstar song :-)

hehe thanks Blanche,

I unfortunately lost my film camera during this trip... I'm just about to replace it with a Nikon F100. I'm very excited about it!!! Look into it, it is a fantastic camera, and of course there is a HUGE selection of used gear and lenses for it