I think its the right move. Lord knows what a monkey on your back that would be if you didn't go for it. Trust me, I have a few.

Good luck, Mike!

hey man i was surprised to listen to your news, cause i just did the same thing. yeah we fear that it can be an step backwards,
but trust me, having all the time to work on something you have passion on doing, it is worth making the step back, so you can make a big jump foward.

luck, fabio

1) Because it's your baby
2) So you have no regrets
3) So that you can move on

Those are 3 heavy weight reasons I can think of for you to finish Pedal. You've lived with it for so long now. Go finish Pedal the only way you know how. You're a truly creative soul, & I admire that. The decision you've made is the type that every true artist must make from time to time. So go home focused, knowing that @ the end of all this, you'll have fulfilled one of your life goals & successfully closed a major chapter in your life. & you'll have a kick ass film. You got this Mike! YOU GOT IT!

Good luck man!!

Seriously though, I hope it all comes together for you, I know you have put a lot of time and life into pedal. Oh and if you even end up down in Ohio hit me up.

I believe in you.

Wow! We are for you Mike!

At least you picked a good time to come back to Michigan. It could be the middle of winter...that would SUCK!

Sounds like the best choice for the time Mike. LA isn't going anywhere and nothing is really going to be left behind that can't be picked back up. Your quote from the first episode is coming back full circle.

"Because in the end it has almost nothing to do with the bike and everything to do with setting
out to accomplish something that is intimidating, that is unknown to you, something you know you
have a good chance of failing at but doing it anyways and slowly but surely proving yourself wrong."

Good luck with the the rough cut and especially your new junker getting you to Michigan.

Hey Mike it may seem like you're taking a huge step back leaving LA to go back home but if you think about it, it's really a huge step forward. Like any piece of work sometimes we have to break away from the spotlight of it all and go into a cubbyhole and place everything in order and this seems like the right time to do it for you. If you don't have peace and ease with yourself after putting your heart into this project then you begin to wonder what was it all for. Well now you have decided to go to a place where everything can be put in prospective...home.

I know you can do it. You've already shown us what you're capable of and this to me seems just like the next step instead of something out of step. I believe in you and I am sure many of your friends and of course your family believe in you too.

I believe being out of LA is going to do you a world of good and you never know a light bulb of a new idea might spark to give you even more insight on what to do with Project Pedal and the infinite possibilities of what you can and will do with it.

I believe in you for sure :)

late to the party on this vid, but obviously we completely believe in you as an artist and as a person. michigan is an unexpected move, but i can understand the motivation to alleviate some responsibility. in the end, you might find yourself in new york, austin, or maybe back to LA, i'm not sure. i can see you being very happy in austin, too. but we sure do miss you around these parts. luckily we have online video to not miss a beat. :)

hey, from someone who randomly found you on the internet, I wish you all the best and can sense that you'll be just fine - keep on keeping on dude x