8-day tour of the Klamath Range, Northern California

[egervaswatson]

In August of 2019, my brother and I took an 8-day tour of Northern California, Me on my S-40, him on his road bike. Due to some technical difficulties in the interim, I just finished editing the video.

I hitched a Topeak Journey trailer to my bike using my trailer hitch mod, and made a carbon fiber flagpole that held my 360° camera for a lot of the shots.

 

[Mathew Fy]

8-day tour of Northern California,

That’s one of the best bike tour videos I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing. You should put some words & pics together for a blog post.
Contact @Lucia

 

[egervaswatson]

I'd be delighted to! Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[RojoRacing]

Huh......so people actually spread these trips out over multiple days and don't try to just do it in one?

Nice trip, cool setup, glad you guys had some fun. As for the whipped cream on the side of the road, you forgot option 3. that stretch of road is home to a grand tour racing team.

 

[egervaswatson]

As for the whipped cream on the side of the road, you forgot option 3. that stretch of road is home to a grand tour racing team.

I'm picturing someone with a whipped cream maker hooked up to a camelbak hose talking excitedly about their keto diet...

 

[Bentas]

Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed it, kudos for pulling a trailer all that distance, I tried pulling a bob yak behind my homebuilt, it was loaded for an upcoming two day tour of hilly Tasmania , I lasted four hrs , had a dismal time of it on the climbs,lots of walking.
I quickly decided to aquire a bike packing approach, have since managed a couple of multi day tours with this set up at best covering around 100 Klms a day, that's about the limit for this 63 yr old.
I found the climbing way more manageable with this set up , as apposed to trailer, same gearing, no having to walk.

 

[Norton]

Yes thanks for sharing, very well done video.
Really enjoyed watching.

 

[ak-tux]

In August of 2019, my brother and I took an 8-day tour of Northern California, Me on my S-40, him on his road bike. Due to some technical difficulties in the interim, I just finished editing the video.

I hitched a Topeak Journey trailer to my bike using my trailer hitch mod, and made a carbon fiber flagpole that held my 360° camera for a lot of the shots.

Very nice video! I love your story! Great drone shots , great camera angles!

 

[egervaswatson]

That’s one of the best bike tour videos I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing.

Yes thanks for sharing, very well done video.
Really enjoyed watching.

Very nice video! I love your story! Great drone shots , great camera angles!

Thanks, all, for your kind words!

Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed it, kudos for pulling a trailer all that distance

While not light, the Topeak Journey is a bit lighter than the Bob Yak. Its main purpose was supporting the solar panel, really--I could've gotten all the gear onto the bike without too much trouble, but a spot that would let the panel charge while rolling would've been quite difficult.

 

[Giloun]

Like watching a documentary. THX for sharing your wonderful journey!

 

[dule0911]

Great experience, thanks for sharing. If I ever go to that part of the world, seems like a nice place to pedal.

 

[rmrlaw]

Our son formerly was a student at Humboldt State. I love that area.