I am a danish photo journalist, cinematographer and adventure bike packer. Also check out the videos I have filmed and edited on ADVENTURE ULTRA CYCLING: ru-vid.com/show-UC2606Qe0oGEmFiO7NvEwwYg Website: www.jakobcarlsen.dk Contact info: Email: fotograf@jakobcarlsen.dk Cell: +4520293657
Saved this in my 'watch later' list for a good moment. And I'm glad I did. Great achievement and honest video. It is not always good times on the bike and most of that shitty time is mental stuff. Looking forward to the new season in 2024. Hope to ride to Denmark again :). Do you have a link to the 'Cross Denmark'? Or is that something you made up yourself?
Very nice picture form your eye view. I very like your color grading tone. Your film is very inspired. Thank you for your hard race with beautiful shot.
Thank you Omare. I don't know if it is common, I don't think so. I had no issues and have only heard of one attempt besides this in another edition of the race..
Is yours still working???? They use bad epoxy on the magnets... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o7xfGuRaq94.html You can fix it if you tear it apart and use stronger epoxy....
Enjoyed that very much and I've seen a few now I think you captured the dirt dust and sheer exhaustion very well the best one yet , as well as the stunning scenery . Looked a fantastic experience 👌 I guess that was type 2 fun 😀
It doesn't appear to be very well made: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o7xfGuRaq94.html It's just a simple dynamo at the end of the day, way overpriced for what it is.
Brilliant film! From someone who bikes and films, I know it’s not an easy feat. You totally nailed it! Thanks for doing it, so I can live vicariously through your film and don’t have to do this! Ha Ha!
Great film and an amazing effort, well done. The food poisoning risk seems high and a proper spanner in the works when you’re already close to your limits…
Great work on both filming and riding! Although I don't get why this race has become so famous, it looks ridiculously difficult with very few enjoyable to ride stretches. I feel ultras have become a competition of who is going to introduce the hardest version... Kinda missing the point. What's your thoughts as a finisher?
Thank you Giorgo. I think that for most racers it is about testing themselves to the limit, at least that's what its about for me. I haven't raced that many races and can't comment on how they have developed. For me, Arizona Trail Race is more the kind of race I like, it is still redicously tough, but it is more fun to ride with more varied terrain and a lot of single track that I enjoy.
Epic! Life affirming!! After that, to paraphrase the great Rocky himself, you've proved that you're not just another bum from the suburbs. Well done on going the distance my friend.
Hello to all, i used the pedal cell dynamo during the Atlas Mountain Race in 2022 and here is my summary: it totally failed!!! Too much resistance (absolutely annoying during the race) and too low velocities during the race (brutal surface conditions) showing almost no outcome to charge a device. A 15Watt solar panel saved my ass during the race. Good technology but practically useless. I already wrote an email to pedalcell regarding my opinion but never got any reply. Best regards from Germany.
From the angle of a bikepacker who also films, I’m so impressed by what you did! The race looks so hard, but ultimately rewarding. These 45 minutes were the best SRMR footage I’ve seen. I can’t wait to ride the race myself - thank you for such a stunning piece of work!
Thank you so much Tristan. The race is both hard and rewarding that's for sure. Good luck to you with racing the SRMR I can only recommend the challenge.
Jakob, I already loved you film about the Arizona Trail. It was amazing. This one is just incredible. The best I have seen so far on SRMR. It is my goal to take part at the race one day myself. It would be great if you could also publish your packing list and what you would do differently next time. Thank you so much for taking us on the journey with you
Stunning video. Really captured the landscape and the challenges along the way. Did you ride the tour divide last year? I made a video of it and only just released it on RU-vid as well. Your video came up with a link after my video ended. Loved it. Really professionally put together.
Hi Jakob! Great video and very inspiring :) Would you mind sharing the make and model of the tent you were using? I want to scale down what I'm currently using and looking around for lighter options. Thanks!
Thank you Ann. My tent is a Nordisk Telemark 1lw. I recently purchased a Big Agnes 1-person bike packing edition. Difference is more head and foot room and slightly more weight.
Wow, awesome job you did there. Not only riding the SRMR but documenting it in such a way. I normally skip through half of all bikepacking report video's, but yours kept me off my work for the full 45 minutes! Seeing your video, I'm still really afraid to sign up for it, but even more tempted to do so.
This comment from this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o7xfGuRaq94.html "I noticed from the previous Mailbag video the "do's and don'ts" sheet included in the box said "don't ride over 40 mph". I guess they already realised that excessive speed was a failure mode for the generator! But simply telling your users not to ride too fast isn't really a proper solution to poor manufacturing..."
Hello, I am looking to purchase one of these. I also want a solar battery bank but haven't found one that I think would work well. What one do you use please? 🙏😁
Thanks for the video! A great accomplishment. Some of those trails looked sketchy even from a hiker’s point of view and you did them with a bike! That Grand Canyon stretch would’ve killed me ! 😁 although I like to push myself furher also. You’re hardcore! 👏
Hi Tobi, thank you. I have been busy and havent had the time to immerse myself into the project. I want to edit a proper film which takes a substancial amount of time ☺️ Hope to see you in the future, at the moment I only have plans for The Rift on Iceland, a somewhat different race than what I am used to. Cheers Jakob
