Man with a Bike in Iceland wow. We where with a camper Van for 13 days there. And you went trough Iceland with a bike. This is amazing wow. The country is beautiful
Reminds me of my bike trip this autumn that lasted only 5 days because of strong winds, the rest of 2 weeks did it also with a car lol. The drone shots were sick
We were in Iceland in July scouting a route out. And for my daughter's 11th birthday we did an 11 day self-supported ride. Our kids are now 15 and 19 so yes it will likely be tough for them but we still want to give it a try. thx.
15 and 19 is totally doable, it's all about how fit they are. We ran into families with kids ages 12-14 bikepacking in Iceland - and we thought our trip was tough!! Just make sure you prepare for the worst part: rain and wind. Mentally it was difficult, but it was great to ride it out with a good partner that kept spirits high. Cheers!
Thank you, dear, sir, so very much for sharing your Icelandic bike packing! Best regards from Sweden! Cycling around Iceland is now on my bucket list, I have done the circle around Iceland by rental car for ten days in 1992! The best road trip I ever experienced! I so much appreciate your top-class bike packing video and I like all the smallest details that make your video so valuable when planning for a bike packing coming trip! God bless you both most richly! By the way, is there any channel to see Michel´s podcast/or YT-channel? Best regards from Sweden! 💯❤👍👍🤏
Well done on your epic adventure, i really enjoyed coming along for the ride. I was in Iceland 🇮🇸 once before and drove from Reykjavík to Vik. It really is a beautiful country and makes me want to get my touring bike off the wall lol
What theeeee heck!! Guys, first of all I want to say congrats for the effort and second ''Its about the journey not the miles''. In the last days I saw you have been to plane wreck.. and I tough ''they will go to Solheimajokull (ive been there with the bike and done some ice climbing (cause i dind had a car lol) , it is verry close to Skogafoss 1h'ish biking to the glacier) And guys!!! I've worked at Skogafoss Hotel 1 year ago and I used to take my lunch breaks in that small room where you guys left your bike. Hhahahaha what a small world! nice video, I hope one day I will return to Iceland to make a similar bikepacking trip like u !! sorry for my eng btw :)
That's amazing! The staff there was really helpful. We don't know what we would have done without the help of storing the bikes at the hotel. Thanks for watching!
This is so wondeeful. Thanks for sharing. Will be doing The Rift coming July nexrt year. I think we have the same bike. What sizeare your crankarms? I have a size small bike with 170mm lenght. Thanks
It looks epic.. your videos are helping a lot I am going this summer. do you need a permit to fly a drone?? I'll appreciate if you could tell us your experience flying a drone in iceland? thanks
It looks like an epic place beyond words. So hardcore you went into the hot springs AND got back out to ride more! Crazy! Lol. But how do you ride in those temps and conditions then tent camp?? Warmly? I think of my winter rides and how cold I am for hours after a hot shower. Any secrets?
Thanks for the comment, the temps were not too bad. About 50f / 10c the whole time on average. Wind and rain was a bigger problem than the temps. When your heart rate is high while riding, you don't get cold. Also most campgrounds had hot showers, hope this helps!
what was the name of the store where you left the bike cases? or do all bike stores accept to storage the cases? (if you know, am planing to do a similar trip :D) thanks! and amazing! cheers!
We left them at the Geysir car rental office, right outside of the airport. I'd say most if not all car rental places will let you store bags there for a fee.
Tailfin cargo mounts, medium size I believe. Worked okay. The holes on the Topstone fork don't match up with the Tailfin cargo mounts, so had to drill another one to make it work. Had decent capacity and was perfect for food & cook kit storage.
I'm making an separate detailed rig breakdown video, coming soon! For the front I used a rack, and it had my sleeping bag in a dry bag, part of the tent, and camera gear. To be specific, the front bags included: Sea to Summit E-Vent drybag for sleeping bag, Sea to Summit dry bag for tent interior, Mountain Hardwear sling bag, and Oveja Negra front bag for extra bars and other accessories. They all sat on top of my rack, strapped to the bars for support so they didn't swing around. Voile straps helped a ton, I highly recommend getting a few in different lengths!
What was the road like for cycling from Keflavik Airport into Reykjavik? Heard there's one part with no decent shoulder, and wondered if you guys thought it was a problem or no big deal.
It was busy, but the shoulder was significantly bigger than the rest of the ring road. The stretch from like Hella to Vik was super busy and very scary. Lots of big trucks and RV's and some of them didn't care to give us space unfortunately. Had to ride single file for most of it.
Greetings from Malaysia, I just want to ask some questions, did you wild camp while in Iceland?. And how did you charge your electronic stuffs ?. I plan to tour Iceland on a bicycle next year and I like your adventure too. Looks extremely fun
We wild camped 1 night, rest were in campgrounds. I charged electronics with a Dynamo Front Hub (Shimano model) which allowed usb charging while moving. Also when we stopped in bakeries or restaurants, we would always charge up our cameras. Hope this helps.
@@arminkorsos I see. I heard that wild camping is not allowed in Iceland is it true ? Some says it is okay to wild camp there as long as we ask for permission.
@@mohamadshahariz9990 Wild camp is completely legal. Camping on someone's property (inside of a fence), you have to ask permission. Where we camped it was "public land", the land isn't private property
Used my Wahoo Elmnt Roam, routed us using the Strava map maker and synced it there. You can find me on strava if you search my name, and download GPX files from there
Hope you enjoy, would be tough with kids as it's really difficult physically. Unless you mean you're going by car. Sorry for the language, this video was just for us and didn't know it would get this many views. Next one we'll edit it out.
Bike bags were stashed at Geysir Car Rental right outside of the Keflavik Airport. Very nice people. $160 USD for 12 days of storage. Highly recommend.
