Cycle Touring To The Grand Canyon // Ep.10 Unicycling Across America

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Snowy weather, a brief visit the rim of the Grand Canyon and a jaunt out into a barren Navajo Reservation.
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@haydenridesdirtbikes7568 4 года назад

I dont why RU-vid recommended me this 2 months ago but I'm glad it did

@connorwilson8450 4 года назад

SAME

@DaveKahn 4 года назад

RU-vid possibly knows more about you than you know yourself. Creepy, but sometimes useful. :-)

@connorwilson8450 4 года назад

@@DaveKahn Very true. I would never type the keywords: "Unicycle around the world", but I'm so glad it was recommended!

@PcGangMusic 4 года назад

Same

@laopang91362 4 года назад

Zhao Wei followed his heart..... Ed also followed his heart. Both are amazing.

@krollpeter 4 года назад

I was sad to hear again about Chinese parents not understanding their own children. It is no wonder these people only excel when being outside China.

@ShamWerks 4 года назад

Wait, Ed followed Zhao's heart??

@laopang91362 4 года назад

@@ShamWerks each following their own heart...

@ShamWerks 4 года назад

@@laopang91362 Captain Obvious to the rescue!! 😂😂😂

@BingDwenDwen 4 года назад

@@ShamWerks Don't be a jerk, you knew what he meant. It's good to repeat what drives these two gentlemen, no need to be a sourgrape.

@SPE3DYEMO 4 года назад

I could be wrong but I think his parents would be proud of him. Not everyone has the determination to cycle across a country. Anyone can study.

@RPCAFF 4 года назад

Really great vids man! Congrats. From one adventurer to another

@chaleowin7732 4 года назад

Not a smart move to venture into a Navajo reservation, seriously. That couple wasn't exaggerating.

@umojacleanwater 4 года назад

Many thanks for sharing your experience. What brand and model of GPS and odometer do you use? I like your helmet , the addition you've made is cool. You should make one with a durable plastic surrounding the helmet instead of what you have now. I think it will sell well. Very unique. Thanks again and keep safe.

@bensimpson6719 4 года назад

9th

@leedavies6779 4 года назад

Zhao Wei quite beautifully highlights the generation gap between the youth in China that want to see the world and the old that didn't get the chance, but don't want their kids to suffer or go without the luxuries they now have. This is a small glimpse at the view of the ''lost generation' (those that grew up during the great leap forward) and the struggle that young people have when their dreams deviate from making money and children.

@BingDwenDwen 4 года назад

In China they see their children as investments that pays back when the children graduate, work and get succesful, its a kind of a retirement insurance plan. In the West children are seen as a part of the parents personal life achievement, and thats why kids in the west have more freedom to do what they want, because there is less to none expectations from the parents. Both ways have advantages and disadvantages. The chinese method produces excellent talent and strong family bonds, while western kids produces more free minded people but also non achievers and less connection with family. However, while the chinese middle class get wealthier, you see a trend that chinese parents dont rely much on their children succes anymore and more chinese do what they want to do, instead of what their parents expect them to do.

@trexinvert 4 года назад

That's a great summary and I totally agree. Now when Zhao Wei ever has kids. They will be totally rock and roll. Not live to work.

@ajc389 4 года назад

Also highlights the one child police's great problem, there is a huge imbalance between males and females, a lot of single males in China have zero chance of finding a wife.

@almatsailaukhan9181 4 года назад

the series: * is already filmed and edited * me: i wonder if they got shot. guess we'll find out in the next episode

@bigpotpoker1 4 года назад

why would he get shot?

@Horible4 4 года назад

@@bigpotpoker1 hey look, it's "i didnt watch the video" man! There's one in every comment section.

@ayushsingh6435 4 года назад

Hahaha 😆

@midstofeternity 4 года назад

Towards the end of the video it was really unsettling and I was worried for the both of them.

@bigpotpoker1 4 года назад

@@Horible4 tough guy here

@teukka623 4 года назад

It’s always cool to see someone seeing snow for the first time since it’s so normal here in finland

@mr.2minutes161 4 года назад

i've never seen snow.

@teddy_jai2344 4 года назад

@@mr.2minutes161 Same as me

@mr.2minutes161 4 года назад

@@teddy_jai2344 if you ever play with snow on ur freezer, then we're brother

@oliverlane9716 4 года назад

I know I love it. I have shown snow before to some Filipinos and a Colombian before. They were soon fairly annoyed with it as they were expected to so manual labour in -20c haha.

@SEANTSEANT 4 года назад

i agree here in canada, makes me appreciate it more in a way

@X-Fauve 4 года назад

Good for Zhao Wei for following his heart. One must always follow one's own desire cuz a desire never dies.

@edwaarrdp5549 4 года назад

Genuinely one of the most amazing series I have ever had the pleasure of watching

@teukka623 4 года назад

Imagine this guy’s parents seeing this

@dylanh8659 4 года назад

Teukka not possible. they banned youtube in china. unless you illegally view it through a vpn.

@pitech4446 4 года назад

@JT Yang What village you're from my friend?

@bwoah525 4 года назад

6:25 So surreal to think that I stood in that exact spot in may of this year, and how many more people stood there

@vn0397 4 года назад

Zhao wei's story could be made into a great movie. How he was fed up with work and his parentes expectations and left for his adventure in america without telling them^^

@oQsR 4 года назад

This is one of the coolest RU-vid series I have ever followed. Could see it being on Netflix. I love it!

@bayoumafia208 4 года назад

qsrxo G

@pitech4446 4 года назад

Netflix should give Ed a contract to feature on it...so damn good!

@lightdeathguy9266 4 года назад

And I thought my dad cycling from east Shropshire to Snowdon and back was impressive

@KoriKosmos 4 года назад

How far into Snowdon though

@lightdeathguy9266 4 года назад

Round the mountain

@_Piers_ 4 года назад

It is impressive, he'd probably not mental :D

@lucyspencer9752 4 года назад

Now that I've watched everything up to The U.S. it's very eye opening to see that the most dangerous place Ed unicycled through was in my home country.

@thomasrouichi2198 4 года назад

Will you ever do a Q&A? I have so many questions for you!

@qwryzu 4 года назад

Living in Arizona all my life I tend to forget just how amazing the canyon is. I''ve been there so many times, I wish I could experience it for the first time all over again. Thanks for this one Ed!

@kevinbuggie3808 4 года назад

Awesome stuff! Many Navajos still have to drive into town to haul water back to their offgrid homesteads. Glad they were able to share with you guys.

@WillCFarmer 4 года назад

When Zhao said "Hi, I'm so tired" at 11:40, it really made me laugh

@ShamWerks 4 года назад

Well, he has a bicycle, that's why he's two-tired. *bah-dum-tss*

@hendrikdependrik1891 4 года назад

Hi, I'm so Thai

@alistair5309 4 года назад

@@ShamWerks nice

@Calum_S 4 года назад

🎶I was standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona...🎶

@thatsingleCabsierra 4 года назад

It’s so good to see you have someone to ride with

@kc3718 4 года назад

you've dobbed him in to his parents now.....although not sure youtube is available there ?

@Risedawn 4 года назад

RU-vid is blocked in China, so im sure as long as nobody says anything, his journey across U.S. in secret will be well kept.

@teukka623 4 года назад

Risedawn really?

@BardtTM Год назад

I find myself watching the American series probably for the third time (once every year since its publication). It's so well made and easily as much fun as watching a major travel production like the Long Way Round series or any other high production value alternative. Thanks Ed! Your documentary skills are amazing. And secretly I hope that you will do another unicycle adventure in the future :). Greetings from the Netherlands!

@salt1478 4 года назад

How does this guy not have 1 millions subscribers?!

@schoolinabag1 4 года назад

Wow, fantastic footage of the Grand Canyon. What an experience (amongst all the others...!) :)

@Hvn907 4 года назад

Seeing you at the Grand Canyon reminded me of my first glimpse. It’s the only vista that literally left me short of breath. Good stuff bro.

@adanguns 4 года назад

Almost asian parent do that for their child. Parents pay their child for study so their child must give them money back.

@hoystyler 4 года назад

Pre School,School, Uni, Work, Die, What fun - Yay China.

@hondacota4rt 4 года назад

It's really sad if you think about it.

@CR7China 4 года назад

same as US

@sonarbuge7958 4 года назад

Hey Ed how many pairs of pants and socks you got? And how often do u wash yourself and ur clothes?

@Mike-oz4cv 4 года назад

Can’t answer for Ed, but when I’m bicycle traveling I only carry one pair of cycling pants, one pair of trekking zip-off trousers and one pair of underwear (boxershorts to sleep in). Socks are usually two pairs. When you are camping in the wild you can’t wash often, but at the same time nobody is there to care, so it’s not an issue. Washing is difficult because you need time and good weather for the clothes to dry. Perfect conditions you’d rather use to ride (unlike night time or rainy days …). Even if you only wash yourself it’s still nice to wipe down with a travel towel which then has to dry.

@BingDwenDwen 4 года назад

Zhao Wei meant in the place where he comes from there is less to none snow 2:24 Zhao Wei said in an earlier episode he is from Guangdong, that is the southern part of china and basically has a tropical climate, so no wonder he never seen snow.

@splice7224 4 года назад

When is Hawai’i?!

@insanimal2 Год назад

Not in the slightest bit surprised that the dodgiest part of the trip by far is in the USA

@AnthonyGruba 2 года назад

Zhaowei is my favourite person you met through the whole jurney

@TheMixmastamike1000 4 года назад

Jiahui is awesome! ( sorry if I spelled his name wrong )

@jarongittinger 4 года назад

That's crazy that you were in William's. Last year I left my home state of Texas for the first time and stayed in William's for a few nights. Also crazy is that I first saw snow when I was in William's aswell. Great little town

@techyin326 4 года назад

Man that ending got soo dark jesus

@JBDazen 4 года назад

That Grand Canyon does indeed look Grand. I visited it once the tourist way: in an airplane from Vegas, then on a bus to the Skywalk. It still was grand, but I hope to revisit it your way one day :-)

@deadshot4155 4 года назад

I'm known to sleepwalk alot, theres no way youd catch me sleeping there lol

@Carlos31416 4 года назад

Dis donc, notre ami Ed Pratt s'est bien cassé le c*l pour nous offrir ces vidéos... Je 🍷 à sa santé !

@danli9884 4 года назад

if you really feel that way bud buy his videos or patreon or paypal him.... there are so few frence speaker type in english if you want more people to toast with you

@Carlos31416 4 года назад

@@danli9884 Vous dites qu'il suffit pas de dire merci, mais qu'en plus il faut payer, c'est bien ça ? On est dans un monde bien monétisé, je sais pas si vous vous en rendez compte...😩 Bonne année quand même ! Mes voeux sont gratuits, voyez-vous?

@luismanuel2612 4 года назад

'Hope I'm not get shot tonight', this is what Americans say before they go to sleep :-)) ...

@braznartn5176 4 года назад

I was an avid unicyclist beginning in 1969 as a youngster. Now 63 yrs old, I still have my vintage 24 inch Schwinn and my 6-foot giraffe unicycles stored in the garage, wasting away. I was quite the stunt man back in the day but.... Ed I am utterly flabbergasted that you could attempt such a stunt as riding across the USA. It just blows my mind. My achievements as a unicycle performer amount to nothing compared to THIS.....!

@liamdienemann8937 4 года назад

I discovered this series less than a week ago and I'm already 112 episodes in, thanks for entertaining me during the lockdown Ed :)

@ryleyw3684 4 года назад

It's too bad route 66 is pretty much gone, would be cool to go to the US and see the area, as a kid I was a huge Disney Pixar Cars fan. I'm getting back into your videos after not watching for a year or so, I came across your Twitter and was reminded.

@Alex64AS 4 года назад

You see, there is snow in the Grand Canyon.

@sonic5d 4 года назад

Give a like if you were eating popcorn at 1:25 with Ed and Zhao :D

@sonic5d 4 года назад

Yes! Because I was eating popcorn while watching this series^^

@sudokuzcalkami 4 года назад

here before the email notification :)

@tobortine 4 года назад

I'm not affiliated with Ed in anyway, I'm just a fan like everyone else who is watching but... I would recommend the Vimeo series because it just gets better and better, it's so worth £10

@pitech4446 4 года назад

Yeah it will also support his work, Ed deserved it

@tobortine 4 года назад

@@Imran-tn1mw As far as I can tell it's exactly the same as the YT version. The advantage is that you can watch at your own pace.

@GreenJeepAdventures 4 года назад

Glad you made it to the Grand Canyon. A truly breath taking site. A few years ago, I visited the Winslow Meteor crater nearby, and thought that was huge. A few days after, I visited the GC and it totally changed my idea of what huge was. Sorry you had some issues while on reservation land, but it really is a different world there. Lots of poverty....which leads to the attitude. Strangers are looked upon with suspicion because...there are no strangers that deep in the country.

@MatthewNash92 4 года назад

did you use puncture patches or replace the whole tube ? i never have much luck with patches and glue.

@Gribbo9999 4 года назад

Maybe your technique isn't right. I've been patching inner tubes for 60 years and only very rarely, may be a couple of times in my life, had an unstuck patch. Tip is carry a spare tube and change to the spare on the road (but carefully check the outer cover for what caused the puncture) and fix the punctured tube at your leisure later when you have water to check the leak and can let the glue dry properly. The fixed tube then becomes your spare -- easy peazy! After it's got a few patches probably time to chuck it and get a new inner.

@markallen4458 4 года назад

Hate to tell you, but you haven't done the U.S. until you've done Colorado.. Awesome, two wheels, high altitude challenge. Scenery! 90 miles uphill, 90 miles downhill. Famous mountain bike people. Super challenge. Did it all. Bring the family.....11,000 ft. + stuff.

@verebellus 4 года назад

i once met a cyclist from south korea who biked from south of europe, through all the countries and then up eastern europe to norway. then north in norway. he was 60 years old aswell

@DavidBreen-c6k 9 месяцев назад

Outstanding. But how do you make these videos? Could I learn. To unicycle?or is 79. Too old for this challenge? regards David breen

@Jamal_Tyrone 4 года назад

This came up about 20 places below Mr booze, what a strange algorithm.....

@simonvanpraet6543 4 года назад

Ed , use tire sealant. This will keep you going even if you have a flat, inner tube or tubeless.

@moif 2 года назад

Zhao Wei - your parents cannot judge your heart. You have done something that MOST Americans will never get to do. If you are proud of yourself, nothing else can take that away.

@life_archive7840 4 года назад

Shoulda gone scenic and went to Flagstaff. It's really nice over there. _-this message was brought to you by the Arizona gang_

@HORALE714 4 года назад

Does your bicycling buddy have a Instagram...????

@nehnehnehbatman 4 года назад

I encourage everyone here to see the Grand Canyon. For years I thought this is just a hole in the ground. My girl at the time said it was a bucket list item, so we went. Once I got there, I just felt like shit. Cameras don't do any justice to this fucking gigantic hole in the ground that was once filled with water!

@Ben-ig3bf 4 года назад

Imagine his Parents would see the videos (I know in china the Internet isbt the same like in Europe and America)

@nealchambers2306 4 года назад

You travel all the way round the world and the most dangerous place to be was the USA

@stasz4375 4 года назад

Jeezzz I hope there is a next episode to this. Hearing the story about the road your camping by must have been scary

@dylanh8659 4 года назад

I would like to see Ed Unicycles to Hawaii. Good luck with that.

@shanemcnab7069 4 года назад

dude youre killin it with the editing! please never stop riding haha its the best thing to relax and watch :)

@liammcconlogue9584 4 года назад

Shout out to Elijah LeJander for having the best name ever

@BingDwenDwen 4 года назад

Elijah is a hebrew israeli jewish name, named after a prophet, so it is not uncommon, most names are from the bible.

@liammcconlogue9584 4 года назад

@@BingDwenDwen it's more the Elijah + LeJander, just flows really well 😂

@PikaPikPik 4 года назад

You ended the video like you were going to get shot

@tomquick4105 4 года назад

It seems so sad that he can't tell his parents because they wouldn't approve

@JBDazen 4 года назад

Meanwhile I got scared watching you walk so close to the edge.

@ryanv1279 4 года назад

If you’re in the four corners area you know not to fuck around in the reservations

@lancewhitchurch512 4 года назад

next week ed is forced by the cartel to drop something off on the east coast... 1080p

@johnrasmussen8976 4 года назад

I dunno, would a guy cycle-touring the world on a 36" unicycle, be more or less likely to be pulled over for a random drug sweep?

@cyborg8992 4 года назад

i got a bunch of your merch for Christmas! so happy!

@phills6732 4 года назад

The CC gets a little off sync in this one. Fantastic job so far!

@Tommyhearnsrighthand Год назад

7:56 jow wayne making pasta in his front pannier

@ftaylor1696 4 года назад

Love these! have fun with any more adventures you have Ed

@haojunli917 4 года назад

THIS DUDE NEEDS MORE FOLLOWERS!

@blt123xly 4 года назад

Nooooo you completely went around my city :(

@thesmalllad2603 4 года назад

Every video the list of patreons

@erinnkemp 4 года назад

Another great friend to keep in contact.

@MultiCricker 4 года назад

please put ads on your video

@sdqsdq6274 4 года назад

man sounds like a wild west in america

@chieflongsock 4 года назад

How is it half price? It was originally 20 pounds....I thought I remember it being like 12 pounds or cheaper?

@arjunanjali114 4 года назад

Yay I have been here! Oh I loved it!

@whome1319 4 года назад

Be safe on all reservations!

@melanieortiz712 4 года назад

People don't get it. Rez land isn't USA land. It is like going into another country. Because they are!

@cgbach 4 года назад

I don’t think a guy on a unicycle would even be able to do any crimes haha . That guy was an asshole for not letting you sleep there

@BingDwenDwen 4 года назад

The backcountry of the U.S. is a very dangereous place with alot of pshycos, just because he is riding a cycle doesn't mean he cannot kill you, and to be honest riding a unicycle around the world is pretty insane stuff, I would raise my eyebrowes aswell in disbelief.

@WhatDemocracy 4 года назад

Another awesome episode. Honestly this channel needs more recognition. Such high quality and always very entertaining. Would love to see it blow up. Lad deserves his own tv show. Keep inspiring buddy.

@Hobby_trails_family 4 года назад

@12.10 that's some crazy riding... These are the kind of dramatization that make me watch you Ed. You're one hell of a funny human being.

@mikerelvas 4 года назад

What a dream, mate. I hope one day I'm able to travel across the US, but maybe in a caravan lol! Only people with huge balls can do what you do. I rate that. Best wishes from Portugal and best of luck for 2020!

@WaynesStrangeBrain 3 года назад

#exposezhaoweitohisparents

@ВадимВан-я1х 4 года назад

你好埃德！很喜欢你独轮车骑行世界拍的视频！拍摄技术很棒！也很惊讶你的耐力，而且每次都是开心面对旅途中的困难！从你骑行中国开始关注你的！很棒的小伙子、聪明、善良、愿上帝保佑你！完成你的心愿！

@alchemygal3285 4 года назад

Ed Pratt, your parents are completely different and from a completely different culture... and not parents ruled by money. You cannot possibly understand this guy. consider yourself blessed to have your kind of parents. be blessed that you can never understand. honestly, your playful reaction to this guy and when u said his parents would understand... made me want to cry... you are truly blessed.

@lifestories7957 4 года назад

Really enjoyed you passing earlier through the Hoover Dam and now passing through the Southern Rim of the Grand Canyon. Happy riding to both of you!

@weatherwatcher5303 4 года назад

Hi Ed, I just came across your channel today its very good and really interesting, I was just wondering why would you take salty foods when you are in the heat I thought Salt dehydrates you, maybe you can tell me why, but love the work you do, will you be traveling from North Africa to the south one day?

@AndreNaumann 4 года назад

Great truths to be found here.. The magic of cycle touring: You're quick enough to make distance, but slow enough to see everything along the way :)

@paulmoore8411 4 года назад

Hey there Ed. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos... Your cheerfulness is uplifting as are your adventures. What do you these days... Are you planning another adventure?