EUROPEAN DIVIDE TRAIL - A Day In The Life As A Bikepacker (Part 4) 

Sorry for the wait, but I hope it's well worth the wait. It took me a while to edit this long episode. Hope you enjoy following along on one of my favorite days of the whole trip.

Split vision? Mike, that sounds scary🙀 … how. About both 👀 on the trail. 😂 Enjoying the beautiful scenery and music and of course your mosquito dance. Lord knows we have all done it!

Mike, your fork is fitted backwards! Rigid fork might work okay like that, but the head tube angle and overall bike geometry gets worse. Fit it the right way and you get a lot more stable, smoother ride quality and steering + less toe over-lap (if any). edit: it must've been a mistake since it's fitted the right way in your earlier videos :)

Mike I enjoy the 53 minute video, it gives the viewer a feeling of riding along with you. Thanks

I'm elated you're back. Your videos are the perfect substitute to Darren Alf.

Great Video, Mike!

Very cool ride- keep them coming! Watching from over here in Connecticut (needed a break from the DNC…)

I was actually one of the volunteers who helped putting up the signs for Sverigeleden, although in my case just in the southern outskirts of Stockholm. Yes, the people who charted it really cycled every meter of it, to verify that it was OK. The organisation behind that was SCS (Svenska Cykelsällskapet) but I think that, sadly, it's gone into a bit of a decline. The Eurovelo people have not, as far as I know, visited here and they just based most of their routes in Sweden on the Cykelspåret routes by CF (Cykelfrämjandet) who also don't seem to do much riding along their own routes. As far as I know, they have simply asked the local tourist boards along their rough plans for recommendations and these in turn tend to be more interested in leading travellers to the businesses in their area than in actually finding good cycling routes.

Big miles for sure Mike, looks like a fun adventure. Thanks for sharing. Always nice to see the different landscapes 👍

What a massive day! Huge kms. Enjoying the series, takes me to places I will never see.

Really enjoyed this video. I like the longer length. Cool scenery.

The switch from Finland to Sweden was hardly noticeable apart from the road markings :D

Well done to stop and film when you were going up the hill. Thank you for sharing

”Något om vägen giva besked gjorde det lätt att gå” Tack för att jag fick hänga med dig, alltid lika roligt.

My old packing tent used to be able to pitch the outer first and then clip the inner in place. Was great when it was raining

A long day in the saddle Mike with some not so nice weather and some mosquitos to keep you company, but thats bike touring for you😉Some really stunning scenery does help😊You made the right decision to leave the gravel/sand road as that would have been awful with the rain!

What a great video, enjoyed the part when you were racing to avoid the rain

That was a long day and some beautiful country. Another well done video. Take care, Al

What a day in the saddle!! Loving this adventure mate, it's inspiring me for my own little adventure coming up ;-)

thanks Mike, many a great campsite has been ruined by Midgies and Mosquitos, great stuff

I'm so obsessed with anything biking although I couldn't do this myself I am glad you bring it 😊

Nice one Mike, I've been watching all these just I am kinda on catch up. This episode is an epic, thoroughly enjoyed. Will hopefully get chance to watch the latest one tomorrow 👍🏼👍🏼🚴🏼‍♂

Finally! Commenting again on this one. In two weeks I will try to bike from Augsburg to Venice (over the Alps) via the Claudia Augusta and back via official "München-Venezia" bike route in reverse. Looking forward to it and whether I can make it even just past the first mountain with max. elevation of 1,500 meters. Your videos are calm, nice and enjoyable. Good luck!

I really enjoyed this video! You show bike touring as it really is. Thanks for bringing us along!

Another great episode, with its insights into Finland and Sweden. Those mosquitoes though. Just watching has me scratching. I always get a strong reaction to their bites, hence wouldn't like a campsite like that. Stay safe Mike

Interesting to see my hometown, Muonio, and the surroundings, throuhg your camera. Btw Olos is famous for first snow cx skiing. Even the Swedish biathlon national team has trained there 😃 Tack för videon.

Welcome back! Missed your video last Sunday 🚴

Himla trevlig film. Tack för väldigt mysiga upplevelser.

Watching from the 🇵🇭!

NICE VIDEO!! Regards from Brasil!

outstanding content!! thank you

Hi Mike, I really enjoyed this latest video. Thanks for all the work you put into this so we can tag along and experience a bit of your journey. I'm curious, do you carry any type of protection from possible encounters with certain wildlife?

Thanks

Nice one MIke Tnx!

I love the series. The landscape is much the same here in Newfoundland, Canada.

Thanks for taking us along for the day. What model Garmin is it?

Whenever I feel like riding all night, the next day I pay for it. Hope you will be okay for tomorrow as that was a long day. I think it was not a wolverine or bear cub but Ryan came back and was playing a prank on you

6:46...interesting...when I was in Sweden (hiking) I felt very boxed in on the asfalt since everywhere else the roads eider led "nowhere" or were private. I havent done enough research tho and assumed the landscape to be same as home (CZ) with more forest and field roads that you can ever walk and that my map was simply incomplete since i was using a Czech app. I planned to see the carvings at Tanumshede and then walk to Ed taking some scenic road but in the end, only on the 4th day I arrived at a road that wasn't for regular traffic. I hope to bring a bike next time :)

Watching from 🇦🇺

Du borde ha det upplagt så att de som ser dina filmer kan bjuda dig på en kopp kaffe. Många RU-vidrs har den möjligheten att stötta personen. Fin film, ganska folktomt måste man ju säga, även vid Alko butiken i självaste Finland 😃

First showing, been looking forward to this!

That octagonal hut was a sauna

Härlig video!

Hi Mike glad you are doing this route! I am from the states but have family in Sweden. I have flown out for visits every once in a while but dreamed about arriving on my bike from the north to Salen Sweden. My husband hates mosquitoes and so do I. Is there a certain time to visit the area when there’re are no mosquitoes and cheep airfare? Besides winter ha ha. Anita

I bikepack mostly in Belgium and a littlebit acros the border. We mostly don't have snow here but instead we have a massive amounts of rain so a good raingear is a must. I see that you don't use any shoe covers, are your socks and feet not getting wet when you cycle through the rain? Or you use water reppelent socks? I also noticed that the fork on your bike is backwards (or maybe i didn't see wel), is there a particular reason for it like lowered trail to achieve more nible the ride? As always super video and i wait impatient for the next episode! PS: I don't envy the mosquitos 😃

Когда тебе очень сложно-снимай, это будет лучший эпизод твоего фильма. Делаю также. Это дает зрителю понять, что велотуризм-это иногда очень тяжелый вид путешествий как физическом, так и психологическом плане.

I think the animal you saw was a Common raccoon dog (Mårdhund)

Is there a reason why you have the front fork the other way around? Sorry if you mentioned it at some point. I think that must have geometric disadvantages?! Just curious! Greetings Ben

Thanks for another excellent video, Mike! Just one question, is there a specific reason you are so keen to refill your water at a stream or on a toilet, while standing outside a gas station or an ICA where you could just buy a bottle? Is it a matter of principle or am i missing something :) Appreciate your great work and am excited for the next video!

Your fork is mounted backward.

Why were there no trees on pump track road? Stay safe. Greetings from Slovenia.

I've come to totally not trust inflatable mattresses as they can ruin any chance of getting any real rest! Been there, done that :(

Hi! Are you using GoPro when your on the bike vloging and talking to the camera? If so whit media mood internal mic or a external one? Or just the GoPro

Leaking mattress sucks that's for sure, if someone that only had a bicycle tire patch ... 🤔

Mike, you must feed the wild life, or should I say they must feet on you!

why do people not want you camping in that building with the fireplace, isnt that what its for?

You really do not need to show the "miles" equivalent for us Americans. For me it is distracting to see it pop up!