I've ridden the coast several times, Oregon Outback and numerous trails across Oregon on my Salsa Cutthroat. After watching this video, I think I need a fat bike and need to do more beach riding. Thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome to hear, Mark! I love that this video can be an inspiration. I felt like this was a great adventure worth capturing for that very reason. Thanks for watching.
😊 Hey Son,, what a wonderful video of your tour. I can see beautiful scenery of the coast. It is very obvious you had a wonderful adventure. We live you. And we so enjoy watching BIKE, CAMP, & CHILL. Blessings to you!
Just as you promised. A very entertaining, interesting, and inspiring video! (I did miss it not having closed captions, however.) Liking this kind of content very much.
What a great video! The photography, pacing, music, and editing were all just excellent. I'm from Michigan, but the Oregon coast is one of my favorite places in the world. When my kids were young we would have summer vacations in Neskowin, and take day trips to most of the places you show here. This video really brought back great memories. Thanks for putting this up. A couple of months back I purchased a fatbike (Surly Pugsley) and I'm just now learning how to use it. Here's a question: what tire pressures were you using on this tour? Did you let air out or pump air in when you changed between sand, pavement, etc., or did you aim for something that would work in all the conditions you would be in that day? Any wisdom you could share would be appreciated.
Thanks David, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I totally agree, the Oregon Coast is a magical place and this seemed like a cool way to explore it. There were definitely sections of dry, loose sand that we’d have to power through or just get off and hike (especially when going up some steep dune climbs). I tried to keep my tire pressure at around 8-12psi throughout the ride. We did make adjustments from time to time, but once it felt right on most things I left it alone. Some of that depends on your tire size, tread, and comfort. Even the sand texture, firmness, and ride feel along the stretches of beach hopping seemed to change. Hope that helps! I’m having a lot of fun with my fat bike on mountain bike trails too. I might even try it on some snow this winter.
Hey Chris! Fortunately, we didn’t have any issues with that. There are faucets at most campgrounds to do a quick rinse if needed, but we definitely made sure to clean and re-grease things well when we got home. Maybe we got lucky. Going more than 5 days at a time would probably be pushing it lol.
Wow that's the most Beautiful scenic bking adventure I've seen yet son!🎉 It was so beautiful to watch! And you did it in the most professional manner 😤👍 How you've grown in that❣️ I loved seeing your #Goodr #active #sunglasses, I got you 🤩 They looked bomb on this video & I felt like I was with you somehow 💘 it was obvious that was quite a workout 💪🦵Amazing how u #*GoPro it @ the same time💣💥 felt the zen & could see your care throughout the adventure & production ❤ I love the music you chose for the video🎉 So proud of you 👏 🥰 So glad for you. That had to be a very satisfying adventure 💓you must be proud of yourself 💗 Love Mom 💞
Many thanks for posting this video -- it was so inspiring that we went out and did it for ourselves. Notably we were on Plus bikes wearing 3 inch and 2.8 inch rubber. In my opinion 3 inch was fine, but I would not go thinner than 2.8". The route exceeded my expectations and I'd put it squarely in my all time favourite bike rides list. It is an area of absolutely outstanding natural beauty. We threw in two super fun short boat hops for the Nehalem River and the Tillamook Bay. Just posted a little YT video of it here, shot in July with perfect weather: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--syrVxzqbjI.html . Keep on posting the awesome content!
So awesome! I loved to see how you guys made the ride your own. Riding plus tires and finding some ferry boats to hop the bays along the way for less highway miles. I can't think of a better way to experience the Oregon coastline. Glad you both got out there and thoroughly enjoyed it! :)
Hey Joel, glad you enjoyed the video. We usually had our psi set from 6-10. Lower when in sand and higher when on pavement. Usually ended up around 8 if we didn’t want to adjust it much on a mixed day. Also depends on the tire size and tread. You definitely get a feel for it after a bit on what works best. Even the sand density and texture changed along the way.
Hey there, these are not e-bikes. We rode with good old-fashioned human power. There were many people along the way that thought we were riding electric as well. We do usually charge up a few power banks to bring and charge our phones and other electronics though.
Good question. There are many signs saying “no motorized vehicles” so it depends on how they classify e-bikes in various areas. We do pass many towns where you could get a hotel room to charge each night. Have fun with it! Thanks for watching.
