Oregon Outback Bikepacking 2021 

"this trips are not about setting personal records its more about just enjoying" love that

Enjoyed his report from start to finish. A really informative over-view of the terrain, places seen and discovered, plus a recap of the day's ride each day. Screen shows distance and time often throughput each day. Often little extra bits of interesting and useful info. Thrown in too. Nice, smooth video delivered with a relaxed and thoughtful commentary during the entire video. Thanks for putting this video out to us!

Very nice video? I really enjoyed it and it felt almost as being there on the road, you documented it very well very real and a lot of great details un your filming. I look forward for more of your trips. Cheers. 😊😊👌👌

Thanks for making this video. We’re planning this route for the late spring as well. I wasn’t sure I would last the whole 43 minutes, but it went by so fast! Very entertaining and informative. Even if you’re not posting, I hope you’re still out there riding :)

Very nicely done! I’ve watched a number of bikepacking and bike touring videos and I appreciate your conversational style and honesty along the way. It felt like going on a ride with a friend. I’m old enough to remember that Antelope, Oregon was very often in the national and international news in the mid-80’s as there was a city that was built out of a ranch there and was populated by something like 10,000 people. It was essentially a commune of young people from all over who were devoted to a popular guru from India. Long story short is that the leadership was corrupt and really threatened the locals and aroused fear and suspicion all over the state. They took over the town of Antelope and were attempting to do the same for the county. For elections they brought in homeless people from all over the country to vote for their candidates. The enterprise finally fell apart when there were federal indictments and infighting in the group. The city is now a church camp and Antelope returned to the locals.

This was really good man. You put it on my bucket list. Thks

What an introspective and fun bikepacking trip. I’ve always yearned to do these kind of trips and this is one I’ll add to my list for the future.

Nice video, so people can actually see what to expect. I did the Oregon Outback last year on a Fatbike, carrying a lot of food and up to 10l (22 pounds) of water. That was a lot of fun and a smooth ride on those fat tires. The fridge in Ashwood had just two Dr. Pepper left but that was enough to get me up that following long steep uphill. The headwind at the end before getting down to the Washington border was insane!

This was great! Super informative and real, thanks so much for putting it together and sharing it.

Nice video! And I appreciate all the information. Thank you for sharing your journey.

I enjoyed that, alot! Thank you!

Great job of filming this ride, well done!

Givethanks Bro .....I enjoyed the Trip also...Great one.

Next time, start in Pendleton and ride south thru Ukiah, John Day, Burns, French Glen….to Denio. That’ll give you a taste of Oregons Outback. (East of this route is “true Outback of America”!!)

Great video, I know putting something like this together is a ton of time. Thanks for sharing your experience. One thing I highly recommend carrying A sawyer water filter, they are light and can handle that ugly water.

Awesome video and great looking area. I live on the Oregon/Idaho border in Idaho. Thanks for sharing.

Very enjoyable vid. Watched it while doing Wahoo trainer workout. You're funny, making fun of yourself though you're clearly a solid rider.

Man, I found this video report is quite interesting. I enjoyed this video from the beginning to the final shot. It's great that you had a good weather all the tour, except wind. Thanks for made it shared for everyone. Next time save more water for such extreme legs that you had. Hope to see more adventures on this channel.

Great video! Enjoyed the play by play as it showed us the real world of bike packing. Plan to bike pack soon. Thank you for the awesome video.

Hello, my new friend. Wow, that's a great and healing 💝💜❤ bike riding video. It's an honor to be your great channel friend 💖💕🌷 Have a lucky 🌺💙💜 day 👍👍👍🤙👌

That museum in Ft. Rock is really neat. It's comprised of homestead houses and buildings/businesses from around Oregon and you can go into all of them and learn about the folks that used to live in them. Thanks for posting your ride!

I drank the water that you refused to drink. Your video has me laughing thinking about it because I felt the same way! My Sawyer filter kept me safe. great video! The outback solo is the way to go!

Good video looks like a good trip as well. I'm thinking of bikepacking summer of 22.

Nice job. Didn't know Oregon had a trail like that. Thank you for the video

Nicely produced video. We're adding this route to our adventures. Thanks!

Great Ride! Drove by Klamath Falls a month ago. Surely a place I must go back and explore.

Nicely done bikepacking video. We all start at somewhere. I'm bikepacking in Florida. Great 👌👍

me and a few friends are doing this trail next month as our first multiple bike trip, this video really gives us an idea what to expect

Bicycles are a great local transportation option. Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles safely. Safe, protected bike lanes and trails are needed to encourage more older adults and children to ride bicycles or scooters. Ebikes are bringing many older adults back to cycling. Healthy exercise, fossil fuels free transportation and great for social distancing. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly.

Very cool Brian! You are really inspiring me to get out on my bike!

I'm in Seaside. Next time you plan a trip, hit me up. I just did my first overnighter during Thanksgiving in Colorado. Best nights sleep in years.

Really enjoyed thanks for sharing!

Great trip and what a great experience! Thanks for sharing.

Nice !

Thanks for the adventure. 😎

Really enjoyed watching your journey! Congrats on your first bike packing trip.

Solid video. Very well done !

Great trip, great video work, and great attitude! Well done!

Fantastic 🙂

Tip: water purification tablets - cheap and effective. Steripen (UV light) is another tool.

Loved it! Informative, introspective, lots of interesting footage. Hope you make more!

Great video! Congratulations on completing your first bikepacking trip!

Wonderful! Thanks for putting it up. I head out in two days for the outback!

Thanks for the great trip video. I just started bikepacking this year thanks to motivation from my friend Ryan Van Duzer, too. I’m from Northern California and north Tahoe and my rides have all been short two-dayers - 30 to 50 miles - with one night at camp. Still getting the feel for my bike, my gear, and repacking my bike each morning. Hope to see you on a trail soon.

really inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for putting this together and posting. Great video. I like the periodic stats graphics.

Thanks for the video. In three days I'm riding from Bend to Mount Shasta (for summit climb) and doing about 100 miles of the OC&E trail. This is great Beta for my ride. I was really hoping the water was on at Fort Rock. Great to see that you added that to your video.

Thanks for taking us with you on your journey. Great video. Would love to do this route.

Nice video hope to do this trip myself

I am really excited to do this trip later this year. Looks like I should bring some spare batteries to recharge my navigator for sure. Doesn't look like there's a lot of chances to plug stuff in.

Brian! This is great, I hope you do many more videos! Cheers

Fun to watch. You should do another bike adventure video.

I enjoy every bit of it and glad that I'm the 6th subscriber~ Happy !

Really nice video. 👍🏿🚴🏿‍♂️😁

Consider Trask River Trail or very interesting routes through Oregon coastal range I ride here

Thanks for sharing. I'd like to get into bike packing. Still trying to decide on what the best bike is. I just did a couple morning of riding on some trails with a friends bike. Wow, so much different than my road bike. I have a new appreciation for the work that it takes. I think bike packing would be awesome.

Try a Hard tail with a shock seat post??? Lighter faster more space with the frame pack.

Awesome! It was a "GoodyFinder" because I'm looking at doing this route next spring and your choices on what to capture/share was truly helpful! Not many share the stats which I think is helpful if you're actually planning to do the trip. Cheers!

Wow, 70 lbs is too much. My kit is 22lbs before water and food, and that still feels like a lot on long climbs.

nice

I really wanted to give you water!

Hi GoodyFinder. I loved your video - well done!!! What time of year did you do this? Also, how much water do you recommend carrying? I will be doing this ride in September 2022. I can't wait!

Excellent video! This ride looks so challenging and fun. You think a gravel bike with 2.1' tires could do it?

Awesome experience. You were fortunate to have ridden this before the bootleg fire ravaged the first day of this ride. Brian, can you tell us how much water carrying capacity you had on this trip? And since you ran out, how much would you take if you did it again?

It was great to follow along on your journey. What day did you start? I started 5/31/21, and was following Lael Wilcox's and Jan Heine's (wide and slick) tire tracks the whole way. It was really hot, and I didn't bring enough water capacity. 🥵

Great video. Can you please describe how you got back to Klamath Falls?

Sorry to ask but how tall are you? I have a Salsa fargo with 29 “ wheel which are for taller people.And I have a rather short 5’6” frame and Iam debating if I should switch to 27.5 wheels.

Great video! What are the pads on your helmet straps?

Good video! Did you not bring a water filter?

Do you like Garmin better than wahoo roam ???

I'd like to do this trip with you.

So...This course is not accessible for Recumbent Trikes.. single track trails / entry ways discriminates against anyone who cannot ride a traditional bicycle.. Another waste of time for the Recumbent Trike riders..

You’re talking to much! Time to get riding