Nowadays it’s all I do. I work fulltime and get home at around 7-8pm. So I spend time with the kids, have dinner, and put them to bed by 10. So I ride from 10-11pm, except for the weekends when I can start early.
Gets dark here around 7:30pm every day year round and around 12hours of daylight so basically the only option weekdays. But at least it is a bit cooler
love it lots. even tech stuff in my local forest. It makes everything more fun and different. Traffic less for road rides too. Seem to go faster in the dark. the cree lights made a big difference when they came in, must be at least 12 years ago now!
"Crazy Traffic" coming from Thuong was priceless. I am sure there are traffic laws and rules but few follow it. I guess it comes down to culture and discipline.
Thanks for going by the river. I love the bridges of Da Nang. I agree with you that taking the lane is safer. If you share the lane with cars, the drivers crowd you out and disrespect your safety.
A very pleasant video to watch. You are showing us amazing scenes that most of us would never get to see otherwise. Cycling at night is pretty unusual though fascinating. So glad you guys are experienced cyclists and are super careful around traffic and the occasional nutty maneuvers some motorists make. Oh yes, the homemade food looks great! Thanks for opening up this part of your life to your viewers!
I enjoyed that video, Cruise. It's nice taking night rides, or in my case, early in the morning before sunrise. I wonder what was playing at the movie theater, "How to Drive Safely in Vietnam?" That guy in the black vehicle came very close to hitting you. It would appear that drivers there just look straight ahead and go for it. Well, at least the roads are a bit tamer at night. It dawned on me that there isn't any designated bicycle paths from what I have seen there. Are there any roads that have them, by any chance? Love the river walk. I would definitely enjoy strolling along that at night. Beef stew, that's what I'm hoping to have for dinner tonight. Anyway, take care and stay safe on those roads.
Yeah, things calm down a bit after the rush hour. I've only seen one painted "bike lane" in Hoi An, but it really didn't do anything and was the same traffic as always with parked cars everywhere.
I find these "everyday life" rides fascinating. I've never been to Vietnam so I have no idea how feasible this request is, but would you guys record a ride out in the countryside some day? My background is touring so I really enjoy watching the landscape roll by.
Would love to see in the arcade. They can be fun for grown-ups too. Maybe Thuong would enjoy some of the games. E.g. Whack a mole (I once coded a version of that for a GBA lego game when I worked as a games coder). Maybe they have some classic arcade games in there. Or ones where you dance and put your feet on pads etc. PS. appreciate you keeping the content varied. Night ride was great. Nice to see all the lights at night and modern cameras work well in the dark these days.
One of your more interesting ride videos of close calls...There are other countries that are just as bad (or worst ) when it comes to sharing the road, following driving rules and who has the right of the way. Stay safe...
Don't know how you keep your cool Cruise with those drivers from the right. I cycle in NYC all the time and I think my New Yawk attitude would come out real quick on some of those drivers in Vietnam.
I really enjoy all your videos and I am envious of the seemingly great weather conditions, apart from when it gets really hot and humid! Here in Ireland we have less than ideal conditions for cycling most of the time, but when the weather is correct, its beautiful here, apart from all the hills we have! What lumens are your lights that you use?
Yes, the night riding was more enjoyable than the day ride. Love the colours. I avoid night riding due to fear of an accident. BTW Cruise, do you help out by cooking meals sometimes? Love to know.
Chiang Mai from mid-Oct (rains are short and the air is so nice afterward) to mid-Jan is really nice, but head south to the peninsula during burning season. I wanna go back!!! CM is a great cycling city.
I love night riding but it's really not safe where I live. If I'm on the trails it's okay, but definitely not safe on the roads. I have road rage in the US, I can't imagine the rage I'd have there! 😆
Nice to see a happy couple enjoying life together in a place they enjoy. And its great to get s sense for cycling in Da Nang. I've been eBiking for a couple of years in Portland Or, and prefer it to driving. Having lived in S.E. Asia and seriously consider moving back to Asia, Da Nang was considering and I had some reservations about traffic, but seems better then some high traffic roads here I have frequent close calls on. I even had guns pulled on me twice and and twice had drivers deliberately try to run me off the road for sport taking me and my eBike and Yak trailer with groceries as homeless conveyance, so it's nice to see that Da Nang is no worse. Also It looks like you don't have rear view mirrors and I was curious how you manage without them? Cheers!
Cycling can be a lot scarier in the US with all the road rage and guns ☹ I've never used rear view mirrors. I'm fine with just looking back or using my ears. Never make a risky move without checking.
@@TheGriffisz846 Not for me personally since I did most of my training off road or on the track, but many of my teammates have had some scary stories in the US.
@@TheGriffisz846 I've logged a few thousand miles in both NYC and Phila and found NYC drivers were much tougher in their driving behavior (left hooks on 1st Ave north of 30th were common), whereas in Philly the drivers weren't as dangerous, but they had no problem yelling things at you, all while cycling in designated lanes. In the past five years I quit riding in cities due to crime without consequences. Same goes for DC. That said, there are lots of really nice paths in the northeast of all lengths and surfaces, such as the GAP/C&O (Pittsburgh to DC) or the Schuylkill Trail into Philly. Again though, I'm done with riding in those cities. I've ridden several centuries all over the boroughs of NYC and they do have great infrastructure there, but anymore the congestion is just too much sensory overload for me. I prefer the bucolic, lightly driven country roads of eastern Bucks Co PA and south of Frenchtown NJ as my playground.
I like to walk or drive around the city on a warm summer night, but only when I'm alone on the streets. I'd be scared to ride my bike in the traffic you have there, and I certainly wouldn't enjoy the ride. But I agree, Da Nang looks much better at night than during the day.
Would be interesting to see what the traffic is like in a smaller city. Maybe its less crazy and the rent likely to be cheaper. A win-win for you. There's probably one less populated city (100-200K population) which ticks all the boxes (health care, school, shopping) for you.
They don't seem to have any rules on the road where you are. It's a wonder nobody gets killed yes a bike lane wouldn't do any harm for them wide roads. Great video take care
I really enjoyed that, night rides are much more atmospheric, even the dangerous traffic seems less frightening on screen . I suppose the street vendors are struggling to make a living the best they can, but trashing the pavements is not tolerable.. It seems to me that you have nothing to gain by wasting your time and money in these deafening entertainment venues. Just carry on with your happy cosy life together and Thuong’s tasty cooking !
Really hard to watch so many near misses lol. Not sure I'd want to witness my wife getting into an accident. Not quite as bad as the ride to the store. I've been riding in traffic for over thirty years and still do everything I can to avoid left turns. Vehicles seem to move a little faster where I live. The older I get, the more I try to get out of town and avoid the vehicles.
@@TwoWheelCruise I rode Harleys for many years before taking up a bicycle and use all the defensive skills from the motorcycle while on the bike. Cars too for that matter.
Looks like , "Rafetties Rules", in Vietnam , here in Tasmania , the Police come down hard on those who think that bikes have no rites , Never seen so many Motor Cycles !
That is the reason why in many Latin American cities (🇬🇹) the space between vehicles and bicycles is fought over, God... how I hate people who don't know how to drive themselves. Here in Guatemala there is still a little respect for cyclists, even so, there are many accidents, one of my dreams is to live in a city where I can get around by bicycle.
I'd describe hat as interesting, rather than enjoyable, because it was somewhat harrowing. Do you know why the government doesn't make the police enforce traffic regulations, or do adequate reg's not even exist?
Bro, your night ride is one way ticket. No respect from the drivers whatsoever. Do they even get DL or it's enough to buy a car/motorcycle and you are done?
