You guys are by far some of the best trail riding content on youtube! 90% of all other videos are a "vlog" style where 80% of the video is their face explaining to you the scenery while theyre riding the trail rather than showing you the actual scenery of the trail 🤬 lol keep the epic rides coming!

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

You are way too kind!! Thank you so much, you made my day. We love riding and work hard at finding trails that we think could be interesting. We are going cross-country this year, so we will be riding from Mount Rushmore to the Redwoods and back (we will drive from place to place!).

@markboehme

Жыл бұрын

Agree 110%!

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

@@markboehme Thanks Mark

Anyone thinking of starting a YT channel to show their rides needs to watch your channel and attempt to do it as well as you guys do. Every video is simply outstanding.

@Adventuresonebikes

11 ай бұрын

You are too kind! Thank you.

Great video and enjoyed the history lesson along the way, keep up the good work.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and your kind comments.

Gosh very nice guys, your my heros

@Adventuresonebikes

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment, and thank you for watching.

We did the full GAP over Labor Day weekend… broke it up into 60/60/35. Great experience!

@Adventuresonebikes

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you had a great ride.

Excellent video, It was done so professionally. I loved watching your adventure. What a great trail. Congrats on that 3 day ride, you guys rock!

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your extremely kind words. We are always trying to improve how we present our rides!! This was an epic journey. Next possible multiple day bike packing is the Katy Trail. Not sure we can get that in this year as we have a lot of plans already. Thanks for watching.

Hi folks. New subscriber. Just stumbled upon your channel. Great content, fun, informative narration and video! The trails you show are on my bucket list, so thank you for all the work you put in to create these videos!! Mark from NJ

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, Thanks for your kind comments. We are glad to hear you find our content helpful. I think we are going to hit a few trails in NJ this spring! "See" you on our next ride.

What a great ride thanks for sharing !!!

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.

Enjoyed it. Very nice. We are in the early stages of starting our ebike adventures as well. You inspire us.

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

You are so kind. Thank you for watching and for your comments. Let us know if you find an interesting trail we haven't ridden yet.

Enjoyed it.

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thanks for such an informative and beautiful video. We have our sights set on the gap and c&o trails.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments and for watching. We are looking at riding the entire C&O next spring, but it's a more challenging ride if you don't camp as it looks like there aren't many B&B's and the hotels are on the other side of the Potomac. So you are looking at 60+ miles/day, and bring your own food. Unless things have changed, the only way into Harpers Ferry from the trail is via a spiral staircase. It's unlikely we could haul our ebikes up that. Let us know how your ride goes.

@RichardMooreAndJulieMoore

Жыл бұрын

@@Adventuresonebikes that is my analysis of the C&O also. I did not know it was that difficult to get to Harper's ferry. We are like you and enjoy B&B or Hotel camping.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

@@RichardMooreAndJulieMoore We think we need to leave our car in Cumberland and get a ride to Georgetown. We would have to ride 50 miles to Brunswick to find our first stop for the night. While that's doable, I want to stop and take a minute to see Great Falls, etc. Second night I think is Hancock, and then into Cumberland on the third day. We need to average 60+ miles/day.

nice video and explanation of the landmarks..i think you should add ebikes to your title because it wasnt until you arrived near Meyersdale that i heard you say ebikes!! ive been a road rider for years and now that im in my 60's 30 miles is the max i can ride a day!

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for your suggestion. I guess I figured the title of our channel "Adventures on ebikes" would give people a hint, but maybe not depending on what device you use to watch. We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.

Nice video of your GAP ride. Thank you. Just an FYI for anyone planning the same. If departing from Pittsburg you can park at the Grant Street garage. There is then a bike lane that will take you safely through downtown Pittsburgh to the Point and the beginning of trail. Once you get to Cumberland (or D.C.) you can just take Amtrak back to Pittsburgh. The Grant Street parking deck is right across from the railroad station.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Hi Larry. Thanks for watching and your helpful comments on where to park. I’m curious if you actually have been able to get a ticket on the train back to Pittsburgh with your bike? We tried and were told that there are only 8 seats on the entire train from Washington DC to Pittsburgh for bikes. I had them search for a date we could go and they didn’t find anything for 12 months out. That’s why we ended up having someone drive us back. I think I recently read somewhere that Amtrak was going to increase their bike capacity, but only by a few bikes.

@larrysyverson9164

Жыл бұрын

@@Adventuresonebikes I’m sorry to hear of your experience with Amtrak. My own experience over the years as shown them to be inconsistent (Cumberland) and chaotic (NYC) but normally able to get the job done. Well, maybe not the time the tracks were washed out and they never made it to Cumberland to pick me up. In the past when trying to get a ride out of Cumberland I always expected the train to be filled with returning bicyclists from D.C. However, I actually have been able to get a ticket for myself and my bike from Cumberland to Pittsburgh on three occasions. The last time - I think that was two years ago - I was disappointed to see the train staff literally stacking bikes in the luggage car. No problem with any bike limits on that particular run! Since then I have just turned around and ridden back to Pittsburgh or ridden onto D.C. where you have the best chance of getting onto Amtrak with your bike. (Although the first time to D.C. I rode to the airport and rented an SUV to get back to Pittsburgh.) I hope I haven’t led anyone astray on my, apparent, misguided confidence in Amtrak.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

@@larrysyverson9164 We considered leaving our bikes at the hotel in Cumberland, taking the train back to PIT and then driving to Cumberland to sleep. But the train gets into PIT at midnight and it's about a 2 hour ride back. But it would have been the difference between $200 for the ride to PIT with the bikes, or $30 in train tickets and gas. Didn't appear that we would save much. We are thinking of the C&O, maybe just that section on the train is easier? Navigating transportation options certainly isn't a piece of cake.

Great video, thank you. When you go for long 40, 50 60 mile rides like this one. Do you stop the recharge or do you carry a 2nd battery? I could probably get about 40 miles on mine... after that, I'd just be using peddle power only!

@Adventuresonebikes

Ай бұрын

Our bikes have a maximum range of about 90 miles. The farthest we’ve been on one charge was on this ride, when we went 60 miles one of the days. We charge the batteries at night when we get to our B&B. We had to ride without power for a couple of miles recently, and with the bikes weighing about 54 lbs each it wasn’t as much fun as we wanted it to be! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for sharing-great ride!! Did you hire someone to drive you back to your car? We’ve ridden parts of the trail but always did round trips due to the car and getting back.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Hi Amy, We did hire a service in Cumberland to take us back to our car. There is the possibility of putting your bikes on the train and returning that way, but there are only 8 bike storage spots on the train -- so I think you have to book that year's in advance. Thanks for watching!

Can you tell me what you packed? What did you take and not need. We are riding the GAP in Sept and I am worried that I am taking too much. Also, what level of conditioning did you do before the ride? I really enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Hi, we tried to pack light. We needed e bike chargers, camera gear, suntan lotion and as few clothes as we could pack. I took three different jackets and could have left one home, and a few shirts could have stayed behind. Two paniers each were plenty. As far as conditioning, a few beers and some burgers the night before was about it!! Really, with the ebikes we didn't feel a need to do a lot. We did ride 40 miles on another trail the day before and that was good to get me going. Big need is padded bike pants if you aren't used to sitting in the saddle for 3 days straight. I hope you have a great trip. Thanks for watching.

what type of e-bike do you have thinking of getting one after knee surgery

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

Our ebikes are Gazelle Ultimate C8's. They are a Class 1 bike, which are allowed on trails (in states that haven't banned ebikes totally). We chose them for the battery range and the more upright ride (we didn't like bending way over for long periods of time). The drive system of this bike is not a chain or derailer. But I'm not tekkie, so check it out: www.gazellebikes.com/en-us/gazelle-ultimate-c8-hmb. Thanks for watching! We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.

Hi, I have recently bought an e bike and wonder if you have any thoughts on how much battery life would be reduced by riding up the mountain from Cumberland to Frostburg? I have ridden that section a few times on my old regular pedal only bike, and I know it's a grind going up from Cumberland. I wouldn't be going any further up than Frostburg and will then turn around and go back down on the return trip to my car. I have a 500 watt motor, and would ride up using a lower pedal assist mode, on the ride up to Frostburg. Have you ever ridden hills or long uphill grades, like that one before, and would you feel comfortable with the battery life lasting for that length of around 16 miles one way?

@Adventuresonebikes

Жыл бұрын

Our Gazelle's have a range of 90 miles in low assist -- so we could easily go the 16 miles uphill and coast back down with lots of juice left over. Our old bikes would get about 40 miles on low assist and I'm confident we could get up and back even in Turbo. The worst thing that's going to happen is that you have a heavier bike to pedal if the battery doesn't last -- I know that's not fun. Or turn around and coast back, right?

Good job…I’ve rode both ways meaning Pittsburgh to DC and DC to Pittsburgh and for my money I like starting in DC better than a Pittsburgh start. By the way lit looks like you’ve got new bikes. What are they?

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! You've really had an adventure! Last year we purchased Gazelle Ultimate C8's. We wanted the added battery life and to sit a little straighter. We had about 45 mile range on the old bikes, now we have double that.

Were you able to charge your batteries at the B&B? How many miles can you get out of a charge if you use pedal assist the way you do?

@Adventuresonebikes

11 ай бұрын

We did charge our batteries at the B&B. We took them off the bikes and into the room. We have never tested the limits, but the longest ride we’ve done was 60 miles in a day on our GAP trip. We never had a second when we were worries about battery life.

Did you take your battery charger and charge it each night in your room? How much battery did you use each day?

@Adventuresonebikes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron. Yes we did bring our chargers along and charged each night. If we use ECO mode we can go about 90 miles (but we haven't tested it until we ran out!). Our indicator showed that we used about 2/3 each day. The second day had the most battery use because it was 50 miles uphill. The third day was 30 miles uphill and 25 miles downhill where we didn't need any battery. Thanks for watching. We hope to "see" you on our next adventure.

What shuttle service did you use to get back to your car, thanks

@Adventuresonebikes

8 ай бұрын

We had the Cumberland Trail Connection give us a ride back to our car. They are right on the trail where the C&O and GAP meet. Phone number: 301-777-8724. We were very happy with the service they provided and plan to use them again to take us to DC when we ride the entire C&O section. Thanks for watching.

Have a few questions, 1. Were you able to charge your e bikes during this 3 day trip. 2. What kind of e bikes did you buy?

@Adventuresonebikes

11 ай бұрын

We removed the batteries and took them to our room to charge them. However, I do believe that the GAP has a plan to install charging stations on the trail. You’d probably have to call the GAP conservancy or Google where they might be at with that if you are interested in the status. I can’t remember the timeline for that initiative. We have Gazelle Ultimate C8’s. They will go up to 90 miles on a charge. Thanks for watching.

We were wondering what ebike do you have?

@Adventuresonebikes

5 ай бұрын

We ride Gazelle Ultimate C8 bikes.

Could you please share the bicycle 🚲 rack brand? Thank you

@Adventuresonebikes

11 ай бұрын

Our bike rack is a Thule EZFold TX2. Thanks for watching.

How much of this trail is paved? It looks like several sections are not from your video. Would you do this again in 3 days or add a fourth?

@Adventuresonebikes

2 ай бұрын

Once you leave Pittsburgh the trail is mostly stone dust until you get to Cumberland -- so the majority of the trail is unpaved. We were happy with doing it in 3 days and didn't feel like we missed anything -- but we don't tend to want to sit around at a hotel or B&B. Part of what set the length of time of our trip is how far we thought we could get Day 1 knowing we had to travel to PIT. Then it was a matter of where we could find a place to stay that was within a reasonable ride for us. We found the TrailGuide invaluable and well worth the $15 we paid for it. You can find it on this link: gaptrailstore.org/?_gl=1*iu74y0*_ga*MTA3NjQwNTk1MC4xNzE2ODM2MDk5*_ga_V7VXQS08PF*MTcxNjgzNjA5OS4xLjAuMTcxNjgzNjA5OS42MC4wLjA.

@marcusrawls2125

2 ай бұрын

@@Adventuresonebikes Awesome! Thanks for the great information.

@marcusrawls2125

2 ай бұрын

@@Adventuresonebikes did you add an after market saddle? If do what brand/model?

@Adventuresonebikes

2 ай бұрын

@@marcusrawls2125 Yes. The one that came with the bike wasn't bad, but we prefer a bit more cushion. I ordered it on Amazon www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NGZR13O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

Does he not sound like Donald Sutherland?

@Adventuresonebikes

8 ай бұрын

In the UK they think he looks like George Lucas!! We've heard the Donald Sutherland reference before. Thanks for watching! Hope to "see" you again on Donald and my next adventure.