That is so cool, I'm 59 and when I retire in a few years I plan on doing many bike trips like yours just not on a tall bike, you're an inspiration for many Bobby ;)

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

You should do it! I met a guy who did his first bike tour when he was 65! He rode across the USA!

I have seen this video about 15 times now, and every time i watch it, it is just like the first time, never get bored watching it.

@TC-yx1qt

3 жыл бұрын

Does he have other videos or has he been on any podcasts that you know of?

@truckertom3323

3 жыл бұрын

@@TC-yx1qt Sorry for the delay in my reply, unfortunately i do not know about other videos and the like, but i am sure if you were to google his name you will be able to find out more information about his journey around the world.

Great talk, Bobby! I'm so glad you're in Toronto now, spreading your love of bikes, unique views on cycling advocacy, community-building ideas, music and sense of humour. LA's loss is Toronto's gain.

This guy is one of the reasons I love LA. Their bike scene is incredible. Regardless of your background, social status, etc., LA's bike scene is united.

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

I know right? LA bike scene is amazing and I am grateful to all of the nice folks that showed me the bike ways!

Best TEDx talk I've seen for quite some while. The world also needs more delightful eccentrics. There doesn't seem to be as many as there once were.

@wanderingbox7971

5 жыл бұрын

i agree...the "I must Conform" bug has spread too far..

@blakechapman6047

Жыл бұрын

The world should be nothing but delightfully, morally grounded eccentrics.

I bet he learned to fall like that by every crosswind he encountered LOL

Five years later and I'm watching your talk and realized I passed you on my bike just south of Santa Cruz on my ride from SF to LA. I have the photo to prove it :•) Great talk, btw!

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

Rad, would love to see the photo!

@monkeyyesme

6 жыл бұрын

Just sent it in a Facebook message

Tall Bike Bobby! T.B.B> Thank you for being a creative being! Love it! Thanks TEDdy!

I enjoyed your video. Many years ago i rode from Lahore to Delhi to Bombay . . . . I did it because it was in expensive, actually I had no money what so ever. Never for a moment did I think such a trip had any story merit. Thank you for your efforts, it is and informative and interesting video.

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

That sounds like an interesting story to me! What happened?

legends are less in number and you are one of them......!!!!!!

A TEDxTalk?! How much cooler could Bobby Gadda get? I am a fan.

Happy to see a man living the adventure.

I loved every second!!!!

i had like 2000 miles travelling on a Tallbike in Spain. Best Time of my Life. Greetings Form Germany.

@TC-yx1qt

3 жыл бұрын

How were people's reactions in Spain? Did they give you more room when driving by?

I use to long board over 20 miles a day and definitely sometimes 30 miles a day it's not as much as it sounds if it's spread out over the day. Now I ride my motorcycle over 500 miles a day sometimes.

my favorite ted talk

Still one of my favorite TED talks!

@41magfan

6 жыл бұрын

Phil Vandelay nice

This is sooooooo coooooool kudos to TBB

🌿🌿🌿very nice

coolest talkshow 😂 bobby you are enough legend to us😂😊

This is so awesome and inspiring. And the part of becoming a little crazy is true. But I like to think that its you becoming more natural and stop worrying about how you should act when you live in a society that judges you everyday.

@MonstaMunch101

6 жыл бұрын

Begging for money and being unable to support yourself isn't awesome and it isn't inspiring, trust me.

@wanderingbox7971

5 жыл бұрын

yeah alot of people are too worried how they look to others

@TC-yx1qt

3 жыл бұрын

@@MonstaMunch101 Did he say he was begging for money?

Simply Fantastic

this guy knows survival tactics for the urban wilderness

Im dutch so im stuck with a bike for life :)

@jiriwichern

3 жыл бұрын

You're Dutch and only own one bike? You poor *** ;)

@Wheyooo

2 жыл бұрын

@@jiriwichern nope between 10 and 15 and one electric ☺️

Been unemployed for a few months and I just now see this inspirational Tedx talk. Doing a bike tour seems so interesting to me now.

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

do it!!!!

I built several upside-down bikes as a kid and now may do one in a later life :-) I never went more than to school and back through and branches were always an issue. Great talk, Thanks!

@renewilliams5909

2 жыл бұрын

How do you build them? Anyone in Northern California?

Skip to 16:21 to see how he gets off the bike

@RalphDratman

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! With no disrespect to the nice man telling his nice story, there is precious little information to be found in it.

@himonightbreeze

6 жыл бұрын

Ralph Dratman Not every ted talk needs to be informative. For a good example, go watch Reggie Watts's.

@RalphDratman

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you -- I just watched Reggie Watts's talk and I found it very informative. I learned a lot about music and humor from a new point of view. I find that such cultural and artistic interactions are among the most important things I can learn.

@Raycefan

6 жыл бұрын

Where do I skip to if I want to see how he jacks off the bike?

@Maxander2001

6 жыл бұрын

Ralphie, it might be you lack the ability to listen and learn from all sources. Perspective and Framing can be constricting. :D I agree Watts is a few Levels above most others though, for sure. Not every TEDx talk needs to be done by a Genius... surely?

He would love central Europe. There are *separated cycling roads* for travel in central Europe :-) Some people use them for commuting to work, if it's less than 20km or so.

@gabrielhawi403

6 жыл бұрын

I will be there soon. Wish me luck!

@RavenCorvinus

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck :)

this is very inspiring. that sounds like a lot of fun

What a legend!

I'm having the same experience..I have yet to use my tent and camping gear..I have had host families everywhere I have gone....love this..

@TC-yx1qt

3 жыл бұрын

What type of bike are you riding and what areas?

@vldarden

3 жыл бұрын

@@TC-yx1qt I was riding a hybrid. I now ride a Brompton when I travel from place to place. It's easy to transport.

Great video. Thank you, thank you, thank you Tall Bike Bobby!

this is awesome

Ted has featured everyone from Stephen hawking to a random dude getting off a bike

@mountain-milk

4 жыл бұрын

Nit the Liar This guy would never make it to a true Ted Talk. Anyone can be on Tedx. They are not the same thing.

@MegaWorldadventure

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, quality keeps going down...

Great talk Bobby. I hope you're able to accomplish your goals

This was one of the more fun ted talks I've seen, great stuff bobby 👏

@dfgfddafsdfas

Жыл бұрын

thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

You are an amazing person! A survivor, and lover of people. You have the stamina that God gives us all, BUT YOU USE YOURS! This is one of the greatest stories I have ever heard; and at my age, I've heard a few! Praise be to God for Tall Bike Bobby! Thank YOU for sharing such an amazing adventure that most will never experience! Be safe, journey on, I don't have to tell you to have fun , and carry on..... God bless, Tall Bike Bobby.😌

Great video. Thumbs up!

SO COOL!!! I've always wanted to do that.

Awesome guy. Not so keen on the tall bike, but a fascinating story. Very inspiring! Thanks.

Way to go Bobby !!!

LOVE this !

Effortlessly funniest thing I've seen in a while.

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

wow, thanks!

You're the best kind of hipster. I like you.

@dfgfddafsdfas

8 жыл бұрын

You're the best kind of youtube commenter! I like you!

@StarDarkAshes

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Gadda Did you stop in Ashland, Oregon?

@ceejayblacks1834

6 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Finn Dude I'm from Australia but my brother moved to Medford, Oregon a few years back! Been to Lithia park and all that in Ashland. :) ahah.

@godhimself5178

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Gadda ..you're the best kind of replier . I like you

@beauhause

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Gadda dude you are an awesome human being.

About to embark on a two month European bike/busking tour and I'm a complete biking amateur. Wish me luck. Loved your video. Reminds me of my buddy's in the psyclown circus

2020 and inspired!

Brilliant .... well presented

Awesomeness :-)

Super superb video!!! Super thanks for sharing!!!!

@dfgfddafsdfas

4 жыл бұрын

you're welcome!!!

what a cool dude

Awesomeness ✌️

I ride a home built recumbent low racer, so I get the wierd looks you'd get. Very interesting stories about your adventures. Thanks for the video

great video

he looks like a little kid that got in to a disguise kit.

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

When I was a kid I was never taught how to ride a bike and that's because I taught myself. I just pulled a bike from the garage one day when I was about 3 or 4 and got on it and started riding with my brothers like I had been doing it all along. When I bought my first motorcycle I got one of the world's fastest bikes and haven't looked back and I've had it for over two years. If your planning on buying a motorcycle and your a natural on a bike go big or go home;)

Excellent talk! practical empowerment... get on a bike and go... get on with it and go..

@breth8159

8 жыл бұрын

yes yes yes

@MonstaMunch101

6 жыл бұрын

Begging isn't practical and it isn't empowering. Trust me.

that looks like a nightmare for climbing hills.

@quickeroats

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@There-Is-No-Virus

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Troup well you could always walk it up them

@dfgfddafsdfas

8 жыл бұрын

Nope, it's fine, there is a triple chainring so the gears go plenty low. I had lots of ridiculous weight on this thing but I got used to it after a few days.

@jamescongdon281

7 жыл бұрын

I would ride a bike 50 miles a day everyday when I was 13-14 just to hangout with my friends and date. I had a 21 speed road bike and never geared down from the highest gear anywhere for anything. Your legs can extremely accustomed to a bike to a point where they never hurt from anything.

@davidmadison5582

6 жыл бұрын

very cool! i enjoyed it. thank you

He looks like that cop in narcos lol

Socks and Sandals.

@DooMMasteR

9 жыл бұрын

Federation 42 he is most likely German

@dfgfddafsdfas

8 жыл бұрын

Ha! This is really funny. I am not German, but I have discovered that socks and sandals are the most comfortable and practical footwear for bike touring. The socks wick away the sweat which can then dry, so your feet don't get all gross in the sandals. Also I hate putting sunscreen on my feet, thats a pain in the ass.

@patches_kitty

7 жыл бұрын

Federation 42 and there's nothing nicer that kicking off your shoes and laying out on a towel in the sun for a while

@Hazzard0

7 жыл бұрын

And a pornstar mustache

@iliketowatch.

6 жыл бұрын

I can't focus on what he is talking about (something about bicycles?) due to that Tom Selleck-esque fur patch under his nose. I would guess from looking at his clothes and bicycle that his mustache is meant to be ironic.

Do you have a video on how you assembled your bike? It's my third time watching this.

So weird he showed both my home town (Redding, CA in Shasta County) and my current town ( Lompoc, CA - Valley Drive In movie theater is here, but is now used as a dump/trading post)

@dfgfddafsdfas

2 жыл бұрын

cool! yeah it was cool to explore the abandoned drive in movie theater - it's where i scavenged the big plastic TBB letters

half of the bike is stuff for him to take care of the mustache

@kolloduke3341

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! brilliant ! it does age him so !!!lol

That is so cool man 👍👌🤝👊😁😄😛

the bike suv

so good

What a hero & funny one 😂👍

I will I could do this right now.!!

Fascinating... 🧐

wow!

This bike is actually very safe. If he is hit by a car, it will just hit the bike, but will drive under him. Add a gyroscope to this bike and it could stay upright while stopped.

inspiring!

@dfgfddafsdfas

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love hearing that people are inspired by this, really makes my day!

Also have a tallbike, ride it a lot in Antwerp, Belgium. It's true, you get a lot of attention and people ask how you get off.

wow you somehow made sox and sandals work. nice job

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

finally! haha thanks

@nostranger2u

5 жыл бұрын

That's normal attire in NW Washington.

U r awesome very interesting thanks

Okay, gonna have to work on my people skills, get dry erase board, I've been planning my bike trip for the last four months, job, I'll be quitting that next month(yea!). My goal of my bike trip is more to find a new place to live than just to travel and SEE everything on the way. Then once I get that new place to live, adopt a furbaby(dog), then get back out there on a bike. I hope to see Bob out there.

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a plan! Keep us updated!

@odmineypiju4761

6 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

Great inspiration for me at 62! 😳🤣👍

One of the better TEDx talks, usually TEDx is absolutely awful to watch, but this guy oozes personality with his socks and sandals and rich moustache...

Cool story. I love it.

@MAX88587

6 жыл бұрын

i Iove you

@BEEBEE159

6 жыл бұрын

Love you, too :)

Great video thanks

@dfgfddafsdfas

6 жыл бұрын

you're welcome

I’m going on my first bike tour next spring. 6000 miles across the country and back

@dfgfddafsdfas

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! have a great time!

@dfgfddafsdfas

2 жыл бұрын

did you do it???

I'd imagine along the Vancouver to LA route, there's more people around to put you up. If you were to do a tour out here in the inner mountain west, the population is much more centered in the urban areas and there would be more camping to be done.

You may "fall more slowly", but you hit the ground harder when you do.

A tall recumbent trike would be a revolutionary form of transportation.

I HEART Sweet guys on bikes!!!!

Hey, Bobby! Did I see you in Slovenia today? :D

Getting off of it doesn't seem nearly as hard as how the heck do you get ON it?

@HyenaBlank

6 жыл бұрын

If it's anything like another video I saw of someone with a tall bike, it invovled a running start and quickly climbing up

This was quite moving! Thank you for doing this ride, and presenting this talk.

Cool moe bro.

The difference between eccentricity and craziness it's not money or west coast/east coast it's a "tall bicycle"

Awesome..did u take a long time off , and how did u get a job when you were done?

Serious Taika wahtiti vibes from this lad, love it!

@dfgfddafsdfas

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you that means a lot because my girlfriend is in love with him

@dfgfddafsdfas

2 жыл бұрын

just an update, she's not so into Taika anymore

Well done. Looks like this video is four years old.... Where are you now?

@wholeshebang1

6 жыл бұрын

I'm jumping in to say that Bobby has been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the past few years, after meeting his now-wife, a Torontonian, on that trip. She was also doing a solo tour. They rode down the west coast, returned to their respective cities, and year later, they married and continued their trip from CA to Mexico. We're lucky to have him here, as this super-nice and fun pair are involved in bike culture, advocacy and community-building.

@madiantin

6 жыл бұрын

That's nice to hear. Thanks for the update. Toronto's a nice area in which to live. =) Does he still ride his tall bike?

@wholeshebang1

6 жыл бұрын

+madiantin Yes, he does, and he also has a regular bike that sometimes has an interactive art display on back.

@kellyrobinson550

6 жыл бұрын

Keefe Borden Got hit by a car😢

Someone borrowed him their sleeping bag..... FOR THE SUMMER????? That's fine and dandy but I would define that as "give" not "borrow" hahaha.

@PAULEYBOY84

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Brand 😴

@floob247

4 жыл бұрын

I've got a sleeping bag I won in highschool. That was 4 years ago and I've only used it a few times...

Creative...

Looks like the bike I just saw a Harlem Globetrotter ride on the street!

Nice Vid Good idea, Biggest problems i could see with it would be stopping in a hurry or how it would handle in a cross wind.

@alantaylor6691

6 жыл бұрын

Stopping in a hurry wouldn't be a problem as you're going slow. You'd stop a lot more quickly than a light racing bike travelling at 30 mph. As for crosswinds, I think you have somewhat of a point. I'm sure it would be more of an issue than an ordinary bike, although the heavy weight may offset the wind a little. However not entirely. I think in strong crosswinds you might have to stop and wait for it to pass. But you wouldn't get those kind of winds very often, just sometimes.

Hipster distilled

Bicycles solve a lot of problems. Tired of high gas prices? Ride a bike. Want to lose weight? Ride a bike. Want to avoid traffic jams? Ride a bike. Want to save the environment? Ride a bike. Want something fun to do? Ride a bike. Want to save money? Ride a bike. Get the message??

I see. The tall bikes are usually easier to keep balance and feel like floating since the tall thing take longer time to fall. The most important thing is need to know how to get on and off from it.

This kind of inspired me to do something I have thought of doing but didn't know if the bike would be ride-able: MY IDEA: well it is similar to this in that it would be a tall bike. But my design would be a bike with 42 inch wheels. These are the tallest UNICYCLE wheels made. I don't know of any 42 inch bicycles in existence. I know for sure you cannot buy one. This would have to be completely custom made.

@engineer9750

2 жыл бұрын

And if you need a replacement tube or tyre on the go? Go with something practical travelling.