Internet highlight of the year award. Lawrence's response when the adjustable comes out.

Holy moly! Tajin! Goes great on almost all fruit…and then some. Very popular here in the southwestern United States (where a spanner is known as a crescent wrench!).

in Singapore and Malaysia there's only 2 types of weather, hot and hotter. Welcome to JB and hopefully see you on the road in Singapore.

@isidropedals

2 ай бұрын

by the way, whoever told you it is cooler the further you go south... what??

Mr. Cade, please do a Iceland / Norway / Sweden bike packing adventure. Thumbs up to see it the master of bike packing 😄✌️

THis has been a great series. Showing us other wonderful people and lands. All it needs is a guitar shop outro.

Tip : if your cranks have hollow in it. You can stuff a lot of zipties on it. You can never know when you need a lot of zipties but it sure come in handy

One tip for the spanner: get a Knipex 86 03 180... probably even a bit lighter I would guess than the spanner and more versatile since you can also clamp very nicely (straighten bent rotors, press in small bearings, hold stuff, hold and turn stuff, etc.)

@oliver.abroad

2 ай бұрын

What do you think of the smallest one 86 03 125? Do you think it's too small? The 150 is inbetween the 125 and 180.

The roll-on sun lotion, you can save a few £ and get better protection with Tesco's Soleil range it has the highest UVA and UVB protection better than 99% of the branded alternatives including Nivea!

I also carry a few long, individual allen keys - because sometimes the short ones on the multitool are a pain to use with certain parts of the bike.

@jkotvis

2 ай бұрын

Came here to say just that.

The episodes with all 3 guys reminded me Top Gear with Jeremy, Richard, James. Humor, different personalities, good editing, adventures in foreign country 👍

i take a half / maybe 1/4 roll of duct tape. Remove the carboard to fold it into your wash bag. Tyre patches, bag repairs, tent pole patches... hellla good.

7:50 he’s right. Ketchup is also classed as a vegetable in school lunches in the US.

@the_rzh

2 ай бұрын

some people will believe anything

@extramediumyt3949

2 ай бұрын

@@the_rzh en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup_as_a_vegetable

@JCleggy

2 ай бұрын

@@extramediumyt3949you’re absolutely right, but if everything we ate HAD to fit into an old school food pyramid, I’d imagine that ketchup wouldn’t be a grain, fruit, meat, or milk. So it’d be a vegetable or a sugar. I’d personally label it a sugar, but I could see where a lobbyist could twist it into a vegetable.

Haha I have the oppostite opinion of the patch kits. Never a problem with the self adhesive, never get a rubber cement one to hold air for more than a day. Plus the glue always dries up, then you're o the side of the road phoneing for help..

@GHinWI

2 ай бұрын

The glue is dried out 50% of the time on those things, even unopened. They should list an expiration date on those things.

I am from malaysia… u guys are realy very kindnes by donate some money to the old guy… goosebumps for your kindness.. welcome to malayisa…❤❤❤

Video suggestion: making a drillium nut rounder (adjustable spanner)! you could carry a spare crankset (600g ultegra) in the same weight as that spanner (622g on my scales) lamo

I always hope that the "essential bikepacking kit" videos will give me extra things I don't pack... Still waiting! I also substitute the fold out multi tool with a silca mini torque ratchet set. I then also have a pair of Lyzene quick link plyers that also has a chain breaker and extra quick links held magnetically to it. The leatherman is a great tool - I'm on my second. The adjustable wrench I take is smaller but has a similar range. Another think I take not on this list is a small pot of chamois cream - just incase delicate areas begin to call for help....

@stephensaines7100

2 ай бұрын

[Another thing I take not on this list is a small pot of chamois cream ] A small tube of hydrocortisone cream is even better. I get prescription strength (2%) though. Needless to say, it is prescribed. (If prescribed, get it with the anti biotic/fungal/yeast cream mixed)

Great series, very inspirational - thank you!

I just love this kind of cycling content. Thanks!

This is a wonderful series. Makes me want to get on a trip. so good. thanks for sharing

Nothing like fresh Cade in the morning. Great series!

Kind tip for you: you can use wave jaws' rounded part instead of your spanner. It holds and turns nuts pretty well without skipping

Hard recommend that you swap that spanner out for a 125mm knipex pliers wrench

In interviews with those riding with Francis on a bike packing trip, the answer to the question "What is in your survival kit?" was universally, "don't have one, why do you think that we bring Francis? He packs everything!"

Tajin is goated - was not expecting that hahaha

@lucymannall

2 ай бұрын

Put it on some mango = DELICIOUS.

Good selection of bits, like the adjustable spanner wasn't expecting that.

I love the snippets in the end. So good. : )

best way to start the day

I always carry a full patch kit and and the stick on patches. The stick on patches are fine if the tube is dry, sanded and the patch is held down for 2 minutes with your thumbs, this allows the glue time to cure. People forget glues don't fix in a second, the chemical reaction takes time.

Multi tools... very useful UNLESS the bits aren't long enough... I changed to a longer reach Park Tools one, and carry a small separate chain breaker and spoke key.

FRANCIS you should try "Knipex pliers wrench" instead of adjustable spanner from this video. They come in different sizes and can be used as a press or pliers, not only as a spanner. They have smooth jaws without teeth. Very handy!

I can't believe Lawrence has hauled that big ass camera on his back the whole trip. 🏋️🏋️🏋️

Small addition to your kit Francis... Purification tablets. Just pop one in any mysterious sourced water and you're golden. HOT and/or Looooong ride days they just save your bacon from risk.

Strapping tape I recommend, cannot be torn only cut. Spray plaster, for cuts and grazes.

Now you enjoy the pleasures of filming in FamiMa please come ride in Japan next! 😂

@DC-lu5qs

2 ай бұрын

This would be absolutely outstanding! I think that Japanese culture, particularly out in the countryside would mesh very well with the Cade travel and filming style. A long trip spanning Honshu would be a heck of an adventure.

@agcannon

2 ай бұрын

@@DC-lu5qs drop a line when it comes to pass. Great places to ride, eat and enjoy onsen!

I’ve always loved your videos but the music you’ve chosen for this series always gives me “Quentin Tarantino” movie vibes. Cheers!! 🤗 🇨🇦

3:32 no way, Park Tool GP-2 Pre-Glued patch kit is the one! Use the little square of sandpaper in the kit, stretch out the tube slightly when applying the patch and it’s been 100% reliable for me. Last time I got a puncture I found a patch on the tube from around 2-3 years ago still holding on just fine.

The "super glue" in the patch kits will dry out over time. You can look for "rubber cement" which is the same thing.

A Jaffa Cake is a cake and not a biscuit. McVitie's won a legal case in the 90s with the court ruling in their favour. VAT is applied to chocolate covered biscuits but not applied to chocolate covered cakes, so it was a big deal for McVitie's.

@SuperNeilB

2 ай бұрын

Cakes dry out, biscuits go soggy.....that's what won it for them.

Well done gents

Pringles aren't classed as potato crisps because they are not made from fried slices of potato but instead reformed mash.

Thanks Francis...I think "Gravel Cycling Internationale " just found their new spokesmodel

spanner is a bit big, the best one is with thin ends, i think you cant take off pedals like garmin vectors 2s with wide-ended spanner unfortunalety )

Take a rest in the afternoon and wake up 4.30am to ride with lights

enjoy malaysia

I also carry a Leatherman, absolutely invaluable

3:43 Yes ! Don't get the pre glued ! ( Park Tool, you owe me $40 for getting me stranded and taking a taxi home)

They sell spanners with short handles, called "stubby". Easier to pack, saves a little bit of weight, still give you adequate torque.

Interesting comment on pre-glued patches. After a string of them not sticking, I gave up. I was cast as a heretic for doing so! I don't mind doing the extra steps with real glue if the patch is going to last more than a few minutes. Problem is the quality of the glue has gone way downhill of late (I'm an old guy) In decades past, the glue had some ingredients that are now missing from most of the glues I've tried. And that includes Park! Some specific chemicals are prerequisites for the glue to work. And yes, I burnish the rubber, yada, yada, yada. I've been cycling for over half a century and done it on three continents.

I have an adjustable spanner that is only half that big and 1/3 that weight. But it has widely the same functionality.

Good to hear! I get plenty of veggies!🍕btw, tomato is a fruit. 😂 In over 50 years of riding, I’ve never needed or wished I had an adjustable wrench on the road. Now that I’ve said that I’ll probably need one on the next ride. Maybe to help someone to repair their car!😂

Hi guys, Been enjoying your videos. I guess you're already in Singapore now when you read this. But just wondering whether you manage to set foot on the most sounthern point of the Asian continent, which is the southern tip of the state of Johor which is before Singapore. Don't let people tell you otherwise, other most south countries and territories in Asia are islands so they don't count

I got a cheap Multitool with the levers left and right. I don't know why most bike Multitools don't have the most important tool on them.

When is leather man gonna drop a cycling Multi tool! Cmon!

107 ftw!

The music reminds me of Bojack Horseman. and i like it.

That Leatherman with the locking blade would definitely not be legal to carry in the UK.

Thanks for the summary. A friend and I are riding back from Milan to Ghent in two months and are making lists of what to pack. We have most of the stuff but it's a nice check to see if we are missing anything. Are you relying completely on the tire boots/stickers to save you when your outer tire breaks or do you also carry an outer tire ?

Nice uncle

I didn't catch what you said at 5:48. You said "a tiny bottle of ?tachine?" or something like that. What is it, and what is it for?

@matthewrabbit

2 ай бұрын

Tiny bottle of Tajin seasoning, it's a Mexican staple that's made from salt, lime and chilis that's great on lots of stuff (like mango).

@davidruser9216

2 ай бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj%C3%ADn_seasoning

@tomreingold4024

2 ай бұрын

@@matthewrabbitThanks!

I'm surprised you not using "pro mechanic loved product" Fenwicks chain lube. I bought it after watching that video and its absolute shite, washes off after short wet commute

Vietnam to sg? Crazy

Hi, what do you use for editing videos when travelling, laptop or tablet, and what software do you use? Love the videos, just how good is bike packing through Asia? 👊🏼 we are finally going on a northern Vietnam tour this year, originally planned for 2020…… 🥺 we rode the Mae Hon Song loop in Thailand in 2017 and loved it, but those hills…… 😳

My stupid Schwalbe Kojaks are nearly impossible to remove without levers, and I haven't needed levers since the 90's.

6:39 I want to see Lawrence’s bike bag contents

Fun fact: The colloquial German term for adjustable spanners literally translates to "Englishman".

I can't beleive you still have the tiny bottle of Tajin or did the one I give you get replaced?

@ArmagonLive

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, that was the only word I didn't understand.

If there's a red light in Dogland, a small bone or small pack of doggy treats !

Floss tip brushes are better for your teeth, mineral oil is safe for skin

Is the intro music the sane as preacher?

What bike locks are you guys using?

There's not enough potato in a Jaffa Cake to call it a biscuit or a cake

Hey guys what is your opinion on wich material your tyre leavers are made of? Personally i had some hard plastic ones (broken multiple times) and now I'm using metal ones ( risking to scratch and brake my rims).

@JanKowalski-ux6nt

2 ай бұрын

Have you tried Pedro's tyre levers?

So... You're not using TPU inner tubes anymore? Why?

Do you ever ride car free roads on this trip? 😢

Thanks for the charity

Malaysian drivers are insane. Hope you survive till singapore

107!!

How did you get the leatherman via airport?

@BikeEatRepeat

2 ай бұрын

I think they checked it in with the bike inside the box. But if its a carry on, no chance.

What barbag are you useing?

the adjustable spanner in Indonesian called "English Key" . no idea why

It's my understanding that calling it "superglue" is incorrect, and probably misleading. It's vulcanizing cement, no? Superglue isn't malleable.

@philwyeth

2 ай бұрын

You're correct. ' A super glue' is probably what Francis meant.

What’s the name of the title music ?

Since pringles doesnt have enough potato then wtf is in it?

comment for the comment god!

I'm American, can confirm I woke up and ate a dozen fresh squeezed pizzas for breakfast!

@saisamsuri

2 ай бұрын

And since pizza is classified as a vegetable in America, I guess you could call that a smoothie

A "tiny bottle of" ... tackene?? What is that?

@mt1p

2 ай бұрын

Tajin, Mexican chilli seasoning, took far more googling than necessary!

5:48 a tiny bottle of what?

@azfarattus

2 ай бұрын

yea.. repeating it a few times now.. tiny bottle of tahim?

@azfarattus

2 ай бұрын

ok nvm.. googled it. tiny bottle of tajin

But tomatoes are fruits?

another fact about pringles , theyre SHIT ! 🤣

a tiny bottle of what?????

@haroenv

2 ай бұрын

Tajin, a sauce

"Once it's heavy it's heavy" GOSPEL

A tomato is actually a fruit.

You eat Pringles sideways

Lol idiot friends, that's so true 😂😂

A spanner, seriously?

Must be difficult to shout out SkinGrowsBack on the bar bag. After all the videos, a random shifter and Nivea roll-on deo get more attention.

Please please tell me you protect the head of your toothbrush with at least a plastic bag around all that dirty stuff. Pleeeease tell me, I need this.

Pringles, ultra, ultra processed = B.A.D

Put that tiny bottle of Tajin away or you're gonna steal my Mexican girlfriend.

Francis I was wondering how your father is doing but perhaps it’s not something you want to get into publicly.