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The first video is select footage of our trip down the Pacific Coast Route. The second video is of probably the coolest magic trick I’ve seen live.
Video Journal Breakdown
1:06 - Mindset/Preparation
1:21 - Bikes/Bike Accessories
2:19 - Beginnings
3:00 - Derek gets called gay
4:22 - Rest/Sleeping Arrangements
4:35 - Special Gear - don’t judge
5:58 - Physical Demands - Derek is numb down there, Clay turns Asian, Derek looks likes the Elephant Man, a cut on Clay’s massive delt
8:10 - Drama - Derek & Clay fight
10:20 - Ignition (Remix) begins, need I say more?
11:23 - Digital Gangsters - L.I.P.’s
12:14 - Endings
13:12 - Possibly the most inspiring moment of the trip
Music & Hot Tracks
Intro: LCD Soundsystem - Yeah (Pretentious Version)
Body: Girls Are Robots - Tearin’ Apart & A Million Miles Away
To download GAR songs for free go to GirlsAreRobots.com
End: R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
Here’s an incredible magic trick performed by Laurie, a wizard who liked bike touring.
2 thumbs way, way up!
Awesome adventure!! And you looked hot doing it too
Fucking awesome! Video is too funny!
I’d like to thank the academy.
Dude, I love it. Great video! Was it just me sitting here all lazy on my couch thinking that it looked like it was downhill the whole way? I mean, it’s like almost straight down when i run my finger across the route on my globe so… anyway, I totally want to do that ride on my motorcycle with some buddies. The views look incredible.
Matt -
Washington feels all downhill. Oregon isn’t too bad - only a couple climbs. But Northern California is hilly as crap. Some big climbs and mostly rolling hills that sap your energy.
Going north to south is definitely the best because of wind which makes all the difference in the world.
F**king awesome, Derek! Loved the video!
Happy Bday. Clays face swelled up so bad. And why was he talking like Christopher Walken?
I enjoyed that, at no point in this video, did I see a laptop make an appearance. This chronicles the lost art of “doing things”, which has slowly been replaced online by the new fad of “talking about doing things”.
Favorite moment: hitchiking outside corrections facility, and Clay’s spontaneous Asian transformation.
Legitimately impressive feat gents, and the video does it justice.
David
If I’d known about your trip I might have been standing on the side of the 101 in Brookings, Oregon with a red plastic cup of beer or two to hand off as you pedaled by.
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Hey Derek! This video is awesome!
Im from Australia and planning to ride the trail around July/August next year. I’m curious to know how long it took you to cover the hole trail?
Congrats mate, this is one of those experiences to tell the grandkids about
Benko, July to August is the perfect time! It took us about 3 1/2 weeks. We had about 3 rest days total and did about 80 miles a day. Hope that helps.
If I did it again, I’d go slower I think. It’s so beautiful out there.
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