Bicycling The Southern Tier

Still my favorite cross country cycling video. Deserves a lot more views.

Great cycling film. Camera work, narration and music was in perfect balance. But most important, you had the positive attitude in the face of hardships which made this a pleasure to watch.
I’ve just got into cycling and planning to do the trans America in 2022 for my 50th birthday.

I am a walker with a walkingtrailer. And dogs gives me headache..
Now I walk five months in Ukraine and Moldova and Romania.
The project is called BAD ROADS GOOD PEOPLE
FB kayak cobber
But am now eying to cross the big water and do some bike trails in the US.

Can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching this video. I rode most of the Southern Tier the same year and same direction you did, just several weeks behind you. I started in Key West, FL, so I had a bunch of ground to cover before I got to St. Augustine. I recognized a lot of the places you videoed, and had some of the same experiences (sleeping through a late night thunderstorm in my tent in the panhandle of Florida). I rode over that same bit of flooded road in the Texas Hill Country - a different sort of rode engineering, lol. The Emory Pass was a complete gut buster. By the time I got to Silver City, the weather in Arizona was being forecast at 110 degrees during the day for a long stretch, so I ended the ride in Silver City; I learned that if you're going to do this ride, leave early enough that you can avoid the desert heat! Still got 3000+ miles in because of the Key West start. Thanks again for sharing this, makes me want to go out and do it again!

One of the better ST videos out there. Nicely done!

Masterful videography in all segments!

Appreciate that you stopped at some museums and other interesting sites. Also showing some of the "weird" things that happen (bike rack losing screws, key stuck in your lock, etc) on a tour.

Very nice movie and a beautiful bicycle route. You got me al inspired to do some bicycle touring in the USA.

Enjoyed the video. I have the same bike, an REI Novara, and it is indestructible. Well done.

One of the best cross country vids I've seen. Great music edited in. I like the fact that you took the time to experience the things on your route, so many people just blast right by what I think is the whole purpose for doing something like this. Great job brother, hope your still riding.

Watched your video again. Lol. What a great accomplishment!

Jazz, great job. Thank you for sharing your ride.
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I leave Aug 1st. On a no destination no end date ride to wherever heading northwest from Central Texas. Great video. You're an inspiration.

That was AWESOME! Amazing and wonderful film!

Hello Jazz, I've just come across your video. I done this route a few years ago starting 1st Dec 2014 and got to San Diego 19th Jan 2015. Your vid bought back so many memories, I have the same pictures as your welcome to Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.
I got caught out with bad weather one day riding from Comstock, Sharon who ran the stores and supplies in Langtry let me dry out next to the gas heater in just my shorts, 2 women from Austin came in and we chatted for a couple of hours, they paid for my food and said they were really proud of me, their kindness really touched me. Later that day I roughed it under a bridge in Loziers canyon , there was so much old wood washed up against the bridge supports that I had a the mother of all fires as I thought I was going to freeze that night.
When I got to Sanderson the Police wouldn't let anyone go up the road as it was to dangerous, so I had to stay at the Outback Motel along with a load of truckers. I didn't go up into the Davis mountains from Sanderson but kept going on 90 to Marfa then onto Van Horn past the Prada shoe shop which I thought was a real shop to start with.
My flight back to England was booked for 25th Jan so I was racing against the clock, this meant I couldn't go up through Silver City so I took a left at Las Cruces and headed for Tucson then up to Eloy then another left along I8 to El Centro, CHiPs stopped me in one part and told me to get on the unride-able frontage road. The road into PlasterCity has to be the worst road ever . From Ocitillo I got on the interstate again and rode up that never ending hill to Jacumba and slept at the back of the gas station. where they had English breakfast tea, 3 cups straight down.
A bit more climbing the day after then it was all down hill to the pier at San Diego and my feet in the ocean. I stayed there for a day then left to head up to Santa Monica Pier where my adventure ended.
I nearly cried when the hotel transport was taking me to LAX , I wanted to get back on my bike and head back to FLA.
6 years on, I still think of this at least a couple of times a week, when I cant't get to sleep, I roll over on my left side and imagine myself in Loziers Canyon in the freezing cold, fire going, the sound of ice rain hitting the tent and bang lights out, I'm asleep.
I think of all the kind and generous people I met along the way, I still keep in touch with some of them. I think of those long roads, the hills, the crazy dogs, IHop, Denny's and the ice cream shop opposite Ocean Beach Hotel, I could go on...
Thank you Jazz for sharing your experience, I really enjoyed your film, maybe one day our wheels may cross paths.

You did a great , one of the best touring videos I've watch👍

Thanks for taking me on your journey! Great video!

Thanks so much for posting! I am planning on biking the ST route, but in the opposite direction, your video gave me a lot of confidence!

Hands down, the best touring video I have encountered. Expertly done. Thanks for posting.

Great trip man. Very impressive ride.