Lone Cyclist in Paradise ... GUESS WHERE?

[gibson096]

"Some people here said it can't be done,so I thought I'd give it my best shot. Even now they still tell me the same"

Well said!(Y)

[bipedalame]

north korea

[skoockum]

beautiful video -- just the thing for to watch while on the trainer

[LanceAstronom]

This clip invited me for 3 weeks of great biking vacations on Tenerife with my Trek Madone. Much more difficult ride than in Alps, but I will be back here.

[TheBLUEFLUFF]

As everyone else has stated great vid. I'm heading off to the Greek islands in May, and in no small part to video's like this. Gone through all the comments and still can't find out what the track is to the video. SO WHAT IS THE MUSIC TRACK!!, cheers

[luckypuckypucky]

I am coming with my new Bianchi T-cube chorus last week of this march :)))))))))))))))))

Thanks for the video

[2WheelEscapeArtist]

That footage makes me feel good. The winter riding in Vancouver is OK for commuting, but you can't train on the road. Too cold and wet most days.

[ffiaux]

Nice video, nice place to ride, wish I had a place like that i could go with my bike. One question is, who did the movie, there's some nice angles there.

[MsAppleeater]

thank you for a nice excursion :)

[sackmanfree]

Gran Canaria Roads are better for cycling and have more mountains to climb. Tenerife has the top high of spain , The Teide Volcan. The 3rd highest in the world. Teide is awesome l to climb but Gran Canaria offer more choice and levels. and also have more variety of embiroments and views. Also has the climb to "Cruz de Tejeda" 27 km climb with 2000 mts positive ascense and reach the 23 % level. Its ones of the hardest in Europe, That said many pro riders who trained here in winter.

[seattlehawkins]

I'm guessin "Niggersville"  WOO HOO!

[MsAppleeater]

@seattlehawkins dumb american ignorant

[seattlehawkins]

@MsAppleeater Pollock...........nuff said.  XD

[MsAppleeater]

@seattlehawkins who?? use dictionary you ignorant, and stay in your ZOO

[stevo599]

Superb, very inspirational.

[formeliandialogue]

A guy I knew from Bridlington cycling club went there and said it was awesome.

[markthode]

Wicked video man

[MyChaz1]

Beautiful video. Its a close call between Nice in the south of France and Tenerife when it come to great cycling areas. To be honest Tenerife has some much harder climbs but my heart lies in Nice.

[itsikovadia]

Great video

[TJV2009]

I'm a rookie rider...this video is very inspirational. Beautiful place to ride!!!!

[aldrinstaana]

TENERIFE-CORAL DEL NIÑO-PISTA DEL CONTADOR IZAÑA its a nice place beside the atlantic ocean

[werf4]

I like this, reminds me of mtb'ing in Torrevieca/Guardamar/San Miguel a few years back, I was doing loadsa miles daily up and down the dunes!

[deth84]

What is the name of the song?? Wish I was out cycling right now

[mrcristianku]

you know... i can stop it watching.. i have been there... I cycled in that roads... i falled in love in that Island...

[Reuschi91]

Wonderfull video =)

I watch it every day ;)

I want to go there... this video is a perfect motivation although it is very cold

[mrcristianku]

I LOVE IT

[vinilla]

great video, great passion , great tune.....most of all your great for sharing this...its awesome

[sackmanfree]

The Place is Gran Canaria in canary islands 365 days sunny.

[quintessentquirk]

Err, no, it's Tenerife.

[CaptainNelson230]

Wut a beautiful place to ride, Great Video!!!

[JonathanBruner182]

Love the band, enjoy cycling, awesome landscape. Adds up for an awesome video.

[TheHandley37]

So inspiring..........just got my 2009 Trek Madone 5.2 and I cant wait to ride this coming summer.

[bitsurfer0101]

what's the riding season where you are?

[TheHandley37]

Well actually late spring, summer and early fall is ideal.

[2saddam2]

And the name of the "tune" is Kalifornia from Kashmir. It had whizz say yet. Hadn't it? And whizz: thank. I know from you too :D, I wait to that ...hmmm 1 year :D. Thx. Lone cyclist, wow, and very lucky. I want so mirror road, and this road. Páá! á' lá' bab.

[2saddam2]

Imádom ezt a videót, nagyon jó, és a legjobban az érzés tetszik, amit megmutat, hogy milyen is az, amikor egyedül tekersz. Hát köszönöm. Majd egyszer én is csinálok egy videót a Bükkről és a miskolci bringásokról. Ha majd befejezték és készen lesznek az új, jó utakkal. Ajánlani is fogom. Thx.

[GremLin211]

I love the video, but what's the name of the tune?

[HybridSprinter08]

I just got my FIRST road bike!!! After climbing the 3849 foot Mt.Diablo in California on my 35 pound Trek 4300, i FINALLY have my doad bike. Its a LeMonde Alpede Huez. Now i'm flying up those hills. August 2nd is my first race on it. The race is a 63 mile ride that goes through the beautiful Bay Area. I'll prob be taking videos and uploading them soon...ish

[SophistAtheist]

hey buddy, I want to become a cyclist, and the first step is buying a bicycle lol, do you think you can help me find one because I really don't know much about them. they all look similar but the prices vary from 300 to 3000 lol

[whizz4258]

kashmir-kalifornia

they have some awesome albums

[drexelur1]

I just got a new bike. I love riding it, but I am afraid of riding downhill. Any tips on conquering my fear of downhill riding?

[bluegreypride]

dont be a pussy? thats the best advice i can give you. just relax. loosent your grip up and have fun! downhills are the best

[drexelur1]

OK, TOUGH GUY! Heee heee!

[daFranch1se69]

yea dont be a pussy, dying rocks. Heck now, a balance of being a tad defensive and not being a pussy is a better aprroach downhills, dont be afraid of using your brakes, especially in corners, even the pros do it and you must or your going go off coarse. And Finally get the fear out of your eyes, everyone falls.

[NoirMusic]

Just go a little faster each time. Practice leaning turns on flats. Work on your core strength to help yourself feel more stable at speed...

[drexelur1]

Thank you, NoirMusic, actually, since I wrote that I have been going down minor hills, and doing some turns. I am working up to it. It is fun. I love my mountain bike. (It's even fun on the road.) I appreciate the advice.

[NoirMusic]

I also found that staying on the flats but practicing really tight leaning corners makes hitting hill corners less breath taking. Keep ridin' man....it just gets better!!

[daFranch1se69]

once you master your mtn bike, mate you must buy a road bike, nothing comes better, especially going up hills and down, you will go alot faster.

[matthewmckirdy]

hey, love the video

very impressed by your hill climbing.

im 15 and love cycling i cycle everyday.

haha its still like 50 degrees outside.

im still need too work on my hill climbing.

any tips?if u could help me that be great.

just message me in my inbox.

matthew mckirdy

[sharpjaws]

droollll :( !! i want weather like that in ireland .

[pisaelpedal]

seguro que alicante no es

si bebes agua del grifo de aqui...

great video

[Jims4plur]

Great video!

[pyropig7]

I love HWY 1, its so pretty, great motorcycle road ;) haven't taken the bicycle out on it though, I bet its even more epic when you get the chance to take it all in on the bike.

[fennecduberry]

great video.

[zestCC]

in the headlights glare...nice touch

[Lizbethbike]

Great video. Thanks. What's the music?

[coolbombbike]

Excelente video me trae muy buenos recuerdos, creo que voy a tenerife en marzo-abril, seguro me pongo en contacto con ustedes por la pagina. Muy buena forma de promocionarse.

[joshgi]

Anyone know the name of the "strap design" water bottle cage on this bike?

[quintessentquirk]

They are made by b-t-p. Google "b-t-p de"

[buffalobillyboy]

I just got back from there on vacation. I saw only one cyclist on the Teide. I would imagine it's quite dangerous as most automobilists don't seem to be conditioned to share the roads with bikes (at least from what I saw). Great video!

[quintessentquirk]

Actually 99.9% of car drivers are very polite towards cyclists, everyone says so! Perhaps it's the tourists that don't know how to drive according to local rules?

Failure to give adequate room (1.5m) while overtaking a cyclist is cause for a €1500 fine here in Spain. Google "road hog theory" for more info about local road rules concerning cyclists...

[buffalobillyboy]

That's good news for cyclists! I only saw the road as a tourist on a bus and not as a cyclist. I will have to come next time with my bike. Here in Grenoble the cycling is splendid (col de la croix de fer, col de galibier etc.) but no volcanos. I loved the arid scenery I saw over there!

[LanceAstronom]

@quintessentquirk I agree in 100%. There is a big traffic in some places of the island, but I have never had any danger situation ...

[make268]

Look Carbon frame..Record shifts..wow, tererifa canary iland? Yes!

[noriberica]

Mu wapo tio el video. deberias ser realizador d deportes en muchos canales, ya q la mayoria no tienen ni puta idea

Un saludo

[volador00]

Vamos, que si de mi dependiese...te daba un oscar a este video. Muuuuyyyy buenoooooo.

[ronerjoner]

Awesome video, I love it! Great song choice too.

[ronerjoner]

Awesome video, I love it! Great song choice too.

[emberyza]

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT VIDEO!! Congratulatians!!:)

[GermaniaX]

Whats the name of the Song?

[bouldercan]

The track is 'Kalifornia' by the Danish band 'Kashmir'.

[milkywaystar]

What a fantastic vid - perfect song selection too. Especially interesting reading that you self-filmed most of it, great job! Your Tenerife is quite beautiful and the coastal shots bear a striking resemblance to a place I once lived about 20 miles south of San Francisco, California -- the Pacifica/Devil's Slide/Montara area. The "windswept" country road reminds me of Stage Road between San Gregorio and Pescadero, which is about 30 miles still farther south. Beautiful music video!

[quintessentquirk]

Behind the scenes info:

-Most of the video was filmed by me. This meant I had to dismount, setup the camera, ride off into the distance, turn around and come back to stop the tape!

-Only the panning, trailing & zooming shots filmed up in Las Cañadas were done with the help of a friend.

-I actually destroyed a tubular tyre during the "windwept road" scene. There's a sharp corner behind the camera & you can see the resulting puff of smoke at exactly 3:22.

-I use three bikes, not one.

[Lane4411]

GUESS WHERE - HEAVEN

Tenerife/La Gomera = Paradise

Tremendous camera work.

Thanks,

I view @ least once per week

[gerpa24]

cogio agua del grifo jajaj, no es muy recomendable tomar agua del grifo aqui en tenerife

[TracyMacToDaRack]

me pienso que es espana, que vista bellisima!

[szkodnik1990]

it's so beautiful...:( the wievs are so amazing... when i retire (so in about 50 years... im 17 now) i want to live there and just cycle all day long:)

and by the way cool bike frame you got there;P is it for the weight reduction and if so how heavy is your bike??

thx for the video... as a matter of fact i'm going to watch it again right now:)

[quintessentquirk]

The design of the Kestrel 500 EMS is more aerodynamic than a traditional bicycle frame and at the same time, more comfortable to ride as it has more vertical compliance.

I bought the frame in the year 2001, it weighs 1350 grams (large). The whole bike has weighed as little as 6.2kg, but I prefer to use more durable wheels so that it okay to ride often without fear of something breaking!

[szkodnik1990]

:) nice bike

i have a gios super record (from 1988 which happens to be 2 years older than me^_^) with a shimano dura ace set and i get on exactly 6.8kg (which is the lovest you are allowed to get to take part in races according to UCI rules). People have been telling me to get a new frame (everything on the bike is a seazon old or new) but i just love my frame + it's a good one. Do you happen to know if your frame is allowed by the UCI rules??

[arnthorla]

Where are all the cars? When I was there on holiday the road was always stuffed with cars. This video is beautiful and captures the spirit of riding, but sadly I think it does not picture the true reality of riding in Tenerife, the traffic is heavy.

[quintessentquirk]

Hello arnthorla. Yes it's no secret that there are cars on Tenerife; some places much less than others.

I personally do not own a car. In fact, I am nearly 31 years old & I can proudly say to the world "I have never owned a car".

Who wants to see cars in any cycling video (apart from those crazy bike messenger in NYC vids!)?? I try to edit all cars out of all of my videos. Alas, sometimes you can still see them- if you look closely enough.

Regardless, the next vid will be more 'real'.

[arnthorla]

The video is much better with out the cars. ;)

I really like the video.

I was just thinking it would give the wrong impression for someone who is looking for this kind of rides.

[ahdeath2007]

it appeared to be xmas by the decorations so the roads r a lot less full at that tym

[nannytenerife]

man, I grew up in tenerife and seeing this makes me miss the days when i used to ride there as a kid,my parents had a bar there and after school I used to grab my bike call some friends and ride with no certain destination, the scenery was awsome and never let me down.I also remember that when we remembered to take some food and ate them up in the "Piko del ingles" they tasted a million dollars.

Miss the pain of hillclimbing and then the huge reward of freewheeling back home downhill in peace.

[retrofuturex]

Great video, beautiful island. Long live bicycles =D

[sackmanfree]

The Place were is taken this wordefull video Is TENERIFE ,one of the 7 island, of CANARY ISLANDS; located on the north-west of AFrica, THE top altitude of this island is nearly 4000m , there views and wether is perfect and a exellent paviment road. Ni ce plac to dis co ver

[sie7e]

this video is recorded in the north of tenerife and near Teide (3718m). im glad to see this video from my island, beautiful :)

[bluegreypride]

looks like a great place to ride. its eather spain or portugal.

[mrinal80]

amazing scenery!!..seems THE perfect bike ride!

[blancovideo]

Cyclists rock!!!! Great video Scenery and bike...cool man, that's just give us more inspiration to keep on biking...l'm also blessed to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have scenery like that here, but that's so far the most beautiful place l've ever seen... thanx for that great video!!!!!

[ashifo07]

Have just got back from a 100K ride thru the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. That is where the Tour Down Under is held. It is rides like todays thru beautiful scenery as well and videos like this which inspire me to get out as often as I can. We are fortunately blessed with great weather and good roads. Beautiful scenery in this video and a really great job of putting it together. Keep Safe riding

[GBVLeviathan]

I cried after seeing your video! I have never seen a more beautiful place for cycling and ... I have no words for what you just did to me! And as I just love cycling, I suggest that you come in Romania to see more beautiful places, not so picturesque - but don't be fooled by what many people say - that Romania has awful roads etc. yes, it has, but not all of them. please contact me

[HydeMyJekyll]

holy cow!! you just added tenerife to one of my must-visit cycling locations. apart from the excellent video editing and song, the scenery and road quality looks perfect for riding. those long gradual hills and all the smooth curves... it gets my heart going a little faster just imagining it. you are one blessed person, quintessentquirk!!

[TheMetty]

Wow! That`s really awesome! Good job, man! ;)

[shrtstaq]

Okay, I'm packing my bags right now!

[fillarix]

Hi, I like your video! It´s great!

[thockey007]

that looks like an awesome place to ride all day everyday

[quintessentquirk]

Yeah, well it has been A LOT of hard work to get where I am now, believe me. It's not all cycling in the sun and making videos... the idea of this one was to increase awareness of Tenerife as a training and cyclo-touring destination.

It seems to have worked, as I now have 12 or 13 road and MTBs that I rent out, and it's fast becoming my main business.

You know the video was filmed in late november, right? :-P

[arderra]

Sitting here looking out of my office window at the rain on a cold Irish December evening 2 weeks before Christmas. Now I know what I want from Santa - 2 weeks off work in the sun. Great video. Well Done. Keep it up.

[whatisacyclist]

Great quiet roads, awesome scenery!

[Shaverda]

WOW.

[billylow]

cool !

[awolwakefield]

Great video

[kinesium]

Exelente video, muy bien logrado

como se llama la musica?

[quintessentquirk]

La musica es del Grupo danés se llama "Kashmir"... la canción es "Kalifornia". Gracias y Saludos de Tenerife!

[deecovan]

Leslie, bonito video!! Tenerife es un paraiso para el ciclismo. Un saludo. Iván.

[1carew]

very, very nicely done, very classy vid. awesome scenery and bike.

[DeepSpaceWarrior]

This vidoe is so beautiful, cycling is so beautiful, most classy awesome sport in the world.

[ferrariModenas]

I agree deep, it is the greatest sport!! I gotta have this video in my favorites, it is nicely done!! I am a cyclist myself and I can never get enough of it!!

[BitToByte]

very beautiful!

[GremLin211]

Great job mate!

[Batavo666]

Great job quintessentquirk!!! The images are very nice and the place is beautiful. Keep cycling!!!

[alfajobrob]

Cheers for the inspiration, I'm getting a bikebox now & have a sabbatical soon.... ;)

[aldhous]

Brilliant. Well played. Tune goes really well also.

[optiplexgx11092]

where was this filmed?

[aldhous]

Is that a serious question?

Duh - Tenerife - as the title says!

[optiplexgx11092]

Hey I'm a cyclist here in Toronto,Canada and i would kill for a place to ride like that

GREAT video keep it up and have a good season

[puentetrebol]

ta muy buena esta banda.......escuchenla!!!

[jifrocks]

Stunning bike and the scenery is amazing out there.

Nice Vid

[ZDIKN]

everything is ok but thats not mountain bike and there is no off road driving.. nice bike

[msmproduction]

Cycling is abourt getting on the bike at morning and just ride so your mind get clear and you dont want stop riding but you have to because you legs cant go further. And this video shows the world of cycling perfect!! Great vid

[whatjamaican]

love the video man. inspires me to make one too. keep it up. props

[derrickusmcirr]

Great video to MOTO-vate me for my ride in the morning... Keep up the work..

[andybloomer]

Great video. As suggested, makes you want to go out and ride for hours

[revilosopmac]

Great scenery . Great video. Makes me want to go out and ride.

[Frodolarsen]

Super cool camera angles and a nice flow.

[trampusch]

Very beautiful views in this video. Excellent work with the cameras !

[ShakirazHusband]

tenerife es increible

[videoman4]

Fantastic video knowing how much time and trouble it takes to film and edit something this good.

[videoman4]

Only signed up to You Tube to comment on this video, absolutely brilliant knowing how much time and effort goes into filming and editing a video like this.

[Procyclist7]

Nice video, Nice editing, I wish i lived there to ride those roads everyday. Good Job..

Keep up the good work

[Rickarden]

tööf