A vacation with my wife turned into my first real climb — on a rental bike, with no insurance, and the fine print said damages could cost up to €4,300 if things went really wrong.
75km. 1,250m of elevation. A flat tire I’d never fixed before. And a lot of giving up along the way.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 — Cold open
01:33 — Intro, why I’m scared
04:33 — Let’s go
06:09 — First climb done
08:18 — The real climb begins
14:01 — Summit (climb 1 of 3)
17:04 — Climb 2 starts
18:15 — Summit 2, cruising through the countryside
23:39 — The scary descent
29:21 — Flat tire
34:17 — Fixing my first-ever puncture
38:19 — Back on the bike
39:39 — The big descent
42:23 — Looking for the castle that wasn’t a castle
47:56 — Giving up, calling an Uber
50:15 — Back at the shop
52:06 — Final thoughts
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🚴 Rental road bike, Split, Croatia
📍 Split, Croatia
Recorded with GoPro HERO 9 and iPhone Pro 16
Edited and Color Graded in Premiere Pro
Not sponsored. Just a very scared guy, a borrowed bike, and a mountain.
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4 Comments
Nice 🤗
You should learn climbing out of the saddle, its easier when you are out of breath
and i did end up watching the entire video in 1.0x 🍺
Great adventure!
You did the tube swap like a boss!
The sweat lines you had going everywhere are your warrior marks and badges of honor! 😊