We took a trip to Iceland to experience the country first hand, rain or shine, on bikes. We bikepacked and camped from the Keflavik International Airport all the way to Vik, until an unexpected turn in our trip changed our plans.
Rig Breakdown Video: https://youtu.be/v5N8tWmaL4o
Trip Dates: July 27 – Aug 10, 2022
Bikes: Cannondale Topstone & Ibis Hakka
Tires: 38mm Panaracer & 40mm Maxxis Recepter (both 700c wheels)
Drone: DJI Mini 3 Pro
Cameras: GoPro 8, Sony ZV1
How we charged our gear: SP 7 series Dynamo front hub, and stopping in restaurants & cafe’s
-Bike Bags were stored at a car rental company right outside of the Keflavik Airport
If you have any gear questions, either bikepacking or camera, leave a comment below.
0:00 Intro
1:19 Day 1
5:23 Day 2
8:38 Hot Spring
8:50 Day 2 Continued
10:41 Day 3
14:25 Haifoss
14:55 Day 3 Continued
16:21 Day 4
20:30 Most Beautiful Part of the Trip
22:24 Day 4 Continued
25:02 Day 5
29:38 Day 6
34:27 Day 7
34:45 Day 8
37:31 Day 9
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31 Comments
Looks worth visiting! How did you mount the bags at the forks? Did it work well?
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car moments were the most interesting yay !
Sam Bikeman-Fried! Great trip and video.
Fantastic footage / trip ❤
This is one of my dreams…I have cycled more that 50 000km al over the word…lets hope I can make this dream come true…I enjoyed this one !!!
Great job guys…looks like you did it right. Any clothing recommendations for a trip like this?
I remember talking to you about this trip during the our wedding shoot . So glad it qll worked out . Footage is great 👍
Went to Iceland in 2014 with ma best mates, rented a car for a week and we explored like only 10% of the country, it's MASSIVE but incredible, one of the best experiences of ma life, would love to do it again on a bike this time, this video reignited my lost love for travel, thank you, and great vid you two seem like solid dudes 🙂
great ride. Been watching some bikepackers trailing iceland, indeed my dream ride!
what was the name of the store where you left the bike cases? or do all bike stores accept to storage the cases? (if you know, am planing to do a similar trip :D) thanks! and amazing! cheers!
Incredible video guys, top notch work.
What hydration pack are you using?
Note to self….. screen sleepmates for snoring disorders!!! LoL
Did you buy all brand new equipment for this trip? Lol. Great footage. Thanks for helping me pass the time on the trainer 🙂
Fun vid guys, too bad about the knee trouble, always a big worry for a cyclist.
Niche road trip vid. Reminded me of this cenematic masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4McPmEvZuA&t=137s
What theeeee heck!! Guys, first of all I want to say congrats for the effort and second ''Its about the journey not the miles''. In the last days I saw you have been to plane wreck.. and I tough ''they will go to Solheimajokull (ive been there with the bike and done some ice climbing (cause i dind had a car lol) , it is verry close to Skogafoss 1h'ish biking to the glacier) And guys!!! I've worked at Skogafoss Hotel 1 year ago and I used to take my lunch breaks in that small room where you guys left your bike. Hhahahaha what a small world! nice video, I hope one day I will return to Iceland to make a similar bikepacking trip like u !! sorry for my eng btw 🙂
Great trip and video. We are going to do this trip with our kids. Some of the language seemed unnecessary.
We were in Iceland in July scouting a route out. And for my daughter's 11th birthday we did an 11 day self-supported ride. Our kids are now 15 and 19 so yes it will likely be tough for them but we still want to give it a try. thx.
hey could you list the bags you used for storage? Or what you did with storage attached to the handlebars to be more specific? Thanks!
Awesome video.. keep up the good work !!
Sick trip and camera work.
Thanks I enjoyed watching this. Your never know but I hope the B stad who stole your battery pack got paid back by Karma.
Another epic video!
I have to ask: What kind of mudguard do u use ate 1:43?
It looks like an epic place beyond words. So hardcore you went into the hot springs AND got back out to ride more! Crazy! Lol. But how do you ride in those temps and conditions then tent camp?? Warmly? I think of my winter rides and how cold I am for hours after a hot shower. Any secrets?
Fk me, you’d need to sleep with your head under the roaring river to not hear Armin snore!!! That is why Michael was waking up tired. 🤣🤣🤣
It looks epic.. your videos are helping a lot I am going this summer. do you need a permit to fly a drone?? I'll appreciate if you could tell us your experience flying a drone in iceland? thanks
Enjoyed
Thank you, dear, sir, so very much for sharing your Icelandic bike packing! Best regards from Sweden! Cycling around Iceland is now on my bucket list, I have done the circle around Iceland by rental car for ten days in 1992! The best road trip I ever experienced! I so much appreciate your top-class bike packing video and I like all the smallest details that make your video so valuable when planning for a bike packing coming trip! God bless you both most richly! By the way, is there any channel to see Michel´s podcast/or YT-channel? Best regards from Sweden! 💯❤👍👍🤏
Hey man! Which app did you use as map? Was is Komoot or sth else? Can you share a gpx file or Stava route?