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    BIKEPACKING in -15°C | WINTER WONDERLAND | ARCTIC NORWAY



    People are always telling me to do some winter bikepacking. So I thought if I’m gonna do this then let’s make it extreme! The Lyngen Alps are tucked away in the high Arctic of Norway. It’s one of my favorite places to visit and cycle but that is of course in summer. I had no idea what to expect in winter but as always Norway delivered!

    00:00 – Intro, Welcome to the Arctic
    03:19 – Heading into the unknown
    06:03 – Calm after the storm
    08:04 – Fatbike
    09:43 – Sunrise over the Arctic
    14:46 – Ferry to Road 91 (one of my favorite roads to ride)
    19:18 – Sunset, Northern lights and arriving back in Tromsø

    Please give the video a THUMBS UP if you appreciate the work gone into this.

    Big thanks to Tromsø Outdoor for lending me this e-fatbike: https://www.tromsooutdoor.no/rentals/electric-fatbike-xduro-fatsix-8-0-size-s

    See the interview with Garath, Head of Marketing and Sales for Tromsø Outdoor: https://youtu.be/nx088-TM5Zc
    If you’re dreaming of an adventure in the Arctic then Tromsø Outdoor is the company to contact.

    https://www.tromsooutdoor.no

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    Also thanks to Magicshine for providing excellent lights: https://magicshine.com/collections/bike-light-sets/products/rn-3000-light-combo
    Use Code: ‘MatthewNorway15’ for 15% discount on all Magicshine products

    A review on these lights is also coming shortly.

    Visit http://www.cyclenorway.com for more information about cycling in Norway. The website will be updated in the coming months.

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    Song Used: Open Road – Roo Panes.
    Other songs: Epidemicsound.

    #BikepackingNorway #Bikepackingeurope #Tromsø #WinterBikepacking #LyngenAlps #CyclingNorway #Arcticcycling

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    7. @LagunaRider1961 on

      Thanks for an incredible video! I've always wondered how it is riding those fat bikes, I imagine it takes much more energy to move those big tires. Gorgeous up there!! Cheers from warm California!!

    11. @TerraVenture on

      Great video, definitely food for thought. We look forward to expanding our horizons from Scottish trips to explore such places. Do you think you would have made the ride back in a day without the E-Bike?

    12. @stephenselwood1941 on

      Well when youy filmed this I was further north than you, not much but a bit I was at Nikkeby on the island of Laukøya 🙂

      Great video, makes me yearn to return to the area (I've only been back 3 days), but I think I'll save my cycling in Lyngen Alpes for the summer not the winter, chapeau to you for cycling up there i the depths of winter.

      Sadly back home in rainy stormy Bristol now

    14. @alexmorgan3435 on

      When you showed the Surly ICT for hire I shouted "Yes!", but then when I saw you on that Ebike my heart sank, "Nooooooo!!!"

      Brave man to ride in these conditions, even slightly mad, but not quite as mad as Peyman and Matilda riding heavily loaded touring bikes and camping in the Arctic winter.

      Still you got some stunning footage for your video. I should imagine frostbite is a real risk if you expose your flesh to the cold for an instant too long.

    21. @jcoterhals on

      Fantastic video, it really shows the beauty and harshness to be experienced in winter time. Hope you get the viewership you deserve in this one. BTW, you mentioned battery issues with the drone in the cold. But I’m curios about the e-bike’s battery. Did that hold its charge well?

    24. @erikforster8875 on

      Awesome to see you retracing your steps along Lyngfjorden, albeit in the opposite direction and at the most challenging time of the year! I remember the beautiful valley from Breivikeidet to Nordbotn very well from last summer's trip. It's an amazing contrast to see it in its winter coat. It was a relief to get off the E8 and onto the quiet side road that runs parallel to it along the fjord into Tromsø. Hats off to you for braving it in sub-zero conditions. Great footage and inspiring as always!

    25. @MUSICBYJOULE on

      Do you have to sing up or something before going on a ferry in norway? or can you just go to a ferry and just drive with it and then go when you arrived without paying like you said in the video? or anything else important in terms of ferrys in norway? cause im going to have about 10 ferry drives in my summer bikepacking trip…

    30. @mohamadshahariz9990 on

      I am coming to Tromso this coming September on a solo trip. I plan to tour the whole Tromso with a bicycle. And your video has given me the views of my journey there. Tusen takk for denne videoen. Du er best.

    32. @knutberg6764 on

      A small cultural note, the tradition of royal portraits in toilets of cabins is because when magazines and newspapers were used as toilet papers, it would irreverent to use portraits of the royals in that fashion, so pictures of the kings and queens were torn out before use, and fastened on the walls.

    33. @LeNaSmileyStar on

      🤯🤯
      lol, OMG… I'm sitting here grinning. Why doesn't this have over a million views??
      Seriously, it's ludacris to cycle in the arctic in February😂😂
      I was a truck driver, and the hardest work was in the Arctic… and I'm native to the area.
      But it is SO BEAUTIFUL, yeap totally agree. The winters are MAGICal (Imo… 🥰)

      But Matthew, Seriously! PLZ consider doing some WIM HOF training before doing stunts like this, …. come think about it, even in the socalled "hot" season up here in the Arctic, you'll gain loads by being a HOF'er. 😉 just sayin'

    34. @kirkjacobson4008 on

      I’m surprised the bike shop did not outfit you with Bar Mitts or Pogies for the handlebars. Great for keeping your hands frostbite-free. You can also toss a hand warmer into each to keep the fingers toastier. I live in the land of Surly, Salsa, and 45NRTH and love the winter cycling. Camelbak also has insulated tubing to keep your water liquid.

    35. @4ndeesinclair on

      Dear Matthew, on my 69th Birthday I have just subscribed because you are not too proud to ride an eBike – I have Yamaha and Bosch and they returned me to joys of cycling after knackering my knees 35 yrs ago after 12 yrs in the military. I first toured Norway red huts in 1970 above Kongsberg – couldn’t believe that you could spend a night in a snow cave (-40’ below outside = -4’C inside – bliss) and then go “next door” and buy a Hot Chocolate – I have had exposure three times – you were so lucky that your brain was still functioning when you arrived at the Finish Campervan – otherwise they would have had to drive you straight to the nearest Hospital – which was where? At 69 these are ? You need answers for when bike packing! Your poem was very fitting – have you published it somewhere? Your scripts are a joy, often poetic – Congratulations on the day you succumb to the temptations of eBiking – would be great to encourage the Tourist Dept to install some bike charging stations at those magic loos – outside, protected and high up at least 2m from the ground to dissuade mobile phone and lap top users from plugging in. what a Fat Bike – now at the top of my bucket list!

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