Feb 2022 bike-tour tandem-bike spacey-with-a-beat my-inner-john-tesh
So, my friends Jamie and Laura decided to sell everything and explore the world on a tandem bike. They had done numerous shorter tours to really figure out what they needed to consider. But in April 2021 they started out across the US from Connecticut and went out west to Idaho and back to Missouri. It is truly inspiring. They carry everything they need with them on a tricked out tandem bike that weighs about 250lbs when loaded (plus the riders). They camp in campgrounds, in friendly people's backyards (warmshowers.org) or stealth camp in the wild.
It has been an amazing adventure. They took off some time to be with their kids for Thanksgiving and Christmas but are back on the road now, heading down the Eastern part of the US. They make videos of their adventure and have been using my old FAWM songs as the backing music. I decided to write something big and sprawling for them. It isn't done yet, but it is done enough for FAWM (since FAWM is just about over). It'll get some synth melodies or something.
I recommend checking out their pages and following them!
https://2intandem.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/2intandem/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49bc7OGyW3H6yYwY55hLdg
@seppo Apr 2022
This really stretched my spandex's even though I don't own even a bike but it'll fit in motorcycle trip too.
@danvaillancourt Mar 2022
Lovely story. So cool! The feel is very uplifting like a bike ride with the wind on your back, on a beautiful day. Nice!
@audrey Mar 2022
This IS an expansive piece. It has a very positive and open feel about it. Lovely instrumental and, I'm sure, great road-trip music, or in this case, cycle-trip music. It feels adventurous, like your two friends. Great piece!
@ndavies Feb 2022
Right on. I could definitely see this soundtracking a bike trip. Cool story too
@b3nut Feb 2022
This really is music to cycle to...I could dig this in the earbuds as I pedal by Lake Monona in Madison and on the downtown paths...nice track!
@tunecat Feb 2022
Loving this. The reverb abd discinesia is great snd when the drums kick in it’s really effective. Can imagine cycling along to this .awesome!