Amy and Kyle's Around the world challenge

[rualexander]

First leg review podcast.

 

[matticus]

34'c for them now !!! That must be a bit of a shock :P

<pointless stat alert> Their stopped time is now 53%. I didn't look before, but it might be fun watching this drift back down until they reach their next airport.

Seen: 22 m ago[Google Maps]
Est Distance: 4750.24 km
Daily AVG: 237.79 km
Est Speed: 27.71 km/h
AVG Speed: 9.91 km/h
AVG Moving Speed: 20.95 km/h
Moving Time: 9 d 10 h 42 m (47%)
Stopped Time: 10 d 12 h 43 m (53%)
Total Time: 19 d 23 h 26 m

34.2°C Overcast Clouds
Wind: 5.43 m/s
Sunset in 3 hr 25 min


I wonder how they'll deal with the time-shift? Ride late into the night tonight, to avoid wasting time, and do some miles in cooler air? \speculation

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ride late into the night

The nights will come earlier, and the days later as they ride further south towards the equator. I think it is inevitable that more riding in the dark will become necessary.

For instance Istanbul the day length was 14 hours 39 mins. In Bangkok it is currently 12 hours 48 mins in length. Away at sunrise, same pacing, they can stick to riding in the day for now. But cooler riding at night may offer advantages (as well as disadvantages).

 

[matticus]

The nights will come earlier, and the days later as they ride further south towards the equator. I think it is inevitable that more riding in the dark will become necessary.

Good point - I'd forgotten the reduced day-length issue nearer the equator. (I guess Anchorage will be a delight in that respect!)

 

[rualexander]

Interesting their route goes down the west of Malaysia by Kuala Lumpur.
Think I would have gone down the east side.

 

[YellowV2]

They discussed the possibility of riding at night in the warmer climes on their channel in the build up.

 

[Two-Wheels]

I’m sure you are correct, however I still find it slightly negative. If you’re not keen on ”influencers” you pay a lot of interest!
Having followed her channel since the beginning, if she is a so called “influencer“ it is a reluctant one. Who would turn down the opportunities she has been given? Personally I don’t think she is an influencer I think of her ( and now Kyle) more as someone who is just sharing their experiences on you tube. Sure all her sponsors are there for the coverage they get but that’s not her problem and she plays it down quite well in my opinion.

Agree 100% with this.
Not sure when you joined the ride but I remember coming in when she was at 7k subs on YT. I was watching this video & the first thing that stuck was her use of miles rather than km & I thought ok you've got yourself a subscriber here, I wonder how many you have - and saw 7k. I liked how she was quirky too. It made for something different.

And watching their videos I've seen the progression from Kyle not really wanting to be in them to becoming more comfortable. I listen to their podcasts too.

It's been pretty evident to me that she seems genuinely embarrassed by the outside attention. Like you I think she just enjoyed riding her bike & made videos because it was something she enjoyed doing. The following came from her personality & the brand attention came because of her following but she seems pretty genuine in the - I'm just being me, I'm amazed and a little embarrassed by this attention.

Like you I don't understand the negativity. I asked a few posts back for these people to explain where it comes from. With some YouTubers you can get it (KSI, Logan/Jake Paul etc - loud, in your face type people, arrogance) but Amy? I don't get the dislike. So I asked for reasoning behind the dislike but people have chosen to ignore my question.

It's like 'route' <--- why the quotations? Is it going from one spot to another? Yes, therefore it's a route. Why do we have to start saying 'route'?

If your leg fell off I wouldn't say your 'injury', it's an injury.


As she gave up her 'proper' (see, that's how you'd use the quotations) job, she started doing more product pushing/mentioning. I saw some people getting a bit cranky over that but it's like hang on, take a step back for a second & have a look - it's now her job. This is how she makes money, so it's to be expected.

 

[Two-Wheels]

I may seem negative, but I have life experience ahead of this fabulous experience.. and both have yet to experience life's set backs.

My experience has not been shared on line on a video, so excuse me as an average old bloke on a bike that goes to work on it every bloody day.

Knackered shoulder at late 30's from getting hit by a car (surgery job), then some undercarriage surgery that went wrong early 40's (snip for us married fellas). Broken spine and four ribs at 45, very lucky to walk again, took years to get better, then fractured pelvis and hip socket last year at 55, and still riding.... 56 now, getting back at it, shedding weight, still have a job and paying all the bills in the house as the only earner... yet I am still riding.

That might explain my 'questioning' of people that have never gone through life yet. I hadn't done all that 'shoot' yet at 30 years old.

I imagine you don't mean it in a jealous way but that's totally how your post reads to me.

Seems you begrudge them for documenting online when others have done same/similar without putting it online.
That's the choice of every individual.

You could've posted your journey online. Maybe people would've been captivated by your personality and you'd have made a ton of money out of it - missed opportunity. Or maybe people would've found you incredibly boring & you'd have struggled to get 10 subs?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you are. I'm just saying everyone makes their choices. They chose to start doing this YouTubing & it's worked out for them. You could've done the same but you chose not to. I could've done the same but I already know I'm a boring so-&-so so I didn't waste my time.

 

[Alex321]

Agree 100% with this.
Not sure when you joined the ride but I remember coming in when she was at 7k subs on YT. I was watching this video & the first thing that stuck was her use of miles rather than km & I thought ok you've got yourself a subscriber here, I wonder how many you have - and saw 7k. I liked how she was quirky too. It made for something different.

Except at that time, she called them "milonis" rather than miles - and a fair bit of other slightly childish language.

Her language almost put me off watching to start with, but I'm glad it didn't, and she has improved that a lot since.

And watching their videos I've seen the progression from Kyle not really wanting to be in them to becoming more comfortable. I listen to their podcasts too.

Yes, very much. He wasn't at all comfortable being in them to start with, you knew he was around but you never saw him.

As she gave up her 'proper' (see, that's how you'd use the quotations) job, she started doing more product pushing/mentioning. I saw some people getting a bit cranky over that but it's like hang on, take a step back for a second & have a look - it's now her job. This is how she makes money, so it's to be expected.

Indeed. And it isn't as in your face as some youtubers.

 

[matticus]

Except at that time, she called them "milonis" rather than miles - and a fair bit of other slightly childish language.

oh god, the milee-onés - aaaaaargh!!!! Yes, that was the main thing that put me off the Youtube clips. Just not for me - whilst accepting that such things are VERY subjective (hey, I like Stewart Lee, and the Ting Tings ....). Plenty of normal , intelligent male+female cyclists seem to like her style, so that's cool.
I subsequently met her (briefly) in person - both on A Rather Long Ride, and at a talk she gave. Came across very differently, in a good way.
I'm still not going to rush to follow their stuff in general (mainly cos I also think the Influencer business model is problematic), but this record attempt is sufficiently tough that I wanna know about it. And how fatigue will affect her on-camera style after 90 days :P

 

[YellowV2]

oh god, the milee-onés - aaaaaargh!!!! Yes, that was the main thing that put me off the Youtube clips. Just not for me - whilst accepting that such things are VERY subjective (hey, I like Stewart Lee, and the Ting Tings ....). Plenty of normal , intelligent male+female cyclists seem to like her style, so that's cool.
I subsequently met her (briefly) in person - both on A Rather Long Ride, and at a talk she gave. Came across very differently, in a good way.
I'm still not going to rush to follow their stuff in general (mainly cos I also think the Influencer business model is problematic), but this record attempt is sufficiently tough that I wanna know about it. And how fatigue will affect her on-camera style after 90 days :P

I’m completely opposite, in that are liked her ‘Amyism’s’ !