I built an e-bike with unlimited range and tried to ride 450 miles on it... (Patreon)

There is so much that didn't make it into this video, from all the people who helped me to the many more challenges I faced (camping, in a field, through some of the brightest lightning and loudest thunder I had ever seen and heard, for example). But the biggest thing I am taking away from this video is to make sure that, at least once a year, I create a video that takes me outside my comfort zone.

This bike trip tested me on so many levels. I had never done a multi-day bike trip, I had never applied solar technology to my life, and I had never created a video about any of that. Every step was a learning process. But now I know a whole hell of a lot about all of the above, and I'm better for it.

What became abundantly clear from the very beginning, though, when Brendan reached out to me and wanted to help, was that other people were what was going to make this possible.

Brendan built the trailer. Reddit educated me about choosing the right bike gear. My bike friends told me over and over again to keep👏eating. My family endlessly checked in and made me feel oh so supported (thank you, Mom, Sam, Chris, Joe, Mandy, Christopher <3). Hannah's mom, Jane, guided me out of NYC to avoid all the bad roads. SO MANY strangers stopped to give me help, directions, or information about upcoming trails. And of course, Hannah put up with me talking about this for months, hugged me like I was going to war when I left, and received some of the most unhidged, absolutely defeated voice memos with grace and love. And you, bud, have been with me every step of the way, leaving amazing comments that kept me going.

It really does take a village. So, thank you.