Nothing like waking up to a gorgeous day in a valley far away from the noise of Xi’an to see that the truck traffic jam that had been avoided the nday before now stretched 30km or so. Here is the tail end of it. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/traffic-jam.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you [...]

Over the past couple of days you have been able to read about our mission to get to Urumqi in a day. Here is some footage of that trip.

I made this video one night after a long days ride. Thought you might like some insight into the kinds of places we stay in at night. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/upload/video/room-tour.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. Windows Media Video (WMV) format [...]

Well it’s no Lord of the Dance, but I definitely think it could be called an Irish jig. This cracked me up. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/tom-dance.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. Windows Media Video (WMV) format available here. Tom’s Dance

Desert camping seems like a fun and carefree idea, until you consider the local wildlife. On Tuesday afternoon, after one of our rest stops, I spotted a massive spider nestling on the back of Jared’s rear pannier. It was about the size of an open fist, legs included, and a bright mix of white and [...]

The 10 days from Xi’an have been pretty much an uphill slog, but wevery so often we have been graced with a little downhill and some beautiful scenery. Here is a taste of it [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/valley.wmv"] [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/valley-2.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes [...]

Stopping in tiny little villages has its moments especially when there is Chinese music blaring from the hills. This video was taken a couple of days from Xian. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/music-in-hills.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. Windows Media Video (WMV) [...]

While surfing the internet I came across some little seen footage of David and his ride in Canada. Enjoy.

Our policeman friend Sou Bing assured us that the roads were mostly flat from where we were in Sanmenxia to Xi’an. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/flattoxian.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. If you do not want to wait you can download Flat [...]

I’m sure everyone remembers the story of our night under a bridge. http://www.brakingboundaries.org/under-the-bridge/2009/04/30/ Here is what it was like for us. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/underthebridge.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. If you do not want to wait you can download Under [...]

Yeah right. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/sunnyday.wmv"] Movie taken in our first 2 weeks on the road to Beijing To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. If you do not want to wait you can download Another Sunny Day in Windows Media Video (WMV) [...]

Here is the latest interview with tbseFM 101.3 recorded live from Xi’an in the Bell Tower Youth Hostel. Listen to the interview : tbseFM Interview WMA file

If we aren’t being stared at we are being followed, on foot and on bike. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/pipereffect.wmv"] Movie taken in our first 2 weeks on the road to Beijing To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. If you do not want [...]

This video was taken on the morning of our ride into Beijing, 10 days after starting from Dalian. The town that you see represents a lot of the types of places we went through in the first 15 biking days up until we turned west and headed toward the mountains. Movie taken in our first [...]

There is nothing like a free ride by tailgating a hay truck. Here is an idea of what it is like when on a bike [mediaplayer src=http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/hayride.wmv] …and from David’s point of view it looks like this [mediaplayer src=http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/hayridefromdave.wmv] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only [...]