Ryan is actually really good as a solo travel host when he treks. His other shows about extreme trekking are fantastic. He has an understated way of describing things, has child like excitement for natural beauty and he comes across as an all around nice and curious guy. However, I am very disappointed with his biking show and felt the need to write a review.
The biking show was heavily inspired by Long way series by Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. From helmet cameras to diary cams, the show felt completely unoriginal. What Ryan is able to do in other trekking shows is slow walk through amazing landscapes and get an inside glimpse of completely foreign cultures, he just wasn't able to do that here. Pacing felt off which is why I felt he is a better trekker than a biker as a travel host.
Lastly, many comments by Colin, his brother and biking partner can rub informed travel lovers the wrong way. There are much better long haul biking and travel shows that do justice to the landscape and culture no matter how foreign they are to the travel host. Perhaps they felt the need to inject buddy humor like Ewan And Charlie, but the jokes felt flat and made them look like unwilling, weary travelers from day 1. Maybe Colin needs to get inspired the right way by Ewan and Charlie to see how one can be classy even when you encounter aspects of a foreign culture you are unfamiliar or in disagreement with. Or, watch some Michael Palin or globetrotter hosts to have a more respectful attitude when traveling through less developed parts of the world. Seems like a poor use of a lot of good photography and Ryan's potential as a genuinely good travel host.