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can i ask how much on-road there is once on the trail past winchester, is it all 100% offroad till eastbourne? tiny c roads are ok, i just want to avoid anything busier

Nah that's electric bro he doesn't lose any speed all the track am I wrong?

Loved the vdeo ❤ I just can't ride my gravel without gloves 😅 maybe its just my habbit but I really can't.

I'm going to ride from Newmarket along the ickneild way in June. Then Finish up with a beach camp at Hunstanton.

Don't be fooled - this is a tough ride. The terrain is super rugged. We just rode a chunk from Petersfield to Shoreham and the relentless up and down takes a toll. Climbing 10-15 percent pitches in the 30 degree heat is special. So is being blinded by the glare of the white rock : ) We did it on gravel bikes and flew - but it would be a lot more kind to your body on a dual suspension. Plenty of good services on this sector including taps with cold fresh water. Good luck if it rains lol. It is a beautiful ride - can't wait to do more of it soon.

That is a great effort, much respect

gimme a break w the weight my friend,,you don't take a shit as my coach used to say, and there you have your 200 grs....liked your video a lot,,thk you!!

I live really close to The Icknield Way and have walked those parts of it several times. I really need to cycle it now I have a bike. 🙂 What are your thoughts on the Cannondale BTW?

Great effort! My mates & I had a go at this a good few years back. Made the mistake of stopping for a 'swift half' at a lovely pub with predictable results. We didn't get much further after that!

I’m a 54yr old bloke who stopped competitive riding nearly five years ago , been very slack , so just bought a decent gravel bike to get me motivated again, going to attempt this next , I know I’m really going to be up against it

Do you have setup with straight or set back seat post? My cut throat has a set back and I feel the reach is too much

Total respect for the nutter. I'd do this over 2 days

Impressed, I've done a small section of the South Downs. We'll done!

Great video! Doing the Peddars, Icknield then the rest of the Ridgeway I didnt cover on the King Alfreds Way last year. Early June, all booked up! Found the Ridgeway quite hard going from the Avebury end as was quite rutted for the first few miles.

Well done. 👏👍

I'd love to know the start/end point of this route, please? Looks great! Have been meaning to get up to try these routes. Great vid!

Inspired!! Looking at doing some of this soon - thanks for posting :-)

Well done bud, I've just signed up for the Trailbreaks ride this year on July 2 so will use this for inspiration. Don't know if this vid encouraged or discouraged though :-D I'm hoping having the support along the way and some other riders I'll finish, but not sure. Still, wouldn't be a challenge if I knew I could do it!

certainly not, my experience with C15 is same as yours. simply dont work.

Sadly people get the wrong impression of the great north trail it cost very little to produce it's just some ramshackle farm tracks thrown together .

It’s screaming out to be restored! GT bikes are great bikes. I love my 97 avalanche. Something about them that make the ride so much fun - especially if you rebuilt it yourself!

Just came across your channel, as a Fellow Brit, cutthroat owner I Love it….subbed….we have a rehab/cycling channel Take a peak…stay well Mate.👍🏻

Where on earth are you?

Good video!

did you do wild caming, campsite camping or did you sleep in B&Bs or the likes

Epic ride!

Nice work, did this in 2017, 13 hours for me, brutal past brighton.

I fell in a bramble bush yesterday,trying to wheelie : )

What the hell are wine gums

Awesome! I'm one of those people who can't afford one of those supper expensive bikes so I always ride retro.My most modern bike is my aluminium Gt aggressor I just built ,its still a bit old to have disk brakes but its still an awesome bike.Also where where you riding it looked like a nice spot ,except for the bridge trolls,I think you dealt with them the best way you can,Head down and pedal for your life : )

Beautiful place! good luck on the GBDIVIDE .. looking forward to seeing those vids :-)

Good video to watch recently done the Ridgeway myself and I did find it handy taking a filtration bottle with me so if you come across a stream or river like the one at Goring on Thames (THE THAMES) you could’ve filled your bottles up plenty with a filtration bottle

Commit commit commit....well done chap.

Just back from the GB divide, you certainly did make the right decision to wait a while, do you remember those really bad winds? I was up the Brecon Beacon freezing my butt off in those. Ok, moaning over, you really have treat in store, the biggest take away for me was the realisation of how beautiful the UK is. The scenery is stunning from some of the places that this route takes you. My advice would be take your time and enjoy it. I took 19 days but stayed in B&Bs, 25 days would have been better. Those technical skills you were practicing on your mountain bike will really come in useful, some places I thought it would be better to have a horse. I am obviously a roadie, a bit older than you, I had a 31 front 42 back and I needed more, the accumulation of short sharp kickers did start to get to me. Anyway all the best and good luck.

Did this on my road bike with 30mm tubeless tyres fitted back in 2016. It’s a tough ride, as is a 28deg summers day. My wrists were fooked at the end. Well done on completing the route, it really is a doozy.

I went to a 24 hour race 6 hours drive from home without my wheels 😳

Fair play to anyone who takes this on in one day! It's easy to underestimate the SDW as we don't have big stuff to ride down South, so it makes up for it by taking you over absolutely everything. Disheartening to get to the top of a big climb, only to see a thin white chalkline snaking over the next big hill a couple of miles away. You just know that's going to be you in the next 20 mins! Finally got round to doing it in Aug 20 on a fully rigid MTB, wild camped it. Didnt do any of the iconic climbs with the weight of the laden down bike.

Brake pads

Other advantage of bivvy is less bulk. I use ~1kg and all my kit fits except bike 👌🏼

Thanks for the review. However, you're not bikepacking, are you? I guess it would be better to review it after a few hundred of km.

Wow what a bike ride .....amazing stamina ...!

Tyre boot patch or a spare £10 note will work, cable ties. some form of tape (wrapped around your pump) Spare bolts (cleats, bottles etc) Also a trip saver could be a spare seat clamp. i also use a contact lens case (eyes) for carbon paste and grease :)

Are you doing the Divide or Duro? the divide is starting in Canterbury, if you're starting at Lands End it the Duro you're doing...

Great video mate but it’s a bit quiet.

Sorry to hear about your knee, I start the GB Divide this Monday, so was interested to view your set up, got to say the waterproof socks idea for knocking abut in camp is genius. Good luck with the recovery.

Where to start? Firstly, you should have way more than 122 subs. This is the only one of your vids I've watched but it was excellent. Some good footage here. As for the vid length, I'd suggest breaking it up in to a few 20 min videos. I got through it but YT viewers are notorious for their attention span, or rather lack of, & the algorithm is biased towards 15 to 20 min vids. This got my attention because I have recently purchased some bikepacking packs & both the Icknield Way & the Ridgeway are on my 'to do' list. I actually loved watching this. Did you make it to Hunstanton? I thought you were gonna go through Norfolk. I live near the Swaffham section of the Peddars Way & plan on bikepacking it very soon. All in all, great job👍 Oh yeah, my missus is called Hayley also.

I'd love to do this but have no riding friends 🤣😂🤙

Good work!

Love it mate, I’m having a tonne of the same thoughts right now as I’ll be out on the divide starting May 15 - see you on the trails!

Just saw this on YT. Gonna do my best to catch up with your progress. Either way, good luck brother!