BIKEPACKING THE GREATER RIDGEWAY A 400 MILE COAST TO COAST
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2022
- This weeks adventure is an epic one, The greater ridgway from the north sea to the english channel 400 miles (643km) of off road adventure will i make ? what will happen along the way ? let's find out ! here we gooooo !
The Ride - / strava
Komoot route - www.komoot.com/tour/969489144
Ride with Gps - ridewithgps.com/trips/106895764
(diversion at wendover left in, as it's going to be closed until late 2024 due to hs2)
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The gear i am currently using
The tent - • ALPKIT SOLOIST FINAL T...
Framebag - • BIKEPACKING FRAME BAG ...
Seatpost bag - • TOPEAK BACKLOADER 10L ...
Jones Handlebars - • THE JONES H-BAR - BIKE...
Gravel bike - • SONDER CAMINO UPDATE B...
plus bike mtb - • BOMBTRACK BEYOND PLUS ...
gps device - • GARMN EDGE 830 - LIKES...
mtb shoes - • SHIMANO ME7 FIRST LOOK...
All the gear from GNT - • ALL THE GEAR FROM THE ...
Vest bag - • DECATHLON EVIDICT 10l ...
Ortleib bar roll • ORTLEIB HANDLEBAR ROLL... - Спорт
ok ok ! I get it they are pheasants not peacocks 😂
Hope you all enjoy this adventure it certainly was a fun one with lots to overcome, but getting out there at this time of the year is the time i enjoy the most. And that storm was absolutely beautiful with lightning lighting up the sky, never quite managed to point the camera in the right direction to catch that epic Fork lightning though 🤦♂
Enjoy the adventure !
Visited Wales for a week last July and wanted to see more of the country.. Found your bikepacking videos and I am totally hooked on taking the Adventures with you. I feel like of "one of the guys" you speak to in every video. I not a cyclist, nor of the age to pick up the sport up, yet you bring the ride to the viewer so clearly. Most of all, your positive attitude impacts the heart and soul. Your title is so aptly stated. I finally subscribe today after watching this one. What a statement of your will and the reinforcement behind the drive to see the bright side in any situation! You probably never heard of Peace Pilgrim, a women who walked the USA several times over, but you embody her spirit without being preachy. Love your efforts, thanks for giving such great positive reinforcement, great footage to watch as you do all the hard work, love the music choices and I will keep on journeying with you. Cheers! And again THANK YOU,
Huge respect for finishing that ride Josh, not many would have kept going in those conditions.
By the way those peacocks were pheasants, Lol
hahahah, thats twice he's called them Peacocks haha
Such big respect. You are the real deal and yes, Pauls knob, LOL!!
Great film, you’re a total machine, although I definitely saw you stop smiling for a few minutes when the rain set in as you prepared to camp.
Davies 😂😂😂
I’m sure you’ve been told it’s Dee-vi-zes. 😂😂
Another fantastic vid though. Do you ever fall off?
Those chalk tracks of the Ridgeway can be lethal.
Soo exciting to watch. Well Done that was epic. Truly Amazed by how relentless you are. 👍👍
Certainly, the small inclusion of maps as well various locations / towns, on the route, that show where you are each time really helps. Having ridden some of the routes (in parts - or near by) it is great to know where you are, as you make progress each day. Keep it going..... :-) Fantastic.
Good effort. You sir are a cycling (and hiking🙃) machine!
That storm looked rough, your definetley not a fair weather bikepacker lol I bet most have downed tools till spring now. You just get on with it. Respect!👍
best time of the year :D
Awesome video! Also you kept making great shots until the end, which I can only imagine gets harder while the suffering and fatigue increases! Really enjoyed it, thank you!
Epic ride and great filming !
What a ride! You pushed through to the end. 👍🌧🚴♂️
Woww! 😮 Super adventurous and beautiful ride it was. Totally loved it from starting to finish.
You're very underrated, you deserve millions of viewers.
Liking your dedication and hard work all through those rough conditions. You've become my favourite adventure biker and I am learning a lot from you. I'll soon be starting long rides and adventurous across my whole country.
😊
Wowww good job. Congratulations my friend
wow well done - looked tough towards the end!
Well done ,that looked hard work.
the end was a slog for sure
Good on you mate for staying positive in that rain!! I'll have to do the Chalk Way one day.... the GR looks mad!!
Sublime. 🙌
Shorts and no gloves in November. Respect mate 😮
Really enjoy seeing the progress on the maps another great video so glad I've found this channel. Keep smiling 🏕🤙
Well done, great ride, keep peddling
What an epic ride. I was out the weekend of these storms camping in the new forest and had to bail in the middle of the night. Wish I was filming it as would’ve been a great video to watch! It was just supposed to be a relaxing one for me, but a tree under half a mile from where I was camping got struck by lightening and I thought that was my sign to pack up. Plus it was 50mph winds so probably wouldn’t have slept much anyway 😂
Loved this video. A good long slog in to a headwind all the way.
the storm was stunning really i was stood in a field watching the lightning light up the sky for a while, lots of them wooo moments that night.
@@KeepSmilingAdventures yes I love camping out in a storm, but this time I felt a little exposed. Watching lightening as long as it’s not striking close is so nice
That looked like a real challenge at the end Josh. Welldone for completing the joureny. I know the Ridgeway Nr Swindon well as that is where I live, I'm often up there riding my bike:)
I am hoping to do some bike packing adventures in the Winter but not sure what to expect regarding mud and if the bike will cope. It will be a learning curve:)
Thanks
Sandy
Embrace the mud is what i say
Awesome as always 👏
Watching you describe that section across Salisbury plain I started getting flashbacks😅. I remember it well, definitely type 2 fun. The winds across there are savage. Although the terrain doesn’t look too taxing on paper in reality it can be a real challenge
yeep that wind is a killer !
Well done, pretty epic ride. I think the Peacocks were in fact Pheasants! Peacocks are pretty rare in woods and are only usually found in the grounds of Manor houses and the like. ;-)
Great video pal some serious hike a bike 17 miles 3 hrs omg you have definitely got a can do mind set . You just muster on and get the job done keep smiling 😁
That route looks great untill the boggy fields, well done for pushing on.
Great effort. I was thinking of something similar: The Great chalk way onto the Rebellion way then train home.... Not in November though! That looked like it hurt.
I rode the pedders way from Thetford to Holme next the sea and back.
rode it in June and it was hot
Camped near castle acre 1st night and then about 15 miles from Thetford.
I am heading to Thetford soon to do a bikecamp and probably will ride the peddars. Thetford forest looks great to camp in
@@thebikepackingadventurerdid you get out on your ride?
If only GCN crew realised what a legend they'd passed.
top content, come bk to wales, we miss you bro
Your bike handlebars? Jones H-Bar or Thule? That weather was though. I would have started to hotel/motel/credit 💳 it. I'm a old hiker. Getting wet for days is not fun. Thank you for taking us along. Ride On!
yoo bro your the nutts love ya,,bh1
Love the bars you use. What are they please
Great video thanks , have you tried using mudguards ? I find they help a lot .
I know that field at 13:38 very well! Not fun - especially in a head wind!
...not a ginster in sight! have they stopped sponsoring your channel? 😁
INFLATION ! they were like £3 plus everywhere i went
Well done amazing achievement. Such a great video very motivational . I am very interested in trying parts of the iknield way as I live in Bedford about 20 miles away from Luton. Looking at your video it looks like you ride a continuous trail is this the case or is there parts of roads connecting bits of the trail. I am thinking of picking up trail around pegston which near Luton then going across to Paul's knob . Or maybe just to Dunstable downs then loop back to Bedford to make a days ride. Can you recommend a website that maybe has the GPS route on it? Look forward to hearing from you soon many thanks paul. Looking forward to watching more of your videos soon .
It is mostly off road there are a couple or quiet road section and road crossing but all very short. There is a couple links in the video description for this routes gpx that you can follow
Impressive ride, the storm looked like it was pretty epic. Any idea what gcn video they were filming?
Id just checked there channel id say its was there gravel vs road that was just published. they were wind doping coming towards me on the perimeter road just before warminster.
Your vids, fitness, determination and staying power are amazing!!
Do you ride from one trail to another for weeks on end? How often do you go home?
💪💪🏁🏁🏁
Great ride. I did a combination of the oldchalkway and kingalfreds way this summer. It was hot on these hills in dorset
tend to try and combine some rides with others if i can, this was after the rebellion way. Sometimes i ride a route to another route sometimes it's a bit of train jumping combined with riding.
@@KeepSmilingAdventures fantastic 👌🚴♀️
What would be a good offorad mtb route with hotels every 40ish miles 2 or 3 day in southern England for this time of year.
Maybe the West country way ? coast to coast from plymouth to minehead about 120 miles. not sure about hotels but im sure there are some pretty close on that route. I did that in the summer though ua-cam.com/video/IqLc4bTKcL0/v-deo.html
Or maybe Quantock/ exmoor Loop ua-cam.com/video/xG4Zz71Dg90/v-deo.html
You must really hum after some of these trips Josh. Same clothes getting wet and dirty every day, 400 miles of cycling...
Thats one of your best Josh. I oh so need to do this one. Love Lyme. its a great place to finish. 👌