BIKEPACKING IN FRANCE - DAY 2 - 250KM & A LITTLE CRASH

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  • @Straitjacket808
    @Straitjacket808 4 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic adventure. Love your character Amy. The idea travelling companion.

  • @GenuinePluko
    @GenuinePluko 4 місяці тому +2

    France is UNBELIEVABLY scenic, everything is so rustic and charming, some of the finest views I've ever seen!

  • @rabh6746
    @rabh6746 5 місяців тому +20

    I recommend Gel fingerless gloves for warmer weather, they really protect your palms from falls! I always wear gloves...I speak from experience😉I was waiting for you to pull the kitchen sink out of your bags😂Another beautiful ride, its a shame about Kyle's accident but luckily it wasn't a bad one😊

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому +1

      Haha we had a lot packed in there 😂😂 yes we were lucky it wasn’t any worse! thanks for watching! ☺️

  • @EricMatheson73
    @EricMatheson73 5 місяців тому +3

    From my vantage point, a world away on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, you two are absolutely living the dream. What a luxury it would be to have all of Europe's cycling at your doorstep. Thank-you so much for sharing your adventures. I know it's a cliche, but I live vicariously through you. +1 for wearing cycling gloves, especially if you need to use your hands to make a living.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому +1

      Ahh thank you glad you’re enjoying the videos! We are living our dream when we do adventures like this 😍yes lesson learnt for Kyle!

  • @EdgarSiscar
    @EdgarSiscar 4 місяці тому +1

    I love the way you do things, Amy.. so spirited, so alive, so funny, and amusing, too. It’s never a dull moment with you.. bon, au revoir!

  • @jillwallace1319
    @jillwallace1319 5 місяців тому +4

    Poor Kyle! What a trooper he is. Great mileage guys huge well done 💖

  • @sullybiker6520
    @sullybiker6520 5 місяців тому +3

    After the 600K and this I have huge admiration for Kyle's sheer grit. Something like this can really put a cloud over a trip and you both just get on with it.

  • @JohnMayo-n6e
    @JohnMayo-n6e 5 місяців тому +6

    Gloves always, always

  • @kivriel2660
    @kivriel2660 4 місяці тому

    Enjoyed whatching those roads. Great bike riding!

  • @klausbinn777
    @klausbinn777 5 місяців тому +2

    Track mitts... Plus you get the traditional cyclists back of the hand tan. Plus you can clean your tyres on the move! 😀

  • @Thebig-e5x
    @Thebig-e5x Місяць тому

    For a first aid kit, we bought an outdoor kit in a waterproof pouch then added some vet wrap which is flexible, self sticky and multi functional, some large wound pads and a small eye wash.
    The kit got modified to include vet wrap and extra pads after dealing with a fellow cyclist because there was a lot more blood and abrasions than I expected from such a small spill.
    Vet wrap and wound pads are my advice for extras.
    Also, gloves 😊

  • @rhythmbox612
    @rhythmbox612 5 місяців тому

    "Bonjour chateau" you are so enthousiast when you travel by bike, its so lovely that you say hi to a castle! Have a nice trip in the south of france!

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому +1

      Haha I’m usually always happy when cycling 🙌☺️ thanks! ☺️

  • @Fruity-Amy
    @Fruity-Amy 5 місяців тому +2

    France has some awesome mountains to be ridden

  • @WtRigger100
    @WtRigger100 5 місяців тому +3

    I want to share my respect for your man, I’d go crazy with so much joy and energy during my ride😂. Very enjoyable to watch tho!

  • @paulclark9968
    @paulclark9968 5 місяців тому +2

    Job well done gang ,Kyle,s first thought when slipping off ,is the bike alright , Oasis !!!! , Orangina is better, but as i mentioned in part one , How lovely and empty the roads are and the countryside is super. enjoyed , keep safe Paul.

  • @danielberry1635
    @danielberry1635 5 місяців тому +5

    Sorry to hear of the boy wonders accident - he’s trouper and well done for getting right back on it Kyle.
    GLOVES ALWAYS please. I do and it helped when I had a bad fall.
    Onwards ! Thanks for sharing as always

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Thanks! Yes we should wear them really 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
      Thanks for watching 🫶☺️

  • @alvarop2808
    @alvarop2808 5 місяців тому +21

    Gloves!!! Always gloves !!

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому +3

      Yes!!

    • @PatSheerin
      @PatSheerin 5 місяців тому +2

      Can get cheap pair in decathlon as should be lots around

    • @davidflattery312
      @davidflattery312 5 місяців тому +4

      I’m amazed how many full pro riders don’t wear gloves - terrifying! I never ride without them

  • @brianridley1102
    @brianridley1102 5 місяців тому +9

    Mid afternoon bonk ? Means something else at our house 😂

  • @farrar5197
    @farrar5197 5 місяців тому

    Nice one Kyle for pedalling on. Gloves do help a bit, I always use gloves from the many crashes I had in the past. Those villages in France are beautiful, so peaceful.

  • @jacobpedersen2368
    @jacobpedersen2368 5 місяців тому +1

    Love this! You guys inspire me to want to go on a bike holiday!

  • @andrewosborne9000
    @andrewosborne9000 4 місяці тому

    Really feel for Kyle, I had the exact same thing last year I had just done my first ever 50 mile ride and two miles from home there was a ford that hardly had any water in so I went through, straight away the bike went sideways I came off burnt a hole in my bibs, ripped my jersey and had cuts and bruises all over me 😫 shook me up but made me more determined. Thankfully I had gloves otherwise it would have been worse. Keep up the great content.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  4 місяці тому +1

      Ahh no!! Yes thank goodness you had gloves! Hope you’re all recovered from it now!

  • @n22pdf
    @n22pdf 4 місяці тому

    Glad Kyle was ok.. definitely worth wearing gloves guys.. I’ve come off a few times over the years and gloves saved me every time 👍👍🚴🏻🚴‍♀️great ride and adventure.. Pete

  • @fittonbikes
    @fittonbikes 5 місяців тому +5

    Hope all is healing after the fall. Keep the gloves on :)

  • @lgmtokyo2023
    @lgmtokyo2023 5 місяців тому

    Remind me so much France is a nice place for cycling. When I watch your video, I want to bring my bike in the plane and go there. Enjoy your trip!

  • @johnmcnulty1129
    @johnmcnulty1129 5 місяців тому +2

    Hope alls ok Kyle, not good when anyone comes off the "horse", hideous crash today in the final stretch of the TDF.
    May the cycling gods watch over you both.
    Nice beaver ☀️ 🇫🇷
    🐦 🐦

  • @shivsnorman
    @shivsnorman 5 місяців тому +1

    A sign of a good relationship is that you can ride in total silence when you need to and it's not a problem 👍♥️

  • @stevenbird1431
    @stevenbird1431 4 місяці тому

    Great episode, you both seem pretty fresh after all those miles in a day!!
    Well done 👍 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️💨

  • @jefftewson8798
    @jefftewson8798 5 місяців тому +3

    Bloomin' eck! TWO days in a row first up on the comments podium !! What am I like ...???!!!!

  • @Sozzled39
    @Sozzled39 5 місяців тому

    Lovely sunny rides. Kyle please please get yourself on the list for an MRI scan for that knee. I ignored knee pain for ages and ended up weeks off the bike and two knee operations.
    And both of you wear gloves!!!

  • @stevecompton7197
    @stevecompton7197 5 місяців тому +1

    Hope Kyle is healing well well done for soldiering on

  • @alanhill618
    @alanhill618 5 місяців тому +1

    Another great video and good miles today hope kyle is ok and feels lots better tomorrow least his bike was ok

  • @seanoreilly6774
    @seanoreilly6774 5 місяців тому +1

    Great cycling kyle is always eating haha keep the good work up and enjoy.

  • @JonathanPinnell
    @JonathanPinnell 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic ride Amy Kyle big respect to you both 💪🏻💪🏻🫶🏻🚴🚴

  • @rodneybannister9014
    @rodneybannister9014 5 місяців тому

    What beautiful places you visit. Superb video 👏👏👏

  • @davidnaylor5475
    @davidnaylor5475 5 місяців тому +1

    In France and ever need water just find nearest cemetery there is always a tap (usually just inside the main entrance) - top cycle touring tip👍

  • @teresag7517
    @teresag7517 5 місяців тому

    Hi Amy. If you run out of water and can't find a shop, look out for cemeteries. They always have a tap!

  • @billys1997
    @billys1997 5 місяців тому +1

    Kyle's toughened by the bricks skin coming in clutch but I would recommend getting a little packable first aid kit, doesn't have to be massive, just a couple bits and bobs. Would be worth taking on the longer rides, Amazon has some cycling specific ones that are a bit more focused rather than having absolutely everything.

  • @kevinmccauley1105
    @kevinmccauley1105 4 місяці тому

    "Go for it", indeed!

  • @petesjk
    @petesjk 4 місяці тому

    Gloves do help in a crash, but I rarely find gloves that fit my hands properly. I do occasionally find a pair that fit, and I use them for a while. But at some point they’re discontinued, and I have to go without until I find the next pair that fit.

  • @carlpentney290
    @carlpentney290 5 місяців тому +2

    Could have been so much worse, stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken bike. So the bike has been well christened now but all part of cycling. Great miles and lovely scenery.

  • @HamRadio200
    @HamRadio200 5 місяців тому +1

    Love the adventure! Keep on making the videos!

  • @gideonmarkus8501
    @gideonmarkus8501 5 місяців тому +1

    A girl with a mission. I like it ❤

  • @markrae7664
    @markrae7664 4 місяці тому

    Shame for Kyle 😢 but glad he completed the day. Always difficult to get back on the bike after a fall. I fell off in Tuscany recently and still got a sore hip 😂

  • @COYSMike
    @COYSMike 5 місяців тому +2

    Get that knee sorted Kyle, it's not just a bike fit you need, it's a physio as it's been playing up a while!

  • @carlobalzer3238
    @carlobalzer3238 5 місяців тому

    Poor Kyle is OK amazing view in France 🇫🇷

  • @leighnelson2208
    @leighnelson2208 5 місяців тому

    Heyy guys...another awesome vid. Like most, i highly recommend gloves & a small first aid pack. Both have saved me many times.
    You should consider some small cage type "pannier" bags that clip to your front forks. Can hold extra water, or take some weight off the back to even out the load...especially for your 1000 + milonies trip. Hope Kyle is doing okay.
    Love and best wishes from Sydney, Australia.
    🫶🚴🚴🫶

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! Yes we defo need a first aid kit!
      He’s doing all good now thankfully nothing serious 🙌 thank you ☺️

  • @malcontent_1
    @malcontent_1 5 місяців тому

    When you get gloves, consider the lighter _unpadded_ ones. Some (like me) find the bulky gel / foam types cause more irritation than they're worth. They still protect from scrapes just fine.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Ahh yes I find this, what’s why I usually wear my Nike ones but then I get too hot 😂😂

  • @flashback9966
    @flashback9966 5 місяців тому +5

    Don't they have cars in France? I was out riding today in Blighty, bloody cars everywhere . . .

  • @drummerman122
    @drummerman122 5 місяців тому

    Nice one guys. Glad Kyle is ok

  • @PeteGibbo
    @PeteGibbo 5 місяців тому

    I never go through fords anymore, not since a friend of mine came off and broke his hip… Hope you don’t have any lasting damage, Kyle. Stay safe and enjoy TdF.

  • @JohnProcter-zr3od
    @JohnProcter-zr3od 5 місяців тому +1

    Poor Kyle, hope he was ok in the morning! Good ride, enjoyed it. I don’t know how you manage so many hours in the saddle day after day, my backside would be like raw steak if I tried it. Good luck and carry on!

  • @238949
    @238949 5 місяців тому +1

    I hope Kyle and his new bike are ok, maybe a first aid kit in your bag if you don't have one xx

  • @phil48max
    @phil48max 5 місяців тому

    omg kyle was unlucky but he is a fighter, congratulations to you both

  • @eoiiii
    @eoiiii 4 місяці тому

    Ride safe guys, enjoy and God bless u both..

  • @BoomsRiddico4868
    @BoomsRiddico4868 5 місяців тому

    Carl couldn't be any more Northern; "that cheese is a bit 'holey' for me" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @martinevans1256
    @martinevans1256 5 місяців тому +2

    The villages are so quiet

  • @stevecuthbertson4381
    @stevecuthbertson4381 4 місяці тому

    I sympathise with Kyle. Fell off in a ford near Stratford on the way back from the tdf finish in 2014. I was OK, if a bit wet, but my phone was ruined. Always take the board walks now.

  • @andymarsh3655
    @andymarsh3655 5 місяців тому +1

    Ouch, Kyle. Mate!

  • @reginaldosousaindio2898
    @reginaldosousaindio2898 4 місяці тому

    Brazil muito bom ❤

  • @dommccabe17
    @dommccabe17 4 місяці тому

    Gloves/mitts are essential.

  • @JohnRichardson-v2l
    @JohnRichardson-v2l 5 місяців тому

    Haf to say Kyle's a good plodder, grinding away on his pedals..... you two certainly put in the malonies.
    'Ull' east yorkshire.

  • @buzzman4860
    @buzzman4860 5 місяців тому

    Hang in there Kyle

  • @malcontent_1
    @malcontent_1 5 місяців тому

    So impressed by both of you, but today was really Kyle's day to persevere. Just be glad you didn't have MUFC's physio dept from last season--you might've been Malacia 2.0!

  • @doublejumpvideogames....
    @doublejumpvideogames.... 5 місяців тому +1

    Hes a trooper that one

  • @davemcginnis1568
    @davemcginnis1568 5 місяців тому +3

    Wearing gloves has saved the palms of my hands more than once.

  • @ryanibabao1816
    @ryanibabao1816 5 місяців тому

    ride always safe....godbless always🙏👊👍

  • @kevinrowe456
    @kevinrowe456 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic video as usual you two. Are the panniers able to come forward a bit so as they are more over the rear axle to make the bikes more balanced? They look far to rearward compared to a normal touring setup.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Thank you!! No they attach on at that point on the rack, but you can put them on the front forks with a different attachment ☺️

  • @antwifrancis1979
    @antwifrancis1979 4 місяці тому

    I would start my first bike packing very soon.

  • @Brookes79
    @Brookes79 5 місяців тому +2

    Kyle's cycling nickname is Tadej Focaccia 😂

  • @Jon0sterman
    @Jon0sterman 5 місяців тому

    Hope you're alright Kyle, you probably know by now if the wrist is fractured or not, hope you didn't end up riding on too far if it was. Will need a splint and laying off it for 6 - 10 weeks if it is... Speaking from experience.

  • @Geordan_Elefante666
    @Geordan_Elefante666 4 місяці тому

    Very nice

  • @wheelwizard8219
    @wheelwizard8219 5 місяців тому

    Don’t understand why the measurements from wasn’t it a Cannondale ( used for his bike fit ) used to set up his Pinerello.I know he won’t listen but with his knee problem he is not helping it by riding a gear or two TOO BIG out of the saddle up hills.
    I ride with gloves everywhere ( but hate them ) But if I fall & scrap my hands I can’t work

  • @reeseprince8
    @reeseprince8 5 місяців тому

    Love them cycle glasses what are they?

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      They’re SunGod - I got sent them by the brand for total honesty! But I LOVE them ☺️

  • @ikawpipa
    @ikawpipa 5 місяців тому

    Ride Safe Pretty Amy.

  • @RalphBrooker-gn9iv
    @RalphBrooker-gn9iv 4 місяці тому

    ICYI (aka ‘in case you’re interested’) TE Lawrence (aka Larry of Arabia) cycled round France in his mid-teens during a ferociously hot summer and with literally nothing. He relied on people’s kindness.

  • @leplessis8179
    @leplessis8179 4 місяці тому

    For water in France, go to a graveyard. There is always a tap there, for watering the flowers. What do I know? - after 50 years of living and cycling in France.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  4 місяці тому

      Thanks! ☺️

    • @leplessis8179
      @leplessis8179 4 місяці тому

      @@amy.cycling.adventures Another wheeze for you: when wild camping, the garden of an empty house usually has a nice flat lawn.

  • @systemshocka4924
    @systemshocka4924 4 місяці тому

    Hey, did you do all the route planning on strava? or did you use other things.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  4 місяці тому

      Hiya, I did all the route planning on the garmin connect app and used google maps alongside it ☺️

  • @heinz_fiction
    @heinz_fiction 5 місяців тому +3

    I don't know exactly what the circumstances are in France, but in Germany, i head for a cemetery to get free water when i'm thirsty. Maybe try this next time.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      That's a good idea! Yes will do that next time, don't know why we didn't think of that 😅

  • @steviembaker
    @steviembaker 5 місяців тому

    I have knackered knees and feel for Kyle………..spinning lower gears in stead of grinding big gears is more comfortable always 👍…perhaps drop a gear or 2 🤷‍♂️🍻

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Haha yes I do tell him but he said it’s better in the bigger gears for him 😅

  • @junebugcomputer
    @junebugcomputer 5 місяців тому +1

    I think everyone would be willing to watch you and Kyle ride all the milones (miles) every day (barring injury).
    Lyra, chai, big thighs 😂😂😂😂

  • @_J.F_
    @_J.F_ 5 місяців тому +3

    I think life is being a little bit unfair towards Kyle these days. First the knee business and now a minor crash but a buggered hand nevertheless. It is not all sunshine and blue skies....but some of it certainly is 😆

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Yes he hasn’t had the best luck recently! Still enjoying the rides though 🙌

  • @massimopomenti2768
    @massimopomenti2768 5 місяців тому

    are you going to the Pirenei to see tour the france?

  • @pmcclure1959
    @pmcclure1959 5 місяців тому

    Hi. What’s the brand/model of the rear pannier rack please, and are they carbon bike frame specific?

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Hiya! They’re Tailfin and yes they are they have a thru axel that goes to your bike and the rack is carbon too ☺️

  • @SlowCookingSundays
    @SlowCookingSundays 5 місяців тому

    Do you both chose not to have any gels, energy bars, energy powder etc and just have real food? :) thanks

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому +1

      I do I’ve never tried gels etc as I prefer to use real food & it works for me, Kyle sometimes uses gels and carb drinks but mainly real food ~ I might give carb drinks a go for help getting in the needed calories! But haven’t tried them yet!

  • @cccycling5835
    @cccycling5835 5 місяців тому

    For some reason whenever I crash on my hands I'm never wearing gloves, but I usually wear gloves 80% of the time too. smh

  • @FeathersMcGraw1
    @FeathersMcGraw1 4 місяці тому

    Why would you ever ride through fords? I would ALWAYS get off the bike and walk through it, especially in the summer months as weed/moss collects on the surface of the road. I hope Kyle is okay and i love your channel, just subscribed .

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  4 місяці тому +1

      As he went though it I shouted not to but as I shouted he was off 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂 thanks so much for the subscribe ☺️

  • @syazwanabdull4835
    @syazwanabdull4835 5 місяців тому

    Yipee

  • @iancruz2066
    @iancruz2066 5 місяців тому

    It looks like Kyle is overstretched on the new bike

  • @craiglawn-fx7ck
    @craiglawn-fx7ck 5 місяців тому

    Hope Kyle hand and knee ok? Amy you keep mentioning gluten free have you been diagnosed? Have a good trip

  • @missilemick
    @missilemick 5 місяців тому +1

    Kyle definitely looks uncomfortable on the bike. Needs a bike fit asap.

  • @plexchannel8978
    @plexchannel8978 4 місяці тому

    Ни в одном из её видео, она не крутит в гору и не дышит тяжело. Она не меняет цепь и не качает колеса. Она не делает ничего, что делают велосипедисты. Это обман?

  • @JeffryJoaquín1
    @JeffryJoaquín1 4 місяці тому

    Water

  • @fishface6247
    @fishface6247 5 місяців тому

    THE CHEESE IS TOO HOLY!?!?!??!??!

  • @aarons-n-b-g6642
    @aarons-n-b-g6642 4 місяці тому

    Please do not take it personally but this accent is killing me :D

  • @cyclingslowlytoseethings
    @cyclingslowlytoseethings 5 місяців тому +1

    I have a feeling that French swans are free of the tyranny of monarchs, especially English ones 😅 ( unless its a British spy swan of course )

  • @introman1016
    @introman1016 4 місяці тому

    riding that distance and not even a basic first aid kit? that should be common sense prep, and two adults?

  • @shanebracey9862
    @shanebracey9862 3 місяці тому

    Ì

  • @gunnarkoss9262
    @gunnarkoss9262 5 місяців тому

    Such a junk you are eating!
    Why?
    You are so lovely.

    • @amy.cycling.adventures
      @amy.cycling.adventures  5 місяців тому

      Because we’re on holiday 😍✌️

    • @GenuinePluko
      @GenuinePluko 4 місяці тому

      @@amy.cycling.adventures all I see it pristine cycling food! EXACTLY what you need on long days in the saddle, easy to digest, great fuel sources 😍