Brought back lovely memories of a trip I made last August, not only was the route similar, so too was the weather! The scenery and the riding were fantastic despite the dampness from above and below, so much so that I am planning a return to the area this summer.
Looks like you found some epic scenery there, and the iffy weather didn't spoil a great ride. Mind you, you did both look like you'd been run over by a motorbike at times there 😉 Looks like you also got to see the famous Derbyshire Line Dancing Sheep rehearsing their routine too... 😆 Good ride!
Excellent ride! You must not forget those batteries. Today I rode 20 miles into a building headwind on my road bike. Getting blasted home by tailwinds with gusts of 40mph was exciting! Sometimes things do go to plan! Wehaaaa!
Cracking route Mike. Brave to do the hill from Hopton back up to the trail 😬 A shame we couldn't meet up. Btw Bradbourne means they are one of only a few places that did not suffer any losses through both World Wars. Doubly Thankful 😊👍🚴🏼♂️🚴♀️
Thank you Nige, a miss communication between Julie and myself 🤣 on Bradbourne. Hills are only as hard as the speed you want to go up them, as you see we go slow and steady👍
Great bikeride Julie & Mike , know the area well( I’m a northerner ) ,so brought back some good memories, Been darn south 25 years ,I’m a bit of a southern softie now 😂🤣
@@WheelersAtLarge at Gwynnos Forest as a start point and ride up to Afan Forest and back 50 -70 kms of uninterrupted gravel, even more there, I know a gravel rider who rode 180kms, 9 hours moving time in one day. I’m the 55km variety 😓👍🏼
You two are filthy!!! Brilliant ride both, you’ll have to come back when the suns out as it’s a beautiful part of the country especially when it’s warm and sunny 🚴🏼♀️🚴🏼♂️👍
7% on a rail trail? 😂 A good ride apart from the muddy NCN paths which maybe okay in the summer. Good route, hope to go back and find more... Cheers Mark👍
Fair Play Wheeler’s 🚴🏻♀️🚴♂️🙌🏼 Lovin the route n the Yee Haa 👍👍had a good laugh at Julie’s back 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣didn’t get to see mike’s matching streak 😝😝 Bostin ride though 👍😎
A fab area. Used to be a regular route when I lived in the Midlands in the ‘90’s. Hardly any riders back then. Plenty of disused railways in the Midlands.
You're right, I must've taken the links out at some point... I'll add them back from now but we're easy to find just search wheelersatlarge... Cheers for commenting Andrew.
Thanks for watching. 👍The link below is my komoot, with all our rides on it. Hth🙂🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️.... happy cycling! 😀 www.komoot.com/user/983052844589?ref=amk
It was but the very nice man at the hire centre let us hose the bikes down after👍 Definitely an area that needs more exploring and your CGRs will be perfect for the job...
Beautiful! My childhood countryside. Love the stripes of mud down your backs Wheelers.
Haha! It's a good look in winter, means we've ridden outsie🤣 Really good ride and great trails 👍 Cheers Neil
Brought back lovely memories of a trip I made last August, not only was the route similar, so too was the weather! The scenery and the riding were fantastic despite the dampness from above and below, so much so that I am planning a return to the area this summer.
Thanks for the comment Roger... We are looking forward to exploring more of the area too.👍
Looks like you found some epic scenery there, and the iffy weather didn't spoil a great ride. Mind you, you did both look like you'd been run over by a motorbike at times there 😉
Looks like you also got to see the famous Derbyshire Line Dancing Sheep rehearsing their routine too... 😆
Good ride!
The sheep were definitely lining up for something, probably waiting for music to start. Yes a bit mucky but that's half the fun sometimes👍
Excellent ride! You must not forget those batteries. Today I rode 20 miles into a building headwind on my road bike. Getting blasted home by tailwinds with gusts of 40mph was exciting! Sometimes things do go to plan! Wehaaaa!
Well done David👍Tailwind? I thought that was a myth...😂😂 Cheers for the comment
Riding somewhere new. It sure looked like you had fun.
We did Dan, looking forward to going back and finding some more routes. Cheers👍
Cracking route Mike. Brave to do the hill from Hopton back up to the trail 😬 A shame we couldn't meet up. Btw Bradbourne means they are one of only a few places that did not suffer any losses through both World Wars. Doubly Thankful 😊👍🚴🏼♂️🚴♀️
Thank you Nige, a miss communication between Julie and myself 🤣 on Bradbourne. Hills are only as hard as the speed you want to go up them, as you see we go slow and steady👍
Great bikeride Julie & Mike , know the area well( I’m a northerner ) ,so brought back some good memories,
Been darn south 25 years ,I’m a bit of a southern softie now 😂🤣
Lovely area Peter, looking forward to coming back and exploring some more 👍
Lovely place to walk and cycle 🚴
Yes John, really pleasant even in the threatening weather this ride was enjoyable and plenty of others were using the trails too.👍
Always good to ride new tracks.... looked lovely if not a tad muddy 👏
Cheers Andrew 👍 It was a bit mucky but hoping to go back in better weather and find a few more routes👍
Nearer to me are the Brecon Beacons and Mid-Wales, but still, me and my wife have ventured further afield to the Peak District and absolutely love it.
Could be going back soon... Really must get back to soon Wales too 👍
@@WheelersAtLarge at Gwynnos Forest as a start point and ride up to Afan Forest and back 50 -70 kms of uninterrupted gravel, even more there, I know a gravel rider who rode 180kms, 9 hours moving time in one day. I’m the 55km variety 😓👍🏼
That looked a great route Mike & Julie 👍
Cheers Chris, it was👍Be nice to go back and find some more.
You two are filthy!!! Brilliant ride both, you’ll have to come back when the suns out as it’s a beautiful part of the country especially when it’s warm and sunny 🚴🏼♀️🚴🏼♂️👍
Looking forward to it Mark. We could only managed a couple of days this time so definitely looking to go back👍
Excellent ride Mike and Julie well done. Nice to see you venturing to the Midlands. Nice video as always.
Thank You Terry. We've been meaning to explore more of the country and this was a great start...
Glad you found some tunnels 7% is a hump in the road glad you enjoyed the ride
7% on a rail trail? 😂 A good ride apart from the muddy NCN paths which maybe okay in the summer. Good route, hope to go back and find more... Cheers Mark👍
Fair Play Wheeler’s 🚴🏻♀️🚴♂️🙌🏼
Lovin the route n the Yee Haa 👍👍had a good laugh at Julie’s back
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣didn’t get to see mike’s matching streak 😝😝
Bostin ride though 👍😎
It was, be great to do in the spring and summer, it feels very remote. Cheers Peter👍
A fab area. Used to be a regular route when I lived in the Midlands in the ‘90’s. Hardly any riders back then. Plenty of disused railways in the Midlands.
Yes Gill, hoping to go back and explore some others maybe later in the year👍 Cheers for the comment...
I can see why your bikes were muddy ! I really must ride out that way in summer
It's a good day out on the bike and the guys at the bike hire let us use the pressure washer 👍
You've finally found some hills. You should pop over to the North East Coast & the North Yorkshire Moors
Yes we did and we would love to go back and do some more road and trail riding sometime. Cheers Toby...
I think you two need to invest in some mudguards
motlock you could have called for me just around the corner from me I hope you enjoyed your ride up north
A bit mucky but I think we got away with it... Good ride👍
Like your content, but would like to see a route map if poss
Follow them on strava
@@looseleftie I looked on the description no link to strava
You're right, I must've taken the links out at some point... I'll add them back from now but we're easy to find just search wheelersatlarge... Cheers for commenting Andrew.
Thanks for watching. 👍The link below is my komoot, with all our rides on it. Hth🙂🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️.... happy cycling! 😀
www.komoot.com/user/983052844589?ref=amk
remember when you go cycling not to leave your bikes in the car lol :)
Let's hope our senior moments never get that bad... 🤣👍 Cheers Chris
Filthy!! 🚴♀️😂🚴🏼♂️😂!! Can’t wait to do some future off roads on the new steeds when we get them 🙌🏻
It was but the very nice man at the hire centre let us hose the bikes down after👍 Definitely an area that needs more exploring and your CGRs will be perfect for the job...
Muddy wet bums! Do you guys ever get a gravel ride in where you don’t have to wash your bike after the ride? 😂🔥🚴🏻♂️🔥
What would be the fun in that? 🤣🤣 Luckily the bike hire at Parsley Hay let us use their pressure washer...👍
Looked beautiful, my type of trail. But I hope you had a change of clothes before you got back in the car!? 😬
Cheers Darren👍There's plenty of gravity on the road sections. Hoping to go and find more and hopefully some better weather too.