Good to see the Local Authorities have invested in the road infrastructure on such an iconic road. Looks like it hasn't been resurfaced since I first rode it in around 1977....
as a Scottish cyclist and living not too far from Crow Road, hearing the drivers are patient made me laugh :) maybe I'm just not pedaling fast enough for them. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
NICE! Back in the DAY - 1986 - as a foreign (American) student I went to the university computer cluster, printed out some maps on the brand new dot matrix printer, and took off for a very similar ride out to the Campsie Fells. No electronics, no prior experience riding outside the city, no "common sense." I rode all day (Puch steel frame w some lovely Campy upgrades) and into the evening: one of the absolute best rides I have ever taken...and it was so excellent to be reminded of the overall area and many tiny details in your video. Thank you.
What side the brakes are on is because in places like Scotland you indicate with your arm off the handlebars when turning right(roundabouts, across lanes and traffic) so its safer to have the back brake on your left hand as its more controlled in those situations.
@@Gabrielle4870 Not all the time even though I should, as turning traffic has to give way regardless if you're going straight ahead or turning left( when riding on the left).
@@jasperverkuijl Just my understanding. It is the law in NZ that you must have the front brake on the right hand side of a bicycle and motorcycle for example. Which is thought to be safer( which I would agree with). So there is some reasoning behind it.
The Tak Ma Doon descent is almost as little fun as the ascent!! Blind summits and corners, adverse cambers, pot holes and oncoming traffic on a single track road. But, on a clear day, the view from the car park at the top is phenomenal.
Those videos are really insperational. Love how you manage to squeeze in your cycling while traveling through Europe on a tight schedule. Really looking forward to your next destinations! Stay safe and ride on, Jasper!
Your enthusiasm is inspirational. Love it. My bike is at the shop at the moment for repairs but I am actually itching to get riding again, despite a significant hiatus after the summer (well, not complete hiatus but def on a slow spell). Keep 'm coming my man!
just a request you are getting so many bikes to ride can you please point out how do they ride and compare to other ones!! that would be a great addition to the videos.
So cool to see you do a video in my home city.... done the Crow Road loop myself and the roads are terrible! Next time head out of the South-side of the city - some great routes and much better road surfaces 😀
@@jasperverkuijl Depends on your definition of close! You could do a really nice loop from the centre of Glasgow that would include it - but it would be 180km and 2500m. Alternatively, there's a train station about 4km from the bottom (1.5hr train from Glasgow), which would allow you to access some of the best roads in the south of Scotland. Well worth it. There's plenty of good riding to be had accessed from train stations around Scotland and the North of England. If you fancied sticking around for a couple of weeks, you would never get bored (of the rain, maybe).
I also switched my "brakes" around on my bike and I live in "South Florida", mate, It's helps "save WATTS" & and "tighter wind resistance" you can "shorten your "cable housings" a lot more if you "switch your brakes around" (save "watts" /less "wind resistance" = Higher Speeds) ✌😎🤘😁👍😷👊
13:30 just did a whole breakdown of near death on the wrong side of the road and how he has to be on the left, starts riding on the right again :) thx Jasper
Jasper, on your sketchy downhill shot where you almost ate it, where was the camera mounted? You weren't holding it in your hand while also grabbing the bar were you?
"Traffic wait for yiu and are patient". Doesn't seem that way in the rest of UK. +JasperVerkuil hit me up of you are in South Yorkshire and I'll show you around.
Mijn rooster is ongeveer 4 weken vooruit maar publiceerde ik niet zomaar (privé en zakelijke reden) maar op Instagram geef ik regelmatig aan waar ik heen ga
I was holding the camera in 1 hand on the way down on another guy's bike with reversed brakes, putholes and crap tarmac and wet roads with responsibilities the next day.. Let's say took it a bit carefull downhill 🤙
In The Netherlands normal city bikes also have front brake lever on the right side. My normal daily bike has it on the left and my race bike as well. Although I adjust now automatically when hopping on my city bike after all these years, so it's not really an issue for me.
Had to watch this video twice, if not 3 times, mate,...I had those exact "Mavic Axiem" rim's on my "Wheeler 26" Cruiser" mate, (but it got stolen),🙄 (soon to get it back from who "stole it"😁),....(also: "near death experience" decent down MT. VENTOUX- 98 KPH,😱😱) WORKING ON GETTING A NEW JOB STILL,...(trying to get "Sales" with "Print on Demand")....but no luck yet,...🙄🙄
Nags about brakes being swapped, story aboit an almost accident while trying to go to the right side; then concludes: people in the uk ride on the other side of the road… then u turn, and proceeds to cycle on the wrong side of the road .. lol. Living on the edge, right? When did you realise you’ll started wrong side? (13:30)
Holy crap mate,i didn't even notice that in the edit! Hahaha. I think it took a while for me to realize. Weird thing is when you're in between traffic it's no issue but when you are alone is when you have no reference and you do what you always do haha
Jasper, Motor vehicles should not be closer than 1.5 m when overtaking a cyclist or driver is liable to a fine of a £100 and 3 points on their licence if caught of course, as it is deemed careless driving. Roads are disgraceful and the weather not too good, welcome to Scotland🏴
@@jasperverkuijl good! Keep it like that. I've broken two bones and I've only been riding for 5 years, and racing for 2. How come experienced and elite racers never get injured but amateur weekend warriors do? :/ not fair :p
Where TF is Glasgaow? 😁 Welcome to the alternative dimension where drivers try to kill you, the road conditions are more off-road and the cycling infrastructure is a worn out white line on a road. If it wasn't for the scenery then I'd suggest escaping back home ASAP from this cycling hell. Cyclists in the NED don't realise how lucky they are. I think I've gone to heaven when I'm over there.
Jasper when 2 random cyclist meet and try to ride together, there's always one with much lesser fitness that will have to work much harder.. HE had less fitness than you right?
Been a pleasure to help you with the bike! Loved the video! Have a great day man!
Legend
Super thanks again bro!
Top man,plenty of good people out there!👍
Awesome thing you did man!!
Such a cool gesture 😎
You should have done the “Tak ma Doon “ road …. That’s something special too
"People don’t know what dedication looks like…" - no truer words have ever been spoken…. 🤜🏽🤛🏽
Awesome ride. Love to see interaction with other Cycling Fanatics. Scenery of Scotland was great. Really enjoying this series. Jasper is back!
Thanks man!
Good to see the Local Authorities have invested in the road infrastructure on such an iconic road. Looks like it hasn't been resurfaced since I first rode it in around 1977....
😂😂
as a Scottish cyclist and living not too far from Crow Road, hearing the drivers are patient made me laugh :) maybe I'm just not pedaling fast enough for them. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
😂 my experience is N=1 so maybe I was lucky
NICE! Back in the DAY - 1986 - as a foreign (American) student I went to the university computer cluster, printed out some maps on the brand new dot matrix printer, and took off for a very similar ride out to the Campsie Fells. No electronics, no prior experience riding outside the city, no "common sense." I rode all day (Puch steel frame w some lovely Campy upgrades) and into the evening: one of the absolute best rides I have ever taken...and it was so excellent to be reminded of the overall area and many tiny details in your video. Thank you.
Cook story! Thanks for sharing!🤙🤙
Hey from Scotland hope you enjoy your time. I know potholes are a common occurrence hope you manage to find the smooth roads
Great to see you riding my local roads, sorry about the potholes and your scary experience on the descent.
Brilliant @4:52 whats your name......Bruce...... lol cycling in Scotland and the first guy you meet is called bruce priceless! #freedom
Is Bruce a Scottish name?🤷🏼♂️
@@jasperverkuijl it's very Scottish... There was a famous king called Robert the Bruce..... Keep the great content coming my man.
my best ever cycling memory involves a sunny day up in Glencoe, Scotland. What a country.
So cool of cycling fanatics to help you out with a bike and on your cycle !!
What side the brakes are on is because in places like Scotland you indicate with your arm off the handlebars when turning right(roundabouts, across lanes and traffic) so its safer to have the back brake on your left hand as its more controlled in those situations.
So you don't indicate turning left?
Not sure if that's the reason 🤷🏼♂️ front brake is fine when you know what you're doing 😉
@@Gabrielle4870 Not all the time even though I should, as turning traffic has to give way regardless if you're going straight ahead or turning left( when riding on the left).
@@jasperverkuijl Just my understanding. It is the law in NZ that you must have the front brake on the right hand side of a bicycle and motorcycle for example. Which is thought to be safer( which I would agree with). So there is some reasoning behind it.
The Tak Ma Doon descent is almost as little fun as the ascent!! Blind summits and corners, adverse cambers, pot holes and oncoming traffic on a single track road. But, on a clear day, the view from the car park at the top is phenomenal.
🥳🥳🤙🏻
Its great you get to ride in all these new places. When you went short haul i thought your days riding down route were over.
Yeah at the moment there is a bit more "air" in our rosters due to covid so not sure how it will be when we go back to full production!🤷🏼♂️
The further north you go the better our roads get... enjoy our beautiful country!
Home sweet Home... go further North Jasper the scenery around Loch Lomond and of Course Loch Ness is spectacular.
Those videos are really insperational. Love how you manage to squeeze in your cycling while traveling through Europe on a tight schedule. Really looking forward to your next destinations! Stay safe and ride on, Jasper!
crow road in the summer is absolutely epic.
Will have to go back in summer than?🤙🤙
cycling there on a sunny day must be the best trip ever
Do they have sunny days in Britain? 🤔
Hey Jasper, awesome video and fantastic to see you cycling here in the UK.
So sorry you picked May this year. Its been the worst May weather I can remember. Glad you enjoyed the ride though.
Here in The Netherlands too so yeah
Wish the cars were as patient down in the south of England
Shout out to the guy who borrowed you the bike to make this possible
Jasper, you were thinking of sheep? I was thinking of bumble bee because of your kit. What ever it takes to stand out and be visible. great vid.
Great series! Cant wait to see where you ride next
Your enthusiasm is inspirational. Love it. My bike is at the shop at the moment for repairs but I am actually itching to get riding again, despite a significant hiatus after the summer (well, not complete hiatus but def on a slow spell). Keep 'm coming my man!
Ok let's gooooo
Good vid Jasper, good to see you in the UK 👍
With that kit, this looks like the Dutch version of Where is Waldo
😂
16:06 < Thats what dedication looks like
just a request you are getting so many bikes to ride can you please point out how do they ride and compare to other ones!! that would be a great addition to the videos.
Hey Jasper awesome content as usual! Keep it up 💯 got the same bike, just curious what frame size it was hahaha
Jasper on a Boris Bike 😳😳 seen it all now 😂 Bloody commitment, just like you say my man 👏👏👊🏻👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻
There is no Bojo bikes in Scotland!🏴🤔🤣
@@robertallardice8119 yup... next bikes are a version of the boris bike.. we have them here in Wales too
These are my regular roads, completely missed that you were here!
Next time!? Send me a DM on Instagram so I can reach you
So cool to see you do a video in my home city.... done the Crow Road loop myself and the roads are terrible! Next time head out of the South-side of the city - some great routes and much better road surfaces 😀
If you can provide some routes that would be great 👍
@@jasperverkuijl sent you a route by DM on Instagram
Pretty countryside around Glasgow
Love how your flying through the Clyde tunnel on the pedestrian lane 🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha. Yeah man. I didn't know untill I was on the other side 🤪🤪
My question, Haggis or Scones? Great to see fellow fanatics helping out.
Guess I have to try them both!!!🤷🏼♂️
You need to head to Yorkshire! I'm too short on bike front (50cm) but can loan you my cessna 172m 👍
"the roads and weather are nothing to write home about" - so true. Definitely about the roads. As a cyclist in Scotland... I'm so sorry dude.
Gotta love the cycling community 🤙🏾
100%!!
If you come to Cork in Ireland hit me up
Gold!!
You gonna hit Lowther Hill? Highest road in Scotland and some of the best views you can get from tarmac!
Is it close?
@@jasperverkuijl Depends on your definition of close! You could do a really nice loop from the centre of Glasgow that would include it - but it would be 180km and 2500m. Alternatively, there's a train station about 4km from the bottom (1.5hr train from Glasgow), which would allow you to access some of the best roads in the south of Scotland. Well worth it.
There's plenty of good riding to be had accessed from train stations around Scotland and the North of England. If you fancied sticking around for a couple of weeks, you would never get bored (of the rain, maybe).
Patient drivers are a thing I’ve experienced only very seldom in my homeland :) Everybloody are always very hurry and nervous.
Yea, motorists in my country will pass you with like 10 cm gap, even with vechicles driving from opposite way...
@@neutronshiva2498 Fakk yeah, happens to me almost every week too :)
Do you have your Favero Assiomas with you and mount them on every new bike?
Yes
I looked up "dedication" in a dictionary and saw an image of you on that commute bike screaming into a gopro in your hand somewhere in Scotland lol
Hahahahahahahaha
Jasper in the hurt box. Love it. God clip as normal.
When is a visit to central Portugal due? I know you've already been to Porto...
No idea yet!
Ride on the left and front brake on the right in the UK 😆👍
I also switched my "brakes" around on my bike and I live in "South Florida", mate,
It's helps "save WATTS" & and "tighter wind resistance" you can "shorten your "cable housings" a lot more if you "switch your brakes around" (save "watts" /less "wind resistance" = Higher Speeds) ✌😎🤘😁👍😷👊
Great video. Really enjoyed it:)
13:30 just did a whole breakdown of near death on the wrong side of the road and how he has to be on the left, starts riding on the right again :) thx Jasper
🤦 must have been the jetlag..... Oh crap can't use that excuse anymore 🤣🤣🤣🤣
People don't know what dedication looks like ... spit up my coffee... nice
🙏🤣
New subscriber here bro from Sunshine State Florida. Ride Safe
Welcome mate! Cycling Fanatic!!🤙🤙
I have some videos from Florida too!! Check them out, summer 2019
Jasper, on your sketchy downhill shot where you almost ate it, where was the camera mounted? You weren't holding it in your hand while also grabbing the bar were you?
Yes i was 🤪😅
@@jasperverkuijl Uh ohhhhhh. Lol
Dedication looks a bit like....Medication 🌞
New subscriber from Francis' channel. Crow Road is my local climb, glad you enjoyed it and hope you return soon!
Welcome!!🤙 Next time we ride together in Glasgow?🤙🤙
Hi! About the break, over in Singapore the right is for the rear and the left is for the front. Isn't it standard for all countries?🤔
To avoid confusion, you mean the "brake".
No not every country is like that unfortunately
Come to Northern Ireland next 😃
"Traffic wait for yiu and are patient". Doesn't seem that way in the rest of UK. +JasperVerkuil hit me up of you are in South Yorkshire and I'll show you around.
Gives me anxiety watching you on the right hand side in the UK ;)
Let me know if you’re ever in Bristol UK, we’ll take you out for a cool ride 👊🏼
Wat geweldig dat je een fiets mocht lenen Jasper, mooie tocht ook!
Heb je een schema van de steden waar je heen gaat?
Mijn rooster is ongeveer 4 weken vooruit maar publiceerde ik niet zomaar (privé en zakelijke reden) maar op Instagram geef ik regelmatig aan waar ik heen ga
Top film Jasper, the amount of potholes looks fairly normal for the UK.
YO!-🔈💨💨💨💨💨🇬🇧 🤙👊🤙👊🤙👊
Is the shifting also the other way around? Quite confusing 😅
No
The bumblebee rides again.
I wonder if these handlebars are more expensive than the rest of the bike 😄
They look like Prime Doyenne which are £50
Did Bruce just drop you on The descent??? Not my 1500 watt periodically sprinter / Jasper 💯🏋️
I was holding the camera in 1 hand on the way down on another guy's bike with reversed brakes, putholes and crap tarmac and wet roads with responsibilities the next day.. Let's say took it a bit carefull downhill 🤙
@@jasperverkuijl just making sure we have plenty of power in the tank...🔥🚀💪
Were you going on the 'right' side in that bike tunnel?!
Dude I was so confused in this tunnel. I was on the pedestrian part but the fence was to high to move back🤷🏼♂️ I didn't find the entrance either 😅
@@jasperverkuijl 🤣🤣🤣 i would have managed to do the same
Yo jasper why don't you bring your bike on your travels? Can put it in the first class cabin ;)
Passengers sit there 🤷🏼♂️😆
Do not forget to take a stop for a whisky the next time
I don't drink whisky
But everyone rides motorbikes with the front brake on the right!
So I don't understand how you can switch for cycles.
In The Netherlands normal city bikes also have front brake lever on the right side. My normal daily bike has it on the left and my race bike as well. Although I adjust now automatically when hopping on my city bike after all these years, so it's not really an issue for me.
IS THAT CRAZY? YES THAT'S CRAZY I LIKE YOUR CONTENT BRO
Had to watch this video twice, if not 3 times, mate,...I had those exact "Mavic Axiem" rim's on my "Wheeler 26" Cruiser" mate, (but it got stolen),🙄 (soon to get it back from who "stole it"😁),....(also: "near death experience" decent down MT. VENTOUX- 98 KPH,😱😱) WORKING ON GETTING A NEW JOB STILL,...(trying to get "Sales" with "Print on Demand")....but no luck yet,...🙄🙄
That was a long ride on a completely different bike than your regular ones. Do you perform any basic bike fitting on such bikes for yourself?
I wondered the same
Just guestimate saddle height, that's it.
Hi Jasper what did you use to measure your power on the bike?
Pedal powermeter
@@jasperverkuijl wich pedal powermeter do you recommend? they have even spd system now.
Hehe Bruce
Your first near death experience? Sir exactly how many are you planning to have?
please ID on this handlebar :o
/// maybe somebody know??
Prime Doyenne most likely
How much time do you have after flying in before you fly out?
Depends on the schedule. Most of the time it's 30-45 minutes.
And when we sleep (layover) it's between 10 and 20 hours or so.
@@jasperverkuijl Thanks.
I know that descent with the near death, absolute shit show haha hopefully they fix it soon.
Its Glasgo ........the w is silent!! lol
Ok than. I can hardly understsnd Scottish anyway 😂😂
If you rode a rental bike through Glasgow wearing full lycra I'm surprised your only near death experience was outside the city.
😅😅
You fly cargo plains, right? Why not just putting your bike into the cargo hold?
He is now flying passenger planes.
No I've always been on passenger planes.
@@jasperverkuijl so I was half correct then 😂
You're on the wrong side again in the bit after you review the bike 😆
Yeah for quit a bit actually!🤷🏼♂️🤦🤦🤦
Hoe kom je aan al die chille stops?! hahaha
Geen id. Alles op m'n rooster 🐓
How you are not experiencing issue such as back pain or knee pain due to riding someone else sized bike?
Not really
@@jasperverkuijl Dan vraag ik me af waarom Bike Fits zo belangrijk zijn 🤔😜
Nags about brakes being swapped, story aboit an almost accident while trying to go to the right side; then concludes: people in the uk ride on the other side of the road… then u turn, and proceeds to cycle on the wrong side of the road .. lol. Living on the edge, right? When did you realise you’ll started wrong side? (13:30)
Holy crap mate,i didn't even notice that in the edit! Hahaha. I think it took a while for me to realize. Weird thing is when you're in between traffic it's no issue but when you are alone is when you have no reference and you do what you always do haha
Nice to see you wearing your own pants this time....
Felt nice too
Baby SHARK
Jasper, Motor vehicles should not be closer than 1.5 m when overtaking a cyclist or driver is liable to a fine of a £100 and 3 points on their licence if caught of course, as it is deemed careless driving. Roads are disgraceful and the weather not too good, welcome to Scotland🏴
They should implement that in Holland. Cars don't give a f about riding close to cyclists
Have you ever been injured? Broken bones or something like that?
In the past with BMX racing yes. With road cycling not really
@@jasperverkuijl good! Keep it like that. I've broken two bones and I've only been riding for 5 years, and racing for 2. How come experienced and elite racers never get injured but amateur weekend warriors do? :/ not fair :p
"Wrong" side of the road in Scotland should read "other". Ha ha.
Say Decathlon again. . . :D
Its the Dutch pronounciation lol
I'm a fan since long time and I like this video format. What about adding a bit more of hotel content or dinner time when you have it. Cheeeeeerssss
That's Uber eats on my hotel room..... Not very interesting. Also makes the video too long?
@@jasperverkuijl for me is nice to watch, just give it a try, check the statistics and decide
Als je ooit een fiets nodig hebt in de omgeving van Utrecht haha XD
Dan heb ik die thuis staan 😉😂
Our roads are spectacularly shit, matches our weather. If you want to hire a bike in future Billy Bilsand offer Cervelo for hire.
due to pan demic no hire service......
algo comment
Pop me a message if you ever fly into Leeds Bradford airport
Where TF is Glasgaow? 😁 Welcome to the alternative dimension where drivers try to kill you, the road conditions are more off-road and the cycling infrastructure is a worn out white line on a road. If it wasn't for the scenery then I'd suggest escaping back home ASAP from this cycling hell. Cyclists in the NED don't realise how lucky they are. I think I've gone to heaven when I'm over there.
😂 always greener on the other side...
Jasper when 2 random cyclist meet and try to ride together, there's always one with much lesser fitness that will have to work much harder.. HE had less fitness than you right?
When two cyclist ride together, they ride together. It's not always a race to the top mate
@@jasperverkuijl Understood.