South Downs Way Gravel Ride | Meon Valley | Butser Hill | Old Winchester Hill | Gravel Group Ride

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Wheelers At Large are out cycling again this time on the South Downs Way riding out towards the Meon Valley.
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  • @billhambelton7698
    @billhambelton7698 2 роки тому +2

    Many happy memories of backpacking and wildcamping the SDW over 6 days in 2019

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge 2 роки тому

      There were some really great trails on this ride! I imagine you had great fun backpacking there! 👌🌞👍

  • @gary2287
    @gary2287 Рік тому +1

    Hi Julie
    This looks amazing.
    Us ladies need to get out there more 😊
    I live in Poole, so maybe a meet-up, coffee, and, of course a little cycle 🚲 Mandy

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge Рік тому

      Thanks Mandy. 👍That would be great, we are unfortunately a bit busy for the next weekend. We will be doing a gravel guerrilla Ride in the forest on the 2nd July. It starts from cafe velo in Ringwood. Check out the events on gravel guerrilla fb group
      facebook.com/groups/666764226819713/
      Hope you can make this.

    • @gary2287
      @gary2287 Рік тому +1

      Hi Julie, we are in France until 3rd July and then back on shift from Monday 🙃

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge Рік тому +2

      @@gary2287 aw, have a lovely time. Will you be cycling out there?

    • @gary2287
      @gary2287 Рік тому +1

      Yes, we are planning too

    • @gary2287
      @gary2287 Рік тому +1

      Hi Julie, this is Mandy Gary's other half, I use his UA-cam account 😊

  • @davidchadderton5904
    @davidchadderton5904 2 роки тому +1

    Ooh, more rutted rough stuff. Aaahhh, food at last. More ruts. There are proper roads around Winchester. Oh, grass is not technical. Ah, real road again.now, down on the drops for high speed downhill. Thanks for the footpath ride. Cheers.

  • @DarrenPhillips
    @DarrenPhillips 2 роки тому +2

    Julie, remember, you’re never lost, just exploring somewhere new!! 😜

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge 2 роки тому

      That's so true Darren! 👍😉🙂Adventuring in the countryside!, 🚴🏻‍♀️

  • @marksmith566
    @marksmith566 2 роки тому +1

    A video masterpiece once again with stunning views, well done Legends 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️🙌

  • @danhardisty1
    @danhardisty1 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful ride, such views and nice weather too. You wait, Julie will be wearing a Hawaiian shirt too before you know it.

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge 2 роки тому +1

      Haha Dan.!😅 You never know, I've seen a few bright colourful cycle tops online that are on my wishlist. 😀

  • @Jaqaroo
    @Jaqaroo 2 роки тому +1

    Well, that looked like a lot of fun, and a lovely route!

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge 2 роки тому

      It was a really good route Jaqaroo! Nice to ride different areas! 👍🌞

  • @peterboydallweatheroutdoor8868
    @peterboydallweatheroutdoor8868 2 роки тому

    Eccelent weather ,lovely countryside,nice route 👏👏👏

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому +1

      It was a bit special wasn't it Peter, one of the best rides this year...

  • @terryb392
    @terryb392 2 роки тому +1

    Nice ride Mike and Julie very well done. Beautiful area though tree lined track. Great climbing and decent, have a fantastic week.

  • @micks61
    @micks61 2 роки тому +1

    Not a fan of Ketchup Julie? Woo you're weird! ;-) T'is the elixir of life itself! (what have UA-cam done with the smileys eh? They're needed sometimes to convey polite mickey taking!)
    Another cracking ride!

    • @julie-wheelersatlarge
      @julie-wheelersatlarge 2 роки тому +1

      Haha Mick ketchup would definitely spoil a bacon bap or a sausage sandwich for me!😖 😖
      (I've still got emojis, maybe your keyboard is hiding them! 🤔)

  • @chrishodgson1968
    @chrishodgson1968 2 роки тому

    That looked a great ride 👍

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому

      It was Chris, just technical enough in places to make it exciting without being too scary 😁👍

  • @dectcs007
    @dectcs007 2 роки тому

    The sunshine elevated the ride several fold. Well captured and great to see you both complete it this time round without mechanical gremlins but I did notice Julie deviate from the official route just to add adventure. (Shaun)

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому

      What difference Shaun and what a great ride👍 Thanks😁

  • @kenwilliams2219
    @kenwilliams2219 2 роки тому

    That was gorgeous except for the brake heating downhill section. Pretty gnarly. Off on a few archery shoots so our rides will be through you two till the end of the month. Thanks.

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому +1

      Enjoy your shoots Ken, fascinating stuff archery. Thank for watching 👍

  • @budycelyn
    @budycelyn 2 роки тому

    your friend is not wrong about riding a gravel bike after an mtb, i rode my hardtail mtb for 3 weeks solid without going near my gravel bike, went out on the gravel bike the other day kept looking down to see if someone had fitted a motor to it. wish i lived closer to your area, the trails you have there are stunning.

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому

      Yes, we're very lucky around here. We found a lot of trails through local gravel bike Facebook groups. Might be worth a try... 👍 There's not many trails we can't ride on the gravel bikes, we might be a bit slower when it gets really technical, otherwise we can cover a lot of milesat a good pace in a day on the gravel bikes...

  • @jameseagles9466
    @jameseagles9466 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the kind words Mr Wheeler

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому

      No problem, just keep enjoying yourself Mr Eagles

  • @cyclingmrc
    @cyclingmrc 2 роки тому +1

    I've done the road version of Butser and Old Winchester Hill they're bad enough. Ive also done Butser up from QE Country Park on the mtb and emtb. I knows which one I preferred! 😉😂. Looked a great route though. That pretty village Julie remarked on, was it Cheriton?

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому +2

      Could well have been Cheriton 👍 We went through a few. I guessed there'd be several ways up all of the climbs, that last one wasn't the steepest but it went on and on and on... 🤣 Cheers

  • @Teifilass
    @Teifilass 2 роки тому

    Wow that’s a nice route you find the best rides, I think I need a wahoo is it? Mind you I expect mostly the roads round me might be more suitable for my MTB not sparkle bike lol.
    Sorry for lack of comments lately I’m slowly catching up on all my UA-cam favourites, I blame a new puppy keeping me occupied. I must say I’ve missed the yahoos

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому

      We too have been under time pressure for the past few months, it's how life is these days. We are always grateful for the time you and all others are willing to devote to our videos. Thank you Michelle...

  • @davidchadderton5904
    @davidchadderton5904 2 роки тому

    Is that “mountain bike” with straight bars, no suspension, and huge sprockets, any slower than all you racers on gravel race drop bar bikes? Hmm, I wonder.

    • @WheelersAtLarge
      @WheelersAtLarge  2 роки тому +1

      Not with Viktor on it...

    • @davidchadderton5904
      @davidchadderton5904 2 роки тому

      @@WheelersAtLarge As I wrote earlier, knobbly tyres go as fast as the rider has the power.