Cycling Scotland's North Coast 500 | Day 2 - Tackling Bealach Na Ba

15 friends have come together to cycle the NC500 over 7 days. This is Day 2, Lochcarron to Gairloch and this includes the iconic climb at Bealach na Bà, Applecross.
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There is a video capturing each of the 7 days on one of the most beautiful and toughest road rides the UK has to offer.
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[@grahamricketts-bq1ft]

you're lucky to be travelling so light !

[@themuddycyclist]

We had a support van, made all the difference

[@grahamricketts-bq1ft]

@@themuddycyclist great series of videos by the way !

[@biketouring109]

What a beautiful ride. Really love your videos. And please tell the guy in the retro PDM jersey that I love it.

[@themuddycyclist]

Many thanks, will pass on the message.

[@seanmaroney4323]

Great ride. You’ve come a long way since Covid 😊

[@themuddycyclist]

Absolutely, from stuggling to walk up a small hill to the NC500, can't complain about that!

[@ntcraw]

Fantastic episode! Great work. I will definitely need to arrange a spin on the NC500 next year.

[@themuddycyclist]

It's quite a ride, but highly recommended.

[@craig2622]

Savage m8 🚵‍♀️💪💪👍

[@themuddycyclist]

Was a very tough day

[@MrAnon-2024]

Great scenery and what a place to ride. I see you opted for the GP5000’s? Are they 32mm?

[@themuddycyclist]

Yes they are 32mm, couldn't get the GP5000's, ended up buying a different set (Goodyears) but then they came back into stock so got GP5000 as a spare. Thought shame not to use it, so the Goodyear became the spare & I put the GP on the rear.

[@PhilShackleton]

Great videos! Can I ask - what camera equipment, selfie stick and mic were you using?

[@themuddycyclist]

Thanks. All the NC500 videos were recorded on a GoPro 10 with a Media Mod. No selfie stick, had a mouth mount otherwise held GoPro in my hand.

[@alro1813]

How tough was the climb ?

[@themuddycyclist]

It’s really tough, long & gets harder towards the top. But if you take a slow steady pace you’ll get there. It’s all rideable.

[@mikewhite1365]

I'm planning to cycle this route next spring & came across your video. Can't believe you made zero reference to the places you passed & the places you stopped. Not a helpful reference to the journey.

[@themuddycyclist]

Fair point but wasn't really trying to make a NC500 guide, more to show what it was like to ride. Good luck in the spring, you'll have a ball.