Welcome to my channel, all about having fun outdoors - from multi-day bikepacking trips and vlogs of wholesome bike rides with friends, to hiking and camping adventures.
I want to show how fun cycling is, how accessible it can be, and how everyone should do it.
You won't hear me talking about power, taking on KOMs, or discussing how to raise your FTP - but you will see my going on rides with my mates, sharing tips for beginners, reviewing gear, bikepacking, and exploring bike routes from south east London, and beyond!
The tent is a Nemo Dragonfly Osmo 1-person tent. I pack it, along with my mat, pillow and towel, rolled up in the frame bag, and the polls slide in the holster of the frame bag too
Thanks! I can't remember the exact model but it's a carbon fibre Whisky fork. The original had a creaking noise the bike shop weren't happy with (and the retailer I bought it from wanted me to send it back for 6 weeks for inspection - which during lockdown for me was not appealing!) so I used it as an opportunity to upgrade
Great video Jake, the red flashing light on the lantern is if you want to earn a bit of extra cash at night ha ha. On a more serious note, I put a porter rack on the front of my bike and it allows more bulkier stuff to be carried for longer trips which may assist you in the future.
Best of luck on your adventures - great set-up. Had a chuckle at the 3/4 thermarest haha. I didnt even know they made those and cant think of a reason to own one. We all make some silly rookie mistakes and laugh at them afterwards :)
Live and learn! The most confusing thing with the 3/4 length mat is that it brags about how high its R-value is - pretty redundant if half your body is on the floor! Cheers
The thing I don't love about stem bags is reducing access to your bars and different hand positions, particularly using the tops. To be honest my bikepacking trips haven't been too deep in the wilderness still so far (and I only have limited repair knowledge!) so don't bring much in the way of repair as I know I'd likely be able to reach a shop without too much hassle. Something for me to explore more and learn more about as I do more trips!
You mean the painted gutter with six cars parked in it every fifty metres, a bed of broken glass and a pedestrian stepping out in it every ten seconds? Give me a real bike lane and I’ll use it.
Also did my first 100km on my 2020 caad13. Though I was close ... 90+km before lockdown with my Decathlon Btwin. Many other firsts including 200km Audax on the caad13. Have recently moved on to a forever bike, Van Nicholas Skeiron Ti bike. Similar level of comfort and ride as the caad13.
1:10 Which of London's superb cycle superhighways are you using to demonstrate this point? I mean, I do get the point you're making, but I don't think that this is the best example. I regularly ride from Greenwich to Kensington, and the cycle lane is fantastic - it swaps from one side of the road to another a few times - and of course you have to stop and wait for the lights when this happens - but it's London: you'd be stopping at lights anyway. And you get a breather.
@@JakeMay You're forgiven - but given the subject of the video is basically 'cycle lanes are often terrible which is why they're hardly used' (which is something I agree is true), illustrating it with a *brilliant* cycle lane, which is used by *almost everyone who wants to cycle along The Embankment* seems a bit... odd?
@@hackdaniels7253 it still illustrates many of the points of the video. If you're trying to get somewhere as fast as possible, the road - which doesn't swap from one side to another, doesn't have pedestrians stepping out into it - would still be faster
The sidewalk is the designated “bike lane”. if you want to ride faster, go to a bike trail. If you want to make it to work on time without driving a car, use the bus or any other form of public transportation but if all else fails and you must ride your bike, just ride on the sidewalk. I cant see any logic or reason for a sane person to want to ride a bicycle in the street with distracted drivers, speeders and everything else that will put your life at risk. I get it, you have pride and ego you want to uphold and push onto everybody else, but when your dead because of a stupid decision to ride an unprotected unmotorized form of transportation that weighs less than 50 pounds in a public roadway you will have literally lost you life for no reason
How is existing in the road ‘pushing your ego onto other people’. And have you seen the pavements of London? Judging by your use of the term ‘sidewalk’ you’re an American/Canadian who might have seen a pedestrian three times in your life but in some countries, pedestrians are normal. And pavements are jam packed. Public transport is very poor in many cities and in others it can be very expensive. Cycling to work is a good way to both stay healthy and is accepted in many cultures outside North America.
This is the typical «It is your fault if you swim in shark waters» Don’t blame the drivers, they can be compared with sharks. I wonder how this works very well in countries like The Netherlands. Could it be that drivers take responsibility, there? Could it be that car isn’t king there? Could it be that safety rules over speed?
Cant believe how much better the weather looks down there. Up here in the East Midlands it has been proper garbage. Nice to see some sun and yellow fields.
Check out the full length video that this clip is taken from of our fun group ride around Kent with a load of mates! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tjEFPeN6iR0.htmlsi=Fhw7JbjwpI2xhCxF
