Beaten By The Shropshire Hills.

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Welcome to the bicycle diaries!
This week I am away from home in a place called Ludlow in Shropshire. As you would expect, I have brought my bike with me and I hope to go out and do a couple of rides while I am here. The problem is that it is a part of the world that I don't know at all and I have never cycled here so I have had to create some routes using the Hammerhead dashboard and transfer them to my Karoo cycling computer.
Once it is on there, I can use the navigation and upcoming elevation features while I am out on my bike cycling the roads and hills of Shropshire!
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@hughgallagher7679 4 года назад

Great vid Leonard. Got to admire your honesty in getting beaten by that hill and not doing a creative edit. We've all been there, especially on unfamiliar rides. Nice part of the country.

@jeanbrubeck1565 4 года назад

Yes indeed, I have totally been there and well done Leonard for your honesty - it's so helpful for everyone to know that not everyone climbs like Chris Froome !

@waelabdelrhman1419 4 года назад

I was in the same situation last week, the climb was too tough for me, I appreciate your honesty

@lb7325 4 года назад

Keep the camera rolling on those 19% descents. Always willing to learn some creative epithets. Nice one Leonard.

@meandmyvelo6380 2 года назад

I found this very heartening. Having recently started cycling again I consider my lowest gear as getting off and walking. If you complete the ascent under your own steam, on or off the bike, it's a win in my book

@monrezee 4 года назад

As a Yank, just fun to say Shropshire.

@garymartin557 4 года назад

my neck of the woods. i use a 36t rear sprocket. try angel bank up clee hill, it's a beast.

@easyrider2589 4 года назад

Another outstanding Ride, I would have walked up the incline as well my friend! Good job finishing.

@richcrompton6891 4 года назад

Stunning Leonard. So nice to see some of my home roads captured so beautifully. Living so close to Leominster and Ludlow, it’s easy to take them for granted. Your video reminds me why I live here! Sorry I couldn’t make it on your Leominster run though. I had a busy day and my scheduled ride was a very early one! 45km around the Woolhope Dome in Herefordshire. It was bliss as part of the loop is closed to motor vehicles due to landslides last winter. Lovely and quiet! Lumpy though!

@velocybirr 4 года назад

Hills never lose and the best I can do is break even.

@lesreed6230 4 года назад

I stayed in Ludlow last year and I too was beaten by the Shropshire hills. The ride up into the centre of town beat me but I was towing a dog trailer with a 16kg dog. Lovely place to stay with an architecturally different shopping area.

@paulbradford6475 4 года назад

Terrific video, Leonard. I fully sympathize with you stopping half way up that hill. As an older guy I just have to accept that I'm not quite as fit as I was 40 years ago. At least when you stopped, you weren't passed by a some lithesome 17 year old girl as I was the other day.

@afreeman1980 4 года назад

Try Asterton bank at the back of the Longmynd, that's about the steepest Shropshire has to offer. I've lived in these Shropshire Hills most of my life but haven't climbed that since I turned 65.

@andywest6027 4 года назад

Mile-munching... I think that's the first time I've heard you use miles! :-) Shouldn't it be kilometre-krunching??

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Andy West Not thought of it like that. I’m definitely going to use kilometre Krunching from now on.

@Jonny_Red 4 года назад

The ride on the road from out the back of Ludlow Castle leading into mid Wales is absolutely stunning..I did that on an Audax-Sportive ride of 225km a few years back, then there was a lot of tough climbs around Newtown,Kerry, Dolfor and Sarn around 20miles on from there 👍👍

@chrisblackwood3047 4 года назад

It’s good to get out of your comfort zone sometimes trying something different. If you get a feeling of tipping back on the bike, get out the saddle putting more weight at the front of the bike ( if you have any energy left😄) .Great work and videos👍

@leighsouthall9524 4 года назад

Great Video, great work, nice to see a normal guy giving proper advice rather than an uber fit tosser pontificating lol

@mortenthenorwegian2875 4 года назад

Fantastic pictures. Can easily see you are a professional in this field. Very good work on the bike ride as well.

@freddydad1 4 года назад

Thats my localish area, i live not far just across the border in mid wales, shame you didn't get a chance to climb long mynd, thats a local horrer for the bike club.

@richardrawlings7750 2 года назад

Can confirm that Stoke Bank is a horrible climb on bike or on foot, you actually rode straight past my childhood home on your first ride.

@radiowavz 4 года назад

Thank you so much for your riding videos. Keep on keeping on.

@bradleyjones5932 2 года назад

Do you eat while riding, eg, energy bars, gels, plus energy drinks in your bidon?,

@glennoc8585 4 года назад

Beautiful.parts of the Midlands love to go back around there with.the bike.

@stevedog3934 4 года назад

Pop over to Ironbridge next time for some seriously evil little climbs

@sbrassard13 4 года назад

Good job big guy, too bad that nasty hill got to you and made you do the non so famous walk of shame! Appends to the best of us and part of the getting better every week as cardio, strength, and weight reduction blend in like a perfect cocktail! Hope you are not ridding that big hill on a 28t cassette there Leonard, if so ya need a 32 or 34t cassette if you do not want to meet the Lord prematurely doing the bacon dance while having a heart attack! Lol

@maxs6775 4 года назад

Doing the bacon dance lol

@bikenbeers 4 года назад

Nice to see some of your rides in other parts of England. Very surprised they don't take card payments under 10 GBP. Here is Australia it has pretty much gone cashless tap-and-go payments for everything since COVID 19 came to town. Nice video. Keep 'em coming.

@maxs6775 4 года назад

Banks charge for every transaction ! I think it is 35 p for under £5 ! So a shop selling some items might actually make a loss ! Cashless society , crazy , big brother is coming ! Goodbye freedom

@ronhoover5516 4 года назад

Great job Leonard! I always enjoy your videos.

@pirish28 4 года назад

Looks like you were really enjoying that ride on day 2, that hill on day 1 looked like a killer., may have to borrow the "mile munching" phrase. Love seeing the namesake towns of some Massachusetts places, Ludlow and Leominster (or as we pronounce in Mass, Lemon-stir)

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

I would’ve be a bit surprised for the people from that area settled that part of Massachusetts.

@Jeff.Slavich 4 года назад

I think that one of the things that I most appreciate about your rides/films is your honesty. I don't think that all youtubers would be willing to show that a hill beat them. For me, it just makes you real. I greatly appreciate that and I'm sure that I'm not the only one. I've been beaten by many a hill in my day, but I keep pushing. I truly look forward to getting back on the bike. I'm recovering from shoulder surgery and the doc says I'm about 5 months away. I knew I'd miss is, but didn't think I'd miss it this much. Cheers!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Hope you are back on the bike soon.

@timyaiser 4 года назад

Great video Leonard. Beautiful countryside. There’s nothing like riding roads you’ve never been on before as a cyclist. The mom at 1:55 gave you a little sideways look I think!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

A disapproving one!

@CycoWarriorx 4 года назад

Unfamiliar or unexpected hill climbs are the worst. We’ve all been there on bailing on one. I was literally cursing myself on my last ride cause I didn’t account for there being hills where I was riding. Ugh. Love the video Leonard!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Thanks Mark, it’s setting a bench mark for the next time we climb them!

@okirokoth4446 2 года назад

Leonard you're doing a good job and I feel this guy Nathan trying to debunk you is a mess.He's just a self conceited American who thinks nothing good can come from UK.

@jollygoodvelo 2 года назад

Nathan is actually a very good friend of the channel. I saw his video and thought it was very funny. He also makes some very many supportive and positive comments on the channel.

@markfeldman6509 4 года назад

Beautiful ride and video. That hill was a killer. No shame in walking 60 meters up the hill. Gutsy of you to take on a ride in an unfamiliar area not know what was coming your way. Stay well and keep riding!best wishes.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Thanks Mark, I’ll get it next time, hopefully!

@jensenhealey907efi 4 года назад

Leonard, can you tell us what sort of gearing you have on your Trek bike? Front chainrings and rear cassette

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

It’s a 50/34 on the front and an 11/28 on the back.

@davidord515 4 года назад

My daily easy blasting loop is 39k with 500m of climbing. If you live in hilly areas you just do it.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

You do indeed.

@garrycox9089 4 года назад

Garry Cox Aug 4, 2020, 8:25 PM PDT after my ride checked a segment,Salamander Way Shotgun ,time and speed totally incorrect ,i was doing 40 kilometre's not 22 my current pr is 1.06 at 28 ks,it said i took 1.30 ,i could have walked the segment faster,any idea's ,its a segment i do often for the local legends that STRAVA has introduced

@WheelersAtLarge 4 года назад

Well done... Always tough first time on an unknown climb of that gradient. You really need to zoom the elevation profile on the Karroo out a bit, that looked really intimidating. PS 25% extra is a lot 🤣

@TimLemonn 4 года назад

Don’t see it as being beaten, see it as setting a benchmark with your current fitness so you can return to smash the hills again in the future when you’re fitter. Keep up the good work!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Someone earlier said something very similar. It’s a great way of looking at it.

@chrisandsamlivingthedream 4 года назад

Good vid .. Ludlow looks lovley on bike .. cheers Chris & Sam

@leedorney 4 года назад

I was in Much Wenlock at NY, and done a bit of the area cept no riding but it's certainly rolling. You found hills Leonard, it's grim up North y'know (for hills) 🤪 lol...

@WigwamWalsall 4 года назад

Great video; really enjoyed it, and for someone lives on the Worcestershire and Shropshire boarder I know all about the ‘rolling hills’, again entertaining good effort, and thanks for sharing.

@asakurad 4 года назад

As soon as your video began, I had to crack open my A.E. Housman. What beautiful countryside!

@stevewebber4980 4 года назад

Great video again Leonard. I needed a break from the Dartmoor hills recently and took myself off to cycle and see the sights of Worcestershire for a week and then Wiltshire for another week. Lots of flat and gentle rolling countryside and on the whole quite good surfaces. Highly recommended if you want to get some miles in each day.

@garygray7945 4 года назад

Well as usual that was a great break from the perpetual gloomy news cycle. Nice music, great scenery and your visual perspective puts us all on the bike for the trip along with you. It was hills like that one that convinced me at 72 years old to get an ebike.Thanks for making and sharing.

@davesimmons8640 4 года назад

You weren't "beaten by the Shropshire Hills." You were "beaten by the Shropshire Hills that day." You'll bag them next time. Or the time after that. Hope you had a good family trip Is a market town a town that grew up around a market? That's a new phrase to this Texan. Another great video, Leonard! Thanks for sharing your country with us!!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

That’s a very philosophical way of looking at it. I will be sung that in future. Yes, a market town is one that has a weekly market granted by the Crown.

@davesimmons8640 4 года назад

@@jollygoodvelo I keep forgetting about the Crown's ability and power to do things like that. Thanks for the clarification. I learned even more from you today! Thanks, Leonard.!!

@randyeller8139 4 года назад

I think you did well under the circumstances! Lovely views. The gradient changes remind me a bit of around here. My only fault with using the BikeBrain app is the information is limited in regard to terrain changes. Might have to upgrade to the one you used.🤔 Great video!

@paulhadfield8006 3 года назад

Just rode the Mont Ventoux. on zwift what a boring hard ride have you done it will not being do it again boring

@jollygoodvelo 3 года назад

I can imagine it was. Try the real thing one day. It might be fun.

@Joiedevivredesilives 4 года назад

Some Ludlow roads are so steep And that's if you are driving

@ridewithgae1467 4 года назад

Great Video Leonard, That happen to all of us to get beaten by the road, especially hills

@204-v7z 4 года назад

Hi Leonard.. thank you for being such a good example for all of us.. I ride around in a part of Denmark that’s mostly flat so can’t say we that many challengers in that respect.

@PierreAlainMaire 4 года назад

Tap on the upcoming elevation map, and it will change its scale :-) Nice video, beautiful area !

@bbbart77 4 года назад

Beautiful countryside wish I was there. Nice video.

@sanoroo 4 года назад

A gorgeously historic town, Ludlow. Thanks for the brief look. My sense is an occasional “travelogue” in your videos may attract an entirely new viewer. Question: Do other bike computers (Garmin, Wahoo) show gradients as well as Karoo?

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Gordon Crow Yes, Ludlow is very historic. It was my first visit. As for the gradient display, I must admit that the Karoo is the only one I know for sure but the others may offer it.

@hughgallagher7679 4 года назад

My Wahoo Elemnt Bolt does show the gradient but its nowhere near as clear as on the Karoo.

@knightwish1623 4 года назад

Hi Gorden (same last name only mine ist spellt with an E) ... If you are looking for a bike computer and the Garmin's, Wahoo's and Karoo's are to expencive then I can recommend a iGPSport iGS50E which I use ... it can connect to speed/cadence and heart sensors and also shows gradients, it also uploads to Strava ... go to EMK-Sports on Ebay (English firm)

@cyclingsfatsuma9808 4 года назад

My lezyne does as an option. That said, it often says I'm riding underwater according to the live elevation read out (does anyone else have this issue?) even though it links to GPS and glonass. I assume they use different methods to target cruise missiles. I always have to correct elevation through Strava or the lezyne app. I wonder if it works better on preprogrammed routes where it loads actual map information

@gabej1893 4 года назад

Anybody else gasp audibly when the pedestrian stepped out?

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

GabeJ I did!

@nickc4716 4 года назад

Yep, did a big ride in Shropshire hills last year. Steep. Totally blew up on Asterton Bank.

@awlonghurst 4 года назад

Great video, gorgeous scenery. The drone footage was superb and I loved the soundtrack.

@kevster6244 4 года назад

Same happened to me in Yorkshire, then I realised I had an 11-25 cassette, that was swapped for a 28 very soon after.

@saveriodipoce2201 4 года назад

Hi Leonardo. Beautiful area and Town.I have not seen you out about lately with the high dish wheels.Would be curios to know the outcome.I would not worry to much about the hills.They are all ways going to be there to try them again in a better frame of mind.Ciao from Italy.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Hi Saverio, I am working on a review of those wheels as we speak so stay tuned!

@saveriodipoce2201 4 года назад

@@jollygoodvelo Thanks

@davidmartin305 4 года назад

Loving Ludlow and surrounding area, looks like fantastic for cycling.

@davehollingworth5537 4 года назад

Precisely the kind of rides I look forward to doing when I visit England. That the weather was good always helps, I suppose, but nonetheless good challenging rides (that hill !) and incredible scenery! Thanks. Hollers.

@jimlee3674 4 года назад

You've got the right name for Shropshire. Same as mine. Lovely part of the country. They say if you lick the walls of Ludlow Castle, you can taste the blood. You need a 22T ring to get up Stoke, and you didn't climb Killhorse Lane. Neither did you ride to Clee. Angelbank up the A4117 is a favourite with the local clubs to include in road races. It would be a Cat 2 if it was in the Tour de France. You could have carried on the Cleobury Mortimer, pronounced 'Clibbery Mortima'. Ludlow was a control point on my 200 Audax. Yes, my Audax went up Angelbank to Clibbery. The A49 is the major N-S trunk road which should be avoided. Brave souls use it on their LEJOG. Well done. You'll be back.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Those all sound like killer climbs. Well done for even attempting them.

@denwilson4445 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing some of your holiday time . Thanks to the Mrs. as well.

@garylucas7050 4 года назад

Butter smooth 😝.... isn’t butter slippery 🤗...keep up the good work

@joangregg4378 4 года назад

Don't feel bad. Walking is still climbing..😁

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

And it was much longer than the 60m walk that I said.

@floydie9255 4 года назад

Hi Leonard, Glad you had a good time in Shropshire, that was my old stomping ground many years ago before I moved to Wales.

@chrisphillips5630 4 года назад

great vlog. Don't bring your bike over to the peaks thats a pan flat route round these parts

@nicstacey3605 4 года назад

Fantastic blog Leonard, really enjoyed the views around Ludlow and brought back memories of my time there in 2018. That looked a monster climb on your first ride and the profile on your cycle computer, even though exaggerated looked absolutely horrendous! No shame in getting off and pushing. Second ride where is Lempster? Owh Leominster, never know it was pronounced that way! Where did you pick up the local lingo? See you Thursday.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Hey Tom, I had no idea it was pronounced like that until Di told me. See you Thursday.

@5492sparky 4 года назад

Great edit Leonard. I'm just down the road in Hereford from here. Great to get a little tour through the towns as I very rarely do go there and when I do i'm in the woods on the Mountain Bike. 👍

@pennyfarthing6847 4 года назад

Great video and I love the historic architecture! What a great place to live! Thanks

@CyclingWorld1 4 года назад

Get yourself to Epic Cycles for a look as great shop mate! (leave wallet in car btw) 👍🏻

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Where is that?

@CyclingWorld1 4 года назад

@@jollygoodvelo it's in Ludlow, great Shop next time you're there, classy. 👍🏻

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Thanks. I did look it up. Shame I didn’t know about it last week.

@CyclingWorld1 4 года назад

@@jollygoodvelo next time mate 👍🏻

@MrChippiechappie 4 года назад

Try climbing the Burway or Asterton bank they're real hills or Star bank in Staffordshire 15% + and it's 2 miles long I go by miles not killometers that's European.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Those climbs sound tough. We are European!

@davidburgess741 4 года назад

Riding Fixie so I look at it as obeying the law. Of physics! You actually can roll backwards.

@nigeltimms3582 4 года назад

loving your videos - if it helps you tap on the elevation display on the Karoo it will open up more distance/elevation - keep tapping and it will reveal the entire route - when it is fully extended there will be a reset elevation icon in the top right-hand corner - hope this helps you

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Nigel Timms Thanks Nigel.

@tinniswood2577 4 года назад

Nothing like unfamiliar roads to shake up the system a bit !

@kimdean8441 4 года назад

Haha brill, right in the middle of you saying you were thinking of what to do, up seamlessly popped a KFC advert 😃. Nice area though Leonard. Are you there on holiday?

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

They must know!

@Rob1Rich 4 года назад

Great video again and some beautiful typical British countryside. Is it my imagination or does the music go a little bit odd around 7.00? It's probably my imagination.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Hmmm, as far as I am aware, the music should be fine.

@joannelouiserodriguez5966 4 года назад

Great route like the town looks good plus a ride nice video m8 as always

@redtrummy 4 года назад

Did you get your sausages - great sausages in Ludlow!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

I didn’t know about the sausages. Shame as I do like them.

@terrynorton3182 4 года назад

I started to sweat when I saw that climb on the Karoo. Phew!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Imagine how I felt!

@heidijarvis777 4 года назад

I’m not sure I’d want to see a climb coming up or whether I just got on with it, but it sounded brutal, well done for giving it a go. Ludlow looks really pretty.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Ludlow was lovely. I might be a bit of a glutton for punishment seeing what’s coming but I do find it useful.

@janathompson627 4 года назад

Love England and Wales!Love the rides in different areas! Wish I were there.

@johnhix7400 4 года назад

Beautiful countryside though...

@bigmort6916 4 года назад

My home 🥰👍🏻

@nathanwoodruff9422 4 года назад

That is some beautiful scenery! I've got to make it out one day to come riding with you.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Yes, I look forward to that day too.

@pedropedro9613 4 года назад

When you turned left at the junction at 3:10 you should have stayed on the road without turning off. That road will take you up and over clee hill. Absolutely stunning views if you make it to the top 👍

@theclown888 4 года назад

Are there any resting spots/base camps you'd recommend to a foreigner planning a cycling trip around small town England?

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Just about any provincial town would be a great base for cycling.

@kendavis8647 4 года назад

While taking my morning break at work got a notification that a new video had been uploaded so I watched and made my break very enjoyable. Nice scenery in your area. I ride hills and stopping to rest is just a part of it. 15 percent grade is pretty steep too.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Ken Davis Ah, this isn’t my area. It’s about three hours from where I live.

@johnhix7400 4 года назад

Too many cars for me to make it enjoyable.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

It wasn’t too bad.

@Jaqaroo 4 года назад

That was great Leonard. England looks so nice in the summer sunshine.

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Oh to be in England in the Summer time with my love...

@jcsrst 4 года назад

You re so lucky to have such lovely scenery nearby to ride in! I love exploring and being on unfamiliar roads, for me that's one of the biggest joys of riding. Thanks for the vid! Always love the music you choose!!!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

It was about three hours from where I live but yes, it’s always fun exploring new places by bike.

@josephbalinski 4 года назад

Wonderful vid! Loved the scenery.

@ShinSuri 4 года назад

Really enjoyed this vid, would like to see more like this.

@redcupra 4 года назад

Have you ever ridden round buxton, leek there are some nice big hills round there. great vid very informative

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

I’ve ridden in Derbyshire once before around Matlock and Bakewell. There was a massive hill there as Weill that I ended up walking.

@stevewalter3742 4 года назад

👍

@briandineen7857 4 года назад

Love the rides. That was one nasty hill. You really needed an elevator or an assensor, I think is how the Spanish say it. One of those little hill trolleys on cables!

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Or a moped!

@billyb3689 4 года назад

The relatability of these videos is amazing

@markl2815 4 года назад

I bloody love you mate Great to see honesty and also see you getting though it regardless. The “mystery” element is an odd one. We have all the stats, inclines etc online ... but how to pace it, how to judge it etc when you’ve not a Scooby where you are really. Odd one. I’m just about to start a 400+ run on the St Jacques de Compostelle, over multi days obviously, after the valley to Cahors, I’ve no clue about any of it except it starts being “up and down” which is not big climbs but it ends up being up a climb, down a short descent, up another ... and repeat I bloody hate those due to no rest really ever Are you still Majorca-ing this year ?

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

Seeing a climb on paper has very little bearing on what it is like in reality. As for Mallorca, at present Spain and the islands have been removed from the air bridge list so it’s looking unlikely.

@markl2815 4 года назад

@@jollygoodvelo it’s a shame for you It isn’t only affecting Spain though, even while France is still on the ok list just now, worries have meant that we took €3000 plus of cancellations for end of season rescheduled bookings,yesterday alone, from Brits who are worried that France will get “Spained” With the quarantine by the U.K.And can’t risk it. Hence the Chemin .... may as well do something useful

@BMMB450 4 года назад

Why the shad glasses Leon, if it is cloudy like that in my place i would go for ride nacked lol. It would be fun and joy to go with you on ride on Road like this. Keep great vlogs comes. Great mate and big like 👍🏻

@jollygoodvelo 4 года назад

I use the shades when it is cloudy to prevent things like flies and dust getting in to my eyes!