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Great video keep up the good work

Done various sections of this inculding Lochranza - Laggan Cottage to Sannox, Glen Rosa, Claughlands Ridge and Dyemill forest to name a few. Been to Arran numerous times mountain biking over the years, great watching your take on it thanks for sharing and great drone footage giving me ideas for mine cheers! 😁👍

"Kick in the bangin' royalty-free music" 😂😂😂 Love it!

Hi, could do with your opinion on a section in your video. Doing the West coast cycle trail in March. He takes the first of your gravel sections but could easily take the gravel track that hugs Loch Frisa and do it in the opposite direction to what you did. If you had to do one or the other which would it be?? Many thanks Ed

What tyres were you using on each bike please?

That's you we meet today at gravelfoyle ? I was on mtb with wife from Edinburgh

Great video ,Do you have have a list of rides or routes that don't have any hike a bike ?

Learning points: talk to the Ranger Service before you go to check the route is accessible to bikes at the time you want to go e.g. bridges open, consitions are ok. If they are closed, ask why e.g bridge maintenance... is their an alternative. Or is the bridge closed to close the route - protect the track from being trashed by bikes during wet conditions. Bikes do considerable damage to trails. A bike drags over 100% of the surface where as feet cause a compression force over approx 1/3rd the trail. Both do more damage in wet conditions, but bikes do considerably more. The Ranger service accept donations to help repair trails. Many also run volunteer path maintenance events.

This looks like a great circuit for the shorter days, though I think I'd also be pushing up the steep and loose stuff. I'm aware that you have an extensive back catalogue on YT that I look forward to exploring more, but are you still making new vids? (as of Dec2024). I've really enjoyed the ones I've seen so far. Merry Christmas!

I've just discovered your channel , great video , Could you suggest routes with no Hike a bike at 61 I really don't fancy it lol .

Another nice video, must give it a try. So, the choice - gravel bike or eMTB? Not the only choice - I use an electric gravel bike, suits my bionic knee and my approaching 3 score years and 10! Keep up the good work Rusty.

Dreadfully music!

Hi Rusty, great video, am booked to ride Aberfoyle after watching that one. I do have a question, what is the Evoc pack you use and what are your thoughts on it?

Thanks

love the brown tires for me

I think I’d be doing everything I could to rid the bike of that irritating noise at the front end near the end of the video before riding it again. That would drive me mad ! 😂

From that bothy , unless you are crossing Abhainn Rath at Luibeilt to Kinlochleven do not try and bike over and around beyond Meannanach and towards Staoineag to get to the head of Loch Treig.... Did this as a "team building" piece of nonsense with my work in 2019 and it is hike, carry, throw a bike over the ditches and stepping stones from Meannach (we stayed in Staoineag bothy) but not even suitable for MTB (let alone a "gravel" drop bar rigid !), pure riparian bog, knee deep most of the way... I'm wary of any OS tracks that aren't marked as double broken lines these days!!

Very well done. Captured all the best bits of a hidden gem. Looking forward to more.

A cardio machine

Your link to buy me a coffee isn't working Rusty!

Hi Rusty, really enjoying your videos. A group of us are heading up to Killin next year for a few days mountain biking. I spotted your 3 Glens killin loop and thought it would be excellent for our group. We are an elderly group so most of us on e-MTB's now and although your is a gravel route, it will be fine for us. I couldn't find the GPX file for this one, do you still have it?

Great video, thanks. Better with a suspension bike. Straight rigid forks no use.

Nice to see you were responsible with the drone... some folks just want the glory shots, no matter what 👌

A little bit nippy at the end of June… oh how I miss the UK 😂😂😂 love from Italy 👍

definitely gonna do this next year!

I like the tread pattern on those tyers. 🇨🇦 Visiting here near Loch Lomond, and on the lookout for routes to ride. Found a few, thanks!😁👍

Thanks for sharing & making this vid 👏😁

Hey I’m watching this for the second time😊 I live in Muir of ord and plan to cycle over to struy one day and was wondering if you can remember how far it would be from the dam over to struy? In miles please?🤪

Your aside about the camper vans was unnecessary. Otherwise a lovely video.

I would guess that the no entry signs where because you were on the forest drive, and cars are more limited where they can go.😊

Just bought this years version with a 10\51 rear cassette absolutely a game changer 33MPH downhill not really spinning out

The Lomond Hills are deceptive - mere nipples on the skyline when viewed from Edinburgh but fulsome paps when you get close up! You managed more riding than I did on East Lomond, when I carried up pretty much all the way from Falkland (heavy old MTB) - a good workout. If you missed it, the descent of Glen Vale is worth going back for - delightful.

A nice adventure and a good learning experience; I'm guessing there are parts of the route you would avoid if returning, but most of it looked enjoyable. Finding new routes close to home becomes ever more difficult and therefore satisfying when it works out.

Hi hope you can help looking at getting the planet x tempest I am 6.2ft and don't know what to get large or xl any evidence would be helpful thanks

Fabulous as always Rusty, really appreciate the time and effort that goes into your videos. Will try this one out with my e-gravel bike - is that allowed, not sure but hey I'm 67 now so I'll cut myself some slack! Keep up the good work. 👍

My respectful contribution would be to suggest you look at the cassette/derailleur of your gravel bike for a lower option. Also that perhaps your mtb is too small. Your knees and wrists align - which suggests you need a 70/80 stem... Good riding!

So, this is how it was in times BC (before commentary) and BB (before Bianchi). You've come a long way since, both in distance and video production quality - nice to see the evolution. You'll be on an e-bike next .....

Nice route and great vid Rusty. I wonder whether you find yourself running out of gears on the 1 x Bianchi, at either end. Also, whether the rougher sections would be more comfortable on a hardtail. Of course with a MTB you would sacrifice speed on the flatter sections. Each has its benefits I guess.

Just discovered your channel 2 weeks ago and I spent a very relaxing hour watching your first Scotland from above the scenery and music combine to take you on a wonderful journey over this beautiful country the drone footage is first class so smooth. What kind of drone do you use ?

Enjoying your videos and your constant mispronouncing of Scottish words😂 also glen lyon might be the longest GLEN how ever Loch Ness is the longest Loch! Two different things🤣

Ever fancy a mountain biker for company give me a shout

Love the music very relaxing

Unnecessary facts are a welcome feature - I like the nuggets of history, geography etc. as they provide an extra layer of interest. Cycling videos that focus only on the route, terrain, kit, distance etc. can become a bit dull after a while. Putting the route into a wider context allows you to differentiate your channel from the 'pure' cycling fodder, of which there is ample on YT. Enjoyed the video and will give the route a go; thanks for sharing.

Once again, your route highlights 'new' trails in an area I thought I knew well. Thanks for the time and effort you put into exploration and filming.

The first time I did Laggan to Sannox, I was covered in ticks!

Thanks for the great review! I‘m riding a Bianchi Arcadex as well and I‘m loving it 😍 Mine is equipped with Campagnolo Ekar 1x13 (10-44 Cassette). Enjoy riding 🚵🏼‍♂️

Great video and helped me choose a gravel bike, thanks.

Amazing footage!

Some pretty remote and rugged country there, some of it more suited to a mountain bike as others have said. This vid shows the limitations of a gravel bike on more broken terrain. If you are into geology you'd enjoy the Berwickshire Coastal Path - it runs close to Hutton's Unconformity near Cockburnspath.