Orbea Gain Vs Pyrenees

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Finally, I made it into the Pyrenees, thanks to an unexpected lift from kind neighbours. All I had to do now was cycle 250km home from Andorra.
I’ve gone International!
Thanks as always to Altura; today for the excellent Vortex 2 Bar and frame bags, Progel Plus bib shorts, Icon socks and mitts www.altura.co.uk/ The less I say about the seat post pack the better though…why was it constructed so differently from the other bags?
And to Fat Lad at the Back for the Continental short-sleeved jersey, 10% discount with the code yakoridesagain at
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This stuff fits big people. Ask away if you have any questions about kit.
Thanks too to Coospo, for keeping me safe with their heart rate monitor: www.coospo.com/products/h9z-c...
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[@Xox0xox0xox0xoX]

sorry for all your technical issues.. what you did capture for us was utterly beautiful.. thanks for sharing these rides with us!! ~marmot

[@yakoridesagain]

You are a nice man, Marmot. Thank you. See you later!

[@richardhall263]

Wow, fantastic riding and you played the violin at the same time. We should change your name to maestro. What a great adventure thank you.

[@yakoridesagain]

Maestro is acceptable to me ;-) Thanks Ricardo

[@caahacky]

An exciting adventure Gareth.

[@yakoridesagain]

Many thanks John! I just uploaded pt 2 (but it’s not as good, ssshhh).

[@cyclopath9491]

Cool adventure 🙂

[@yakoridesagain]

Thanks as ever mate

[@iangaston446]

Oh you lucky man Gareth, Have been out riding but getting caught every time in heavy rain…what happened to summer in Ayrshire. They always say S*** happens

[@yakoridesagain]

Well I did get rained on…a bit! Maybe it’s time for you to move south Ian? Hope you get a dry ride in soon….

[@terryb392]

Very well done nice ride and climbing, very unfortunate about the range extender and your camera not good but one of those thing. Been a long hard slog of a day
I really love bridge architecture
Happy wedding anniversary .
Enjoy your evening

[@yakoridesagain]

Happily I seem to have sorted both extender and camera - I was all but ready to give up making these bl00dy vids at one point on this ride!
I’ll remember that you like bridges…
cheers Terry!

[@jameslowry6486]

Good video yako seamed a hard day at times but you battled on great stuff see you tomorrow cheers jim

[@yakoridesagain]

It was hard Jim, but a great new experience being in the big mountains. I need to spend more time there, not just hurry back!

[@theoldguyofwhinlatter157]

Hi Yako great to watch looked a tuff ride, I've got a range extender but my one cost £535 😢 but the extender and the bikes battery gives me 460 Watts 😊

[@yakoridesagain]

Yup, - I hope you’ve seen my DIY range extender vid? Make your own for peanuts, and it works better that the official extender? Free plans for everyone - I hated the idea that people were making boatloads out of this.

[@jeffsteiner5102]

I hate it when I rattle my bag apart!😂

[@yakoridesagain]

Oh no! I thought it was a one-off!

[@ShadowWilliams1265]

Fantastic 2 day tour! Now that it’s done, would you do it again? What would you do differently? Pros and cons? How bout stealth camping? You sure love those hills, don’t you? lol!

[@yakoridesagain]

well! Denice it is lovely to hear from you! ! it’s been soooo long?… 😉 …No, I had an great time, with hindsight, and infinite time, this would have been a multiple day thing, exploring the side roads and climbs rather than a helter-skelter dash to get home….which maybe we set ourselves when maybe, it’s cool to go our own speed…

[@grahambarker3845]

hard work pays off......no views without hillls and mountains

[@yakoridesagain]

Unless your neighbours give you a lift !-)

[@johnclugston614]

Great video. Thanks for the comparison. I have a question off topic if you don’t mind. I’ve got a 2019 orbea gain d10, original chain has worn, so bought a German connex brand I think it was and it’s been great. Decided to try the wax route and bought a couple of 11 speed e bike specific chains and they are extremely noisy. So bad I’ve put the half worn connex back on For the life of me I can’t find the specs for my bike so I can buy the same as the original chain. What chain do you recommend as I’ve got the same year bike as you? Thanks mate from Australia.

[@yakoridesagain]

Any normal road bike 11 speed chain will be fine John. I use KMC - same quality/life as Shimano for less cash. E-bike specific chairs are for mid-motors, where both the motor and rider put force through the chain. With our hub motors, it’s just us, so we don’t need those chains, which usually have thicker links, which is why they’re noisy.

[@johnclugston614]

Thanks mate. I’ll go the kmc. Pity about the ebike specific chains, hopefully I can give them to a mate

[@brianhalsall6264]

Another enjoyable video even if the start was in a stinking diesel fume filled sh#thole.

[@yakoridesagain]

It still had it’s charms…