Wow, so beautiful! On our backpacking trip this weekend, we saw quite a few mountain bikes on the mountain trails, including some eBikes like yours. Would’ve been tough riding. What you were riding there looked very advanced! Love the “turn right on the A12”!!! Great video as always! Happy hiking!!
Well i took your advice and didn't wait till next year, after 5 months gradually acquiring kit from sales and bargain bins, I now have enough to be well equipped for day hikes and any be prepared for any weather. I have been on several 8 / 9 hour walks and although in a boringly flat part of the country have found enough lovely bits of county side within an hours drive. not quite sorted for overnight camping yet but getting there, thanks so much for the inspiration and the encouragement to get out there, as said before, watching yours and a couple of other channels has really re-ignited my passion for the outdoors, look forward to watching the rest of your trip. Cheers guys
Excellent stuff Austin and Lucy. Cracking park up with stunning views. Think I'll leave the biking to you and Lucy😜 Looking forward to the rest of your roadtrip. Take care both...............Andy.
I was so gutted that episode finished, really love watching your video's and can't wait for the next one, hope to get out biking myself someday soon. Keep the video's coming.
Thank you 👍. Im making these quite short as I think they’ll get a bit boring for non riders so they should be up fairly regularly. Can’t say enough about riding , there’s just something about it 👍
Great to see your latest episode. I lived and worked in a mountain centre near Port Madoc in my early twenties for about three years, loads of climbing mountaineering and canoeing, happy days North Wales has a special place in my heart, no bike trails in those days but explored on 175cc Enduros when the park rangers weren't looking. Thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing the rest of your holiday, stay safe and best regards Paul D
Thank you. North Wales is our definite favourite, it really has it all . 175 Enduros , the good old days. My old woods bike was a beaten up DT , still miss it 🙄Cheers.
Hi Austin and Lucy , yea im up to date now lol just love your videos and love North Wales spend lots of good times there when my kids were little both in their 50's now , giving my age away now lol fabulous video as always thanks from Granny in Warwickshire lol 😊
God's own country, I do miss Wales when I am away. But you do show Wales as it is, and how it could be better, for everyone. Greets from almost tropical Aberystwyth 🙄 Thanks for sharing with us.
Hi Austin and Lucy, first to comment !, well it seems the start of your holiday was blessed with lovely weather and a nice place to park up for the evening, When I was younger I would have loved to have progressed from my Raleigh Chopper Bike with cowhorn handlebars to one of these electric trail bikes, but alas all i had was my 26" sit up and beg bike with Sturmey Archer 3 speed gears complete with Karimoor Panniers on the front and back wheels and a matching map bag on the handlebars, it served me very well with camping trips to places like Long Mynd, The Clee Hills, in Shropshire, Youth Hostel Trips to Ludlow, Wilderhope Manor, Llangollen, Bakewell, Buxton, no GPS to guide me along the way, just my trusty os map and maybe a compass, how things have changed, Nowadays I have a smartphone with the full 1:50.000 OS Maps on there along with Memory Maps and I understand many GPS's come preloaded with them, These days I have a DJI action cam, a Drone which someone bought me for my birthday recently and it still hasn't been out of the box cos I don't know what I'm doing with it but I have been assured that help is not far away, I was in a Rambling club for many years, how I would have loved to have had all these high tech gadgets back in the 70's, so yes A & L its great to see you on these bikes with all the gizmo's, cameras straddling your helmets and all of you looking super fit, I did send you an email on the 26th August but then you mentioned that you were going on holiday for a couple of weeks, anyway nice interesting video, lots of super views, and looking forward to part two, cheers guys, catch you soon.....Mike
Hi Mike . We had a great time on this trip and only had a couple of wet days over the two weeks . Yes modern tech is amazing . There’s still a lot of nay sayers out there when it comes to things like gps. I love it and rarely use a map when we’re out nowadays, so it’s the map and compass that’s the back up now. My Garmin for the bike is incredible. I can drop a pin anywhere in the UK and it will navigate me via bridleways , forest roads and cycle ways perfectly . If you want to go for a road ride and want to do 25 miles you can hit a button and it will give you a choice of 25 mile circular routes back to your door. It really is amazing. I need to sort out a better system for riding with as the mic is quite awkward on the bike and the camera is heavy mounted up there. I have to tighten the helmet so much it leaves dents in my head ! . I loved the old chopper . I had a Raleigh commando then built up an old tracker bike which was the early mountain bike really . 8 speed racer frame with cow horns and knobbly tyres , such a good bike and what started it all off for me . You certainly got around on your bike by the sounds of it. I don’t remember seeing your email to be honest but I may well have emptied my mail without realising so sorry if that’s the case . I wouldn’t worry about getting the drone out , you’ll be amazed how user friendly they are. I think they are set in beginner mode to start with anyway so you’ll be fine. Hope Clare is well .
Hi Neil hope you are well . It was such a great trip and well needed to , as you say , escape the madness. Especially for lucy as she hasn’t stopped since it all started. Looks like the lockdown rules are going to be tightened again here soon so I’m glad we got the trip in 👍. Take care .
Awesome! Love it up there, you can get on to the old railway line that’s been converted to a path and ride out to a nice pub on the estuary and on to Barmouth,
Thanks . Is that the one that leads to the old burnt down pub and past the bunkhouse? I think we may have ridden it from Trwsfynnyd (badly spelt) to The bike centre years ago before the pub went up ?
2 Feet Forward its the other side of main road it goes from Dolgellau to Barmouth past the wooden toll bridge next to George 3rd hotel with the pub next door
Great to see you both out and about after what has been a nuts year..... that park up looks awesome, can you divulge where it was? We Coed y Brenin a lot and have bottled staying the night too!!!!!
Hi guys and thanks . I Can’t remember the name for the life of me but there is Cymmer Abbey on the road and a campsite . Lucy will remember so I’ll let you know when she’s back from work 👍
Oh got so excited when we saw this vid.. long time since we rode at Coed y Brenin.. we really enjoyed Penmachno not too far from there.. can't wait for the next part.. and cheers for the shout out.. nice to watch something different.. ATB.. R&D :):)
Thank you for the heads up 👍. It’s a great area for riding , we enjoyed the Penmachno as well . It’s nice to see parts of the forest you’d never see unless the trails were there and it’s just so good to get back on the bikes again. Take care guys and how you coming on with getting an ebike Roger ? Lol
@@2FeetForward Austin I get it every weekend.. I NEED ELECTRICITY.. think we need to see how work goes and maybe look at it after Xmas.. the only thing is.. if he gets one then I have to have one too.. lol.. Diane.
Sounds like your going to have a grate trip. You have a bike rack like me, I love it on the back of my van. I have just got back from Scotland and the lake district. I need to do some bike parks up there
It really was a good one . The rack is ace and so much better now we don’t have a bike in the back all the time . Can’t recommend the bike parks enough especially as they are so family friendly now . How you doing with getting your other half on an ebike ?
Two weeks with an option of more sounds nice to me, especially if you can maintain that brilliant weather. Looks like a real fun days biking and the generator looked great to charge up everything. There is too much cleaver tech about now, cannot get away with anything nowadays lol. I hate driving but with views like that, I think I would be happy, cheers Alan
Thanks Max . Hope all is well .It was great to get away especially for lucy as she hasn’t stopped . For me it was just great to get back in the hills on two wheels again!
Cheers Paul 👍. There is a kit vid on our channel prior to our Swiss adventure which is all the same gear still but I should do a bike kit vid . Maybe I’ll do one on the next bike packing overnighter 👍
Nice vid guys looks like a lot of fun. When you pointed at the mountains I was sure you were going to recognise Cadair Idris but you didn't mention it.
Thank you, haha that’s our favourite mountain as well so I don’t know why I didn’t put it in the vid .we did mention it but for some reason I edited it out so I’ve made sure it’s in the next one 👍
@@2FeetForward That was why I thought it so odd that you didn't mention it, you enjoyed your camp there so much (even wild swam in Llyn Cau lol) and must have driven past it on the way to your spot here. I've not been up many mountains but it's my favourite too.
Thank you. We were meant to be in the Pyrenees on this one but due to the virus we thought it wise to stay in the UK . The trouble is the government keep adding countries to the ‘naughty’ list so we can’t really plan anything for the foreseeable future . As soon as any form of normality returns we’ll be straight over to Europe 🚐👍
What a great video. Fantastic day out and about. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us and we look forward to the next one.
Thank you 👍
Wow, so beautiful! On our backpacking trip this weekend, we saw quite a few mountain bikes on the mountain trails, including some eBikes like yours. Would’ve been tough riding. What you were riding there looked very advanced! Love the “turn right on the A12”!!! Great video as always! Happy hiking!!
Thanks for all the great films peter devon
Thank you 👍
Well i took your advice and didn't wait till next year, after 5 months gradually acquiring kit from sales and bargain bins, I now have enough to be well equipped for day hikes and any be prepared for any weather. I have been on several 8 / 9 hour walks and although in a boringly flat part of the country have found enough lovely bits of county side within an hours drive. not quite sorted for overnight camping yet but getting there, thanks so much for the inspiration and the encouragement to get out there, as said before, watching yours and a couple of other channels has really re-ignited my passion for the outdoors, look forward to watching the rest of your trip. Cheers guys
Nice one Graeme that’s great to hear 👍. It certainly is a superb way to spend your spare time and even more so in these times I think . Happy hiking 👍
Beautiful spot. Thanks for the video. 🙂👍
Thank you 👍
Absolutely brilliant hope you enjoy the time off. Great views. Keep them coming.
Thank you, it was a great couple of weeks and well needed 👍
Looks like an amazing start to the trip, thanks for sharing
Thank you, it really was a great trip 👍
The Sunset were..Spectacular....Your Trip is Inspirational...Thank You Can't wait until the Next Part of Your Adventure
Thank you. There’s a sunrise coming up that was just perfect 👌 The next one shouldn’t be long 👍
Great video! I can’t wait until the next one!
Thank you 👍
look forward to the next one...great stuff on the bikes looked exhilarating! Take care
Thank you 👍
Cool,i have a van on the camp site next to the bridge pool happy to see you guys there .
Thank you, it really is a great spot isn’t it 👍
Excellent stuff Austin and Lucy. Cracking park up with stunning views. Think I'll leave the biking to you and Lucy😜 Looking forward to the rest of your roadtrip.
Take care both...............Andy.
Cheers Andy. Been keeping an eye on the weather up there and boy did you pick the right week 👍🌞. Enjoy!
@@2FeetForward We sure did mate 👍
I was so gutted that episode finished, really love watching your video's and can't wait for the next one, hope to get out biking myself someday soon. Keep the video's coming.
Thank you 👍. Im making these quite short as I think they’ll get a bit boring for non riders so they should be up fairly regularly. Can’t say enough about riding , there’s just something about it 👍
Glad for you tow had a fantastic time in your RV in the beutyfull UK! Barbro Sweden
Thank you Barbro .It was a fantastic trip and well needed with all that’s been going on 👍Hope all is well .
Great to see your latest episode. I lived and worked in a mountain centre near Port Madoc in my early twenties for about three years, loads of climbing mountaineering and canoeing, happy days North Wales has a special place in my heart, no bike trails in those days but explored on 175cc Enduros when the park rangers weren't looking. Thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing the rest of your holiday, stay safe and best regards Paul D
Thank you. North Wales is our definite favourite, it really has it all . 175 Enduros , the good old days. My old woods bike was a beaten up DT , still miss it 🙄Cheers.
Great video, I’m looking forward to seeing more of your trip 🙂
Thank you 👍
Hi Austin and Lucy , yea im up to date now lol just love your videos and love North Wales spend lots of good times there when my kids were little both in their 50's now , giving my age away now lol fabulous video as always thanks from Granny in Warwickshire lol 😊
Hi , thank you . Funnily enough my Nan used to live in Warwickshire too lol.
God's own country, I do miss Wales when I am away. But you do show Wales as it is, and how it could be better, for everyone. Greets from almost tropical Aberystwyth 🙄 Thanks for sharing with us.
Hello mate . Our favourite place on earth no question. Can’t wait to go back every time 👍
Great vid guys, we was in that area for a few days last week and stopped off in that very stop 😁
Beautiful
Thank you, it really is a cracking spot isn’t it 👍
Coed Y Brenin in a beautiful place. Spent a week riding there in July. Going back next month again! Great video Austin.
Thank you 👍. It’s a stunning place to ride and I like the way you get to see parts of the forest you never would otherwise . Have a great time 👍
Nice to see you both back out.
Thanks Phil 👍
Hi Austin and Lucy, first to comment !, well it seems the start of your holiday was blessed with lovely weather and a nice place to park up for the evening, When I was younger I would have loved to have progressed from my Raleigh Chopper Bike with cowhorn handlebars to one of these electric trail bikes, but alas all i had was my 26" sit up and beg bike with Sturmey Archer 3 speed gears complete with Karimoor Panniers on the front and back wheels and a matching map bag on the handlebars, it served me very well with camping trips to places like Long Mynd, The Clee Hills, in Shropshire, Youth Hostel Trips to Ludlow, Wilderhope Manor, Llangollen, Bakewell, Buxton, no GPS to guide me along the way, just my trusty os map and maybe a compass, how things have changed, Nowadays I have a smartphone with the full 1:50.000 OS Maps on there along with Memory Maps and I understand many GPS's come preloaded with them, These days I have a DJI action cam, a Drone which someone bought me for my birthday recently and it still hasn't been out of the box cos I don't know what I'm doing with it but I have been assured that help is not far away, I was in a Rambling club for many years, how I would have loved to have had all these high tech gadgets back in the 70's, so yes A & L its great to see you on these bikes with all the gizmo's, cameras straddling your helmets and all of you looking super fit, I did send you an email on the 26th August but then you mentioned that you were going on holiday for a couple of weeks, anyway nice interesting video, lots of super views, and looking forward to part two, cheers guys, catch you soon.....Mike
Hi Mike . We had a great time on this trip and only had a couple of wet days over the two weeks . Yes modern tech is amazing . There’s still a lot of nay sayers out there when it comes to things like gps. I love it and rarely use a map when we’re out nowadays, so it’s the map and compass that’s the back up now. My Garmin for the bike is incredible. I can drop a pin anywhere in the UK and it will navigate me via bridleways , forest roads and cycle ways perfectly . If you want to go for a road ride and want to do 25 miles you can hit a button and it will give you a choice of 25 mile circular routes back to your door. It really is amazing. I need to sort out a better system for riding with as the mic is quite awkward on the bike and the camera is heavy mounted up there. I have to tighten the helmet so much it leaves dents in my head ! .
I loved the old chopper . I had a Raleigh commando then built up an old tracker bike which was the early mountain bike really . 8 speed racer frame with cow horns and knobbly tyres , such a good bike and what started it all off for me . You certainly got around on your bike by the sounds of it.
I don’t remember seeing your email to be honest but I may well have emptied my mail without realising so sorry if that’s the case .
I wouldn’t worry about getting the drone out , you’ll be amazed how user friendly they are. I think they are set in beginner mode to start with anyway so you’ll be fine. Hope Clare is well .
Those trails look amazing! Will have to check them out. Loving the Nespresso machine!
Can’t recommend Coed y Brenin enough 👍. Couldn’t resist taking the Nespresso now we have the genny 👍
Great to see you out and about again, especially with the craziness going on. Enjoy your vacation. Neil in Chicago
Hi Neil hope you are well . It was such a great trip and well needed to , as you say , escape the madness. Especially for lucy as she hasn’t stopped since it all started. Looks like the lockdown rules are going to be tightened again here soon so I’m glad we got the trip in 👍. Take care .
Awesome! Love it up there, you can get on to the old railway line that’s been converted to a path and ride out to a nice pub on the estuary and on to Barmouth,
Thanks . Is that the one that leads to the old burnt down pub and past the bunkhouse? I think we may have ridden it from Trwsfynnyd (badly spelt) to The bike centre years ago before the pub went up ?
2 Feet Forward its the other side of main road it goes from Dolgellau to Barmouth past the wooden toll bridge next to George 3rd hotel with the pub next door
Great to see you both out and about after what has been a nuts year..... that park up looks awesome, can you divulge where it was? We Coed y Brenin a lot and have bottled staying the night too!!!!!
Hi guys and thanks . I Can’t remember the name for the life of me but there is Cymmer Abbey on the road and a campsite . Lucy will remember so I’ll let you know when she’s back from work 👍
@@2FeetForward Thanks Austin.....
here it is guys 👍 goo.gl/maps/AnVsfB9L7H7ZDYQQ9
Oh got so excited when we saw this vid.. long time since we rode at Coed y Brenin.. we really enjoyed Penmachno not too far from there.. can't wait for the next part.. and cheers for the shout out.. nice to watch something different.. ATB.. R&D :):)
Thank you for the heads up 👍. It’s a great area for riding , we enjoyed the Penmachno as well . It’s nice to see parts of the forest you’d never see unless the trails were there and it’s just so good to get back on the bikes again. Take care guys and how you coming on with getting an ebike Roger ? Lol
@@2FeetForward Austin I get it every weekend.. I NEED ELECTRICITY.. think we need to see how work goes and maybe look at it after Xmas.. the only thing is.. if he gets one then I have to have one too.. lol.. Diane.
Sounds like your going to have a grate trip. You have a bike rack like me, I love it on the back of my van. I have just got back from Scotland and the lake district. I need to do some bike parks up there
It really was a good one . The rack is ace and so much better now we don’t have a bike in the back all the time . Can’t recommend the bike parks enough especially as they are so family friendly now . How you doing with getting your other half on an ebike ?
@@2FeetForward not got him on one yet but I am going to hire him one on a day trip without telling him. Till we get there. Lol
Always an engaging episode to watch Austin n' Lucy, And you were right on my claim at the secret river lol. Looking forward to the next one.
Cheers mate . Is it the first bridge on the ride then?
@@2FeetForward Its near the footbridge at Tyddyn Gwladys. When you went up the 470 it's the right turn before the trail centre.
Two weeks with an option of more sounds nice to me, especially if you can maintain that brilliant weather. Looks like a real fun days biking and the generator looked great to charge up everything. There is too much cleaver tech about now, cannot get away with anything nowadays lol. I hate driving but with views like that, I think I would be happy, cheers Alan
We were pretty lucky overall, we only had two wet days in the two weeks 👍
Looking froward to the future videos of this trip... Be safe and have fun my friends. crazy ride!
Thanks Max . Hope all is well .It was great to get away especially for lucy as she hasn’t stopped . For me it was just great to get back in the hills on two wheels again!
I'm a big fan. Would really appreciate a couple of posts on your 'kit' for both backpacking and biking.
Thanks Paul!
Cheers Paul 👍. There is a kit vid on our channel prior to our Swiss adventure which is all the same gear still but I should do a bike kit vid . Maybe I’ll do one on the next bike packing overnighter 👍
The Trails looked brilliant,I’m doing Dalby near me next week.Looking forward to the next video
Thanks Paul.
They really are . Dalby will be great . Isn’t there an Olympic xc loop there ? I’ve heard it’s a good one anyway . Have a good one 👍
I know that spot very well and should be back there in a few weeks, can't wait.
It’s a cracking spot for sure ,I’m just looking for an excuse to head back there 👍. Have a great time 👍
Nice vid guys looks like a lot of fun. When you pointed at the mountains I was sure you were going to recognise Cadair Idris but you didn't mention it.
Thank you, haha that’s our favourite mountain as well so I don’t know why I didn’t put it in the vid .we did mention it but for some reason I edited it out so I’ve made sure it’s in the next one 👍
@@2FeetForward That was why I thought it so odd that you didn't mention it, you enjoyed your camp there so much (even wild swam in Llyn Cau lol) and must have driven past it on the way to your spot here.
I've not been up many mountains but it's my favourite too.
Pretty country. Being a hobby landscape photographer, traveling with me would , OH, so slow. Take forever to reach a destination.
Haha , I drive Lucy mad sometimes with stopping all the time . It’s so beautiful round every turn in Wales 🏴👌
I have zero interest in mountain biking but think your videos are great.Are you planning to tour abroad again soon?
Thank you. We were meant to be in the Pyrenees on this one but due to the virus we thought it wise to stay in the UK . The trouble is the government keep adding countries to the ‘naughty’ list so we can’t really plan anything for the foreseeable future . As soon as any form of normality returns we’ll be straight over to Europe 🚐👍
Were you recording Lucy's snoring at the end? Cruel man!
Haha . No , never 😉