Your son is the image of you! I applaud your riding Roy as I ride assisted I enjoy riding hills as I feel superhuman traversing up areas I could not unassisted! There are so many areas I feel privaliged to ride and enjoy the fresh air! Very good Video as always!
What a lovely film! New to your channel, but glad I found it. I've spent some time around New Alresford/Cheriton, so recognised a little of the area you were riding in. I'm lucky enough to ride with my son and am always apologising for slowing him down. Never joined a club for that reason; don't want anyone to have to wait for me. When you first caught up with the old tractor, it's wheels didn't appear to be moving! I know it's an optical illusion, but that sort of thing amuses me!
Good video Roy thanks. Your second day brought back lots of memories as I used to have a boat in Gosport and you rode right past the marina. Lovely area with Hill Head, Lee on Solent, Stokes Bay, Gosport - happy days.
Chapeau to you riding with your son. My son started leaving me for dead when he was thirteen. He raced mountain bikes and was pretty successful. Today he prefers driving! Before moving to France we lived not too far from Alresford. It's a lovely area but an expensive place to buy a house. Much flatter if you head towards the New Forest but it gets busy. Always nice for someone else to sort out the route, it takes all responsibility away.😀 I used to cycle to the Poole Sandbanks ferry and then cycle on to Corfe Castle. Forty or more years ago though. I did this many times and thought nothing of it. I just wish I still had those legs today. You mentioned a long night ride, was it the Dunwich Dynamo? Thanks for sharing the ride.
@@colinwellman9480 I’ve always wanted to do the DD, Colin, but this time I left Grantham at 10pm on almost the shortest night and rode to Skegness for the sunrise. Then on to Boston before turning for home. It was 135 miles and very cold overnight but hot the next morning. Great fun riding on dark deserted roads.
By pure happenstance, I've either owned or got to try all but the "Carback" including IGPsport and that unbranded one that goes for £40 ish on AliExpress, and although they all have their quirks the Gardia was the worst at the price point for the same reasons you had. Even the unbranded one, although lacking in range, did not suffer from nearly as many false positives. Currently, have the Magene and it's been pretty flawless.
As a bit of a natural climber, I've been guilty of taking a people on what I consider a "flat route" only to have them wishing terrible things upon me halfway through 🤣. Although to be fair I've been promised a "hilly one" only to be bitterly disappointed more than a few times.
Got a refund on my Gardia as well. I updated to the newest software but it was constant false alerts when no cars were there. Once or twice was livable per ride, but this was every few minutes. Very annoying. Got the Varia, and very happy with it.
I got a Garmin Varia radar in the Amazon Prime Day sale £119, and I am really pleased with it, I was surprised how far back it can detect vehicles if on a long straight section of road.
Area round Lee-on-Solent is where I first started regular cycling preparing for my first 'long' ride - 40 miles in the New Forest using a bike I still have, that was over 30 years ago. Not sure what the bike is but it has flat bars, hub dynamo and Sturmey Archer 3 speed gears which I recall were a little be random! I also used to work in Alresford. Gret Video, thank you for reminding me where my challenges started.
Looks a lovely area to ride. This is why I person gave up club riding and riding with others in general, thought I always held them up, so ride alone or it’s just hubs & I now. Skeg ride, some of our local roads part en-route. Old Bolingbroke just up the road from us still has a telephone box with a phone in it!
I use a small mirror fitted to the end of my drops. Being a car driver too i just find it intuitive to use and i wouldn't be without it now. I wouldn't want to rely on a flaky electronic unit. And the Garmin is still too expensive for me.
@@simonb6058 whatever works for you, Simon. What I will say is that the Garmin Varia is not ‘flaky’. It has never let me down once and I won’t ride without it.
Your son is the image of you! I applaud your riding Roy as I ride assisted I enjoy riding hills as I feel superhuman traversing up areas I could not unassisted! There are so many areas I feel privaliged to ride and enjoy the fresh air! Very good Video as always!
What a lovely film! New to your channel, but glad I found it. I've spent some time around New Alresford/Cheriton, so recognised a little of the area you were riding in.
I'm lucky enough to ride with my son and am always apologising for slowing him down. Never joined a club for that reason; don't want anyone to have to wait for me.
When you first caught up with the old tractor, it's wheels didn't appear to be moving! I know it's an optical illusion, but that sort of thing amuses me!
@@martinlower8247 I’m pleased you found it, Martin. Really good to have you along.
You can’t deny Johnathan is your son!👍🏴
@@robertallardice8119 he won’t like to hear that 😀
You should have used the Ribble Roy 🙂
@@MartinWright-eq4pl yes, that soon dawned on me.
Good video Roy thanks. Your second day brought back lots of memories as I used to have a boat in Gosport and you rode right past the marina. Lovely area with Hill Head, Lee on Solent, Stokes Bay, Gosport - happy days.
Chapeau to you riding with your son. My son started leaving me for dead when he was thirteen. He raced mountain bikes and was pretty successful. Today he prefers driving!
Before moving to France we lived not too far from Alresford. It's a lovely area but an expensive place to buy a house.
Much flatter if you head towards the New Forest but it gets busy.
Always nice for someone else to sort out the route, it takes all responsibility away.😀
I used to cycle to the Poole Sandbanks ferry and then cycle on to Corfe Castle. Forty or more years ago though.
I did this many times and thought nothing of it. I just wish I still had those legs today.
You mentioned a long night ride, was it the Dunwich Dynamo?
Thanks for sharing the ride.
@@colinwellman9480 I’ve always wanted to do the DD, Colin, but this time I left Grantham at 10pm on almost the shortest night and rode to Skegness for the sunrise. Then on to Boston before turning for home. It was 135 miles and very cold overnight but hot the next morning. Great fun riding on dark deserted roads.
By pure happenstance, I've either owned or got to try all but the "Carback" including IGPsport and that unbranded one that goes for £40 ish on AliExpress, and although they all have their quirks the Gardia was the worst at the price point for the same reasons you had. Even the unbranded one, although lacking in range, did not suffer from nearly as many false positives. Currently, have the Magene and it's been pretty flawless.
As a bit of a natural climber, I've been guilty of taking a people on what I consider a "flat route" only to have them wishing terrible things upon me halfway through 🤣. Although to be fair I've been promised a "hilly one" only to be bitterly disappointed more than a few times.
Welcome to my Rides with Roy 😂
Got a refund on my Gardia as well. I updated to the newest software but it was constant false alerts when no cars were there. Once or twice was livable per ride, but this was every few minutes. Very annoying. Got the Varia, and very happy with it.
I got a Garmin Varia radar in the Amazon Prime Day sale £119, and I am really pleased with it, I was surprised how far back it can detect vehicles if on a long straight section of road.
I use what I call the "Reverse LeMond" approach to deal with hills -- it doesn't get any harder, you just go slower 😁
Area round Lee-on-Solent is where I first started regular cycling preparing for my first 'long' ride - 40 miles in the New Forest using a bike I still have, that was over 30 years ago. Not sure what the bike is but it has flat bars, hub dynamo and Sturmey Archer 3 speed gears which I recall were a little be random! I also used to work in Alresford. Gret Video, thank you for reminding me where my challenges started.
@@jonk5755 that sounds like a classic! I’m pleased it brought back some good memories.
Looks a lovely area to ride. This is why I person gave up club riding and riding with others in general, thought I always held them up, so ride alone or it’s just hubs & I now. Skeg ride, some of our local roads part en-route. Old Bolingbroke just up the road from us still has a telephone box with a phone in it!
@@geraldinecoupland4162 that hill out of old Bolingbroke was less intimidating in the dark, Gez😀
@@RideWithRoy think most are in the dark Roy. We did a Wolds ride in the dark, I was worried but thoroughly enjoyed it
I use a small mirror fitted to the end of my drops. Being a car driver too i just find it intuitive to use and i wouldn't be without it now. I wouldn't want to rely on a flaky electronic unit. And the Garmin is still too expensive for me.
@@simonb6058 whatever works for you, Simon. What I will say is that the Garmin Varia is not ‘flaky’. It has never let me down once and I won’t ride without it.
Ask your son to take you to the Aerodrome cafe at Goodwood near Chichester. It is a popular cafe with cyclists and plane enthusiasts!
Will do - sounds perfect.
He definitely needs a RwR jersey … southern branch
@@greigs9384 not unless it’s made by Rapha 😀
Is rhat a redshift handlebar?
@@kevinmcbride6961 it is Kevin. I reviewed it in this one Is Redshift's Latest Gravel Bar Truly Top Shelf?
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I take it you don’t like hills🤔🤣
Whatever gave you that idea? 😀
@@RideWithRoy I’m not keen on them myself🥴thank goodness for the Ribble Al e😊