If you’re thinking of doing London to Paris I’ve linked the routes I put together in the description. Let me know if you’re thinking of doing it, or if you have any questions! ✌🏼 Ps. Should I make this my first and last TH-cam video or would you want to see more adventures!? 👀
Bravo Grant! Fun to see you in France (I'm a Canadian living in France). I thought I could shed some light on some of your questions: Gisors is pronounced with a soft G, which we don't really use in English, but like a French J (Je) : Jeez-or. You were at a normal McDonald's, but many of them also include McCafés, meaning there's a coffee counter with more coffee drink options as well as sweets like macarons, muffins, pastries, etc. If you eat in at a fast-food restaurant, they're no longer allowed to use throw away containers, hence the plastic fry container and real glass. They're trying to cut down on waste. Hope you're recovering nicely from your adventure!
Amazing well done !! :) Great video, inspiring I'm about to go on my first solo bike travel next week so thanks for the video and a reminder to enjoy the rides ! :)
@@louisebremner7802Thanks Louise! 👊🏼 More vlogs definitely on the cards… waiting on an injury to heal then I can plan some more mad stuff to document 💪🏼
Absolutely loved this, mate. I know this video was 5 months ago now, so I'm not sure if you're thinking of doing more videos, but you absolutely should. My first proper video was my London to Paris ride in 2022 with my mate and it kickstarted my decision to make more videos. Did the ride again this year but with more friends, which made it so much easier. Chapeau on doing this on your own then. Tres Impressive. Was great to see how parts of your ride were so similar to ours too. Was like reliving both rides all over again. Defo looking forward to seeing more videos from you. 💪🏼
Thanks so much for this comment mate. Just checked out your content, great stuff! I’m definitely going to pick up the camera again too… had a torn tendon in my ankle that I’m recovering from but on the mend now so more adventures pending! 💪🏼
I did London to Paris in 2022 with Global Adventure Challenge. Beginning from Croydon, we went to Dover (over the North Downs, VERY hilly!), across the Channel to Calais and that was Day 1, 86 miles. From Calais to Amiens was day 2, 103 miles of lovely French roads (like glass compared to our potholed shockers). Day three was from Amiens to Chantilly, the lovely Hotel Mercure (the glitziest hotel a peasant like me was ever in), 63 miles for the day. Day 4 took us into Paris (and I thought London motorists were bad!). Rode down part of the Champs Elysee, met up in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower for the medal celebration, and then overnighted in Novotel Paris. 40 miles. Day 5 was a sightseeing day until we caught the Eurostar for the journey home. If they had asked for volunteers to cycle all the way home again I would have been at the front of the queue. By the way, at the time I was 74 years old. The best thing I have done in my life.😁
This sounds like an incredible trip… A core life memory indeed! You took the serious route… My route was a bit of a ‘freestyle’ bastardised from various things I’d seen. I can imagine the north downs made for a brutal day - I found London to Newhaven tough enough! Well done to you for staying active in your 70’s. I find excuses in my 30’s but I know the older I get the more important it is! Are you still cycling now? I need to plan another bike adventure soon.
Enjoyed watching this! For a small channel, you've deffo got the minerals for the vlogging and quality filming 😬 Inspiring me to take on something like this 👌
@@luke-ve8jb Cheers mate! Definitely not needed but a ‘nice to have’. I used them for comfort as these ones were on risers above the handlebars, so meant I could mix up my position and take weight off my hands. Also a bit easier on the back va going in the drops, as they were quite high.
Muchas gracias! Normal caratera cubiertas… 25mm (Continental GP5000) I can’t fit bigger tyres on my bike but I would recommend tubeless 30mm for this type of trip. Muchas gracias por apoyarme!
London to Amsterdam will be awesome, might have to add that to my list too! Glasses are the Cutline model by Le Col x Rudy Project. Good luck for June 👊🏼
Not for this ride as it wasn’t for ‘training’ was just for fun. I did have my ‘Whoop’ strap on my wrist though as i wear it everyday and that did detect the activity and heart rate data.
Hey Lisa, you should definitely do it, such a great trip and I was really happy with the route. I’ve linked the routes in the description. I put them together using Komoot… I then sent from Komoot to my Garmin but I assume you can send to Strava. Let me know if you end up doing it! 🙌🏼
Well done, you and Steph should do this together. Or cycle somewhere together, that would be great to see. Plus imagine all the food on the way, she would love it. I would love to do this. Did you find it difficult?
Thanks! We’ve got a cycling adventure lined up together so watch this space. I didn’t find it difficult because I put no pressure on myself to hit a certain time / pace… just took it steady and enjoyed it! 👌🏼you should definitely do it, great experience.
Hey Grant, grateful for the video as thinking to do it in next few weeks. How were the roads on the gpx routes, i.e was there many busy roads? Also, how did you get back to London? Im not keen to cycle back but the eurostar have said you need to disassemble the bike and I obvs won't carry a bike box with me
@@nathanhampshire8283 you should definitely do it, great experience. The roads for the route I put together are awesome. Obviously coming out of London was busy, and day 3 heading into Paris was busy. But the bulk of the ride was beautiful roads. I was lucky enough that friends drove to Paris so we got the bike back in a car on the ferry. I met some lads out there that just wrapped their bikes in blankets/rope they bought out there for the train. That did the job!
@@grantmynott Thanks Grant for that, will take that on board and follow your gpx trail. Im torn atm between bringing my nice Canyon Aeroad or commuter Triban120 bike, will be staying at safe accomodations but which would you take? i.e did you feel safe on ferry and if you needed to nip into a shop etc?
@@nathanhampshire8283 I would take the bike you feel most comfortable on for long distances… I almost took my ‘winter bike’ but glad I decided to take my nice bike instead as it’s the one I put the most miles on. Never felt unsafe in terms of bike being on ferry / outside coffee shop etc. I brought a small bike lock with me too.
@@grantmynott Got it 👍 Yea my bikes worth 6000 so going to I'll have to weigh up if a small lock while in coffee shops etc on the way is solid enough. Rides way nicer than my 500 quid commuter triban bike lol
@@nathanhampshire8283 also, I’ve had a btwin, did a leg of the Tour de France on it… and it failed me. They’ve prob got way better than when I had one but I’m not sure they are made for touring / long rides. Also, the bike lock is just a deterrent… someone will take it if they really want to but when you’re touring you are never that far away from your bike. I was more worried about this in the planning than once I was doing it. The lock is just a deterrent, but made me feel better about leaving it on the odd occasion.
Not the official Avenue Verte route, no. Although there were large sections of it that were. It was a route I put together after doing quite a bit of research and I ended up being really happy with it for a 3 day trip.
Was fine when there wasn’t torrential rain lol. Would prefer disc brakes of course but I’ve ridden carbon wheels and rim brakes down Alpe d’huez at over 100kph when I weighed 94kg… so this wasn’t that hard on the bike / wheels. I was taking it very easy.
If you’re thinking of doing London to Paris I’ve linked the routes I put together in the description. Let me know if you’re thinking of doing it, or if you have any questions! ✌🏼 Ps. Should I make this my first and last TH-cam video or would you want to see more adventures!? 👀
More adventures 😂
So proud of you & so nice being able to watch it all back!!!!! MOREEEEE ADVENTURES PENDING!
Next one we do together! 👀❤️
Show bobs and vagine
from not wanting to be on cam to have your own TH-cam channel! this is so cool! please continue documenting these adventures as they're amazing! ✨
Thank you! Plenty of adventures coming this year so maybe I’ll have to pick the camera up again 👀
@@grantmynott looking forward 🍿
Nice one Grant ! I done London to Paris last October but over 4 days taking my time. The UK side is rough but France is easy with amazing cycle paths
Cheers Mark! Yeah agreed, the UK side is definitely the hardest part. I still enjoyed it but my legs didn’t 😂
this is the second video i watch about a bike trip from london to paris and both of you stopped at the skate park
@@malton0 haha no way? I left my mini tripod at that skate park… Hope it found a good new home 😂
Absolutely mental! Was really feeling the stress level rise when you left your helmet
Stress levels were high! 🤦♂️😅
4:28 yeah Farthing Downs. Not far from me! A fantastic view of London.
Was a great view!
Bravo Grant! Fun to see you in France (I'm a Canadian living in France). I thought I could shed some light on some of your questions: Gisors is pronounced with a soft G, which we don't really use in English, but like a French J (Je) : Jeez-or. You were at a normal McDonald's, but many of them also include McCafés, meaning there's a coffee counter with more coffee drink options as well as sweets like macarons, muffins, pastries, etc. If you eat in at a fast-food restaurant, they're no longer allowed to use throw away containers, hence the plastic fry container and real glass. They're trying to cut down on waste. Hope you're recovering nicely from your adventure!
Thanks Alix! Should have probably learnt how to say it before butchering the pronunciation several times on TH-cam 😂 now I know 🙌🏼
wow this is actually so good i expetced a youtuber with around 100k subs but you have like 400 this is very underrated keep it up man
@@dangames7861 Ahh love this, appreciate it mate! Maybe I need to start uploading some more content!
You're a funny guy, had me laughing throughout. Nice trip
@@MylesAD Thanks bro, appreciate it 👊🏼 Need to dust the camera off for another trip.
Very inspiring mate, thanks. looking forward to the next one
@@RsRs-o4r thanks mate! Need to get another adventure in the diary 💪🏼
I did Amsterdam/Paris in 4 days, but i'd recommend to do it in 5. The first day i did 240 KM's and that is way too much for one day.
@@insayno Yeah, 240km is crazy even if it was just a 1 day trip 😂! To think you had 3 more days to go after that! Awesome experience though I bet!
Amazing well done !! :) Great video, inspiring I'm about to go on my first solo bike travel next week so thanks for the video and a reminder to enjoy the rides ! :)
Thanks Rozenn! I’m sure you’ll have a great time 👌🏼 enjoy your solo adventure!
Great adventure and video documenting it!
@@JP-gb9cd Thanks JP! Appreciate it 👊🏼
Hey nice one. I just watched this on my spinning bike, great vid 😊👏
@@gwaldron5656 Thanks, glad you like it! Hope you smashed your spin session 💪🏼💪🏼
Awesome ride Grant, you did amazing! Also, nice to see you having your own channel 🤗 hope to see you posting more soon😊
Thanks Kathrin! Guess I better get thinking of some new video ideas / adventures then! 🫡
Grant, I feel late to the party here but I loved this epic bike adventure and loved the funny edits all the way thru…more vlogs please 🙏🏻❤️
@@louisebremner7802Thanks Louise! 👊🏼 More vlogs definitely on the cards… waiting on an injury to heal then I can plan some more mad stuff to document 💪🏼
@@grantmynott oh man injuries suck. All the best for a speedy recovery!
@@louisebremner7802 thank you! Just booked Barcelona Marathon for March so fingers crossed I’ve not got ahead of myself 👀😂
Yes mate! Epic trip. I would of been freaking out if I left my helmet! 😂 fair play for making the ferry in time 🤙
I was trying to keep calm but panic levels were high 😂 cheers bro 👊🏼
So awesome Grant!! What a gorgeous ride!
Was unreal! Thanks Stephanie 🙌🏼
Absolutely loved this, mate. I know this video was 5 months ago now, so I'm not sure if you're thinking of doing more videos, but you absolutely should. My first proper video was my London to Paris ride in 2022 with my mate and it kickstarted my decision to make more videos. Did the ride again this year but with more friends, which made it so much easier. Chapeau on doing this on your own then. Tres Impressive.
Was great to see how parts of your ride were so similar to ours too. Was like reliving both rides all over again.
Defo looking forward to seeing more videos from you. 💪🏼
Thanks so much for this comment mate. Just checked out your content, great stuff! I’m definitely going to pick up the camera again too… had a torn tendon in my ankle that I’m recovering from but on the mend now so more adventures pending! 💪🏼
I did London to Paris in 2022 with Global Adventure Challenge. Beginning from Croydon, we went to Dover (over the North Downs, VERY hilly!), across the Channel to Calais and that was Day 1, 86 miles. From Calais to Amiens was day 2, 103 miles of lovely French roads (like glass compared to our potholed shockers). Day three was from Amiens to Chantilly, the lovely Hotel Mercure (the glitziest hotel a peasant like me was ever in), 63 miles for the day. Day 4 took us into Paris (and I thought London motorists were bad!). Rode down part of the Champs Elysee, met up in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower for the medal celebration, and then overnighted in Novotel Paris. 40 miles. Day 5 was a sightseeing day until we caught the Eurostar for the journey home. If they had asked for volunteers to cycle all the way home again I would have been at the front of the queue. By the way, at the time I was 74 years old. The best thing I have done in my life.😁
This sounds like an incredible trip… A core life memory indeed! You took the serious route… My route was a bit of a ‘freestyle’ bastardised from various things I’d seen.
I can imagine the north downs made for a brutal day - I found London to Newhaven tough enough!
Well done to you for staying active in your 70’s. I find excuses in my 30’s but I know the older I get the more important it is! Are you still cycling now? I need to plan another bike adventure soon.
A real non influencer experience by a person who doesn’t mind taking the piss out of himself 😂 nice job 🎉
😂 Cheers Roger!
Great video!! Please do more - subscribed.
@@EbikeRepairs Thanks! Will definitely get working on some more content, appreciate the sub! 👌🏼
Wow, what an amazing achievement! You can be very proud of yourself!❤🚴♂️
Thanks Nikki
Enjoyed watching this! For a small channel, you've deffo got the minerals for the vlogging and quality filming 😬 Inspiring me to take on something like this 👌
Thanks Jason, appreciate it 👊🏼 glad it’s inspired you. Start planning that adventure!
Inspiring. Have to do this at the end of the summer (avoiding the Olympics)!!!
Definitely would recommend! And yeah, good shout swerving the Olympics. Let me know what you think of the route if you end up doing it 💪🏼
thanks for the video, now I know what to expect, I need a gravel tire for my road bike if going to do this challenge myself
Glad it was helpful! You’ll be fine with road tyres, no need for gravel tyres.
Wow what a fantastic accomplishment
Thanks Nicolle! 👊🏼
Well done, the voie vert in France are fantastic - no cars!👍
Thanks John. Agreed! Really enjoyed the car free riding 👌🏼
Looks like a fun trip. What is the make & model of the front light you attached to your bike ?
Such a fun trip. I’ve linked the bike light in the description, it’s on sale at the moment too! ‘Magicshine Evo 1700’
Well done great video thanks 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
07:00 My first ever trip I stopped there! I guess it's a right of passage.
Was a great little find! I was thinking they must get a lot of cyclists 🚴
The clarification that Phil is not heavy but that it feels heavy killed me.
Didn’t wanna hurt his Philings…
More adventures please ❤
🫡 on it
great video mate - would you recommend taking the Aerobars?
@@luke-ve8jb Cheers mate! Definitely not needed but a ‘nice to have’. I used them for comfort as these ones were on risers above the handlebars, so meant I could mix up my position and take weight off my hands. Also a bit easier on the back va going in the drops, as they were quite high.
Awesome, did it myself a few years ago, kinda want to do it again now
A few people have mentioned London to Amsterdam as a good one. Could look into that!
Felicitaciones!!!!
¿Qué medida de cubiertas (tires)usaste?
Saludos desde Mar Del Plata, Argentina...
Muchas gracias!
Normal caratera cubiertas… 25mm (Continental GP5000)
I can’t fit bigger tyres on my bike but I would recommend tubeless 30mm for this type of trip.
Muchas gracias por apoyarme!
What lights are those? Look great
@@oliverpowell2330 the light is awesome… has handlebar Bluetooth controls and app control too. Love it. The link for the light is in the description.
Hey mate could i know what light you were using?😅
Hey mate, the link to this exact light is in the description. Even comes with a little Bluetooth remote you mount to the handlebars. 100% recommend.
Thanks!
Just because of how fast you responded im subscribing 👍
@@araizatatan5 legend, thanks for the sub! 👊🏼
Brilliant, looks an epic trip I’m cycling London to Amsterdam in June, what brand are your glasses to ?
London to Amsterdam will be awesome, might have to add that to my list too! Glasses are the Cutline model by Le Col x Rudy Project. Good luck for June 👊🏼
The 150 minutes wait are slowing me down 😂
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Doing this trip this week, wish me luck
Good luck mate, you’ll love it!
How did it go!?
Are you using hartrate monitor or the one on the forarm😊
Not for this ride as it wasn’t for ‘training’ was just for fun. I did have my ‘Whoop’ strap on my wrist though as i wear it everyday and that did detect the activity and heart rate data.
I totally want to do this with my dad!! Are the routes on strava?? Of the 3 days?
Hey Lisa, you should definitely do it, such a great trip and I was really happy with the route. I’ve linked the routes in the description. I put them together using Komoot… I then sent from Komoot to my Garmin but I assume you can send to Strava. Let me know if you end up doing it! 🙌🏼
What month did you do this cycle in?
@@mattisgladEaster weekend, 29th - 31st March
Well done, you and Steph should do this together. Or cycle somewhere together, that would be great to see. Plus imagine all the food on the way, she would love it. I would love to do this. Did you find it difficult?
Thanks! We’ve got a cycling adventure lined up together so watch this space. I didn’t find it difficult because I put no pressure on myself to hit a certain time / pace… just took it steady and enjoyed it! 👌🏼you should definitely do it, great experience.
Hey Grant, grateful for the video as thinking to do it in next few weeks. How were the roads on the gpx routes, i.e was there many busy roads?
Also, how did you get back to London? Im not keen to cycle back but the eurostar have said you need to disassemble the bike and I obvs won't carry a bike box with me
@@nathanhampshire8283 you should definitely do it, great experience. The roads for the route I put together are awesome. Obviously coming out of London was busy, and day 3 heading into Paris was busy. But the bulk of the ride was beautiful roads.
I was lucky enough that friends drove to Paris so we got the bike back in a car on the ferry. I met some lads out there that just wrapped their bikes in blankets/rope they bought out there for the train. That did the job!
@@grantmynott Thanks Grant for that, will take that on board and follow your gpx trail. Im torn atm between bringing my nice Canyon Aeroad or commuter Triban120 bike, will be staying at safe accomodations but which would you take? i.e did you feel safe on ferry and if you needed to nip into a shop etc?
@@nathanhampshire8283 I would take the bike you feel most comfortable on for long distances… I almost took my ‘winter bike’ but glad I decided to take my nice bike instead as it’s the one I put the most miles on. Never felt unsafe in terms of bike being on ferry / outside coffee shop etc. I brought a small bike lock with me too.
@@grantmynott Got it 👍 Yea my bikes worth 6000 so going to I'll have to weigh up if a small lock while in coffee shops etc on the way is solid enough. Rides way nicer than my 500 quid commuter triban bike lol
@@nathanhampshire8283 also, I’ve had a btwin, did a leg of the Tour de France on it… and it failed me. They’ve prob got way better than when I had one but I’m not sure they are made for touring / long rides. Also, the bike lock is just a deterrent… someone will take it if they really want to but when you’re touring you are never that far away from your bike. I was more worried about this in the planning than once I was doing it. The lock is just a deterrent, but made me feel better about leaving it on the odd occasion.
Mega video
Thanks Kev 👊🏼
Brilliant. What an achievement x
Thanks! 🙌🏼 x
85km done sofa this month , 75km to go 😊.zwift cycling Level 32, zwift running Level 4😊
Amazing, well done! Keep it up 💪
Was this the Avenue Verte route?
Not the official Avenue Verte route, no. Although there were large sections of it that were. It was a route I put together after doing quite a bit of research and I ended up being really happy with it for a 3 day trip.
How
@@jayfindler7997 ..?
All that weight and rim brakes with carbon rims. and 25mm tyres. Terrible idea.
Was fine when there wasn’t torrential rain lol. Would prefer disc brakes of course but I’ve ridden carbon wheels and rim brakes down Alpe d’huez at over 100kph when I weighed 94kg… so this wasn’t that hard on the bike / wheels. I was taking it very easy.
no, you can not cycle underwater afaik
Solid advice
Not unless you get permission to cycle through the service tunnel. Sick and tired of these nonsensical clickbait titles.
@@TonyFisherPuzzles Had a tough day Tony? 😂
I didnt know rome was in paris? Lol 😂