Why a Bike Mechanic Loves Cycling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Paul takes you on a bike ride and discusses how cycling has helped his mental health but also discusses his personal journey with cycling and how, if you have a seed of an idea to start cycling, it can be very beneficial.
Paul is a professional bike mechanic not a mental health professional. All the topics in this video are about Pauls personal experiences and thoughts.
If you are struggling with your mental health please reach out to a friend or family member or contact one of the organisations listed on this webpage (if you are in the UK): www.mind.org.u...
We are Paul and Sarah of Velo Works; specialising in components, wheel building, mobile cycle servicing/repair, custom builds and vintage bike restoration.
You'll find a range of videos all about cycling on our TH-cam channel including Gravel riding, Bromptons, Hand Built Wheels, workshop videos and much more.
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Thank you for sharing! I just started cycling this past year and I love it! As a American I envy how cycling is a natural part of your culture and area. In America its looked down upon (makes no sense).
Great to hear and thanks so much for watching. Yes that makes no sense - they are missing out on this magic 🪄!
Once I went deep in the Romanian mountains by myself with a gravel bike. Very humid and my phone had no signal. It was sketchy and risky in that unaltered wilderness, but the profound peace was overwhelming.
How wonderful. And we can just imagine. We lived in Scotland for many years and would often be in the forests with no signal on gravel bikes. You describe the sense of peace beautifully 🙌
Hello, Izzy here in Pennsylvania, USA. Such a great video! Just rediscovered cycling after many years of inactivity. Plan on riding outside through the winter, even in snow. Cycling for me is a rolling meditation of pleasure and sometimes times, challenges of being an older cyclist, 61 years young.
Hi Izzy, thank you for watching and sharing with us your experience. I’m glad you have rediscovered cycling… there is no age limit, my grandad cycled into his 90’s in all weather. I love you description of the rolling meditation. I hope you enjoy this winter and have many happy days on the bike ! Sarah and Paul
Nothing like going for a bike ride, doesn’t matter how far, just to go for a spin, an hour or more, or less, just get out and ride, fell much better 👍 Have a look at The Brompton Guy, Brompton vs The Hardest Sportive, the two mountain roads are really local to me, how he did these on a Brompton has amazed me
Will do! Thanks for sharing. And thanks also for watching 👍
Happy New Year to you both. My experience chimes very much with yours, and it's great to see the mental health benefits being expressed so well. Cycling has been a huge part of my life and as I get older it is becoming even more important to my mental health and wellbeing. I started touring again a few years ago - only 5 days away once a year which is all I can fit in - but those trips will stay with me forever. The network in the UK has improved so much since I last toured 20 years ago. I encourage anyone to try it. I've started doing the occasional micro adventure using my Brompton. Last year I got to ride out to Flamborough Head, and rode from Oban to Glasgow which was amazing. I'm going to do more of those whenever I can. If I want to lift my mood or get inspired for another adventure, I can look back on those and benefit from the experience once again. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, thanks so much for sharing your experience and for watching. Did you ride down Loch Awe on the Glasgow to Oban ride? That is a beast of a road ! We very much enjoy short tours and sometimes just go for 1 night / two days to fit in extra time 😀
I cycled Oban to Taynuilt, then took a bus to Tarbet on Loch Lomond, so I saw Loch Awe from the comfort of a bus. I then cycled the rest of the way to Glasgow. I'm hopefully going back this year to spend a week cycling through the Trossachs and Glen Coe areas, though I'll be taking the touring bike for that one!
What a great video! I agree just being on a bike makes you happy whether it's a short or long ride. For me cycling has kept me happy through the last 6 months of cancer treatments. I don't know what I would have done if I couldn't cycle. But I really envy the places you guys get to ride, a lot nicer than here in New Jersey. I just have to be a little more careful but it's worth it to be on a bike. Thanks again for a really joyful video!
Thanks Doug. And we really appreciate you sharing your thoughts. I hope the treatment is going well and cycling really is the answer to all woes 😀
Happy New year to you both. One of the things I like about your channel is it isn't elitist. If you watch some channels you would think you need to spend thousands of pounds to have a good time.
I have never raced, or do hundreds of miles in a single ride but get great satisfaction when I commute to and from work ( managed 3 out of 4 days so far) or meet a friend in Bristol for drinks but get off the train at Bath and cycle to meet him. I was convinced I saw you on the route and regret not stopping to see if it was you.
Ah you may have - I cycled to Bath just before Christmas. Be sure to say hi next time 👍 Also thanks for your kind comments, happy cycling!
Hi Paul & Sarah wishing you both a happy new year, Love this Video Paul, you touch on some interesting points which I think resonate with a lot of people, I did my first 50 mile ride on my bike a few weeks ago the wheels run like a dream, so smooth, but you so right regards to the well-being the mental health, I felt so free and stress free, even when the going got a bit tough cycling into a really strong headwind. Take care Steve.
Hi Steve, Glad the wheels are good 🙌 and thanks for watching and commenting. How’s the plans going? And you are right, just turning the wheels and being on the bike make you feel so free 🙌
Hi Paul I think unfortunately I may have to leave a little later than planned due to having to do some maintance work in my house and garden but hopefully fingers crossed I will be gone before summer.
Another great video thanks
Thank you 🙏
What is that noise in the background throught this video?
It sounds like the RAF bombing a distant hillside.
Probably just the wind / cars. This was one of the first times we used to GoPro to video talking rather than just the riding.
I love cycling except dogs chasing me 😢
Oh yeah I wouldn’t enjoy that!
Cycling makes me happy cause I don't have to waste time in traffic in a car.
This is very true! We agree 👍