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OXFORD on our Brompton bikes AND the Villages Wiltshire Man
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ย. 2022
- Taking advantage of the portable nature of the Brompton folding bike, my friend Dave and myself took the bus ninto Oxford, then toured around the city and cycled the 30 miles back home through some of Oxfordshires lovely villages.
Oxford is famous for it's history, it's architecture, it's college's and it's hospitals.
I personally am very greatful to the skilled surgeons and staff at the Radcliffe infirmary because it was there back in 1993 that I had neuro surgery to remove a type of brain tumour called Vestibular Schwanoma aka Acoustic nueroma.
Oxford has a completely different feel to my home town of Swindon which by comparison I can only bescribe as a "Dump". which is a shame when you consider the history associated with Swindon!
I think a lot has to do with how the town planners went about their jobs, they wrecked the place and pulled down or infilled some of the "Old places" and Canals that were here.
Welldone Swindon council. To coin and Americanism...."You suck!"
Music used in this video was all from the TH-cam audio library
Erev shel shoshanim- E's Jammy Jams
A year ago- Neffex
Slow hammers- The mini vandals
Love the messenger- Freedom trail studio
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I just love these short films . Thank you very much for sharing this special adventure.
Mark from Maryland
Loving these videos with you and Dave… the hug from your missus at the start was so lovely… and the candid story about the infirmary too, wonderful. I think that one of the reasons (… there’s lots of others too, honest!!) I’m really enjoying your stories is that they do remind me of being a small lad watching ‘Out of Town’ with the late Jack Hargreaves back in the 1970’s… loved those programs and the social history they documented… great stuff Sandy, thanks for sharing! 🤗👍
Thanks Adam I used to enjoy Jack Hargreaves and his series about the countryside. There are some videos on TH-cam still to be found if you search for his name
@@WiltshireMan Thanks Sandy… I have found the Jack Hargreaves videos too!!… oh me lost youth 🤗…
Keep cycling sandy you look healthier with every new video, thanks for this one.
Wow what a lovely day out, thank you very much, then seeing those beautiful old villages that I thought I’d never see again . Shrivenham was the tiny village where I grew up during the 50’s only leaving in the early 70’s. Thanks again n all the best to you n yours. Rob👍
Good to see two old friends together on a bike ride. 👍👌👍
What a fantastic video and a great journey on your Brompton bikes you have such an easy way with you Sandy love listening to you chatting I’m a cab driver in Evesham and I’m sitting on the taxi rank watching you and Dave having a great time and I’m envious
Thanks Richard, I used to drive a taxi many years ago here in Swindon, I had my own black cab:)
What a great trip through all these lovely villages lovely area to ride a bike.
Really enjoyed this video. Two mates of long standing, beautiful countryside and pretty villages, what's not to like!
I don't know your outlook on life before your illness but the threat of death must put everything into perspective.
Another big fan of Morse, read the books and watched all the TV episodes. John Thaw hated driving that old Jaguar, it was not in very good mechanical condition.
I hope you drag Dave out for another ride on the Bromptons.
Thanks so much for brightening the day.
Haa, Thanks for watching Colin, I didn't know that about John Thaws Jag :) Yes Dave and I will be cycling "The Way of the Roses" later this year on our Bromptons:) Shh don't tell anyone:)
Oh nice farewell hug from Mandy. You probably got two of those; you went back and got the camera didn't you. Cheers.
Another enjoyable watch, Sandy. Love the new toy for these trips - it really does enable you to get to places that might be problematic with a conventional bike. Good luck finding a better saddle! Took me a while to find one I was happy with.
A lovely video - as an ex paramedic based in city i know Oxford very well - i knew the radcliffe infirmary very well - ended up on there as a patient myself on one occasion.
I’ve been thinking of buying a brompton to cycle the roads of Suffolk- where i live - so it’s great to see you and Dave getting out and putting some miles in.
Thank you for sharing your adventure! That was so cool that you guys could fold up your bikes and take a bus. Cheers!
What a lovely video adventure with yourself and Dave. Very touching to see the infirmary. Yes, we have every reason to be grateful.🙏 Beautiful countryside. Nice biscuits Dave! Looking forward to the next one.
Loved this esp as I was brought up in Oxford and recognised all the streets you rode I was interested and humble to hear of your life saving operation at the Radcliffe infirmary where I had a summer job the 70s and my m other was born back. Tour on a small wheeled bike? Definitely
The city I was born and breed and love.
Another great Brompton video Sandy. Taking the Bromptons on public transport works very well and opens up lots of opportunities to visit many places some folk haven't seen before. I look forward to more adventures of you and Dave on your Bromptons especially when some camping involved, well done both and thanks for taking us all along with you. 👏👋
The plan is to go places and camp Phil but I have the other bikes too. My next camping adventure will be on my MTB
Well you've done it again Sandy ! made my day!. actually I should say early morning, just came in after the 11pm news and found this video waiting for me. And as always you and Dave provided an exciting eventful adventure!. Love the bus ride that was neat!. and Oxford, also the story of your time in Hospital there, I remember tidbits of what happened to you back then from previous mentions in other videos. And like you I am happy with the results of your surgery that gave you back your life. to you and to us. You have graced us with so many nice adventure videos, times and places, thank you so much for that. Hope you can continue to do so for many years to come. 73 Sandy say hi to Mandy! great send off on this journey as you left. de Ellis WA1RKS
Thanks Ellis, I couldn't wish for a better send off from Mandy my wife could I really:)
Oxford is such a lovely city and a centre of learning too. Thanks to the skill of the surgeon and his team I am still around:)
Hi sandy and dave. Lovely bike ride. More relaxing
And you get to see some beautiful scenery and houses
At a steadily pace. Thank you both. I really enjoyed this
Ride safe. Old dave.
Brilliant video , lovely scenery !!! Great to see you both enjoying your Brompton's . atb
Excellent! Really love Bromptons - amazingly versatile bikes.
What a lovely adventure! You have made my day !
Thats great to know:)
Very versatile bicycles. I don't know why the inventor Andrew Ritchie has never been knighted. He was determined as James Dyson to make his invention successful.
100% agree. And Bromptons are still made in the UK unlike Dyson who decamped to South East Asia. Can't stand Dyson or his horrid cleaners. A bag is far more civilised, hence why I use a Henry which are also supposedly made in the UK.
What a fantastic adventure Sandy as always-Total enjoyment for viewers and participants 😊😊👍👍
I honestly don't remember the last time I went on a bus... many years ago tho!! This video really took me back, I have been through many of those roads and villages on various motorbikes, when I was much younger...I had forgotten all about Charney Bassett, what a stunning village, looks like it has remained the same for a couple of hundred years, glorious. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Be well
Cheers Bry, Yes some of your old stomping ground. What bikes did you used to ride back then I wonder?
@@WiltshireMan Far too many to mention!!!! I had something like 20 bikes in about a ten year period!!
@@TheRamblingsofBry Haaa I was like that too Bry, I had many bikes, one after another, now as I am older I'm more content with what I've got in the stable:)
As well as giving us a great video to watch, you both are setting a great example for us all in your cycling some distance.
You are right in saying the speed of a bicycle is just right to appreciate the English countryside.
As a septuagenarian, I do love seeing your videos and want to wish you an advance Happy Birthday. In my younger years, I cycled a lot, even to an from work up and down some huge hills at one time. I can;t do a lot of things now, but by seeing you in all your adventures, I can vicariously enjoy so many great moments. Take care of yourself, and all my best to you and your loved ones.
Hi Julian, glad my videos are bringing you some joy, I hope I am able to keep cycling for years to come but I do have the odd ache and pains in my joints. The right hip could be better but the cycling seems to be doing me the world of good
Lovely video. A very touching moment as you cycled through St Giles, describing your life saving surgery.
Best tour of Oxford one could have. Appreciate howmuch went into this excellent video with enjoyable commentary and tasteful music. Many thanks.
Hi Alan thats very kind of you to say. Thankyou. Glad you enjoyed the video
Great video Sandy. Beautiful scenery and nice weather. You got a pleasant mate, Dave. Keep the videos coming from New Zealand.
A great way to see a large town and a terrific ride home well filmed. Magic!
Thanks Steve
It looks like those bikes are doing everything that you need them to do Sandy. And to be able to fold them up and easily haul them on a vehicle adds so many other possibilities for them. I am pretty certain that you are quite happy with owning one of them. That was a fantastic route that you took there and Dave appears to be a perfect bike mate to go exploring with. I am very glad that you allowed us to go along with you. Happy cycling!! See you on the next adventure my friend.
Thanks Terry as a general purpose bike the Brompton takes some beating. I can see me using it a lot especially for shopping trips and travel where I may use public transport but for the off road riding my MTB is king:)
Was intresting i like the old back roads bike ride or drive down to lotes of history of england on the old back roads,
The back roads are the best for bicycle riding Stephen
I'm loving these cycling tour videos Sandy! Those thatched roofs look so cool.
Quintessentially English Sandy, nice video 👌🏻
Sandy, looks like the Brompton bug has bitten you, such a wonderful escape machine
Nice one Sandy, enjoyed that, I drive the GW mainline 2-3 times a week and often wonder what the little villages are like. I’ve done the Ridgeway a few times away from the cars.
Another excellent video Sandy.
Last time I visited Oxford I was flying over it in a biplane!
A friend of mine who does a lot of cycle camping on his Brompton has fitted an extra smaller front chainwheel alongside the regular one. When he gets into hilly country he just swaps the chain over by hand. The rear mechanism takes up the slack. Smart idea.
Love to all,
Noel
super video, well done to you both. As a fellow Brompton owner now living in Spain it was great to see Oxfordshire's and Wiltshire countryside again. Thank you
Bloody hell Wiltshire, you're going mad with the video making! 👌👏🤣😉
Good video bruv, great to see Dave once again.
Hello Bro Oxfordshire Man...this bike ..this countryside.. Sandy..aka Wiltshire Man......!!
@@normajean7332 Hi Norma, hope all is well.
Brilliant as always Sandy 👍I must admit that for your latest adventures on the Brommie, your friend Dave looks more and more like the actor Eugene Levy of American Pie fame...in his younger days! Loving the Brommie adventures so much and the scenic routes you are using. Fond memories of my earlier days in that area of the UK before moving to SE Asia 17 years ago. Stay safe🚴♂️🇲🇾
I had to google search Eugene Levy and yes I can see some similarity:)
Brilliant tour, I love Oxford, never been to Jericho though so that was nice to see as I'm a Morse fan too. Moving to hear you speak of the life-saving surgery. Film stars, politicians and sportspeople are rarely worth the money they get, but medical people certainly are
Still call it the river "Charwell" myself 🤗
Funny thing I stopped the work jalopy and said hello to the bull last time I went through Appleton.
Hi again Sandy,great to see your getting on with the Brompton,interesting trip around Oxford & beautiful villages,as for the saddle,a Brooks leather would be the finishing touch,oh & by the way hearsd your rendition of Morse,don’t give up the day job,atb Colin P.
Thank you for a grand ride demonstrating the ease of taking a bicycle on public transport. I struggle with my Bromptons up and down stairs as the front bag is usually on the limit in my dotage, especially the electric Brompton. I envy your ability. Enjoy and keeo up the good work.
Thanks Euan
Great stuff Sandy. Hope to see many more trips/camping on the Brompton.
Best wishes from a fellow Bromptonist.
Great video. The Brompton opens up new possibilities for "out and back" excursions. Where I am in the northeast US you need a special permit to take a bike on a train. But, I understand that if you can put your folding bike in a big bag they don't bother you. I can't wait for your in depth review.
You may well have to wait some time for an in depth review as thats not my thing really Chris. Plenty of others out there have already done that
That was a lovely adventure, thanks for sharing Sandy & Dave
I used to watch Morse decades ago and remember the location. I guess I stopped watching because they got samey - media people never know when to stop...
Glad you made it into Oxford 😀
I for one are very glad your surgeon done a good job that day Mr W, your one of life’s good un’s! Great video again 👍
Another lovely video, thank you Sandy (& Dave). Looking forward to the next one
Thanks Sandy, another enjoyable day out.🙂🙂
Hey Sandy, I have just done the coastal path around the Isle Of White, you should look at it for a video, maybe on the Brompton bike tour over 2 days. Just a thought for you
Great, I was about to enquire how it compares to a regular bike. You answered all my questions.
Thanks.
Lovely part of the country love the thatched cottages a long the way brings back a lot of memories.
Loving the video touring Sandy. There are lots of mystery shows that you might have access to where they filmed. I would be happy to watch bike tours of those and it might give you some destinations to consider for video content. Getting a bike on and off a buss is not easy, yours did it with ease.
Thanks Jim, thats a good way to get ideas:)
@@WiltshireMan I have watched all the seasons MidSomer Murders. Looks like fun travel spots.
I like Dave's sense of humour. Nicw scenic ride thanks. Bushyboy Oz.
So it's the Radcliffe we have to thank you're with us Sandy, well done them. The Brompton's are doing well. I would say the perfect city bike. I think you're a craftsman sir, that's your success. There'll be a tv station still showing episodes of Morse forever, back when I watched a tv I used to enjoy that, John Thaw was a great actor. A town called Bagpuss! well almost. Nice one Dave. Wells or Bath next? Mind you Bath's full of hills like Bristol.
Hi Mark, we've already done Bath, so Wells could well be worth a visit:)
Love the old pub The Eagle & Child where Tolkein & CS Lewis drank. You cycled past. An ex girlfriend of mine also had to spend time in the Radcliffe and they helped her over a brain injury many years ago. Another great & enjoyable video Sandy.
I think they used to be called the "Inklings" Mark. They used to meet in the Child and Eagle and have reading sessions. Lasted for almost 20 years. My brother Steve used to be an Oxford tour guide
I departed on a narrow boat from that yard for a friends stag weekend.
On the way back on Sunday one of the other guys sat on the roof with his banjo and sang "My girlfriends pussy"...... to the delight and amusement of all the Sunday strollers on the towpath 😂
You are a nice man, saying baai to your wife with all your love.
There you are, my MTB is everything.
I myself had a brain surgery, and every time when it’s summer and hot i have to eat lots of salted drinks and food. You don’t have the same problem?
Beautiful video, thx Sandy.
You have a Brooks saddle, you will have to wait for a while, all of a sudden it’s a very comfortable saddle
Hi Hend, no I don't need any special diet. Your right about the Brooks saddle I think, I have one on my other bike, but at the moment I can't afford to spend any more money on bikes and equipment:)
@@WiltshireMan yes, i know the feeling
You pick a great day for your ride, Oxford is like Bath, great places to visit. You are certainly testing out your new bike, glad it’s meeting your our expectations and you are enjoying it. You still looked fresh as a daisy, when we past you on Ermin St.🚴♂️🚴♂️👍😁
Was that you I passed Charles. I saw two cyclists and heard someone shout my name. I should have stopped and had a natter. Would be great to cycle out with you and your friend oneday Charles. What bike was you riding? I didn't clock a recumant.
Another good one lad's, very enjoyable watching.
Thanks for an entertaining video. It brought back a lot of memories. I was born in the JR. For the past 15 years I've been living in Botswana, so it has been nice to see my birth City......
Glad the video is making views over in Botswana Paul:) Oxford is a lovely place
lovely video. Your are right about the Brompton seat. A great excuse to acquire something spiffy. A Brooks is superb and with the miles you are doing you will have it broken in in no time!
Made for great viewing bro there was some lovely scenery along the way, even the bus ride was interesting. Last time I was on a bus was at school well over 50 years ago. Safe travels.
I used an old bed sheet to make a cover for my brompton when taking it on the bus, the cover is handy to sit on too when the benches are wet! thanks for the video.
Sandy, a perfect day for you. My sort of riding, elegance without exertion as it were. Henry.
I guess it's the Brompton which makes it look effortless Henry... I was pedalling hard in some places:)
loving these cycling videos - thanks again
Another great video, thanks for sharing.
My congratulations, I would like to reach your age with a physical condition as good as yours and without a doubt, with a wife who will say goodbye to you at the door of the house, with so much affection, love...!!!
My congratulations and excellent video, it is great to have a friend to go out and cycle with Brompton, camping and outings that will remain in our memory for many years, the beautiful memories that we can take with us in our last days.
If it were possible, I would love to know how old you and your friend seen in the video are. It's possible?.
Greetings and I hope for more videos from you, at Brompton... Thanks for sharing.
Hi, Thanks Macola. I am nearly 62 so still quite young really
@@WiltshireMan
Thank you for responding, you undoubtedly are and it is clear that you are very young, but not all of us reach your youth after 50 years. I hope to reach your age and much beyond.....far away imitating and reaching the trips you make.
You are almost 62 years old today, well, then we are not that far away, I just turned 55, little difference and since I discovered Brompton and bought my M6L Red House Explorer, all my outings are now an adventure.
Thank you for responding and for your youth, for spreading your joy and happiness for life on a Brompton.
Please don't waste your energy with your friend and share more videos on Brompton, have a good weekend with your family. Greetings.
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Cracking idea mate. Awsome. Can't do the cycling much these days due to bad knees. 😕
Just finished late of the graveyard shift Sandy! Got something good to watch with a brew before some kip ! Nice one.
Hope you get some good kip John, I'm just about to start work in the dusty workshop!
One of your best.
Delightful video Sandy!
Thanks Mark
Great seeing you and Dave out again. Very interested in your gearing conversion. My Dahon also has a 3speed SA hub that's a bit too over geared. Won't mind losing a bit of top speed as like the Brompton high speeds and 16 inch wheels are a bit sketchy.
Hi Bill, the steering is fast but with a bit of weight in the front bag is does ride better
Love these videos I have a Brompton and love it put a brooks saddle on mine looks good too
I'm going to have to change my saddle
Hi from Suffolk…..I nearly bought a Brompton but I didn’t get on with the small wheels. I also don’t like the gearing ratios, i set up one of my other bikes with the same 3 speed/crank to cog ratio but with 700c wheels thus it went further per one revolution of the crank…..and that was that! folding bikes are great for trains and buses though. keep safe and well👍
I actually looked up Brompton bicycles very interesting never knew they existed 🤔
Hello,
Thank you so much for these wonderful videos. There is something so calming and therapeutic about them!
I live in Connecticut and I’m considering buying an A Line to keep in my trunk so I can explore the local trails anytime I get a chance.
You put some serious miles on the A Line and I’m wondering how you feel about the gearing. Do you find yourself having to walk up most hills or are the 3 gears enough for most terrain? I don’t mind pushing the bike when it gets very steep and I’m in no rush, but I’m wondering if you ever feel like you’re missing a gear or two?
Anyways, thanks again for the great videos!
Loving your cycling videos…
Thanks Martyn I am also a bit fitter too:)
Great video as always Sandy
Hello Sandy, I think Pam Ayres lived in Uffington at some point.
She grew up in Stanford in the vale and she unvailed the John Betjamin blue plaque in Uffington but she lives in the Cotswolds Rob
Radcliffe famous for number of pioneering moments in medical history occurred at the hospital. Penicillin was first tested on patients on 27 January 1941
Hi Denis,
Penicillin discovered in September 1928 by Alexander Fleming, it was first used as a cure when George Paine treated eye infections with it in 1930.
One of the first people to be treated in Scotland with Penecillin was a young boy called Norman Jack from Aberdeen, that was in the 1930's. Norman was to become my Dad!
Another of your fantastic videos Sandy.Really enjoyable to see all those little villages. Some pretty decent fitness levels from the pair of you too, covering that distance. With regards to the saddle being uncomfortable, you might get on with a Brooks b17 saddle which is pretty comfortable,and it gets even better with age as it moulds to your sit bones. I’ve got one on my Brompton.
Hell of a day out Sandy, looks like it was good fun, but no way my ass could manage that many miles on seat like that hahah
Yep, brilliant video bruv, just caught the last 10 mins.
Very gooda....
Nice day out there. The bus came in handy. In Wales we get to travel for nowt with the bus pass. The problem is, there aren't many buses in the more rural parts. Love Dave's dry sense of humour, a good bloke.
Another excellent video on a trip on your Brompton in and around Oxford. We are indeed very lucky that the Radcliffe Infirmary saved your life. I am going to have another MRI as I have lost all hearing in my left ear, get headaches and sometimes lose my balance. A vestibular Schwanoma is hearing related around the nerve that supplies the brain with sound signals from the ear drum. I had one about 6-7 maybe 8 years ago and they ie Addenbrookes (Cambridge) hospital couldn't see anything amiss. Anyway my hearing is now very bad, no hearing in one ear, 50-60% in the other.
How about Cheddar Gorge and Glastonbury Tor for your next adventure on your Brompton with Dave?
All the best to you Sandy.
Good luck Alex I hope you get the all clear. I had a vestibular Schwanoma (acoustic nueroma) excised in Oxford, it was becoming lethal and compressing my brain stem. The couldn't get it all out and there has been some regrowth, my last scan was a few months ago and not yet at the point where more surgery is needed. The one good thing about these types of tumours is that they are slow growing.
Another enjoyable watch, Sandy. I heard mention of beer but didn't see it materialise . . . . maybe you didn't work-up enough of a thirst! 🍺
I have one advantage over you, and it's definitely not my level of fitness. Having reached the ripe old age of 66, I now have a bus pass. 😁
(No Brompton, though.)
Hi Steve,
Knife finished now, just waiting for the sheath to dry and then apply finsih to that. We did stop at the Trout for a beer but they only had Doom bar on tap, it was a nice pint but I would have preferred a local beer
Thanks again for sharing, enjoyed it immensely.
I think all the Bromptons start with a 50t chainring unless your order specifies +8% (54t) os - 12% (44t).
My dissapointment is that they are not more off road capable, but what they do, an despite this shortcoming, I am thankful for the enjoyment they afford.
Thanks again
Take care
Apparently all the new A line (Used to be called the B75 model) have a reduced chain ring now
What size bag is that you have on the front? You should of asked that farmer for permission to camp in his field it could of been interesting. Nice ride though 👍
thanks for the video sandy jeff g0gnu..
You look familiar - did you go to school near Sunningdale in Berkshire?
Great video thank you 😊 love all your videos but I wish you would wear a reflective jacket on your bike when you are on the road
Ooh ooh, that’s my patch! Recognised every spot. But surely he hasn’t cycled the A420 back home? o: The (old) Radcliffe Hospital? I was born in there, so I am grateful to them, too.
Ah, not the A420! Good ‘back roads’ route, Dave. Well done.
Haa, no chance we were going to risk riding back on the Road to hell Barry, that's a nasty busy road!
Indeed it is @@WiltshireMan - and all too often closed because of incidents ):
Great video. You could try a Brooks saddle, slightly pricey, and takes a bit of breaking-in, but well worth it, imho
Really enjoyed these Brompton videos, have watched you for a while but really think you’ve hit on something here. How about a LEJOG on a Bromton.Done my first one at 62.