Like voyaging on a small sailboat, sometimes wonderful, and then there are the ones you tell all the stories about. It is good to have stories! Yours are inspiring!
Great video as ever. Even if my enjoyment of this kind of British upland scenery has been definitively ruined by learning about how it's maintained in this state (rather than the patchwork of woodland, heather and bog it should be). The "Forest of Bowland" sign with the Hen Harrier on it is particularly ironic, given that in just the last year, two dozen Harriers have "gone missing" from areas on or near shooting estates in the Pennines.
Oh god yeah, it is far from natural beauty. It's definitely beautiful but is almost entirely the work of human hands. Hard to find true unspoiled wilderness anywhere let alone the UK
The weather has been far from perfect but also nowhere near as bad as expected. A couple of wet days out of ten in the saddle is pretty good for this part of the world
I’m sure like me, your Koffe supporters are just happy to see another Jethro video; particularly as you soldier on along a difficult route in less than ideal weather. We don’t need to see our names every video, we just hope to help keep your adventures going and the videos coming as you can. Thanks Jethro!
That is very kind of you. I like to say thanks in any small ways I can though as I honestly appreciate the support more than I can easily say. I'll be editing the rest of the videos over the coming weeks and you'll get the early links as usual but mostly I just hope I keep making stuff that entertains!
Well done Jethro. Great fun, some challenging trails there? The bike is well up to it though, it would seem? I use a gravel bike with ‘drop’ handle bars. It’s bomb proof too, just lacks the handling you get on a mtb style bike. You don’t seem to do any catering? When you stop, don’t you put a brew on, enjoy a snack ? Cheese and biscuits ( my fav)? Maybe? Do you ever cook a supper meal. Other than boil water for a dehydrated packet meal.
I feel like I had the perfect bike for this ride as it really did throw in everything from tarmac to swamp. I wouldn't have changed anything in my setup except I maybe packed a bit too much food. If I'm camping I rarely cook anything very exciting - rice, couscous, veg, that kind of thing. But i rarely pass up an opportunity to stop and eat in cafes and pubs etc
Apart from admiring the beautiful landscape, dry stone walls and old buildings in your videos, I can't help thinking.." That looks like hard work!!" So well done Jethro, keep 'em coming.👍
It is. But it's absolutely worth it. This ride has been hard and has had its ups and downs but its been great overall. One more day to go as I write this then home to start editing the rest of the footage!
It's a good one for sure. I still rate the Badger Divide as the best UK route I've ridden so far though. Just started watching your Divide series. Wow. That loos like an amazing trail, truly amazing, like nothing I've ever ridden.
@@JethroJessop It is an incredible trail. I only finished it about a week ago and I already miss being on the bike. I'll rewatch your Badger Divide series now. I need to plan some UK trips.
@@matryderadventures I can imagine it's hard to adjust after that kind of trip. I find it hard after just a weekender! The Badger is definitely my favourite so far but Scotland in general has a lot of great trails to offer all over. The Pictish Way is the latest that I've heard of and has gone firmly on the list!
Hi JJ, great to see you out and about! You always make it look so idyllic, but I know how hard your rides & time consuming your editing can be! Great work! 🤗👍
This one was fairly hard going but it beats being at work by a country mile! I'd meant to edit more on the trail but it's a bit of a faff and I was having battery issues so I do have a bit of a job ahead of me there. I'll be editing today so day 3 should be coming soon
It's a good route. Not the best I've ever done but it's been great fun. Last day tomorrow then home to start editing the rest of the footage so watch out for the next vid soon (ish)
Always enjoy your rides, scenery and narration! Here in the States, I rarely get to ride on loose, wet surfaces... I can only imagine how technically trying (and tiring) that can be over 50-100K!!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful journeys! And I really love your music choices!!! Be safe out there!
This one did have some pretty challenging sections and overall it threw up probably the widest range of surfaces possible. I definitely had the right bike for it though and I think I held my own. Glad you like the music too. I'm torn between reusing the same classics and trying to find new ones. I seem to always come back to the same few.
Good to see content back again. I'm taking on my first 3 day ride from the Scottish border to Leeds in a few days. These videos have been a valuable source of information. Thanks
@@tonypaddler if you search Second City Divide on RideWithGPS you'll find the route I'm following. Or check my Strava profile. I just uploaded the last day a few hours ago. I'm all done now, heading home to start editing the footage 😃
Tittut!😉 Not so niche, I think. All swedish toddlers I've ever known love that game. Good to see you on the road again! Hope you'll soon be on the sunny side.🌞 The rain was very welcome when it finally came, but now the sun will be just as welcome, also here in Växjö, and also for all of us not currently cycling all day and sleeping in a tent. May the Force be with you on those gravel roads Jethro! And yes, you should probably keep an eye on those sneaky magpies... never know what they're up to!🌳🪙🪙🪙 And I will definitely have to check out Prästens badkar next time I go to Österlen🛀⛪ Simma lugnt! /Anna
Learning Swedish alongside a toddler is dangerous. I'm getting very good at farm animals and phrases that sound ridiculous coming out of the mouth of a 45 year old man 😉 I can give you a spoiler for coming videos. The rain gets worse 😉 But I survive and I'm still smiling with only one day of this ride left to go
Phew! Thought you'd gotten lost on the moors Jethro. Glad to hear you're safe and well. Best of luck with the rest of your journey. Keep us updated. 👍🏻👍🏻
Not lost yet. A few wrong turns and detours but I've pretty much stuck to the line. One more day to go as I write this then home to start editing the rest of the footage!
This one has been hard work indeed. Just finished the penultimate day and the legs are singing. It's been great though and I'd happily press on if I could. Maybe after a rest day 😉
Day two under your belt..well done Jethro! Glad to hear "Dude, where's my horse." Kind of think of that as your theme tune now..haha. Some lovely scenery, probably the best landscape you'll ever get from the pennines. It can have a tendency to often be bleak and sombre. You managed, despite the weather, to capture a lighter side. Looking forward to day three; though I'm keeping my fingers most definitely crossed for you, regarding the awful, wet and dismal summer we're having! Good luck buddy; keep your spirits high. Take care Jethro🐑 🙄🌧
The weather has been better than expected to be honest. It's been wet, don't get me wrong. Had two sodden days and one sodden night but overall it's been great and I've ridden in shorts and t-shirt far more than I could have hoped
Hi, Jethro! Always good to see your latest adventures! I'm currently traveling Russia by bicycle and have recently found myself in a similar situation, caught in a rainstorm in my tent. Cheers and stay strong on those climbs!
@@JethroJessop Just finishing, actually. I've started on the 5th of July and today's the last day, so... 20 days?.. Jees, time flew by! About 750 km. in total. It was a blast, though, despite the rain and mosquitos.
@@bitterleafcastle1552 time does funny things when you're on a bike trip. It seems to go by really slowly but the trip is over before you know it. I did a video about this once when I was in Norway in fact. It's the best way to spend time in my opinion. I'm just on the train back from my trip. Ten days this time but I'm already thinking about the next one 😀
Brave, packing up a wet tent...it's because you're young...I bet, or you just want to get back to Sweden...? Great video as ever, thanks Clive - the old guy...
Ah Gisburn! Across the "forest" from me - I know, what Forest it's moorland. But it's beautiful up here. Rain, Sun is normal for around here. I'm planning for Scotland and trying to reduce kit further, not going well, not even got food onboard yet, might just buy what I need on the way. I need a dehydrator - I have a vacuum sealer. I want to make my own MRE's so I know what's in them and not an entire scrabble bag of E's. No, not those E's.
This is high on my list as well! I love the idea of dehydrated meals but the readymade ones are super expensive and really not that good. I'm definitely interested in making my own. A project for the future I think.
Slow progress is still progress. I find that no two days are the same and some days I am super slow but I don't let it get me down. I try not to compare myself to others who boast of "I did x amount of miles today in x amount of time". I like my pace which is best described as 'leisurely'
I'm with you all the way on this. I can only ride at the pace I ride at and some days 'leisurely' doesn't even cut it ;) I met a chap on this ride who was doing the GB Divide. He was aiming to do the entire thing in two weeks while I had 10 days just for Second City and felt like that was a bit tight. Each to their own. He seemed very happy :)
The pessimistic cyclist says after this downhill it means I'll have to climb, while the optimist says that after this climb I get to enjoy a downhill. Even with the rain, the beauty of the area is stunning.
I'll admit to being both at times but on the whole I do these trips with a smile on my face. As you say, even bad weather can't take away from the beauty of these places or just the pleasure of being out on an adventure of your own making
Just a thought mate … maybe some map style context in a form on where you are. Personally, I can figure it out but for those watching from Alabama … maybe ? If it’s any consolation, you’d just be complaining about heat in place of rain were you to be here. Always something eh, just keep it up
Most of the time I don't really know where I am myself to be honest. I try to include place names when I can but often I'm just following a line on a map. It probably does detract from the viewing experience and you are not the first person to comment on it but I really do just kind of throw these videos together with very little planning so you kind of see the ride exactly as I do (including the sense of confusion and being slightly lost) 😉
" ... fortunately, it hit while I was queuing for a sausage bap ... " said ever so nonchalantly in your inimitable style 😑👌
That moment was a real piece of luck. It was the heaviest rain of the trip.
Bloody good bap as well 😉
Like voyaging on a small sailboat, sometimes wonderful, and then there are the ones you tell all the stories about. It is good to have stories! Yours are inspiring!
Absolutely. It's all about having the experiences. You can always appreciate the uncomfortable moments in retrospect
Great video as ever. Even if my enjoyment of this kind of British upland scenery has been definitively ruined by learning about how it's maintained in this state (rather than the patchwork of woodland, heather and bog it should be). The "Forest of Bowland" sign with the Hen Harrier on it is particularly ironic, given that in just the last year, two dozen Harriers have "gone missing" from areas on or near shooting estates in the Pennines.
Oh god yeah, it is far from natural beauty. It's definitely beautiful but is almost entirely the work of human hands.
Hard to find true unspoiled wilderness anywhere let alone the UK
Marvellous viewing👍👊👊👍
Thanks to you the marvelous viewer
Impressive and tough day in the saddle. Just a shame about the good ol' British weather. Chin up, slow and steady is safe. You're doing well 👌
The weather has been far from perfect but also nowhere near as bad as expected.
A couple of wet days out of ten in the saddle is pretty good for this part of the world
Just keep telling yourself it's not about the destination, but the journey.
Very much the case. Except that i did have a train booked at the end 😉
Great video again and all my local trails!
And very pleasant trails they are indeed. You are very lucky
Great video and choice of music as always. Commenting for the all mighty algorithm….
The algorithm (and the creator) thanks you for the comments. Glad you enjoyed the ride 😉
I’m sure like me, your Koffe supporters are just happy to see another Jethro video; particularly as you soldier on along a difficult route in less than ideal weather. We don’t need to see our names every video, we just hope to help keep your adventures going and the videos coming as you can.
Thanks Jethro!
That is very kind of you.
I like to say thanks in any small ways I can though as I honestly appreciate the support more than I can easily say.
I'll be editing the rest of the videos over the coming weeks and you'll get the early links as usual but mostly I just hope I keep making stuff that entertains!
Well done Jethro. Great fun, some challenging trails there? The bike is well up to it though, it would seem? I use a gravel bike with ‘drop’ handle bars. It’s bomb proof too, just lacks the handling you get on a mtb style bike. You don’t seem to do any catering? When you stop, don’t you put a brew on, enjoy a snack ? Cheese and biscuits ( my fav)? Maybe? Do you ever cook a supper meal. Other than boil water for a dehydrated packet meal.
I feel like I had the perfect bike for this ride as it really did throw in everything from tarmac to swamp. I wouldn't have changed anything in my setup except I maybe packed a bit too much food.
If I'm camping I rarely cook anything very exciting - rice, couscous, veg, that kind of thing. But i rarely pass up an opportunity to stop and eat in cafes and pubs etc
Apart from admiring the beautiful landscape, dry stone walls and old buildings in your videos, I can't help thinking.." That looks like hard work!!" So well done Jethro, keep 'em coming.👍
It is. But it's absolutely worth it. This ride has been hard and has had its ups and downs but its been great overall.
One more day to go as I write this then home to start editing the rest of the footage!
When its pouring down don't loose your cool , be assiduous and everything is possible!
I think I did pretty well on this trip. The rain came down more than once but spirits remained high!
This route looks great. It's on my list. It's nice that you include the overnight stops. Less work for me....Cheers!
It's a good one for sure. I still rate the Badger Divide as the best UK route I've ridden so far though.
Just started watching your Divide series. Wow. That loos like an amazing trail, truly amazing, like nothing I've ever ridden.
@@JethroJessop It is an incredible trail. I only finished it about a week ago and I already miss being on the bike. I'll rewatch your Badger Divide series now. I need to plan some UK trips.
@@matryderadventures I can imagine it's hard to adjust after that kind of trip. I find it hard after just a weekender!
The Badger is definitely my favourite so far but Scotland in general has a lot of great trails to offer all over. The Pictish Way is the latest that I've heard of and has gone firmly on the list!
@@JethroJessop Reintegration into society is progressing. It isn't easy, but planning new trips helps. I'll.take a look at The Pictish Way. Thanks.
@@matryderadventures Map Therapy!
Always helps me 😉
Hi JJ, great to see you out and about! You always make it look so idyllic, but I know how hard your rides & time consuming your editing can be! Great work! 🤗👍
This one was fairly hard going but it beats being at work by a country mile!
I'd meant to edit more on the trail but it's a bit of a faff and I was having battery issues so I do have a bit of a job ahead of me there.
I'll be editing today so day 3 should be coming soon
Very enjoyable, thankyou.
Thank you. I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😃
great to see your adventures again . thanks buddy
Great to have you follow along. Thanks for watching 😀
Good stuff bud!! Be safe!!
Trying my best 😉
Beautiful Ride !!!
It really was. It's lovely up there in any weather
I've been looking forward to you doing this route, Jethro. Definitely on on my to-do list. Great videos as usual. Hope the weather fairs up for you.🚴
It's a good route. Not the best I've ever done but it's been great fun.
Last day tomorrow then home to start editing the rest of the footage so watch out for the next vid soon (ish)
at 6:40ish I thought I was watching the Megavlanche!! Nice one Jethro and liking the 'in' joke ;-)
That was a great section to ride. Had my own little solovalanche 😉
Alway a nice start of a Sunday with jethro cycling his legs off 😜 before I go for a ride myself 🚴 tnx nice one!
Here’s a ko-fi to warm up 😀
Glad you enjoyed it. Legs are still attached but definitely feeling abused now.
Amazing, thank you. I shall log in over there soon as I've not been online for a few days
Always enjoy your rides, scenery and narration! Here in the States, I rarely get to ride on loose, wet surfaces... I can only imagine how technically trying (and tiring) that can be over 50-100K!!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful journeys! And I really love your music choices!!! Be safe out there!
This one did have some pretty challenging sections and overall it threw up probably the widest range of surfaces possible.
I definitely had the right bike for it though and I think I held my own.
Glad you like the music too. I'm torn between reusing the same classics and trying to find new ones. I seem to always come back to the same few.
Good to see content back again. I'm taking on my first 3 day ride from the Scottish border to Leeds in a few days. These videos have been a valuable source of information. Thanks
Glad they were helpful. Good luck with your ride, I hope the weather sorts itself out for you 😉
@dachucktaylor, if you don't mind me asking, what route are you taking (offroad?) from the borders down to Leeds?
@@tonypaddler if you search Second City Divide on RideWithGPS you'll find the route I'm following. Or check my Strava profile. I just uploaded the last day a few hours ago.
I'm all done now, heading home to start editing the footage 😃
@@JethroJessop ah, sorry Jethro, I meant the route from the borders to Leeds from @dachucktaylor, although I will check out your route anyway.
Cheers.
Tittut!😉
Not so niche, I think. All swedish toddlers I've ever known love that game.
Good to see you on the road again! Hope you'll soon be on the sunny side.🌞 The rain was very welcome when it finally came, but now the sun will be just as welcome, also here in Växjö, and also for all of us not currently cycling all day and sleeping in a tent. May the Force be with you on those gravel roads Jethro!
And yes, you should probably keep an eye on those sneaky magpies... never know what they're up to!🌳🪙🪙🪙
And I will definitely have to check out Prästens badkar next time I go to Österlen🛀⛪
Simma lugnt!
/Anna
Learning Swedish alongside a toddler is dangerous. I'm getting very good at farm animals and phrases that sound ridiculous coming out of the mouth of a 45 year old man 😉
I can give you a spoiler for coming videos. The rain gets worse 😉
But I survive and I'm still smiling with only one day of this ride left to go
@@JethroJessop 😁Well, children love it when you're being ridiculous. And some 48 year old women too. You'll just have to live with that!😉
@@Anna-Ess you're never too old for a game of tittut 😀
So true😀
Enjoy the days. You never know when it's going to get worse.
This is very true indeed. I'm pretty good at keeping positive
Phew! Thought you'd gotten lost on the moors Jethro. Glad to hear you're safe and well. Best of luck with the rest of your journey. Keep us updated. 👍🏻👍🏻
Not lost yet. A few wrong turns and detours but I've pretty much stuck to the line.
One more day to go as I write this then home to start editing the rest of the footage!
love these multi-day adventures, especially when I can sit back and enjoy while someone else does the hard work.
This one has been hard work indeed.
Just finished the penultimate day and the legs are singing.
It's been great though and I'd happily press on if I could. Maybe after a rest day 😉
bloody brilliant, thanks for taking me on this ride, your a legend
Thanks for coming along, glad you enjoyed it 😀
Day two under your belt..well done Jethro! Glad to hear "Dude, where's my horse." Kind of think of that as your theme tune now..haha.
Some lovely scenery, probably the best landscape you'll ever get from the pennines. It can have a tendency to often be bleak and sombre. You managed, despite the weather, to capture a lighter side.
Looking forward to day three; though I'm keeping my fingers most definitely crossed for you, regarding the awful, wet and dismal summer we're having! Good luck buddy; keep your spirits high.
Take care Jethro🐑 🙄🌧
The weather has been better than expected to be honest.
It's been wet, don't get me wrong. Had two sodden days and one sodden night but overall it's been great and I've ridden in shorts and t-shirt far more than I could have hoped
I don't think I'll ever leave the US, but who knows? It's nice to see countryside I currently can't see otherwise. Thanks so much for filming it.
My pleasure. There is some amazing scenery around here for sure. I'm loving this trip through it all.
Great to see you back out on the bike Jethro! the terrain looked a little rough in places but some wonderful scenery as always in the UK.
Definitely some rough terrain but I'm on the right bike for that. Packed a little heavy as usual but I'm loving being back out on a proper ride again!
Great vid....nicely shot and edited......looked like a fantastic day despite the long face...hahahaha
It was a good day indeed. Long face is purely down to bone structure 😉
Hi, Jethro!
Always good to see your latest adventures!
I'm currently traveling Russia by bicycle and have recently found myself in a similar situation, caught in a rainstorm in my tent.
Cheers and stay strong on those climbs!
Sometimes all you can do is zip up the tent and wait it out.
Good luck with the rest of the trip. That sounds epic, how long are you traveling for?
@@JethroJessop Just finishing, actually. I've started on the 5th of July and today's the last day, so... 20 days?.. Jees, time flew by!
About 750 km. in total.
It was a blast, though, despite the rain and mosquitos.
@@bitterleafcastle1552 time does funny things when you're on a bike trip. It seems to go by really slowly but the trip is over before you know it.
I did a video about this once when I was in Norway in fact. It's the best way to spend time in my opinion.
I'm just on the train back from my trip. Ten days this time but I'm already thinking about the next one 😀
@@JethroJessop
It sure does.
Great! Can't wait to see the rest of your journey)
Brave, packing up a wet tent...it's because you're young...I bet, or you just want to get back to Sweden...?
Great video as ever, thanks
Clive - the old guy...
Sometimes in life one has to pack a wet tent. It isn't fun but the secret is to remember that soon it will be dry again 😉
Ah Gisburn! Across the "forest" from me - I know, what Forest it's moorland. But it's beautiful up here. Rain, Sun is normal for around here. I'm planning for Scotland and trying to reduce kit further, not going well, not even got food onboard yet, might just buy what I need on the way. I need a dehydrator - I have a vacuum sealer. I want to make my own MRE's so I know what's in them and not an entire scrabble bag of E's. No, not those E's.
This is high on my list as well!
I love the idea of dehydrated meals but the readymade ones are super expensive and really not that good.
I'm definitely interested in making my own.
A project for the future I think.
As my dad would say its damp out today 😂😂
Damp indeed. But we soldier on 😀
Slow progress is still progress. I find that no two days are the same and some days I am super slow but I don't let it get me down. I try not to compare myself to others who boast of "I did x amount of miles today in x amount of time". I like my pace which is best described as 'leisurely'
I'm with you all the way on this. I can only ride at the pace I ride at and some days 'leisurely' doesn't even cut it ;)
I met a chap on this ride who was doing the GB Divide. He was aiming to do the entire thing in two weeks while I had 10 days just for Second City and felt like that was a bit tight.
Each to their own. He seemed very happy :)
Famous youtuber or strange fella who spends a lot of time talking to himself in his tent😅 safe travels dear boy.
Both. Probably more the latter if I'm honest 😉
Another great video Jethro. It did look hard though. Do you film on a Go-Pro? Just love those moving scenes. Well done.
I do have a GoPro. If you can see both my hands then that's what I'm using, the rest is on my phone.
You’re famous in my house 👍🏻
Then I've made it where it really counts 😉
The pessimistic cyclist says after this downhill it means I'll have to climb, while the optimist says that after this climb I get to enjoy a downhill.
Even with the rain, the beauty of the area is stunning.
I'll admit to being both at times but on the whole I do these trips with a smile on my face.
As you say, even bad weather can't take away from the beauty of these places or just the pleasure of being out on an adventure of your own making
Just a thought mate … maybe some map style context in a form on where you are. Personally, I can figure it out but for those watching from Alabama … maybe ?
If it’s any consolation, you’d just be complaining about heat in place of rain were you to be here.
Always something eh, just keep it up
Most of the time I don't really know where I am myself to be honest.
I try to include place names when I can but often I'm just following a line on a map.
It probably does detract from the viewing experience and you are not the first person to comment on it but I really do just kind of throw these videos together with very little planning so you kind of see the ride exactly as I do (including the sense of confusion and being slightly lost) 😉
You look Younger
Its the fresh air. Very invigorating 😉
Looks epic. Wish I was there! 🚵♂🌄⛰🍺
Yeah, this whole trip would have been loads better if you'd come along too. Such a pity you just stayed at home playing PlayStation 😉