Thank you for taking the effort to film this video during your tough times of exhaustion as well as your uplifting times of elation. You have given an amazing snapshot of the LEL experience to mere mortals like myself.
Thanks Steve! Yes, it was a very up-and-down experience for me, and a lot of other riders too I think. Thing is, you don't have to be immortal to have a crack. I reckon there's truth in what they say that event like that is mostly in the mind rather than the legs. The legs kind of disappeared, as I recall, sometime possibly on day two...!
Cool Video, Brings back good memories from the ride. Fascinating to see some parts of the road in daylight, where I went through in the middle of the night :D Congratulations on making it!
Heh, yes, I'm enjoying watching other people's footage like you say. Particularly enjoyed seeing shots of those climbs in the Pennines on the way back that I did in the small hours of the morning and seeing how they look in daylight is great, it confirms they were some darn big hills. And steep, too!
I've watched a small number of LEL '22 videos now and yours was the most cohesive, helped, I think, by showing the animated map from time to time (I'm a sucker for the logistics on these things). In addition, I've learned about Scheuermann's Disease. An epic effort - you have my respect and admiration!
Hey thanks so much for the feedback, that's amazing! I'd hoped it would help with the sense of place, which is always so obvious when you're out there riding but which can disconnected in a vid like this. I'm guessing you're a rider too, any tips/other feedback welcome!
@@londoncenturies I'm a newish rider - started Aug '21 at 66, so very late to the party (especially since I live in prime riding country on the edge of the Dales). I have decided I like long distance the best and I joined Audax UK last week in order to pursue that. Richard Lake, who I feel sure you'll know via YT, is hosting a social 50 miler in a couple of weeks so I'm going along to that by way of introduction. Re: tips on videos, I can only say what I like really. Have you thought of doing any kit review ones? Getting the right lights is my current project - didn't realise it would be such a minefield!
Thanks Andrew! Those decisions re stopping: funny thing I can't help thinking now I should have pressed on. It's to forget just how tired and drained I was. Thanks for watching.
Hi Andrew, thanks for the comment. Funny thing, now that it's all behind me I kick myself for stopping too much, too early and not pressing on and reckon I could have shaved a bit of time off. Retrospect is great, but not necessarily realistic!!
Just watching this again (after watching your fantastic PBP video). I also completed LEL (123.5h) and it was also the best experience I’ve ever had. I had Shermer’s neck (head held up with an inner tube wrapped under the saddle) and a snapped gear cable (replaced just before Great Easton). Unfortunately while training for All Points North my front wheel slipped away from me crossing a ford which resulted in a hip replacement. I’m back on the bike, but no more ultra distance rides 😢. I’ll be volunteering for LEL in 2025, so if you are taking part I’ll keep an eye out for you. Your videos are a breath of fresh air and hugely inspiring. Thank you.
Incredible perseverance to go through Shermer’s neck and a snapped cable and still get home in the time. Amazing. But I’d worry about riding with a hip replacement in there, I guess it’s the right decision not to do ultra distance any more but hope you can find some other way of challenging yourself while staying the right side of safe. Good for you for getting back on the bike again, that must have taken some doing. At the moment I don’t think I’ll do LEL again simply because, having done it once, I’ll try to find something else, but I also say, Never say never so it’s not impossible. I’ve got friends who volunteer on that and they say it’s a complete blast, more fun than riding, actually. Thanks v much for watching and commenting!
Brings back very happy memories, and a few dark moments my friend…the feeling pedalling down the path at the rear of the School to the finish line was one of a million emotions.
Oh I remember that path very well! I cycle along that road now and then, and it'll always have that special 'End of LEL' feel to it!! Thanks v much for watching and leaving the comment - happy riding to you!
Great effort and ride, cheers to all. I believe that one of the best things one gets out of long rides is , for lack of a better phrase, Zenning out. Letting one's mind go, to think or especially, not think about anything but peddling. This is hard to articulate, even more so to non distance riders. Thanks again.
Yes, I like your phrase, Zenning out. I recognise that. My theory is that the speed has a role in this - slow enough to be a part of everything you pass through, fast enough to cover a huge amount of territory. Zenning out is great. Thanks for the comment!
Really enjoyable video and congratulations on an epic ride! No idea how any of you keep peddling for that distance but it's certainly fun to watch over a coffee! Happy cycling! 🙂
@@londoncenturies I'm not no, looking back now i think i should have entered. Also regret not buying a jersey. I can't remember alot of the place's we cycled through or maybe some of it was in the dark so watching videos from yourself and others has been great 👍! Good luck if your riding PBP.
@@MarkFurness-em1cz That's funny you should say that (about forgetting the ride) because that's one of the reasons I wanted to start this channel in the first place, to capture some of those fleeting moments that will otherwise get lost because there are just so many of them). Thanks for the good luck for PBP yes I'm riding it and imagine I'll need a hefty dose of it at some point! Happy riding yourself.
That's a mighty effort - I've always thought that LEL is harder than PBP, not just terrain-wise, but also because you're pretty much on your own. Chapeau, sir!
Hey cheers for that! In retrospect the effort was a tad TOO mighty on day 1 and not quite mighty enough the rest of the time, I reckon. But it's hard when you're 3 days in and, as you say, the terrain is the Pennines.
@@londoncenturies Sadly no, I didn't ride it. I live in the US, and although I've dreamed of visiting the UK most of my life, I suppose that's one dream that will remain out of reach. I'll have to experience these wonderful rides vicariously. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
@@rogerdavis3454 Well, thanks for watching. I've only done a little riding in north America and mostly that's been in Canada. The distances are mind boggling!
Thanks for watching the vid, Spencer. There WILL be more soon, just that right now I’m down (along with most of London, it seems) with this horrible coughing thing. Hope you’re healthy and managing to get out on the road!
Incredible. I watched this vlog a while ago and then started from scratch. All of your rides have been really enjoyable. In particular the Milan journey. I’m glad you managed to recover the footage as it was a great travelogue. I only wish you could of streamed some more footage. The scene in Lausanne. Wow what a view. How did you drag yourself away from that ? Thx for taking the trouble to film. You are obviously a skilled cyclist but I laughed when that younger chap breezed past you on a climb in Surrey hills. There is always someone better than us in life 😂😂. Hopefully you will post again in the future. Thx for output to date 👏👏
Thanks so much, Phil! It's great to know that the content is appealing, and there will definitely be more in the future - I've got a few plans at the moment, it's just a question of juggling with life, job, etc etc as normal. Yes, Lausanne. Wow is right Phil, I stood and stared for ages. Oh yes and that guy in the Surrey Hills, yes I remember that! I guess we all get that - there's always someone faster/fresher, right? - sometimes it gives me a bit of a knock but glad there was a laugh in it too!! Cheers for watching...
"So what's the reward?" Timeless. When your non-cycling friends don't get long-distance cycling. Congratulations on completing LEL. You looked remarkably fresh at the end there. Looks like all those training rides to far-flung destinations paid off. Chapeau! So PBP next year?
Cheers for this. Looking fresh at the end: yes, ok, but don't be fooled! If you'd seen me about an hour before that, you'd think you'd seen a corpse. It was very up and down, peaks and troughs. And the funny thing was I reckon both (peaks and troughs) were getting shorter and spikier as I went on. Sure thing, the end was a peak but the whole thing was getting pretty unstable by that point. There was a moment, going past Huntingdon Life Sciences where the protesters are outside, where it felt like a scene from hell. PBP? Dunno. Maybe.....
Glad you like them, Craig and cheers for watching. I haven’t got around to a gear video just yet but there’ll be something in the pipeline at some point, probably a bit later on this year. Happy riding!
Hey thanks, Seano. I'm finding it difficult to get the time to make new vids at the moment but there'll be something along in due course. Thanks for watching! LC
Hi Lee, thanks for watching. It was part of the Carradice bag support thing, I don’t remember which bit but I was never impressed with it and ended up ditching it as soon as I could and getting an alternative (Nitto, crazy expensive for what it is but very well Designed and light, and shows no signs of letting me down. Highly recommended if you can justify the price).
@@L333ENG Yep, I don't have experience with that brand, all I can say is I'd never buy a bit of Carradice hardware again (the bags are ok, just I don't like their hardware). Hope it stands the test of time for you.
Ha! Well, you asked the million dollar question there, Paul. Ok, here are some answers: I finished on the Thursday afternoon and was feeling 'pretty ok' by about Saturday morning/lunchtime. As it happens, I went away to visit family overseas so didn't ride the bike for ages so can't report anything factual there. The most obvious problem, though, was nerve damage/pain/tingling in my hands, which took AGES to go away - it was still bugging me in September and even into October, 3 months later. Yes, I'd worn gloves, yes, with nice thick gel, and yes, they'd always been really comfortable before. Just those relentless miles in a short space of time I guess.
I did it in '97 very very different now. At the time i felt it was an easy solo ride, then you get to chat with some Audax royalty for a bit, im sure jim hopper was with me for several hours. I couldnt do it now.. route is much tougher. Well done, i think you get to be the royalty ❤😊
Yes, that’s very interesting to hear your experience Simon, I suspect it’s growing very fast. I saw there was an LEL stall at PBP last week and I imagine they were getting a lot of people to sign up. I hear they’ve tweaked the route, too. It’s obvious these big challenge events have massive appeal, but what kind of riding would you be more drawn to now?
great report congratulations for finishing it - enjoyed your honest and positive account: you kept it within human limits it seems.. I would like to see you set up, knowing what it is that you need in terms of gear helps
Hi Ivar, thanks for the request, duly noted! Yes, there's something in the pipeline but very busy with work at the moment so it may take a while. Real life keeps getting in the way of cycling, if you know what I mean?
Sure thing Phil. I've got a video underway in which I might do a look at all the gear etc. But quickly, I had a great setup: 12 speed setup with double chainrings on the front and on the back, a LOVELY huge 11-34T cassette. That biggest one is a dream, I was climbing faster than nearly everybody else I saw, and I hit 87kph on one of the descents, too, which was a blast. I have to say, it really helped!
@@londoncenturies 11-34 is great range although I guess there are bigger gaps. I’m on 50-34 with 11-28T which makes for super smooth gearing but long climbs are a challenge and can be strength saping. I cannot just change up to 11-32 without making other changes unfortunately.
Well done you. Outstanding effort. Thanks for posting your experience. To your mate Dave. I'll tell him what the reward is. Doing an endurance event like this you learn more about yourself than you ever will attending a course, a TED Talk, reading a self-help book or lying on a psychiatrists sofa. Taking yourself way out of your comfort zone to unimaginable depths of physical and mental exertion only makes you a stronger person all round. ....p.s. With cable ties, gaffer tape and a small can of WD40 you can overcome just about any mechanical mishap.
Thanks, appreciated, but there are lots of people out there who ride further and quicker than me. I figure if I just keep doing it as long as I can, well, maybe I can cheat some of the ageing process… (and I’m 54 this month). No plans to stop just yet! 😀
That took me back. Nice one! Laughed out loud at the jinx comment. The only time I'm superstitious is when I'm on the bike 😀 How's your hands? I've still a couple of numb fingers on the left hand.
Tingling/numbness now 99% gone, can't quite tell if it's still lingering in my little fingertips or not. Good to know I'm not the only one. Are you back on the bike properly?
Hi! Yes, completed it - but not too sure I'd do it again. It's quite a thing, riding that far. Ever since the finish, I've been will-I-or-won't-I about doing it again next time, in fact I think I might do a video about it but am not getting much riding now right now. I see you've been busy making videos for your channel! I'm going to head over and watch some when I get a minute...
@@londoncenturies Many congratulations for completing such an epic ride, I think I would have struggled especially with my current fitness levels, need much more improvements.
It might sound odd but one of the reasons behind making the video in the first place was to remember more of the ride than I would do otherwise - hours go by when I'm that knackered, and I forget them. So it's good to be reminded of those bits that felt fantastic! Just what you say - it's freedom.
Thank you for taking the effort to film this video during your tough times of exhaustion as well as your uplifting times of elation. You have given an amazing snapshot of the LEL experience to mere mortals like myself.
Thanks Steve! Yes, it was a very up-and-down experience for me, and a lot of other riders too I think. Thing is, you don't have to be immortal to have a crack. I reckon there's truth in what they say that event like that is mostly in the mind rather than the legs. The legs kind of disappeared, as I recall, sometime possibly on day two...!
Cool Video, Brings back good memories from the ride.
Fascinating to see some parts of the road in daylight, where I went through in the middle of the night :D
Congratulations on making it!
Heh, yes, I'm enjoying watching other people's footage like you say. Particularly enjoyed seeing shots of those climbs in the Pennines on the way back that I did in the small hours of the morning and seeing how they look in daylight is great, it confirms they were some darn big hills. And steep, too!
I've watched a small number of LEL '22 videos now and yours was the most cohesive, helped, I think, by showing the animated map from time to time (I'm a sucker for the logistics on these things). In addition, I've learned about Scheuermann's Disease.
An epic effort - you have my respect and admiration!
Hey thanks so much for the feedback, that's amazing! I'd hoped it would help with the sense of place, which is always so obvious when you're out there riding but which can disconnected in a vid like this. I'm guessing you're a rider too, any tips/other feedback welcome!
@@londoncenturies I'm a newish rider - started Aug '21 at 66, so very late to the party (especially since I live in prime riding country on the edge of the Dales). I have decided I like long distance the best and I joined Audax UK last week in order to pursue that. Richard Lake, who I feel sure you'll know via YT, is hosting a social 50 miler in a couple of weeks so I'm going along to that by way of introduction.
Re: tips on videos, I can only say what I like really. Have you thought of doing any kit review ones? Getting the right lights is my current project - didn't realise it would be such a minefield!
One of the best LEL videos ive seen. Amazingly quick. Sensible decisions re stopping. Well done
Thanks Andrew! Those decisions re stopping: funny thing I can't help thinking now I should have pressed on. It's to forget just how tired and drained I was. Thanks for watching.
Hi Andrew, thanks for the comment. Funny thing, now that it's all behind me I kick myself for stopping too much, too early and not pressing on and reckon I could have shaved a bit of time off. Retrospect is great, but not necessarily realistic!!
Just watching this again (after watching your fantastic PBP video). I also completed LEL (123.5h) and it was also the best experience I’ve ever had. I had Shermer’s neck (head held up with an inner tube wrapped under the saddle) and a snapped gear cable (replaced just before Great Easton). Unfortunately while training for All Points North my front wheel slipped away from me crossing a ford which resulted in a hip replacement. I’m back on the bike, but no more ultra distance rides 😢. I’ll be volunteering for LEL in 2025, so if you are taking part I’ll keep an eye out for you. Your videos are a breath of fresh air and hugely inspiring. Thank you.
Incredible perseverance to go through Shermer’s neck and a snapped cable and still get home in the time. Amazing. But I’d worry about riding with a hip replacement in there, I guess it’s the right decision not to do ultra distance any more but hope you can find some other way of challenging yourself while staying the right side of safe. Good for you for getting back on the bike again, that must have taken some doing. At the moment I don’t think I’ll do LEL again simply because, having done it once, I’ll try to find something else, but I also say, Never say never so it’s not impossible. I’ve got friends who volunteer on that and they say it’s a complete blast, more fun than riding, actually. Thanks v much for watching and commenting!
Congrats! Huge effort there. Also, really good rather calm personality and detailed video. Liked it a lot.
hi... great to ride with you on the 200k. hope to see you again, johnathan
Cheers Jonathan! Great to ride with you and hope you’re having a good day.
Brings back very happy memories, and a few dark moments my friend…the feeling pedalling down the path at the rear of the School to the finish line was one of a million emotions.
Oh I remember that path very well! I cycle along that road now and then, and it'll always have that special 'End of LEL' feel to it!! Thanks v much for watching and leaving the comment - happy riding to you!
Great effort and ride, cheers to all. I believe that one of the best things one gets out of long rides is , for lack of a better phrase, Zenning out. Letting one's mind go, to think or especially, not think about anything but peddling. This is hard to articulate, even more so to non distance riders. Thanks again.
Yes, I like your phrase, Zenning out. I recognise that. My theory is that the speed has a role in this - slow enough to be a part of everything you pass through, fast enough to cover a huge amount of territory. Zenning out is great. Thanks for the comment!
Really enjoyable video and congratulations on an epic ride! No idea how any of you keep peddling for that distance but it's certainly fun to watch over a coffee! Happy cycling! 🙂
🤣😀🤣😀!!
Great ride and video, brought some memories back. Well done from E46
Glad you liked it Mark and thanks for watching. Are you doing PBP this year?
@@londoncenturies I'm not no, looking back now i think i should have entered. Also regret not buying a jersey. I can't remember alot of the place's we cycled through or maybe some of it was in the dark so watching videos from yourself and others has been great 👍! Good luck if your riding PBP.
@@MarkFurness-em1cz That's funny you should say that (about forgetting the ride) because that's one of the reasons I wanted to start this channel in the first place, to capture some of those fleeting moments that will otherwise get lost because there are just so many of them). Thanks for the good luck for PBP yes I'm riding it and imagine I'll need a hefty dose of it at some point! Happy riding yourself.
That's a mighty effort - I've always thought that LEL is harder than PBP, not just terrain-wise, but also because you're pretty much on your own. Chapeau, sir!
Hey cheers for that! In retrospect the effort was a tad TOO mighty on day 1 and not quite mighty enough the rest of the time, I reckon. But it's hard when you're 3 days in and, as you say, the terrain is the Pennines.
What an outstanding video! You did a terrific job of capturing the highs and lows you experienced.
Thanks Roger, much appreciated. Did you ride it, too? If so, how was yours?
@@londoncenturies Sadly no, I didn't ride it. I live in the US, and although I've dreamed of visiting the UK most of my life, I suppose that's one dream that will remain out of reach. I'll have to experience these wonderful rides vicariously. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
@@rogerdavis3454 Well, thanks for watching. I've only done a little riding in north America and mostly that's been in Canada. The distances are mind boggling!
Congratulations 👏 great video.
Thanks for watching the vid, Spencer. There WILL be more soon, just that right now I’m down (along with most of London, it seems) with this horrible coughing thing. Hope you’re healthy and managing to get out on the road!
Terrific content, you've just made yourself a new fan.
Truly feeling inspired. Thanks a lot for that!
😀
Excellent effort, bravo sir, bravo.
Incredible. I watched this vlog a while ago and then started from scratch. All of your rides have been really enjoyable. In particular the Milan journey. I’m glad you managed to recover the footage as it was a great travelogue. I only wish you could of streamed some more footage. The scene in Lausanne. Wow what a view. How did you drag yourself away from that ? Thx for taking the trouble to film. You are obviously a skilled cyclist but I laughed when that younger chap breezed past you on a climb in Surrey hills. There is always someone better than us in life 😂😂. Hopefully you will post again in the future. Thx for output to date 👏👏
Thanks so much, Phil! It's great to know that the content is appealing, and there will definitely be more in the future - I've got a few plans at the moment, it's just a question of juggling with life, job, etc etc as normal. Yes, Lausanne. Wow is right Phil, I stood and stared for ages. Oh yes and that guy in the Surrey Hills, yes I remember that! I guess we all get that - there's always someone faster/fresher, right? - sometimes it gives me a bit of a knock but glad there was a laugh in it too!! Cheers for watching...
Wow , magnificent effort, you have my permission to take the rest of the day off. Thank you
Thanks Richard! 😀
Incredible, thank you
Thanks for watching! It was an amazing event, so tough.
Made of tough stuff. Great work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers for watching!
"So what's the reward?"
Timeless. When your non-cycling friends don't get long-distance cycling.
Congratulations on completing LEL. You looked remarkably fresh at the end there. Looks like all those training rides to far-flung destinations paid off. Chapeau!
So PBP next year?
Cheers for this. Looking fresh at the end: yes, ok, but don't be fooled! If you'd seen me about an hour before that, you'd think you'd seen a corpse. It was very up and down, peaks and troughs. And the funny thing was I reckon both (peaks and troughs) were getting shorter and spikier as I went on. Sure thing, the end was a peak but the whole thing was getting pretty unstable by that point. There was a moment, going past Huntingdon Life Sciences where the protesters are outside, where it felt like a scene from hell. PBP? Dunno. Maybe.....
Really enjoying your videos mate. Keep up the good work. Would love to see you post a video detailing your bike and the set up you use on these rides.
Glad you like them, Craig and cheers for watching. I haven’t got around to a gear video just yet but there’ll be something in the pipeline at some point, probably a bit later on this year. Happy riding!
@@londoncenturies look forward to seeing it 👍
Fantastic effort. Great to watch 👍
Hey thanks, Seano. I'm finding it difficult to get the time to make new vids at the moment but there'll be something along in due course. Thanks for watching! LC
Great video… good to see it from another rider’s perspective!! 💪
Thanks for the comment, that was an incredible event, wasn't it?
@@londoncenturies certainly was! Brutal, beautiful, balmy and brain-blistering!
Great video! Congratulations for the finish.
What tool are you using for the map animations? Looks nice and clean.
Thank you for that. The map animations are just Keynote, it's really easy and quick!
Chapeau- really enjoyed your vid
Thanks for watching it and taking the time to comment, too. Happy riding!
Great video. What was the piece of kit that snapped?
Hi Lee, thanks for watching. It was part of the Carradice bag support thing, I don’t remember which bit but I was never impressed with it and ended up ditching it as soon as I could and getting an alternative (Nitto, crazy expensive for what it is but very well
Designed and light, and shows no signs of letting me down. Highly recommended if you can justify the price).
@@londoncenturies Ah okay. Was hoping it wasn't the Alpkit one. Going down that route i think.
@@L333ENG Yep, I don't have experience with that brand, all I can say is I'd never buy a bit of Carradice hardware again (the bags are ok, just I don't like their hardware). Hope it stands the test of time for you.
I’d be interested to know how long it took you to recover after that.
Ha! Well, you asked the million dollar question there, Paul. Ok, here are some answers: I finished on the Thursday afternoon and was feeling 'pretty ok' by about Saturday morning/lunchtime. As it happens, I went away to visit family overseas so didn't ride the bike for ages so can't report anything factual there. The most obvious problem, though, was nerve damage/pain/tingling in my hands, which took AGES to go away - it was still bugging me in September and even into October, 3 months later. Yes, I'd worn gloves, yes, with nice thick gel, and yes, they'd always been really comfortable before. Just those relentless miles in a short space of time I guess.
Congrats on the ride and the video, inspiring to be cycling and not know what day it is.
😃 Thanks Karl. Yes, it's not a bad feeling when you don't know what day it is, just that there's a lot of road ahead of you...
I did it in '97 very very different now. At the time i felt it was an easy solo ride, then you get to chat with some Audax royalty for a bit, im sure jim hopper was with me for several hours.
I couldnt do it now.. route is much tougher. Well done, i think you get to be the royalty ❤😊
Yes, that’s very interesting to hear your experience Simon, I suspect it’s growing very fast. I saw there was an LEL stall at PBP last week and I imagine they were getting a lot of people to sign up. I hear they’ve tweaked the route, too. It’s obvious these big challenge events have massive appeal, but what kind of riding would you be more drawn to now?
@@londoncenturies retirement then support.
What a fantastic video
Thanks Eli! :)
Amazing
Great sharing sir
It's great to have a visitor from Indonesia watch my vid - were you one of the guys from Jakarta riding Bromptons?
absolute respect!!
Thanks for watching the vid!
great report congratulations for finishing it - enjoyed your honest and positive account: you kept it within human limits it seems.. I would like to see you set up, knowing what it is that you need in terms of gear helps
Hi Ivar, thanks for the request, duly noted! Yes, there's something in the pipeline but very busy with work at the moment so it may take a while. Real life keeps getting in the way of cycling, if you know what I mean?
Well done. Great achievement. Really enjoyable vlog as well. You looked reasonably fresh at the finish as well. May I ask what gearing you used?
Sure thing Phil. I've got a video underway in which I might do a look at all the gear etc. But quickly, I had a great setup: 12 speed setup with double chainrings on the front and on the back, a LOVELY huge 11-34T cassette. That biggest one is a dream, I was climbing faster than nearly everybody else I saw, and I hit 87kph on one of the descents, too, which was a blast. I have to say, it really helped!
@@londoncenturies 11-34 is great range although I guess there are bigger gaps. I’m on 50-34 with 11-28T which makes for super smooth gearing but long climbs are a challenge and can be strength saping. I cannot just change up to 11-32 without making other changes unfortunately.
Well done you. Outstanding effort. Thanks for posting your experience. To your mate Dave. I'll tell him what the reward is. Doing an endurance event like this you learn more about yourself than you ever will attending a course, a TED Talk, reading a self-help book or lying on a psychiatrists sofa. Taking yourself way out of your comfort zone to unimaginable depths of physical and mental exertion only makes you a stronger person all round. ....p.s. With cable ties, gaffer tape and a small can of WD40 you can overcome just about any mechanical mishap.
You speak great wisdom! I think i hear the voice of experience…?
@@londoncenturies Haha yes. Well spotted. Done both a few silly endurance rides and very long distance touring rides. Both served to grow me.
Jaw dropping ride- not sure your age but a massive effort many can only dream of
Thanks, appreciated, but there are lots of people out there who ride further and quicker than me. I figure if I just keep doing it as long as I can, well, maybe I can cheat some of the ageing process… (and I’m 54 this month). No plans to stop just yet! 😀
That took me back. Nice one! Laughed out loud at the jinx comment. The only time I'm superstitious is when I'm on the bike 😀 How's your hands? I've still a couple of numb fingers on the left hand.
Tingling/numbness now 99% gone, can't quite tell if it's still lingering in my little fingertips or not. Good to know I'm not the only one. Are you back on the bike properly?
How did it go? you completed it if so many congratulations and massive effort..
Hi! Yes, completed it - but not too sure I'd do it again. It's quite a thing, riding that far. Ever since the finish, I've been will-I-or-won't-I about doing it again next time, in fact I think I might do a video about it but am not getting much riding now right now. I see you've been busy making videos for your channel! I'm going to head over and watch some when I get a minute...
@@londoncenturies Many congratulations for completing such an epic ride, I think I would have struggled especially with my current fitness levels, need much more improvements.
@@londoncenturies Thank you
Ace…nice ride video. I think we chatted briefly just after we both finish.
Thanks for finding and watching the vid, Ian. Were you on that table of riders talking with Danial at the end?
im your biggest fan!!!!!
😀
Amazing
Cheers George!
"You feel kind of free". That's me when I am on a long ride, it's freedom.
It might sound odd but one of the reasons behind making the video in the first place was to remember more of the ride than I would do otherwise - hours go by when I'm that knackered, and I forget them. So it's good to be reminded of those bits that felt fantastic! Just what you say - it's freedom.
epic videoo
Brazy
That rare moment when somebody was glad to see the M25 chapeau
Yes... the roar of traffic and pungent smell of exhaust fumes can only mean one thing - I'm nearly HOME! :)
Thanks for watching and happy riding!