Great vid as always. Thanks. North Central and Eastern Scotland are often bypassed for the Highlands but you managed to show how rugged and grand it can be. If you ever make it back up to the Moray coast, turn left. Lossiemouth Harbour Tea Rooms, smoked haddock on toast with a poached egg...no need for a stove ever again. Hopefully, this is where I'm cycling to later this month, via the East Highland Way and Spey Way. Keep the good stuff coming!
Yeah I have a map of all the routes I have been on, and Eastern Scotland was looking untapped. The aberdeenshire coastline is also stunning!!!! need to hunt out that tea room
Hey Barry! Really enjoyed your film! Did you have any (big) trouble with midgies on your tour? Planning to go in July. I always read that midgies are not a big deal in the eastern part of Scotland. Is that true?
Hey Jim! Yes you will defiantly get midges in July! I often try and go in March or September October to avoid them. So you have to now try and deal with them haha. Smidge is by far the best repellent, and maybe worth also getting a head net. Just be away if you are wild camping, or even camping. Once you get in your tent, spend the next few hours trying to kill all the midge in your tent you will not be getting out in a hurry :-) So have a wee before!
Can you announce next time you are going to Scotland and I will avoid it - it always seems to rain when you go! Good video but you are so unlucky with Scottish weather. I prefer May to early June, less rain and far fewer midges. Not as warm but that's the trade off.
This is about one of the most somptuous rides you have shown us to this day... Besides watching the map you show us briefly from time to time all along, is this a standard ride from which a gpx file can be got somewhere, and if not, can you remind us please which are the different stages you have followed in this occasion. Thanks a lot !
Hi Carlos, this was one I completely made up myself, I wanted to the Lairig Ghru, so based it around that. Also added a few nice historic Scottish towns and sights along the way, and then speyside way to the coast and then worked around from there to Aberdeen, and then really wanted to back to Glen Doll. Then Fife costal path back round to Edinburgh.
Haha, yes don't always recommend my routes I plan myself, but It was worth seeing and battling with the centre of the Cairngorms, always wanted to be up Lairig Ghru
Well done Barry keep up the good work. You passed through my home town Banchory on the Deeside Way. Pity about the sickness and hope it didn't dampen the trip. Another great mini movie from you. 👍🏻 🚴
Haha, Yes I may of not been in straight mind cycling through your home town, but it was a beautiful track and did have a lovely stop and lunch at Drum Castle, worth the dive off course
Again beautiful scenery and excellent filming. What a tour. You even had some good weather! Love watching these and amazed by your perseverance walking all day with a bike.
Just watched the highland 550 video and I am now binge watching your entire channel as inspiration for the soon to come lift of Covid restrictions. TThanks for these great videos.
Great video again! The Fife coastal path is mostly rid-able, just the bit between St Andrews and Crail is the bad bit, But I hear there might be some improvements to come on that section.
Hey Rob! Thanks, yes that bit was a little challenging to ride, haha, but then probably was the most beautiful bit, loved the camp spot I had down there, stunning evening.
That is Genesis Longitude. I found this channel due to that bike. There are so few reviews of it: I found one by Davide Travelli when he travelled through Africa by it, and Google found this channel due to my review search.
Excellent journey. I'm curious though. What food supplies do you take with you? And do you use a stove?. I'm planning my first ever bikepacking trip this year in the Scottish borders and the hebrides in July.
Hey, I use 'Adventure food' dried food, very tasty after a long day on the bike, and is just add hot water. So on the stove I just heat water for coffee, porridge, cuppa soup and dinner and then its porridge in the morning.
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Positively mad going up & over the Lairig Ghru with a bike 🤣
Haha, yes one of my most stupid ideas
Cracking video mate, well done.
Thanks very much
Great vid as always. Thanks.
North Central and Eastern Scotland are often bypassed for the Highlands but you managed to show how rugged and grand it can be.
If you ever make it back up to the Moray coast, turn left. Lossiemouth Harbour Tea Rooms, smoked haddock on toast with a poached egg...no need for a stove ever again.
Hopefully, this is where I'm cycling to later this month, via the East Highland Way and Spey Way.
Keep the good stuff coming!
Yeah I have a map of all the routes I have been on, and Eastern Scotland was looking untapped. The aberdeenshire coastline is also stunning!!!! need to hunt out that tea room
Very nice video Barry, well done!!!
Thanks so much lad
Tolles Video !
Thank you so much
Hey Barry! Really enjoyed your film! Did you have any (big) trouble with midgies on your tour? Planning to go in July. I always read that midgies are not a big deal in the eastern part of Scotland. Is that true?
Hey Jim! Yes you will defiantly get midges in July! I often try and go in March or September October to avoid them. So you have to now try and deal with them haha. Smidge is by far the best repellent, and maybe worth also getting a head net. Just be away if you are wild camping, or even camping. Once you get in your tent, spend the next few hours trying to kill all the midge in your tent you will not be getting out in a hurry :-) So have a wee before!
Some tough going there mate. Next time you're up this way let us know. :-) We'll come and say hello. Will post on our FB page. :-)
Yeah not my easiest trip, but learnt a lot from it! Thanks very much for the share! :-)
Just awesome....keep uploading more...
Thanks so much! More on there way :-)
Can you announce next time you are going to Scotland and I will avoid it - it always seems to rain when you go! Good video but you are so unlucky with Scottish weather. I prefer May to early June, less rain and far fewer midges. Not as warm but that's the trade off.
Haha, I would love to announce that so I could be up there on my own in the wild, haha. Yes March has also been amazing for me and no midges then :-)
This is about one of the most somptuous rides you have shown us to this day... Besides watching the map you show us briefly from time to time all along, is this a standard ride from which a gpx file can be got somewhere, and if not, can you remind us please which are the different stages you have followed in this occasion. Thanks a lot !
Anyway... Wow !
Hi Carlos, this was one I completely made up myself, I wanted to the Lairig Ghru, so based it around that. Also added a few nice historic Scottish towns and sights along the way, and then speyside way to the coast and then worked around from there to Aberdeen, and then really wanted to back to Glen Doll. Then Fife costal path back round to Edinburgh.
Barry you get place's only fit for mountain goat's 😁😁😁⛰️⛰️🐐
Haha, yes don't always recommend my routes I plan myself, but It was worth seeing and battling with the centre of the Cairngorms, always wanted to be up Lairig Ghru
Gosh Barry you really do make fantastic videos. Keep them coming thanks
Hey, thanks very much, more to come I promise
Never mind the life of Riley, I want the life of Barry! Bike packing adventure ninja! 👍
Haha!! what a title :-) Bikepacking Ninja, not that stealth though
Well done Barry keep up the good work. You passed through my home town Banchory on the Deeside Way.
Pity about the sickness and hope it didn't dampen the trip.
Another great mini movie from you. 👍🏻 🚴
Haha, Yes I may of not been in straight mind cycling through your home town, but it was a beautiful track and did have a lovely stop and lunch at Drum Castle, worth the dive off course
Again beautiful scenery and excellent filming. What a tour. You even had some good weather! Love watching these and amazed by your perseverance walking all day with a bike.
Haha, I should get on a ride it one day! Thankyou very much, this was a great trip
Just watched the highland 550 video and I am now binge watching your entire channel as inspiration for the soon to come lift of Covid restrictions. TThanks for these great videos.
Haha, thank you so much Adam! Glad you are inspired by them, we will be all out properly very soon! I have only just started getting back out
Great video again! The Fife coastal path is mostly rid-able, just the bit between St Andrews and Crail is the bad bit, But I hear there might be some improvements to come on that section.
Hey Rob! Thanks, yes that bit was a little challenging to ride, haha, but then probably was the most beautiful bit, loved the camp spot I had down there, stunning evening.
What bike are you using to do all your bike packing?
That is Genesis Longitude. I found this channel due to that bike. There are so few reviews of it: I found one by Davide Travelli when he travelled through Africa by it, and Google found this channel due to my review search.
Hi Nick, It is the first year they made the Longitude, so I can run the 29x3'' tyres. It is an incredible machine and rides so well
Yet another snappy edited video... really good work
Thanks so much
Excellent journey. I'm curious though. What food supplies do you take with you? And do you use a stove?. I'm planning my first ever bikepacking trip this year in the Scottish borders and the hebrides in July.
I was thinking the same thing... but it definitely wasn't steak (9:10) perhaps we should all be aiming higher on our expectations 😁
Hey, I use 'Adventure food' dried food, very tasty after a long day on the bike, and is just add hot water. So on the stove I just heat water for coffee, porridge, cuppa soup and dinner and then its porridge in the morning.
@@davidholdman5518 Haha, and that time was an exception, never gourmet food on a trip before :-)
Nice video Barry! Cracking scenery!
Thanks Dave!
Amazing, what a fantastic trip.
Hey thanks Tim, Yes this was a stunning trip! loved it
Loving your work. Keep it up geezer..
Thanks so much :-)
Love the acoustic guitar
Yeah a nice mix of music in this film
WOW! No other words !
Thanks so much Francesco
What a ride :)
Thanks so much Garry! was a great trip
Keep the videos coming Barry, always give me some inspiration to get on the bike.
Thank you so much!