This right here is why a MTB is so fun, just go where you want, no need to plan and overthink it, just get out and see places, love this video, it just speaks to my experiences :)
Ha! @2:34 - roast dinners. Some British people seem to want familiar food when they go to foreign places. It's a mystery to me too. I can remember stopping off on the Costa Brava in 1970 and seeing fish and chips and English Beers in the restaurants. English-style pubs. Good grief. We packed up the car, spent a night in Valencia, and got to Almeria where we stayed. That was Spanish and not a theme park catering to British tourists.
Liked the video, I bike in mallorca and I have twins and a wife,but I love my bed but I love my family more ,so I get up early 3-4hours out and back for 10am! No guilt and I go every morning! Really enjoyed your videos of lanzarote 👍
Nice video...and yes, the overthinking part! I'm actually just in Lanza MTB touring around the Island and did exactly what you did on my first day....tried to plot a way out of PDC with the Garmin,....was pointless...just rode...same route as you but a bit further down the coast and up to the main roads for a very windy (50kph) crosswind descent of 600m into Playa Blanca! It's a great Island!
It is the wildest place this Lanzarote island! 🌋 And yeah, I know the feeling you were elaborating upon, that need to strike the perfect balance between all that is pulling us in different directions. Just think that a child needs not only a mum, but a happy one above all, and so loved ones. A somewhat extended time riding can only do us good 😄🙂
thanks Jules brings back so many memories..im awestcountry boy who lived and dj ed there for 11 years ..you were cycling on tracks i used all the time although theyve changed a lot .If you get a chance go to the highest part of the island at Matagorda the view over the small island of La Graciosa is breath taking and worth the ride ,you can even get a ferry over to island fro Orzola we used to surf there yrs ago its epic. youve also got club La Santa sports complex and the point at La Santa best waves in Europe...enjoy
I'm heading there in 2 weeks time and renting bikes from Free Motion as well. Looking forward to checking out your routes on Strava! Thanks for happy videos!
Totally get you in terms of finding the balance. I thought I’d have more freedom as my kid got older, but now she’s 16 and started working, and needs taking and picking up at all kinds of random hours! Frustrating when you get to the weekend and have some time off to go on a long ride, but your kid needs to be at work for 11am. Ah well, there are definitely bigger problems, hey? Glad you got to enjoy your hols. Great vlog☺️
On Lanzarote, my deal with my significant other is: 3 hours in the morning is for riding. The rest of the day we spend together. And by the way, at about minute 6 of the Video you passed Barranco del Quiquere. Thats where we stay on the island, those fincas above the barranco. Could have seen you from the garden, but for reasons i have to stay in the cold nothern germany 😕 now.
I walked that route from Los Pocillos to Peurto Calero just before Christmas. It’s a lovely route. Had a well earned beer at the marina. Will try cycling it next time. Bet the steps were a bit tricky!
Half an hour late but you are happy for rest of day . Good trade off I say. Great video I did part of the same route 3 years ago. Jamaican tapas just by the harbour . Highly recommended if you are still there. Enjoy!
The bikes a Specialized Epic, a short travel XC bike. 95mm travel front fork. Won absolutely every long distance endurance MTB and Gravel event around the world at one time or another.
Lanzarote is a great place to ride a bike Juliet ,me and a friend hired bikes and done a 100 mile ride from the bottom of the island to the top and back,the lava fields are amazing 👌🚴♂️
a wonderful video again. if you don't have your charger at a hotel, tell the front desk you lost yours. they will sometimes have a box full of different types. and if you don't want to keep it, just leave it in the room when you leave
Great vlog miss Lanzarote😥 used to go ever year pre covid, to club la Santa on the other side of the island, Great road and off-road riding the volcano fields are awesome, The weather helps too🤗 But the winds can be a pain 💨
Just come across your channel and this video about riding in Lanzarote. Heading out there next March and have had the thumbs up from the wife to have a day out riding. After seeing what you got up to I will be doing one for sure..... I do plenty MTB riding in UK and the area looks epic for a day.....but do I go full sus or hard tail.... pedal power or e-bike....👍😂👍
you should head down to Playa Blanca. There are some great trails up the west coast, and natural swimming pools to cool off in! A much nicer resort than Puerto del Carmen too. I'm here cycling now, definitely my favourite part of the island. Great vid as always!
Hey piff panda, have u got any routes round playa Blanca you could share? Heading over in lanzarote and looking to hire bikes for a day and get some riding in. Many thanks Wilson
Did that bit you did out to coast, but in the other direction. Plus 40km 80% off road. It was hard but awesomeness. Did have a guide luckily 🤣. 11.20 in this video, did spin down a 5km downhill to where you headed back. But very remote out there. Wouldn't recommend going out on your own being honest. It was mostly goat trails. Few hikers, lots of thorny brush to land on if you crashed. Don't ask....
Like your vids but for some reason this and your Flanders ones have been super great. Wish I was younger and could follow your routes. Thanks. ps our family says MORNING!!
It's not fair. If I'd have been cycling on all that rocky terrain I would have had at least three punctures. Even if I'd got solid steel tyres I'd STILL have got punctures!
You'll never regret the time you spend with your little ones. Not matter how much time you put in, the older you get, you wish you had spent more. And soon you can take 'em with you on their bikes!
I have just sent this video to my wife as a subtle hint as to what I need to do later this year. I agree it is hard balancing that time between family and what you need to do to make you happy. Looked awesome, did you get any grief off the pedestrians? The trails looked great for hooning around though maybe when it is quieter 😎
Yeah, we all know the feeling when you feel so good on your bike that you think, "I could ride like this all day!", but then reality checks in and you have to be home by noon. Nevertheless, you're one EPIC mommy!!
100% with you on the roast..wtf. Had year half away from home and every now and again id have to do meself mash potatoes lol but a couple of weeks away soak up as much of that country as you can. Great vlog 👍
Looks quite EUC friendly too :-) Exactly the sort of places I would like to ride. The really rough stuff might be a bit much. Get the family on bikes, I have failed miserably in getting my friends on EUC's to be honest, they think I'm mad :-)
Seek and yee shall find. I find that this always happens. Ohhh and yes balance is important. Of course, this is your business as well. Nice office Juliet.
It just hit me that you remind me of Ellie from Wolf Alice Juliet, The side pockets seem to be getting more popular in Lycra bib shorts. I wear padded MTB shorts more now on gravel of and even on solo road rides. How were you set for water as you didn't take your you pack?
Do you mind if I ask what you do for bike insurance when away on cycling trips? They all seem to mandate that you need at least a sliver rated lock which is obviously not practical to carry.
I had to playback twice and was like WHUTT?? lol. I still have my Stumpjumper from like '92, straight laced front rim and stock fork haha, every so often I dust Stumpy off and give Old Faithful a ride through the neighborhood..
Great video Juliet! We're off to Lanzarote at the end of April (Playa Blanca), and like you, plan to hire a bike while were there for as many days as I can get away with! Looking forward to it even more after watching your video!! Any recommendations for good resources for routes?
That looked so sketchi.... why do they call them canary islands canary islands? More like rock island... I'm from Grand Island and it's snowing.... lol
This right here is why a MTB is so fun, just go where you want, no need to plan and overthink it, just get out and see places, love this video, it just speaks to my experiences :)
Until a heard of cows get in the way 😂
Ha! @2:34 - roast dinners. Some British people seem to want familiar food when they go to foreign places. It's a mystery to me too. I can remember stopping off on the Costa Brava in 1970 and seeing fish and chips and English Beers in the restaurants. English-style pubs. Good grief. We packed up the car, spent a night in Valencia, and got to Almeria where we stayed. That was Spanish and not a theme park catering to British tourists.
Liked the video,
I bike in mallorca and I have twins and a wife,but I love my bed but I love my family more ,so I get up early 3-4hours out and back for 10am!
No guilt and I go every morning!
Really enjoyed your videos of lanzarote 👍
Nice video...and yes, the overthinking part! I'm actually just in Lanza MTB touring around the Island and did exactly what you did on my first day....tried to plot a way out of PDC with the Garmin,....was pointless...just rode...same route as you but a bit further down the coast and up to the main roads for a very windy (50kph) crosswind descent of 600m into Playa Blanca! It's a great Island!
So glad you enjoyed our trails, been living here and riding for nearly 30 years, so many trails and races here!! Enjoy😛😛
I got such a feeling of happiness from this video 🤩👍 Thank you👌
The joys of Lanzarote, headwinds almost everywhere on the island.
It is the wildest place this Lanzarote island! 🌋
And yeah, I know the feeling you were elaborating upon, that need to strike the perfect balance between all that is pulling us in different directions. Just think that a child needs not only a mum, but a happy one above all, and so loved ones. A somewhat extended time riding can only do us good 😄🙂
thanks Jules brings back so many memories..im awestcountry boy who lived and dj ed there for 11 years ..you were cycling on tracks i used all the time although theyve changed a lot .If you get a chance go to the highest part of the island at Matagorda the view over the small island of La Graciosa is breath taking and worth the ride ,you can even get a ferry over to island fro Orzola we used to surf there yrs ago its epic. youve also got club La Santa sports complex and the point at La Santa best waves in Europe...enjoy
I'm heading there in 2 weeks time and renting bikes from Free Motion as well. Looking forward to checking out your routes on Strava! Thanks for happy videos!
Totally get you in terms of finding the balance. I thought I’d have more freedom as my kid got older, but now she’s 16 and started working, and needs taking and picking up at all kinds of random hours! Frustrating when you get to the weekend and have some time off to go on a long ride, but your kid needs to be at work for 11am. Ah well, there are definitely bigger problems, hey? Glad you got to enjoy your hols. Great vlog☺️
What a blast. Lost in the moment, like a kid. Your daughter must miss you. Lovely.
I know the feeling! Often when I go riding (here in the Arizona desert) I just wanna keep on riding and not turn back :) Thanks for sharing!
Great video Juliet. It is wonderful seeing you smile and larfing. It is snowing here in my bit of Pennsylvania.
Your happiness is contagious! Thanks for this video.
The best adventures are the ones not planned. Gorgeous place Lanzarote.
On Lanzarote, my deal with my significant other is: 3 hours in the morning is for riding. The rest of the day we spend together. And by the way, at about minute 6 of the Video you passed Barranco del Quiquere. Thats where we stay on the island, those fincas above the barranco. Could have seen you from the garden, but for reasons i have to stay in the cold nothern germany 😕 now.
I walked that route from Los Pocillos to Peurto Calero just before Christmas. It’s a lovely route. Had a well earned beer at the marina. Will try cycling it next time. Bet the steps were a bit tricky!
Half an hour late but you are happy for rest of day . Good trade off I say. Great video I did part of the same route 3 years ago. Jamaican tapas just by the harbour . Highly recommended if you are still there. Enjoy!
The bikes a Specialized Epic, a short travel XC bike. 95mm travel front fork.
Won absolutely every long distance endurance MTB and Gravel event around the world at one time or another.
esperamos poder conocerte en la próxima Across Andes que se realiza en CHILE. muchos saludos!!
Lanzarote is a great place to ride a bike Juliet ,me and a friend hired bikes and done a 100 mile ride from the bottom of the island to the top and back,the lava fields are amazing 👌🚴♂️
a wonderful video again. if you don't have your charger at a hotel, tell the front desk you lost yours. they will sometimes have a box full of different types. and if you don't want to keep it, just leave it in the room when you leave
Think it goes to prove anyone can show us their bike ride with just their phone, Thanks Jules enjoyed it x
Super video, full of love and happiness 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Great vlog miss Lanzarote😥 used to go ever year pre covid,
to club la Santa on the other side of the island,
Great road and off-road riding the volcano fields are awesome,
The weather helps too🤗
But the winds can be a pain 💨
Always wanted to go there!
I’m watching this video today 15 th March back in UK having been on that exact trail 2 days ago amazing.
I love cycling With my gravel, riding the KTM 390 Adventure and trail walking and running 🏃♀️
Just come across your channel and this video about riding in Lanzarote. Heading out there next March and have had the thumbs up from the wife to have a day out riding. After seeing what you got up to I will be doing one for sure..... I do plenty MTB riding in UK and the area looks epic for a day.....but do I go full sus or hard tail.... pedal power or e-bike....👍😂👍
you should head down to Playa Blanca. There are some great trails up the west coast, and natural swimming pools to cool off in! A much nicer resort than Puerto del Carmen too. I'm here cycling now, definitely my favourite part of the island. Great vid as always!
Hey piff panda, have u got any routes round playa Blanca you could share? Heading over in lanzarote and looking to hire bikes for a day and get some riding in. Many thanks
Wilson
Yes that’s the track I used nearly 30 years ago on a Trek with canti brakes 😆😆😆🤔
Did that bit you did out to coast, but in the other direction. Plus 40km 80% off road. It was hard but awesomeness. Did have a guide luckily 🤣. 11.20 in this video, did spin down a 5km downhill to where you headed back. But very remote out there. Wouldn't recommend going out on your own being honest. It was mostly goat trails. Few hikers, lots of thorny brush to land on if you crashed. Don't ask....
Like your vids but for some reason this and your Flanders ones have been super great. Wish I was younger and could follow your routes. Thanks.
ps
our family says MORNING!!
It's not fair. If I'd have been cycling on all that rocky terrain I would have had at least three punctures. Even if I'd got solid steel tyres I'd STILL have got punctures!
You'll never regret the time you spend with your little ones. Not matter how much time you put in, the older you get, you wish you had spent more. And soon you can take 'em with you on their bikes!
What a spot! Wont be long until you and your daughter can ride together.
I have just sent this video to my wife as a subtle hint as to what I need to do later this year. I agree it is hard balancing that time between family and what you need to do to make you happy. Looked awesome, did you get any grief off the pedestrians? The trails looked great for hooning around though maybe when it is quieter 😎
Yeah, we all know the feeling when you feel so good on your bike that you think, "I could ride like this all day!", but then reality checks in and you have to be home by noon. Nevertheless, you're one EPIC mommy!!
100% with you on the roast..wtf.
Had year half away from home and every now and again id have to do meself mash potatoes lol but a couple of weeks away soak up as much of that country as you can.
Great vlog 👍
Why would you have a roast dinner, because you want one!
Cannot find them cargo bibs any idea when they are out?
Thanks
You’re having fun but you’re scaring the 💩 out of me, riding so close to the edge of those cliffs!
The GoPro tends to distort the true topography.
great video!
Cool video-I loved it👍🏻
Juliet time, so cool 🚵🗽🌞
☮️kevin
Super fun video! What’s ur helmet? Love it!
Looks quite EUC friendly too :-) Exactly the sort of places I would like to ride. The really rough stuff might be a bit much. Get the family on bikes, I have failed miserably in getting my friends on EUC's to be honest, they think I'm mad :-)
We did the mtb excursion to highest point on the island by jeep then rode back to the coast 👍
Jealous!
Seek and yee shall find. I find that this always happens. Ohhh and yes balance is important. Of course, this is your business as well. Nice office Juliet.
Rivelo also do cargo shorts which are a bit easier to get hold of than PedalEd
It just hit me that you remind me of Ellie from Wolf Alice Juliet, The side pockets seem to be getting more popular in Lycra bib shorts. I wear padded MTB shorts more now on gravel of and even on solo road rides.
How were you set for water as you didn't take your you pack?
So where do the cats in Lanserotee hang out.
Time seems to speed up the minute I jump on my bike....Great scenery though.
ممتازة جدا جدا🗼💐💐💐💐💐💐
Vertigo just watching!
Dance on a Volcano . The old Genesis song is a fav of mine .. yeah do not fall on lava . its never good lol.
It’s a Epic. Just the most world cups ever
Those dang tourists!🖖🏼
So much smiling 😂
Do you mind if I ask what you do for bike insurance when away on cycling trips? They all seem to mandate that you need at least a sliver rated lock which is obviously not practical to carry.
I don’t lock my bike anywhere
TIL: "roast dinner" is like what Americans would eat on Thanksgiving or Christmas except British people have it typically every Sunday.
Are all roast dinners the same as the UK?
'Roast dinners'...Brits abroad 😱
Do you have a phone mount for your GoPro Chesty?
No
what beautiful views
No gloves?..I went mountain biking on Lanzarote came off and palm needed stitches. That lava rock is evil
Specialized? They all but launched the Mtn Bike Craze back in the Day with 'The Stumpjumper'.
I had to playback twice and was like WHUTT?? lol. I still have my Stumpjumper from like '92, straight laced front rim and stock fork haha, every so often I dust Stumpy off and give Old Faithful a ride through the neighborhood..
I'm a Brit but I don't live in England. So when I travel abroad and I have the chance to eat a roast i will do.
What was your location
How can you not know of Specialized??
Great video Juliet! We're off to Lanzarote at the end of April (Playa Blanca), and like you, plan to hire a bike while were there for as many days as I can get away with! Looking forward to it even more after watching your video!! Any recommendations for good resources for routes?
Easy to get sidetracked with mileage and stats, easy to forget about just having fun
its winter ¡¡¡¡ In Canarias never 😂
Morning 😆
Great video, great lady!!(👍❤)
Thank you! 😃
Did you call it a "Specializer"?😆
Nope
Roast dinners and brits in the sun 😂 what is it about that .
One wrong move and you're over the cliff.
was that an american flag i saw planted in that wasteland behind you. OOPS
first first first
That looked so sketchi.... why do they call them canary islands canary islands? More like rock island... I'm from Grand Island and it's snowing.... lol