Blew the budget on that shot

@@StephenJReid well other option build own boat and see were that takes you haahah

Thanks Annie! 🙂 Looks like a lovely area. I had a great time apart from the rain on the 3rd day 🙈 Plans to come back later in the year

Thank you!

😂 I’ll see what I can do. Did you see this one? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpmYjNaay5fSgaM.htmlsi=7AtsfypxCj97QACC

Thanks so much for subscribing! Appreciate it 🙂

Thanks Gary! 🙂

Thanks Stephen 🙂

Ahhh, well done on your victory over the English at Bannockburn! 😂

What parts? my first time there so I probably didn't notice. Although it looks like its mostly a non-native commercial plantation anyway, dead under the trees

😁 Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Daniel. The cows made me laugh, as soon as I shouted at them they all started galloping beside me. Got that shot with my iPhone in one hand trying to keep them in frame while cycling 😂

Thanks Juju 😁

Thanks and glad you found the cones useful. Also good to know some of the mess has been cleared. Although I wonder about the section near the shore as it’s not visible from the trail

@@StephenJReid we wondered down to the shore a couple of times for breaks and no litter but doesn't mean there wasn't any elsewhere! Keep up the good work dude 😁

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 yeah zero point letting an e-bike do all the work, a moped is cheaper, faster and has better range in that case 😂

Hmmmm that’s made me wonder if I could leave my van there on a future trip.

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Gotta watch out for those sneaky sneak thieves Monica! 😂

Thanks for coming along Ken!

Thanks Matt! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Thanks Nigel!

Thanks Ruth!🙂 any great spots I missed that I should visit next time? I was surprised how clean the bothy was as I’d heard it was a mess, but looked recently cleaned, although there was a huge container of rubbish in the kitchen area under the table.

@@StephenJReid That's great! It's a shame that people leave rubbish behind as it will attract vermin. The raider's road is nice and the otter pool is a nice place for swimming but midge central this time of year. My favourite area in the Galloway Forest Park is Loch Trool and the hike up the Merrick! Your drone footage was incredible, the colours look amazing this time of year!

Thanks Brian! I enjoyed this one. Proper adventure in less than 3days

They are horrible. Although the combo of long clothes, head net and repellent on hands stops them biting but still not pleasant. Worst thing about Scotland. This was far from my worst experience though. They get really bad in Ireland too in places. Yeah it’s a brilliant bike, big difference between it and a lot of the cheaper ones that I’ve seen a lot of channels using. I try to stick to UK brands for big products like that.

Thanks! I feel I’m finally dialing in my camera setup, filming & editing style for these kind of trips.

😁😁😁 glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks James! 🙂 out of interest, which video brought you to the channel?

@@StephenJReid I think it was your barefoot boots video. I've seen barefoot running shoes but never boots. That said, I prefer adventure videos over kit videos (also better for my bank balance!)

Thanks Alan, at least I got 2 good days to start 🙂

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Thanks Stu

Thanks! 🙂 It’s an Ortlieb Quick Rack

Thanks! Google maps has an option for bike directions

I’m going to call it that from now on 😂

Thanks! 🙂 Have you been before then? I’m planning on coming back in September, any places/routes worth checking out?

@@StephenJReid been a few times now, have a friend's house I visit. Portpatrick, Kirkudbright and a bit further by Ayr well worth the effort to visit. My Waterside Hill and The Merrick video on my channel shows a bit more of that area too. Off over to visit Oban as part of my next trip. ATB

Thanks! I’ve downloaded those 2 videos to watch at some point 🙂

Thanks Chris! I was originally going to go and stay in Tunskeen, but in the end decided to do a shorter trip. I was still fatigued from the West Highland way so wanted a more relaxed trip. I'll do Tunskeen in the future.

Thanks Thomas! Yeah I think I’ll do a follow up video at some point about my bikepacking kit. I definitely prefer panniers to saddlebags though as they are much easier to get in and out of and one of mine converts to a backpack. Fozclaz stuff is decent for good price, I had their trekking tent for a while. Some tents are specifically designed for bikepacking with a short pack size. But the only other tent I’ve used for bikepacking is the terranova laser compact 1. But it’s expensive.

Thanks Paul 😁

Thanks Iain! It’s a 26lr Ortlieb vario bag. Expensive but brilliant

It always confuses people when I hand them the finished triangle 😂

Yup! Thanks 🙂

Got my revenge by eating several that landed in my coffee 😂

@@StephenJReid bit of add protein then

Works with any bike: geni.us/TLebf2

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 ever been to Galloway?

@@StephenJReid No not camping , driven past Clattering Shaws on way to sheep Sale at Newton Stewart , I just live in Southern Uplands but the few chances I get I tend to head North to wild camp , liking the look of your bike too !

Thanks Steve!

Thankfully it’s only for 3miles but it’s not a fun road

Thanks Peter! I had thought about splitting into 2 videos but I think it works better as 1 longer video

@@StephenJReid Agreed :-)

Thanks! Thats a Victory Chimps rain jacket, local Northern Irish brand: www.victorychimp.cc/products/out-there-unisex-packable-rain-jacket-olive

It's a great route! Can't believe I'd dismissed Galloway as being a bit boring! I'm not bike fit enough to do longer distance currently. Even with the assist, my current limit is about 100km a day max. I have a few bikes including a gravel and an E-gravel bike. I used the gravel bike for my Islay & Jura trip last year. I find this bike is a lot more fun on gravel, but it's not as fast on roads. I'll experiment a bit.

@@StephenJReid I was thinking more for your shoulders and spending longer hours on the bike. The flat bars can be a bit uncomfortable for longer distance - wonder could you put a set of gravel bars on your electric hybrid MTB?. Can you post your Strava route if possible - you went further east than I went from Glentrool presumably in past Kirroughtree and I’d love to do something like that myself next time (I’ve mountain biked there before). If you do again there are some epic roads out of Barr and New Barr further north - gravel and tarmac and scenery that’s spectacular

@@chrismccannIRL there was previously a version of this bike with drop bars. I’m thinking on putting a touring bar on it with different hand placements but also extra space for mounting stuff. If you follow me on Strava you’ll find the route. If I remember I”ll try and link the GPX in description but I’m behind on other edits atm.

@@StephenJReid perfect Stephen. Followed and see the route on Strava there - nearly identical to your route from Glentrool to New Galloway. Brilliant. I’ve looked at those gravel trails before now I have to do them 😂

😂 turn the bike into a massive fly/thief zapper

Thanks!

Bike adds about £20 to the price but yeah would be nicer if the total cost was around £75. Although if I drove it costs £400 and fuel on top of that. So it’s cheap by comparison.

Hi Alan. That bike costs about £2300 so it's a quality bike but not as expensive as some really high end E-bikes. I have a friend who bought one after seeing mine and he loves it, it fits a gap in the market between proper mountain bikes and road bikes, you can do anything with this bike. I love it. I personally wouldn't touch a lot of the cheaper Chinese brands that you see being advertised and I've turned down loads of offers from them. Asides from differences in quality of components, this is significantly lighter (17kg) compared to a lot of cheap E-bikes with this kind of real range. Was offered a bike recently that weighs over 30kg! A lot of brands exaggerate the range capabilities of the bike as well. I actually bought one of Cairns other e-bikes myself before contacting them about working with them. Wanted to test for myself first. Also this is a UK brand so all customer service handled in UK. Spare batteries are expensive, £600 for the same capacity that this comes with. but that would extend my range to about 120miles. I am thinking about it for longer trips or for multi-day if I wouldn't have access to somewhere to charge. I think most people probably don't need a spare battery. Especially if you don't cycle regularly as even with the electrical assist, over 30miles and most people will be getting uncomfortable just sitting on the bike.

@@StephenJReid wow £600 lots of money. Thanks for getting back to me. I’m saving my pennies from today. Thanks again for your great entertainment and one day soon I’ll be able to show people me on a bike. And camping. They won’t believe it. So Will keep it a secret just for us at the moment. Take care of yourself and see you soon Alan 💯👍

well there plenty of ebikes out there look into the features some new ones have options for ad d on battery so like new bosch smart have 750 power but also smaller 250 extra add on , if look at bike grants like well scotland transport had likes 4000 limit that was 4 years ago and can pay over years no fees , i got cube bike 4 years ago paid 63 pounds a month it suited me ok ,..........you have Shimano motor, SRAM Powertrain,bosch motor ,Brose motor, Yamaha many more ,alo have non branded ,.......also some very basic computers to see bike details , so best option go to few bike shops try out see what want weight or more battery or small battery but buy spares ,so my option see what extras add ons can get for that bike

Thanks Ajay 😂 I got my revenge on the midges after some fell in my drink and I accidentally drank them 😂

@@StephenJReid Oh noo thats bad😂You are welcome sir

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I’ve used Komoot in the past for finding existing routes. It’s a great app

Thanks! Yeah it’s a Shimano steps system so you can buy different capacity spare/replacements batteries if desired

@@StephenJReid Great! Thanks!

Thanks!

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Thanks! I’m no fun when I’m filming though, I get tunnel focus 🙈

@@StephenJReid i don't mind mate i do amateur photography im from banbridge

The ridiculous thing is that I can get a bus from Belfast to Glasgow including ferry and bike for £86 all included.

@@StephenJReid yeah there got be cheaper way fly lol

@@StephenJReid I flew from Vietnam to Perth Australia with bike for 98$ last year lol

were you really expecting me to? It's a hard topic to represent with a thumbnail, this was my best idea. thought it would be obvious I'm not cycling on water. Maybe I'll add a ferry to the thumbnail

@@StephenJReid maybe lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLeGo61127Tbeo0.html

O dear me! 🙄

Really! One of the best outdoor youtubers out there and you crit for that. Please see sunshine on this day, and not the mire

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It brought me the most quiet roads actually. I checked the routes it suggested before heading out. When I ended up on busy routes that was my choosing.

I have considered this, but it's another gadget that I don't really need. I Have a sports watch that has maps and tracking and also my phone that I could use Koomot with. I do a lot of different activities.

Is that a reasonable cost in the US for a ferry trip like this?

Check the community tab on his channel. He explained it there 😉

Left the footage in Scotland so had to cycle over to pick it up 😜 Next WHW video hopefully this weekend!

Regardless of animals or not, we still need a lot of farmland. But it would be nice to see a lot more native trees. It’s much worse in Ireland. Scotland is 18% forest/woodland, Ireland is 11%. Similar sized country and population. Native woodland is even worse, Scotland it’s 4%, Ireland 1%