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Dirty Reiver! The best dirty weekend away ever?!
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Күн бұрынDirty Reiver 2023 130km and 2200m ascent in all the bad weather! Super fun though, an amazing event and I'll definitely be doing it again next year. Thanks for coming along for the ride :)
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@petrawiltshire6078 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Amy 🎉 absolute blast! 3 days later and finally clean!! Such a shock after 6 months in a sunny sandpit to arrive back to that!!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Such a great day in a type 2 fun kinda way wasn’t it! So glad you made it for the mud fest 😀
@justjase1576 Жыл бұрын
Haha, the facepack comment was funny! Well done, that looked epic! Sometimes, the views are better when the weather is moody like that! thanks for the video.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jase, it really was epic!
@riproaringblues Жыл бұрын
Nice work Amy, 130k of mud, rain and grey, sounds lovely. 😱
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
It was great thanks Andy! Much better than 200km of mud, rain and grey haha
@richardhall263 Жыл бұрын
I. Love the freckles
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks! Like little brown badges of honour 😆
@mojochaser6383 Жыл бұрын
Oh boy! Awesome riding. Proper tough conditions. You do make me laugh- facepacks, crocheting and your lovely ramblings! 'Eating mud with your eyes!'
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😆 Just saying it how it is ya know haha
@tonypotter9578 Жыл бұрын
If theres anything you can take away from your brave and brutal adventure is an amazing complexion. Well done 👏🏼
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Tony :)
@the_curvy_cyclist Жыл бұрын
Haha!! Oh bless you both! Absolute legends! 💪🏼 🔥
@KBBMX Жыл бұрын
Dirty faces.... Love it... Its allways grim up north... Allways humbling when you see a hand biker.. Hardcore people 👌👊
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Best dirty faces we’ve had in some time! Still finding dirt everywhere now haha. Yes anyone using a hand cycle is just off the scale amazing, let alone tackling an event like that 🙌🏼 Unbelievable isn’t it
@stevengeorge5605 Жыл бұрын
Well done, and thanks for bringing us along! 👍😀
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming along for the ride Steven!
@BikepackingAdventures Жыл бұрын
Muddy wasn't it? "Eaten loads of mud with our eyes! 🤣
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Definitely some mud, possibly still in my eyes 😆🤘🏼
@pierrehenri2297 Жыл бұрын
Well done for enduring this mudfest! 🤘🏼
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thank you Pierre 😊
@PDQCycleCoaching Жыл бұрын
Well Done Amy
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks coach ☺️
@terryb392 Жыл бұрын
Well done Amy you are an amazing lady to take on a ride like that after all you have been through lately. Hope you're washing machine is up to the job of handling your kit. Enjoy the rest of your week.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thank you Terry 😊 I think the bibs will need a double wash but it was so worth it 😃✌🏼
@cgatlin65 Жыл бұрын
You had fun, I enjoyed it, and the 3T made it 'til the end. What more could you ask for? Thanks for sharing your experiences, I think they and you are amazing.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Ah thank you Charles, I enjoyed making it and you’re too kind 🙏🏼💕
@johndutson4971 Жыл бұрын
Love the freckles!!!!!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks John!
@kevindean9613 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this I wasn't aware of it .I'll be using mudguards & glasses though .
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Had to take my glasses off because it was impossible to see. I never, ever ride without glasses either, that’s how bad it was. As for mud guards a lot of the spray was from other people so that’s why we were all covered!
@user-jy7yy7ho8v Жыл бұрын
Sums up the event perfectly: "we've eaten loads of mud with our eyes".
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks, genuinely munched a lotta grit with our peepers 😆🙈
@stevesnailfish Жыл бұрын
Well done you two....an enjoyable video....
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve 😊
@cardiaccyclist7477 Жыл бұрын
That looked amazing and so quintessentially British!! Next time I am over there I must time it to coincide with either Grinduro or this one or Battle on the Beach. Keep the wonderful videos coming!!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha so British 😆 those are all good events but the weather can be terrible on any given day can’t it. Our tents got destroyed in July at grinduro last year 🙈
@cardiaccyclist7477 Жыл бұрын
@@amerridesbikes with half my life spent in England and half in Canada, I still think I cope better with Canada. Gotta love a little (tiny) bit of warm summer English rain though!!
@ianfranklin9482 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Looked like a fab day on the bike despite the cold & rain! Champing at the bit to get up there in the summer for a week now! 😁
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian 😊 I can’t wait to go back and explore more it’s absolutely beaut up there
@georgemills2302 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I really enjoyed the 65, chapeau to anyone who completed the 130 or 200 in those conditions 👍
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Well done on doing the 65, the weather got a bit better after that at least and I think the bulk of the climbing was in the first half 💪🏼
@geraldinecoupland4162 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous effort both of you 🙌🏻Think hubby and I will wait and have a weekend away in the summer to ride in warmer/drier conditions
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks Geraldine. Yes last year in the sun was a completely different experience! Last year good weather bad body, this year good body bad weather. One day I’ll get it right hopefully!
@davewatson430 Жыл бұрын
well done looks like you had a great time
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
We really did! Thanks Dave 😊
@PumpkinVillage Жыл бұрын
Another good one in the books. Thanks for the video and take care, Al
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Al 😊🙏🏼
@peterharrington8709 Жыл бұрын
The guy on the hand cycle.... guessing he did the 130 too. Words aren't enough sometimes eh!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Yes he must have done the 130. Unbelievable achievement it’s a committing route in any weather 🙌🏼 There are no words indeed
@johndeane8773 Жыл бұрын
Looks like you had loads of fun, nice to meet Petra. Love the face packs 😎
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
We had such a great time, thank you :)
@petrawiltshire6078 Жыл бұрын
Likewise, great to meet you, despite the mud and wet I thoroughly enjoyed myself
@PiquePictures Жыл бұрын
Looks like fun!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks, it really was :)
@CamPearson Жыл бұрын
My pal just forwarded me the link...along with the comment "here's these two ladies next to us who never stopped talking at the start!"😂 Well done.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha how funny 😆 It’s the chat that gets you round, it’s a good distraction! Hope you guys had a good ride in the character building conditions??
@CamPearson Жыл бұрын
@@amerridesbikes yes thanks, like many we made the call soon after the first stop to stick to the 130 and enjoy it. Could probably have done 200 but would have been more of an ordeal and the fun factor would have decreased. A lot more undulating than I’d expected.
@szilardgacso3481 Жыл бұрын
Epic ride Amy, glad you and your bike survived the mud, well, mostly you haha
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Still finding the mud now!! You’ve got a cx bike now come do it next year too 😃
@kevinlyon9501 Жыл бұрын
You had fun and that's what matters most, think Ben dd quite well.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Ben did do very well! And we definitely had fun 😊 Thanks Kevin
@Foxtrottangoabc Жыл бұрын
Looked pretty fun , and the mud look you and Petra had going on looked pretty cool 💪😅
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
We had a blast thanks yes! Still finding mid days later though haha
@andrewoliphant9637 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant well done,cracking watch, shame about the mud ,take care chuck x
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha the mud was fun though I’m still finding it everywhere days later! Might need to double wash my bibs and bike haha. Thank you Andrew :) x
@teamcycles6986 Жыл бұрын
Great effort!! Amazing in those conditions! Lovely here up north!!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Honestly it is SO lovely up there. Even in the character building weather 😆 10/10, will definitely return for more 😀🙌🏼
@ridekernow Жыл бұрын
Haha this looks absolutely awesome, mental fun - I can see there was mud but did Petra faceplant somewhere 😂 so good, love it!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha she was sat on my wheel for a bit and I think my massive tyres did that 😆 It really was fun though a bit less cold and mud would be nice next year! 🙏🏼
@granthaskett5239 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video 😁 thanks 👍
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thank you grant 😊 🙏🏼
@Tarmaccyclocross Жыл бұрын
Well it is grim up north☹️
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
I kinda liked it though! Maybe south west isn’t best after all 😆
@budycelyn Жыл бұрын
good job, that looked filthy, kind of glad i didn't do it but also a bit gutted too.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Definitely come next year it’s a mega event. Very different to the warm weather version last year though!!
@micks61 Жыл бұрын
Nice to meet you today (I was the old scruffy git gurning and grimacing my way up the hill out of Ladock). Long been a fan of your channel but not posted before as far as I know. Hope you enjoyed your ride - t'was a cracking day for it!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Hi Mick I was hoping you’d comment so I could see who it was 👋🏼 It’s a decent hill that one isn’t it! Thank you so much for your support, lovely to meet you on a chance encounter. I had a great ride thanks, 46 sunny miles and found lots of stabby hills too! Should’ve made a video really but I was just enjoying the ride 😎
@micks61 Жыл бұрын
@@amerridesbikes Sorry it took me a few seconds to realise who you were! You made me jealous though the way you zipped up that hill 🤣 Take care, safe riding!
@MichaelS-pr9qn Жыл бұрын
#trailfaced, what an awesome day! Thank You
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Haha yes! Trailfaced to the max 😝 Thanknyou Michael ☺️
@beckywareing3956 Жыл бұрын
The colour of Petra's face 😂
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
I know right 🙈
@petrawiltshire6078 Жыл бұрын
I was worried about getting sun burnt! So followed Amy to ensure I had sun block!!
@beckywareing3956 Жыл бұрын
@@petrawiltshire6078 ha haa can't beat a muddy facial!
@charliecook6909 Жыл бұрын
Great video , love the exploro, tasty bike , mud make up was on point 👌
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks Charlie, despite all the issues I’ve had with the 3T is certainly a fun bike to ride 😊
@charliecook6909 Жыл бұрын
@Amer Rides Bikes iv got a 3t strada has issues with that too , but now it's all sweet what a beast of a bike , would love to add a race max to thw bike collection for sure
@malcontent_1 Жыл бұрын
Your & Petra's faces pre-ride were funny and cute. Also at 3:00 your foundation may be a couple of shades too dark. 🤔😛
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Bahaha I’m still finding mud now 😆
@chasc301 Жыл бұрын
Top ride skills. Hope gloves turned up eventually🖐🏾
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
I found them in a random bibs pocket after much faff! Now I’ve lost my £70 heart rate monitor. Always something isn’t there 😆 Thanks Chas 😊
@MrSportster12 Жыл бұрын
Wow that looks tough. If Petra can smile like that in those conditions what does she do in good weather?
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Well she’s been winning mountain bike races on a gravel bike in UAE over winter so I’d say she’s capable of a lot! Ex pro’s are all badass eh 💪🏼
@bubblesezblonde Жыл бұрын
Great vid as always....doen't Ben ride a Trek? My Trek Crockett is amazingly tough (except for the damned rear derailer hangers which I suspect are made of glass so peeps have to bring them in once a year). I wondered how the 3T survuved. Thanks for posting
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks lovely. Yes, Ben does ride a trek (or three!). Another friend rides a Crockett and loves it too. My aeroad derailleur hanger is also made of glass, can’t even breathe in its presence 😒 3T got badly chafed by the bar bag and my front mech has upped its temperamentalness but it did ok considering thanks!
@robclarke5438 Жыл бұрын
Wow , i love the video . Looks like had fun . What bike was Petra using .
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Petra rides lovely titanium bikes made by Reilly Cycles and they’re LOVELY. She won some mountain bike races in UAE on that one and everything!
@petrawiltshire6078 Жыл бұрын
It’s an awesome Gravel Bike a Reilly T47 Gradient and really light and fun to ride! Feels very playful on tech tracks which I love
@zeez4178 Жыл бұрын
The freckles suit u
@kevindb8804 Жыл бұрын
Long time no vid! Hope you are well?
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
I did it, hi I’m back! 👋🏼😀
@dalethornington1527 Жыл бұрын
🙂👍👍❤
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dale :)
@barrydavis3044 Жыл бұрын
What do you recommend gravel bike or mountain biking.
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Well Barry, that would depend on what terrain you wanted to ride really. I have one of each and enjoy both for their intended purposes though I do a lot more gravel riding than mountain biking these days.
@fucktheworld1207 Жыл бұрын
You dirty girls 😉😉 sorry...I just had too 😜
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Somebody was going to, might as well be you hahah 😆🤘🏼
@dominicbritt Жыл бұрын
Why oh why do they run it in April!!
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
Last year it was really warm and lovely! As was the day after which was particularly annoying 😆
@nicholasfulford209 Жыл бұрын
Hmmm one of those idiots you get on mass participation events, I try to avoid these events or go extra early if I can to avoid the masses 👍
@amerridesbikes Жыл бұрын
I know right 🙄 He was shouting “on your right” but what he actually meant was get out of my way I want to be on your line 😑 In all fairness he found me at the finish and apologised, which was unexpected!
@nicholasfulford209 Жыл бұрын
@@amerridesbikes maybe he later recognised who you are 😆😆
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