Have you been on any epic rides this year? If so where did you go and what made it epic for you? 💭👇
@mansbergdahl54272 жыл бұрын
I haven’t hade a super epic ride yet but it will Komme soon, i feel it🤙😁
@Paganiproductions842 жыл бұрын
80 km gravel gravel is my furtest ride so far this year.
@lufo52 жыл бұрын
360km 6000m+, between Italy and Slovenia with 300 other guys with the same problem🤣
@customerisalwaysrigh2 жыл бұрын
Actually just did the west highland way in early May! Beautiful video for a beautiful trail, thanks for posting!
@aairey2 жыл бұрын
@@lufo5 what event is that?
@AlexGelinas420692 жыл бұрын
Hope your knees are feeling better now, Rich! That was a gorgeous trail and a fantastic video - great effort all around
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support, Alex! We've treated Rich to some recovery time now! 😂 He certainly smashed this challenge, though! 👊
@simonlotion68172 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Rich,one of the best GMBN vids ever - Milngavie =mull guy
@hainman12 жыл бұрын
Love it how folk say it when not from these parts😭
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Simon! Safe riding! 👊
@benmeek14912 жыл бұрын
I was prompted to check this out after seeing the sad headline today about the untimely passing of Rab Wardell this week. RIP Rab! His record is 9h 14m but 10h44m is still a great time considering 'it wasn't a race/challenge!' Nice-one Rich & the GMBN team
@manu491Dmc2 жыл бұрын
Finally some proper mtb footage and not only descending-at-blooming-speed vid! Keep it up!
@garyalexander32812 жыл бұрын
It's great to see GMBN finally cover the West Highland Way, haven't done the full distance but have done various sections from Milngavie to Loch Lomond, Tyndum to Bridge of Orchy and Bridge of Orchy to Glencoe, an excellent adventure with plenty of challenging riding and beautiful scenery, thank you for sharing, enjoy watching this episode! 🚵😁🤙
@Seppster582 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich!! Great ride and video coverage. I have the same XC bike and now looking forward to my own epic rides. Love these types of videos. Makes me want to be there.
@hakanskogstjarna51802 жыл бұрын
Yes! Another adventure of Payne! I'm not much for the gap jumping och bike park stuff, albeit cool to look at. Your epics Richard, are truly inspirational!
@davidf22812 жыл бұрын
Having walked the WHW a couple of times, I have a lot of respect for riding it in a day. I think it was a sensible move to lift the ban on bikes on the Way a few years back.
@Gabe73C2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ride. Thanks for the ride along, Rich! 👍 Visiting the UK for an epic ride is definitely on my bucket list. Unfortunately, not as easy as it should be here in the States because of it's car-centtic society and infrastructure.
@Mububban232 жыл бұрын
A solar bike computer seems the most logical thing ever.
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Solar technology in a bike computer is so practical! Garmin smashed it with the Edge Solar! 👍
@JGooden7622 жыл бұрын
This trail is now a dream trail of mine. Thank you for posting this epic Garmin commercial...
@Cal-Mac2 жыл бұрын
That was some effort Rich, very well done!
@ciaranmcmahon30244 ай бұрын
I have done this route and the hike a bike partaround the loch takes all the fun out of it IMO !
@stevehague38362 жыл бұрын
That was definitely an awesome beautiful trail with all the gorgeous scenery to boot
@asmr_nightnight2 жыл бұрын
Love that closing comment: "This has been well fu- well fun". Thought Rich was going to say something else there for a sec. I'm sure this has been said before, but perhaps he should consider changing his name to Rich Pain?
@davidwylie19682 жыл бұрын
Great video, some interesting pronunciation of Scottish place names!
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Haha! The English accent doesn't help us out that much! 😂
@frontierfishingwithryanmac19812 жыл бұрын
I was in the Loch Lomond area many years ago and always thought that it would be a great place to go and do some riding and this video just verifies that! Looks absolutely stunning viewing it via riding a bike. I may just have to go back and give it a whirl myself. Epic ride and great video feature again GMBN!
@ocbyn2 жыл бұрын
Nice one Rich.
@connorris54862 жыл бұрын
Would love to do something like this! You make it look so easy, great ride rich looking forward to the next epic.
@hampusmyrefeltwestman4882 жыл бұрын
These Epic Ride videos are probobly my favorite videos on the GMBN channel
@kevincross92062 жыл бұрын
What a great ride. Love Kinlochleven, stayed there before a 3 Peaks attempt - just stunning scenery.
@fjodorgrigorow38512 жыл бұрын
WELL DONE and thank you Rich!!
@markgeard21452 жыл бұрын
Ah fantastic !! I did this on a mountain bike in May, and it was amazing. weather didn't play ball, but we didn't care. Hard work along loch Lomond though.
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, Mark! Yeah, Loch Lomond is a tough stint on the ride! 👍
@coreytaylor99402 жыл бұрын
Wow...91 miles. I daily ride about 25 miles on my local bike path with an elevation change 690 feet and I'm just worn out by the time I'm finished. Granted Rich is 10 years younger than me, but I'm still impressed, those trails you're riding are brutal.
@88davidw2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing adventure. Well done Rich!
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! The Scottish scenery certainly didn't disappoint!
@PetePPA2 жыл бұрын
Rich you are a machine. Well done mate hope your knees ok. I really enjoy your edits, keep-em coming.
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Pete! We're so glad you loved this sort of content! Rich is having some well-earned recovery time! 😅
@magdakuh87892 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, good job!!! We did the WHW this year by foot. It was challenging. As you noticed as well mentally... the walk alongside Loch Lomond was tiring.
@rinrat67542 жыл бұрын
We bikepacked up the Highwood Pass in the mountains SW of Calgary, Alberta. Closed (until mid June) highway is a riding paradise for a week or so in late spring as it thaws. Rode halfway in with full bikepacking rigs, surrounded by carbon fibre road bikes. Then halfway up we just dropped into the ditch down to a meadow, then rode in to a perfect mountain camp site. Next day two rides up to and above snow level, hiking, sky watching while sipping wine (yay for a Mule trailer). Best part was introducing a friend to bikepacking.
@larry8888882 жыл бұрын
Loved yir pronounciations - sheer class mate
@mattspencer34492 жыл бұрын
Haha this comment has "translate to English" 🤣
@pituife2 жыл бұрын
XC Marathon rocks!!
@MediaMinion0012 жыл бұрын
Tests a solar device, goes to Scotland?! 🤔🤷🏻😂
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
You make a very good point!😂 Although we still managed to charge the Garmin from the small amount of sunlight that Scotland offered us! It's a great bit of kit! 😉
@MediaMinion0012 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn if anything it showed how game changing the tech is, impressive 👍🏻
@roelheurman34772 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring ride. For sure i’ll be trying to fit this one in the schedule somehow.
@mrmagoo5822 жыл бұрын
Well done dude great effort & vid, big respects for not quitting 👍🏻
@raphaelwolff82052 жыл бұрын
Rich that was epic,what an awesome ride and what a beautiful place.Go enjoy your well earned pint.
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Raphael! Rich smashed this epic ride! He definitely deserved that pint! 🙌
@joepav82912 жыл бұрын
Amazing job Rich, looks an incredible ride. Now to spend Sunday convincing my wife that this is something she’d love to do with me. 😁
@TheBikingVikingDude2 жыл бұрын
Love the video and looking to do this run myself later in the year but was shouting at my phone with the pronounceation of Milngavie and Kinlochleven 🤣. Good effort on the ride though.
@the_spanner_ch7mp2 жыл бұрын
Great ride that Rich and straight after Globalbikefestival 👊 Love Scotland (my dad is Scottish) so scenic but I have yet to ride there. Awesome stuff #GMBN
@danielhicks50312 жыл бұрын
I swear Rich is on a new bike for every epic
@rorybyrne73342 жыл бұрын
The man is a machine!!
@JohnAlienSmith2 жыл бұрын
Good effort, I walked 10 miles of it a few days after you, it’s on my list to ride! It’s an epic place
@chrisridesbicycles2 жыл бұрын
You are an absolute beast Rich. Great ride. I still don‘t understand how I managed to go from 100% to switched off in 8h on my Garmin 830.
@spencermatthews8982 жыл бұрын
Mine does the same, which is worse than my old 810! I think Garmin state battery life is 16 hours…..
@Casualfulltime2 жыл бұрын
That's eBike and flats territory 😁 Good effort!
@vince45012 жыл бұрын
Back in the 80's catseye had a cycle computer. It had speed, cadence, odo, think there was another mode. It may not have the options that the Garmin has, but not the 1st. To have solar.
@CatManDoSocial2 жыл бұрын
Yep. It was the Cateye Solar CC-2000 and I had one. It was great for that era.
@davidf22812 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm pretty sure there have been a few; it's hardly a new concept. I guess Garmin can claim it's the first ever GPS-enabled solar computer but it ain't the world's first by a long stretch.
@fukawitribe2 жыл бұрын
@@davidf2281 Aye, and doubt it's even that - the Trimm One was out a couple of years back, and not sure there haven't been others.
@davidf22812 жыл бұрын
@@fukawitribe Looks like the Trimm One 'lite' is still available -- I'm kind of tempted to buy one!
@allaboutthatbrass2 жыл бұрын
Epic ride, proper MTB riding into the unknown 👍
@rogertitcombe18702 жыл бұрын
What a ride Rich, unbelievable scenery but 11hrs on the seat 😳. I would have to break it up but maybe one day 😎
@selkie722 жыл бұрын
I recommend the Black Isle Brewery as seen at the end of the video. Great beer (Black Isle Blonde is superb) and excellent pizzas! Needed after the WHW or climbing Ben Nevis.
@JohnAlienSmith2 жыл бұрын
^fact- great pizza and beers
@NZWozza2 жыл бұрын
Awesome - this is the kind of content I subscribe for!
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support, Sam! Safe riding!
@yvmalnt47612 жыл бұрын
Wow, super! And respect for doing that stuff on Mezcals and carbon soles 🙂
@stephenmcallister45582 жыл бұрын
Completed this in 19 hours last year Well done you made that look so easy The hike a bike along Loch Lomond has got to be the worst section
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
That's a strong effort, Stephen! Rich was unstoppable on this epic ride!
@stephenmcallister45582 жыл бұрын
@@gmbn I was broken for days after it Rich is a machine 💪🚴 Can’t wait to see his next challenge🙌
@shawngifford2 жыл бұрын
You wouldn’t have to worry about ruining the shoes if you had kept the Crocs on. 🤙
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Very true! 😂
@neilAneerGAmAI2 жыл бұрын
Damn, I missed you guys by two days. I did the West Highland Way on my 10 year old 26" hardtail. The trail that runs along the north east side of Loch Lomond was pain in the ass. (I bought an Orbea Oiz after that Scotland trip, lol)
@yarkmates34092 жыл бұрын
Fair play rich , you are one healthy boy!!
@crouisk10 ай бұрын
RIP Rab
@ElTunchi4202 жыл бұрын
love this kind of content
@francievaughan62932 жыл бұрын
Done the WHW last year from Fort william to Milngavie as meeting walkers head on with bike I found was better than relying on a loud hub and shouting rider all the time. Really tough ride loch lomond was hardest part by far. Great Video Rich well done as I know how hard it was even though having a team behind you is a wee bit of a cheat.haha.
@ACTIVEPAIR2 жыл бұрын
Flats and walking shoes next time will knock an hour off🤣👍🏼 good effort 👏🏼
@BEnji42 жыл бұрын
Why are all the clips in the wrong order they jump back and forward all over the place one second its up at the top of Loch Lomond and the next it is 30km back at conic hill
@bencritchley20052 жыл бұрын
I doubt most people would notice, myself included!
@05GDF2 жыл бұрын
Great job Rich🤙
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
💯! Rich smashed this epic ride!
@bittiapina2 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up and thanks for the amazing ride and stunning views. Looked like a spectacular ride. Could have done without all the Garmin content though (I get it, they pay the bills). I'm sure it's a fantastic device for the 800 EUR it costs lol. Don't think I'd ever want to put that much money on a bike computer, just on principle.
@ianmackie33052 жыл бұрын
"Miln -Gavie" ITS MAW-GUY xD
@zubenathimkumla96662 жыл бұрын
Beautiful XCO bike 🤩
@malcolmfrew74602 жыл бұрын
Good job, I did this a few years ago wi some pals, took two n half days. The east coast of Loch Lomond is shit to say the least. A bike may have ended up in the loch at one point!
@davidbacon27266 ай бұрын
What about the Loch Lomond bike a bike section? Suspiciously missing from the video...
@bikerdude9232 жыл бұрын
So when is GMBN coming to the US and riding The Whole Enchilada in Moab Utah? 7000' of decent over 27 miles!
@andythomson33792 жыл бұрын
I'm not surprised the crash alert went off for an emergency stop - my 530 goes off every other commute stopping smoothly at lights!
@jasonsmith44642 жыл бұрын
Thats some going doing that in 10 hours!!
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Rich is never one to disappoint on those epic adventures!
@EcclestoN002 жыл бұрын
I've walked the full length twice in Winter, gruelling terrain once you pass Loch Lomond.
@stoneymtbclub84092 жыл бұрын
Awesome rich 👍🏻🤙🏻
@markskielliott596210 ай бұрын
I’m sure it’s been mentioned but milngavie is pronounced mull guy. I’ve cycled the west highland way twice now north to south. The east side of Loch Lomond sucks lol.
@thefun-employedadventurer30112 жыл бұрын
Loch Lomond is a brutal stretch with a pack full of gear so I can imagine a awkward shaped bike over the obstical course terrain was a struggle
@willbostonehouse47132 жыл бұрын
Weldone Rich 🤙🏻🤙🏻
@z1bones2 жыл бұрын
FFS rich, de yer homework, Mullguy.... 😂🤣 epic trip but. 😎
@a.sarmiento51162 жыл бұрын
Gnarly track there! Wonder if you use an ebike will it last that long and help you in the climbs? Guess not just remmembered those things are heavy.
@Paganiproductions84 Жыл бұрын
When Rich do try for the fastest known time on that route maby something for GCN+
@alunhavard98522 жыл бұрын
Is the music ‘nah nah hey hey goodbye’ by Bananarama?
@cb68662 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rich and crew...BUT...you made that look too easy..a lot of what you were able to ride , mere mortals fear to tread .
@barriobarranco2 жыл бұрын
Biggest problem with a lot of the "natural trails" in Scotland is many are just walkers tracks/drovers paths, only have to see the reviews on Trailforks for Torridon/Beinn Damph to see how generally shite they are and way too much HaB(og) . Thanks for this vid, I'll strike that one off of the to do list ! (It's a pity many of these tracks can't be improved and tracks joining up different catchments put in to create and improve off road touring/bikepacking/gravel ...Living in Kincraig it would be good to get over to the Tromie/Braemar/Dulnain/Findhorn/Loch Ness without dragging the bike through bog...and even the trails around here that have been "improved" have been done to f&£k up the biking with razor sharp water bars that even the walkers despise, like Carn Ban Mor and Bynack More!!!)
@mikeblackshaw30312 жыл бұрын
Rich all your videos of Xc cease to amaze, esp after you have a bad start!! Keep up the good work and look forward to the next venture-reckon you should try A tour with another to make it bigger (badder/better)
@mtbmadman1872 жыл бұрын
Would love to do one of these!
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Epic rides are amazing! They're well worth it! 👍
@brettmeikle2 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine trying this on a long distance path south of the border? Never take for granted the Right to Roam, it's a rare privilege in this world.
@mtboutdoors40something2 жыл бұрын
That s amazing! Did you ride the section from inversnaid to Beinglas?
@scottmo312 жыл бұрын
Now with all that hike a bike I’m so glad I bought an emtb great video tho. I’m from Huntly (north east Scotland) and I’ve only been to fort William twice (once with my MTB years ago) shame on me.
@gonndalf36372 жыл бұрын
Sweet
@Soberw832 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful - wonder if there is a chance to get your gps track in my hands? ;)
@JJMilk2 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing!! What a ride. 🤩 makes you wanna get on your bike and just ride… 😎
@JJMilk2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. How do I claim the prize? Thanks
@niallmorrison30972 жыл бұрын
I have to hope the pronunciation of milngavie was an attempt to get eijits in the comment section telling you it’s pronounced milngavie and not milngavie…… mullguy. Great video.
@cgriggsiv2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous out there I bet it's nice and awesome to have a friend with you and I've never seen a pheasant run like that either they're supposed to fly away not run like a roadrunner Absolutely beautiful views just stunning and I want that cycling computer how can I test this out how where do I go to get something like that to test out for my bike packing trips
@yellowscream2 жыл бұрын
any details on the bike / kit you where using?
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Rich was shredding on the Orbea Oiz. Although for this epic, Rich had a support van, so he didn't need much gear apart from his Garmin computer. 👍
@Tentfire2 жыл бұрын
Curious to know which bike you prefer when compared to your previous winter solstice ride. Canyon or Orbea?
@robbanks502 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the dainese jacket?
@mercian94252 жыл бұрын
Almost slipped. Almost.
@ltrtg132 жыл бұрын
Rich can't as bad as Ollie Bridgewood for running. Ollie even vowed the never run on camera again. He did run again on camera. However, not in the EMBN video. When he complained about a gravel climb.
@AeroMetalMoe2 жыл бұрын
Hey Rich, were you happy with your tyre choice of Vittoria Mezcal/Barzo? I am contemplating riding the same combination or only mezcal/barzo for front and rear during my alp crossing from Slovenia to France. I want tyres that roll fast because I need to be efficient (like the mezcal) but also need the grip to hold on to more lose terrain. I am not looking for Enduro tyres and want to ride a lighter XC setup. Thanks in advance! :)
@fiu98772 жыл бұрын
great vid
@gmbn2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 👊
@simonlotion12232 жыл бұрын
Looking at doing this in August and I'm sure I saw a video ages ago where a Dad with a younger rider took a detour round Loch Lomond to cut out the hike a bike section, my Mrs rides an ebike (to keep up with older teenagers!) and it would be handy to have an alternative route if anyone has any suggestions or is it just stay on the road?
@Atokhold2 жыл бұрын
The garmin gps is as useful as I in an XC race...
@willalm830 Жыл бұрын
One giant add.......................
@GwyndafS2 Жыл бұрын
Have you removed the route from Komoot? Just get a broken link message