Good effort!!! I'm amazed he didn't spin out the back wheel.
@stelatandem27023 ай бұрын
😂😂 I'd forgotten about this gem of a video..
@alexanderlawson16493 ай бұрын
Hey babe, respect. Sittin in behind a mans arse, God almighty. Tandem bike riding, thats a whole skillset unknown to 99% of the human race. I salute both of you.
@geralddavison3 ай бұрын
Good to see you both back on the tandem. But especially Stevie. Great views of Wales, roads in the North I know well. What a fantastic event. You haven't lost the knack of a good cycling video Laura.
@fionaridley50113 ай бұрын
Do not mention the gates!!!!!! All the views even if Mr Pommery's name is taken in vain on a regular basis. "It's like audax but enjoyable" is the quote of the weekend. Well done. Great watch.
@stelatandem27023 ай бұрын
I purposely removed footage of gates and gate like objects as I worried it would be too triggering... 🤣🤣🤣
@BillEvans19567 ай бұрын
Well done! 👍
@Kiwi_Rob10 ай бұрын
Wow what a battle to finish. I watch the live stream of your finish, was so relieved then elated when you finished. Congrats, you will.have this for the rest of your lives. Huge achievement!
@stelatandem270210 ай бұрын
It was the help from people like you that kept us on the road!! Thanks so much 🙏
@fionaridley501110 ай бұрын
Those last few days I remember so well and I was only dot watching! Incredible tenacity and adventure. Those mechanicals, how you held it together to solve problems like that I have no idea. Incredible pair. All the best for the book!
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Beer!!!!!! Looking forward to having one with you on Thursday!
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Loved the whole section about "why a tandem and why not two solos". Very much sums up Sue and my experience over the last nearly 30 years. Of course we're not even on the same planet as you two physically... but even with our much lower achievements we "get it".
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Great to hear more from Stevie! The previous ride experience like Derby/Lands End/John O'Groats/Derby in 10 days and a 60 hour PBP explain some of ability to average 100 miles a day for 180 days!
@robbernhardt770110 ай бұрын
Stevie and Laura, thanks for your continued work in putting out videos and interviews. I enjoyed your round the world ride, recognized parts of the route, and enjoyed Stevie's perspective in this audio. My wife and I have around 40,000 tandem kilometres, mostly touring, but not at your speed. Our current tandem is a coupled Co-Motion with a Rohloff hub and belt drive. Keep those wheels spinning!
@stelatandem270210 ай бұрын
Hi Rob, Thanks so much for your comments and great to hear about your Co-Motion- we are certainly looking forward to some steadier trips on ours! Not sure if you've followed us on social media too but our book about the trip is out next week too!
@robbernhardt770110 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I did not follow you on sm, or even hear about your venture until after you finished. Your ride was impressive! I will watch for your book.
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Those last couple of days.... hypothermia, wheel bearings and a final 4am get up to ride 120miles in falling snow. I've said it before.... but you two are made of something else. Physically strong, but the mental toughness is off the scale! I followed each of these days as I put the GPX files together. Often looking in at Google Streetview to get a feel for it. But these videos give a much better view with your commentary. Looking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks and getting the book. Congratulations again!🎉
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Fantastic insights into the mindset needed to complete one of these massive challenges.
@Kiwi_Rob10 ай бұрын
She is such an amazing person and so humble. Fantastic interview. I was staying with a Warmshowers host in Eureka California and they were reading her book. Def on my to read list
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Your face at 20:19 😢 What a roller coaster. Long days, knee problem for Stevie, then the freehub pawl springs failing. Just to cap it off you had to race a storm into Halifax. Never ever easy. Another great video. Lovely scenery on the sunny days!
@geralddavison10 ай бұрын
Another great video. What a land of contrasts, from the Rockies, through the prairies and on into the land of lakes and forests. In 1978 I stood on the shore of Lake Superior and marvelled at the vast expanse of "ocean" with waves breaking on the shore. Everything is big in Canada. I really felt for you with the cold. There's nothing worse than cold hands and feet when cycling. Seems like nothing you can wear can beat the cold when it's below freezing. Loved the "little wins" like the room upgrade at the end. Great for morale! 30 days to go.... but as we know.... it wasn’t plain sailing!
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
Your face (plus riding in rubber gloves) really told a story of the rain/cold (about 23min in). Drivers in NZ not renowned for their sympathy with cyclists (British understatement). Another great video. NZ is a fab place. We had 23 days in a Campervan in 2017. That's probably a better way to see the place unfortunately.
@stelatandem270211 ай бұрын
It was so beautiful!! We were gutted we didn't have time to enjoy it!
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
@@stelatandem2702 You also missed some of the most fantastic places scenery wise. Bay of Islands north of Aukland, the whole west coast on South Island, the central alpine area on South Island, the volcanic areas in North Island.... If I was going again it would be for 6 weeks and that would be in a van again! It has so much in a relatively small space. But it does take a while to get around as most roads are pretty small and twisty.
@fionaridley501111 ай бұрын
That was hard to watch....very well done.
@keangwooichoo613811 ай бұрын
So sorry for the accident.
@chrishutson706111 ай бұрын
A great video. Makes me almost wish I'd ridden. Except for the hills lol! Chris K.
@odetocycling11 ай бұрын
Nicely capured the spirit of the weekend
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
Mental! 😂
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
I've somehow only just spotted this. Great set up which turned out to be very reliable. In particular wheels and tyres on tandems can be troublesome. Whilst you still had some issues, overall it went very well mechanically.
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
Jesus.... I spent most of that video just wanting to hug you both. It shows how a moments inattention by a motor vehicle operator can have such devastating consequences for vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians. It's still great to see your progress, but horrible viewing at times. Looking forward to the next episode.
@stelatandem270211 ай бұрын
🙈 Didn't mean for it to be quite so dramatic! But so important for drivers to take care 😥
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
I can't quite make out all of what Stevie is saying at about 16:30. He sounds so fed up. 😢 I remain so impressed at your mental fortitude. You could just stop and quit at any moment.... but you didn't. It's one thing to keep that up for a week or even a month..... but 180 days, that's another world.
@stelatandem270211 ай бұрын
@@geralddavison it's probably for the best you can't hear it 🤣 I think he was losing his rag with everything 😓
@geralddavison Жыл бұрын
You looked much better in this second half of India. I loved the "crowd" that gathers when you stop. The switches in the hotel room were amazing! Such a shame you had to just keep going all the while and miss out on seeing some sights. O briefly (8 days) visited India with work about 15 years ago. How you coped with the city traffic is beyond me. Finally, watching these videos is bringing to life all the GPX files I worked on. Looking forward to following episodes.
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
At least the switches distracted us from the mouse poo! 😆
@geralddavison Жыл бұрын
This is tough to watch..... no where near as tough as it was for you. Grim at times.
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't get easier I'm afraid 😅 I've just gone through my ptsd editing SE Asia!!
@philrobinson Жыл бұрын
This looked TOUGH! Having followed along in real-time, and with the blog updates, I hadn't fully-appreciated how many challenges you two ran into in India. As always, incredibly impressed with your tenacity and determination!
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
And I was worried the videos didn't do it justice! 😅
@Kiwi_Rob Жыл бұрын
That was hard work on all fronts. Was thinking India might be good to cycle tour. No looks too many challenges and doesn't look fun.
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
@Kiwi_Rob It may have been completely different if we weren't racing and had taken a different route- there's an organised event out there called Tour if Nilgiris which sounded a much better way to see the country!
@myzaphod Жыл бұрын
I have just watched this Episode 1 and seen the tumble/crash you had on the Danube cycle past just before leaving Slovakia, I guess between Cenkov and Obid where the path deteriorates into a tractor trail. We crashed on the same part of the trail on the loose small stones/narrow track. They seem to be working on upgrading that part of the path now but I think completion is a year away.
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
That's good to know! We hadn't ridden a lot of the EuroVelo routes before so didn't quite know what to expect!!
@geralddavison Жыл бұрын
Cracking scenery again though!
@geralddavison Жыл бұрын
I particularly liked the mention of "danger pants" (8m30s).... I know that feeling
@geralddavison Жыл бұрын
If anyone EVER thinks "let's ride round the world, it'll be a laugh"... then your "piece to camera" sections make it obvious just how hard it is. Bravo.
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
And this was before it got tough 😅!!
@geralddavison Жыл бұрын
@@stelatandem2702😂 I'll say it again.... you two are tough cookies!
@fionaridley5011 Жыл бұрын
Loved tracking you on the road/Strava at the time and great to see the detail now. How did/do you put up with not being able to see round Steve? Chronic neck problems?! it's why I refuse to ride a tandem with my Steve who is a foot taller than me too. Plus I don't trust him to not petrify me. Excellent teamwork. I was expecting more blankety blank bloopers/outtakes at the end. Brilliant (although the music gets on my wick a bit but that won't stop me watching.) Asia here you come! That was a long haul and I wasn't riding it.
@stelatandem2702 Жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks so much! I've actually developed quite a good stoker "peer" around the side and not having to watch the road/steer it's actually a lot easier to manage my neck pain/mobility than on a solo... getting used to relinquishing the control when I started riding tandem wa definitely a challenge though!! I may have cut the swearing out the end so KZbin didn't get upset... I'll try and find better music as I go and the next ones are shorter as I quickly ran out enthusiasm 🤣
@explorersumanta Жыл бұрын
Was waiting to watch this ... finally, it's here. Will watch in detail.
@michaeldenton25812 жыл бұрын
Good luck with the Round the World Challenge. Following you with excitement 🤞🏻🤞🏻
@Kiwi_Rob2 жыл бұрын
Fab montage, tempted to follow in your bike tracks next summer.
@stelatandem27022 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Unless you're planning the sane speed as us I'd find a way to skip the a roads around Swansea/Cardiff.
@dudel392 жыл бұрын
Wait how did you get the bike into the hotel room? Couldnt you just get it out the way you got it in?
@stelatandem27022 жыл бұрын
It's a coupled tandem so was split in 2 for transporting to the hotel... Turns out it fitted in the lift whole though!
@dudel392 жыл бұрын
@@stelatandem2702 nice
@geralddavison11 ай бұрын
I have cooked on gas in a hotel........ 🤣
@milesback92052 жыл бұрын
A very purposeful looking machine. Good luck for the RTW record.
@mattm00ey2 жыл бұрын
28x2!? You make them look like 26ers. Great looking machine.
@stelatandem27022 жыл бұрын
If Laura had been stood next to them they would have looked like 32s!
@shelleykearney42122 жыл бұрын
Forgot to say I start alone on Thursday from Fort William. Can’t wait . Did West Highland Way last year and was blown away by the scenery .
@stelatandem27022 жыл бұрын
You'll really enjoy it!! Glad you liked the video 😊
@shelleykearney42122 жыл бұрын
Great video - well done and thanks for making it. Love Ori - wish my couch potato dog would walk with me.
@philrobinson2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! Apologies for keeping you up late ;-)
@bigearsbridge47322 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that, very nicely put together. Starting from FW at Easter.
@stelatandem27022 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope you have as good weather as we did, its a terrific route 😊
@BillEvans19562 жыл бұрын
Is that the tandem you are using on your record ride?
@stelatandem27022 жыл бұрын
Hi Bill, no that's our current one and the (hopefully) record breaking one is still being built asit needs couplings to split in 2 for flying!
@BillEvans19562 жыл бұрын
Inspiring! Steve's beard is awesome! Good luck with your world record. Will be watching.