I really am, and nope not for me bike packing, that's Lorna's cup of tea 👍🏻🤣

Yeh for sure, and also riding in Spain really opened my eyes as well 😁

Really enjoyed it mate 😁

This was what ruined me 😭😭🤣 really hope we do hook up as well, always welcome to stay over 👍🏻

Cheers mate, new subs always appreciated 😁 Yeh, I would NOT want to do that loop in reverse 😯 You must have been knackered after that! Fair play though for doing it!

Cheers mate, been hard to get out this year, hopefully 2025 will be a more calm year for me 🙈

I've accepted the request on Strava 👍🏻 Really enjoyed this ride, next goal is for me to get back and do it on the hardtail under my own power 😯 Have a feeling it will hurt a lot more next time round 🤣

Cheers mate, was a stunning loop with the cloud inversion and crazy weather 😁 Have a great New Year mate!!! Ride on

@@ElectricMountainBiker 🙌🙏

The guy is a legend 🤣🤣 he is away abroad currently, but we will be back out soon 😁 Cracks me up everytime!

@ Yeah, basking in beautiful sunshine ☀️

I really miss being here 🙁 Most surreal riding experience to date

Really couldn't have asked for better weather, agree about the trails as well, had a great time!

@ Those villages are so nice out there for sneaky coffee breaks.

@JasonChambersPhoto for sure!! I was in a rush to get home as I had plans, otherwise I would have tried out a place in Hatfield at the end for sure. .

Great news she was inspired by Lorna, Lorna is a machine on those climbs! Hard one, I think I would start off on a hardtail if I had a do over. Think it helps you recognise the benefits of a full sus more when you upgrade, but what do I really know 🙈 Those two sections are amazing aren't they! I'm chuffed I finally got the weather to appreciate them more.

@ she’s only 5 foot 1 and wants one in pink. So I’ve got my work cut out finding one. 🤣

@@TrailFinder 🤣🤣🤣 I don't even know how to come back on that one!

@@ElectricMountainBiker 🤣🤣

@@Stopadoodledoo for sixers only was a different level, and like you say way, way longer 🙈 Have to admit, For Sixers Only gave me more confidence to ride the rocky stuff, as it was another level up 😁

This is Stalybridge, four trails on the same hill, all nice and long, great place to go for a few laps. If riding in the leaks, I would look at a good XC bike. A mate got one recently and totally loves it. Ebike are great, my main issue was the reliability, and cost of running it, hence it's up for sale 👍🏻

I couldn't have done without the ebike, well I could, but would have taken a serious amount of time extra, still be there now I reckon 🤣 Fantastic loop for sure 😁

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Great video, bit of a random question, how do you find you meet other riders to ride with? After having moved to Derbyshire and not knowing anyone who bikes I've found all my rides are solo, I quite like solo rides but I'm sociable and some group rides would be fun but have not really seen any clubs or groups you can jump in with. Just be interested to hear how you made MTB buddies or was it just your friends that ride?

@creativechimp03 loads of different groups on FB now for some great local rides, always a great place to get group rides, and usually something for all tastes 👍🏻 I met all my riding mates through KZbin and making videos tbh, we just got chatting and snowballed from there. MTB Derbyshire, Jonathan is a good one to follow for local routes as well, pretty sure he joined a few group rides as well 👍🏻

@ thanks appreciate the info on this, I’ll certainly look into this. I had noticed Jonathans and Marcs rides on Komoot and saved a couple and I think watching their videos is how I stumbled across this. Thanks again, hope to see you out in the Peaks some time. 👍

They really are mate, there are some cracking roads for you to ride, and some picturesque villages to visit. Costing me too much mate, hopefully get another one further down the line, probably the Amflow one once they have worked through the teething issues 👍🏻

I'm definitely heading this way the next good day off i have 😀 Makes sense to me, mate. I've heard how expensive it can get. Looks so much fun blasting up those steep hills, though!!

@NewRiderDiaries always puts a smile on your face the climbs on an ebike 😁 But, so does my own leg power, just with a I can't move another inch feeling 😭🤣

@ElectricMountainBiker 🤣🤣

My fitness needs some work before the Blue Pig, but I am game for it 🙈 It really was a stunner mate, and so many great people out on the trails. The could inversion was great to see, but soo cold when back down in it 🥶 Enjoy your holiday mate!

My favourite place even to this day 😁

Haha always 🤣

I've been thinking about plus tyres, any noticeable difference when riding them such as drag on the climbs?

@@ElectricMountainBiker I generally only use my bike where there is uplift but I did see a comparison on KZbin a couple of years back which said that the difference in efficiency was negligible. From experience I'd say the specific brand and model of tyre makes a far bigger difference than just the fact that they are plus size. What I will also say is that on the downhill it's a massive improvement over standard 27.5 narrow tyres.

@paulshanesmith something for the future to consider then once my tyres are worn down 👍🏻 Cheers for the info

@ElectricMountainBiker just bear in mind your rim and/or frame might not be suitable for a 2.8 or 3.0 width tyre. Good to know you enjoy your hardtail. I was on the trails at Lourdes recently and my hardtail raised the attention of a couple of French lads in the queue at the funicular.. there were even more questions when the old guy on his strange bike was first back at the bottom!!

@paulshanesmith 🤣 they do grab attention, I get more with the hardtail than any of my other bikes, I'm never usually first down though 🙈 I'll check the rim for the width as well when the time comes.

It really was! Just one agenda, ride and have a laugh 😁

New to me, Orange A160 😊

Cheers mate! She has really started to get better on the descents, climbs she makes look easy as you know 😭🤣 Was an enjoyable loop this one, big day with the two joined up, but not too big 👍🏻

You with the second mic would make a very opposite type of conversation 🤣

Thanks mate! Climbs not so much fun 😭 but just having an explore was great fun 😁

Has he ever 🙈 Been really sad to see after all his epic MTB content

Great having the fuel mics, makes a fairly standard ride more enjoyable 😊 Haha, I'll be in trouble no doubt with Marc's number one fan 🙈🤣

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Haha I think she might just do that 🤣 Would need to be the DJI though then east to sync audio with the external mic 👍🏻 Yeh, you know what, it had something really.old school to it. The amount of times that we stopped and checked the book, after going wrong early on, made it more adventurous 😊 I'll have a proper look at Komoot as not given it a chance really, hope it's easy to plot a route in it? As an ambassador I hope you have a video of this process?

Yeh loving the mics, just need to sort the camera position now so that it is less bouncy.Cracks me up listening to Lorna at times 🤣 Haha thought of you as soon as I stopped then went past, was more than polite 🤣

All new to me as well mate, was a really pretty ride, second half of it next week 👍🏻

Wishing I was back there now 😭😭 Fed up of the UK weather already lol

@@ElectricMountainBiker hahaha!

Honestly I am not too sure, but I do have it recorded on Strava if any help, same name as my channel name and logo, you'll be able to see from there 👍🏻

🤣🤣 I have a pretty good idea 🙈🤣

Cheers mate, yep an exhausted, happy man by the end 😁 Missing the sunshine now though after editing my recent ride back in the UK 😭😭😭

@ElectricMountainBiker you've just got to accept the weather here is 💩

​@@MTB_DerbyshireSo hard after tasting the sunshine for so long 😭

Cheers mate! Really hope you get to come on the next one 😁 You would love the trails, not so much the climbs though 🙈🤣

Thanks, hopefully I get to finish them all next time 😁 they really are so much better in person, GoPro does them no justice 🙈😁

I was ruined, tested positive for COVID once home 😭 All the trails there really are something else!

Such a beautiful place mate, one to be visited for sure! That beer was needed, not so much the shot afterwards tbh 🤣 Stay safe mate, and heal quickly!

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Crazy how much riding we did isn't it! Something else 😁 As for the fizzy gravy, I had no more fluids left in my body after that oven 🤣🤣😭 Great trip mate, thank you so much for organising it and dragging my sorry ass over there! 😁

@@ElectricMountainBiker I knew you'd be blown away mate. I was right 😃

@Stopadoodledoo yes you were 🤩

🤣 cheers mate, all I have as I don't have the skill to be a rad rider 🙈🤣 Top holiday mate, thanks for it all, had the best time ever! 😁 On another note I hope the flash floods stay away from your area, and anyone you know in the area impacted is safe and well, thoughts with you all!

Really happy with how it turned out, would be good if she did have a camera as well, tried to get her to go first but she was having none of it 🤣 Yeh she did great at Cutgate 🤩

Cheers mate 🤣 She proper cracked me up when I listened back to it 🤣 Yeh, loving the new setup, Andy just let me know there is a new firmware update for the mics as well which is meant to be a good upgrade on audio 👍🏻

Such a fun trail, I was so chuffed for her getting it done as she wants to work on her descending now, perfect starter trail for her 😊 Are fairly local then?

Mate it works so good, sold the GoPro and got the action 5, links and syncs as soon as you press record, no need to press anything on the mics 😁 Really love it, cheers for commenting and watching as always. How are you healing up?

@@ElectricMountainBiker I think I will buy an Osmo next time when the GoPro has done its job. I've heard a lot of good things. Thanks for asking. I'm fine, it just takes time. Have a great week mate🤙✌

Both cameras are great for sure, I really wanted the ease of using the DJI mic 2 with the DJI camera, means no more syncing and pressing three sets of buttons to record one trail 😁 I love it 🤩

@@ElectricMountainBiker 🤩👍

Cheers mate, still a bit to learn bit proper happy with the audio 😁 She did so good, and funny as owt hearing it back 🤣🤣

Cheers mate, such a great holiday I cannot recommend you do it enough! You and Martin would love it! Cost wise as we went leak season flights were really expensive, I would say £1k for everything

@@ElectricMountainBiker to be fair £1k ain't bad to be fair we spend nearly that much doing a trip in the UK!

Haha yep mint is one of my favourites, saved for special trails 😁🤣 Mint chain lube? 🤣 Now that is different!

Have they ever mate, as you know 😁

Would love to try a 29er hardtail, bet you love yours? 😊