67... and cycling HOME to HERMITAGE (and back)

[@KeiteiVentures]

Wonderful ✨ thank you for sharing 👍👍

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thanks, Katie ! Hey I like that off-grid spirit of yours !! Good on you ! 👍😊

[@blong8355]

Hi Eddy, your film is very inspiring. Thank you.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching ! 😊

[@TheAngloAfrican]

I couldn’t believe my eyes when David the Scotsman appeared on my screen. He very kindly hosted me through Warmshowers when I was cycling the length of Britain in November 2018. What a coincidence! Great video too.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Anglo African ! What a coincidence indeed ! It's a small world, isn't it? Thanks for watching. 👍😊

[@ianh.6825]

Eddy, your films are so worth waiting for. Thank you once again for allowing us to ride along with you.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Ian ! See you again for the next film sometime around the end of this year. 😊🙏

[@petter92929]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us! It was inspiring

[@65andbackonthebike]

With great pleasure, Petter. Thanks for watching. 😊

[@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496]

Thanks so much for this delightful video! You’ve combined beautiful scenery with interesting human interactions and shared your philosophical thoughts to great effect. So glad you gave us an update on that family that rode to South Africa … amazing! Merci! Hope you have another wonderful summer filled with just the right blend of tranquility and adventure! 🚴‍♂️🇧🇪🇫🇷🌞

[@65andbackonthebike]

Hello again, Grenville sailor man! Thanks a lot for watching, and for your kind words of appreciation! Wishing you epually another wonderful summer riding the wind and the waves... 😊🙏

[@Musical_Man_Guitar]

I don't know why, but I smile all the way through your videos. Thank you, I appreciate smiles so much these days.

[@harimartino9900]

i'am always waiting your video each year.... amazing videos Eddy👍

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you ! Then see you for the next one sometime around the end of this year. 😀👍

[@yoon1001]

Mooie documentaire van een prachtige fietstocht Eddy. Mercy!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Met veel plezier en voldoening gebracht. Dankjewel! 😊

[@mattdoughty5082]

Hi Eddy - really great to see another adventure of yours ... they help me through the winter months and ignite my cycling plans for the spring & summer. What you see & experience along your journeys says what is so good about travelling by bike on long trips - people, places, scenery & some hard effort ! Keep cycling & sharing - regards 🙂

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Matt ! It's my great pleasure to keep the bike travel spirit well alive, especially during these winter months. Let's keep riding and see you for the next film sometime around the end of this year. 😊🙏

[@deano-uv6dr]

That was Awesome eddy, loved every minute of it. I’ve been waiting a long time for this and I was not disappointed. Looking forward to the next one. All the best from wales ,uk. 👍

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Deano ! See you for the next film sometime around the end of this year. Cheers! 😊

[@davidsinclair8849]

Thank you Eddy. Yet another inspiring film from you. You have collected some amazing snapshots of your journey and met some very ordinary but truly interesting people on the way. We all tend to miss out on those chances to stop and talk to others in our daily lives unless we are either cycling or walking the dogs. Cheers!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, David ! That's exactly the reason why I've always kept my daily life in the cycling and walking the dogs modus as much as possible. So whenever I wasn't travelling myself I kind of invited the world into my house. Very satisfactory ! Thanks for watching the film. 😊

[@bonus5512]

First. Welcome back. Long time no see. I love your videos! Happy New Year. Greetings from Italy.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you ! And happy new year to you too over there in Italy. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@RickDeckard6531]

A great video full of life wisdom. I look forward to your 68th. BTW: I will be 67 this spring and plan to cycle down two German river valleys on my 35 year-old Peugeot Cambridge. Every day is a victory. 🙂

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Rick ! Enjoy those bike journeys in Germany and the victory of every day ! 😊Let's keep on riding, and we'll see us again for the 68 film when I get there... 👍

[@ilTroubadori]

Just came across your video this morning, I am 66 years old and regularly go out on my mountain bike for short rides but I've been thinking of cycle camping, I do ask myself if I'm too old but your video has really inspired me..I am also a Buddhist meditator and spend time at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire UK..I am now thinking of cycling there from Yorkshire or even to a Monastery in Portugal or Switzerland !! Thankyou !!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Good idea to go cycle camping, Andrew. I can highly recommend it! Thanks for watching. 😊👍

[@alexkechagias7]

Großartiger authentischer Film. Ich bin ein Fan von dir! Beste Grüße und viel Gesundheit wünsche ich dir Alex

[@65andbackonthebike]

Vielen Dank, Alex ! 👍🙏

[@jurgsbradley342]

Eddy, thank you, you are a true motivation, it's so rejuvenating and delightful watching your beautiful voyages. You are an inspiration for the human spirit ❤ Please keep it up 🙏 All the best, Jürgen 😊

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Jûrgen. I feel honoured. 🙏 Thanks for watching !

[@SimonMartin-tz5ii]

Thanks Eddy, brilliant film. I love your attitude to life

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Simon ! 😊

[@woozical]

Great journeying, I feel like I did it with you, the easy way, lying on my terrace just watching lol

[@65andbackonthebike]

Glad you enjoyed it from your terrace, Susie. But why not come with me for real next time? I assure you it's double fun! 😄

[@Selvalin]

Great to see you again, very refreshing !!!!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Javier ! 😊

[@marinytu]

Soo good😊 I was waiting this for whole year. Your son told me you were recording this summer so I was patiently waiting.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Well I hope it was worth the wait, Marin. Thanks for watching and see you for the next film sometime around the end of this year. 🙏😊

[@riechmar5755]

Love your Film . Nice people in the way with good Stories. Its about the Spirit of traveling and Meeting . Keep on cycling.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you ! Indeed it's my great pleasure to honor that Spirit of traveling and meeting. I will certainly keep going. 😊

[@Idahovandal4ever]

Watching from wintery southern Idaho with best wishes.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you ! 😊 Best wishes to you too over there in Idaho. 👍

[@Hippiehansie]

Thanks for this Great video Eddy !

[@65andbackonthebike]

My pleasure, Hippie Hans. Thanks for watching. 😊

[@ExploringHabit]

Yes ! just what you want to watch on a cold winter morning in the UK. 😊❤

[@65andbackonthebike]

Glad I had the timing right then 😅 Thanks for watching ! 👍

[@firdaushanapiah7691]

love this video❤🎉😂

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you..!! 😊

[@adrianmizon2255]

Thank you Eddy for another beautiful film.

[@65andbackonthebike]

My pleasure, Adrian ! Thanks for watching. 👍😊

[@losvideosdevito]

Muy bueno saludos desde Argentina!!!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Gracias amigo ! 😊

[@edisonshi910]

Thank you Eddie, a real pleasure to watch and some amazing people.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@hallstewart]

Lovely film. Inspiring too.

[@dedentristanto]

Hai Eddy, tahun lalu kami, saya dan istri, dengan sepeda tandem memulai petualangan kecil dari kota Jogjakarta ke Solo, lalu beberapa bulan kemudian kami coba dari Bali ke Lombok. memang belum sejauh seperti yang kamu lakukan, tapi kami sangat menikmati perjalanannya. terimakasih sudah menginspirasi kami. Salam dari Bali - Dedeng. PS well you hit the road again, awesome

[@65andbackonthebike]

Good on you, Deden ! May the road and the people you meet along the way further inspire you. Thanks for watching the film. 😊👍

[@PaulHOWE-e5l]

Thank u Eddy,for your beautiful film,when i was twenty i cycled from london to santander in northern Spain, im 58 yrs old now,i gave up my car 2 yrs ago,and just cycle as main form of transport , i need to head out on the rd again,on some long rides .happy new year from manchester england.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Hi Paul. Good on you, man ! Keep on riding...! 👍

[@brianwheeldon4643]

A lovely video, thanks Eddy. Freedom and independence, and meeting people from all sorts of backgrounds and experiences. France is such a wonderful country away from the cities. You're very lucky. The "old flip-flop, oscillating back and forth between the 2" ways of life and experiences. C'est moi aussi Eddy. 73 years young and more than 30 of them spent between Nice and Graz in the mountains on my bike, and sometimes further afield from Nordkapp to Siracusa. We've been so fortunate Eddy in the period we've lived and where we were born. We should acknowledge that last point especially. Thanks from Auckland Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Brian. Well I think apart from being lucky it's also about following your heart and passion, and making the (sometimes not easy) choices that enables you to do just that. At 73 and apparently having lived an interesting life yourself you will know what I'm talking about. Thanks for watching the film. 😊👍

[@kevarmsby2546]

Great to see another video from you, very inspirational for another old cyclist to see, thank you.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thanks, Kev ! 😊

[@steveowens398]

It's good to hear from you again Eddy! Is that a new bike? You have gotten farther than I have this year, though I had to take time to care for an ailing friend for five months - he was, as it happens, a Great Pyrennes, giving us some connection between continents. At 72, I rode just a touch under 2000 kilometers in 2024. I'm hoping for a bit of adventure in 2025. Keep riding!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Hi Steven ! Yes, I plan to be back every year with another film for as long as I can ride... 😀My old Dawes bike needed a major overhaul and as the opportunity presented itself to buy a good travelbike from a friend of mine, I didn't hesitate. See you with the next film, thanks for watching, and keep on riding too, brother ! 👍

[@Jeroenoman]

Wonderful to see you visit the family that cycled all the way to SA, after seeing them in your previous video I always wondered how they got on.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Yes I was very intrigued by them when I met them the first time. We kept in touch ever since. Wonderful people...! 😊

[@CoenFierst]

The greatest advantage of bike travel must be interacting with people like Daniel François. He is is next level adventurous (33:22). Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Yes indeed, Coen, Daniel François is indeed next level, standing out in our family of bike travellers. I was very happy to meet him. Here's a video about him showing just the kind of die hard traveller he is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHWbqoKGf6t2gaM

[@barbaralewis4919]

Thank you Eddy for a peaceful subject, today Sunday its very cold and windy here in the northeast of the USA to ride our bicycles .Peace and good heath to you ! from Barb and Ty.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Barb and Ty for watching ! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@JCSell]

Great tune for the intro 5:40 ! Well done!

[@65andbackonthebike]

It was great fun working on it 😀Thanks for watching ! 👍

[@shapanackcyclingclub]

Watching in Milford Pennsylvania USA

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thanks for watching...! 😊👍

[@sklepa]

Hello Eddy! Another great and inspiring film! Can't wait till warmer days, and maybe meet You someday somewhere on the road :) All the best from Poland.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Miklas ! See you out there some day... 😊👍

[@davidhogg9024]

Good Morning Eddie and welcome back. Just viewed your latest video and really enjoyed watching it and the people you meet on the journey. Thank you and I wish you good health, happiness and look forward to your future adventures. You are a very inspirational person with a great sense of humour.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, David. Nice to see you again too ! Blessings ! 🙏

[@wouterb111]

Wow! Seen the whole movie now. Lovely! ❤

[@65andbackonthebike]

😀Thanks Wouter ! 👍

[@DAVIDFIETSEN-hf2tl]

@65 Acabo de conocerte . Quería darte las gracias por tu video; es muy motivador. Un cordial saludo.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Gracias amigo ! 😊👍

[@vincentb893]

Bravo 😊

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Vincent ! 😊

[@dooley-ch]

Great to see you are still peddling and long may you continue. Looks like you got a new bike!!! I'm still on my Galaxy that I bought as an apprentice well over 30 years ago... Very enjoyable video thanks for sharing with us. And good luck on your next adventure.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, James. Yes I'm not done yet and planning already for the next trip coming summer. My old Dawes needed a major overhaul and as the opportunity presented itself to buy a good travelbike from a friend of mine, I didn't hesitate. See you with the next film and thanks for watching. 👍

[@neilwalton4474]

Hi Eddy, fantastic video. Can't wait for the next one. Regards, Neil.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Neil. Already planning next summer trip..... 😀

[@frankthomas8436]

Thank you for sharing!

[@65andbackonthebike]

My pleasure, Frank. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@brownh66]

Great inspiring post. Thank you.😊

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Paul ! 👍

[@jonathanbenn2241]

We all need to be more like Eddy

[@65andbackonthebike]

Oh well, that's probably an overstatement, Jonathan. I think the beauty of mankind lies in the fact that we're all a bit different. But I know what you mean and thank you for that ! 😊🙏

[@wouterb111]

Beautiful intro. Nice teaser to sit back and watch the whole video. ❤

[@65andbackonthebike]

Dankjewel, Wouter ! Enjoy watching...! ❤

[@j.r.newton2427]

Wonderfully inspiring ❤

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, J.R. ! 😊

[@sjaak8601]

wonderful , and respect🌼🌼

[@65andbackonthebike]

En nogmaals dankjewel, Sjaak ! 😊

[@Terrierized]

Fantastic 👍🍺

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you ! 😊

[@mofmanp8874]

❤love them all 65,66,67.new bike this time

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, Mofman ! Well my old Dawes needed a major overhaul and as the opportunity presented itself to buy a good travelbike from a friend of mine, I didn't hesitate. See you with the next film and thanks for watching. 👍

[@ВладимирМалов-в7ц]

Привет, Гарри! Очень рад новой встрече! Часто тебя вспоминал. По два раза старые видео посмотрел, такие они добрые и приятные. Хочу посмотреть новое 67... Но у нас Ютуб тормозит, придется VPN ставить. Спасибо тебе, удачи!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, my friend. I'm glad you like the videos. Enjoy! 😊👍

[@Vince1648]

Wat een geweldige docu Eddie, exactly how I'd like my upcoming journey this year to be. Be free, meeting real characters and live close to nature. I'm 58 and will start my journey in springtime, direction Greece/Turkey and after that...? We'll see! Overwinteren op een warm plekje!🤗

[@65andbackonthebike]

Dankjewel, Vince ! And wishing you a splashing bike journey east...! Sounds very exciting ! 👍

[@mozdickson]

Mate, your last big ride was superb. Happy to see this! I'm 64, and prefer walking. And my life is, also, Jesus < ❤

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thank you, brother ! 👍🙏

[@jamestoday2239]

Nice one! I've tried cycle camping the last couple of years, the feeling of movement, of being 'on the road is incredible to me. That said i've found sleeping difficult even after 13 hours in the saddle but hopefully my new mattress will help and ill be able to do it more and for longer and who knows, maybe i could get to France though I've never been, would love to ride up one of the great climbs in the Alps but maybe with all that weight it wouldn't be fun at all. Ha

[@rachelanne9486]

Thank you Eddy. At one point in your video I saw some sort of switch unit at the headstock of your bicycle. Is that for switching power from a dynamo to different devices? If so, can you give me details, as I want something like that and a charge-through battery for my touring bike, but cannot find anyone in the UK who is familiar with dynamos and associated accessories.

[@65andbackonthebike]

Thanks for watching, RachelAnne. What you saw is a bicycle usb recharger, to recharge phone or battery pack while riding. Quite useful when you do a lot of wild camping like me. Works well when you can keep more or less a constant speed from 15km/h onwards, but less effective with frequent changes in speed like when going up and down all the time or cycling in urban areas. www.amazon.de/-/en/Kemo-172-Bicycle-Charger-KEMO/dp/B00DF4JOIM

[@rachelanne9486]

@ thank you again for the fast and helpful reply 😊

[@peterbedford2610]

Did you follow a velo route? The cycle paths look great!!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Hi Peter, I actually used a combination of many different velo routes, greenways and backroads, making my way into the direction I wanted to go. Works well. 😊

[@davidharris4062]

I’m 67 in 5 weeks, still riding my bike, the guy that’s almost 65 should try it,

[@65andbackonthebike]

Good on you, brother ! Keep on riding...! 👍

[@marckelly2895]

Loved this video Eddy & loved the one you did before 👍 You are a real inspiration my friend, I have been thinking about & talking about going on a big cycling adventure for about 30 years now & am finally definitely going to do it in April or May when I finish a contract I am on, I am going to cycle from north London England to Berlin Germany to see my sister then onto Poland to see two friends of mine but from Poland I don't know? I will decide when I am there, have you got any tips for my first big cycling adventure Eddy ?

[@albert2395]

Hello Eddy! I am glad to see you posting again!❤😊 I am thinking and preparing to do something similar to you. Could you tell me what device do you use and any apps, for navigation?😊 From your Anglo/Saxon cousin!

[@65andbackonthebike]

Hello cousin Albert ! I actually don't use any navigation device at all while on the road. I'm old school, using paper maps, on which I sometimes have marked my chosen itinerary that I found on a variety of websites way before I leave. Happy preparation! Where will you be going..?

[@albert2395]

@65andbackonthebike Hi again Eddy! I have actually got the whole of south east England and other parts of the east Midlands, lake district parts of the peaks too on Ordnance Survey maps. Sometimes I just like looking at maps too. I think a bit like Tolkien, from what I have read. I am hoping to cycle to Spain. I have a friend in Barcelona.

[@65andbackonthebike]

@@albert2395 Good on you, man ! Enjoy that ride to Spain !

[@albert2395]

@@65andbackonthebike Thank you very much, Eddy!

[@bolleolympus]

👌👌🌷🌷❤❤🌹🌹👍👍😊😊

[@65andbackonthebike]

🙏🙏

[@firdaushanapiah7691]

How do you fund such adventures 😂❤

[@65andbackonthebike]

Well, I'm retired now so no problem about funding. But even before that, when I hardly had any income at all, I still found ways to travel. After all travelling longtime on a bike, wild camping a lot, and using hospitality websites is cheaper than living a conditioned life in a house. If funding is an obstacle, then there's one good piece of advice: think way out of the box... 🙏

[@lindajesse8250]

…ah, you are back, let me just make a hot chocolate. Now tell me your story. Or rather continue..😊

[@65andbackonthebike]

Hi Linda ! Hope my story went well with your hot chocolate..! Thanks for watching ! 😊