a bloody long ride.....54 miles from burnley to Leeds along the Leeds to Liverpool canal.

after watching quality videos from ‪@DanCyclesTheWorld‬(hope you don't mind me stealing some of your music choices) & ‪@KeepSmilingAdventures‬ & ‪@JethroJessop‬ it inspired me to go on a little mini adventure of my own.
this is the longest ride I have ever done & I'm pleased to of completed it as I got a great sense of accomplishment from it & surprisingly felt pretty good the next day.
I would just like to thank you for watching my vlog. Admittedly I’m no sam pilgrim who is one of the biggest mountain bike channels on KZbin or matt jones who as well is one of the fastest growing mountain bike channels on KZbin. Both of the mountain bike legends love to jump their mountain bikes or take them to such places like whistler Mountain bike park or bike park Wales. Matt jones has even built his own mountain bike park called the playground. Both are inspiring people & mountain bike riders. as are sam Reynolds, ollie Wilkins, ben deakin, Brendon fairclough, Bernard Kerr, josh brycland, gee Atherton & Rachel Atherton, Steve peat, Killion bron the list goes on.
I take my inspiration from the likes of BKXC, the singletrack sampler, berm peak, the loam ranger, Evans MTB saga, BCpov, who from what I have seen like to get out to beautiful places on there mountain bikes and document it on the way.
I can only do this in England at the moment but riding my mountain bike around some of the nicest parts of & Scotland & Wales is a goal that I would like to achieve at some point.

[@MrColnagoCLX]

Great video man. good effort, from a road cyclist. What drone are you using ?- The shots are really excellent.

[@MrColnagoCLX]

"It’s a mavic mini 3 pro mate & thanks" - I feel a bit embarrassed now 🙂

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Yeah it is a manic mini 3 pro mate & thanks I’m glad you appreciated the shots 🤙🏻

[@TheBeardx16]

Good on you man. Well done for sticking it out.

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Yeah thanks

[@mtbryan7808]

Wow mate, some cool drone shots & some serious miles. Well done

[@beardedvikingmtber]

thanks

[@samuelashton8787]

Great video man! I live on the canal in Liverpool but never stayed on it for longer than 10, might do the whole thing one day

[@beardedvikingmtber]

You should! It’s a nice chilled out ride 🤙🏻

[@stevehoward985]

Nice one, great effort you must be proud of yourself. You covered one of my favorite chill-out routes, Burnley to Skipton 👏

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sunnysyl7]

Gonna do it

[@beardedvikingmtber]

You’ll have to let me know how you get on

[@alanlong1971]

Great towpath riding, I've got a local 30mile circuit always my first run out after winter. Bit of the Manchester ship canal on to the Cauldon canal heading into consall valley and back home.

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Cheers mate, I’ve done the canal ride from Manchester to hebden bridge a few times. It’s always a good way to get the blood pumping haha

[@RoughWalkers]

Shame you missed out the lock shop at greenberfield locks you would.of seen us 😅

[@johnsmiths9682]

Drone footage was spectacular, thank you

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MrCol104]

Fantastic footage. Congratulations on a brilliant ride.

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Thanks bud 🤙🏻

[@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555]

I go the other way, from Leeds it's a well used leisure facility for everybody, on the towpath, on the canal, everything is well cared for. Then from Colne it's like nobody cares about it, till maybe Chorley. Why is the Lancs side like that?

[@beardedvikingmtber]

You’re not wrong there mate, it’s the same thing on the Manchester to brighouse canal. Soon as you come into Yorkshire it starts getting looked after. Thanks for watching 🤙🏻

[@1subnocontent194]

Nothing worse than not eating right on a ride mate glad you learnt your lesson

[@beardedvikingmtber]

tell me about it haha

[@sunnysyl7]

💚

[@georgethemtber8661]

Nice to see you back mate

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Hey, thanks

[@lfcwilson]

Great video. Well done that's hard going. I did the entire thing, Liverpool to Leeds in a single day 130 miles 16 hrs. Never again 😅

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Wow mate, I bet that was hard going. I was ruined after 52 miles 🤙🏻

[@karlcarrington5999]

Looked like a nice chilled ride mate

[@beardedvikingmtber]

it was mate

[@yorkshiremtber7884]

Some cracking shots mate 👍🏻

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Thanks 👍

[@jmountainbike8670]

That’s some mileage mate, well done

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Thanks 👍

[@mrthomas394]

I love canal riding and iam getting longer distance every time..... I need a more sturdy bike though but with some degree of comfort..... Any suggestions?

[@beardedvikingmtber]

@@mrthomas394 it all depends on how much you want to spend mate

[@mrthomas394]

@@beardedvikingmtber yeah I guess that was a stupid question 🤣 The video was great and the commentary was so honest and real.... I live near Blackburn and have lots of access to the canal and would love to do a huge challenge like what you have done. I've got about £500 to spend on a good bike 👍

[@beardedvikingmtber]

@@mrthomas394 cheers bud , it turned out well in the end. If I was you I would look into some entry level hard tails by specialized or orange or some of the other big brands just because the fork & drive chains will be a better quality & last longer than something that you can get at Halfords but you’d need to save a bit more money I’m afraid. Good bikes don’t come cheap. Or you could look for a decent second hand bike.

[@Heroes_of_Qalanor_RPG]

Nice video.. what drone are you using there?

[@beardedvikingmtber]

It’s a mavic mini 3 pro mate & thanks

[@vincentyerkess7230]

Try it t'other way now t Liverpool

[@beardedvikingmtber]

I’m might have to do that

[@davesmith2257]

Bet you ached the next day haha

[@beardedvikingmtber]

I did, surprisingly haha