A proper Lake District MTB adventure - The Langdales to Coniston

[@paulartsuk]

Great vid.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks Paul. I was worried that the puncture at the top of Hole Rake was going to wreck it but it all adds to the story I suppose.

[@paulartsuk]

@@Stopadoodledoo I’ve just found your channel and am enjoying catching up. I recognise these trails from running them but at the moment I am recovering from knee surgery and might need to find a new hobby. I have a hard tail mtb and enjoy pottering about at Whinlatter but what I really enjoy is exploring so great to see the possibilities.

[@HUSHHUSH-]

Very well titled video buddy 🤛. Sick ride 🌅

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers mate. The trails are so good, even with a flat tyre 😃

[@HUSHHUSH-]

@@Stopadoodledoo you will ride anything you . :)

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Not anything mate; not going to ride Degla 😂

[@HUSHHUSH-]

@@Stopadoodledoo was referring to bikes and stuff but hey 👋 Degla is not bad for first rides 🤛🤘🔥

[@sjwhitey4356]

Another cracking video fella, the OTB I had was at the part of the big boulder ( 12.10) the guy I was out with that day was sure the boulder was fairly recent as well. Loving the clips

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate and yeah, that boulder definitely wasn't there back in January when I did this route last. Not the sort of place you want to be going over the bars.......

[@TProStudioCreate]

Not sure about all the climbing that was necessary for this ride but damn did the descents ever look like a good time! I’m most impressed by the high speed camera wipes. Great video as always

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers mate. The climbs are pretty hefty but well worth it for the epic descents, trust me 😃👍

[@MTB_Derbyshire]

It's a stunning first scene. Such clear, azure blue sky. The hills looking so defined and ready to be attacked. Wonderful, oh I some great riding too despite the puncture.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

I’ve been so lucky with rides up in the Lakes recently; a sunny day in autumn up there is just magical, especially with the colours you get. Still gutted about the puncture as I have been wanting to film Hole Rake ever since I started the channel

[@rhpmountaintrail9206]

Cracking ride Jason pity about the flat tire but at least you got to soak in the views beautiful day for it

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Yeah Rich, the puncture was a bummer but it’s the first I’ve had (on the full susser) in over a year so mustn’t grumble. Maybe I should have checked that my spare tube wasn’t knackered too (it was an ancient 26” DH one with patches on it - I always *try to* fix them 🙂

[@ElectricMountainBiker]

🤣 so bad sleeping in and missing this ride, gutted but at least we will be going back and doing it in future. So lucky with the weather again! Bloody stunning views and riding in lakes. Certainly looked challenging, stunning, stunning, stunning, Shaun 🤣🤣 Good riding with a flat as well mate, quicker than most of us with a fully functional bike 😒😳

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers mate and yes, we are definitely going back up to do this one or a similar loop 👍

[@Lakedistrictrider]

Gutting to see what they have done to Tilberthwaite. That used to be a fantastic techy bedrock descent dropping into Little Langdale

[@Stopadoodledoo]

It is a shame and from what I have heard, it was done to deter the local 4x4 companies from using it; no point when it's like someone's drive. Never the best trail in the area but it was a nice one and a good way to get over to, or from Tilberthwaite. Still probably more enjoyable than through the ford and the woods though.

[@HallMarc_Trails]

Superb video, awesome riding on a flat tyre 🤣awesome riding full stop. 😊👍

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate. I'd rather have not ridden on a flat tyre but that's the way it goes sometimes 😃

[@davesbikelife]

Nice rides bro love the scenery 😊👊✌️

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Cheers Dave. Incredible scenery, incredible trails; the Lakes really does have it all 👍

[@yourmtblocal]

Epic ride that mate! Beautiful! 👌🌄

[@Stopadoodledoo]

It truly was mate, the beautiful weather added to it too. I love the Lakes in autumn more than any other season 👍

[@philthorley5229]

Rad sic gnar oink :) did Shaun have a sheep in his backpack?? It was huge....cracking ride again, thanks ...thumbs up thingy

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Shaun is a good Boy Scout and always prepared 😂 Fantastic loop this one, just gutted about the puncture

[@5492sparky]

I suppose it's not a bad place to ride a bike 😀 Quality Mate, scenery, trails and great riding. Everything you need in a vid. 👍

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Thanks mate. Hopefully this and the other Lakes videos show why I love the place so much

[@5492sparky]

@@Stopadoodledoo It does that Mate no doubt. 👍

[@paulhoughton2550]

Recently subscribed and was wondering are your routes available to download from strava, I agree the Lake District is awesome for mountain biking can’t wait for this tier 4 lockdown crap to end so I can get back over there.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Hi Paul. I do use Strava (I can be found on there by searching for Stopadoodledoo) but don't always record, depending on where I am riding and how sensitive the location is. This one is up there though. Chatting to my Mum earlier (my parents live in the South Lakes) and she informed me that the weather was absolutely lovely; no wind, clear blue sky, etc., perfect weather for a ride. It was grey and drizzling here. I saw 2020 in with a night ride up in Cumbria with a few mates (Tony, who's in this video, being one of them) - no such luck this year 😔

[@paulhoughton2550]

@@Stopadoodledoo great 👍 I am now following and found the ride I will download it for my garmin, weather up here (Northumberland) has been ok had some sun and blue sky also let’s hope it continues but probably won’t 😂, I am going to work my way through the rest of your videos, thanks again Paul 👍

[@AdventureTrailsMTB]

no dropper dude ?

[@Stopadoodledoo]

I do have one, it's a Reverb and the circlip in the bottom broke months ago. I have the service kit but lacking the tools (a vice) to fix it and can't get it into a shop for love nor money. To be honest, as most of the rides I do are either big ups then downs, or messing around at DH places, it's not really been an issue but I do want to get it fixed at some point!

[@AdventureTrailsMTB]

@@Stopadoodledoo Thats a common fault. I have one in the workshop with exactly the same issue . reverbs are great when they work but have soooooo many issues.

[@Stopadoodledoo]

To be fair to it, it had 14 months of abuse before it went and it was only the circlip although it does make you wonder whether they should have used such a weak one!

[@ElectricMountainBiker]

@@AdventureTrailsMTB I actually think we are missing the most important thing that he really needs. I want to see Jason in one of your subtle shirts please 😎

[@neilbower123]

You got a strava route you can share please? TIA

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Hi mate. I am on Strava as Jason Thomas (Stopadoodledoo). If you search for Hole, there are two loops on there that take in these trails. The 2019 one is better as it takes in Iron Keld on the way back (I had more time that day)

[@n31lrc]

nice ride must add that to my to do list. Don't suppose you have a gps route do you?

[@Stopadoodledoo]

Hi mate. It’s on Strava (Jason Thomas Stopadoodledoo), 11th October 2020. If you have the time, climb up from Coniston to Tarn Hows and then down Iron Keld, before heading back to pick up the route at Little Langdale. We ran out of time on this ride but I’ve done that full loop in the past (sometime in 2019 but there are hundreds of rides in 2019 to go through to find it)

[@neilclarke8817]

@@Stopadoodledoo cheers following you now👍