A STUPID IDEA? | UPGRADING OUR CAFE STOP!!

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

FOXY FOXY FOXY FOXY

[@michelle_pw]

Looking forward to the Camino de Santiago

[@madalynconklin9192]

Kuddos to the new adventure in the outdoors and having a picnic by a beautiful reservoir.

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

Sunday morning motivation 👋👏 big up the team cycles , Ben., Nathan , watt life and Andy Broadhurst ❤

[@benjaminlechappers]

Big up 🫡👊🏽

[@lorikendrick1705]

Love your spirit of not only just having fun but of adventure and taking Foxy along with you. Looking forward to your adventure in Spain keep us posted. ❤

[@cityslacker6221]

Can it get more english than frying bacon near a place called Muggleswick? brilliant!

[@heidijarvis777]

That looked fun and great views. Love a cold crisp day with blue skies. During lockdown when our favourite cafes were closed myself and my riding buddy would take a flask of coffee with us and a sausage roll from Greggs and sit on the outdoor seating outside our favourite cafes, it was good fun, although awkward trying to find a toilet stop afterwards.

[@nathanb324]

By far the best video for a while! Big up yourself, TBattie and Wild coffees

[@Downhillsmoothtarmac]

Add an aeropress for the win when it comes to coffee making outdoors!!!!

[@moonwrasse]

Great vid. Winter boots are a complete game changer in the cold.

[@benjaminlechappers]

Most definitely!👍🏽

[@Downhillsmoothtarmac]

Nicely done both! Brew from a jet boil is epic!!! Love taking mine on a ride!

[@og_lookman]

Love the vid Ben. Keep 'em coming mate.

[@benjaminlechappers]

Thanks, will do! 👊🏽

[@adamf7]

I had forgotten about the places I used to ride when I was a kid. I still used to drive around the area all the time but it wasn't until I started cycling again in my 40s I really remembered how far from home I used to cycle back then. It's been nice to see most of the little roads and paths still exist, just a lot more overgrown and with more fenced off areas, oh and a big 4 lane "dual" carriageway going straight through the middle of one of the little roads.

[@benjaminlechappers]

😂🤣🙌🏾

[@ukpipeline]

Fantastic day by the looks of it ….. great fun.

[@benjaminlechappers]

It really is! 🫡

[@kornenator]

I was just thinking to myself no way you're going to carry that espresso machine with you on the Camino :O :D Bags fill up quickly when you start prepping for a trip

[@benjaminlechappers]

🤣😂

[@frankswinton6044]

I cycled from Yorkshire to Chamonix in 2023. I took a little tent, mat and sleeping bag but I decided not to take a stove. It's heavy, takes up a lot of space, takes a lot of time to cook and everything ends up smelling of fuel. It's also difficult to do the dishes sometimes. Instead I ate at cafes or bought food in supermarkets and took it with me. I never had a problem and I could easily get by with one hot meal a day because it was summer and I didn't need hot food. I would suggest that it's worth trialing your set up and thinking about not bothering with cooking kit if there are enough places around for you to buy food as you go. Great vids, looking forwards to seeing your next adventures!

[@benjaminlechappers]

Appreciate that. Good information and very valid point

[@Birds_on_tour]

Excited for bikepacking content 🎉

[@benjaminlechappers]

Coming soon! 👀

[@petergarner]

Ah Ben, FWIW, I’d much rather watch this kind of video than a bike build. You’re barking up my tree here. I’m a cycle tourer at heart, and mid-morning on every tour day, my partner and I stop for “second breakfast” (though I am decidedly unhobbitlike in stature). Brekkie2 also involves what we’ve come to call the “tea ceremony,” which is basically just making tea in-you guessed it-a JetBoil. Best bit of tour kit ever. Strap mine to a Topeak Versacage, so it doesn’t take up space in a bag. We use it to cook meals too (couscous is easiest, but rice works-we’ve even made “JetBoil risotto”). As for setup, mine varies depending on the kind of touring. With my partner, it’s rack and panniers on my old-school touring bike. But I do light bikepacking with a buddy of mine on my gravel bike, and I use Ortlieb bikepacking gear for that: 9L handlebar pack for the tent, top-tube frame-pack for snacks/tools/batteries etc., and a QR 13L seat-pack for sleeping bag, mattress and extra clothes. Happy to send you a pic of my setup if you like. Looking forward to the Camino series (I assume?). :)

[@bonesx165]

So true. No “head unit”, but also no spares, tools or any other thing that we wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without now! And a flat a million miles away from home (even if it was only really 3!) meant a dink home on your mate’s handlebars, dragging your bike along next to you. Extra good story for the ride afterwards 😂

[@benjaminlechappers]

Haha all so true 😛

[@martinefortin2581]

Thanks for the video!!! I'm glad you'll keep making videos like this even if bike builds are more popular ❤ you said tent and sleeping bag, you already have a sleeping mat? If not, I love the Sea to Summit Ether Light XT. NOT the lightest nor smallest (still reasonable), but it is very confortable and as a light sleeper, comfort is my priority. In case the weather will be super warm in Spain at night and you could do with only a sheet, Thermarest has a silk sleeping bag liner that is light and tiny. I'm excited about your upcoming trip!! Thank for sharing your adventures with us ❤

[@Harley_Gauge]

Deffo keep up this style of vid. Had some of the best times while doing LEJOG and the food stop by the road at the end of the day was magic. Some interesting food combo's.

[@redauwg911]

excellent video thank you👍

[@benjaminlechappers]

Glad you enjoyed it 🫡👌🏾

[@maxlloyd3740]

Great vid guys! Bikepacking sounds great! I have only done it a couple of times and thinking of streamlining my kit. Bought a Alpkit Soloist tent which is superlite and a sleeping bag from somewhere (can't remember) but i know they can be bought small and compact. Also.i bought a blow up mat for the sleeping bag,again from Alpkit. They are definitely worth a look! 👍

[@benjaminlechappers]

Loads of people mentioning alpkit

[@lizardears4861]

I’m a new subscriber from Australia and look forward to your future bike packing trips! 👍🏻

[@benjaminlechappers]

Welcome aboard! 👍🏽

[@jonathanbenn2241]

I use a Jet Boil French press for coffee outside-works great.

[@tonyjennison3199]

Ski socks for winter rides

[@benjaminlechappers]

Hmmmmm

[@tonyjennison3199]

@@benjaminlechappers They also come in snazzy colours and they go all the way up your legs, keeping the blood warm before it hits your feet, love 'em.

[@sheridan6378]

100% Pull them right up to keep all your lower leg nice and warm.

[@cyclingonandoffroad]

Foxy in his element. What an amazing area to ride you live in. Maybe plan a route to a bothy? GMBN used a Bikamper in a video. (GMBN welsh MTB adventure) Looked great.

[@jamesenloe2791]

IMO a bivy sack or ultralight shelter and a quilt should be the ticket for your endurance ride

[@JimboLB]

Stunning part of the country.

[@benjaminlechappers]

Yip 👊🏽

[@dazzamtb27]

Great video Ben, always wondered what those coffee makers were like

[@benjaminlechappers]

You and me both! There great 👍🏽

[@neilt]

Good luck on the Camino. Be aware that wild camping is illegal in Spain, so either use albergues or hotels overnight. I walked the Camino Inglés last spring, it's the most emotive adventure. I'm thinking of cycling the Camino del Norte, which would simply entail a ferry from Portsmouth to Santander, then start cycling - no flying needed 🙂

[@benjaminlechappers]

That is a good bit of information but how do you get home the same way 👀

[@neilt]

I think it's possible to get the train back to Santander.

[@miguelcpt]

That was beautiful 😊😊😊

[@benjaminlechappers]

Yes it was 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@CEUOTC]

Loved this, fantastic work guys. What rear mud guard is Foxy using?

[@benjaminlechappers]

Not sure, he reads all the comments he will reply. 🙌🏾

[@Spicybangralover]

If you do reply foxy I was wondering if the mudguard is compatible with 45mm knobblys Keep up the good work Ben 👍

[@roubaix3843]

I did do a trip riding from London to Mallorca, alternating camping with Airbnb's - very lightweight hooped bivy Alpkit Elan. Not ideal if you are claustrophobic but quick to set up and giving a little extra headroom as opposed to a conventional bivy.

[@benjaminlechappers]

Alpkit get mentioned a lot these days.

[@kyleday6271]

Set up is currently; ortlieb saddle bag 16l Ortlieb full frame bag or apidura racing frame bag 4l Outdoor research bivvy bag For summer cheap aldi sleeping bag For winter decathlon down bag 900 series Take a water filter and titanium 700ml pot with a small alcohol stove for coffee. I do try to carry at least 4l of water in various ways including hydration bag

[@adampeach2047]

Looked mint that Chappers, a bit of hike a bike for a brew with a view

[@benjaminlechappers]

Some view 🙌🏾

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

I recently did 4 days off road around Isle of Wight (hillier than expected) and we ate like kings …. Felt bad at first, but realised I only spent on food what I would have spent on getting the car over and on petrol

[@PatriciaHolmberg-Fin]

I wish I could send you pictures of my snack stops in nature sites. They are the best, even if it rains.

[@lesleyfoxton6308]

I love a cooking show.

[@shanegreen2583]

Mmmm bacon❤

[@ScottBaker1]

is that a new Boone? looks more Blue. beauty bike!

[@benjaminlechappers]

New ish Booone!

[@ScottBaker1]

@ I like it!

[@valhallamartialartsportlan2526]

You guys are awesome

[@benjaminlechappers]

You are too 👊🏽🙌🏾

[@Gixer750pilot]

I think the Activator was the first suspension bike . My friend had one , I borrowed it and it got stolen 😢

[@sicsimo51]

Sorry..how are your socks so clean 😂

[@benjaminlechappers]

😂

[@adisapoet]

This could be the hairy bikers on cycles. Stopping making food and cycling.

[@benjaminlechappers]

👀

[@henryfoster3212]

Good Sunday morning right 👍 ke

[@henryfoster3212]

Keep up 💯 good work 💯💯💯💯💯 take time to have funny on the right 👍👍

[@benjaminlechappers]

Definitely 👍🏽

[@irondistance4313]

i would say tt your friends at tailfin or decathathalon they will sort you out.

[@richardpolidore1702]

Best worst bike I ever owned was a Touring bike.