Alexei Sayle's Lockdown Bike Ride 3: Hampstead Heath

[@Mick_Holland]

What a great series. As an old bloke recovering from Covid, and not having ridden my bike since being knocked up in the air six years ago, these three films are giving me the urge to gird up my loins and pump up the tyres. Cheers 👍🏽

[@Levenstone132]

Doctor Bicycle! Good luck👍

[@bertiemost6695]

brilliant, thanks - i've never been to hampstead heath and always wondered what it's like. very interesting, ta.

[@CyrusGris]

I loved watching comrade...very soothing to watch and funny commentary as always. Would love to see a few more ✊😀

[@JonnoDoesStuff]

Alexei you are the most relaxed cyclist I've ever seen

[@danieljamesmead]

For 20 years I've gone to Hampstead heath on the weekend to escape the London crowds and relax, since lockdown I don't go anywhere near the place as it's packed and find myself going for quiet walks in the City. Complete roles reverse :)

[@drsloanski]

“I owe you people nothing!” Love it.

[@Trimethopimp]

I get sweaty palms watching the Tour de France riders descend those mountains, it's as if they're riding a rollercoaster that could come off the tracks at any moment! Very much enjoying these videos, thanks for making them.

[@alankirkby465]

Came across this site by chance. Last time I came across Alexei, was watching TV programme concerning his life/ home, in Bloomsbury. Peace to all.

[@markusfuller]

Thankyou Alexei this does indeed have hypnotic qualities. I left Hampstead 20 years ago so It's nice to see some familiar sights again.

[@paulthorpe766]

Was involved in the Cafe saving Gig, with my pal Simon Lee - who was the The City of London Superintendent Of Hampstead Heath Parks - always got free ice creams after that !

[@backwards7]

I used to walk on Hampstead Heath with someone who I met by one of the ponds. After he died, it turned out that he had a few skeletons in his closet. A lot of people had good cause to dislike him. None-the-less I still recall our promenades together fondly. I slept rough on the heath around 2015. The last time I was there was three years ago, when I did Tom Bolton's river Fleet walk.

[@carldavies8855]

Great stuff Alexei, totally with your comments about Tinker....

[@robalexander8065]

Great video! Saw Christopher Eccleston on one of my visits to the Heath a few years back.

[@nickedmunds1829]

Really getting into these rides with Alexei👍 great way to see London..

[@andyskerritt789]

PITCH - "Alexei Sayle's Rickshaw Tours", every week a different celebrity in the back going round the metropolis talking bollocks about where they were brought up, started work, etc. with a little bit of interesting history and humour thrown in, all shot in your unique breathless/go-pro style - put me down as Executive Producer ! Seriously though, loved seeing the sights I would never of got to see, the canal one is my favourite so far, looking forward to the next one.

[@amandaknopp9032]

A Great way to take my excersise, Conrade mm

[@amandaknopp9032]

Comrade, even!

[@awesomemrk1]

I hear the sound of a myriad of comedians saying ‘why hadn’t I done this?’ So simple and so very charming, I’m curious to see where this goes figuratively and literally. It’s about time Alexei did some new media content. You’ve got to embrace the capitalist pigs companies once in a while.

[@steveburbidge875]

Just found, fantastic Sunday morning time burn, cheers, saw you on stage Salisbury Art college in the 70s, you have not aged

[@mickford8830]

Bit late watching this one. You're spot on about the Fjallraven bags. A few years ago, when you could go to pubs, it was as if every girl in Sheffield had one.

[@rortyhfgheertstebdgsjsr3425]

Surprising how many people were out that day in the park. So many getting in alexei’s way.

[@williamtaylor874]

ive just taken up cycling at 65 you are an insperation my frieind !

[@jamesbrickley778]

I watched this in the park. I kept being rudely interrupted by this sweaty jogger puffing and panting doing laps...it was only Christopher Eccleston.

[@DavidFraser007]

Hampstead Heath is really nice and quiet about 7 or 8 in the morning, it's more than a park, it's like being in the countryside. I used to jog round most Sunday mornings , Michael Palin passed me going the other direction quite a few times, he always said hello. As for Bill Oddie, he was loitering furtively near the ducks in the pond, I said Good Morning and he just muttered something grumpily. I'm not a rude person so I said Up Yours shortarse under my breath and jogged home.

[@tenpole41]

I enjoyed that Alexei! I didnt realise Hampstead heath was so big.

[@cos1111]

The cycle paths don't join up. You can get on the other one from the entry to the Heath by the men's pond on Millfield Lane. It has a fork North or South near the mixed pond where you went North

[@ThomCurley]

Superb. Thanks so much for your biking vids. I’ve been at home on the exercise bike, biking along with you. Awesome.

[@MartinJames389]

Behind that hedge just on your left at the beginning is a lovely wee cricket ground. At least I hope it's still there, looked after, and played on every summer. There used to be cricket squares in the open, between the hedged ground and the athletics track, but I think they're gone now.

[@Thesimonwales]

Do others consider me sad as i look forward to a virtual bike ride with an aging comedian............do I care? Do I hell!

[@AlexeiSayleOFFICIAL]

Nor should you! Thank you

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

Hampstead Heath, spent many many hours there. Never proposition ed but then i was not wearing a white polo neck...

[@larskirk6268]

Nice to spend that time in your company, Alexei.

[@derekchapman5167]

I can't help but think that Alexei needs to do each route again, but this time dressed as his alter-ego and criticising his previous ride's commentary for its lack of political weight. At the end of each journey they could have a ride-off, perhaps the longest wheelie, or even a Sergio Leone-esque stand-off in handlebars at dawn. Regardless, I shall watch and enjoy them all in their current format.

[@ScoriacTears]

Do you mean in his Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini costume?

[@dragonkattz]

Or his character Bobby Chariot on a chariot? He could have gone up by Boudica's Mound.

[@amandaknopp9032]

😉

[@tomgirldouble3249]

That was a breathtaker...well done 😃

[@robertradford6351]

Don't you have a bell on your bike Alexi? It would save you virtually stopping all the time!

[@CURVEDGLASS123]

He does not want to disturb anyone. He's not in a hurry.

[@fab208athome]

I know all property is theft comrade, but you sir are a national treasure

[@adzy166]

More discussion about your interest in Alfa Romeos would be great. Busa!

[@paulthorpe766]

Very nice - your bike is more sporty than that Rover 800 coupe you had too !

[@justininfrance]

At first I thought Alexei should get an electric bike to make his cycling easier. But I now realise that his panting and wheezing is central to the success of this series.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Hey Alexei, didn't you see the "No Cycling" sign at 26:05?! ;-D

[@redangeldragnet]

Lou Sanders cameo at 12:20

[@tommorrissey]

This will do me just fine.

[@whitehorseflyer]

Love these videos, get a bell 🔔😃😃😃

[@johnakyle5908]

Hampstead Heath is not what I expected, I thought it would be more heath-ish . Like a mini Dartmoor, overlooking north London with a 1970's public toilet block at its summit. 🥺

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

Does anyone find it strange that no-one is chasing after him shouting "Alexei! Alexei! Give us an autograph, my aunt loves you!

[@jasonharding9490]

2:20 Good job on matching the frame rate of the video to the speed at which you were passing the railings!!

[@robertdarbymusic]

Jerzei Velocipede Balowski! I mighta known....

[@Ba-pb8ul]

Your stream-of-consciousness is turning you into a Troskyesque Miss Haversham

[@iansw07]

It's probably the crossroads parts where you are meant to not cycle in case of bike crashes?

[@nigelburch3470]

Isn’t that a big yellow No Cycling sign at 8.17....?

[@muzzmacc6411]

Where to next...Stoke Newington???

[@darrenspeed6854]

Love the waffle. Yoga for the brain.

[@billyjo1148]

the beautiful flora and flauna of the Heath alas no politician in flagrante delicto

[@kevintynan796]

Alpha Romeo, the people’s car. On yer bike!

[@0KiteEatingTree0]

If you see a 40'something on an E-scooter some time, it'll be my mate Jake ! Say Hi! Kite Hill, also called Parliament Hill. One of about 4 places in London to fly kites

[@comicsgatekeeper9746]

The greyhound in the dayglo leotard was mildly disturbing

[@alexanderwooldridgesmith6629]

Still waiting for the Royal Four hospital to get funding.

[@andyb7339]

Hello John gotta new motor?

[@FUNKINETIK]

The dog’s made a mess on the carpet….

[@BrianM0OAB]

Didn't see a single person tearing off tights with their teeth up on the heath.

[@amandaknopp9032]

😃

[@harrykuntz878]

When the light above my head went bam .

[@borderlands6606]

For a city teeming with people, Londoners always exhibit surprise at the proximity of others in leisure areas. It's as if their short term memory is totally shot.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

When doing a series one can spend more time on the detail and yes it was far more subtle. Hard to beat Alex Guinness for sure...

[@scottsimpson9659]

I’ve been there

[@HarrisonsGX]

Not sure about Craghaven Kanken but I see a lot of Fjallraven Kanken bags. Maybe that's the same thing and I don't know how to pronounce Fjallraven or something like that.

[@HarrisonsGX]

I always notice them because although they look nice I'm pretty sure they're not waterproof which in the UK seems a bit daft to me.

[@barker_]

This is what he's looking at. He can use the joke if he gets the name right 🤣🤣

[@michaelkitchin9665]

I agree, Tinker Tailor was a fairly iffy film.

[@TesterAnimal1]

They sprint on the flat at 70 kph. Mountain descents can’t be 90 kph.

[@jonridley]

Fjallraven! Not kraghaven 😂 no wonder they didn’t get the joke. But maybe your Own Nazi clothing brand will take off soon 🤣

[@mattelliottmusic]

This is perfect to come down off LSD to

[@amandaknopp9032]

Its over 50 years since I dropped a tab!

[@sprobablycancr4457]

@@amandaknopp9032 Did we ever really come down?

[@johnakyle5908]

As much as I enjoy cycling I have decided at the age of 54 to order and put a deposit down on an ebike, due to Brexit I may be considebly older by the time it arrives 🙄

[@rusty2222]

I really enjoy these rides Alexei but I don't half wish you'd wear a lid for my peace of mind.

[@drstkova]

I always thought Carl Moss’ fascination with cycling and in fact the whole bike-related plot of “Didn’t You Kill My Brother” was probably from Alexei’s communist fanaticism about cycling empowering the workers with freedom of travel etc. So it comes as a bit of a surprise that Alexei isn’t the cycle nut I imagined him to be from the mid eighties...

[@riastevens8271]

do you not think every single person knew about this bike ride

[@pauljones8799]

Just as Alexei is talking about celebrities who he'd spotted frequenting the Heath - Lou Sanders appears kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYGzd6KZpJdlabs

[@vamosvamos2832]

Get a bell 😁

[@nasmithist]

i love the laid back cycling alexei almost as much as the marxist sandwich shop owner -however , 2-20 mins in hes overtaken by a jogger ffs lol

[@Ambersdf]

😂😂🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@billbasherbill1364]

The Heath looks worn out , muddy and untidy.

[@Grantski101]

Nah, it's the middle of Winter and being well used. It'll look lovely again in the Spring.

[@fabmanly1070]

Seriously, was this a lockdown?

[@mattbarker1923]

Fjallraven kanken.... Not crag haven.

[@Talentedtadpole]

Surprised so few are wearing masks. That doesn't seem socially responsible.

[@bmcd9490]

Too stressful with so many walkers. Not an enjoyable ride.

[@arty-muss]

lol

[@witchdoctorgaz]

Did you kill my brother?

[@barticle]

I was just watching that and now hoping Alexei's bike doesn't get stolen. :o

[@boatingscotsman]

1:04 secs in, young lady stretching in tight clothes on the right, in front of Alexei there are two males and a female with their pooch check the guy on the right double take the girl 😂😂😂😂 busted ma man.

[@FUNKINETIK]

Alexei taking a quick glance to the right ….. Don’t tell Linda

[@rod4530]

Not the best views of the Heath. You need to get away from the main paths to enjoy the environment. I found this one a bit bland compared to the others. Maybe that was the idea, or is he a bit apathetic amongst all the wealth?

[@nathanaelstunt7317]

It reminds me of Cuba.

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

...without the dust or the crumbling masonry. Or the sun.

[@nathanaelstunt7317]

@@zargonthemagnificent330 Give it time.

[@adampeters7947]

On his recent podcast, Alexi spoke of his belief that when we die it's the end. Lights out. He should check out journalist Leslie Kean's work, 'Surviving Death' and the companion docuseries on Netflix

[@BroonParker]

Or not bother.

[@adampeters7947]

@@BroonParker eh...?

[@Wolshanze]

Try opening your eyes you past at least to signs saying cycling !!!!

[@ieuancilgwri3230]

@Me Too tragic admonishment - brilliant