BIKEPACKING SCOTLAND - THE CAPITAL TRAIL

it's good to be back in scotland for another bikepacking adventure in this week's adventure we will be taking on the capital trail a 150 ish mile ride starting and finishing in the capital of scotland. Hope you enjoy this one thanks for watching :D
The Ride - / strava
The route - www.komoot.com...
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The gear i am currently using
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Framebag - • BIKEPACKING FRAME BAG ...
Seatpost bag - • TOPEAK BACKLOADER 10L ...
Jones Handlebars - • THE JONES H-BAR - BIKE...
Gravel bike - • SONDER CAMINO UPDATE B...
plus bike mtb - • BOMBTRACK BEYOND PLUS ...
gps device - • GARMN EDGE 830 - LIKES...
mtb shoes - • SHIMANO ME7 FIRST LOOK...
All the gear from GNT - • ALL THE GEAR FROM THE ...
Vest bag - • DECATHLON EVIDICT 10l ...
Ortleib bar roll • ORTLEIB HANDLEBAR ROLL...
Dynamo setup - • BIKEPACKING WITH A DYN...
Questions answered - • KEEP SMILING ADVENTURE...
Gb divide bike/gear- • THE GB DIVIDE - BIKE/G...

[@edwardgurhy100]

Cycling into wind can be boring / character building (as I did last week on Trans Cambrian) and you feel at times such small reward (in terms of miles) for the effort put in. Yet, still good fun though. I would rather be out - than sat at home. 🙂

[@stephenbrown5844]

Thats the challenge Edward😊knowing weather you can mentally crack that nut or not😁👊🇬🇧you just have to thank the hand of the lord, your alive❤️❤️👌🇬🇧🇬🇧Stay safe and well

[@alethearobinson8132]

Another fine video. Oooooh that wind. You really brought that home for us. Brutal. You are a fine editor and story teller. Keep up the good work. Cheers. 🌬🚴‍♀️🖖

[@ingtoningtonington149]

The comments say it all more eloquently than I can Josh and it's comforting to know there are likeminded people out there, even if we are all a bit eccentric to a lesser or greater extent . Great film, great adventure from a great guy . Thanks for doing this and filming for others to enjoy . That wind was savage, rather you than me. Unusually though, no Ginsters in this film .Looked like you could have done with one 😂

[@WalksInCamera]

Epic! Makes my commute into a headwind on the Waterlink Way look like child's play! Great editing too!

[@gabscar1]

Great video, thanks! Nice to see you in my neck of the woods. The wind is a constant here!

[@wildirishladdavy7965]

Your adventures are a joy to watch ☘️🐺☘️

[@eflip5869]

Brilliant editing; filming & sound, backing music, drone shots etc.etc. It's like watching a mainstream TV programme. Brilliant work Josh. Love the poetic descriptions of early morning scenes and the joy of leaving the city and joining the trail. Never once do we see you stopping & turning around to retrieve the camera on the tripod. The best travelogue videos by a country mile!

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it :D Thank you for watching

[@Caroline604]

Loved this video. Your positive outlook and can do attitude is something I aspire to (I'm still working on it).

[@Evasapprentice]

As I sit here nursing my knee injury. I’m waiting for the time when I can get out on my bike, on my own in the country-side, for I know no greater joy than this. Then here comes a keep smiling video, to make my day and inspire me. As always you don’t disappoint. The music at the beginning is awesome and your narration so beautiful ( I think you have a creative writers heart!) I’m so sorry that you have been ill and so glad to see you getting your stamina back. It’s a crazy making scenario, for a free spirit to be cooped up with an illness or injury. Thank you once again for your beautiful adventure videos and Keep Smiling 😊😊😊

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Hope you can recover soon and get exploring soon. Hope nothing to serious. Glad you enjoy the videos 😊

[@esavirtanen6418]

Great to watch this with the evening dinner in the comfort of my own home lol. By the way, I've watched your dynamo video 2-3 times for inspiration, I'm looking to upgrade my own setup for a dynamo wheel + the rest of the kit that goes with. Do you still run the same set up, any changes you would want to make? It can get expensive, but I'm okay with buy once cry once.

[@supakidgalaxy]

I rode the capital trail a few weeks ago in 3 days on a single speed. definitely going with some gears next time haha! This video is really making me wish I could be back on the the trail! Thanks for this! Looking forward to riding Scotland again in the future.

[@francisday3187]

I really enjoyed this vlog too. Narration, scenery, drone footage, soundtrack, voice to camera, and place name headings - it all works really well to create a great package. Thanks again for making.🙏

[@rejimonantony]

new subscriber from Kent....all the best

[@br5380]

At 7:20, just behind by the stream where the shooting cabin is, is a cracking camping spot.

[@SCOTTISH-ACE]

Oh man so good to have u in my home city of edinburgh man that bike ride around scotland looked awesome to do great video and well done for doin this one

[@RoadyPacking-CyclingAdventures]

Cracking mate, that's another one for the list!! That descent into Edinburgh looked lush. Ok on the train?

[@damedavidfrith55]

Thanks for another cracking trip along the beautiful calm places you go to ,well except Wales 😂

[@digdeepcycling]

another cracking video. always love watching your films

[@brianstevenson4529]

A bit of a wild adventure Josh full wind and rain , great video many thanks , keep them coming 👍

[@vinnalls375]

Home patch - enjoying watching it and location spotting.

[@rsb6479]

Hi , another great video. Chapeau . Appreciate the bike you did this ride on doesn’t have aero bars , but what make of aero bars do you have on your other gravel bike please ? Thanks Russ

[@stephenbrown5844]

Fantastic beautiful ride🚲 at a lovely distance with some amazing towns and tracks 😁👍❤️❤️🇬🇧

[@Mel1175]

Thank you so much Josh 🤘🏻nice to see you back again oh and also besides the iron brew . A good pint of Tennants and Scottish black pudding lol cheers 🍻🤘🏻

[@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389]

Super effort in tough conditions. 👏 👏 😊 Enjoyed that!

[@kenprice1047]

Nice adventure

[@FIVE-FOOTLyth]

Great video Josh! Some much loved & familiar places for me, thanks for sharing Scotland. Good times! Superb ❤️ All the best. Sue (who you met at Tan Hill) 👍

[@dalj4362]

Awesome as always mate. Loved the drone footage. What's better on a Sunday evening than watching KSA 👍

[@StephenJones-hx1bz]

Nice vid' Josh - as-ever👍👍 I'm missing the traditional, 'Keep Smiling - Peace', sign-offs though! You wouldn't be using AI narration, by any chance, would you???😉😉. Great respect for everything you've done - keep up the great work - thanks. 😊😊

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it, no AI used in this video, but maybe im a robot 🤖 😂

[@belly_3177]

Hope you survived today in the Cairngorms, started my day with my bike blown over and mirror broken off, brutal weather. From the guy who met you at the coop in Braemar 👍

[@geoffcresswell4815]

JOSH love your vids and you make good entertainment and this is inspiring ... do you use any other channels like ticktok ... im about to just block youtube because of adverts and recommended rubbish ??????????/

[@martinashwell]

Skateboarders, surfboarders, snowboarders, love the boarders

[@emerald-islander]

I thought ud disappeared josh lol, great video again as always , love the scotland trips, ireland next 👀

[@yveshennequin1616]

Great video like always ! No more Jones bar ? Is it your Bombtrack ?

[@ft6666]

Brilliant video, thanks for posting.

[@timrichardson2]

What chain is that you have, looks amazing?

[@brianridley1102]

Fantastic video Josh, but please drop the use of chat gpt for the flowery descriptions as it doesn't sound like your voice as you would normally describe things. Big apologies if it was you 😂 !!

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Its me no chat gpt

[@brianridley1102]

@@KeepSmilingAdventures keep up the good work, great videos

[@br5380]

While it’s ‘sold’ as a gravel route, an MTB is a far better choice. Borderer too, welcome to our playground.

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

couldent agree more it was alot of fun on the mtb

[@iancooper3560]

Fantastic video! I will one day pluck up the courage to ride some of it bearing in mind I live in the Borders! Moved from England a few years ago (wish I did it earlier!). Shame about the wind but as you say, Nature does what it wants! 👍

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

you got this go for it :D

[@pedallinraw]

🙂👍🏻

[@markfisher299]

Good stuff

[@simonwiltshire]

Thankyou josh that was briliant!

[@Len_Dog17]

Absolutely Savage 😂

[@GAPTEXPLORE]

*_Hello Friends of Nature... what a sporting activity while recreationally cycling through the forest, savanna and camping, apart from physical health, relaxation and healing you can get it... Greetings to meet me, Rudy Tutorial Outdoor from Indonesia_* 🚲⛰🏕💯👌👍🤝🙏