#Bikepacking

[@HighwayPoetry]

Macclesfield canal aka Macca is a good one to cycle. It has some isolated locks that are dead handy for wild camping, nice flat ground and the sound of running water. Using Nicholson canal guides are useful as well. They tell you where all the pubs are, which is handy if you're a drinker with a bit of a cycling problem like me. Good vid guys, it bought back memories of many years of canal cycling.

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks will look into that as a possible future trip, sounds right up our street. Atb Dave 🚲👍

[@Trekon2]

Another great video Dave and Ian, some slippy sections and the downed tree, but nice camping spits, great canalside pubs and food opportunities. Looked hard work in places and such a shame about the weather for the last day, and a lot of train travel back home so wonderful efforts by you in making this video! Thank you for your hard work and for sharing Dave 👏👌🏻💯👋

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks Philip , yes for the time of year very heavy going in places and trees down don’t help 😂 got lucky we it’s the camp spots just a bit a weather warning cut the trip short! On to planning our next trip whenever that will be atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍

[@mortyoutdoors7109]

Great filming and editing as always mate, lovely to look back on the trip, really enjoyed it, catch you soon for the next one, better weather 🤞🏻🤞🏻👍🏻

[@davesolobiker5601]

Glad you enjoyed it, always good to have a record of our trips mate. See you on the next one and yes wall to wall sunshine 😎🚲⛺️👍

[@chriskiwi2601]

Another great video lads. As others have said, excellent photography and editing 👌. Cheers from New Zealand.

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks mate I appreciate the comment and watching the vid atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍

[@snowymatrix]

Nice one Dave and Ian, who knew you'd need a machete to clear the path! That was one of the best and well stocked honesty boxes I've seen in a while. This kind of adventure is good to have a mate with you i think. Looking forward to the next part 👍🍺🍺😎

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks Snowy , summer tow paths are pretty tough going 😱 it was a sweet shop moment at the honesty box 😛 yeah it’s always better to share a few pints with a mate on a trip 🍺😎⛺️🚲👍

[@matt281075]

👌👍

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks ⛺️🚲👍

[@janchristensen5692]

🎉Jan

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thank you 👏🏻 atb Dave

[@DuncMcNutt]

Looks like you had another good trip, even if that rain came in to make you cut it a bit short.

[@davesolobiker5601]

Yes a very enjoyable trip while it lasted atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍

[@LancashireLarks]

I love how they encourage us to use other forms of transport, but don’t maintain the towpaths 👀🚴🚴 nice vid as usual 👌

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks for watching , some tough going tow paths that’s for sure 😱🚲👍

[@tracyirwin8681]

Nice video and well done on getting through all that vegetation on the tow path not good! you both found a couple of great looking pubs too. Couldn't believe how muddy it was in sections. Very enjoyable to watch, thanks very much :)

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks Tracy , this soggy summer hasn’t helped the towpaths with vegetation or mud . Founds some great pubs tho atb Dave ⛺️🚲🍺👍

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

thirsty work lads 🍺 don't blame you for heading home before the shit came in 🌨️ must be lovely cruising along the canal on a longboat 👍

[@davesolobiker5601]

The rain forced the beer Geordie 😂😎 , the slow pace of life travelling by canal boat 👍

[@anthonykelly5]

you too make a great touring partnership not easy to find that combo.keep it going lads love the videos great adventures.

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks 👍that’s the power of KZbin 🚲⛺️👍

[@anthonykelly5]

great ride well done you 2.never heard or seen a food honesty box before great stuff for hungry traveller.

[@davesolobiker5601]

it couldn’t have been placed better , made for an ideal lunch supply 🚲👍

[@davidginn8448]

It was a shame about the last day, but thats the way the cookie crumbles in this country and a wise decision to bail. I don't know about travelling light, I think you need to pack a wee chainsaw on some of those towpaths, what a nightmare. well I'm now off to watch what I thinks is the first episode on your other channel, what a sad muppet I am Haha. thanks as usual for taking us along and to your mate Ian for his sunny disposition. ATB Big Dave Scotland

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks Big Dave , weather might have cut it short but we packed in a lot of cycling and drinking 🍺😂 . The video on my other channel is both days together as one video lol tfw atb Dave 🍺⛺️🚲👍

[@christianjohnhill]

You should put these routes on strava lads. I would to do some of them.

[@davesolobiker5601]

I will add our strava links to the description 👍

[@christianjohnhill]

@@davesolobiker5601 Just watched the Hadrians wall ride, there's a link on that one. Cheers Dave.

[@bivibikebaggins]

been waiting on this :)

[@davesolobiker5601]

Thanks as always atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍

[@neilandrew4540]

Hi guys enjoyed the vids , can you remember how far that land slide was from Middlewich branch cheers

[@davesolobiker5601]

It’s in the Dutton Hollow area if that helps atb Dave 👍

[@neilandrew4540]

Cheers

[@tangomike01]

What tyres do you use dave ?

[@davesolobiker5601]

Panaracer Gravel kings 38mm. I use tubes with sealant in as canal riding = lots of thorns 😂

[@tangomike01]

@@davesolobiker5601 looking at Ian's bike they looked like normal road tyre. Stay safe take care looking forward to the next vid.

[@davesolobiker5601]

Ian has schwallbe all roads also with tubes and sealant 🚲👍

[@mortyoutdoors7109]

Hi it’s Ian, I’ve got a 29er schwalbe marathon Almotion on the front, 26" marathon original greenguard on the back, previously had a tubeless setup, but moved to tubes with tubeless sealant for ease and 99% of our punctures are thorns which seal very well in tubes with sealant, tyres is my favourite subject as it makes or breaks a bike, this has worked very well for me for several years, tested to destruction all sorts of tyres over the years, lots of canal riding🚲👍🏻