Bikepacking the Pennine Bridleway - first time swapping road for trails!

[@kevindean9613]

Thanks for sharing ,& the inspiration ,I'm 60 now & in the past I've pushed too hard & have actually ripped a muscle & vien from servier cramp ,I've since learnt to spin more & I'll take the advice of a chap who was 78 doing it & that was to walk the hard climbs & just enjoy it .

[@onemorecyclist]

That's good advice, Kevin. I like to push the pace now and again (relatively speaking!) but definitely not on every ride these days - very different to 30 years ago when everything was full gas all the time. You live and learn and slow down to enjoy things more I think. Happy cycling!

[@hikingbikingderbyshire3682]

Love the format of the video quite refreshing. Subscribed 🎉

[@onemorecyclist]

Appreciate the nice comment, thank you. Happy cycling (and hiking!).

[@mattjohn7700]

You make some great videos.

[@onemorecyclist]

Cheers, Matt. Appreciate the nice feedback 🙂

[@kennyness8881]

Well done. Thanks for sharing the scenery (from Arkansas, USA).

[@onemorecyclist]

Thanks, Kenny and greetings from the UK!

[@grahamhaines9931]

The PBW is brutal, there is no doubt about it. Probably because it was based on a horse ride by Mary Townley. Thanks for sharing.

[@clippingin1593]

Enjoyed this journey. I bought a guidebook to the PBW in 2004 but never got around to trying it because of the racing calendar. I thought I recognised a few Widdop/Gorple sections of the PBW/Towneley Loop. You had some really nice shooting ideas with the self-filmed ride-pasts & double-speed etc.

[@onemorecyclist]

Thanks. Yes, enjoyed that section up out of Hebden towards Widdop.

[@nevertoopoortotour.3033]

Lots of cool stuff thanks for sharing keep up the hard work

[@onemorecyclist]

Thanks and happy cycling!

[@nevertoopoortotour.3033]

Yes sir thanks

[@johnbircher5412]

Love ya keep rolling Andrew

[@lilibethtrinidad5054]

Great video.

[@Biking360]

It's great to see you on the Pennine Way. I was brought up in Skipton so this is very much my neck of the woods. I live out in Thailand now and make videos cycling over here but obviously with the north of England. Great ride and I look forward to future adventures. JP the old guy

[@onemorecyclist]

Thanks, JP! Small world, I actually went to school in Bingley. Thanks for the comments and look forward to watching some of your videos from over there in Thailand.

[@Biking360]

Small world indeed. My mum was a teacher and did her teacher training at Bingley college in the 70s! Ride safe. JP

[@pootlingalong8928]

Would love to see you strip the weight. Start with just ul tent, mattress, sleeping bag and add e.g. small stove set, tea + coffee bags, 1 spare set of clothes, tie a mug and a rain jacket to your saddle dees. Pilgrims walked huge distances with just a stick and an oiled cloth for shelter. Makes ya think 🤔. Thoroughly enjoying your films, off now to watch your NC500 👍🏻😁

[@stuartdavidson6113]

I am planning to ride this in June this year. Which route did you take and roughly what was your daily mileage like?

[@onemorecyclist]

Thanks for the comment. I used the Komoot route by Katherine Moore. Struggling to remember what the daily miles were but they were fairly low, 30-35 miles maybe. Enjoy the planning and hope you have a good trip in June!

[@stuartdavidson6113]

@@onemorecyclist great thanks for the reply. Great found the route, looks reasonable. Did you struggle with covering that mileage per day, as l know there are sections where you have to get off and push.

[@onemorecyclist]

There were definitely a few sections where I started questioning my life choices:). It was easy enough to cover that mileage in a full day, although the miles weren’t easy, if that makes sense (at least they weren’t for me etc.). Lots and lots (and lots) of gates too on this route.

[@stuartdavidson6113]

@@onemorecyclist we are planning to cover about 40-50 miles a day. So just thought l would ask. There are 4 of us, so gates are going to be shared. Planning to be out for 6-8 hours a day on the ride, so should be enough time to cover. We’re there any sections of the route that you had to turn back etc?

[@onemorecyclist]

@@stuartdavidson6113 Not that I remember. An hour long standoff with a herd of cows near Saddleworth and a short (and very steep) overgrown track climbing up out of Hebden Bridge (a lot of pushing) were probably the nearest I came to not getting through a section; otherwise all good. Enjoy it!

[@dukemasters6829]

What you need is one of them there electric bikes makes it as easy or as hard as you like .

[@onemorecyclist]

Never ridden one but it's on the to-do list. Met lots of e-bikers out on the Hadrian's Cycleway this year and it was great to see!

[@CyrantoLizzani]

how many kg to the bags you use behind

[@onemorecyclist]

Not too heavy, maybe 2-3 kilos each. Sleeping bag and tent in one side and sleeping mat, stove/cook set and food in the other. If I did the route again I'd probably invest in a large rear bike packing seat-post bag.

[@nevertoopoortotour.3033]

That is a cool name

[@Bikepacking]

Just subbed good info

[@onemorecyclist]

Thanks! Ditto and look forward to watching some of your videos - the channel looks great!

[@Bikepacking]

@@onemorecyclist thanks yeah I just upload for fun I don’t take it to serous