200km EPIC Gravel Race! | Dirty Reiver 2021 | BikeRadar Gravel Diaries Ep 03

[@bikeradar]

We hope you enjoyed this one! Have you ever taken part in a gravel event? Let us know how it went in the comments and if you know of a gravel event you think we should ride next!

[@NonaNona-ke7cc]

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[@raoulkoopman9408]

I always really appreciate the balance BikeRadar has. Not shy about the competitive side of cycling, but NEVER at the expense of fun.

[@ajsaracina8380]

Loving the series! Having a new "Diaries" series is fantastic

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for your comment 👍 Great to hear you're enjoying the series, we're excited to bring you more!

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Liked it at fifteen seconds. Didn’t disappoint!

[@michaelb9664]

This is the best coverage I’ve seen of the DR. I’m actually surprised how little it actually gets talked about on all of the cycling KZbin channels. Well done guys! I did the 65km which was tough enough for me.

[@DiscoStu1970]

Aww. Robyn and Felix are like SO cute together

[@bikeradar]

Not sure any of us could be called cute after 200km of gravel cycling 🤣 check out Felix and Robyn's summer solstice ride earlier in the year 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmScfn-aocmlobM

[@floatingvoter8618]

It was good to see you all mention how technical and steep it was before you’d got to the 65km mark :-) This Dirty Reiver (65km version) was my first cycling event - as all my training was within Lincolnshire, UK 🇬🇧 I had never seen a hill that was 800 feet high or 6km long so so was very pleased to get over the 1500 feet high point and then the fast downhill to finish. Well done to you all at bikeradar for capturing the day really well and for hanging in there for the full 200 too 👍

[@bikeradar]

The first part really was tough so big congratulations on taking it on as your first cycle event! Thanks for watching, from all at BikeRadar.

[@stevesnailfish]

Well done all 3 of you !!! Epic stuff.....Nice bikes as well..

[@BlackStallion774]

Love this! Reminds me of the hill climb diaries. Keep them coming!!

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for watching! Talking of Hill Climb Diaries, Felix and Jack can't wait to bring you an episode or two in the coming months!

[@999shaznay]

@@bikeradar - hoping that Hill Climb Diaries returns!! That was my absolute fave!!!

[@AaronGoodTimes]

Loved it

[@erikkraai1533]

Gravel diaries have been fantastic! Really nice to see that you have continued on with it. All the bike diaries have been fantastic and hope to see more in the future.

[@bikeradar]

Great to hear from you and thanks for watching!

[@kw9000]

Well done 👏, all 3 of you!

[@bikeradar]

Thank you for watching!

[@fjodorgrigorow3851]

Thank you ALL for this super entertaining content! And PLEASE give ROBYN much more screentime here! She is a great performer! :- ))

[@bikeradar]

Thank you so much for watching! We're sure you'll be seeing more of Robyn on the channel, so don't forget to subscribe!

[@beatstranger1767]

Well done, guys. Very entertaining show, thanks

[@alanhill7965]

Great video as always most enjoyable ,,keep them coming please !

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for the comment, more on the way!

[@alanhill7965]

@@bikeradar as an expat living down here in Australia I always enjoy seeing your videos make me miss the old country , gravel riding is great fun down here but having lots of trouble with my campagnolo Ekar or at least a half decent bike mechanic to set it up properly maybe wishing I had gone down the sram road ,

[@bikeradar]

@@alanhill7965 interesting to hear about your experience with Ekar. We wouldn't say no to riding some Australian gravel if you wanted to swap? 😁

[@alanhill7965]

@@bikeradar you must come over when the world is less mad I have an Airbnb free for bikeradar people 30 mind from Byron Bay

[@dalescott3942]

Such a lovely video. We are stuck in lock down here in Sydney and this has been a perfect escape!

[@bikeradar]

Glad it could give you a some escapism, thanks for watching!

[@bergerniklas6647]

At least I'm not the only one who messes up wrapping a bartape before a big ride :D

[@jasonmillard2635]

Fugio 30 bartape seems to come unwrapping out of the box as I frustratingly found out!

[@feltusfeicit]

Well done you three, that looks like a sweet sweet day of type 1.73 fun!

[@Robinators]

Thats a coooool race!

[@ASGundogs]

I made it into the video 🤣 Well done guys. It was a great event. I set myself the goal of riding it without unclipping but sadly I needed a pee so did stop once. Got round in 9h55. From feed stop 3 to the dam was the hardest riding of my entire life! Thanks for the great vid 👌🏻

[@bikeradar]

Great work! Talk about digging deep, that section was super tough! Thanks for watching, from all at BikeRadar.

[@Wolfman1250s]

That was a massive day out, well done 👍 Great video, love the diary series

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for watching, great to hear you enjoy the series!

[@Fixingeverthingwithaengine567]

I would love to go out to the uk for all that gravel riding.

[@sapiens7821]

Well done 200km that's pretty epic. I did the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail 161km E2E dawn till dusk ride. I bought a foot long subway and coke for food and I will never eat another cycling cookie 😂 My suffer score was high after. It was a great ride and experience

[@bikeradar]

Sounds like a fantastic ride, apart from over doing the cookies! 🤣 Thanks for watching, from all at BikeRadar.

[@richcrompton6891]

Love it! I hope there will be more diary entries soon, it’s coming into hill climb season...

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for watching! You're right, and the team are cooking up some Hill Climb Diaries content very soon!

[@richcrompton6891]

@@bikeradar awesome! after 2 lockdown years of concerted uphill effort, I'm now getting strong and light enough to think it might be a good idea to have a go myself!

[@bikeradar]

@@richcrompton6891 sounds great! There's no time like the present. You can blame us when you get excited for the 2022 season 🤣

[@richcrompton6891]

@@bikeradar lol!

[@davidferry8455]

This should have been the British Gravel Champs race, not the pathetic soft, flat 14 mile course with 3 laps at Bury St Edmonds! This is real gravel riding!!!

[@glennoc8585]

Are you sure that was only 14 miles?

[@davidferry8455]

@@glennoc8585 yes 3 laps of 14 miles and total of ~43 miles, super short!!!

[@michaelb9664]

David Ferry agreed!

[@paulbartlett852]

Agree

[@richardmannion2779]

Great video and well done to the three of you. All the tech please. Does everyone need a frame bag to carry stuff for an event like this or is it just cos you are filming?

[@bikeradar]

A bit of both! We had to carry some mandatory gear but all of that GoPro kit (and pies) takes up a lot of space. Thanks for watching! Jack

[@andreteixeira5635]

These gravel races look rather like great parties with friends. And like in parties people are often eating LOL. Greetings from Brazil!

[@F1Elle17]

15:20 is my cat, Gak. Named Gak because I let my one year old name him and she couldn't say Cat properly. He's a good boy, and loves meeting all the cyclists that come through ♡ pleasure to see you all

[@bikeradar]

A great pleasure to have met Gak, he really cheered me up at the feed stop! ~ Robyn

[@tomaburque]

Always amazes me how late in a very long ride I'm hurting but feel great, even euphoric at the same time [endorphins].

[@bikeradar]

They are certainly welcome when it gets really tough! Thanks for watching, from all at BikeRadar.

[@rpjwhite]

Looks like great fun. Wish I was fit enough and had the bike to do it

[@millerprj]

200km on a fixed gear = beast!

[@bikeradar]

Graham is a certified beast!

[@glennoc8585]

This reminds me of how MTB races were like in the early days of amateur racing. I think I passed through that place once. It's a bit surprising that there's no phone signal around there I suppose you'd want a sat phone or an emergency beacon if you soloed around there.

[@lesthedog]

Love the fact that you rode it on normal(ish) gravel bikes and not some crazy-expensive carbon weapons. Would love to know more about them, especially the kit and the bike setup you used for such a massive day out. 💪

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for your comment!

[@deployeddan]

I really enjoyed this one, great job everyone! Interested in knowing which Lazer helmet Jack is wearing? Thanks!

[@bikeradar]

Hey! Glad you enjoyed it. It's a limited-edition Lazer Genesis. I think there's still a few of them floating about for sale online. Cheers! Jack

[@melainkinney7213]

did not even know they made bikes like this scratches my head the daughter bought one i thought it was some off the shelf i wish i was a bike impressed by the video now i want to steal her bike and try it out lol

[@quesoner34]

@BikeRadar So what was the difference between you guys in the end then? Interested to hear how close Felix could manage to come.

[@bikeradar]

Good question. Felix was a mere 14 minutes behind Jack, so actually it was fairly close! We all did lot of stopping to film and adjust things on the fly so while it was close, Jack did have longer stops.

[@quesoner34]

@@bikeradar Thanks for the answer! I bet he had several stops for rewrapping his bar tape :D I just found it funny, 'cause working in a shop as a mech, I frequently see people buy tape and be like: "i can do that myself!"... then come back and have us do it after they realised they couldn't ;)

[@chrisjong8412]

Please all the tech info and if it worked or not. Including the bar tape 😉

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for the comment, keep your eye out for a follow up video!

[@LeesChannel]

What were the times? We never got to see how close Felix was!

[@bikeradar]

As hard as I tried I ended up 14 minutes behind Jack in the end! Thoroughly enjoyed giving it everything in that last hour. Thanks for watching! - Felix

[@tctx777]

You should ride The Rift in Iceland in July!!

[@bikeradar]

Felix actually rode The Rift back in 2019! His video is absolutely well worth a watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWGWnKpmbbCHldE

[@Andy_ATB]

'Killer' Kielder!! as named by Top Gear's William Woollard.....

[@juliesmiley4396]

I'm lucky to be watching this from Emporia, KS. We've got some great gravel races here, but the Dirty Reiver is definitely of my bucket list! We'd love to see you here too!

[@TheCountrySteve]

What brand are Felix's glasses, please? They're very nice!

[@bikeradar]

Hi there, thanks for watching! I'm wearing the S2 glasses from 100%, you can check them out here 👉 www.freewheel.co.uk/100-s2-glasses-varop61003 Cheers, Felix

[@patientswim6888]

I get told by many people on the Internet that a 50mm stem is not OK but fuckit it's for comfort!

[@whysomanyusers]

No mention of the midgies?!

[@bikeradar]

We don't talk about the midges... We'd rather forget them!

[@jnrdn4186]

Wonder how big the crossover audience is between gravel riders and Limmy fans 😄

[@bikeradar]

~~Blahem~~

[@c.fernie251]

200km EPIC Gravel Race! you mean , XCM ?

[@bikeradar]

No, we mean an epic gravel race 💋 Jack xxxxxx

[@sandymeek343]

@@bikeradar except the Dirty Reiver isn't a race.

[@Ew-pc5pk]

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