Killer Climbs, Perfect Roads - Welcome To Dartmoor

[@jorge4254]

That scenery is amazing. Really enjoyable stuff, both ride and video.

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks Jorge

[@AnarchoKapital]

Actually enjoyed the music, which is rare in youtube videos.

[@chasc2389]

Top ride and soundtrack Dave. Like a tourist information film for the moor. Time on bike is my measure...unless I’ve ridden a long one!

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks! That’s how I see it!

[@ubermenschx]

Beautiful countryside. You’re lucky to have that as your backyard

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks, sure am!

[@dariofr87]

Hard to choose, distance gives you more bragging rights but squeezing a lot of climbing in a short ride would definitely bring in a few extra kudos from a more "in the know" crowd :D

[@DaveNoakes]

Very true!

[@quackknight9298]

Best rides always come from winging it especially in that weather! Very jealous, it's pouring down up here in the North at the moment.

[@DaveNoakes]

They certainly do! Currently really grim here too!

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

Some of the places you rode today looked amazing I'd love scenery like that I would want to keep riding too

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks, I only stopped because I ran out of food and water.

[@coreyriddell1759]

Thanks for sharing the stoke!

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@bengoulding9684]

Distance over elevation for me. But.....what goes up gets to come back down again!!! 🚵 Cracking scenery and another great video 👍

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks Ben 👍🏼

[@Tom-kp7js]

Your vids just make me wanna ride regardless of the weather. Your literally the most up upbeat southender I’ve ever met, what’s your secret apart from moving away obvs lol. Love the channel btw keeps me sane after all hyped up Bullshit. Keep on trucking don’t cave in to all that short term sponsor hype 🤙🏻

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks Tom, I’m not upbeat all the time...but I love riding so I’m pretty stoked when I’m out on the bike. Don’t worry, this channel will remain the same whether I have 10 or 1 million subscribers. That said it’s pretty mental how much it’s grown over the past week, it certainly helps to open some doors but this channel will always be about just having fun riding bikes 👍🏼

[@greyhound0z]

That looked a awesome root with great scenery

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks. It sure was.

[@timW3040]

Nice roads, nice bike and nice weather - all good 👍

[@DaveNoakes]

Thank you! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@steppings5645]

Quality vid. Beautiful scenery/roads for riding, that deer reminded me when one leapt over a wall in front of me on a ride years ago, another 30yds and I would have been wearing it!!

[@DaveNoakes]

I was so close to hitting another one! Thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@david100483]

Great video, thanks for sharing a cool scenic ride!

[@Ray.J]

Wow, just wow! A good ride makes for a good day.

[@DaveNoakes]

It certainly does!

[@markjthomson]

Fantastic scenery thank you!

[@DaveNoakes]

Thank you!

[@nickdoe9142]

Love the video, gives me the inspiration to go out even more on my bikes and possibly start recording my own videos - cheers :)

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks Nick, definitely do it.

[@adrianfumi]

Dave! What an epic ride brother! Even my wife was blown away as to how beautiful it is out there! Getting a job is going to be soooo bittersweet for you man! You had me rolling looking for another gear and there was just not one! Haha! I thought that only happened to me! Haha! Looking down at your cassette for that false hope! Haha! It just seems every ride you do is amazing! "Can't avoid it!" Haha! Happy Father's Day brother! Hopefully Juliet surprises you with an 8Bar frame! Haha! Cheers!

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks mate, it was mega and makes me feel lucky to live in such a gorgeous part of the uk. I looked back at my cassette too...I thought my etap battery was dead 😂 all I need on Father’s Day is to get to stay in bed past 7am 😂😂

[@adrianfumi]

I remember those days! I feel ya brother! 😂🤣 And I agree with you. The more time on the bike the better. I just go and see what happens!

[@brenthackray8640]

Great Vid Dave, awesome scenery, had me smiling all the way through, keep em coming 👍

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks! 👍🏼

[@TheDoctorhuw]

Ah up Dave, thanks for a entertaining video as for distance or elevation I don’t really have a choice, I live on the edge of the Peak District so long ride or short there's a lot of up involved, even if I go east to the flat lands of Notinghamshire and linconshire I have to get over a ridge first. Good job I like a climb! Dartmoors looks amasing though, will have to give it a go when the hotels reopen. .

[@DaveNoakes]

Oh it’s gorgeous there, that’s where Juliet is from. It’s hella hilly there too!

[@bamisoep]

Amazing scenery!

[@DaveNoakes]

Thank you

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

Love dartmoor, postbridge, new subscriber, was just thinking I've just clicked on another youtubers Juliet vote for dartmoor or trail , makes sense now 👍🙂

[@DaveNoakes]

Hahaha thanks for the sub, much appreciated.

[@Juic3this]

Getting really jealous of y'alls countryside rides... Might have to make UK trip when all this calms down... Keep up the stoke!!!

[@DaveNoakes]

It’s certainly nice when the suns out!

[@GiorgioCoppolaCycling]

The worst feeling when you go for another gear and haven’t got one 😂

[@DaveNoakes]

Happens to me a lot!

[@djmartinsmith]

Nice route and cracking day for it. 👍

[@DaveNoakes]

Cheers Martin.

[@mrkeithmiskelly3335]

I hope you get to vlog full time. Your content is very watchable. Keep er lit as they say in Ulster.

[@dennisvandijk6840]

Seems to be a lot less potholes where you are... hate those here in the Chilterns. Great scenery.

[@DaveNoakes]

It’s pretty nice up on the Moors, it’s not busy so most of the roads are decent. The side roads however 😂

[@donnervaix1436]

I can never tell you how far I cycled or the elevation. I routinely forget to turn on my Strava app. But I can always tell you how long I was on my bike for! I do it for the Culture not the Kudos! 💪🏾😅 Lovely ride geez, wicked scenery. that Deer was in a bit of rush right lol

[@DaveNoakes]

That’s a good way to do it. I nearly got hit by another deer when I wasn’t filming 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@cb6866]

Thanks Dave, another beautiful ride. Subway? Be safe dude! {and the sound is really good }

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks mate, yep it was Subway...nothing else was open 😂

[@davidlenneberg4303]

Hi , Nice bit of electronic music to go with the ride 👍 looks like great place to ride in the UK how long to the new bike?

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks, it sure is. New bike should be here next week hopefully!

[@tomson842]

Here in flanders/netherlands you dont have much option in terms of elevation, so its always distance sadly enough.

[@DaveNoakes]

I’d love a flat ride some days!

[@Dmax_overland]

Love the video mate. I’m looking at getting back into cycling as recovery from a dislocated knee. I’m thinking road bike for Dartmoor/road rides but spare wheel and gravel tyres for the likes of halddon and wetter rides. I’ll follow you on Strava under same name and in insta

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks mate! Keep pedalling!

[@craigmaberly4517]

Great stuff Dave, could you show them Grimspound and also Bellaver next time. Keep up the chat.

[@DaveNoakes]

Of course! Good suggestion!

[@burejo15]

Nice place to ride

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks

[@budycelyn]

stunning views there, only place anywhere near me with that sort of landscape is brecon beacons, but still not driving to locations to ride atm. you make 100k look easy.

[@DaveNoakes]

Thank you, the Brecon Beacons are lovely! I can’t wait to be able to venture further from Devon for rides. I need to start aiming for 200km rides soon...gulp!

[@budycelyn]

@@DaveNoakes why 200km? looking at big rides like DK DR etc ?

[@DaveNoakes]

Mediocre MTBer exactly! Bit different to the hour long crits my body is used to 😂

[@waynerenshaw-multi-outdoor4521]

I love the music you use Dave proper beaty.. Haytor I've climbed round there many years ago... weird rock to .. cuts your skin ...but great place for riding ...😉🤟

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks Wayne, it’s such a rough rock for climbing! Where were you based again?

[@waynerenshaw-multi-outdoor4521]

@@DaveNoakes live in Bolton Lancashire but when I get the chance I usually head down your area ..

[@waynerenshaw-multi-outdoor4521]

@@DaveNoakes found out Wales lockdown ends in July 6th So I'm hoping to take my gravel bike and mountain bike and do my Tour of Snowdon route... try and do it on the gravel bike... will have to get both my drones setup for it ...

[@alexanderjevon1718]

That section between post bridge and Mortonhampstead is such FUUUNNN! Amazing ride I did a similar one but took Beckaford hill to Hay Tor followed by the ride down past Jay's grave. Kind of hard not to go for Elevation I Devon lol, any decent ride always has a huge climb in it haha. Plus what goes up, gets lots of fun going down ;)

[@DaveNoakes]

I love that section, i really need to explore Dartmoor more. You’re right, it’s pretty impossible to ride anywhere here without clocking up a decent amount of climbing.

[@alexanderjevon1718]

@@DaveNoakes I was supposed to do the classic 100miler on sunday, some lush roads through Ashburton towards Princetown. No better way to explore Dartmoor than on bike ;)

[@bennorton8099]

Hey there! Amazing video. What's the name of the road (4 minutes in)??

[@selbyjason]

Sick bike Dave. You mentioned you are getting a new one soon, what happens to that one? Can I bagsy it ? 😊

[@DaveNoakes]

Thanks, I haven’t paid for this one yet 😂😂😂

[@dafred9898]

Kinda wonder if the sheep on the side of the road are waiting for a sheep uber or bus? Could be interesting unit of measurement. Went on a 12 sheep ride today.

[@DaveNoakes]

😂😂😂 12 sheep, 8 cows a deer and a pony...successful outing!

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

I gotta say I hate climbing, but thinking about the decents always make me want to tackle bigger climbs! (Even though I'm not geared for it 😂) I like distance just for getting lost and finding cool places!

[@DaveNoakes]

That’s the way to do it! I think I prefer climbing to descents. I wish ya on the just exploring new places, I love getting lost.

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

@@DaveNoakes thanks man! You too!

[@seanlally32]

takes in some of my commute to work by bike

[@DaveNoakes]

Not a bad commute then 👍🏼

[@stevelindley2041]

Im in Denmark Dave so I have to go for distance rather than ascent. But dont get the idea Denmark is flat. It rolls. I saw some awful photos of someones hands after an off this week. Get your gloves on 😁

[@DaveNoakes]

Hi from the uk, it’s similar here in the uk...bits are really flat and others rolling hills and bits are crazy hilly.

[@danielbum912]

And I thought Dartmoor was a Sith-Lord from the prequels

[@DaveNoakes]

😂😂😂😂

[@jaygreen2648]

Nice ride mate. Love it up there, ti's my favourite place.. Lucky to have it on our doorstep.

[@DaveNoakes]

Certainly are!

[@jackparnell2219]

What’s your profession? I assumed this was it!

[@DaveNoakes]

I wish! One day maybe! I work at a closed circuit race track, hiring bikes, event stuff it’s pretty chill. I’ve been furloughed since March so had extra time to put out more Vlogs. I working on making this a full time thing but I’ve got a way to go yet.

[@jackparnell2219]

Dave Noakes ah cool! Well if you carry on like this it won’t be far away. I’ve met a few people who also watch your channel. Still waiting to bump into you on a ride as we’re pretty much neighbours haha. (Next village along).

[@markjthomson]

Distance, duration and elevation probably in that order... :) Not really that fussy...

[@DaveNoakes]

Mines duration...distance...elevation...I think...

[@2Dummies020]

Milage and duration rather than hours of climbing

[@DaveNoakes]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼