Can You Travel Across An Entire Country Without Riding On Roads? | Coast To Coast Epic Challenge

[@embn]

Have you taken your bike on an adventure before? Let us know 👇

[@andyrussell2186]

Luckily l live in the Scottish highlands and use my orbea wild fs for wild camps ,Bothy nights and big days in Torridon mountains .

[@A-Kiwi]

Yes, 2 weeks ago I finished a Transalp, from Germany to Lake Garda in Italy over the Dolomites. 470KM and nearly 14000 vertical meters in 7 days and amazing amazing amazing scenery. Not as wild as your Wales tour, but a lot of great and challenging trails. Wonderful mountain scenery. we also did some trail blazing as we didn't take a tried and true route. I did it with 1 battery and no support team on a 2020 Cube 160 TM. Charge where possible on the way. My riding partner was on a Cube race 140 and he took 2 batteries. His bum suffered with the extra weight in the backpack. I can totally recommend it. Memories that will last a lifetime. Loved watching your fantastic video. I am already planning my next adverture.

[@CurvedSlightly]

@@A-Kiwi 1 battery for 470km? Wow-zers.

[@A-Kiwi]

@@CurvedSlightly I might have cheated and loaded it a few times on the way. ;-)

[@A-Kiwi]

@Marie Decuyper Riding in winter is not a problem. I have seen a few people that use a neoprene cover on their battery to help keep it warm. The colder it is, the less miles you seem to get out of it. Wit charging off road. I took the Bosch 6A Fastcharger with me on my transalp. It wasn't a problem to charge up anywhere I tried (Use common sense). Occasionally a fee of up to €5.00 was asked for charging. but most places allowed you to load for free. I left a bit more tip. As regards to flying with batteries.. I haven't tried it, but have often heard that you can't. Your best bet is to take the bikes without batteries and find a place at your destination where you can rent a battery or two.

[@chemistninja]

What an advert for the beauty of Wales! In this video, you’ve done for the Welsh Tourist Board what Danny McAskill did for the Scotland.

[@embn]

Wales has some amazing riding! 🤘

[@wayne_Hard]

Even me living in Munich and having the alps would love to go there right now! You should do more like this and get payed by the tourism board.

[@Offroader74]

Breaththaking scenery. 😍 Can you give us some stats please? Day 1, xx km, xx m climbing, xxx Wh etc

[@kilolima2776]

Great drone and camera work too.

[@Mcfc2Rich]

@@wayne_Hard these are all my locals. We can swap for a week if you want?

[@praisekek6634]

A video about maintenance of the bikes after a trip like this would be great!!!!

[@computerbob06]

Someone call Doddy!

[@kiranpatel3131]

I believe it would be, “hey we kinda did a number on those bikes” OEM “did you make a good video.” SJ: “yeah obviously” OEM; “no worries, here’s some new ones the “

[@funofflying15]

Total respect guys, massive effort across terrain that I wouldn't even fancy walking on, stunning scenery as well! Kudos also to the cameraman for keeping up with you :-)

[@SikeMapleton]

Where's the 2 hour theatrical version? I'd watch more of this for days... kudos to you all.

[@grabir01]

2 men enjoying each others company and a ride. Like brothers.

[@shaunroach7829]

One of the best EMBN videos!!! We saw the highs and lows of adventure riding!!! The landscape and cinematography was outstanding, more please!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@embn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JohnHorner34]

Absolute credit to you both and the support crew for making this epic ride.

[@louisvv1]

MORE of these types of videos please!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@si0054]

These are the types of adventure we need in our life. Never mind all the shiny bull and showcasing, adventure feeds the soul

[@johank5826]

First class content guys! And people say e-biking is for lazy people, I think they´re riding the wrong trails.

[@dewirowlands5588]

My favourite EMBN video of all time, and I'm not just being biased because I'm Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@CurvedSlightly]

Steve: "Can You Travel Across An Entire Country Without Riding On Roads?" Me: "probs with a support crew and a bazzillion batteries, yeah..."

[@simoncabral1004]

The person that was in charge of the filming is a genius....breathtaking....footage....

[@chargeriderepeat7024]

Love it. You nailed everything, bike skills,.narration and the cameraman is the boss.

[@cornishcactus]

I wonder if someone at EMBN watched the straight line mission across Wales.

[@tomchester9751]

nice! can you share the GPX for the route you took??

[@jennygrahamis]

Did you ever track down a GPS file?

[@samharding9135]

Fantastic video! Brilliant! Thank you. I'm from Wales but live in New Mexico, USA. It was great to be reminded how stunningly beautiful Wales is, made me quite homesick. As for the biking, you guys are the real deal, totally hard core! Thank you again, I thoroughly enjoyed 'being with you' on your trip.

[@barrygoh5862]

I think more of this kind of riding tours is very appealing to a wider audience. More personal experience with a guest rider top stuff keep it up,

[@Landogarder]

Now that was EPIC! 💪💪👏👏

[@srfrsean]

I agree the longer travel eMTB is the way to go. Especially for older riders, it makes a huge difference on long days.

[@randallmiller3842]

Well that was crazy. Kudos to the support crew. Wales looks fantastic.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

I’ve enjoyed watching your videos ! I will be 73 soon and remember back to my first 20” bicycle to motorcycling and now back to bicycles . I had to look back to when the first suspension bike , the Garry Fisher RS1 produced in 91 . Bikes have come a long way and you guys are having to much fun ! Happy trails !

[@Latchfpv]

What an absolutely insane ride. Very impressive stuff, can't imagine the effort needed to push through some of that stuff really, truly amazing stuff.

[@MrMiatze]

this is what mountain-biking is all about! great video!

[@summit461]

Hats off to both of you, the camera crew and support crew. You put skill, stamina and guts to the test on this one! Glad you all made it in one piece. Look forward to see more multiple day trips.

[@embn]

Thanks Pierre!

[@craigsteele8178]

Much respect to you guys to endure such challenging terrain . Great video! Great job guys. 🤟

[@steadijim2632]

I’ve been lying in bed this morning wondering the exact same thing - and then this video popped up! Awesome!

[@embn]

Hope you liked the video! 🙌

[@5492sparky]

Sam and Steve's most excellent adventure. That Gents was bloody brilliant. 👍

[@embn]

Thanks Mark! We are glad they made it despite some challenges along the way. It was quite a project!

[@chiccorocker]

Man what an amazing journey. Thank you for making this video, I really hope it will get viral.

[@soloist777]

Really enjoyed your adventure. As someone from Australia whose wife was born in Narbeth and who did the Wales IM in 2012, and returned again in 2014 to hike in Snowdonia, I feel some affinity to this beautiful country. We may not tackle your epic ride but long to return again to do some multi-day bikepacking.

[@onenightinmay05]

Cant wait to do sommat like this when my first ever emountainbike arrives in october.. jam2 6.9 niner 2021 😛😛😛

[@embn]

Awesome, can't beat a good adventure!

[@10stoneobones86]

Best advert for E bikes I've ever seen 🙄lol

[@alexmckenzie6240]

Now your just showing off Steve WHAT AN INTRO !!!! AMazing the video took me to a whole new world while in Lockdown lol thankyou EMBN was good for my mental health watching that video

[@mikerbwind]

Amazing advert for E mtbs, for Whyte Bikes, and for real mountain biking.

[@halforma1]

A brilliant adventure. As an E-Biker I learned a great deal from this long distance adventure.

[@Roelander]

Hats 👒 off boys, absolutely 💯 👏 Steve Jones, nice to see you in North Wales! I own the new 180, for me it's the best do it all bike I've ever ridden. Love the show boys.

[@ShaneJackson]

Have you found any issues with the 180? I'm kinda considering it or the focus Sam2. I really can't decide and the stock levels are so low you can't even see one 😞

[@Roelander]

@@ShaneJackson nope, absolutely love the 180RS v2. I owned the 150 RS too, but changed back to a long travel and haven't regretted it. It will do everything all day long and loves to play and jump. Very sharp handling too.

[@ShaneJackson]

@@Roelander thank you Ashton. I'll speak to my dealer Friday and see what the wait time is.

[@justinpentercost2660]

Thanks for the tour of Wales. Beautiful. Kudos to your crew. And kudos to you for doing a ride I loved watching, but would never, ever consider doing. :O

[@andyhayward3972]

STUNNING video, thoroughly enjoyable to watch and superb camera work! Thank you! Only thing I would have asked for is some place names on the map shots to help with orientation. Other than that, BRILLIANT!

[@embn]

Thanks Andrew, that's awesome you liked the video!

[@oliyb]

Have just bought a 160 rs and find it absolutely incred. Amazing film guys, well done. Love the music and editing too

[@curtisf.r6233]

This video is quality! cheers guys! 👍😎 beginners error forgetting a spare battery when mother nature is full of wonders and surprises for those who wish to take her on 😊💯

[@andrewvickers5565]

Great to see E mountain bikes exploring the beauty of Wales instead of the usual bike park action videos for a change!! 👍

[@rasmus_mattsson]

That looked so awesome! Great job you two and to the support crew!

[@SubmarinersDive]

An unexpected EPIC video....thanks!

[@xuchenglin6256]

This is the most epic ride you guys ever made, including GCN/GMBN....This is epic this is inspiring!

[@embn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@g0thandy]

So many bits of trail I thought I recgonised. Do you have the route details on GPX/Komoot/OSMaps etc.?

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Stunning. More of these types of vids, please.

[@charlottecunninghammtb]

That was brilliant! What an adventure. Thanks for such an epic video!

[@TimFromWales]

Hands down my fave EMBN video to date. Well done all involved.

[@embn]

Thanks Tim! 🙌

[@DirtDiaryMTB]

Best video on the channel! What emtb is all about!

[@lakelandtv9994]

Amazing video! Awesome bikes, awesome scenery!

[@embn]

🤘👊

[@thebodaciousbing3950]

Amazing bounty and beautiful terrain !

[@chickenclips]

Kudos EMBN - keep the good stuff coming!

[@garisport]

Amazing video. Never thought Uk was so beautiful. Never been there.

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

Did similar with a pal, on our cyclocross bikes, in the eighties .... in our twenties. Definitely an eMTB adventure now we’re in our mid-fifties ..... and the planning has begun. Loved your video, fed our stoke. BTW I’m glad you enjoyed my “backyard” of the Carneddau.

[@johndarch5439]

Fabulous and away the best adventure yet. Hats off to the pair of you. Who needs the Alps, they don't even have decent bogs to get lost in!

[@londoncentral]

How can some people not like this. Absolutely amazing 👏

[@Jonnyboaterboy]

Great ride.... we are a bunch of Ebike Firefighters.... we want to do it! Have you got a GPX of the route.... no point us putting any effort in when you have done all the hard work! Thanks again great film

[@robertstephen6130]

One of your best videos. Great trip!

[@470danadidas]

Brilliant video guys. What a spectacular advert for Wales.

[@bradl45]

Thank you, great production!!!

[@JohnRushworth]

Epic. Loved the places and Welsh names of my youth. Probably the best EMBN video ever. If Carlsberg did videos...

[@M0053]

Incredible footage guys, well done!

[@embn]

Thanks Marc!

[@thim8009]

Congrats that was something that will stay with you for the rest of your days!

[@WillBloomy]

I am loving these videos as a bikepacker they're great. I'm sure it's really fun on an e bike with that extra power but considering my budget i'm going to try this route on my push bike

[@WillBloomy]

On that note please post the route

[@interested_in_lots_of_things]

Best EMBN video I've seen, and I've watched loads - well done! Supported adventure e-riding...what could be better!?...although I'd likely opt for a pub/B&B to sleep in each night! thanks Mike

[@andrewjones4085]

Hats off - what a ride in just 4 days. I would have needed a couple of days' rest after just that first morning. But no need to have a go at Powys County Council! You decided to follow a Right of Way that crosses a bog, after a period of rain. Surprise surprise - it was boggy. What on earth is Powys CC supposed to do about that? You might as well have a go at Conwy CC because the rock fields were too rocky! I realize you were tired and wet and just letting off steam, but it didn't need to make the cut; it just sounded petty and ignorant. This was a wild ride and you did a great job at showing both the thrills and the challenges of wild places. Do you really want county councils meddling with that?

[@jonm7272]

I know right. Came to mid-Wales and got stuck in a bog, what a surprise 😁. Welcome to the Cambrisn Hills, a true Welsh water desert. Ebike's are a liability here, if you can't carry it over your shoulder you're going to be in trouble at some point.

[@FabriSlv]

Guys, I love these trip of yours, but you make me miss Wales so much :'(

[@nicholashooper9935]

This is the embn I love the most. More big adventures please 👍😃

[@robw718]

Brilliant video of a proper adventure, well done! It's what emtbs were made for. Videos like this are truly inspiring.

[@vidibites]

When can week expect a new adventure week series? It’s nice to get immersed in an adventure again after so many gear videos.

[@crimsonhawk467]

Pure Poetry!! These Adventures are the best!

[@timlubbers2884]

Did the continental divide trail (Canada to mexico, through the US, total-2500 miles) ride twice, once on an e-bike, then on a fat bike... Still working on the trans american trail, it's only 5000 miles ...

[@thomasraven2024]

How did you manage the battery situation?

[@timlubbers2884]

@@thomasraven2024 I took the output of the battery charger and mimic that in a group of 12volt battery cells that (as 12volt groups) could be charged with a solar panel. When the 12volt groups were charged, I combined them to match the bikes battery voltage. Then I used a mini charge isolation unit to ensure the batteries charged and didn't just level off with the dead batteries. With a home made switch box, mini isolator and batteries it is able to fit in my rear rack "tool/utility bag"... All of the above is a work in progress, so it's changing monthly as I refine the idea... Note, on cloudy days I rolled with no power at times or only used the battery while climbing. I had better luck in the south were the sun was higher longer, up north the sun was up longer, but not as high... I also carried 2 batteries, so on a good day I could get 100-130 miles out of my range, so alot of times (in the north) I was able to pass towns and would beg the locals for power, usually churches, cop shops and restaurants... All in all, it was a fun trip, because it's still a new process to bike travel distances with a unsupported ebike, the challenge was real...

[@dearbikeswportugal2853]

Amazingly documented as well, congratulations you all for the great work!

[@boggybigpants9462]

That was brilliant...the whole family really enjoyed that ....good on ya 👍

[@StuHNomadBiker]

And again, another superb, inspiring piece 👏.... I love Wales ... so lucky to live close by

[@mrtominboulder]

Your 4 day trip was fucking awesome. Truly a couple of hardcore... older dudes. KEEP IT UP!

[@duncanblanchard334]

Fantastic video, lots of really hard work went into this. Hope you didn’t hurt your self when you fell, looked pretty nasty. Beautiful country great narrative and professional editing makes a superbly entertaining film. Congratulations to all the team 👍👍.

[@srileo]

Spectacular video. the cinematographer needs to step forward and be appreciated. Great work and scenery there.

[@Simon-gk9ug]

Epic feat, views and landscape. Truly inspiring, I love epic and this is something to try an achieve. Brilliant work guy ad everyone involved!

[@michaelhulse3413]

wow looked amazing big respect.

[@krauraNYC]

Easily the best video you released to date. I enjoyed every minute of it🤘

[@Cheatingforfun]

This is absolutely one of if not the best productions you’ve made on this channel. Super motivational to the adventurer of heart.

[@alexmckenzie6240]

I have to leave a 2nd comment this video could be a Movie just absolutely the best video you guys have ever done I’d pay to watch it at a cinema on the big screen

[@gordonwaugh9156]

Fantastic viewing EMBN well done Steve Jones.

[@ruined.portalsx]

Great film. This really brings home what you can achieve on an e mountain bike. Keep the films coming. :)

[@Terry-gj5uk]

My first ebike arrives tomorrow can't wait to get out and explore our stunning country...... without gasping for breath on my normal bike

[@Roaming50]

Epic ride and great video! I love these style of videos; getting out into real back country riding and not those fake trail centers... I would be great to do a ride like this across Colorado but e-mtb is still a thorny issue on many trails, so it would be quite a challenge and possible impossible. Used to ride in Wales in the 90's but moved away 22 years ago. This makes me quite home sick.

[@davebristow460]

Great video totally epic I’ve ridden through the slate mines you rode through and I can confirm it’s an awesome place to ride , keep it up guys ,love the channel 👍

[@jevgeniardassov]

Massive and epic ride. A true experience to be had. Very watchable... 👍👍👍

[@rickbault1221]

Great work guys! One of the best videos I've seen. Really a motivator to get out and explore.

[@Egcmikey]

Wow!!! Amazing video!! Highest rainfall in the UK is saying something!!! 😂 Would definitely appreciate a 180mm bike there!!

[@stephenbrown5844]

fantastic amazing job guys,places like these make you thankful your alive💪😍

[@lozetchells9164]

Not sure how I missed this video first time around. Wow, would just love to do that journey on my eeb.

[@indypup2003]

Great video! I loved it. Now I can't wait to watch long way up with e-motos!

[@nigelfoulds284]

To coin a phrase 'Excellent Journey'..........all round.

[@hairychainsaw2629]

Middle of Welsh Wales and Steve's got two Baas .... Party!

[@liamcochrane81]

Please can we have this route 😁😁. I need to go on this ride on my new haibike all mtn 😆

[@BillCairns]

Brilliant video guys… I’m new to eMTB’s but done a fair bit of TET on the heavy enduro petrol bikes. Since buy the ebike I haven’t ridden the motorbikes and much prefer the flexibility and legal access the ebike brings. Have a look at some of the British & Euro TET stuff.. I’m thinking it would be good to compare ebike to petrol on some of the stages - my money would be on the ebike now. Keep up the great work guys as a Novice I’m learning quickly from your Channel..👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@dearbikeswportugal2853]

Oh,what a gorgeous trip! You got me itching!