how i find the BEST local Gravel Routes in my area

[@gauloisrefractaireenexilvo4366]

How many years have we been wasting on the roads? Far too many. Sick and tired of hog roads, Sunday's drivers and other potential killers. Off-road cycling isn't a trend but a lifestyle without road-side pollution. Thank you Komoot!

[@taskforceown]

I mean its almost like us mountain bikers have been onto something all these years.

[@zappenduster7]

@@taskforceown almost, but missed the drop bars ;)

[@taskforceown]

@@zappenduster7 haha. I would sorta agree but I run flat bars on my gravel bike

[@zappenduster7]

@@taskforceown all the same, but different :) - I like mtb, wish I had one-> n+1

[@gauloisrefractaireenexilvo4366]

@@taskforceown I was on MTB 30 years ago, big x-country mileage every weekend. Then moved East to new continent. Time to go back to Europe and rediscover nature and safe cycling. Was hit from behind by a taxi driver who ignored the right of way 4 weeks ago. Enough is enough.

[@curtis6861]

5:09 pro tip - if you run out of water mid ride pretty much every church usually has a stop tap outside for people to water flowers for graves.

[@Cade_Media]

This is a really interesting tip, might need to utilize this for a future challenge that I can't talk about yet 😬😂

[@curtis6861]

@@Cade_Media i do it all the time as I guzzle water for fun when its hot out. Not sure if it's safe drinking water like but I've not been ill yet haha

[@robertwalkerdine1178]

What a blinding tip 👍

[@Cade_Media]

I think I have a pretty strong tolerance after some of my travels and questionable water sources

[@SamJarrett12]

happy birthday to daisy in the comments

[@peterbee8892]

Agree. Komoot for route planning downloaded to wahoo roam gives turn by turn for 'on ' and ' off road 'routes. Next time go tubeless. You know off roaders have been tubeless for years and now you know why. Take a stans dart for simple tubeless puncture repairs the sealant does not fix.

[@zeshanrawn6299]

Sweet! It was me who asked how you find the routes. Installed Komoot after you replied and found a plethora of gravel routes. Purchasing a gravel / winter bike to mix it up from city commuting, like falling in love with cycling all over again 😊 Thanks a mil, and Happy Birthday Daisy 🤘🏼

[@andrewhector]

I’ve used Kamoot for gravel, but since Strava have updated there heat maps I have to say it’s way better.

[@zeshanrawn6299]

@@andrewhector thanks will give Strava a look!

[@garrettlandon]

Happy Birthday Daisy! Man, this video was so entertaining...love the banter with BFJ, cracks me up. It's getting hotter here in California now, only 46 C in Death Valley as I type this...

[@Cade_Media]

Chilly

[@Jim-ub9qy]

Outstanding ride Francis and James and really great video footage of the ride. Excellent mix of music and effects. I've strongly been considering a gravel bike for a while now. Just need to do it and videos like this just confirm it. Well done my friend.

[@Scohen415]

Im always so jealous of the long stretches of gravel you guys have in the UK. Its so hard to link gravel in LA. Also happy birthday Daisy!

[@Cade_Media]

but you get nice weather all year round 😉

[@Scohen415]

@@Cade_Media that is true. But that week of rain really takes it's toll. Haha

[@CanyonWanderer]

Yeah, happy belated birthday Daisy!! and happy Bday Rufus, nice Kickflip!

[@tobortine]

Happy Birthday Daisy. I hope you had a wonderful day.

[@daverich7437]

Happy Birthday, Daisy! Youre content with James and/or Lawrence is always hilarious. Personalities go well on cam, I cant even imagine off cam!

[@aGoodOmen]

Entertaining content, mate. I have been binge watching your videos for days. Thank you!

[@Cade_Media]

thank you for watching!

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

Looking for gravel, can't get away from it here in Poland, oh and sand! Isn't it just great riding through the woods and across farm tracks, without the fear of some vehicle killing you!! Trees only hurt when you hit them, not when they hit you!! So glad I sold my road bikes!

[@rboydphotography]

Monday weather was brilliant. 6:30am commute home turned into a ride with a coworker returning from a 3month furlough. did a stretch down the local canal and back before going our separate ways home. totaled 39km from A to B in the end :) the canal path was great, got cobbles, paved, two types of gravel AND chalk surfaces :P the chalk was soooo smooth, but the back half of my bike looked like someone took an eraser to all of the colour, the wheel was caked xD

[@thebarnkt9]

Sick. We're so lucky round here with the amount of good off road riding, even inside the M25. Did the Downs Link for first time the other day, also shredded a tyre on some flints on that path you went down just after Bocketts Farm. So good to go out for an hour or 5 and not see a car and find new routes all the time.

[@rifqiasfari9440]

Happy Birthday Daisy!

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

There's an insane trail in North Dakota (USA) that would make the perfect gravel race route. It runs along Highway 2 between Velva and Berthold. It was developed by dirt bike riders. Single & doubletrack, with steep punchy climbs, curves, graceful big descents... It's my training route for the Maah Daah Hey 100.

[@timsaxon8944]

Your vlogs are so so.sick. some of the highest production quality!

[@Cade_Media]

thanks Tim!

[@myminx]

Happy birthday Daisy !

[@agnesrosalinde]

Happy birthday, Daisy!

[@billsanders8526]

Happy Birthday Daisy!!!

[@petereyles3322]

Happy Birthday Daisy 🎂🎈🎈🎉 your brother has got good skills on his skateboard 👍

[@sarahmuir5889]

Happy Birthday, Daisy! Hope you were treated you like a Queen! Francis, can you put at the end of your video's who singer is of the music in your videos? I attempted to go along the cycle path, which went through a forest when I was cycling from Glasgow to Edinburgh, and I would never do it again as I was by myself.

[@lyndasnart7823]

Entertaining ride lol.......and a happy birthday daisy🌍👍🇦🇺

[@garyberger196]

Happy Birthday Daisy from Las Vegas!

[@tutti8888]

You guys are such a good duo ha ha love the video you make keep it up!

[@Cade_Media]

Haha thanks!

[@lyanbv]

Maligayang kaarawan Daisy woooo!

[@Phikite]

love the music at 3:50. it really fits with the video :)

[@thesounddisciple9213]

Love "The sound of silence" at 1:13, dont know where it came from but one of my favorite songs nevertheless!

[@milanb.6022]

Quality banter on this one! :D

[@timkapffenstein7494]

Finally! The man himself Bikefit-James back on the bike and in a video! Let the good times roll!😉👍🏻👍🏻

[@joffbrown]

Happy birthday Daisy 🥳

[@paulcowshall2433]

Belated happy birthday to Daisy. 🎂🎉🎈

[@johnnydoe66]

Happy Birthday Daisy....regardless of what day it falls. 😁🎊🎉🎂

[@marcellg2409]

Happy Birthday Daisy!!!! 🎉🎊🎁🎈🎂

[@skiierhugh]

I’m building up my 20 year old 26er mtb - can’t wait to ride Surrey Hills trails on it!

[@adventuresona700dollarhard5]

26 ain't dead!

[@lahyessam9725]

Happy birthday Daisy...hey I hear another of your cycling friends birthday is coming up soon ....Levi Blue

[@grahames9228]

Happy Birthday Daisy!! (O, and your brother).

[@zeusgreat6321]

Happy Birthday Daisy!!! I come here for her swearing... keep it up!! xo

[@Pratalax]

Happy Birthday Rufus!

[@tomokuta_]

Happy Birthday Daisy!! p.s. that outro was 🙌

[@trickyd99]

Happy birthday Daisy!! I trust Francis spoilt you royally...

[@phildavis1825]

Im amazed that you seem to have more trails and gravel near where you in London than me and i live literally 5 mins from countryside in Worcestershire/Warwickshire border, mental! Also when Ive tried to plan an mtb route on komoot it misses the bits of off road that we do have near by.

[@Cade_Media]

Oh man! Yeah we're kind of lucky... But unlucky with roads because they are mainly full of cars

[@Alphard_adventures]

Happy birthday Daisy 😁

[@larsgustav.gudbrandsen]

Gravel Mondays(tm)? I like it.

[@robpetrie]

Happy Birthday Daisy's brother.........and Daisy 😜😘✌🏼👍🏼

[@alolympic]

Nice video! I’m in Dorking and have also just started venturing off road. Got a rigid 29er and wondering if I get one gravel bike for all, but like you say, gravel soon becomes MTB trial it seems....

[@dafred9898]

Happiest of Birthdays to Daisy and Bro!

[@airman8368]

Thanks, Francis for another great vid. that looked as fun AF. how do you like the Manta compared to the Trenta helmet? how is the ventilation? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY AND RUFUS.

[@Cade_Media]

Ventilation not as good, but it's lighter and looks cooler

[@raychan9449]

Happy belated Birthday Daisy 🎉

[@tjmckeown1]

Great video! Happy birthday Daisy, and what's the bike that Shop Bloke is riding?

[@Cade_Media]

Open up, he hates it

[@yeeppers]

komoot "gravel riding" is very much weighted towards paved roads; "mountain biking" puts you on some pretty gnarly single track sometimes. it's not easy 😅 strava's new route builder has been pretty helpful for me. usually you can guess how difficult a "dirt" section is based on the heatmap data. more riders = more likely to be ridable on a gravel bike. then there's also gravelmap.com for user-added routes!

[@essex__rider]

Happy Birthday DAISY...

[@LimeyDude]

Happy Birthday 🥳 Daisy 🌼

[@biking261]

Happy Birthday Daisy

[@MrA8919]

Would love to gravel ride with you guys some day... I’m getting bored of the River Towpaths.

[@rrobotman]

Happy Birthday Daisy! 🍰 🎂 🎁 ☕️ 🍺

[@geraldinecoupland4162]

Happy Birthday Daisy 🎉🎂🥂

[@paulkeleher7968]

happy Birthday Daisy

[@RaceJan]

HBD DAISY!!

[@SanSanmarcos1977]

happy good one from scheveningen the Netherlands Daisy

[@Freakysantana]

We've found a ot of our trails in and around Westerham/Biggin Hill are rammed with walkers now, it's killing the flow of rides.

[@ritjobbie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY!

[@dianag9347]

Happy birthday Daisy. 🎉

[@michaelevans797]

Happy Birthday Daisy 🎁🎉🎁🎉🎁🍻🍻🍾🍹🍷

[@paulk232]

A belated Happy Birthday, Daisey.🎂. Good to see the fat bloke on his bike

[@boof76yt]

Happy Birthday Daisy.... or as they say here お誕生日おめでとうございます。

[@DougTheSnowMan]

Just tried Komoot, got a highway instead of a nice road next to a lake, then got a path right through the worst part of town instead of the lake street going the other way. Their formula needs some tweaking for larger US cities.

[@Cade_Media]

it's user generated and there isn't as many US users, I believe (German company )

[@Cade_Media]

when you make the route you can drag it around and hit the nice roads you know

[@DougTheSnowMan]

@@Cade_Media Idid that and found a nice path through the lakeside neighborhood for the way back, gonna ride it tomorrow.

[@Cade_Media]

Sweet!

[@olebockholt439]

Ups.... happy birthday Daisy 🎂🎁💐☀️😊

[@PierreAlainMaire]

Happy yesterbirthdaisy !

[@tomcycles9725]

Happy birthday Daisy! 🥳

[@KingB2k]

Great video! Happy birthday to daisy! Can you share the route?

[@amanitamuscaria5284]

Happy birthday Daisy :-)

[@frazergoodwin4945]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY!!!! (another great excuse for cake :-) )

[@aaronhamlen8215]

Nice trail

[@jayhammond7776]

HBD!!

[@deadpool8340]

Happy Born Day!!🎂 Need a skate edit!!

[@MrDrewbies]

WOAH that stick at 1:54 !!

[@Cade_Media]

Suprise stick snake!

[@MrDrewbies]

Francis Cade haha

[@theoldefrog]

Happy birthday Daisy 🎂🎂🎂

[@eldominici3732]

HBD DAISY 🎂🎂👍🏽👍🏽

[@santibergallo]

Happy late birthday Daisy!

[@rodcosta3603]

I’ve been out a couple of times in last fortnight; subliminally inspired by a very classy vlog on KZbin👌🏻 I use Komoot also - so reliable and if I encounter any issues I just connect the dots. Also helpful to know your bridleways from your public footpaths👍🏻 On point as per usual. 💫 x5

[@Cade_Media]

thanks Rod, it really is a handy tool

[@andyturner1502]

Hi Guys living just up the road from Hampton court it would be good to know the route you took. Also I try planning routes with komoot but even with MTB selected, it still seems to use road routes when I know there is off road eg oxshot woods Am I doing something wrong.

[@mitchoi3581]

What saddle is James using? Also, welcome back, James!

[@jamielangston1072]

Happy birthday daisy 🍺

[@superdomestiquesd]

Pretty much on the same route (some of it at least) on the same day! It was a good ride 😎

[@scottthorpe1601]

Happy birthday to Daisy in the comments. How white did James’ jersey stay after the ride?

[@Cade_Media]

surprisingly still white!

[@taskforceown]

be really sick if you could share some of your loops mate especially for us London lot. cheers!

[@timangelico6813]

Nice to see someone else hopping up curbs like I do...

[@ashdanga]

Hi francis, great video as always. In a previous video you mentioned that you were trying to ensure all your bikes were compatible in terms of discs and wheels, for interchangibilty (not sir if that's a word). How do you achieve that, so do you need common groupset manufacturer, or does it have to be a specific model of groupset on each bike. Also do the through axles all have to be the same I guess? Sorry for the questions, I'm trying to sort a bike build out and want my existing set of wheels to fit the new frame.

[@Cade_Media]

Yes matching thru axles and disc rotor size too if you want them fully compatible!

[@ashdanga]

@@Cade_Media Thanks! You legend, keep the videos coming!

[@sometimes_riding7008]

Bit late but Happy Birthday Daisy

[@jacklauren9359]

What?!! James do not use tubeless?? Why is that? 🤔🤔🤔

[@JC-un4bg]

Have you guys put this ride on Komoot ?

[@arvinbp]

Looks like James gained some during the lockdown or is it just the jersey? Lol Missed seeing you both on the saddle again it's always an adventure when you ride together No mountains today on the route Haha A breath of fresh air for road cyclists like me Ride safe! And... Happiest birthday, Daisy! :D

[@Bikefitjames]

It’s definitely the jersey.......

[@grahamdorr]

Happy belated birthday Daisy from all in Devon home of the cream tea (cream on first )

[@RicardoRodrigues-fp1bu]

Happy birthday Daisy

[@maxhartel7596]

Can you post a playlist of some of your favourite music Francis?

[@gaston0n]

Feliz cumpleaños Daisy 😁

[@danielclarke7632]

Happy belated birthday x

[@DougTheSnowMan]

Gravel Mondays, posted on Wednesday's, sometimes.