BIKEPACKING THE 3 COUNTY SPECIAL GONE WRONG

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Hey! if you enjoyed this adventure then good news i got back out to complete it a couple days later after fixing the tyre and spoiler alert it went much better ! happy days if you want to watch part 2 you can do so here kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOUg6WhopiHjqc See you in the next one Keep smiling adventures

[@Cycling366]

Nice one mate! Keep up the great videos. I need to head down south for some bikepacking films!

[@trelosenario]

I was about to say we shouldn't be annoyed by those things as it's part of the adventure and prepare as much as possible ! Then i remember this year , my attempt of North downs , my bags were rattling , my front bag opened and broke the screen of the mobile , my legs were not moving....so bailed for the next weekend on the first 2 hours of the ride which felt as 4 !!! 😅😅😅

[@FollowThomas]

Great adventure. Things happen but it's all part of adventure! 👍

[@edwardgurhy100]

Really brave Josh, I think that is the best episode so far. The filming, the content, the maps, the route selection and general discussion / content is just fab. I know what that feeling is like when you have just had enough, been there once or twice. I am also pleased that it is not just me that is able to fall off on seemingly flat ground / trail. Had plenty of those slidey falls where it just seems that the tyres have lost all their grip - all of a sudden. Fixing punctures when it is cold, damp, wet - soft hands, is just boring, with no one around just to even offer encouragement - eek! I do make myself stick a tube in, but religiously check for thorns. I think we have all put a tube in - for it just to do back down. Dull. Keep up the excellent content / videos / route selection / filming - all really, really good and inspiring. Thanks.

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Yeah that slidey terrain is very common around here and lethal when hidden under the leaves. I would have had to fix the tyre to put the tube in and i really just couldent be bothered aha it felt a lot like something was saying nope for this trip.

[@SCOTTISH-ACE]

Awww dude that's harsh nothing worse when things like that don't go well...nightmare

[@aidanmahony1681]

Really nice footage, the cinematography is really excellent especially the GoPro shots. The drone stuff is good too. I’m really enjoying these as some of the lanes and tracks you ride are familiar to me or are on my list..keep em coming

[@MattHikesHills]

Loving your films. Thank you 🚲

[@cymarin3d511]

Loved those misty cinematic shots :)

[@peterharrington8709]

Reckon you've got more than your fair share of fortitude. No shame in bailing at the time of year when only one in a million would *choose* to wild camp! Respect 👊

[@WiltshireMan]

Thats a shame you got that flat Josh, you should have tried to fix it and continue I reckon because you were so close to the end. But all the same a lovely video with some nice sights even in the cold Winter mists:) Keep smiling:) Sandy

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

I had still 2/3 days of riding to go so was only really about half way into the route, After the point i bailed the next station would have been warham so i just couldn't be bothered to potentially walk miles and miles

[@Jackloreknives]

@@KeepSmilingAdventures Ah I understand, I thought you were nearing the end and didn't have so far left to ride!:)

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

Unfortunately the ‘shit happens’ rides just have to be forgotten and hopefully not replicated. Glad you weren’t hurt more on that front wheel slide out. The next adventure will be way better 👌🏻

[@dalj4362]

It was all worth it mate, just for the thumbnail, great shot of the autumn woods 👌 I'm sure you will be back lol

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

It is incredibly beautiful when its like that

[@martintin250]

Beautiful video, nice colors, keep it up!

[@timporter8886]

Some beautiful photography on this one! The winter light has such an effect on the landscape. So you're still using the Soloist then; any thoughts on a replacement, (at some point) just that you weren't enamored with it; in your "final thoughts" post.

[@ESDavey]

Adapting to the conditions you get is key … knowing when to quit is a skill in itself. Well done. Go again soon

[@chrisarnell1]

Looking forward to the gear review and the tyres in particular

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

not the best start to the tyres 🤦‍♂️

[@kevindean9613]

Thanks for the video , Sorry it didn't go to plan . I moved from 3" to 2.6" & now I use4 2.35 Vittoria Mezcal & Barzo TNT .I only chose them because a lot of people that do The Great Divide use them & they have been fantastic I can't recommend them enough .

[@trivegguy]

I think the fog was a perfect setting as you rode up to the tower.

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

I nearly managed to miss it too 😂

[@NickOdantzis]

Well done and fair play for camping at this time of the year! My winter rides are day trips only until the days get much longer. Looks like fun though.

[@jamesherd9132]

Well done Mate Shit happens . I do enjoy your videos . I am stuck in the house watching football and you are out having fun . well perhaps not this time.

[@easyrider75]

Nice adventure, anytime out on the bike is a good time. Winter riding is a great time of year to ride, feels like you have all the trails to yourself. I would be definitely switching the tyres out before the next ride.

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Ive done a bit of fixing of the front tyre and it seems to be holding air now, Cant be getting rid of brand new tyres so soon

[@WheelersAtLarge]

Nice one Josh 👍 A nice misty start to day 2 with lovely colours. No views of course but still good trails. We know the puddle at 06:22 very well, it seems to be there all year or just on the days we ride through 😂

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Ohh you are right its a all year round puddle 😂

[@neilhawksworth1409]

Can you show us a little bit more about your sleep set up etc

[@welshbikepackingadventures]

great adventure bro!!

[@johnashcroft-jones6091]

You're a warrior Josh. I am freezing on my bike just running around town. Your extreme riding kills derailleur and chain sets and I remember has given you grief before. What's your opinion on belt and hub gears?

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

I've not really used them, apart from the hub gears on them hire bikes, there probably fine though, but i really dont go through derraliers that often and they are easy to replace. The thing i go through the most is chains and brake pads

[@br5380]

TBH 16 hours in a tent ain’t my idea of fun, have you thought of hotel/B&B along with night riding?

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

night riding is fine and i would ride into the night but because im filming i typically try not to do too much of it. Hotels and Bnbs are just too expensive to be feasible, and i like the camping.

[@br5380]

@@KeepSmilingAdventures I do a lot of night riding and camping too, just not together. Too old for the hassle TBH. I do share your pain of spending good money on tyres and then not been able to trust them.

[@bazzahead7282]

Sometimes you just gotta bail 👍🏻

[@julianhawker7672]

Time to sack the new tyres off? I had a big moment where I thought I was going to bin it last weekend, wet leaves, covering a big slippery roots that you could not see for leaves............. luckily on flat pedals ( as old knee problem has flared up and they seem to aggravate it less) had I been on the usual winter spd clipless boots, don't think I would have got the moto-x style "dab" that saved me.

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Definitely not getting rid of brand new tyres, tyres are silly prices nowadays, I've don't a bit of fixing, and it seems to be holding now fingers crossed, Roots are bloody scary mate

[@ridesrambles8903]

Definitely type2 fun bud, chin up and eat earlier. 👍

[@keepontreking3661]

Josh do you use clipless or flat pedals,

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

i use clipless

[@richardpegg9265]

interesting route, very nicely made video, but you do know there is such a thing as weather forecasts. if you are going to make this sort of effort - pick a better weather window and enjoy the ride all the better - 101

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

Next time it’s raining tell your boss you are not going to work 👍.

[@richardpegg9265]

fair enough - i've been the boos for so long one tends to forget - keep on cycling, lovely vids. @@KeepSmilingAdventures

[@troglodytestroglodytes220]

How do you not eat?😮

[@paulallen3031]

Can't believe you don't carry a spare tyre🤦‍♀️

[@KeepSmilingAdventures]

A spare tyre, are you mad ? why would you carry a spare tyre, you just patch the inside of the tyre with a tyre boot. I just really couldn't be bothered fixing it. 🤦