The Roots Cafe ride via the Trough. I'm a cyclist and I live in the Pennines

[@eddietaylor1970]

Visited Roots cafe on Friday from your recommendation on way back to Yorkshire from Blackpool. What a gem, many thanks for sharing.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That's great to hear Eddie and thank you for sharing this.

[@DuncMcNutt]

Ace! I have a solution for Mike's hot feet....just ride in the winter....... lol Hope you are both looking forward to warmer days again.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Duncan, I hope you are well, that is a good suggestion, I think his shoes are a size too small (Sidi) or his socks are too thick 🤔

[@grahammeek4691]

Enjoyed that one Daz and Mike. A great ride and enjoyed your humour too. Roll on some better weather.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you Grahamme, I may be at risk of repeating myself here, but cycling in this region is second to none, and yes, bring on the sunshine as we approach the best time of the year.👍

[@51biffo]

So many cycling vlogs churning out similar videos about the latest must have kit. I've stopped watching as many as I use to. Your videos really are a breath of fresh air. Basically, two blokes riding stunning routes right on our door step. Keep up the good work Daz, thanks for sharing 👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you kindly Simon, I was fortunate enough to be taken to many places in the Pennines as a schoolboy rider by some great people from Todmorden Wheelers. I now just want to share this passion back for others to enjoy who may be new or old to this fantastic sport. It's the highlight of the week for me n' Mike and we don't class ourselves as KZbinrs either. It's all a bit of fun and great to look back on 👍

[@lcsdw01]

Well just as I needed cheering up, you two come along with another ride. 😀 After crashing over 3 weeks ago at 31mph at a roundabout in Blackburn, I’m still off the bike for at least another 3 weeks. This vid really really cheered me up, but also made me realise what I’m missing, and all because I didn’t slow down enough and got carried away with speed. A very financial and painful experience. However I’d rate this as one of your best vids, especially the “outtakes” between you and Mike at the end, as it really added a sense of “realism” about you both rather than just “filming” a ride. Thank you Mike for cheering me up and thank you Daz for taking the time to film your ride, friendship and laughter. Great stuff 😀👍

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Steve, I hope you are on the mend and looking forward to the warmer days ahead. There's a lot of stuff that goes on during a ride that we can't put in these videos and then it's also a case of looking at how to use the material to keep the flow of the video going. I will be getting the Raleigh bike out soon , can't wait ....

[@jaywhitney789]

Fantastic video again daz amd yes, i do have to agree that the longer, the better for me 😜🚴🏿‍♂️

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hello Jay and thank you for sharing your thoughts. They are greatly appreciated. I try to keep the videos flowing and to tell the story of the day's ride with key points that keep the viewers engaged. Point taken buddy along with many others. All the best and here's to the lighter nights ahead....

[@jaywhitney789]

@MrDazP1adv3ntures Not a problem can't wait for the next one. Daz, your capturing and editing is next level, matey 😎🤙🏽🚴🏿‍♂️

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers Jay 👍

[@ribblevalleycyclist]

Roots...... Blast from the past. That weather looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing sunshine like that.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi RVC, we are getting to know this neck of the woods really well now. Great Cafe too. You will have to take us out to a cafe in your area at some stage. Mike needs a good bike mechanic 😁

[@theoldguyofwhinlatter157]

Hi Daz and Mike, what a team fantastic to watch 😊

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Thank you kindly young man 👍

[@phillipmellor8648]

Mike looks like he is going up some of those climbs in the big ring no wonder his feet are hot 🔥 Thanks Daz

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That's a great point there Phillip, he's always on the big ring but I think his shoes are too small for him.🤔 I prefer smaller gears and to spin🙂

[@PW-CreakySaddle]

a few early potholes too!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Potholes ! Crikey, they are everywhere at the moment. Have we run out of money to pay for decent tarmac these days...

[@williamroberts9263]

Another great video Daz n Mike it's few years since I went to Roots cafe, some nice lane's round there not like Anglesey your either going up or down Take extra care , Bill.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Bill, this was a bit of an impromptu ride planned quickly but it turned out to be a cracker. I will always gravitate over this way or the Dales because it has so much to offer. Reminds me, I need to revisit Anglesey and get some rides in .👍

[@JohnByrne4466]

Great ride out there Daz well done..very picturesque indeed thank you posting well done.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers John, on this day the blue colours in the sky with the large hills of the Trough in the background were a sight for sore eyes . I get torn between the Trough and the Dales and often spoilt for choice, as they are both fantastic places to ride your bike.

[@RMSM0204]

Great video Daz. “Simon and Arfunkel” 😂

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Never a dull moment eh pal 😁

[@escorthq5060]

Good ride that Daz, i'll be cherry picking some of that one 👌

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Please do, I buzzing after this one pal.👍

[@BikeItUK]

Some great roads and weather looked spot on, thanks for sharing and happy cycling.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

You'll have to get out over here with us Andy 👍

[@jhaworth5403]

Hi daz I text you a while ago I knew you’d like it. Great Café good roads

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Cheers buddy, this was a cracking route and well worth the effort for the Black Puddings 😋

[@simonb6058]

Great video again. And one we all needed to remind us what the sun looks like 😅 Roots is one of my goto cafes as its always open. Slaidburn to Chipping is cycling heaven!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I've forgotten what it's like to be cycling in the sun Simon.🙂 But yes, I totally agree with you about that part of Lancashire, it's just brilliant and Roots Cafe is a good one to use if you're in the area.

[@marksadventures3889]

It'll keep thee fit lads. Watch out for crows. Had one fly right across the road, was lucky to miss it. I'm spolied living here. Farm shop does a good brew in Chipping and bacon butty.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I've noticed the blackbirds like to swoop down low in front of you these days too, and the Farm Shop at Chipping did some lovely homemade produce. It is a cracking area, amongst the finest in England for sure.

[@TheLongstaffaudaxer]

Great video Daz- amazing views and scary descents! Well done 👍🏾 Julia 👍🏾😊

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Julia, there are some fantastic descents in this part of the world, albeit a bit scary at times like you said. The scenery is truly beautiful when you see it with your own eyes. Have you ever visited this area.👍

[@TheLongstaffaudaxer]

Hi Daz- I have yes the Trough and the Dales- when I lived in Stoke. Absolutely beautiful. One of my most favourite areas- which you capture so well 💕👍🏾😊

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Nice one Julia, I have been coming up here since I was a school boy and am so glad I was shown where all these places are.

[@AndyWilshaw1]

Been to Roots a few times it’s a great cafe

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Yer, I was pleasantly surprised Andy and some great routes in to Roots

[@escorthq5060]

Wilshaw fell off last time we went there 🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Ooops ! 😮

[@marksimpson3035]

Roots cafe is 10 minutes from my place , go over that way to mother's at earby thru waddington

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That would be a great trip out to see your mum. I have a similar route to my mum's which is on the way to Hebden Bridge, there's places around here that haven't changed much in hundreds of years Mark

[@andygolborne5747]

Such a beautiful area . Inspiring for when the weather improves and am definitely coming over from Leeds to do that route. EDIT: that Back Lane route out of Slaidburn - we rented a cottage last year and it was just along there.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hi Andy, one of my colleagues had his wedding reception in Slaidburn, it's location is second to none, especially on a warm summer's day. You have a lot of options if you are planning a ride in this area, in particular the Cross of Greet, which is a cracking climb that loops around to Hornby and Lancaster where you can then do the Trough climb back over Dunsop Bridge. Let me know how you get on 👍

[@andygolborne5747]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Yeah I've done the circuit from Settle to Slaidburn, over the Trough and north again round past Wray: 100k: fabulous. There's also Salter Fell on the gravel bike. But I'm going to try a Clitheroe area start. Cafes look great!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I'd be interested to know your highlights of the day when you do it Andy 👍

[@PW-CreakySaddle]

6:26 Mike on the front again :=)

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Believe it or not, I can ride for 80 miles on the front on an 81 mile ride. He is also known as wheel sucker. I have to tell him to get in the picture and go to the front to give things a different perspective. That's why I always say "Mike's on the front " 🙂

[@blackpuddingman5344]

Other way round more like.

[@PW-CreakySaddle]

@@blackpuddingman5344 can guess who that is :-)

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

@PW-CreakySaddle Mike loves it on the front, albeit at the lights when they are on red 😁

[@252Scooby]

Hi daz how’s it going pal. Thanks for another great video with some top lanes and quick descents . I had a good ride this morning around beacon fell with some nice quiet back lanes roads to myself and some good climbs . However the catch was with a wet surface with puddles & dirt the poor bike was filthy but happy . Enjoyed it though

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

That is great to hear buddy. If that was me it would have been a two hour ride and two and a half hours in the bike shed after - cleaning the damn thing to within an inch of it's life. All is good at this end, It's fence painting season right now at home as the lighter nights offer an extension to the day's work. Hopefully I can get the balance right with about 25 miles per day commuting and fence painting until it's too dark to continue. I reckon by the weekend it will be all done ! I was prospecting the Rawthey on the A683 the other week and saw a cyclist on a bike similar to the one that resembled what you have described. I thought to my self, is that 252 Scooby ? Interestingly, I also saw a group of ladies on the Kirkby Stephen rd and asked where they had been. "Orton" they shouted out. I said, " I know a good cafe there" ....

[@252Scooby]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures well small world sir as yes I was around there about 8.30am to 10am that time I said I was near barbondale , sedbergh , casterton & Kirby Lonsdale as it’s great place to ride around there . Yeah clocks change soon can’t wait

[@252Scooby]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures forgot to mention going through chipping I passed one of your favourite cafes the cobbled corner

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

@252Scooby Bradley Wiggins used to pop in there

[@mattjohn7700]

Great video .looking trim Daz.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

It was probably from the worry of my job coming to an end after 21 years at the time of filming this Matt.

[@mattjohn7700]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures I thought you had been hammering the roads more? looked well Daz .sorry to hear about the job.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I changed roles at work and changed direction careerwise, either that or walk away and start again somewhere else. It's quite a daunting prospect to face. I'm settling in now and adjusting to the routines and job. But I was in good shape after bagging a lot of 100 mile rides Matt. I've been getting about 200 miles a week in lately, albeit shorter rides

[@mattjohn7700]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures Remember your health is your wealth Daz.

[@terrydickinson3296]

I remember passing you on the way to St Michael's that day, (in the car of course). The main road Catterall to St Michael's A6 and A586 is an absolute disgrace at the moment , one bend B4 you get to St Michael's is almost unrideable at the moment (due to be resurfaced in April).We are running out of road!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

I can remember the comments you shared at the time Terry. Think we were just off a back lane that brought us into St Michael's on Wyre. And as for the roads, OMG they are becoming attrociace ! Surely our government should be ploughing money back into the places where people need it on a daily basis. One pothole could cause tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to all the vehicles that hit it.

[@terrydickinson3296]

Is the cafe open during the week? I might have 5 hours spare on Friday and fit it into my route.Mike was giving some welly on that day, is he match fit now?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

@@terrydickinson3296 It is open 9am to 4pm through the week I believe Terry. Mike was getting fit back then and he had cycled 60 miles the previous day too. I think he has let things slip a bit since over recent months.

[@terrydickinson3296]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures I did about 40 milles through the Trough and back over Cow Ark , I forgot there was two climbs over Cow Ark so there wasn't much left in the tank for the journey home. A pit stop at the Cobble corner helped. Just a heads up if you are heading anywhere near Garstang, Chipping , Marshaw, there are a lot of road closures for the legends car rally tomorrow.

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

@terrydickinson3296 There is that big climb from the inn at Whitewell to Cow Ark Terry , always great going down it... And thanks for the heads up. I think I'll be fence painting this weekend ! I have been at it since last Saturday. But getting back to your ride, this is great to hear. It's an area that just beckons you to go back again and again 👍

[@draigygoch]

Any more trips to Wales planned?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Hopefully yes !. I will always be looking to get out to Wales, it is such a fantastic country to explore.

[@draigygoch]

@@MrDazP1adv3ntures and some gold hunting whilst you're there!

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

Standard procedure.....

[@BHilton-d2l]

Another cracking vid! I’ll be cycling through the Trough of Bowland early April and I can’t wait. I was intrigued to see you wearing a short sleeved cycling jersey and bib shorts. Was it really that warm or am I just a wimp?

[@MrDazP1adv3ntures]

This was filmed back in July 2023 and I've just got round to editing it, and yes, on this day it was warm ! You can't beat cycling in the Trough and I hope you have a great day too when you venture out that way. All the best my friend and happy cycling 👍🚴‍♀️