Ready or Not...Our Cycling Adventure Begins

[@8259lv]

Oh my god!, this is going to be so good, can’t wait to see the next episodes including what happen to you Roy falling off your bike! Hope you weren’t hurt! And Wendy I hope your sang all the way through brilliant. 😂😊

[@englishcyclist]

What a lovely journey, can't wait until the next episode.

[@nigelthomas4398]

Excellent stuff, probably the best cycling channel on KZbin 👏

[@RideWithRoy]

Probably? 😂 That’s very kind of you Nigel

[@edlazda3245]

Good to see some of my local cycling roads (north Northumberland and Scottish borders). It's a great area for cycling, and you're right, the drivers are generally very considerate and I hardly ever have an issue with risky overtakes.

[@NeilLavitt]

Great video and great to see you in different roads. High spirits all round for sure. I really enjoyed riding in Northumberland last summer. It’s a lovely area with some stunning scenery and castles galore.

[@MartinWoodman]

Great video Roy. Edinburgh looked manic but the views once outside were lovely. Looking forward to the next one.

[@heidijarvis777]

Looked great fun

[@urouroniwa]

Massive respect for the editing. Really incredible video. Thanks for this!

[@RideWithRoy]

That’s very kind, thank you. I take far too long editing so pleased you appreciate it.

[@stephenwilliams8384]

Great video, love the singing as you go 😃👍

[@wendysheehan2413]

Can’t resist a song just helps with my motivation!! No one is suppose to hear them! 😂

[@iangaston446]

Such a difference from your usual rides, a great start with wonderful views, keep on trucking👍 though the different stages

[@davesolobiker5601]

Excellent adventure , note to self avoid the centre of Edinburgh😂 looking forward to part 2 already 🚲👍 atb Dave

[@oleksandrmoskalenko2629]

Sparked some nice memories of staying in Edinburgh. Have a great trip.

[@n22pdf]

Wow it’s going to be a great adventure guys.. wish I was coming 😊 weather looks fantastic 🌞 look forward to the next vid 😃💪🚴🏻 Pete

[@thoff-jn7mr]

great start on your adventure

[@andydouglas7686]

Hi Roy I've just seen your video, great well done to both of you, about the bike racks are they the only ones you know of on these trains because I will never be able to get a mountain bike on those racks you showed on the video?.

[@RideWithRoy]

Yes, I believe they are the only ones, Andy. Subscriber Michael Fulcher from Peterborough is an expert on this subject, so if you have a specific question I’ll make sure he sees it. Although it was tight, bear in mind that my handlebar is 50cm wide. Also note, bike space is limited and must be booked.

[@mattjohn7700]

Wow,rode a bit close to that couple stood in the middle of road

[@RideWithRoy]

Lens distortion 😀

[@colinwellman9480]

I can't say how much I agree with Wendy about bagpipes, just torture for the ears! I like Edinburgh but it's best on foot and in the winter, certainly too crowded for bikes in the centre. Loving the journey so far. Weather seems very kind and not too much traffic. In some ways we seem to have gone backwards with train travel. Certainly faster, quieter and cleaner but as an old codger I regret the abandoning of the guards van. I'm old enough to remember when taking your bike was more civilised. I really don't know how any one with an ebike would be able to lift their bike onto one of those hooks. Wendy in full song. Wonderful.🥰

[@wendysheehan2413]

Not sure me in full song is any better than bagpipes really! 😂

[@RideWithRoy]

@wendysheehan2413 both would terrify the enemy going into battle 😀

[@jonathanbenn2241]

So many walkers/runners have ear pods in they can't hear a bell, much less a on your left.

[@keithphillips7320]

Nice weather (so far...).

[@brianhowe8896]

I’m quite envious. It’s a fair while since I did a long distance Audax. Hopefully you will have received my email about our Woodhall Spa ride. Not quite the adventure you’re both having but great to be in another part of the country. Looking forward to your Middlesbrough to Whitby section, my home area.

[@RideWithRoy]

That should be out in a couple of weeks, Brian. I hope you enjoy Woodhall and the route I sent.

[@brianhowe8896]

@@RideWithRoy We were in Woodhall last week and rode your route. Very enjoyable. Sadly the weather didn’t play the game on the days we were there. There should be an email from me somewhere in your system. For some reason my Hotmail emails occasionally disappear into the ether before finally emerging in some obscure folder particularly with gmail users.

[@pezzie1972]

What a gorgeous route. Is that part of the Coast and Castles ride?

[@RideWithRoy]

Parts of it were, but didn’t follow it entirely.

[@andydouglas7686]

Thanks Roy, just seems silly, bike went on a guards coach a few years ago, I would rather pay to have a decent bike rack on board.

[@RideWithRoy]

Some of the rail companies just don’t get it. Up in Scotland we actually saw a ‘Bike Bus’. I suppose the only saving grace is that they don’t charge for a bike, although I’d be happy to pay if it was a decent service.

[@bivibikebaggins]

Myself and my son both had MTB with panniers booked on that train.. my gosh it was a struggle and propper nightmare with wide bars, we had book, but the places were already filled with bikes .. so booking has no purpose :( ended up getting off a dunbar

[@RideWithRoy]

That’s really not on! When will our railways get their act together!

[@wendysheehan2413]

Sounds like we need a campaign 😀

[@jonathanbenn2241]

"Passing on your right" sounds so strange-On your left is the call here in Upstate NY.

[@RideWithRoy]

It confuses a few here who have to quickly think about which is their right 😀 I’ve also had a few who ask ‘why don’t you use your bell?’

[@PaulGreenVlog]

Wendy must have been on the IRN BRU! 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RideWithRoy]

Yes, she was on doubles 😀

[@bradfordzone5187]

Been using a pass pixi for two weeks. Have trouble getting drivers to overtake now

[@RideWithRoy]

😂😂 I know that feeling, but a better problem to have.

[@bradfordzone5187]

@@RideWithRoy Definitely. But like yourself, having spent hundreds of pounds on a Varia Radar and cameras to try and make cycling safer, its a shock to find that a piece of laminated card with four magnets costing £10 has had a bigger impact.

[@wendysheehan2413]

Yes you almost get annoyed that they won’t pass you! 😀

[@tonypaddler]

A few minutes into this video and I'm wondering if Wendy had eaten a full bar of Kendal mint cake on the train! She's buzzing 😂😀👍

[@RideWithRoy]

One? She couldn’t stop at one 😀

[@tonypaddler]

@@RideWithRoy 🤣 I can believe that! Great video Roy, and Wendy 🚲👍

[@wendysheehan2413]

Guess I did fuel up on the train!! 😀

[@tonypaddler]

@@wendysheehan2413 Hi Wendy 🙂 Yes, I initially thought that you had fuelled up with Lance Armstrong smarties... 🤣

[@wendysheehan2413]

😂

[@missdarby1]

Dont you use a bell Roy..i dont like to cycle without a bell and mirror.

[@RideWithRoy]

@missdarby1 to me, a bell feels like a command to get out of my way - I much prefer to make a friendly call out. I use a Garmin radar that alerts me to anything coming up behind, without me having to check a mirror. It allows me to concentrate on the road ahead.

[@ianccrook8899]

From Oz … Looks a very pleasant ride except for inner Edinburgh … thinking of LEJOG for 2025 and your route down the E would be one way south afterwards.

[@ianccrook8899]

Roy. If you could post the route sometime somewhere so I could access it, that will be appreciated. Ian

[@RideWithRoy]

@@ianccrook8899 if you have a look in the ‘description’ on this one, Ian, there are links to all of the routes. We did find a big glitch on one route, but I’ll revise that later Challenging Our Limits: The Plan For Our Longest Ever Adventure kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZPUnIR5nch7laM

[@wendysheehan2413]

Glitch is rather an understatement…..

[@LLewis-vu9qf]

Goodness, that ride thru the city was difficult to watch. I was practically holding my breath just waiting for some oblivious tourist to step out in front of you. What a lot of people! I'm sure both of you were relieved to get out into more open country. The scenery was beautiful -- everything so fresh and green. So this was the first two days of your adventure, right? Wendy doesn't like bagpipes? I get the impression that LOTS of people agree with her. I must be a nut; I have always enjoyed bagpipes. 😮 Guess it takes all kinds, right? 😊 You took a bit of a spill at the end there. Hope neither you nor your bike sustained any injury. Looking forward to the next installment. 🚵🚵‍♀️. Onward and upward! Note: I tried to find a bagpipe icon for Wendy. I'm sure she's happy I didn't have one. 😂

[@RideWithRoy]

I’m with you, Linda, I love the skirl of the pipes, especially when played by a Scots military band. More about the spill next time, but needless to say Wendy was very concerned - for my bike!

[@wendysheehan2413]

Yes the crowds in Edinburgh were particularly challenging - guess they weren’t expecting people on bikes! So how can you tell if a bagpipe is out of tune? Someone is blowing into it! 😂

[@LLewis-vu9qf]

@@wendysheehan2413 -- Ah, it takes great musical appreciation to enjoy bagpipes. 🎶😁 I'm the only one in my family that likes bagpipes. Just recently I learned I'm Scots-Irish on my dad's side. Maybe that accounts for it. 🤔 😇

[@wendysheehan2413]

I am Irish but doesn’t mean I have to like them! So why do bagpipers walk when they play? To get away from the sound!

[@greigs9384]

You met the tourists in the Royal mile then? Not a place to ride after April! I was more surprised at the big group of Japanese tourists you met out at Niddrie, there’s literally nothing out there, they must be following Komoot 😂 Innocent Railway tunnel is always a highlight when you’re heading east and downhill.

[@RideWithRoy]

Your advice was invaluable, Greig. - thank you!

[@RideWithRoy]

Of course the tourist influx could have been because we were in town 🤔

[@greigs9384]

@@RideWithRoyI put an advert in The Scotsman announcing your arrival. The Royal Mile was the dedicated fan zone. Listening to Mrs S’s singing, I presume she found the buffet cars wine list ? 🍷 😂

[@wendysheehan2413]

No idea where the Japanese’s tourists were going it wasn’t exactly a tourist area! We did like the fact you could order drinks from your seat on the train and they delivered it to you….could get use to that….my hubbie doesn’t seem quite so efficient 😂

[@greigs9384]

@@wendysheehan24131st class I hope?! 🎩

[@annesteele9764]

Has Wendy been drinking?

[@wendysheehan2413]

Cheeky! I am teetotal ☕️

[@RideWithRoy]

😳🤥

[@mikeainsworth4504]

[Spoilers] 5 minutes in and you guys are overtaking cyclists - you’re on fire

[@RideWithRoy]

It didn’t last!

[@wendysheehan2413]

We were…….