Ride around Bristol // Mic Test // Mic & chesty

wonder if anyone makes it to the end 😆

[@mchltt5870]

I felt dizzy at first but everything else is perfect! 👍

[@julie-wheelersatlarge]

Loving the Yeehaa action!

[@Van_Si]

Can’t believe I watched 48 minutes of you cycling around Brizzle ....... and enjoyed it!

[@adamwatkins]

hhaha wondered if it would be a dissapointing flop, but not too bad!

[@apinanraivo100]

During COVID, thanks to your clip I got an excellent way to travel. Says a guy somewhat stuck in Finland.

[@adamwatkins]

No bikes in Finland?

[@SteveBrill]

Well done Adam on yet another great video. Didn't think I'd last the full 48 mins, but I did and made my breakfast all the more enjoyable. Track standing masterclass and I always enjoy the witty commentary. Keep them coming.

[@adamwatkins]

Thanks Steve, think you are one of the few that watched it all 😂

[@clivelunt2923]

That was such a chuckle fest Thankyou Adam 👍😃🚲

[@adamwatkins]

Clive 👍👍

[@VidzVideo]

Oh yes an hour of unedited Watkins brain waffle.

[@adamwatkins]

haha you're welcome

[@walcottav]

Enjoyed the tour and good audio. The spinning segments are a wee bit dizzying. Whew! 🤪🥴🤢😂 #trackstandskillz #wheelstalking

[@adamwatkins]

was impressed myself with the audio, video not so much

[@walcottav]

@@adamwatkins Learning by doing! Thoroughly enjoy your content and appreciate the effort to provide it. You have stoked long dormant rando/audax interests. The added bonus is that I will never take a random "pile o' dirt" for granted again. 😉🚴‍♂️🐮💩

[@davidburgess741]

Track stands well done. I was better back in the day with brakes. Once those cranks are at 12 and 6 you're almost helpless. Rutted potholes downslope is too hard. Riding same 48×18. Put front rack on bike today with quick release through hollow axle over axle nuts! Used a rear skewer. Too much weight from hydration pack on hands and saddle for long rides. Will do 100k to test tomorrow. Keep videos coming!

[@adamwatkins]

Sounds like a fixie friendly setup, can't beat a good front load, go well 👍

[@davidburgess741]

@@adamwatkins Front load not my cup of tea! Changed my Aventon Cordoba from spirited steed to clumsy lorry. Got rubber bottle cage adapters zip tied to seat mast and under downtube near bottom bracket now. Still will use hydration pack but with less water. This should affect handling less and give my "contact points" some relief.

[@philipchurchill1328]

Enjoyed that one Adam. Took me back to my secondment driving the bus to cribbs, 75/76 bus. Fair shout to that guy, strong wheel to follow. Keep up the good work 👍

[@adamwatkins]

oh yes the 75 is my one to get to the centre, nice one :)

[@m1mbz]

That audio is lovely, whatever tech you are using it's performing beautifully. Enjoyed the pursuit of the wheel up the A38.

[@adamwatkins]

great, yeah good clear audio i was pleased

[@Panoramix0874]

I left Bristol 8 years ago, this video made me all nostalgic!

[@adamwatkins]

ahh excellent, some of the centre will be very different now

[@Ey_up]

Great audio!

[@derricklewis5397]

legend

[@adamwatkins]

:)

[@gc9435]

Looks like a successful tech test, good view and chat. Good effort hanging onto the wheel.

[@adamwatkins]

unexpected workout! thanks

[@davidpeverley2123]

🍬📽

[@julianhawker7672]

"Crackheads coming with 4 teeth between them" ..... Luckily I don't have that problem on the rural roads I tend to frequent, I did nearly get taken out by a large deer recently though, that sprang out of a hedge! "My roadie friend needs a basket" LOL Classic, :-)

[@adamwatkins]

Love a couple of crack heads every so often 😁

[@markrathkamp7681]

I like the new tech. It is nice to see your face occasionally.

[@adamwatkins]

likely to be a one- off :)

[@Keyboardbeatz]

Pretty good vid bud. I vote hero 8

[@adamwatkins]

same :D

[@duncanrymer7892]

The guy you followed didn't want to go down that road when he peeled off he just got concerned about a guy following for him for 20 minutes talking to himself

[@adamwatkins]

I bet! he found this vid in the end and commented lol

[@davidf2281]

6:47 There's a revision to the highway code currently in the works, whereby you're supposed to open a car door with the hand on the opposite side, to kind of force you to look over your shoulder. It's called a "Dutch reach," apparently.

[@adamwatkins]

i've heard of that technique, sounds a very positive thing but doubt the genera public of morons will ever adapt to it sadly

[@Valmente]

very good video (and audio) we are really inside :o

[@adamwatkins]

thanks I thought audio was good too

[@shelleyshell9441]

Loved this! And, we’re good to go...😎

[@adamwatkins]

we're good to go :) thanks Shelley

[@grahamm2015]

No spinning when using chest mount please. Excellent as I was on the turbo riding along, I kept slowing for the lights. Audio excellent as was the monologue you know we call hear you 😀

[@adamwatkins]

yes i cringed when i saw that jumpy fottage, ewwww never again

[@mikeodonnell5786]

Hi Adam, I was your wheel along the A38!!! Thanks for keeping me company and making me put the effort in. What’s wrong with 23s??? Great video. I’ll subscribe.

[@adamwatkins]

Aha you found the video, excellent! I wasn't anticipating a work out that day, thanks!

[@alexmorgan3435]

Oi Watkins! I'm now addicted to Hob Nobs because of you. ;@)

[@adamwatkins]

uh oh! watch that waistline! dont think its in the health food category

[@alexmorgan3435]

Definitely not. They don't taste as wholesome as they used to, they seem more digestive now rather than outright oatmeal, like they've been tamed. I shan't be buying any more as they contain palm oil. Two packets in a week are enough.

[@adamwatkins]

🙂

[@WillEyedOney]

Video on point, audio on point, all in all max pointiness. Which mic did you spend your fine British pounds on?

[@adamwatkins]

Purple panda!? Whatever that is, need some stabilisation!

[@biking261]

Getting a bit of bobble on for the downhills....

[@adamwatkins]

yeah i wasnt keen on that jumpy footage, wont be doing that again

[@maidbloke]

Great audio. Video needs stabilization. 😷 What makes your hands dirty when doing a deliveroo shift?

[@adamwatkins]

video was bouncin all over the place! hero 5 session not built for that kind of stuff :S dirty hands, I guess locking and unlocking bike 20 times, in and out of restaurant doors, probably other stuff I cant think of right now, but always come back woith black hands - gross !

[@Zeben84]

I don't think any software or hardware stablisation will stop the camera from moving when you are at 150 cadence down hill :D Enjoyed the video tho !

[@adamwatkins]

lol very true there was some serious spinnin going on

[@BikepackingAdventures]

nice workout, not so nice dual carriageways... at the end! I just watched to see if I could spot any covid-lanes lol

[@adamwatkins]

just the one covid lane, love a good blast round bristol

[@matskelton9589]

Joy!!

[@adamwatkins]

:)

[@johnbouttell5827]

The quality is good

[@adamwatkins]

brill :)

[@Ey_up]

Stability will come from your gimble...ooer, Missus!

[@adamwatkins]

if only! no where near Terry Barensen quality

[@Rob_Farny]

What about hero 7 black? Cheaper and has brilliant image stabilization

[@adamwatkins]

Good point Rob, a used hero 7 is about 210, new is 240, hero 8 is 270 ... Decisions

[@Keyboardbeatz]

Footage sent to police for stopping at all red lights. That's illegal mush

[@adamwatkins]

would love a free pass to ride through, would be so much faster !

[@bradsbunker]

I take it a new BB went on after PBP

[@adamwatkins]

no it was smooth! greased the tapers - now quiet!

[@jalford5089]

Audio good, but Mr Watkins has disappeared! You’ve become anonymous bud. Ironically ‘‘tis also a lot more shaky than the hand held. Maybe ok for the action fly on the wall shots but much prefer your traditional style.

[@adamwatkins]

I wasnt keen on that jumpy stuff, maybe a one-off, audio was clear though!