Riding Coast To Coast In A Day - Can We Make It?

It’s autumn, so that means it’s time for an epic ride! Si and Alex ride the new Canyon Grail on a brand new coast to coast route, stretching from Clevedon on the Bristol Channel to Bournemouth on England’s south coast, via Lloydy’s pull up bar (yes, Dan makes a cameo!) Battling a raging headwind and the fading evening light, will they make it?
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[@gcn]

What’s your favourite gravel ride? 🚴

[@kenneththomson3123]

The Mineral Tramways Coast to Coast trail from Portreath to Devoran

[@mariomora51]

This is helping to convince myself I need a gravel bike!

[@budbud2509]

@@mariomora51 Don't do it M8, its a gate way drug to FULL ON Mtb Just say NO

[@richarddenman1413]

You rode some of it on the last bit of your ride

[@glansberry]

Most backroads where I live, but sadly they’re slowly being converted to pavement with all of the growth.

[@_Tp__]

Surprised Si’s glasses fit through those narrow paths.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Good thing Ollie didn't go. His brain would have clogged the route

[@phil_d]

I'm surprised he fits into his bibs 😯😂

[@Frandaman84]

He looks like Robert De Niro at the end of Casino😂

[@igorkataev6475]

Respect to the cameraman - who rode the same way, remaining invisible most of the time.

[@urouroniwa]

The whole way I was wondering what kind of bike he was riding.

[@adrianriverapr6288]

@@urouroniwahe uses a unicycle

[@Cycle9568]

I’m suspecting an e-bike of some sort.

[@Gixer750pilot]

Whilst pedalling backwards , faxing backward , on a unicycle , with eyes on the back of his head , with one eye on the camera .

[@phantombigballs8165]

​@@Cycle9568GSA

[@Frostbiker]

Si and Alex is the pairing I didn't know I needed. Great chemistry!

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it! Can you think of any other epic challenges that these two should take on?

[@shawndeluca]

Unbound Gravel!! I mean, if they stay hydrated, of course.... :) @@gcn

[@victorprior7610]

South Downs Way.@@gcn

[@hackfabrication139]

The unexpected cameo of Dan and son, was absolutely brilliant! Great ride! Although, I'm somewhat curious about 'The Most Randy Town' in the England....

[@KimiTheCat09]

This was so enjoyable to watch! Alex's laugh is infectious, I found myself snickering whenever he laughed. That little meet with Dan along the route was a treat, those pull-ups convinced me that Dan should be joining some of these epic rides himself! 😁 As always, great vid, kudos to Si and Alex and the GCN film crew.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Does Dan even ride any more? 😅 But certainly he'll be able to lift their bikes single-arm over the fallen trees.

[@gcn]

Never not fun filming with Alex 😂 We think these two have got some catching up to do when it comes to pull ups!

[@FlatSpinMan]

That meet up with Dan was so random! Then seeing him pull off those pull ups! Hidden depths.

[@BenBike]

I don't even road bike, I am a mtber but whenever I see Si in the thumbnail I click. He's so calming, informative, and entertaining

[@gcn]

We'll let you into a secret... he loves his MTB too 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2WWn2iroc1le5Y

[@bikeanddogtrips]

Coast to coast, side by side, Si and Dave, on bikes they ride. Through rolling hills and open plains, They pedal on, no time for reins.

[@gcn]

Wow! We've got ourself a Bicycle Bard ✍

[@bikeanddogtrips]

update: Storm Agnus roared with all her might, But Si and Dave embraced the fight, Rain-soaked faces and windswept hair, They pressed on, without a care. From sea to shining sea they rode, With hearts ablaze, their passion showed, Si and Dave, an unstoppable force, Writing tales of triumph, forging new course. Coast to coast, their tire tracks remain, A testament to their relentless reign, Si and Dave, our GCN stars The legends of the bike ride, pure cyclists at heart

[@GrumpyOldMan70]

I realized that at 45kph you are riding on gravel faster than I could pedal down 15% with a tailwind. You guys are fun to watch. Stay safe.

[@iconhotel182]

Great content. such natural chemistry between Si and Alex. This is product advertising done right - brief intro to the bikes wrapped in a cool adventure with likeable presenters.

[@icurt06]

Really enjoyed Alex's reactions while riding Coast to Coast In a Day. My favorite part was when Alex said he couldn't eat crisps while going up hill and Si said that's why they made gels...

[@cowieson]

This looks epic. The more bike packing/gravel adventure videos I watch, the more I feel I should try it myself!

[@gcn]

Do it do it do it! If you've unsure on what to take Conor has you covered! 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmjImql9e82GZsk

[@larter_larter]

These are my absolute favourite videos on the GCN channel! It's not just watching, but you can relate and "re-live" your own cycling adventures. It gives a whole other dimension to the video. Now my legs are itching and I can't wait to go on my next cycling adventure! Thanks for the awesome vibes!

[@gcn]

Super cool to hear that we fired you up for some more adventure miles! Have you got a route planned?

[@larter_larter]

@@gcn The route is not completely planned, but it will probably be somewhere in the forests of south Sweden. 😃

[@chrisridesbicycles]

I love this kind of video. I makes me want to ride my bike immediately.

[@Dhungerf60]

Alex’s face when Si said that they are riding home

[@alexpatonGCN]

Not enough money in the world to get me to ride home after that!😂

[@gcn]

@@alexpatonGCN An offer will be on your desk tomorrow morning 💸

[@TikeMyson69]

Guys, when you do these kinds of rides, could you put the Strava link in the description?

[@10kmilesy]

Here before a comment with a Strava link was deleted 😂 I'll probably never gonna ride there, but thanks for sharing

[@gcn]

It is! 👉 gcn.eu/9Xa

[@TikeMyson69]

@gcn Thanks. How did I miss that?

[@Frandaman84]

@@10kmilesyI didn’t know it but to try a English burrito may be on my list

[@FlatSpinMan]

Loved this, and this kind of content. Both presenters were fun, completely real about the ups and downs. Super fun.

[@DLF_24]

Those two together are amazing. Would love to see more with that combo

[@clairepalmer7148]

Great looking ride! The head wind must have been brutal! I assume the three bean burrito bowl was a strategic choice. Self generated tail wind to combat the head wind.

[@CoolGray7Man]

Haha, that was a good one; "self generated tail wind" well done

[@gcn]

Nobody wanted to sit on the others wheel 👀

[@stevenbird1431]

Awesome video guys!!! These little adventures are great to watch👍

[@glansberry]

Amazing ride and video! Beautiful countryside trails too! Thanks for sharing

[@TheImprobableIronman]

Superb video - thanks for this. This type of content is what sets GCN apart for me. Loved seeing the guy just waiting to overtake at 3:10 - big kudos to him for not shouting, "On yer right' as you did your piece to camera.😆

[@adamsandler4076]

I think it was GCN cameraman following them...

[@marcellah04]

Y’all are amazing! I truly live vicariously through you! Lol Love the new bike! Would love to own one someday!

[@chrisbaum998]

Nice Fun Video Alex and Si!! Keep them coming GCN.

[@lanejacob9]

Dan! Pull-up competition, Froome facts, your calves have grown calves!, comedy gold!

[@bowak]

Great video which has given me the inspiration I needed this morning. I was going to wait until my hangover cleared before going for a ride, but now I'll go for a ride TO clear my hangover.

[@johnrodgers6049]

Great ride. Cool route. And as ever Si maintains epic contrapposto while standing alongside his Canyon.

[@adossantos69751]

A ride that only one could dream of. Well done!!

[@MatzeKel]

WhatsApp a gorgeous idea to ride from coast to coast…I enjoy watching your trips very much! Go on that way!👍🙏🤓🚴🏼

[@frankrizzo367]

Great ride, always a joy to watch GCN

[@madmick9205]

Cool vid. Great bikes too. I can't wait to see the route.

[@David-qx8jm]

I gota say mates they picked and put together a really top notch, funny, serious pro. team together toped by none i can find. All put together in a informative entertaining way. Great video's guys and gal. Do keepemcoming wont you?

[@CasualCreationsjr]

That drone shot of them both in the forest is sick. Would’ve been cool if it went straight and followed them and then in post, scaled back and had a cool parallax

[@benedictearlson9044]

Agree, it's a great video but a 2 min middle section of epic shots like that would have been wonderful.

[@lorikendrick1705]

Enjoyable ride by (with) these two. More please😁 🍻

[@papaduck1000]

Very fun vid - great job guys

[@kaltonian]

good ride guys & beautiful bikes

[@biggertree7063]

Frome could be a holiday destination.

[@nicholasfitzgerald1999]

Great ride guys, fantastic video and content!

[@bartledew]

Amazingly beautiful ride

[@jonathanwells10]

Gotta love Hengistbury Head and Point. Great place to end what looked to be a fantastic and enjoyable ride.

[@johnsenior478]

Great route - great bikes - always take lights and surely for a c to c you have to finish with fish and chips and a beer

[@joerossa1112]

Love that Dan Cracked out 12 pull-ups.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

He is evolving into a big sprinter!

[@veganpotterthevegan]

​@@chrisridesbicyclesFuture masters 200m world champ on the velodrome!!!

[@gcn]

12 is nothing for Dan 💪 - How many miles can those legs pedal though?

[@chrisridesbicycles]

@@gcn Time to put them through a test. If there are some beers up the road, they should still work well.

[@paulworth70]

Great video guys, loved it.

[@simonainsley9655]

Great video as usual, really entertaining and love the Dan Lloyd is always on brand - the guy loves a GCN tee (and why not😀)

[@timothyandrewbutcher3276]

This is brilliant. Makes me want to ride my bike with my mates. More gravel please! Missing GCN +

[@chrisblanchard4938]

Great video as always guys. 👍👍

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

Love the bike, and the copper fade. I also liked the previous Grail handlebar though, because it was funky.

[@einsteinisbae27]

banger of a tune at the end there - did not expect that lol

[@wspmjw]

I'd love to see 100% of these epic rides be done self supported. Y'all can do it!

[@TrailAddict14]

Very lovely ride 😍 Im still planning next year summer to do the Coast to Coast italy edition hopefully 😁 Cheers 🍺🍺🍺

[@skippypicasso]

wow, I’m going to head right down to my local Canyon shop and check that bike out, so excited

[@252Scooby]

Oh I do like a coast to coast , three weeks ago I did a solo tynemouth to past Carlisle in 6 hours . It was a great day really enjoyed it 😅

[@davidryan4053]

....and this is what GCN does best: excellent documentary video lads.

[@WahWah91]

That looked like a lot of fun. I would love to go to England and ride that route.

[@dylanhunt5368]

What an amazing route and day trip 🤩

[@brianjoyce2731]

You folks have the best job in the world.

[@Faustoverdenova]

Kudos to teh Crew that followed along .

[@contactking]

"Blowing a Hoonie". My coffee almost came out my nose.

[@The_Cotswold_Cyclist]

Sounds like you were lucky to escape from Frome with your dignity intact, very risky with a brazen display of wedding rings. Epic ride, love it!

[@chrisstrider]

Great idea 😊

[@alexandersnider734]

That actually looks like a wicked fun ride, tons of different surfaces and environs, my kind of gravel/bikepacking!

[@gcn]

That's the super cool thing about a coast to coast, you get to see so much variation and feel like you've archieved something epic 🙌

[@ianlaker9161]

Dinner: It can only be fish and chips and a pint (or three) of Palmers beer. Inspiring ride chaps👍

[@bitchoflivingblah]

the music editor was seriously on point for this video. nice tunes.

[@SY-ve5qm]

Finally got Dan in a bike riding video…good job!!

[@contactking]

Love the Frome fact.

[@thekeytoairpower]

FKT=First Known Time

[@alanhill7965]

Awesome everything !

[@nerigarcia7116]

Those trails look epic

[@raff5604]

OMG!!! I would love to live there.

[@kippen64]

The bikes look lush. You have me wanting one.

[@tankbirdfinder6219]

RAD epic ride and it didn't start with, "Mate, hold my beer". Looked like fun for fall time. Wish I could have joined you.

[@amishrider]

Top work Dan, 12 chin-ups is great progress

[@EZ-rs5zv]

Epic and awesome ride!

[@julianallen515]

What great chemistry between Si and Alex, two strong riders with great sense of humour. What a treat, as a Dorsetman now living in Vancouver, Canada, to see my old riding area. I know the route from Wilton down to Hengistbury Head very well. And Is that was not Bournemouth you were cycling through that was Tuckton, 10 miles away. FYI, I lived 1 mile from there and would run around Christchurch harbour and around by the beach huts where you finished at Hengistbury. Thanks for reliving those happy memories for me.

[@benedictearlson9044]

Hi Julian, it must have been a while ago you lived there as Tuckton has always been part of Bournemouth since I've known it and it's only 4 miles from the pier according to the popular online mapping service. I visited Vancouver once, lovely clean city with an amazing river market.

[@julianallen515]

@@benedictearlson9044 Hi Benedict, thank you for correcting me. I lived in Southbourne for 6 years and geographically feel that Tuckton is part of Christchurch more than it is Bournemouth certainly it is 4 times closer, accordingly to the popular online mapping service. As towns spread out and absorb the suburbs they will eventually meet. I'm sure in a decade of so someone will correct you and tell you that Tuckton is part of Southampton. Just out of interest what is the amazing river market you are thinking of? I don't know of one in Vancouver.

[@benedictearlson9044]

​ @julianallen515 Ha ha yes towns are growing at an alarming rate everywhere round here. Your 'closeness index' has some validity although remember there are parts of Kent that are closer to France than London yet they firmly remain in England! I used to cycle to work between Lymington and Boscombe and crossing the bridge at Tuckton in the evening absolutely meant I was back in the big city. The market I remember my cousins taking me round was next to water, lots of Chinese stall holders, it was a long time ago but certainty was Vancouver. Have a look it must still be there surely?!

[@LGustavoDS]

nice ride guys!

[@user-np5dh8cu9p]

Fun to watch an adventure of yours after having just completed an adventure of my own with several similar circumstances - my first 100 mile century ride!

[@gcn]

Well done on that first 100 miler! What's the next challenge? 🏔

[@user-np5dh8cu9p]

@@gcn Thanks! I also did my first race / big event in August (Tour de Donut, Troy, OH) - so, possibly the multiday ride across Ohio on the OTET next year if I can convince friends to join.

[@letsgocamping88]

Looks like a nice route. Stuffed up not packing the lights tho!

[@grumpychops8113]

Good job you had that really clever Hi viz black kit on.👍

[@davidtam1518]

Dang. Is GCN putting together a race team or something? Si, Alex, Hank and even Ollie have been killing it with these ultra distance rides lately!

[@ojtibi9906]

Comments, comments.... hmmm, let me see... Basically every time you're off on adventures on the British Isles, I'm just engrossed at all the scenery and medieval architecture. Full of history, full of intrigue... that was a close call in Frome, you almost got your cute behinds snatched up by the Real Housewives of Frome! Fancy running into Lloydie at his pull-up spot... I'd say you brought the sunshine in the midst of a literal storm! Cheers to the team!

[@billythom1]

What a great adventure

[@cd0u50c9]

Terrain like this ensures that I barely even want to pedal on tarmac any more!

[@fergussnp]

Awesome ride.

[@KOL630]

Can’t believe you went through Frome! My home town! 😂 Also there’s no way you guys rode up that path after 12:24 as I’ve been down it and it’s pretty savage! Looks like you went on the old Roman road too crossing the dual carriageway I did that today. I nearly got lost on that path too.

[@iandickson3236]

Great show

[@ianstewart8301]

So nice to see Dan and his son.

[@andreasolsson2336]

bike lights suitable for gravel (see, not only be seen) on an upcoming tech show perhaps? =)

[@cr-motube6852]

6:15 very good transition!!!

[@davidmurray3685]

I love these and am lucky enough to own a 2004 999R, and I'm sure someone has pointed out in the comments that the complete tank/seat/rear section can be adjusted forward and back to suit your riding preference, and then not so stretched out

[@Sweeneybyname]

I did Bristol to Bournemouth (on road admittedly) in July for a training ride and it was one of, if not the, best ride I have done. 125km and 4h41m of riding bliss, even when the inevitable bit of rain hit. Brilliant video GCN, it'd be great to see more of Is and Alex doing challenges together as they seem to genuinely have a laugh.

[@gcn]

We would love to get these two back together for a challenge! Sounds like an epic training ride... what were you training for? 👀

[@Sweeneybyname]

@@gcn was training for The Rift that was a few weeks later. That was a bit of a longer day in the saddle mind.........just 7 hours more

[@eviltaz78]

Awesome video!! Makes me want to get a gravel bike. Question for you guys, what are the glasses Simon wearing? Thanks for the hard work you guys put on and it looks like you guys had fun!!

[@andrewsallee6044]

Michigan is completing the Iron Belle Trail...about 1,000 miles from Detroit to Iron Mountain. I'll probably never do the whole thing, but it's fun to dream...

[@peterthomas8053]

Great video. 'pheasant shooting woods', is that where pheasants go shooting?🤔🤪

[@jamesainsworth5711]

South Downs Way! I'd love to see a head to head race between GCN and GMBN. Gravel bike vs XC MTB.

[@deathblosomrules]

I'm planning a trip from Liverpool to Scarborough (final destination is not set in stone), but plan to take a week and enjoy it!

[@kevinkeenan9607]

My first thought was the USA coast to coast then I remembered what channel I watching

[@benedictearlson9044]

Lovely everyday ride, it's good to mix these in with the epic ones which most people may never get round to, this is achievable for a lot of people in the South no doubt. Has Si planned the next one yet? And does it also miraculously go via Froome??

[@aeronthomas7533]

Another great ride. Those Canyon grails look fantastic. One question, What size canyon grail would you recommend for someone who’s 6ft?

[@fraho6431]

Really very nice video, thank you very much! Seems like the SRAM brakes like to scream…

[@LostBoy878]

This is epic

[@peterwilson3250]

Super enjoyable video of your ride. May I ask what tyre pressure you used please? Thank you, Peter