Riverside gravel & an autumn wild swim

[@reconn9056]

Hi Juliet I did an 18 miler today through beautiful south Warwickshire countryside with my mate Dave. The field bridle paths we travelled on were incredibly claggy but we muscled our way through to enjoy some glorious views from Hatton Hill and then Hampton on the hill. Tons of other cyclists also out today up here, really good to see. Muddy but excellent fun. Yes more MTB please Juliet. Cheers

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

Wonderful ! We like Laura she is full of adventure and big smiles ! 👍😀

[@insightoutgirl7]

Thanks for your enthusiasm

[@thesavicouple]

I procrastinate pretty much everyday about going out, as I sink deeper into depression I tend to confine myself to my home and the longer it lasts the harder it gets to break the cycle. But that said, your videos are always the kickstart I need to throw a leg over a bike and do something, pity they aren't daily but I'll take what I can get :) No opportunities to wild swim here and locked down in a very much land locked urban landscape but off out the door now to try and find some new trails. Thanks Juliet...

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

I’m sorry to hear that, I truly know how you feel. Im having a very hard year and have some really, really low days. The thing is, I HAVE to get out and ride my bike as making videos and repping my sponsors is my job. It can be REALLY hard to get out the door sometimes but I have to or I won’t be able to pay my bills and continue this job. Once I’m out and riding, I always feel better. Hope you get out too

[@peterhartill3047]

Bloody Fair Play to Laura 🏊‍♂️ It looked absolutely amazing but I’m a Fanny when it comes to swimming another great ride Juliet 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

[@stephenjeffreys4219]

Thanks fof taking us along - loved every minute of it. Havent been able to swim since 6 March and it will probably be next March before my pool opens again. Would love to be taken on mountain bike rides too/

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

That’s a shame. I really got into outdoor swimming this year due to all the pool closures but unfortunately I’m not tough enough to do it year round

[@stephenjeffreys4219]

@@JulietElliottsChannel I came off my bike in early March and it all went downhill from there. Been off the bike for 6 months. 2020 was to be the year of Wild Swimming but hopefully it could be next year 😀

[@PumpkinVillage]

That was an awesome ride. Laura is one tough cookie. Thanks for taking us along. Take care and stay safe, Al

[@bennetthasty7886]

Trail was lovely

[@johnbranom539]

I have watched a few of your videos and I see you are fond of Marin bikes. I have a Marin Shoreline Trail which I purchased in San Antonio, Texas in 2002 and I am still riding it. Love your gravel bike; it looks really cool!

[@andrewnorris5415]

I'm an MTBer, would love to see you try steep trails with the lovely Laura in front. Just remember to keep the weight far back on the really steep ones. Also if the grip is an issue try not to go down too slow, as the wheels will likely lock. Just a reasonable pace. Would love to hear what you learn from it. Oh yeah, fit grippy tyres for this time of year, esp. if not as good as Laura, and don't be pressured into too much.

[@tonyhilton1453]

NZ, nil community restrictions here, so good to live in this country great biking to. Love your vids and positive attitude, MTB yes please.

[@John-un2co]

Awesome ride absolutely beautiful country. Yes more rides with Laura would be great looks like you are having so much fun and with the too of you and your beautiful smiles makes me smile. Juliet you and your hole family be safe and stay strong.

[@chrisandsamlivingthedream]

Great Ride .. Laura is Awesome.. cheers Chris & Sam

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

She is!

[@FrankLadd]

Great video and now I feel better about the size of my snack bag. Snacks are a really important part of any trip outside!

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Fact!

[@markjthomson]

Nice ride, good effort Laura!

[@stephenjones6902]

Nice to see you dribbling Juliet 😁

[@darrylriley9917]

Beautiful country side don't have anything like that in northern nsw Australia

[@WellsPetras]

great music, lake swimming, towel man...what a great autum day out!

[@bobblues1158]

Thank you both for a really enjoyable trip.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it

[@peterparkingmeter4764]

Wow!!!! Cracking gravel ride,what more could you want. The colours are amazing on the trees.Laura is a Hardy soul😁😁 straight in the water no messing about.would love to ride around Dartmoor looks amazing!!! Keep up the good work your posts are awesome🚲🚲👍👍😁😁

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it

[@chuto4826]

Lovely Green place again. I want to ride on forest too. Thanks teacher.

[@timparsons2741]

Your videos always make me happy .

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

That’s so cool 😀

[@Francesco_M.]

Cannot figure out why but the best of music always plays out in your videos 🎵🎧, so big props to you Juliet! Also the scenery was ravishing, it doesn't get any better than that 🍁🍀🏞

[@arvinl]

Beautiful trails & countryside. Safe travels

[@garypostell5268]

Absolutely beautiful there in the fall

[@1969Rake]

Would love to see more adventures with the both of you!

[@robertbotta6536]

Just plain wonderful. Thank you.

[@ewillia007]

Awesome ride! I have Raynaud's too😕 It sucks and is sooo annoying

[@NAF7407]

Wow! That route looked just incredible.

[@j.s.3113]

Another great ride. So blessed you are.

[@paulbradford6475]

What a fabulous ride! Very New England-ish, what with the turning leaves and forested roads. Brava. Suggestion: A hands-free attachment for your GoPro. I watch videos from SAFA Brian (out of Los Angles) and in a years-earlier video, he had a rotating camera attached to the handlebars as he rode his fixie through highway traffic in Mexico City. Quite exciting.

[@derekkeith108]

What a beautiful ride. You are so lucky.

[@mrgravyman]

Oh man, Im just getting back into biking again and now I'm really torn between grabbing a mountain bike or a gravel bike for where I live (North York Moors).

[@chasc301]

Laura returns! Excellent. Bit concerned more folks will now head to Fingle😬

[@kevinlyon9501]

Very pretty, fair play to Laura looked cold to me. Been making notes of these routes your doing, for when I finally get back down that way.

[@Bu5t3R]

Definitely would enjoy some MTB rides mixed in

[@maxwelldewinter]

Played two hrs. of tennis today and then did a few laps around Central Park on my new BMC Alpenchallenge ONE 01! Life is wonderful!😀

[@glennoc8585]

Love Autumn in the UK countryside

[@JanekDetko]

Gravel plus river swims are the best videos you make !! Literally debating going for a ride an finding a spot for a swim in a nearby river sometime soon :)

[@nikolikoopz9648]

Cool ride

[@christravis3270]

Just awesome. Weekend here, yay, biking

[@sammycda]

Gorgeous scenery. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@martynclarke5167]

Nice! Must get out to Fingle Bridge. Rode out towards Lustleigh yesterday but the trail through Parke was shut midway for tree surgery. Swam in the Dart at Holne Weir this morning. Down to 10.9c today 👍

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

It’s wonderful! Jealous of you being able to swim, unfortunately i just can’t when it gets colder

[@martynclarke5167]

@@JulietElliottsChannel it's taken a good year to get used to, lots of shouting at first 😂

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oh yeah I know you have to acclimatise! Problem is I have Reynauds and had numb toes on my right foot without even going in. Bah!

[@martynclarke5167]

@@JulietElliottsChannel Damn, not good. I don't have Reynauds, but I'd struggle without the neoprene boots and gloves I picked up in Big Peaks. No idea if they'd help with Reynauds though. They were a game changer for me. Good luck with your swimming/Reynauds 👍

[@redjalapeno5714]

You pick the best music for your vids. This tune fits the scenes perfectly.

[@C_Haberstoked]

DOH!! Love it. Beautiful ride! Thanks for sharing.

[@cupeater]

completely gorgeous and fun ride!

[@supasambasoccer]

Hi Juliet, great movies, inspiring. I used to live in the Teign Valley area before moving to Plymouth. I’ve got the first part of the route up through Bovey, Parke onto Mortenhampstead but I’m not sure about the river stop. Then you popped out in the Teign Valley. Do you have a route link?

[@bobscherrer5981]

Yes, want to see you shred on a MTB

[@mikedunn9429]

Even the Golden Retriever was excited to see Laura!😂🐶

[@pedallinraw]

Amazing colours this time of the year 🙂

[@PiquePictures]

Glad you’re able to get out and continue making your entertaining videos! I would love to do a bike trip in your neck of the woods. It looks beautiful! Riding in Canada is quite a different experience!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@blomidon]

Right on. I’ve already put the trainer tire on my gravel bike, but of course it’s been nice outside since I did that. However, here in Newfoundland we will soon start four months of snow cover. Perhaps I will ride with you vicariously in front of the TV.

[@PiquePictures]

@@blomidon 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mcyellen63]

So jealous. Ride looks amazing. Really enjoying the videos. Keep ‘me coming.

[@aegedusofficiel4008]

A great video that just put smile on my face !! That's good during the lockdown ! Thanks !

[@jenniferduby5905]

Can relate re the raynauds. It sucks. I have to be careful exercising once the temps drop. I’m another YES vote for a mtb ride with Laura. Would love to see that. Good ride + good friend = 🌈🦋

[@andymayes1569]

Great Ride, stunning colours. That was a cooking apple....

[@duncanbawler2314]

Another cool video! 💯 looks like a blast

[@andrewwilliams762]

That was all beautiful riding! Nice trails. Laura is a free spirit, huh?

[@francisling3196]

Great place castle drogo? We always walk down to that spot for a swim when travelling to crantock

[@marcberman5642]

Great route and so beautiful, and yes to mountain biking vids

[@cookfred281051]

Scrumping, now that was fun as a kid!

[@adamsheret149]

Hi Juliet. Awesome video as normal. You mentioned a video on CBD a little while ago. I'm interested in this and wondered if it's still in the making and if its any time soon?

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Ah yes, I must get around to that!

[@karlheinzreichel670]

Really enjoyed this video. What a nice place for a swim - in the summer :-) And you should definitely go on a mountain biking trip with Laura.

[@barryf1966]

Lovely autumnal colours ..anything on 2 wheels is fine by me 😀 Juliet

[@ayalabea]

Lovely! What was the temperature.?

[@user-qp6vg9ho8u]

What a beautiful place for a swim!

[@rivet4431]

Upperton weir just before Clifford Bridge is another great swimming spot.

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Think I spotted that as we rode past but didn’t know the name

[@Karla-Flr]

Unbelievable ! The Iron Lady !!!! Laura is the absolute burner!!!!

[@PlayGamesRideBikes]

Hey I have that donut top cap on my fixie!

[@tedbownas2748]

"The water is quite warm today!" "Quite warm. Mhmmmm." (Skeptical eye quirk from Juliet) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markl8043]

So jealous watching you’s ride. I’ve been waiting for back surgery since June so you’re channel has been helping me not Go crazy waiting. Hope to see you going down hill mountain biking with Laura soon!! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@ecopennylife]

Beautiful scenery - yes show us the downhill 😎

[@thetingle3114]

Drogo Castle to Fingle bridge, sounds mythical and magical.

[@TimJonesPoet]

Myself and my wife Annette love mountain biking.

[@jeffdunn890]

Any kind of biking is great with me. I love anything with 2 wheels and pedals. More please! Every time I see these videos of the English country beside I am dying to go. Hopefully one day. ,😀

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

How you make it here one day

[@THEOPINIONATEDSPORTSMAN]

But did the COFFEE SURVIVE??? 🤣 Absolutely beautiful ride. Thanks for sharing!

[@Adventures_with_Sog]

Yes please, including mountain biking would be brilliant. 😎👍🤙

[@garypostell5268]

Outdoors awesome fun !

[@roblastname9133]

What a beautiful part of the world your in😍

[@inspiredtotired8369]

Subscribed 😀 8:56 I like how your cat is waving to us incredibly quickly, but pretending to scratch 😉

[@davewatt8840]

Awesome trails and well done Laura for going for a dip 😊 keep the vids coming love them 👍👍

[@MrEagan1975]

Great video makes me want to get a gravel bike

[@ThisIsLesli]

What a lovely adventure ride! And I'm so excited that I got a free trial to SkillShare! I just signed up for an annual plan thanks to you! xoxo

[@gkrefft]

How do you deal with Reynaud and biking? I also have it and in the cold season my fingertips always get totally numb and hurt. Still searching for solutions. Great video again, I love watching your trips and enjoying the beautiful scenery! You really encourage me to explore and discover the beauty of my own surroundings.

[@harveyransom5694]

Juliet that looks like the kind of ride my wife and I fancy doing next year. Can you let me know where the swimming spot is? Would it be on your Strava?

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Hi Harvey, everything is on Strava. The swimming spot, I’m not sure the name but it’s very near Castle Drogo

[@suzyprice7559]

Hi Harvey, its Fingle bridge just below Castle Drogo, you can drive there and park by the road 😊 where they swam is Salmon leaps, probably about 8'c atm.

[@bobbob9364]

Are there certain roads that can be done no hands ,or can most roads be done no hands

[@dimebag5884]

I’m just getting into gravel riding in the uk and don’t really know any routes. Do you ever share your routes? I’m looking for ideas.

[@h.s.5995]

This video really cheered me up, thanks Juliet! 💖

[@joshualewis8068]

Great ride and beautiful scenery!!

[@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1]

Which bar bag do you have? Khaki canvas material? Need something like that for snacks and extra storage for inner tubes for wider tires...

[@Bobsbarn]

That looked like my sort of ride looked great 👍 Laura brave girl 🥶

[@garethjones3718]

Looks amazing, what was the name of the disused railway? My son thought it looked great and wants to ride it.

[@stevewebber4980]

It was the Bovey Tracey to Moretonhampstead line. Only recently fully opened. Enjoy!

[@chencho7083]

You are like the hipster of cycling (no insult intended). Love it!!!💚💚💚

[@davidharris1562]

Brilliant

[@barriepountney3598]

That looked a stunning ride, a beautiful part of the world 🗺, not sure about the wild water 💦 swimming 🏊

[@333wheeler]

Looks a good ride that one .. Nothing to extreme just nice straightforward countryside trails... Was any of that on Sustrans ? The guy was probably looking in a panic for his clothes . you did not cheekily hide them under a bush did you lol..

[@kerrysupporter]

Nice trail for a cycle or swim 🏊‍♀️

[@deblordoutdoors5783]

Getting lost and going off course is my speciality. Hoping Santa brings me a Wahoo! Great uplifting video. Would love to see some MTB too😊

[@LUCYDIAMONDBOXER1]

Hardcore swim in mid November 😎🤘

[@briansrcadventures1316]

Not in lockdown yet in Scotland (yet anyway, I suspect we may be in a week or two). Certainly looks like you both had a lovely autumn's day bike ride :-)

[@JulietElliottsChannel]

Oops, sorry, yes I should have said England!’ We did

[@TheSouthWestAdventures]

Always enjoy watching your rides with Laura. Looks a lovey ride. Ps. Hope Dave was enjoying what he was eating in the corner. 😂