Road Cycling Vlog: Nasty Shocks On The Moors.

[@billsomerset238]

I enjoy watching your videos. You do a very good job. You and I are similar in size, I know those hills are difficult. I try harder thinking about you doing it. Thank you.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks for watching.

[@fourlapfever]

as you know I live and ride in the dodecanese islands of Greece with not a flat road in sight!..3 or 4 days back I met a couple cycling(an extremely rare sight here..) near my home and got talking to them...the wife was 75 and erik was 82 so we arranged to met up next day and I would take him for a trek into the mountains & on meeting I casually said I bet you want the hardest on the island?.he said of course! so off we went to ride 30% climbs in places...I simply couldn't believe it..he made his own pace on a very low mountain bike gearing (I always use a 34-32..) so it gave me time to film him as I was quite away ahead at times....I hand held my go-pro as I didn't expect us to ride to such heights otherwise I would have had used my chest harness...we made our way to 3000ft and he didn't flinch once at the gradients...catch us at my channel :fourlapfever ...it shows like yourself accomplishing that climb has hopefully given you confidence in yourself and your abilities to ride such hills..after you get back home you think to yourself well that wasn't as bad as I thought!...david.

[@ShirleiBarnes]

Hey Leonard, thank you for sharing 👏🏼 I love how you keep it real, it helps to motivate my cycling adventures.

[@raymott6933]

Another inspirational video Len. I felt every pedal stroke and even got winded on the climbs. Lol! Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks for watching.

[@MendeBerlin]

Hey Leonard, you are such a great inspiration. On some rides, when I got a puncture again or feel exhausted just from a small climb, I am two screams short of throwing my bike under a lorry. But watching your beautifully shot videos and hearing your stories makes me grab my bike and head out for nice round of cycling on a warm sunday morning 😄. Thank you

[@monty2078]

Congratulations Leonard on accomplishing a really tough ride. I love the cinematography and the honesty of this vlog post. Thank you.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Monty. I knew I would have to walk at some point. No use pretending I didn’t.

[@joannecairns7606]

Great cycle looked so tough your an inspiration to those of us who are not weight of a feather 😄

[@davehollingworth5537]

Looks like a right tough ride that....in gorgeous surrounds! Well done!

[@steconway9199]

you don't make it easy for yourself, but fair play for not just cycling on the flat, it's amazing what we can do when we set our minds to it.

[@taffy7404]

What a champ...some serious climbs..pat yourself on the back..great vid..😎🇦🇺

[@karenringer5995]

So very well done . Theses are the hills of my youth ,cycling days very happy times. Thank you for .reminding me how beautiful it is .os try thixendale out side hull on the wolds .brilliant hill climb

[@thomasmoran1799]

well done on the climb,, going to get back into it myself ,,have a 2 year absence dreading it

[@ianleaver4967]

Nice to see your rides in my neck of the woods, I live in Filey and often ride the Wolds and the Moors and agree the hills can be brutal, especially chimney bank!

[@karenringer5995]

Amazing g ride for you sir . So very well done

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks.

[@3970paulmason]

Wow that must of been really hard. I've driven them roads many a time and even driving you cant take your eye off the road. Had many picnic and painted where the ford was. Great. Thank you.

[@Paul-jw3rr]

Leonard, thanks for today's video. It was just what I need to get me out the door and onto my bike this morning. I also experienced a little "trail magic" out there making a new friend. You've sold me on the jersey and I'll get details over to you very soon.

[@markl2815]

Nicely done. I was born 7 miles from Pickering and we grew up on bikes on the moors (enough years back so I think I was living in Heartbeat). Forgot how hard it is till I watched this one. Christ, I must have been fit then cos I couldn’t do it now. Cheers

[@malaysiadentist4637]

thanks. although it was made quite sometime ago. This has been greatly entertaining and informative. Great sunday watch.... off for a ride this afternoon

[@viralnorn9173]

Beautiful land! I ride hills that are much shorter and steeper. I find standing to ride gives me a lot more power to get up and over since it also uses my body weight to climb. I do it indoors on my trainer too. It has made a big difference in my overall biking speed and strength.

[@paulenright]

Really well done Leonard..lovely post🎥, now out I go 🚲👋🇨🇦

[@jollygoodvelo]

Have fun!

[@EwanMack]

Wow, well done What an achievement Those climbs 😲 Not the first time I've had to push my bike up a hill 😁

[@jollygoodvelo]

Won’t be my last time either!

[@jimcolegrove5442]

Enjoy your stories, I'm 68 with fragile knees, but still have the spirit of a 50 year old! Like ,imagining, being near these historic areas my forefathers have been. We have mountains and challenging hills where I live, love them and winds that will blow you off the road if not careful.

[@AshNewCyclistEdwards]

Very impressed . . . 18% then 10% well done that man 👏

[@lvtiguy226]

Leonard, another fantastic vlog. I am always inspired by your adventures and hope I can make it to the UK sometime to put in some miles in the beautiful countryside there. Outstanding scenery!! Keep up the epic rides and great videos.

[@jollygoodvelo]

If you do make it over be sure to let me know. It would be great if we could do a ride together.

[@johnbyrne52]

Great outing Leonard well done, some tough ole climbs up round there.

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Great work and not easy …Those roads are battered and not great for bike riding so well done 👌🎥💪

[@gabej1893]

That’s my kind of ride. I appreciate the honest commentary as well. Subscribed from US.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks for the sub.

[@stevenwhalley2522]

Nice one I'll try that out one day .👍

[@philden4787]

Well done Leonard. Great work

[@marcsturgess2111]

Phew...some epic hills there Leonard. I got a sweat on just watching you hit that 25%er ! Great effort and another cracking video, Cheers.

[@jollygoodvelo]

+Marc Sturgess Glad you enjoyed it, Marc.

[@Havalaf24]

Impressive ride. Hats off to your large heart for completing an epic ride.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks, although it was only 30 kms distance. It was definitely the climbs that made it hard.

[@Biggreydog]

Leonard keep up the good stuff , i really enjoy your videos and well done .

[@philj7823]

Hi Leonard. Great vid. I stayed in Goathland , a cottage opposite the Malayan Spout pub; went the same route the opposite way to you, to Pickering and back along the A169 main road. It was a very tough 35 mile loop. Loved it. Well done. We love Whitby, go every August. Keep up the good work.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Phil, North Yorkshire is amazing, isn’t it. Have you tried The Falling Foss tea rooms near Whitby yet?

[@philj7823]

leonardmlee no Sir but may try it next time. We always gravitate toward the Stables at Crossbutts, just as you get to Whitby. It's great. There are so many places to eat there! Which is why I go 😁

[@snafujag100]

That looked like a great ride! Nice work big guy! Seems to me that we always underestimate our abilities. Love and miss the moors. ( Relocated Plymouth boy)👍

[@jollygoodvelo]

It was a great ride. I never knew you were from Plymouth. Some monster climbs on the moors there, too.

[@TheCoopsvids]

Well done mate a great ride with lovely views 👍🏻🚴🏻

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks.

[@Rosiebro-r2h]

Brilliant video Leonard. Watching this on this rainy evening at home makes me feel inspired to get out cycling. I liked the way you set up the camera to film yourself going past, as well as showing a hill that beat you. Many a cycling vlogist would of deleted that bit through vanity, but you showed it as it was. We've all been beaten back by a climb along the way. It's just good to see you showing the realism of how hard hill climbing can be sometimes. All the best and keep these brilliant vids coming Leonard 👍👍

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks John. I was determined to show the whole thing warts and all. I surprised myself at only needing to get off and walk only once.

[@randyeller8139]

Beautiful ride even with all the things thrown your way on it. A ride through the countryside with a steam train at the end? Well worth all the wind and climbing I'd say. Great video!

[@jollygoodvelo]

The scenery was stunning and it’s always fun to see the steam trains. I actually had quite a strong tailwind for most of the ride.

[@enteekay4087]

You are really an inspiration, Leonard! I'm a huge fan of somebody who is simply a normal bloke enjoying life on the bike and not some kind of pro who preaches diets and stuff like that. You're one of the reasons I finally bought my first roadbike 6 weeks ago! I'm already close to my first 500km on it, but I'm still getting used to it. For some reason my left hand always goes numb and powerless if I ride more than 90min even though I'm wearing gloves and I stopped holding my arms straight. That's really annoying for shifting the big chain ring or drinking... Anyway, greetings from Germany and thanks for your wonderful channel!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Glad you are enjoying the channel and have bought your first road bike. Well done on nearly reaching 500 kms. Not sure what to say about the hand numbness. Have you had a bikefit? You may just need to get used to riding? Good luck.

[@tgreaker]

Nice ride and great images! Thank you Leonard!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Thomas.

[@lifelong5425]

Number 1...Respect for attempting that hill hell, well done indeed. Your tractor pass reminded me of a ride I had in the heat and humidity of Ontario, Canada, unfamiliar with the route, when I was forced to pass the Amish horse buggy on a hill while coming to the end of tiring ride...They slowed the buggy down to let me pass, and, no choice I had to pass..up hill, what do you do, wave or speak German, who knows.I found myself laughing at the situation as I had to leg it up that hill and create distance between us. The joy of the rides we do, the memories of achievement. Plain, like the Amish, and simple, I had to do it. Well done on these hills.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Must admit that we don’t get too many Amish here in the UK but, yes it was a very similar situation. I suppose if push came to shove he could have given you a ride in the buggy???

[@lifelong5425]

@@jollygoodvelo ..funny....using sign language no doubt...Well done on the moors...great video

[@mancello]

Well done mate. No small feat doing those climbs being a larger size bloke. Kudos! Fantastic roads and scenery.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Nick.

[@ALT326]

Two things, first you live in an absolute great piece of the world scenic wise. And second my legs started to hurt watching you cycle up those hills. Well done “quitting is not an option”.

[@jollygoodvelo]

The UK as a whole is blessed with amazing scenery.

[@willian.direction6740]

Great video thought I saw Claude's Morris truck outside the Garage. Thanks good effort that ride.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Good old Greengrass!

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful country-side and very decent quality of road surface but some of those climbs are really very nasty.

[@jollygoodvelo]

It was stunning countryside but some of the road surfaces needed a bit of attention.

[@hansdegroot8549]

@@jollygoodvelo I invite you to come cycling in Slovakia. Some roads of my standard route of 20 km need ten bits of attention but they don't get it. (which means that the roads don't get the attention they need and the road masters don't get it that the roads need attention) It seems getting worse every year. (again both)

[@joeatkinson460]

Great effort Leonard! I've done this road a few times. Once in what seemed like a gentle northerly breeze when I left Pickering. That section at 10:35 is an average of about 4% descent, and the wind was so strong up there I had to pedal all the way down it. I was prepared for climbing up the moors, but not for climbing back down them!

[@jollygoodvelo]

It’s still a great ride though, isn’t it.

[@joeatkinson460]

@@jollygoodvelo Absolutely - one of my favourites. In one of your previous videos you mentioned doing Pickering to Whitby. Was this a recce for that?

[@DerrickGarrett]

Great video! I love your VLOG! Very inspirational! Keep it up!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Derrick.

[@lindamurphy2225]

Wow! What a feeling, huh? I can't imagine a 19% climb. Great job! I truly enjoy your videos and have learned some helpful things along the way. I also appreciate your sense of humor. By they way, I'm wondering where you mount your camera for the straight ahead shots?

[@jollygoodvelo]

Hi there Linda, glad you are enjoying the channel and finding it useful. For the straight ahead shots I have a GoPro Hero 6 on a mount on the stem. It can also swivel around to give me the shots of my legs and the one looking up at me as I ride. I also carry another GoPro in my jersey pocket that I can get out quickly for another point of view.

[@IanHaylett]

Really enjoying your videos. Watching them is much more encouraging to me than other channels form ex pros and endurance athletes. Great stuff.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Ian. I’m just a regular chap that enjoys cycling!

[@IanHaylett]

@@jollygoodvelo I live on the other side of the moors in Thirsk. Any time you are up this way and fancy some cycling companionship I'd be happy to tag along.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Ian. I’m generally in Whitby the last week in May/ first week in June would be great to go for a ride together.

[@paulmoore6594]

Great ride Leonard. Looks like a very nice spot.

[@jollygoodvelo]

It’s a very impressive landscape.

[@yautongreporter]

Enjoy watching this North York Moore. Beautiful scenery. I am impressed by your country 😉. I am planning to ride there when traveling becomes friendly again. Please could you recommend some places good for biking but convenient for first time visitors 😉😁. Is it sensible to bring along my own bike all the way from Hong Kong. Thanks .

[@jollygoodvelo]

Bike hire is pretty easy here in the UK. It might be cheaper than brining your bike from Hing Kong.

[@joanneginever1890]

Yah, there's Scripps Garage, Aidensfield pub! Heartbeat is my favorite tv series, I've got all the series on dvd. Cheers from Oz👍😀

[@BeardonaBike]

That tractor must have been unnerving especially going past the big wheel. Great video keep them coming.

[@jollygoodvelo]

It wasn’t too bad until I got in front of it and realised I had to find the strength to speed up from somewhere.

[@BeardonaBike]

@@jollygoodvelo Never had a tractor on my wheel 😂

[@luannedimaggio7025]

Nothing like an adventure into unknown territory to wake up the old body. You did great, and are looking good. Onward and as always upward.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Exactly. The brave part of me loves the adventure but the other more sensible part of me was a little nervous about what the moors would throw at me.

[@heidijarvis777]

Well done! That looked proper tough!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Heidi. It was!

[@Rayvelationz]

Love the riding footage! keep it up!

[@jonathanbenn2241]

Never met a hill I could not walk up. Lots of 15-20% gravel climbs in upstate NY and Vermont.

[@jollygoodvelo]

They sound tough.

[@scotthamilton5138]

Just completed a week of riding in Northern California and boy does Petaluma West to Pt Reyes look like your Moors only instead of stone fences there are redwood posts. In Alaska today and its been -2 F, so watching your videos will have to do. Upon my return will be cycling down rest of US West Coast. Keep up the good work. You make it real. Can you recommend a really good cycling based touring book, I'd love to spend a season riding your island via out of the way roads like in this video, before heading to Spain to visit my son. Thanks

[@jollygoodvelo]

The two places may have had a similar formation. North Yorkshire owes much of its landscape to the last ice age. Unfortunately I don’t know if a book that can help but if you come here, it will be very easy to find some fantastic routes.

[@rainerschloemann6317]

you are doing a great job mate keep it up from Australia moe

[@justinkalaker8427]

Great ride , we were in Whitby last Tuesday ! I wanted to take my bike and had mapped a ride to the north of York but I couldn’t fit it into the car annoyingly. The roads around there look brutal Leonard, excellent stuff.

[@jollygoodvelo]

I’m surprised we didn’t bump into each other as I was there on Tuesday as well. Shame you were unable to take your bike. The cycling around York is great.

[@justinkalaker8427]

Well what a coincidence, we had a great morning and left around 2 pm for fish & chips at Thompson’s on the A64 north of York. We walked up to the Abbey, didn’t pay to go in , I will wait till they get the roof on for that.

[@jollygoodvelo]

You might have a bit of a wait on the roof.

[@allangrubb3933]

Hi, Leonard Wow! what an achievement give yourself a pat on the back mate I was panting just watching you. Nice to see the area where Heart Beat was filmed I was there about 8 years ago and had a good look around. Take care. Cheers.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Hope you made it in to Whitby when you were there.

[@simonc61]

Good work Leonard 👍 yep you're not joking about cellulitis, it's horrendous, put me completely out of action for over a month at the end of last year. Still have redness on the leg and get swelling when I put socks on which I'm really self-conscious about. Be careful as you're more likely to get it again once you've had it.

[@jollygoodvelo]

I believe cellulitis is an infection. Mine was treated with antibiotics. Unfortunately for me, I had it while I was in the US and didn’t get the initial wound on my leg treated until it had set in quite badly. Had I left it any longer they said that I might have lost my leg or even died. Excruciatingly painful for about six weeks. Scary stuff.

[@stever5610]

I've been there many times with my family and also to robin hood's bay. Never took the bike though which is a shame, there's a really steep hill up from that station where you filmed and also in robins hood bay , neither of which I would fancy cycling up. Great video!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Hi Steve, isn't it a great part of the world? I think the climb near the station that you mention is the first one I ride up. The road into Robin Hood's Bay certainly is a steep one. I struggle walking up it. No wonder it is closed to most cars.

[@davidstihler9689]

What a wonderful video. I was glued to the entire video and cringed at the 25% grades. This kind of adventure makes it all worthwhile. What a great ride you had!! I noticed you didn't have a jacket so guessing the temperature was moderate.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks David. Yes, it was around 20 degrees celsius so not so cold for the long ride. The shorter ride on the Dracula run was much colder, though at around 6 degrees C.

[@eilrach299]

Kudos Leonard! That area with those winds can be a toughie (I never cycled there but hiked there many times). And also thanks for taking me down memory lane. I last drove the road into Goathland c25 yr back. Nowt's changed! (Last trip to Whitby was about 20yr back.) Personally as a Yorkie, I would say 'Nasty shock on Moors' with a slight glottal stop before Moors rather than a t' . But I'm just being pedantic so feel free to ignore me!!! Road quality looks shitty!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Glad you liked it, Charlie and they it gave you some...hopefully...nice memories. One of the things I love about Whitby is that it never changes. I’ve seen photos from the 1870s and apart from the clothes it they look like they could have been taken yesterday. Unfortunately, yes, in places the road was shockingly bad. One of the worst bits was just coming out of Pickering.

[@cycling4life351]

Another great video Leonard! I have a friend in Goathland so next time I visit you’ve inspired me to take my bike. How do you work out the gradients of the climbs? Do you have a way of calculating them ? Cheers

[@jollygoodvelo]

I simply display the gradient on my cycling computer or look at the road signs.

[@totalrepawns]

well done Leonard , great vlog keep up the pedalling we could do with more influencers like yourself

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks you.

[@eecak1973]

Super stuff. You were like a steam roller going up those climbs.

[@jollygoodvelo]

I felt as heavy as one!

[@dcmsr5141]

Sir Your intestinal fortitude was showing. Great job as always, Glad the Bike had no major issues

[@jollygoodvelo]

I just had to grit my teeth and get on with it! Now I am home I can get the bike looked at in more detail.

[@JuggernautMTB]

Great video as always. Those are some scary gradients you’ve opted to ride. As a fellow “Grownup Clydesdale” it’s refreshing to see content I can actually relate to. You’ve inspired me to suffer another turbo session tonight. You’ll understand if I don’t thank you for that. 😉

[@jollygoodvelo]

Glad you are enjoying it. Hopefully you’ll enjoy your turbo session!

[@davidjohnston1374]

Another great video Leonard.....I'm not quite as big as you but I reckon I would've suffered greater as I wouldn't regard myself as fit.....so when i come up to hills such as those, I try and remind myself that my fat is being burned, and escaping my body via my lungs as Carbon Dioxide.......every breath counts. Now you mentioned Cellulitis, mate you're not wrong by saying it's one of the worse things once can experience, I got a bad bout of it that also put me in hospital and I was delirious with fever at the start, I was halucinating in a bad dream that i had a bus accident and i was standing in the middle of the road and couldn't find the bus or the people on it...I'm a bus driver in Sydney, Australia.....well I came back to Earth after a couple of hours and still feverish and decided i needed to go to the toilet, so i swung my legs over the side of the bed and it was like someone had thrown a bucket of petrol over my leg and flicked a match.....it was the most horrendous feeling i've ever had.....I will never forget it...my left leg was redder than a tomato.

[@peterbee8892]

Great film and great scenery on the moors. I upgraded my cassette to an mtb 11 speed xt 11 to 40 cassette so I can stay in the saddle and spin up those big steep hills. My roadie chums say I'm cheating but I still get up and recover quicker. You may need a roadlink and long cage rear mech to make it all work.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Yes, I've heard about this and part of me would like to do it, although my Trek had Di2 electronic gears which might make adding the larger cassette a little tricky.

[@peterbee8892]

@@jollygoodvelo thwarted by electronic technology.

[@monty2078]

@@jollygoodvelo I use a Di2 with 50/34 chain rings and an 11/40 cassette; works perfectly, but, does require a mid range derailleur, which I use or a roadlink or tanpan can be used

[@alvinmorris5404]

I was wondering where you get the music from that is in this video is it royalty free and does it require purchase?

[@jollygoodvelo]

The music comes from a paid subscription service called Epidemic Sound.

[@ble9512]

Great video, it looks like a lovely route on challenging terrain. I notice you tend to do a lot of riding on the hoods even on the fast descents sequences - how are you finding that, especially through steep downhill sections that involve serious braking applied often? I'm not confident enough to ride on the drops at high speeds, so prolonged braking effort from the hoods get tiring on the hands, I wonder if you've experienced that or if it might be down to bike fit and tension?

[@jollygoodvelo]

Yes, braking for long periods from the hoods is very hard for long periods of time but it would also be a similar story on the drops. Long descents can actually be almost as tricky as a long climb.

[@ble9512]

@@jollygoodvelo They can be, and at least on a climb you can abort at almost any point if you feel uncomfortable. A bit more tricky when doing 60kph with a tight bend approaching!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Exactly!

[@tkpeters]

Well Done, now you know the type of terrain we have to deal with on a regular ride over the moors.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Well done you! Not sure I could manage that on a regular basis.

[@tkpeters]

@@jollygoodvelo Next time instead of turning right on the top of the moors towards Beck hole, drop down into Egton Bridge & try the climb upto Egton Village. I think its a 15% climb for 2 miles. That Wheeldale Road climb is a bit brutal though.

[@jollygoodvelo]

That sounds extremely tough. I might give it a go one of these days.

[@whazzat8015]

It's a hoot to follow your ride on Google maps road view. Almost as much fun as translating your turns of phrase. Y 'awl sho tawk funny.

[@jollygoodvelo]

I speak the Queen’s English, my good sir! Yeehaw!!! ;-)

[@Nosh_Feratu]

love your videos!!!! Hope to see you out on the road one day, will give you a friendly wave sir!! chapeau!

[@jollygoodvelo]

I’ll certainly wave back.

[@BluefirephoenixJen]

We did a 60k yesterday that was relentless climbing at about the same grade as the steep part there on the moors. It was the longest ride we've ever done. We are both big cyclists. . I had to walk quite a bit on the climbs especially after 40K, I started having problems. I'm kinda glad you showed us when you were walking up. I don't feel so bad now. :-)

[@jollygoodvelo]

Well done on your ride. I really do my best not to let a hill beat me but when it does, there really is no shame in walking up.

[@nickw6175]

I did that long climb about a year ago in April got to the top ok but then actually was going about 10km an hour on decent as the wind was basically blowing at 50mph into my face ! first time I went up a hiil faster than coming down I actually stopped about five times on the decent as the noise and strength of the wind was just to much love to ride that route in nice easy weather sometime !

[@jollygoodvelo]

As you probably heard on the film, It was pretty windy the day I rode it. As barren and exposed as it is, it looks to me the sort of place where the wind would always be blowing

[@alainl3852]

Thanks a lot Leonard. This was a massive video of an impressive ride. I wonder how much extra time it takes to put your camera all over the place to film you. Also you have a lot of stamina as, if i get it correctly you first have to climb once, plant your camera, go down and film again...Or did you have a secret camera team? This would explain how the camera followed you in your ascent/descent [ i dont recall seeing such a motion in your other films...]

[@jollygoodvelo]

Most of the time I do all the filming myself however, on this ride, my other half was helping with with smthe shots of me riding towards the camera.

[@jamiestrathearn63]

Looks like a lovey part of our country to cycle...

[@jollygoodvelo]

The scenery is stunning but, as you probably saw, the climbs make it challenging. There are many climbs much worse; steeper and longer.

[@frankducett9]

I had to laugh when you stopped on that hill and admitted to the camera that it had beaten you. That's exactly what happened to me last week. Sometimes a combination of the hill and the wind will do it. But 25% most of us would be pushing. I bet Eddy Merckx has walked a few in his day. Maybe.

[@tomkunich9401]

Went out for a ride yesterday and I was taking it easy. I was judging that not from the effort I was putting out which didn't feel easy but from speed I got traveling which was only 12 to 13 mph. I finally did a 3 mile climb to 970 feet with several relatively long 12%. Then 4 or 5 big rollers that climbed maybe 300 feet. Then a long slog along what is now a rather upscale neighborhood where farms used to be and finally back out into farmland and long flat roads leading to 90 degree turns for other long straight roads across the farmlands. I entered the outskirts of Livermore and finally found the road leading to Altamonte Pass. My intention was to ride in about three or four miles and ride up a medium hard climb, cross on an overpass over the freeway and down the other side. But after riding up the pass about 4 miles and realizing that was the commute route for large doubles hauling garbage to the landfill and knowing that the shoulder would narrowed ahead I looked down at my Garmin and I was already 45 miles out and best case from that point was 20 miles back. So I turned around at that point and traced my way back to the road that ran along the eastern edge of Lawrence Livermore Laboratories. I passed by the secret entrance to a part I once used while doing a job for the military to discover it gone and rather than a large fenced in area it now appeared to be an industrial park. I threaded my way through a long indirect route and finally found my way to East Vineyard. Which led me to Pleasanton and an indirect path to Dublin Grade and eventually home at 73 miles (116 km) I had been planning on 50 miles top (80 km) so I was pretty exhausted. 810 meters of climbing and it would have to another 200 if I had topped Altamonte Pass. But since I missed the usual centuries this year due to this nonexistent pandemic, a long ride was called for.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Sounds like an amazing ride. Well done on the distance.

[@steveg4iwr]

Lovely area to ride.. We use miles in Yorkshire lol. Magpie fish and chips sounds great followed by Yorkshire Curd.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Never heard of Yorkshire curd!

[@steveg4iwr]

Yorkshire curd is a desert. Available in most local bakeries. www.thespruceeats.com/yorkshire-curd-tart-www.thespruceeats.com/yorkshire-curd-tart-recipe-435043recwww.thespruceeats.com/yorkshire-curd-tart-recipe-435043ipe-435043 Yorkshire Curd Tart Recipe By Elaine Lemm Updated 05/21/19 Yorkshire Curd Tart. Elaine Lemm Yorkshire Curd Tart is a specialty tart from the beautiful county of Yorkshire in Northern England. Made with fresh curd, this variation of cheesecake is a way to use up leftover fresh curd from the cheese making process. The Yorkshire Curd tart is filled with currants, and egg and makes a delightful teatime treat or warm as a filling and delicious pudding. Fresh curds can be bought from a dairy but are becoming more difficult to get hold of, however, making your own is easy. The best home-made curds need planning ahead as they take overnight to make successfully. Ingredients 2 pints/1.2 liters full cream milk 2 tablespoons rennet For the Filling: 4 oz./125g. unsalted butter (softened) 2 oz./50g. caster sugar 2 medium eggs (well beaten) 1 pinch of salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1 rounded tablespoon white breadcrumbs 2 oz./55g. plump, seedless raisins 2 oz./55g. currants For the Pastry: 4 oz./125g. plain flour 1 pinch of salt 2 oz./55g. butter (cubed or an equal mix of butter and lard) 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water Nutritional Guidelines (per serving) 579 Calories 37g Fat 50g Carbs 14g Protein See Full Nutritional Guidelines (Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.) Steps to Make It Making Curds Gather the ingredients. Place the full cream milk into a saucepan and gently bring to blood temperature (98°F/37°C). Remove from the heat and stir in the rennet and leave in a cool place (not the fridge) to set. Once cooled and set, gently break up the mixture using a fork, into large chunks. Line a large sieve or colander with fine muslin or cheesecloth and place over a large bowl. Spoon the chunks of curd into the sieve or colander and leave to drain for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. Pastry Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven 170C/325F/Gas 3 Place the flour, butter and salt in a large, clean bowl. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough becoming warm. Add the water to the mixture and using a cold knife stir until the dough binds together, add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes, up to 30 minutes. Tart Gather the ingredients. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured board to ¼ inch/5mm thick. Grease and then line a 1½”/4cm x 8 inch/20cm tart tin with the pastry. Prick the base all over with a fork. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. You can also make smaller individual sized tarts (as in the image) this is up to you. Line the tart case (s) with baking paper and fill with baking beans. Cook for 15 minutes or until the pastry is a pale golden colour. Leave to cool. In a large baking bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy and light and pale in colour. Tip the curd mixture from the sieve into the creamed butter; add the beaten eggs, salt, nutmeg, allspice and beat well until all the ingredients are incorporated. Finally, stir in the breadcrumbs, raisins and currants. Pour the curd mixture into the prepared tart case and bake in the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown. Leave the tart to cool, then serve. Eat the curd tart slightly warm and within 24 hours of making. Hungry for something else? Get Our FREE Tastes of Europe Cookbook Which European country will inspire your culinary journey tonight? Get our cookbook, free, when you sign up for our newsletter. Rate This Recipe I don't like this at all. It's not the worst. Sure, this will do. I'm a fan-would recommend. Amazing! I love it! Thanks for your rating! Hungry for something else? Steve 🔭

[@clivelunt2923]

Nowt wrong with Whitby fish &chips for fuelling your riding especially from the magpie 👍

[@jollygoodvelo]

clive Lunt Love fish and chips from anywhere in Whitby.

[@pauljones5066]

Ah Whitby! great video!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Everyone loves Whitby.

[@pauljones5066]

@@jollygoodvelo It is the Geordie Cote d'Azur. It is the Eskimo's version of a tropical paradise :-)

[@jollygoodvelo]

@@pauljones5066 That’s very accurate!!

[@nathanwoodruff9422]

Hi Leonard... I always look forward to Tuesdays and your video. I can tell it was a hard ride for you, I saw it when you posted it to Strava. But, after the ride sitting back at your home, I'll bet good money($Dollars and not Pounds, I don't know the conversion rate) that you were sitting there thinking... "That was the BEST ride of my life!". I feel the same thing after a hard ride like that too.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Hi Nathan, although it was short, it was pretty tough. I think I didn't quite realise how tough. Oddly enough, it was the earlier bit in the countryside that was probable the hardest as I was expecting it to be relatively flat when, in reality, it was a steady 4-5% climb for about 15 kms. I did feel good at the end, though!

[@lesliekirk7036]

Good ride buddy well done

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Leslie.

[@Soordhin]

I saw a new video up, and i just had to get out and power through a short 28km circuit after a very frustrating day, quite a workout at 30°C and nothing to eat yet. Nice video, and those climbs looked terrifying to me as a flatland city rider.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Hope you enjoyed your ride. 30 degrees? Where are you?

[@Soordhin]

Oh yes, the ride was very enjoyable indeed. I am in Berlin, the east part of Germany is quite warm at the moment.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Germany normally has very similar weather to the UK. Lucky you.

[@fifteenq9102]

Live in Filey, taught in Pickering so some familiar scenery.

[@rulzscycle]

Leonard, is that a Bianchi Oltre frame?

[@thomasmoran1799]

im very unfit work as a driver and a smoker witch id dearly love to stop I have a carbon tcr giant ,,,going to apply for the cycle to work as I need a cycle computer,,helmet,,and other bits and bobs ,,,,,,,any tips would be great

[@jollygoodvelo]

The channel is full of tips. Good luck giving up smoking.

[@greghiggins3391]

Mr Lee, Why did you choose that destination? Must have burnt some calories. Well done. Gregory H.

[@jollygoodvelo]

I just love North Yorkshire!

[@keithbailey4044]

just wondering what gearing you have on your bike good video

[@jollygoodvelo]

It’s a 34/28 compact.

[@leecanvin]

Great video you should try the Whitby Regatta Sportive by Velo 29 in August. I did it last year the medium route 55 miles and 5500 feet of climbing and that was on a hybrid.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks for the tip. I’ve not heard of that. I will look in to it. Sounds like it might be tough, though.

[@guy1368]

Velo29 organise quite a few sportives around Yorkshire, mainly north, I've done a few, whitby this year for me seen as I live here, there's a ton of great routes for climbing in this area. Well done on the video and ride, I'll have to try that route now myself 👍

[@rider7205]

15:50 how were you able to turn the camera and follow your bike as you were riding? Did you have a helper or is that new technology in the camera? great ride and thanks for showing how difficult climbs can be.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Normally I film the rides by myself but on this one I had some help. However, I have just bought a camera gimbal that will pan with me as I ride so I need to work out how to use that.

[@shelleyshell9441]

Way to go!!!!

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thanks Shelley.

[@garrycox9089]

Leonard im 115 kg ride a trek mtb with disc brakes and road tyres what downhill speeds should i limit myself to ,to pull up

[@jollygoodvelo]

You should only ride at speeds at which you feel comfortable.

[@luannedimaggio7025]

Be proud, that was one hell of a ride.

[@jollygoodvelo]

It was a challenge, no mistake there.

[@lipsterman1]

What is your gear ratio for the super steep climbs? I have no clue what I would need to climb hills since it is so flat where I live.

[@jollygoodvelo]

I’ve got a 34/28 as my lowest gear. Being fairly heavy rider I still struggle on climbs over 10%.

[@brendavane9148]

Nice story telling.

[@jollygoodvelo]

Thank you.