The Badger Divide - A Four Day Bikepacking Adventure

[@Outdoorsyfella]

Great video, just watched it with the family. Looked amazing 👍

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks buddy! Means a lot to me :) more coming soon!! -Allen

[@jimbojet8728]

Ok, I see it’s ideally an MTB route too. Thanks for the vid. Lovely countryside.

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks for watching! There’s times a gravel bike is better as it would be lighter to push and times where you’d be happy with the suspension on a MTB.

[@eugeowens6189]

Nice video... I did it over the weekend of the 5th Sept and it was an amazing experience. Finished with a pint in Brewdog :) Your video reminded me how good it was and how much I walked!!!

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! It sounds like you would have started just before us! 🤘 Brewdog is always good!

[@chambo82hotmail]

Great video gents, 3 of us are doing Badger Divide last week in October , cant wait now !!

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks very much. You'll absolutely love it. Thanks for taking the time to watch the edit!

[@AllenBoardman]

How did you get on??

[@michaellupton1593]

Enjoyed your film. We had to postpone last year due to you know what, hopefully do it this year . ..minor point: personally ,the music is distracting .

[@AllenBoardman]

Hi! Thanks so much for taking the time to mention the music. I was oblivious to what the music actually does to a video until someone mentioned it. The more I thought about it, the more I think I need to concentrate on the music being in the background. Thanks so much for commenting and letting me know how an unbiased person sees it. I really appreciate it. Next movie is edited, but I've been choosing the music for a week now, and still not settled on a soundtrack. I'm sure you'll get up this year for sure, things are looking better these days. Let me know how you get on and have a fantastic trip! Hope there is no nudes when you go! Thanks again -Allen

[@daveblogs5019]

Music ruined a pretty good vid.. Sorry.

[@CharlieVanPoppel]

Great video, thanks! Oh the joy of the Scottish midges 🤣

[@AllenBoardman]

Hey Charlie! They're a right pain aint they! Ha!! Thanks for watching. I've been thinking I'd like to go back at some point and do the bit I missed, bit the list of routes I want to do is insane, never mind revisiting past routes! -Allen

[@CharlieVanPoppel]

@@AllenBoardman haha yeah my pal John did the BD twice recently and had to stop at Pitlochry both times, he’s going back next year. Third time lucky 🍀. It’s definitely on my list too. Have only done two days, one night so far. Check out my two bike-packing videos if you fancy adding another two routes to your list 😃

[@AllenBoardman]

@@CharlieVanPoppel I'm already subscribed and with the holidays coming up,I'll need to have some sort of break from xmassy specials so I'll do that! You planning on getting out in 2022 for some more overnighters ? 🤩

[@NameisLeon]

Great video, enjoyed it. Looking to do this route this year. Out of interest what bag/rack is the yellow bike using? Looks like a carradice of some sort maybe? I like that setup. Cheers Leon

[@AllenBoardman]

Hey! Thanks for watching this - it’s an old one! I texted my buddy and he said “Yeah it's a carradice long flap with the quick release saddle rail thingy. As I recall it needed tightening a couple of times but was otherwise grand...“ Hope that helps!

[@NameisLeon]

@@AllenBoardman yeah, appreciate the reply. I’m looking at different setups but I like the look of this. Thanks!

[@alexanderlawson1649]

The bothy at the foot of the Corriearyk, is Melgarve Bothy not Luib Chonnel, as shown in the vid.

[@AllenBoardman]

Brilliant, thanks for the correction :) yeah, Luib is a little off route eh 😂 thank you.

[@Papadoc1971]

+1 for Deli Ecosse The route I did follows the WHW into Milngavie. Was Mugdock castle 🏰 a deliberate diversion?

[@AllenBoardman]

Yeah I think we were trying to be smart! It’s been a while 🤣

[@donaldthomson9411]

Nice video. Isn’t this a shortened version of the route though? Most people i spoke to cycle/walk from Corour to the loch Rannoch road then come over the hill to Glen Lyon, then Loch Tay and then the cycle path to Callendar, so really a big part of the route has been missed out!

[@AllenBoardman]

I know! I’m gutted but at least I have an excuse to go back again, I like having a reason to return to places. This is certainly one of them! Thanks for your comment, I’m sorry for the late reply! 🤩

[@stephenmacdonald6751]

You guys missed out the best part Imo from corrour to mugdock

[@AllenBoardman]

I know...initially we tried to speed it up a bit due to having to catch a train in Glasgow. There's always next time. Thanks so much for watching.

[@andrejskurjat7218]

Great video! Out of curiosity, when did you reach Corrour? It looks like we did the ride almost together as I was turned away by these people too, and the weather is looking very familiar to me. However, the lady who own this place was nice enough to offer me some water and place in her backyard to put my tent, also there was another bike stranger who slept in the garage that night -) But it was before these people arrived. The biggest difference is that I was running not the time but morale and food, so I took a train straight to Glasgow. Probably, the train to Callander to avoid this silly weather was a better idea! -| Anyways, I'm keen on doing it again when COVID is over -)

[@AllenBoardman]

Hey there. Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. We got there on the 6th September buddy, but it was a long day. We rocked up around 11.30pm when everyone was already there. We carried all the food we needed and a little more. Moral was good on our side. Would love to go back at some point and ride the bit we missed! Thanks again for watching :)

[@frogslips]

Fantastic video. What were the 'incredibly difficult' bits? What month did you do it and did you have midge problems?

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks very much for watching :) the hard bits were a 15 hour day that resulted in pitching at 12am after 100km over Corrieyairack Pass in the heat 😅 we had a fair bit of midge activity when we done it, even in September. Don't forget to take your midge net 👍👍

[@stuarthines494]

Great video. Thanks for sharing ✌️

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks very much Stuart, glad you enjoyed it 😁😁

[@geetee4037]

Much better on a MTB, no pushing up or down. Amazing route!

[@AllenBoardman]

It’s great isn’t it?! MTBs are way more fun. But gravel bikes are easier to carry!

[@geetee4037]

@@AllenBoardman we did it last month, 3 of us on MTBs and 1 on a gravel bike. The MTBs were the better option but the gravel bike did well until the last day where it broke. 🤣 Rode the whole thing and the MTBs were lighter than the gravel bike this time.

[@AllenBoardman]

@@geetee4037 I tend to choose mtb these days. Done the Dales Divide on my MTB, certainly the right call. Well done on completing the route too 🥳

[@adriansmith38]

Was there a particular reason for the train from Currour? Great film by the way!

[@AllenBoardman]

Yeah, we were running out of time and thought it would be a good idea to jump the train. The lads were faster than me, so I cut them loose. I then rode the wrong way and ended up in Tyndrum, meaning I didn't get to Callender until around 930pm! I may as well have just carried on 😆 Thanks for watching! - Allen

[@jimbojet8728]

Why did you carry rucksacks on your backs. Were they containing your water? Maybe?

[@AllenBoardman]

Ah, my buddies wanted to take a couple of extra essentials they couldn’t fit in their bikes and opted for bags.

[@Al_Fresco]

great ride and great video! makes you want to grab the bike and go for it! What tyres would you recommend? Is it feasible on 700x42mm??

[@AllenBoardman]

Hey! Ah, thank you! What a nice comment 🤘 The Brother was equipped with 38mm tyres in this film and I had 2.4 Ardents. Both worked well. The 2.4s were great down Corrieyairack Pass, much faster than 38s. The 38s were quicker to get to Callander. If that's what you have, then go for it! You'll have to let me know how you get on! 🙂

[@Al_Fresco]

Thanks!!! I'll probably have to wait for covid-free times and better weather but this one is Def on my list!!!!

[@AllenBoardman]

@@Al_Fresco yeah for sure, once we are able to play again it would be an ace trip! Don't ride into the night though... You'll miss stuff 🧐 😂

[@RossFinnie]

Ardlui to Callander? Interesting choice!

[@AllenBoardman]

We were running out of time....I made my own day longer by heading North, not East. It was supposed to be a shortcut! Oops!

[@RossFinnie]

@@AllenBoardman hehe aye, I think we’ve all done it from time to time! Still, at least there was pizza at the end...

[@AllenBoardman]

@@RossFinnie I really with I turned the camera around on me just to show you all how happy I was. I was thinking, man, if they just bought me a pizza and I'd eat it whenever I get there I'd be so happy. Good mates, good times. Thanks for watching!

[@vishsolo2879]

Hello team, such an epic film ...I really enjoyed like everyone else....I'm in a dilemma whether to bikepack this route in December or not as it's gonna be bleak most of the time...even if I do that would be badger and second city divide together. .. what do you think 😃

[@AllenBoardman]

Hi! Glad you liked it! Sounds like a ride and a half you have got planned there!

[@jefbricks]

Nice film mate :)

[@AllenBoardman]

Ah, thanks so much! Pleased you enjoyed it!

[@jefbricks]

@@AllenBoardman Looked like a great time on the bike with mates

[@AllenBoardman]

@@jefbricks this style of riding has brought me so many new friends. I love it.

[@kythkotha3630]

great video! was interesting btw how's your dog doing?

[@AllenBoardman]

Glad you liked it! Sadly she's no longer with us.

[@kythkotha3630]

@@AllenBoardman is she rip or given to other people my brother?

[@AllenBoardman]

@@kythkotha3630 she's with every other dog in the sky now.

[@kythkotha3630]

rip my brother dont worry bro we will see all our animals one day dogs go to heaven and your dog looked angelic it reminded me of mine thats why i asked this questions.. im sorry bro and we will all see our animals stay with christ my friend

[@nickisauer9626]

Great trip and Nice video. Apart from the horrible music underlay.

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks for watching! That's the problem with music 🎶 and all the different styles available! Thank you for the comment. 😊

[@jimbojet8728]

Vid was good, for me , the music was shit! Oh well. Thanks

[@AllenBoardman]

Thanks for taking the time to watch either way! Loads more videos will be coming this year! 🤘