The Cantii Way :: Day 4 :: Rye to Folkestone

[@jonmarshall1502]

An enjoyable series. Probably because of Alan 😂

[@JethroJessop]

Stop it. He'll get ideas above his station

[@ReNcEsTaR]

12:27 Especially in Kent! The garden of England unfortunately has been mainly crazy paved and patio’d

[@JethroJessop]

And the rest of the world is following. Wilderness is hard to find but its always worth searching out

[@TheYohtube]

Now, I don't go looking for Alan on KZbin, but it makes my day when he pops up! Xxx

[@TheYohtube]

BTW I did the NC 500 with a cold in 2021...

[@JethroJessop]

Riding with a cold sucks. Riding with a cold and Alan is slightly more bearable 😉

[@gordonmculloch4904]

Considering you had a heavy cold, you did really well. Hopefully I can do this ride this year. Cheers 👍

[@JethroJessop]

I did my best. Think I would have bailed if we had been camping but having rooms booked made it all doable. Let me know what you think of the route if you do it

[@gordonmculloch4904]

@@JethroJessopwill do.

[@bazzahead7282]

You should do a Jack thurston ish lost lanesish book, vlog or give Jacks rides a go! Always great vlogs

[@JethroJessop]

I've not come across him before. I'll look him up, thanks for the recommendation

[@joeobrien9648]

Thank you for all your content posted in the 2, too the zero,too the 2 too the 3 year.Yourself and Granite Man have a fab new year

[@JethroJessop]

Please don't call him Granite Man. It sounds way too cool and he'll start insisting that I address him like that all the time 😉 Glad you enjoyed the channel though, thanks for watching and lets see what adventures 2024 throws up! Happy new year!

[@davinacaine3615]

I love that I’m always just above Alan on the end of video list 😂

[@JethroJessop]

I should start randomising the order really. I don't want anyone to think I'm playing favourites 😉

[@whichypoohs]

You got the lurgy too! Everyone’s got it in Mumbles lol. Great content 😊

[@JethroJessop]

It was definitely doing the rounds. I'm usually pretty good at avoiding these bugs but this one got me good and proper

[@Anna-Ess]

Big, bright sky and beautiful beach there in the beginning! So, Jethro, you want to be covered in the poo of all kinds of animals, break your leg in a remote place, beat yourself to death in a lay-by, and be eaten by Alan! Stop it, get some help!😂🤣 I'm sorry you had to do this ride with a cold, but I'm glad to see that, despite illness, your sense of humour is perfectly intact! Thank's for all the lovely videos you've shared with us this year! Happy New Year Jethro, Alan and everyone!

[@JethroJessop]

When you put it like that it does sound a little troubling but yes, that's how I hope to spend 2024 if I can 😉 2023 has been a joy, thank you for watching and for all your kind words. Hopefully 2024 will see even more of the same!

[@notquiteultralight1701]

Great capper of a great trip with a couple of great dudes! Jethro, I hope you're feeling better now! You sounded awful. Hopefully Alan didn't get sick too! The combination of your commentary and Alan's antics in the background make for great viewing! I really wish auto makers would allow some of the vehicles you guys get to have over there be over here too! I always see really cool looking little vans driving by you guys and I say to myself why can't we have that here?? I really don't know how you do all that rain! It's so much rain all the time!! Speaking of sheep pop, funny mushrooms grow in cow poo so thinking maybe sheep poo too!!😁🤣. Maybe don't run over the sheep poo before you inspect it.😁. As always, looking forward to the next one and a little nano with wood time!😃. Take care Jethro and Alan and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! NQU

[@JethroJessop]

Happy new year to you too! Think the UK has a different species of funny mushrooms. They grow in rough pasture and sometimes on cricket pitches. So I'm told anyway 😉

[@notquiteultralight1701]

@@JethroJessop 😊😉

[@grantswheelstohills]

Very honest prospective, sounds like all the joys of riding on British roads ! That said, from Camber Sands to Folkestone looks ok. If I can fix my bike tomorrow, it dropped in the wind today. I will attempt 2 days of it this weekend in the high winds ! Training back and forth to my warm bed ! I may make a sail to help myself along ! Look forward to your next adventure ! Take care gents. 👍

[@JethroJessop]

There are several sections that are really nice, it just doesn't feel like they are joined up very well so as a whole it leaves you wanting Let me know what you make of it though, always interested in another perspective

[@christopherlucas892]

Sometimes you do wonder if the people who design these routes actually cycle themselves. It seems a fair few of them are designed to drag you into the towns in an attempt to get you to part with the hard-earned. Nice series nonetheless and at least Alan escaped the dreaded lurgy. All the best to you both for 2024. Maybe you could do a video letting us know your plans to whet the viewers' appetite?

[@JethroJessop]

I think they are probably aimed at getting people out to try multi-day cycling. Giving a name to an easy route that passes through some towns might seem less scary to someone new to the passtime. Also, I always have to remind myself that a lot of people really don't seem to mind cycling with traffic so perhaps I'm just being overly picky?

[@JethroJessop]

And yeah, I am planning to do a 2024 State of the Nation video very soon. Hopefully in the next week. I shall discuss plans for the channel and future rides then

[@Brackers64]

Thanks for the series, looks like this ride should be a maybe! Look forward to the next one! Cheers Bob...

[@JethroJessop]

Yeah, a hard maybe from me. If you are in the area and like to tick off named trails then go for it. Not sure what next year will bring. I'm looking at the Pictish Trail in Scotland for when the weather has improved a bit. Hopefully will get some quickies in before that though.

[@RuggedJohnWoodland]

A nice finish, but yeah give me hills, single track and a good dollop of mild peril.

[@JethroJessop]

The mild peril was sadly lacking. It all felt far too cosy for my liking

[@MrBertra]

I can realete. When cycling aling the south cost east of dover it fealt like never left the city.

[@JethroJessop]

It's nice, but not very adventurous. Not somewhere to head if you are craving wilderness and adventures!

[@Lepercurtidoo]

Well done you both. About the route...I couldn't agree more with what you said. My guess is that people in general (with all respect but mostly e bikers, race bikers and occasional weekend bikers" prefer the "safe" tarmac paths and roads. I definitely prefer as much off road as possible. It's like the saying " there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" In my humble biker opinion, to there's no such thing as bad off road paths, only bad or wrong choice of bikes😊 Anyway, keep on biking and sharing more adventures. You are much appreciated in Belgium and Germany. Give me a sign if you plan to bike over here, a Flandrien is always welcome 🚵‍♀️💪🍻

[@JethroJessop]

We can agree on all of that. I see tarmac as a necessary evil to get you between off-road sections. Traffic has no place on any decent route though. Glad you are enjoying the channel. I hope to be getting 2024 content uploaded soon and will absolutely let you know if I ever head towards your neck of the woods. Happy new year!

[@tonypaddler]

Hmm, I don't think I'll add the Cantii Way to my list of 'darn sarf' cycling trip list. That Cornish pudding 🍪 is an excellent concept, I hate wasted food! (Mat, I know you're watching this 😁) Happy new year to you and Alan 🍻👍 Was it a coincidence on the outro that Alan's head was replaced with his master's head 🤔😂

[@JethroJessop]

I couldn't resist the head placement at the end. Full marks for spotting that, I don't think anyone else has so far 😉 Yeah, I wouldn't go out of your way to ride this one. It's nice enough but it doesn't deserve a name in my opinion.

[@tonypaddler]

@@JethroJessop ah, so it WAS on purpose, as I suspected! 🙂. I was assuming that it was revenge for Alan always getting in the way of the outro credits 😂 Yes, upon looking at the Cantii Way route I see that it's too far east for my plan. I'm looking to plot a route centered around the area of Borough Green where I lived and worked as a teenager, on a fruit farm. Literally, a nostalgia trip. Cheers 🚴‍♂️👍

[@JethroJessop]

@@tonypaddler not a part of the world I know well enough to advise on I'm afraid. Break out RideWithGPS and have a planning session. Always a good way to spend some time 😉

[@tonypaddler]

@@JethroJessop oh yes, I very much enjoy sitting down with maps and having a route planning session 😃

[@JethroJessop]

@@tonypaddler me too. I probably spend more time doing it than I should. I plan routes I will certainly never actually do just for the joy of exploring maps!

[@westfok]

IPA lover Mr. Jessop? Unbelievable, I'm watching the video myself with a Brewdog in my hand hahaha. Cheers! Nice content by the way, I came across your videos when I was looking for Surly Ogre's. I experienced the whole building process hahaha.

[@JethroJessop]

Cheers. Chin chin 😉 I'm not a big drinker but I do like a beer or two after a long ride I have to say. I'm glad you're enjoying the channel, hopefully I'll start making 2024 content very soon! Did you get your Ogre in the end?

[@dandyer4142]

As resident of East Kent I had been considering doing this and had been playing around with the route in Komoot but I think your videos have dissuaded me that it's worthwhile. There is a ~50-mile loop of the eastern end of the riders' route of the North Downs Way that could perhaps form part of a more agreeable ride that bypasses Ashford and Thanet.

[@Bobario1]

People always say this about these cyclinguk routes. I think they should offer the routes to nearby cycling clubs to see if they can come up with something better before they publish them. It kind of puts me off riding them.

[@JethroJessop]

If you are in the area then there are some nice sections but it isn't special. I don't know the area so am not sure if there are ways it could be improved. I'd be interested to see any ideas you come up wth

[@JethroJessop]

I see what cyclinguk are trying to do - set up routes all over the country so that there is something in each region. It's a good goal and will undoubtedly help get people out cycling but the routes often feel a bit rushed to me, as though they are created to fulfill a milestone rather than provide a really great ride experience. Just my opinion though

[@Bobario1]

@@JethroJessop Yeah sometimes it seems they just send someone out there (normally Guy Kesteven?) with a theme in mind i.e. the Cantii, King Alfred, the Rebellion etc and they just string together a route. I'm planning on doing King Alfred's way but I've watched a lot of videos where people say there are parts where the route doesn't really make sense. Plus most of them are dahn sarf and would be a long drive to get to. I still think they are a great resource and encourage more people to get out there in the wonderful English countryside.

[@JethroJessop]

@@Bobario1 i agree, both in your assumption on route planning and that they are a great organisation with a very worthwhile goal. I actually really enjoyed the KAW but i did it in great weather and a while ago now. Maybe my preferences have changed since then? There is a value in creating named routes as they really do encourage people to ride them but in this age of aerial photography and digital maps anyone can put a route together in a few hours that will be "ok". Putting together a really good Rute that benefits from local knowledge and multiple test rides is a real undertaking and probably just too time consuming to do often

[@wilfwilliams]

Alan in that space age jacket you look like someone from a Gerry Andersen supermarionation series like captain scarlet , I’m suggesting Colonel White. Additionally where can you get away from people in the south east of Uk ?

[@JethroJessop]

He is quite super hero looking in that gear isn't he! The SE is not really the place for getting away from people in my experience. You gotta head north for that

[@wilfwilliams]

Come to the Ardennes. Telling you!

[@JethroJessop]

@@wilfwilliams one day. My list of places to ride is far longer than I could ever clear. So many routes, so little time!

[@adriansmith38]

Pretty sure you got that Winchelsea loop a bit wrong. From what i remember, it's nearly all off road.

[@JethroJessop]

It's possible. I got the GPX from the cycling UK site but this was actually one of the things that sort of annoyed me about this route. There are so many variants! I found at least three "official" routes and all the write ups say that you should use them as bases and ride your own ride based on them . I'm all for riding your own ride but if someone puts together a named route I think they should make that name mean something and not just be a coded way to suggest you go for a bike ride in Kent 😉

[@adriansmith38]

Interesting view. I've done it twice now, but both times clockwise, perhaps that makes a difference? Also i did it both times in hot summer weather and was in and out of the sea all day. The first time was late sunmer after some other, more adventurous, trips and it was a nice rest. Second time i took Mrs Smith and did much the same, but B&B instead of camping. I agree there's little jeopardy and the Rye-Ashford section is tedious, perhaps better clockwise with a likely tailwind? Look forward to the next one!

[@JethroJessop]

Being able to jump in the sea at a few points would have added a lot to the experience for sure. Though I wasn't really feeling up to cycling let alone swimming 😉 I guess doing it the other way round might have helped a few stretches but it wouldn't have reduced the tarmac miles. I'm just a picky old bugger when it comes to my preference for a route

[@whichypoohs]

Bring Alan into the wilds of Wales …. No tarmac lol

[@JethroJessop]

I hope to do just that at some point next year. Watch this space!

[@kevindean9613]

As always great video , I'm surprised you took 4 days as it's relatively flat .Do feel 3 days would have been enough ?

[@JethroJessop]

Ride Slow, Stop Often. That's my mantra. I rarely plan to do more than 60km a day, even on easy routes. I don't get any pleasure from pushing myself and I'd rather finish early and enjoy an evening (or crawl into bed feeling dreadful in this case)

[@kevindean9613]

@@JethroJessop very wise .

[@JethroJessop]

@@kevindean9613 it isn't the right way or the wrong way, just my way You could definitely do this one in three days, probably two even, but I dont like to rush through my holidays 😉

[@Bill-uf6os]

1st. I think you have some type of animal poo on your face at 9:12. If you want to feel like you might die at any minute then cycle along the A17 towards King's Lynn.

[@JethroJessop]

It wouldn't be the first time, nor the last 😉 I try to avoid death by vehicle. If I'm gonna die on a ride I'd rather do it under trees.