WHY WIGGLE DROPPED ME?

[@ChrisHallRides]

Change is good. Love you bro x

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thanks brother! Appreciated, hope you’re well x

[@azfarattus]

your wireless mic is only on the left channel though.. cant wait to follow this adventure with the Francis and Ben!

[@johnpayne2465]

That drive after a long flight... you did well to keep smiling! I've watched a few days of your journey. Well done, lads. It's warm here in Malaysia.

[@jondashun]

After a few years of being more or less absent from your channel and similar cycling KZbinrs, I am finally getting invested again. Still very much enjoying your content! Wishing you good luck for the upcoming season!

[@bbikerlawrence]

Hey mate! Firstly welcome back, I’m very glad and thanks for the kind message! 👊🏼

[@beermonster1234]

Can't wait for the episodes from this trip! I'm living vicariously through you

[@jimpeyton1459]

New opportunity...Great way to look at it. Sad to see Vitus go away. I really like that frame. Some bargains to be had if they are liquidated. Mad fun with even madder mates in Malaysia. Get your gills working as the air won't get any thinner. Have fun...remember to document Pump Action Francis when the punctures begin.

[@martynstokes9289]

Looking forward to watching all of this adventure 🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏾‍♀️

[@zamcd1239]

Welcome to Malaysia, I have been following your channel for quite awhile and today I am very proud plus still can't believe you guys in my country Malaysia

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thank you for the support mate! We love it here, incredible country 🇲🇾

[@TheDavemaynard1982]

Good to see the lads bike packing again! Have a fun trip!

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thanks, will do! More to come 🫡

[@heidijarvis777]

Looking forward to following you all on this trip. Hopefully no food poisoning this time. ❤

[@MisslanterneRouge]

Hey Lawrence, lovely to see you teaming up with the guys again. I'm excited to see your adventures with the team. Myself and my mother have enjoyed watching your videos from Aust-Down Under. We wanted to wish you happy riding. Also, the Wiggle thing made the cycling news in Aust and it was a shock as I had been buying stuff from them for many years. I hope you are reimbursed what they owe you. Ps, silly question but you must tell me one day where you got that T-shirt "We're in a Lift" from your other videos, it's a classic. Happy riding to you and the team. Chelsea c:

[@morewithkarthik]

Super sorry to hear that Lawrence, BUT on the positive side...you've got yourself some solid solid lads with you on this trip. Pure fun and entertainment!! Looking forward to the bike reveal + Robot reveal haha. All of yall Have fun and be safe!! Looking forward to the videos and insta stories.

[@BMMB450]

What ever WOLF we are not dropping U. Stay the same. We love you ❤

[@matthewbenger8355]

As a reasonably recent (past year purchase) of a Vitus Vitesse that i am very happy with (previously had canyon and Giant TCRs) very sad to see it go and probably any warranty. Vitus were doing pretty well and making some good products. Bought some spares for specfic frame parts and hangers just in case...

[@Ashbridg3s]

Will be the first time I could watch the adventures as it “happened”. I’m looking forward to it

[@bbikerlawrence]

Trying my best to keep up with Francis! Not an easy job 🤪

[@joechessum]

When using the wireless mic Lawrence, can you please put the audio in both the left and right channels. Watching with headphones and the only one channel is very distracting. Cheers. Great start to the trip and look forward to seeing more.

[@BikepackingAdventures]

And turn up the saturation - its completely void of any color - its like the soul has been taken out the video. 😅

[@bbikerlawrence]

Noted! Thank you, still adjusting to these mics 🙏🏽

[@bbikerlawrence]

@@BikepackingAdventuresda Vinci did me over with this one. Full lut on edit, not sure what happened.

[@WeAreBikeScouts]

I hope you guys can also visit the Philippines someday, we'd love to show you all the places (islands with all the best beaches) where we ride! Have a great time there!

[@lahyessam9725]

❤ I agree lots of great places

[@keangwooichoo6138]

How much to crate a bicycle to malaysia? Was the trip sponsored by trek malaysia??

[@felixjackson2670]

New opportunities are exciting. Always enjoy your content. Huge changes in the bike Industry…funnily has re-engaged my love of custom-hand made-bespoke. Basically small bike related brands ( not owned by a Global Corporation,with its profit over people ethos). Hand made steel or titanium frames etc. Take care of yourself.

[@malcontent_1]

Now THIS will be a good adventure!

[@redauwg911]

thank you for the video Lawrence

[@bbikerlawrence]

Thanks for watching as always!

[@SkippyTick]

Hope you have a great time in Malaysia! Definitely try Nasi Lemak before you go 😂

[@kevinlyon9501]

So who's playing dad on this trip? Waiting game now to see what they do with th Wiggle brands hope it turns out alright for you

[@darrenhill8503]

Baskin Robins is the best ice cream on the planet. Get it into you Francis

[@ariffau]

Welcome to Malaysia! LMK if you’d like me bring you around KL for a city spin after your ride to Penang and back.

[@stephenbetley9596]

The Fraser group aren't noted for giving a toss about existing debts when they grab a bargain bucket deal. I fear for the smaller creditors with lower cash flow, and going forward if the brands are resurrected in some form then trust will be thin. There's a whole range of affiliate marketers who will also be out of pocket when commissions are renaged on. Both Wiggle & CRC could have been happily trading as independent businesses if they had not got greedy. It's a salutory lessen not to sell your soul to a bunch of VCs.

[@pmcmpc]

They won't pay any creditors. They bought the IP, not the business. That £10Mthey paid will go to creditors, after administrators and accountants have taken a chunk. Nothing else besides stock and office liquidation to pay their long list of debts.

[@a1white]

Yeah the writing was on the wall really when Wiggle took over CRC. Over aggressive unsustainable expansion by the parent company Signa. We need better laws to protect employees and creditors from this type of unsustainable expansion. Like they brought in righter rules for banks and the capital they need to have, after the financial crash

[@virtualmartijn]

@@pmcmpcThis. It was an asset deal. No ownership of any legal entity (and it's associated debts) was involved.

[@lambo79]

Crc n wiggle were the best then; gonna miss it as the goto bike platform

[@limbicyclestationpenang5536]

Nice to meet you at our shop. great day😊😊

[@fionaslife]

oh wow, I never knew that about Wiggle and the other brands.

[@nigelgittins]

Only listen using both ears. Laurence sound only goes through 1 ear.

[@drewcama2488]

And another adventure begins. No spitting or you go to jail. great hotel was that cost like? Very reasonable or slightly up scaled?

[@JustJamesMedia]

So sad to hear about Wiggle, the company that got me into riding with all the DHB purchases!

[@carlobalzer3238]

Have a great cycling 🚲 holidays guys 👍👍🌞

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Yeah what do exactly Bask Robbins sell?

[@richardpolidore1702]

Ice cream

[@grahames9228]

Have a safe trip.

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

I feel sorry for all the staff all that hard work being thrown away with bad decisions, why they brought chain reaction for so much I will never know. Hope you get someone else come on board

[@TrickyTree84]

Venture capitalists encouraged expansion then pulled the funding when the industry took a turn. They were not running a bad business. It was the promise and the pull that left them high and dry

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

@TrickyTree84 yeah exactly a bad decision then they ran when they realised it was not going to work.

[@ItsBugsy]

Because they broke :( nice vid Lawrence

[@parlortricks8301]

Wiggle dropped me too, and all of Australia 😅

[@MrJacktan12]

Welcome to Malaysia. Don’t forget the sunscreen.

[@a1white]

Feel sorry for all those people who worked for CRC and Wiggle, they didn’t deserve this

[@andreemurray7039]

A sad ending wiggle were great Ashley will destroy the brand

[@platypushatstand]

They owe Haribo £20 grand 😂 - yet I’ll bet there’s no Wiggle room? Taxi for one? I’ll get my coat…

[@bbikerlawrence]

Pahahahaha. 🤝🏽

[@davepoole8530]

Veetus?

[@bbikerlawrence]

Yea I was told to pronounce it as ‘Veetus’ although hardly ever got it right 🫠

[@cyclingonandoffroad]

From bikefitJames to bikeriderBen. Goos luck an d have fun.

[@englishcyclist]

Was that a Triban?

[@jimpeyton1459]

Francis got one yes

[@dominicbritt]

14 hours?? That’s nothing…

[@Txiiqo]

ok but can you speak to my right ear also ? :)

[@darrenhowe9636]

Mike Ashley will come in and put everyone on minimum wage and zero hour contracts…

[@531c]

The firm is bust. What do you want exactly?

[@pmcmpc]

Put who on minimum wage and zero hours? All staff were laid off weeks ago. Third party logistics company is fulfilling the final orders.

[@ckm2184]

Colour grade is horrible, what a waste

[@bbikerlawrence]

Yes I know 🙀 Not sure what happened I think the render removed my luts. Gutted.

[@ckm2184]

😢

[@JamesSmith-ly2ef]

With all the dosh you guys earn and the discounts you get and the travelling you do why on earth have you not got a hard bike box 🤔

[@bbikerlawrence]

Hey James! Thanks for watching. Of course I’d travel with a proper case if we could but our adventure has different start and end points so we carry everything we have on us & pick up another cardboard box when we want to fly home!

[@aoe76]

Have a tight sleep 😂

[@PaulAngeloff]

First

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

That's what she said

[@Ashbridg3s]

@@tomrachellesfirstdance7843no it wasn’t :P

[@dewiowen3487]

Is the heat and humidity similar to Vietnam?