An attempt to travel all the way around London in a day by bike. A complete Loop through back alleys, parks and quite a few dog poos. It is 74 miles, we are unfit but we are on electric bikes.
Richard joins on his custom-made cargo bike, I am on the Engwe P26. Engwe gave us this bike to test out, free of charge, so I thought what better test than a very long bike and tricky bike ride.
The bike we’re testing is a good value electric assist commuter bike and it did us proud. I have since cycled 300 miles on the bike and it has been very comfy and reliable and the battery returns good mileage. Here’s a link to their website (I am not taking a commission).
EBIKES UK STORE
The loop is called the Capital ring and is made up of 15 sections, each a walk of quite a few hours. We attempt to do all the sections in a day which is 78 miles in total. We did this in the autumn so not the longest of days for sunlight.
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You know Cape Wrath has taken its toll, when you refuse to use the Woolwich Ferry ⛴️ 😂
The body is exhausted almost as much as the battery, the shorts however are doing great! Love it! I love going along with you and your mates on your adventures.✌️❤
You doing the London LOOP next 😉
Loved it Harry!
Though I identify (and you probably consider / associate me) as Bristolian, I'm a Londoner by birth. So it was lovely to travel some of my old haunts with you and Richard. All shot in your own inimitable style of course!
Big Love,
Jim ❤
Great video my friend but only one correction. That was not Crystal Palace Football ground you pointed out. It was the sport centre inside Crystal Palace park.
What great adventure well done richard that bike weights a fair bit awesome editing as usual thank you both
Brilliant – Brent River Park is a regular stamping ground for me. Loved seeing this – thanks Harry!
Seems like you are turning into a bit of an adventurous chap nowadays harry!
00:00 Intro
00:17 📌London Borough of TOWER HAMLETS.
00:42 📌London Borough of NEWHAM. 01:17 Royal Docks. 01:27 Tate & Lyle Sugar Factory. 02:07 🚦START: Woolwich Foot Tunnel. 03:31 Woolwich.
03:41 📌London Borough of GREENWICH. 03:59 Thames Barrier. 04:18 Former Siemens Cable Factory. 04:23 Moore Park. 04:35 Maryon Park. 05:30 Charlton Park & Charlton House. 06:13 Hornfair Park. 06:28 Woolwich Common. 07:12 Shooters Hill. 07:22 Eltham Common. 07:36 Severndroog Castle. 09:09 Oxleas Meadows & Oxleas Woods. 10:12 Sheperdleas Wood. 10:44 Eltham Park. 10:55 Eltham. 11:36 Eltham Palace. 12:00 Old Lord Chancellor's Lodgings. 12:16 King John's Walk.
13:25 📌London Borough of BROMLEY. 14:37 Chinbrook Park.
14:51 📌London Borough of LEWISHAM. 15:00 Grove Park. 15:30 Downham Woodland walk. 16:31 Beckenham Place Park. 17:08 Beckenham Place Mansion. 18:43 Alexandra Recreation Ground. 20:45 Penge. 21:07 Crystal Palace Park.
23:15 📌London Borough of CROYDON. 23:22 Westow Park. 23:40 Upper Norwood Recreation Ground. 24:14 Biggin Wood. 25:00 Norwood Grove. 25:11 The White House.
25:29 📌London Borough of LAMBETH. 25:53 Streatham Common. 26:00 Streatham High Road.
26:21 📌London Borough of WANDSWORTH. 26:34 Tooting Common. 27:17 Balham. 27:37 Wandsworth Common Station. 27:46 Wandsworth Common. 28:17 Wandsworth Prison. 28:41 Earlsfield.
28:59 📌London Borough of MERTON. 29:05 Dunsford Road Recreation Ground. 29:37 Wimbledon Park. 30:33 Wimbledon Common & Windmill. 32:53 A3 Road.
33:06 📌London Borough of RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES. 33:19 Richmond Park. 36:00 Richmond Riverside. 36:23 Twickenham Bridge. 36:36 Richmond Lock.
36:55 📌London Borough of HOUNSLOW. 37:08 Isleworth. 37:47 Syon Park & Syon House. 38:35 River Brent/Grand Union Canal. 39:09 Gallows Bridge. 39:23 M4 Motorway.
39:27 📌London Borough of EALING. 40:02 River Brent. 40:14 Brent Meadow & Wharncliffe Viaduct. 41:34 Brent Valley Golf Course.
41:47 Brent Valley Park. 42:07 Perivale Park. 42:25 A40 road. 42:58 Greenford. 43:12 Sudbury.
43:20 📌London Borough of HARROW. 44:11 Harrow On The Hill & Harrow School.
45:36 📌London Borough of BRENT. 45:43 Northwick Park. 45:57 South Kenton. 46:15 Preston Park. 47:27 Fryant Country Park. 49:10 Brent Reservoir.
49:49 📌London Borough of BARNET. 50:04 Hendon. 50:56 Brent River Park. 51:36 Golders Green. 51:51 Dollis Valley Greenwalk. 52:00 Hampstead Garden Suburbs. 52:41 Lyttleton Playing Fields. 53:19 Finchley. 53:29 East Finchley Station.
54:16 📌London Borough of HARINGEY. 54:22 Highgate. 55:00 Finsbury Park.
55:05 & 55:26 📌London Borough of HACKNEY. 55:16 Stoke Newington. 55:38 Victoria Park.
55:42 📌London Borough of TOWER HAMLETS. 55:49 Mile End.
56:23 FINISH 🏁
Was that Captain Ben’s lightship in the opening shot?
Excellent vid, thanks. I've lived abroad for many years and your stuff really makes me miss/appreciate the UK. Love it.
A new Harry film! What a great day!
I'd ride that route on a gravel bike. It looks like a nice route.
Another great video! I’d love to have heard the conversation…
wanna go for a bike ride?
Yea where do you want to go?
Errrrm how about around London?? 😂 . Everyone should have a friend that’s always up for an adventure!
Great video as always. Would be great to see a video of the cargo bike being made.
Cool to see the Tate and Lyle sugar factory pointed out! My grandad worked for Tate and Lyle and worked on the recipe to stop their golden syrup from crystallising, dad said as a kid he’d come home with little pots of golden syrup to watch and see if they crystallised
Well done chaps. Bravo.
Nice and with some Swedish music.👍 Bomull 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Hey Harry & Richard that was sublime thanks for the trip, you have always got something up your sleeve, what a cracking day to boot.
I love those tracks on the pedestrian bridges for bikes. Very neat idea
Harry — a bit of a strange request, but can we get a Spotify playlist of all the tracks?! Fantastic alway video as always. Cheers.
Why have you not named the bike Goodspin ?
Besides that another fabulous vid , thank you
Fantastic, what a great ride.
Get in! You did it. Love it. I’m at PR tomorrow. Will dedicate it to you.
Ok Harry. You should link up with @joolzguides. Ride him around london in a sidecar and he can give interesting historical facts. That would be a cracking show
Has the bike got a crack in it as well?
Beautiful film and, as always, a different way to look at the world you may see every day. I love your narrative style in that the premise has a basis in history juxtaposed with the modern view while sprinkled with visual commentary. This film's stark contrasts was a bit less subtle but equally as brilliant.
Music?
This looks lovely.
so epic! dont envy your saddle soreness but do envy the awesome trip. is really hard to plan ebike routes as all the speed/distance references are to cars or pure pedal power. must get a camera for my own bike 😀
So good! I love the non-Goodwin content just as much….well maybe 99% as much. Keep up the good work Harry!
Interesting to see how the chemtrailling developed throughout the day.
I'd like to give the Engwe a nick name. Call it "Malmsteen." Yup, call it ol' Engine Malmsteen….
Watching from 6,000 miles away, you're a bit too good at hitting my nostalgia nerve…
Fantastic adventure!
Yes please to the cargo bike build video!!! Cheers
South London from this perspective looked a much nicer place to live! Mind you it was dark on the northern section, youllhave to do it backwards.
Absolutely loved that – thank you gentlemen. Can’t wait to see the bike build video, and of course more Goodwin. 👍
At 44.25 you missed an important piece of british motoring history….first recorded motor vehicle accident where driver died…Grove Hill Harrow
The first crash to cause the death of a car passenger occurred on 25 February 1899 at Grove Hill, Harrow. Major James Stanley Richer, 63, died four days after the accident without regaining consciousness. The driver, Mr E.R. Sewell, had been demonstrating the vehicle, a Daimler Wagonette, to Major Richer, Department Head at the Army & Navy Stores, with the view to a possible purchase for the company. Mr Sewell was killed on the spot, becoming the first driver of a petrol-driven car to die in an accident.
that is a pretty poor range for the engwe batteries. any decent modern ebike does at least about 40 to 50 miles on one charge.
Have you got the route download please – Komoot or ride with gps – gpx file would be brill
Great video, many thanks.
15:17. sweet little bit of editing!!
Thanks for this. I want to bike it. What app did you use to navigate?
Can you put up a link to the route. Great content as ever 👍