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Wheelers At Large are out cycling again this time it’s the first Dorset Gravel group ride of 2024 and Mike’s maintenance woes continue with a puncture to start the ride.
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Julie is riding her @LivCyclingWorld Invite with @elitewheelscycles Carbon wheels.
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It’s chilly but it’s dry so we’re out again yeah I’m out in the road once we pass this island I’ll move back in there’s no way I’m going to let traffic try and squeeze through there’s absolutely nothing coming and this car is still insisting on staying behind us oh well oh
Well oh now here we go oh and it was a BMW I think it’s going to be an odd Day Warning wheel is at large we’re out again it’s a Sunday morning and we’re aiming for verwood Forest today see how wet it is gravel ride today uh it’s been it’s been dry all
Week so hopefully though it’s not been warm it has been cold some of the puddles might actually have dried up or soaked away we’ll see I can see a van I can see some cyclists there we go good morning chaps morning there we go into Ringwood Forest well I have a flat
Tire but I’m not stopping until I get to the top right didn’t want to do a long drawn out clip of me putting air in the tie but it was long and drawn out because the pump that’s on my frame apparently the vents that suck the
Air in must be all blocked up with dirt so I must remember yeah keep the pump in me pocket keep it clean CU evidently the dirt’s gone into it and now it doesn’t really work very well as a pump so yeah it’s a bit frustrating anyway onwards and upwards what we got here
I haven’t ridden Offroad for quite a long time so I’m a little bit nervous little bit nervous and that’s definitely not looking good don’t go through that bit that’s nice and slippy not sure what we’ve got here let’s find out what we’ve got is Julie breaking Jesus oh there
H right you going to Bunny Hop limbo or a bit of CX skills oh we can get around it we’re all right we can cycle around it by the looks of things oops or maybe not I was just saying I don’t feel very confident definitely don’t feel very
Confident all you can hear is my free will but all I can hear is the wind in my ears it’s not really windy today it’s just when you’re uh speeding down a hill like this it’s in your ears there we go it’s quite nice through here actually this time of
Year in the summer the grass can get a bit long and there are a few ho prints not so bad this time of year because uh of course ground’s a little bit soft and there’s some give but uh when those hoof prints dry rock hard in the
Summer yeah it could get a bit bumpy pretty scenery that is so nice lovely place we’re out the other side of cranor I believe so good to be back out in the countryside just hope we have a drier year this year really missed this I’m not sure which bit of that
Field is the stream and which bits the field either somebody’s put a gate in the Stream well that is supposed to be the Field St at you with mud yes yeah we have got a little bit Mucky today but that’s okay not wet just Mucky there he is somewhere there
That is so nice to see a bit of sunshine I can still see some black so it’s not flat flat oh look at that that is so pretty fantastic oh absolutely beautiful oh amazing no Tak they are aren’t they it’s it’s a good job it’s a no drop ride and not a
Reliability ride cuz I think we’d be down to about two [Laughter] now so it’s very difficult to judge actually because um I haven’t had the road bike for a winter yet but uh this morning on the way over on these gravel tires 16 M hour at about 280 Watts that’s not bad
For me I mean my wattage is always going to be higher cuz I’m big and I’m heavy so takes a lot more wats to keep keep me Mo momentum going forwards but that is a manageable sort of uh Power and speed for me I don’t know how that translates
On the road bike yet uh 270 watts is going to be faster I’m sure I just don’t know how much you know when you’re you’re cycling along and you can’t get your brain off food yeah you need it then it’s your body telling you you need to eat isn’t
It well I was thinking about pasties and sausage rolls and need some Scotch eggs heading across Kingston Lacy now come out near the uh QE School into wimbor coffee stop then we can all go our own ways or uh head back to the start we of course rad to the ride
So we can make our decision when we’ve had coffee very nice bit of gravel through here to uh pamp Hill don’t know how I’ve ended up at the front somebody mentioned coffee says Julie hit the front yeah Cornish pasties we were talking about Cornish pasties oh my God roers yeah it’s nearly coffee
Time we’ve done 32 miles I’m ready for a coffee good job you haven’t got smell Vision it’s a little bit ripe out here keep hling as if I’m not cheeky moo keep hling keep keep come on God leave me alone keep going you’re holding up progress come on are we straight on here
Yeah oh it’s that side coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee Cofe yeah the car behind us now it’s a long way back yeah 140 M apparently cuz Julie’s uh radar is just lit up we’re doing 30 m an hour there’s no need for them to try and get past
Us yeah there’s a coffee shop by The Mill and um I think that’s probably where we’re going the River Cafe open there you go there’s a sign of a good time isn’t it: being in the south of England there’s always an AO or two on a
Ride cuz of course they’re I say local they’re not that local they’re more over towards Brighton but they are a south of England company now I’m guessing probably a week or so ago this water might have been up over the grass here cuz uh that is pretty high there we go
The ride is done we’re all going our separate ways now some of the guys are heading back to verwood and uh we’re going to cut off here another one of them lives in windborn so he’s going to stop here as well he’s done his Loop and that’s that it’s good ride
Slowing sausage roll and a coffee for me I think Mike had bacon and cheese cant anyway we’ve been fed and watered all aiming towards Ham Lane we’ll probably split up at Ham Lane St John’s Hill Crossroad lights changed everybody got stuck behind me so I’m just going to take it easy and
Let them catch up oh yeah they’re on their way now [Applause] I just said Julie better go in front cuz then she can see the curb coming I’ll see the Cur well that was a curb there so we don’t have to worry about a negotiating that one I didn’t have to
Ride the bit that got [Applause] me there you go see it’s all you need see there a proper curb here but it’s a sloped curb that’s what we need that’s all we need it’s enough to warn a car they’re going off the road and it means you don’t get knocked off on your
Bike it’s that sort of thing that’s a bit scary get left hooked Cone ice cream cone yea [Laughter] it’s a bit muddy coming out of there all right take care still later on see you see you and then now to so if you watched this far into the video thank you for watching us click the like button and join us for the next
Ride hopefully it’ll stay drying like this and we’ll get a few more rides in that’ be good that’ll be Good
18 Comments
Nice to see you back out in the countryside and on the bumpy muddy trails.
If the pump wasn't working properly, could it be sucked in some sealant clogged up ? Or have i got that wrong? I'm not sure about tube less ?
Good to see getting out and about in the mud and country smells again!
Good ride!
0:27. They were checking out your a$$…… disgraceful…😀😀
Very nice ride Mike and Julie, the lake incorporating the gateway is very muck like the fields around our way
Lovely tree lined road absolutely gorgeous.
Good power Mike can't get anywhere near your power im 76kgs and just about manage 190 watts.
The smell of coffee certainly gets Julie motivated to get a move on.
Enjoy your week
Greetings Wheelers. It's nice to see SOMEONE is out riding. Sat. night – Sun. morning we got 6-7 inches of snow here in the valley. Nothing is melting because our highs are only getting to around -7c until Wed. It is currently -18c at 8:15 am. I think I've mentioned that I'm not a winter person. 🤬This type of weather has me seriously considering moving farther north and west (like Seattle, maybe). I'd rather buy raingear and mudguards and still be able to ride, than deal with this snow and cold.
Looks like a very nice loop Mike and Julie 👍
Good muddy miles guys but always a bit of bike cleaning when it's done 😢 keep peddling 👍🏻
Great content 😊 that puncture; did you plug it with that rubber thing
Sorry guys my comment about horses was for another post lol
Enjoyed watching this one, looked like a good gravel route to ride. 🚴👍
I could never understand why cyclists ride so high but then i raised my seat and its almost like walking 😅
Very nice bit of off road action 💪👏👍🚴🏻♀️🚴♂️
Your rides bring me joy. Awesome ride
Looks like a lovely ride! I used to live in Verwood , many moons ago. Sadly don’t remember any of it as I was too young, but still holds a fond place in my heart!
Mike and Julie thanks for the ride. Snowy icy and single digits here so your videos make the trainer so much better. Great ride today glad you finally got sunshine. Bunkie
Dang, I wish I lived in a place with such beautiful riding! I would be doing tons of miles on those routes, thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you for sharing, I was looking to buy a gravel bike but seeing this I'm sticking with paved roads.