EPISODE #134
    This one is a bit of eclectic mix of things I got up to during the week back here in the uk. unfortunately I decided to come back and visit at literally the worst time… just as the temperature dropped to below freezing. It’s horrible. I do not miss the weather here at all.
    I try to put on a brave face and get out on a couple of rides, I also take you along for a little bit of tattoo time at my friends studio.

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    He is absolutely Baltic I’m surprised you can’t see my nipples through this jacket to be honest be sure I charge my garment make sure I’ve charge my lights make sure we get those bars in 10 miles and I’ll be more than starving nothing compares to the thrill under prepared for the hills

    I used to get wheels on air now I put air in my wheels change that tune train and cruise chains been L pace and move stra stats give man a heart attack but then my Pace improves bars and caders are strong now my legs up my C are long

    It’s about time we do the sister cying Tattooist what is up guys if you’re new here then welcome to the channel and if you’re regular then welcome back so we have now been back in the UK for a whole week and well nothing’s changed anyways whilst I’m here I figured I would take

    You guys along and see what I get up to whilst I’m back in blighty So yes as I said we have been back in the UK for a week now and uh it’s bloody cold I uh I knew it was going to be but I wasn’t prepared for it it has been getting down to some horrendously low temperatures – 5 in fact one night and

    Uh yeah you definitely feel that when you’re been used to a bit of sun over in Portugal but anyways I’m going to try not to complain about being back too much it has been nice seeing friends and family and I have actually got out on

    The bike a couple of times but like I said it is very cold so it is putting me off of riding outside I’ll be honest I have also been very busy tattooing since I’ve I’ve been back so I’ve just been trying to squeeze in riding here and

    There where I can this week I’ve got another busy schedule and I’m going to be tattooing with my friend in his private studio in hartfordshire so I’m going to take you guys along and hopefully get out on the bike around there because there is some beautiful country lanes around there so yeah

    Anyway this video is basically going to be a bit of a smashup of the week and well let’s just see what I get up to so we just had a nice walk here at Hadley Castle soon we’re going to be heading off to Hartford Shire ready for

    The week of work ahead and hopefully in the morning I’m going to try and do something I don’t usually do I’m going to try squeezing a ride before work I was really looking forward to getting out on these country roads but I forgot how treacherous they can be there is potholes absolutely everywhere anyway so what I’m going to do I’m going to do the sensible thing uh quickly whip that spoke out and then I’m just going to get

    Myself back because I have got work today after all so I should probably not be mucking around um yeah unfortunately that’s going to be it for today’s Ride or sa you that biged look oh Yeah So good morning guys back out on the road after my disastrous attempt at a ride the other day it’s now the end of the week I’ve had a very busy week this week tattooing but it’s now the weekend and uh it’s time to enjoy riding

    The bike I uh I’ll tell you what though it is an half cold this morning I’m not used to it oh I’ve only been in Portugal for 3 months but I’ve already converted it is 0° this morning which is a far cry from the 20° that they’ve got over in Portugal at

    The minute so I definitely picked the wrong time to come back to the UK that’s for sure oh it is BR brutal I don’t know how I ever Rod four Winters here I don’t know oh horrible anyways I’ll try not ban too much after all look he is lovely

    Out here even though it is absolutely Baltic I’m surprised you can’t see my nipples through this jacket to be honest but yeah even though it is cold I uh figured I’ll best get out on the bike anyway I haven’t done a lot of riding this week after my mishap I did get on

    Uh zift earlier in the week for the fast crew ride but other than that yeah I haven’t been on the bike so it’s rude not to I thought I’d get out and uh check out these lovely roads I’m just going to do a nice short chilled one this morning chilled one excuse the Pun Look at this gorgeous I’m finally starting to warm up a little bit so I can start to enjoy the ride a little it is nice around here it’s uh I hav’t got a clue where I am to be honest I’m not even going to going to pretend that I do but

    I’ve been staying around uh near a town called buntingford which is in hartfordshire um and yeah all the little towns around here they’re all absolutely beautiful it’s uh a bit of a a wealthy kind of area I suppose you could say there’s a lot of um You Know Rich

    Families in that around here old money you know and uh farmers and that and yeah they’re all a bit world to do so uh I can’t say that I really fit in around here as we experienced last night actually we went to the little local pub down the road from where I’m staying

    With my pal and uh well when me and my pal walked in both the first looking the way we do they they uh they didn’t know what to hit them they were like who the hell are these two but yeah that’s always quite funny it’s uh well unfortunately something you

    Have to learn to deal with when you got toes all over your face and stuff like that some people unfortunately turn their nose up at you but uh let them I say who Cares I was L just saying about how this area comes from money and and then I go past a pub and it’s called Tello tell me you’re rich without selling me you’re rich right I’m almost done with the ride now like I said just a short one I was

    Going to do today I uh I do plan to get out tomorrow actually I’m going to be back in uh south end and I figured what it’s rude not to go meet up with the lads yeah that’s what I’m going to be doing tomorrow and and of course I’ll

    Take you guys along and uh see what we get up to but you have to wait until next week for that video for now I’m going to uh get myself back and warm up because I am Frozen so we are back in Sunny saon SE we had a wonderful time going see my power nippa in Harford sh and it was great getting out on the bike this morning to go check out the local area a massive massive thank you to Nipper for

    Putting us up for the weekend and for all the hospitalities I really really appreciate it mate and I’ll be seeing you soon but now I’m back in my local area of course I’m going to be going to meet up with the lads and get out on a

    Good oldfashioned group ride I hope you guys have enjoyed this episode thanks very much for watching please like comment and subscribe and I’ll see you guys next time Oh

    21 Comments

    1. Traditionally i have had lots of types of wheels Thomas,i fing Yoeleo and Winspace Hypers literally unbustable,as where the like of Hunt and Prime seem to be very susceptible to breaking spokes and buckling,im 85 kilos and give mine a hard time in the Essex lanes but never a failure. Good to see you back here for a spell,and downt let the haters deter you.

    2. Welcome back. Back in the real world 🥶🥶 Nice van , using any excuse not to cycle in the beautiful British weather 😂😂 sad about the technical issue you suffered…

    3. Nice chilled vid Thomas. Enjoyed it with my morning coffee. The ironic thing about that pub and in general, is that people with tattoos are 99% of the time the most friendliest, nicest people you could ever meet.
      Anyway, off for another coffee before my morning spin! Get back to Portugal soon! 💪

    4. I suspect that broken spoke is as much to do with too many Pastel de Natas as a pothole…..😂

      I was expecting the VW transporter to have some fantastic bike racks in the back, along with tool cabinets, Di2 charging station etc😊

      Unfortunately some of those well healed country types don't go much further than the estate or the village as they have people to do that….

    5. another nice video Thomas! Shame about the spoke thats annoying shit. Been curious what you're doing about Prime components with all the mess at Wiggle? Hope they stick around my Prime bars are the best bars I've had, amazing weight/price ratio

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