Join Paul and his friend Chris on a micro cycle tour and bivvy in the beautiful Mendips and south west. Includes packing and kit list.
Details:
Route:
Bristol to Bath – NCN 4
Bath back to Saltford – NCN 4
Saltford to Priddy – Avon Cycle Way
Priddy to Cheddar
Cheddar to Weston-Super-Mare (Strawberry line then quiet lanes)
then onto Clevedon via the brand new Pier to Pier way
Clevedon to Bristol – Ken Moor to Nailsea then the Festival Way (route 33) back to Bristol.
Pauls Bike: George Longstaff. More info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miHfx5veT0
KIT LIST
Sleeping Bag: Terra Nova Voyager 800
Sleeping Mat: @ThermaRest Neo Air
Waterproof Coat: Rapha @raphafilms
Bivvy: @highlander-outdoor Falcon Hooped Bivvy
Power Bank : @belkin
Panniers: @carradicenelson1615
Chammois Cream: @elitecycling Ozone Chamois Cream
Bar Bag: Camel Chops
Shoes & Helmet from @GiroSportDesign
Filmed on a @GoPro Hero 12 and Iphone 15 pro
See this video for more indepth bike touring kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFmsY6PV1hA&t=94s
We are Sarah & Paul of Velo Works. A small independent bicycle company specialising in hand built wheels, vintage bike restorations, an online store and local servicing.
5 Comments
Really enjoyed this and looked a great little adventure. Paul did have the ‘slept outdoors’ look about him in the morning 😆. I picked up a hooped bivi in a sale recently but yet to sleep in it, hoping to get away for a night before it gets too cold.
Green bicycle is that Spa Cycles at begining of the video?
Well done Paul, nice little tour. Plenty cafés, any pubs? Love the channel!
Another great video, Paul. Really liked the way you described it as “not a slog.” So many channels seem to feature 16:20 macho feats of endurance and how many miles they do in one day. The slice of cake image summed up your very different approach.
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Great little video. Thanks for sharing.
One daft question; there didn’t seem to be too much traffic on the roads, was that careful editing or was it generally quiet? Cheddar is on my radar for a camper van visit, eventually I want to ride out to there but from Cheltenham it seems a bit too far for me at the moment.