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Hi Dave. Is that a Terry saddle you use and if so what model is it. Thanks! Great video as always 👍

Can you tell me what make of Cannondale that bike is please. Thanks

Are you related to Martin Zero on RUclips. Ya don’t half have a look of him, but a completely different accent. Nice videos by the way. Just started myself, but on my other channel *Grandad Rambles*

Where are you off to Dave very much looking forward to seeing the videos.

Everyone’s different, but I’m not a fan of this new frame bag fashion that seems to have become THE thing to have over the last 5 years. I’ve got a rear rack with Carradice super c panniers, and lo rider racks at the front with another pair of smaller Carradice bags. I can get literally everything for a two week camps in the four bags with nothing strapped onto the frame, bars stem etc. Two bottles on seat / down tube, and a tool tube in another cage near the b/b Great video as ever Dave. 👍

Jees Dave was this last year, where hell did you find this nice weather

Great weather Dave. Hopefully it will be like that for the big ride.😊 Cheers from New Zealand.

Nice one Dave, yeah sign of the times all those churches locked up. Looking forward to seeing the bike packing trip👍🍺😎

my motto ! if it dont fall off we're all good to go.

Was this Monday Dave, we were over looking at Long Meg. Had to put the roof up on the MX5... it poured down! Lovely quiet roads you were on, sad that so many churches are locked these days. TFS cheers Alistair 👍

enjoy beautiful cycling routes.

can't beat them backroads dave . sounds like cable tension on your rear mech try turning the barrel adjuster on the mech a notch or 2 clockwise. hope you're trip goes well 🚴👍☀️

Good stuff as always mate, cracking countryside up by you, see you in the morning 🚲⛺️👍🏻

This is my local section of the Canal in Rishton Area. My house faces the canal at the 3:09 mark. Ride along it most days in loops of various length. It does get very very muddy in places after rain. And last years weather followed by this years awful weather has made it hideous. The very muddy section you went through near Riley’s is usually bone dry at this time of year. Not seen it this bad for a good few years.

Went past my house at 27.51 onwards 👍

Lovely video, were there any really muddy parts of the tow path?

Ride safe everyone !

Love your videos Dave always interesting where do you live pal?

Amigos vayan a iniciar sesion en la pagina web de my smartbike y desde ahi conecten su ebike, en mi caso salio un codigo de error #193 (el cual era el unico que me salia en la app) y el codigo #8 (el cual solo salio en la pagina web de la app) lo solucione acomodando bien el conector del buje, espero sea de gran ayuda para ud. Por cierto tambien me pedia la actualizacion y aun asi pidiendomela la bicicleta funciona a la perfección.

I like your video Dave, which brings back memories- My daughter was also at Liverpool Uni and I miss our days out there since she finished..it’s a great place! ..however me and my cycling pals have a ride planned that way later on this year..probably a circuit of the Wirral - lots of traffic-free rail trails etc running alongside the Dee and Mersey estuaries. I bought a used 6 speed Brompton 2 years ago and love it. I’ve used it loads and done a few tours - just got back from 400 miles around Brittany, with a hassle-free train journey to Plymouth and back! I have fitted a 39t chainring so hills aren’t a problem - don’t know why Brompton don’t offer this as an option! Have you seen Susanna Thornton Brompton Tourer on RUclips? Amazing lady.

5:35 there was a vertical lift bridge there back in the 70s before the A5036 was built

Nice short video of your 1st outing on your Brompton. I have recently bought a Brompton electric following retirement and fancy exploring the canal by going a bit further along. I've managed the trail from the pier head to the end of otterspool promenade and would like to continue on to Speke / Hale and possibly Widnes by picking up the TPT. I think that there is a short section where you need to ride along the main road, but Google maps shows a lot of cycle lane for the most part. Happy cycling.

Did this route in two sections, a long way but good route especially over the pennines.

nice bike, looks a good place to ride a bike.

Another great video Dave. Pity about the rain but no trouble to a hardy bloke like you.😁 Cheers from NZ.

Not seen a Brompton in these colour scheme blue and black before. Smart. I have a red and black M6L for 18 years now. It's been absolutely brilliant and still going strong. Now with a 39T front chain ring, meaning hills are a lot easier to climb and it spins out on the flat at about 22/23 mph. It now has SP dymamo hub in the front wheel with Supernova E3 Pro 2 front and rear lights so never have to worry about lighting ever again. They are bright. Also fitted SPDs to mine, Short Titec bar ends, Better Jack Kuosac Easy wheels so it rolls a lot better when folded also an Easy wheel extender so a lot more stable when folded. Rear rack is a tubular after market Ace rack lighter than the std Brompton one but still strong. I've toured all over on mine. UK, Wales, Scotland, France, Spain, Gran Canaria as well as commuted 40 miles a day on mine for two years. Loaded up they are surprisingly capable bikes for carrying heavy loads shopping and touring. Mine's a keeper will never part with it. It has been through 2 bottom pivot hinges though. Just about to fit the 3rd as these are a weak point of the Brompton, but given I have ridden up and down a lot of steep mountain roads on mine loaded up eg Gran Canaria, I can cut it some slack. Enjoy yours. Hope to see more of it on your channel. Check out Brompton Traveler's YT channel. www.youtube.com/@BromptonTraveler/videos ATB.

Thank you so much, keep enjoying the Tours

Good to see you out on the Brommie Dave, it looks great. Looking forward to seeing you take it out for a camp. They're great bikes, I've enjoyed 2yrs of hassle free riding on mine, just taking care of tyres and odd bit of maintenance. The only thing I didnt like was the original saddle, might as well have sat on a razor blade! I swapped it out for a Brooks and it was a game.changer. Agree with you about the gears, they did take a bit of getting used to but its a really simple setup. I do find the gearing a little high though, particularly when on the hills and am thinking of dropping down a few teeth on the front chainring. Enjoy 👍

Nice video, I did the full Liverpool / Leeds on my brommie last year .. brutal

Nice video. If you're looking for a longer ride, you can hop the ferry over to Seacombe or use Merseyrail to get to Birkenhead Hamilton Square and then cycle up on to the promenade. There's about 10 miles of road-free riding you can do which will bring you over to the other side of Wirral with views of the River Dee and Wales. If you push on into West Kirkby you can get on the Wirral Way and cycle down the other side of Wirral. That's all cycle path and you can another 15 miles down the other side. You then hop on the train at Hooton and get back to Liverpool.

it would rain on its maiden voyage dave 🥴 the Brompton will give you loads of options hopping off & on buses & trains 👍 surprised they do a electric model.

Did you ferry cross the Mersey?

Nice to see the Brompton mate, looks great, nice to see the start of the April trip again😏, see you next week for the July trip!🚲⛺️👍🏻

Shame about the weather, but it is to be expected as it is summer. The brompton looks grand and its good you have the 6 speed, the next thing will be an overnighter on the bike? I have been looking for one, but on market place as I need a good second hand one to suit my budget. I hope the whole journey down was a good one as short visits often are. ATB Big Dave

Brilliant tour and commentary and video. I'll be doing this trip in just over a weeks time. If you did it again, what items is essential to take? Many Thanks Mike

Did you hear it at the time or while video editteing? Me and my wife both hear "Yes it is" in possibly a stronger Cumbrian twang 🤔

Thank you for this video. I converted my road bike today and love it. Much more comfy and usable. This video really helped!

Another great blog Dave - hope you enjoyed it, alwasy fascinates me those rural roman outposts up there - would highly recommend Vindolanda you went past, highly worthwhile and oddly enough despite being in private membership, way better than anything Engligh Heritage have on the wall. I did this the other year and was dissapointed that whilst they had active digs at Vindo, the EH sites literally zero being done at them.

Hi Dave great to watch really interesting, great camera work 😊