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bikespokes
Великобритания
Добавлен 19 июн 2014
We are a van based mobile cycle repair and hire service covering Moray and Nairnshire in NE Scotland.
We come to your home or work to save you the hassle of getting your bike to a shop but this channel is not about fixing bikes! This is about what a bike mechanic does on a day off, or on the perfect holiday - a long bike ride across a little bit of Europe.....
You might call it Bikepacking or to some it might be Cycle Touring, but whether you go for a couple of hours or a couple of months - it's just about exploring our world on two wheels.
Countries explored so far: Scotland, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Poland.
We come to your home or work to save you the hassle of getting your bike to a shop but this channel is not about fixing bikes! This is about what a bike mechanic does on a day off, or on the perfect holiday - a long bike ride across a little bit of Europe.....
You might call it Bikepacking or to some it might be Cycle Touring, but whether you go for a couple of hours or a couple of months - it's just about exploring our world on two wheels.
Countries explored so far: Scotland, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Poland.
EuroVelo Cycle Tour from Poland to Croatia
From Kraków, Poland we headed west along the EuroVelo 4 cycling route (Central Europe Route) towards Czechia where we turned south for the rest of the trip. We switched to the EuroVelo 13 (Iron Curtain Trail) and the EV6 briefly as we crossed the River Danube at Bratislava in Slovakia, back on the EV13 again into Austria before going off piste for a while through Hungary and Slovenia. We crossed the River Drava at Varaždin and dipped into the EV14 somewhere along the way before passing through Zadar, the capital of Croatia, and eventually picked up the EuroVelo 8 (Mediterranean Route) which lead us to the finish on the coast at Zadar. 7 countries in total, around 1350km in 16 days.
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EuroVelo & River Drava Cycle Tour - Verona to Belgrade
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
Starting in Verona, we pointed our bikes north on the EuroVelo 7 cycling route (Sun Route) towards the Dolomites. The inspiration for this trip was the River Drava (Drau) bike path from Toblach in South Tyrol, Italy through Carinthia, Austria and Slovenia to Croatia where it meets the River Danube. After the River Drava, we cycled the Eurovelo 13 route (Iron Curtain Trail) briefly before follow...
A wee bike ride... Braemar to Ballater via Balmoral Castle, Scotland
Просмотров 383Год назад
A beautiful route mostly through Caledonian Pine Forest from Braemar to Ballater via Balmoral Castle and Estate grounds. www.komoot.com/tour/1133428788 #bikespokes #bikepacking #balmoral
EuroVelo Cycle Tour - River Meuse, Moselle & Rhine
Просмотров 30 тыс.Год назад
A simple route - no planes, no trains, just a ferry.... well quite a LOT of ferries actually! The Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry arrives at Ijmuiden so this is a 1500km circular bike tour from there following three rivers using the Eurovelo cycle routes 1(12) down the coast, EV19 Maasroute, the Vennbahn and Moselle Cycle Routes and finally the EV15 back along the Rhine towards the start for the f...
A wee bike ride... Coast to Coast, Ardgay to Ullapool, Scottish Highlands
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 года назад
An epic off-road cycling adventure from the North Sea to the Atlantic in the north of Scotland. www.komoot.com/tour/885453298 #bikespokes #coasttocoast #BikeTour
EuroVelo 15 Cycle Tour - River Rhine from Andermatt to Amsterdam
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.2 года назад
Back in 2016, a bike trip from Andermatt to Amsterdam along the River Rhine using the EuroVelo 15 route for most of the way with a detour to catch the Newcastle ferry from Ijmuiden. No video camera back then, so this is just a tiny flavour of that trip. Music by Hannah Taylor: hantaylor94.bandcamp.com/ #bikespokes #EuroVelo #BikeTour
A wee bike ride... Bernia climb, Spain
Просмотров 1862 года назад
A fabulous circular route from Jalon (Xaló) in the Alicante region of Spain. The long, steep climb was rewarded with a fantastic feast at Bar Refugio, stunning scenery and an awesome descent back down the mountain. This area is popular with cyclists all year round and it's obvious why most of the pro teams have their winter training camps near here. www.komoot.com/tour/732384006 #bikespokes #Bi...
A wee bike ride... Ryvoan Bothy, Aviemore & Loch Garten, Scotland
Просмотров 4353 года назад
A circular loop from Nethy Bridge over past Ryvoan Bothy to Glenmore, then down the Old Logging Way to Rothiemurchus and Aviemore, then back to Nethy via Loch Garten. www.komoot.com/tour/732383801 #bikespokes #BikeTour #Scotland
A wee bike ride... The Great Glen Way, Scotland
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.3 года назад
Not quite The Great Glen Way exactly, but a circular route from Nairn, through Farr to Fort Augustus and up the Great Glen Way to Inverness and back to Nairn again. This video shows the Whitebridge to Inverness section around Loch Ness. www.komoot.com/tour/393269556 #bikespokes #GreatGlenWay #BikeTour
A wee bike ride... Moray Coastal Trail and Speyside Way, Scotland
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.3 года назад
A stunning fully loaded cycle tour along the Moray Coast in NE Scotland following the Moray Coastal Trail from Findhorn, through Burghead and Hopeman and along Lossemouth beach to Fochabers. After camping overnight, we headed south through Craigellachie and Aberlour towards Nethy Bridge and another campsite at Aviemore. The final day was north through Carrbridge, and Tomatin towards Inverness b...
A wee bike ride... to Lossiemouth, Scotland
Просмотров 2243 года назад
A beautiful day for a cycle along Sustrans National Cycle Route 1 (NCN1) to Lossiemouth on the Moray Coast in NE Scotland. www.komoot.com/tour/324120163 #bikespokes #Lossiemouth #BikeTour
A wee bike ride... around Brodie Castle, Scotland
Просмотров 973 года назад
A winter cycle around Brodie Castle, Moray, Scotland in the snow with Schwalbe Marathon Winter studded tyres on a Surly Crosscheck. #bikespokes #BrodieCastle #BikeTour
A wee bike ride... through Darnaway to Logie Steading, Scotland
Просмотров 1593 года назад
A winter cycle through Darnaway Forest, across the River Findhorn at Daltullich Bridge, past Relugas to Logie Steading in Moray, Scotland. Music by Hannah Taylor: hantaylor94.bandcamp.com/ #bikespokes #LogieSteading #BikeTour
A wee bike ride... Col du Pourtalet in the Pyrenees, France
Просмотров 1784 года назад
A leisurely cycle up the French side of the Col du Pourtalet in the Pyrenees for breakfast in Spain on Christmas morning 2019..... and back down again. www.komoot.com/tour/732383688 Music by Hannah Taylor: hantaylor94.bandcamp.com/ #bikespokes #Pyrenees #BikeTour
EuroVelo 7 Cycle Tour - Copenhagen to Prague
Просмотров 16 тыс.4 года назад
A bike trip from Copenhagen to Prague via Berlin and Dresden in September 2019 along the EuroVelo 7 Sun Route. www.komoot.com/tour/732383866 Music by Hannah Taylor: hantaylor94.bandcamp.com/ music.apple.com/gb/album/soul-paradise/1422549406 #bikespokes #EuroVelo #BikeTour
EuroVelo 6 Cycle Tour - River Danube from Stuttgart to Budapest
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.5 лет назад
EuroVelo 6 Cycle Tour - River Danube from Stuttgart to Budapest
thank you so much for sharing. the route through hungary and slovenia looked amazing. the roads looked so nice and quiet. really enjoyable thank you
Yes, quiet roads and stunning scenery. Thanks for watching.
Great video, thank you very much for that 🙂👍
Thanks for watching!
Leuke roadtrip. Veel pontjes, waarschijnlijk de bedoeling. Miste soms de plaatsnamen bij de grotere plaatsen wasr doorheen gereden werd. 14 dagen trip?👌
Thanks for watching. We took 17 days but it could easily be done in 14.
Thanks, well done, nice music too.
Who is the singer? Lovely trip and soundtrack
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A question please.If you did this again would you do it in the same direction and why did you choose anticlockwise? I love this route and will give it a punt with my wife next September as it appears to have plenty of camping and food options (my wife is gluten free which makes quieter routes like EV6 that I have just completed solo rather difficult)
I'm not sure there was a reason for the direction at the time and having done it, I can't think of any now - it really doesn't matter for this one. There would be a fair hill to climb out of Trier if you did it clockwise but that's the only thing I can think of.
@@bike_spokes Thank you for responding, thats sold it to me, although I am yet to find a hill I couldn’t walk up my preference is avoidance 🙂
Nice video and a lot of ferries haha if you took the Moerdijkbrug from Dordrecht you would finish in Breda and that would be the most beautifal city you will ever see and no ferries at all lol Oh greetz from Breda ;p
One day perhaps I’ll watch on of these lovely trips WITHOUT the muzak. There’s no need to have it all the way through. Some narration about the journey would be so much better.
Actually, I agree. I've watched this video a couple of times now, basically because I intend to do a similar loop this summer. The filming is superb but the music detracts from it. I get lots more pleasure from watching narrated videos where the people comment as they go. It doesn't have to be recorded live during the ride - I'm sure LOTS of footage was discarded in the making, so knowing in advance when to narrate would be almost impossible - but an occasional bit about the wheres and whys would have been SO much more informative.
Hi, in 4 months im doing a very similar loop rout from the same port and coming back along the rhine, what was the cost of camping in Switzerland? thanks
We joined the Rhine at Koblenz so weren't in Switzerland on that trip. I recall from a previous trip (2016) that it was a little more expensive than home but not too crazy (cheaper than Denmark). Look out for canoe clubs in Germany - no frills cheap camping at many of them.
So inspiring and moving
I am new to cycling (5 months) and plan to cycle from Copenhagen to Berlin next summer. Thanks for a great video! It gives me a picture of the trip.
DO IT! It's a great route, I would definitely recommend it.@@w3ndy_catvil
Coming from a country where sharing any road with cars is tantamount to suicide......this is wonderful to watch.
The Eurovelo routes really are fantastic, especially the river ones.
Same in the U.K. drivers attitudes to cyclists needs to change
Why bring along a helmet when you're not going to wear it... ?
Really enjoyed this, thank you! Well done
Thanks for watching
Nice video, great route! Thank you for sharing🇳🇱👍🚴♀️🇪🇺
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Great trip, music choice as well👌
That looks like a great route. What width tyres were you using? Cheers 👍
Surly Long Haul Trucker (rigid steel frame) with 26x2.00 Schwalbe Land Cruiser tyres. There is a short rough section just below the bothy but otherwise it's mostly a good gravel surface. www.komoot.com/tour/1182597439
cycling and music, great inspiration for my next trip :)
Thanks for vid, planned to do this weekend but lot wetter, after schoolhouse did you go Strath Mulzie or Knockdamph? I am thinking re river crossings
We went via Knockdamph. There were two small river crossings which were very easy at the time. Probably still ok now, but may be an issue in winter?
@@bike_spokes thanks for quick reply :) yes we will make a decision tomorrow as lot of rain next 48 hours, going to get wet somehow though haha
3:30 in video is biggest river crossing
Hi, nice video. Did you get told you should not cycle on the Estate? We were there in Aug (no Royals were present) but we got told by the woman at the gate (where folk pay to come in) that we must not cycle anywhere on the estate??!!! Right to roam - we headed round the corner and through Easter Balmoral. Be interested to hear if you had any issues!
No, we had no issues. We came through the back rather than the main entrance but passed several staff & stopped at the tearoom - nobody seemed to mind.
great to hear, we must have just got the wrong woman! When did you do it, in May this year?
So, basicly a lot of ferries and windmills....😂 lovely little video !!
Pretty much, yes!
Lovely trip. Where did you stay, ie camp or other? Also, do you have a GPS route, like on RidesWithGPS etc? Thanks.
We travelled with our own tent and camped in official campsites. The route is on Komoot in 3 sections titled Meuse, Moselle and Rhine: www.komoot.com/tour/1258688232?ref=wtd&share_token=azEJ6eyD75p6w8eGW7URG3GUAcgqaRwdKl5Yaw44KOcORJ3oGL
How would this route work for a road bike with some skinny tires? Great video btw !
Most of it is on tarmac so probably ok actually.
Lovely very nice beautiful
Thanks for this, hoping to do this trail next month and this was very useful to get an idea of what to expect! Was the Schoolhouse Bothy open?
Yes, there are 2 bothy's on this route and both were open.
@@bike_spokes Great, thank you!
Love the music and the camera settings that show spokes of the front wheel. Wonder how did you do it?
No tricks, just mounted the camera on front fork.
What a lovely picturesque route that looked to be. Thanks very much for that 👍
Many thanks for posting this, it looks a perfect route and you presented it very nicely. We were in Rotterdam last November and we didn't know about the tunnel ... we'll have to go back and do the whole route.
Yes, the Benelux Tunnel is a great bit of cycling infrastructure.
Just discovered this. It’s lovely and gives me some new inspiration for our subsequent trip. Thank you.
That was fun! I must see in person.
superbe tour ! Pouvez vous communiquer les villes étapes ?
Ijmuiden, Hook of Holland, Venlo, Maastricht, Trier, Koblenz, Bonn, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Arnhem, Utrecht.
Wow that looks absolutely fantastic. I might poach part of your journey :)
Awesome trip! 🎉
Congrats for the trip, thanks for sharing. I want to do the same trip with my wife, any tips to share?
It was a great route, I'd definitely recommend it. Perhaps avoid August when it will be very busy.
Very nice, and thanks for the introduction to Hannah Taylor.
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very nice trip 🥰 , thank you for making us travel with you.....🫶
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Another great video thanks for sharing. Also thanks for introduction to Hannah Taylor.
Thanks for watching! More music here: ruclips.net/video/aa2FJlKAQYE/видео.html
Great video my wife and I really enjoyed revisiting our old cycling routes.✌🤙
Nice video,nice music!, 👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed that 👍 How many days was your trip?
18 Days, roughly 50 miles per day
MORE PLEASE. Grow your page easily > *Promosm* !!!
Thanks for posting, great to watch just before going to bed, calming, and I will dream of cycling again in Germany Belgium and the Netherlands. Hope you tried the Bitburg beer!
I'm sure I did!
Great video great music too 😊
Thanks for watching and for your comment.
very nice travel 🤗 visited the bakery at 20:14 last August
Nice spot!
Beautiful adventure 🚲👌👏👏💪
It was, yes!
What a present on 31 december! A wonderfull video and wonderfull misic🙂. Best wishes for 2023 from the other side of the North Sea👍🚴♀️🍾🇳🇱
Many thanks!
Very nice trip, thank you very much for this video! It is very motivating
Thanks for watching!
great video
Looking at the map, that's a 5 hr ride. It looks like you took a more scenic route. Great video, thx for sharing.
Yes, it's around 5hrs of cycling time, less if you travel lighter than we did, but we took our time and camped in Ullapool to return next day.
Bellissima... Ho intenzione di percorrerla da Rostock a Venezia... Le indicazioni della EV7 sono facili da trovare?
That sounds amazing! There are usually signs but not always and they are easy to miss so I would recommend using a GPS device ideally (or an app on your phone).
@@bike_spokes thanks
Thank you for sharing! Need to do this route
Thanks for watching!