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@@cobym2262 Thanks - I'm sure you'll have a great time. That part of Europe is perfect for cycling.

@ttonypayne5077 To those who fail to appreciate the reasoning behind the "nusic" (sic) choices I make, the volume control is a handy thing.

It was a good ride to do. No problems riding through the tunnel.

@caravanstuff2827 Thanks. Sorry your bit didn't feature, but glad you still liked the video. Living alongside a canal sounds like a great idea.

@davidmortimore254 It was another great weekend - looking forward to doing something like it again next time.

@@TimmyTours I don't have the route documented I'm afraid. I've learned it all largely through trial and error. Most of the times that the towpath switches from side to side, it's pretty obvious what to do. The only times you need to be wary is when you're nearing canal junctions so as to avoid being forced to turn somewhere you don't want to go. Do you use Garmin? The route planner is pretty good and usually knows when to switch sides during route planning. Failing that, zoom in on Google maps - the towpaths are usually pretty clear, then make a note of any landmarks (pubs usually do it for me) and figure out how many miles it is from when you pass something until you need to think about what side you need to be on. Even if it goes wrong you shouldn't ever have to backtrack very far and it's usually possible to hump bikes over lock gates - i.e you don't necessarily need to wait for bridges.

@@fabiobear3089 I've ridden London to Northampton twice - 95 miles. For me, it's about eight hours of riding time, plus stopping time. Pleasant enough when dry, but I wouldn't fancy doing it if it was muddy and slippy. There's a mixture of surfaces - grit, tarmac, bare earth and grass and it can be quite tough on the wrists. There's a couple of really long sections between towns - South of Blisworth and also South of Leighton Buzzard. It can feel quite remote on those bits. You'll have to go over the top of the Blisworth Tunnel, but that's quite straightforward. Obviously, it's flat and traffic free, but keep your wits about you as there'll be dogs, kids, joggers etc. Also be wary of the edge, of mooring bollards and how close passing cyclists come. Ring a bell before passing under little bridges as you may not be able to see if there's anything coming the other way. If you plan to stick canal-side all the way, plan ahead to see where you can stop for drinks/food etc. There could be miles and miles between facilities. Hope that all helps, but if there's anything else you want to know just pop more questions up. I hope it goes well and would love to hear how you get on.

A good worthwhile ride to do. Very poignant in places.

It was a pleasure to do and fairly effortless really. I'm sure you'll love it.

Thanks, I always aim to incorporate music specific to a area, or that is in some way memorable to my time there. Sometimes the tracks might be in-jokes relating to specific circumstances. Glad to hear you like the videos. I've got quite a lot more Midlands-based ones up as I do like it up there.

Yeah I thought that especially when Slade came on as you got to the black country, glad you like it up here the midlands, Birmingham and the Black country are great places with plenty to see and do there and of course they both have a lot of interesting history 🙂@@duveleffe1701

@mrlardster Keep an ear out for more Midlands tracks in the Day 2 and 3 videos. I drew the line at Musical Youth though.

Yeah will do mate and I can't say that I blame you for that 😂😂​@@duveleffe1701

It was a great ride to do. Well worth the effort of travelling up there. Tranquil flat disused railway lines, amazing tunnels and probably one of the best stretches of canals I've ever ridden. Topped off with the Foxton Locks Inn - such a superb location. On the way back, we stopped again at another pub called the Brampton Halt, just behind Pitsford & Brampton Station which was also really good.

I live in Kent, so getting there is a bit of a mission - but well worth it. I stumbled across the locks by accident on a trip from Leicester to Northampton via canal last year. I've got a video up showing that ride too.

Hope it all goes well.

Well done.

It's an easy enough route to follow - I just rode alongside the canal through Solihull, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Braunston, Stoke Bruerne, Milton Keynes, Berkhampsted and onwards to London. There's a couple of tunnels to cross over at Braunston and Blisworth but the routes over the top are pretty obvious. Then, at London (Bull's Bridge), there's a couple of options depending on whether you go on to Brentford or Paddington. If you just Google 'Grand Union Canal Route', there'll be plenty of entries presented to show you the way.

There's running events that do it too, over two days. At the end of this video, I pass a few of the athletes. On another of my videos we're heading towards Birmingham and pass them not long after they'd started ruclips.net/video/3Y-G0GydPS8/видео.htmlsi=nEEc-mDYegqFEkLC -

Thanks for your kind comment. I've got Edinburgh to Glasgow firmly on my to-do list. You should find the Falkirk Wheel quite fascinating. I'd love to hear how you get on. I'll see if I can figure out a way to include maps/links or whatever. Meanwhile, if you can access the "Open Canal Map" App, that will give you a great insight into the UK canal network. I've got lots more Canal rides on my channel too - a lot of which are in the Midlands region. Safe travels....

Good luck with that - take plenty of spare nuts and bolts to replace those that get shaken out!

It was great to get back up to my homeland and I hope to be back soon. Going through that tunnel was a big tick on my to-do list. When I'm putting these videos together, I often struggle to find music that isn't just repeating the same old stuff - but there was so much material that fitted this ride perfectly, it was an easy one to do. Most of the tracks are meaningful or sentimental to me in one way or another. The Spanish City was a huge part of my childhood.

I'm afraid I'm not the fount of knowledge on these. I'm from the time of the Mark 1s and 2s. I don't know anything about the later variants. I've heard it say from some of the lads on these rides that there was a 'Tall Frame' version of the Mark 1 I had my Mark 1 recreated at a specialist shop youngs-cycles.co.uk/ The chap there is really knowledgeable and passionate about what he does and I'm sure he'll have all your answers. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Thanks. It was good to go through the Tyne Tunnel. This is the first time I've been back there in almost five years. Hopefully it won't be that long until my next visit. Sorry to hear you're not riding, but I'm glad to hear the videos help.

Hi, thanks for watching, and thanks for your kind words. I’m often riddled with anxiety before a lot of my trips, so I always take every precaution available to me - I always make sure my bikes are professionally serviced, have good quality components and plan my routes as much as possible to stay close to railway lines so that, if there’s ever a problem, there’s always a route back to ‘civilisation’ should the worst happen. I have the most puncture-resistant tyres that are available and carry spare inner tubes/nuts/bolts/cable ties/locks/bike frame number etc. etc. and also tools to fix the most common problems. I’ve ridden from the French ports to Amsterdam three times, and have done countless other trips in France/Belgium and the Netherlands. They’re so much more geared up for the needs of cyclists over there, you’ll never be far away from help if you need it. If I can ever be of any help, just pop me a comment - I always reply. Take care and enjoy your cycling while you can.

Turn the volume down then.

@@duveleffe1701 muted it :)

@@flachi32 Good for you.

@@duveleffe1701 What's that? Hawaiian noises? He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee!

Thanks - it was a really enjoyable and varied ride. The section after the turn onto the Derwent was new to me and a really pleasant experience. The Waskerley Way goes quite a bit further beyond Consett, so getting right to the end of it is definitely on my list the next time I'm up there. I think the track you're referring to is 'Dancevision' by the Human League. I don't recall it being used as a TV theme, but it certainly sounds like the sort of thing that should have been. My next video will show the Tyne heading in the other direction - Out towards Wallsend and through the recently refurbished Tyne Cycle Tunnel before crossing back on the Shields Ferry and heading back up the coast into Northumberland.

Thanks, that's very kind of you to say. If you get a chance to have a look, these videos on the Grand Union might be helpful... ruclips.net/video/Pu14SecEqUQ/видео.htmlsi=6swdMllIbbwkHKJN ruclips.net/video/OwTiE0htZBo/видео.htmlsi=KJ_cX-MNxPz0un7b ruclips.net/video/kYeDUN31FwI/видео.htmlsi=XCRdhNiPo2wl79pp ruclips.net/video/b4ofozF8hSM/видео.htmlsi=llo0QmSz2DVHNQ0w ruclips.net/video/3Y-G0GydPS8/видео.htmlsi=ncMdgS4bxjjwvQ-O ruclips.net/video/DdKz6WlyyfY/видео.htmlsi=1OV4Fj6ANB8t3g6q ruclips.net/video/2l9V47e4yjo/видео.htmlsi=R62G73HblA8aJ5w3 ruclips.net/video/B3g16PSBXmE/видео.htmlsi=crtudMKvxouCS3UR

Towpaths all the way - there's a couple of lumpy bits at Blisworth and Braunston where climbing up and over tunnels is needed, but they're not too much of an issue. There's a few rough sections when you're in remote areas - particularly in between Blisworth and Leamington Spa, which can be challenging, but passable, so don't let that put you off. It's a fantastic experience.

Hi, I've ridden from London to Aylesbury twice and I've ridden on the rest of the Grand Union several times - usually heading North from London and getting trains back, but also South out of Birmingham to a range of places, including to London in a day, but not specifically a single journey from Aylesbury to Birmingham

I guess I must have been lucky to have gotten a good day. It's probably best avoided at rush-hour I imagine.

Het is een leuke stad en ik kijk ernaar uit om op een dag terug te gaan en er meer tijd door te brengen.

Thanks - it was a great day

Thanks for watching. I'm sure you'll have a fantastic adventure. Yes, the section you mention is probably the most challenging. It's quite remote and therefore doesn't get much activity on it from other towpath users. A bit more insight in the section from Warwick to Braunston can be seen in this other video from 32.00 to 42.45 ruclips.net/video/DdKz6WlyyfY/видео.htmlsi=OdRYTudaHEZDJslz The roughest part, I'd say, is in between Napton Junction and Braunston. Good luck with it and I'd love to hear how you get on.

Were you heading far? That Tardebigge flight must take some time to get through?

Thanks. I don't know if anything like this is planned this year. If I hear, I'll post a comment. I've got a couple of other similar videos up - one recorded in Brighton and the other in Amsterdam.

Thanks. I hadn't uploaded this video before as I'd already done a pretty similar one from the same trip. That square in Bergues seems to have had work being done to it for years. It's also evident in this video, which is a year and a half old.

Fully agree with you there. It's really special cycling over there and I look forward to getting back at some point. I've got lots of other videos up which I filmed in the Netherlands too if you get the chance to check any of them out.

@@duveleffe1701 I will.

We had all sizes, shapes and colours to play with on that day. All nicely polished too.

That's where our main storage areas were - but there was no direct access through the building. We used to be up and down with trollies of books two or three times a day.

​@duveleffe1701 can I ask what did you used to In London ?.

@dreammaker730 I worked for an organisation called the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy - based in that building for 27 years. It was a sad day when we moved out of it.

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