Hello all, I trust you have had a lovely Easter weekend, hope the Easter bunny was kind to you. By now you are all probably slouched over the sofa in a chocolate comatose state, so thanks for joining me on another bikepacking adventure. This week we are going to be taking on Yorkshire with the Dales divide. Hope you enjoy. And as always thanks for tuning in :D Make sure to check out the website for the route details and check the before you ride. www.keepsmilingadventures.com/challenging-routes/the-yorkshire-dales-divide
New subscriber here! I just want to tell you that I stopped riding my bike 7 years ago mainly because buying a house & having children became my priority. The bike has remained forgotten in the garage & I’ve somehow gained around 3 stone! After finding your channel it has reminded me just how much I used to enjoy being on the bike and without realising I missed it a lot. I got the bike out last week, gave it a wash and tuned it up and now I’m back out on the roads and thoroughly enjoying it. I’ve also started using a turbo trainer mid-week to accelerate my fitness. So, thank you for sharing your adventures. I’m going to enjoy watching them all.
Loved the mud spattered, weather-beaten gritted teeth face with the cycling cap peak flicking up and down in the wind with just that one intro word, "Well....." If one word ever says it all! Epic adventure.
I discovered your channel about 2 weeks ago and I have to say this is now one of my favourite channels on RUclips. Your videos are incredibly well put together and I respect your grit and determination shown in these videos. Keep doing what you're doing as these videos have inspired me to get back on my bike and get out there into the wild. Keep smiling !
I agree, I love things like this so was chuffed to bits to find it in my algorithms today. I subbed straight away and I’m now going to spend my bank holiday weekend binge watching all the vids..😃
Love the adventures Josh. The epic 51mins takes us on a journey of all your emotions, from the elation of the tail winds and long descents, to the misery of the foggy moors and broken tent pole. Thanks for sharing and look forward to the next one!
Thanks, Josh. Absolutely epic. Your video editing skills have massively improved. The story telling is so good. As a fellow cyclist, I appreciate your drive. I'm happy with a day out and a 50 miler. No way i could manage at your level. I am 51, though and relatively happy with my fitness. Anyways thanks again for sharing your adventures. Much appreciated.
Great video thanks. Tip for a temp fix for a broken tent pole is to get a coke can and (presume you have a pocket knife) cut the top and bottom off and slice down the body so you have a sheet of aluminium. Wrap this around the break and use duck tape to tape the ends to the pole.
Brutal Josh. I'm amazed at what you put yourself through. Great bus shelter that; I remember sleeping in there about 48(!) years ago with a few mates as we headed up to the Dales to go climbing.
Felt your pain on a personal level after I had a tent pole break on me last month whilst doing the Second City Divide on my fat bike.. Terrible weather & didn't make Kielder. Pitched in a field, tent pole snapped & sorted of fixed it with gorilla tape only to find my tent flooded in the morning. My next incident was coming off the slopes of cross fell after over nighting at Greg's Hut. That descent was horrid like you mentioned on your 2CD video. Thick mist and rain, I somehow fell down a hole to my waist & twisted my knee. Safe to say I was getting a bit peeved off & was seriously considering bailing to Penrith & getting the train home. Glad I didn't though, you get through these moments and challenges. I also understood what you went through taking the Cam road from Bainbridge to more or less Ribblehead. I had similar conditions to you & was pretty knackered. I found a great campsite above Ingleton, freshened up, ate some food & watched the sunset. I don't get the chance to go bike packing much but when I do, It totally energises me. Watching your videos has been very helpful to me, so thank you!! Keep pedalling & escaping to wild places.
top tip for you mate, from an old prepper, keep a spare folding alloy tent post inside your seat post, gaffer tape, and old inner tube. you can repair 80% of stuff with that :) chin up
First off: THANK YOU! So glad you're sharing. Second: thanks for not filling your videos with depression music. I love travel and biking content but life's sad enough already without spending hours listening to people crying and whining over slow acoustic guitar 🙌👌👊.... the really majestic moments work better with silence/ actual ambient sound from the place itself and people traveling through it anyway IMHO.
Josh. My good lady and l love watching your travels (whilst sat by the log burner😀). Your tenacity, grit and determination are exceptional. I have to say though this ride looked to nearly destroy you. You looked absolutely knackered. Get plenty of R&R and we look forward to your next adventure, which will hopefully be much kinder to you.
That looked tough. Your stamina is on another level! It’s not easy riding them routes never mind the endless backtrack for the video shots. Well done 👍
I've worked accross much of the N York Moors, Yorkshire area and some of the Dales over the last 14 years and often wondered about some of the cycle routes. Another Epic adventure Josh. I dont mind being out in the rain at all when cycling, but having to brave those elements when bike packing day after day is something else.
Love your spirit Josh, you are my favourite cycling Chanel to watch and you are my inspiration to go bike packing ❤ Try Fibre Fix tape for pole repair. Andy from Preston 😀
I'm not sure how you cope mentally tbh. I did a muddy hilly 38 miles around Surrey at the weekend and physically I was fine but mentally I think I had a bit of a breakdown. Your a monster. 😂 Love ya though and thanks for another great watch.
Well done josh that looked a tough one in those conditions you have great stength to overcome those challenges your an inspiration look forward to your next adventure
Great video, and looked so challenging with the wind and rain. The Dales are more scenic than the Yorkshire moors, having done the E.W.E (England -Wales-England) in 2012 and gone across both en route. I had to laugh when your tent pole broke, seeing as there were plenty of free ones on offer🤣Glad you managed to make use of one!
Nortn York Moors is a tough grind on a road bike at the best of times, chapeau for the grind in the cloud on the trails, I'm off to newcastle this week on a two dayer, on the road mind. My firast proper adventure.
Hi Josh, yours is one of the best youtube channels I'm following. Really great rides, and a good mixture of riding, camping, explaining... I love it how you plan your rides, the concept is always interesting, there's a story in it... All that said, I have to say - kudos to you and other British cyclists for riding in that weather! It really is a bit depressing watching all that mud and rain and gray landscape. ;) If only you were from... Turkey, for example! :))))
I fully admire what you’ve achieved on your bike but I couldn’t stop thinking why . But well done stay fit stay healthy and keep focused 👍 . I think I’ll go have a nice hot bath now
Looks like we went out on the same week, me and a friend hiked the Yorkshire wolds way. It was great, the elevation in the valleys was quite surprising
Wow! that was really brutal. You must have thought about what else the trip could throw your way. So wet and muddy but the winds were the icing on the cake. Well done for not bailing out. I wonder what reaction you get from other passengers on the train when you've plastered in mud. One of horror I'd guess.😃
Thanks Josh, what an epic journey and you truly are resilience personified! Your videos are a fantastic inspiration and I keenly await upload notifications. The footage is amazing, your mix of narration and to-camera pieces are fantastic and the editing is top-notch. As a semi-professional copywriter though, I'd like to offer a small piece of constructive advice. Synonyms are your friend for the voice-over piece. While your narration clearly shows your passion and emotion, variety helps to keep the listener a little more engaged. For example @7.50 "...as them wet, boggy fields getting my feet wet..." could be "...as them sodden, boggy fields soaking my feet...". I know you've tried AI before from a previous video, but it actually can help a lot with this kind of thing - helping to add variation to what you've written, rather than having it create the script for you. Just my 2p, mate. The channel is awesome and a highlight of YT in my opinion.
Rudston is the next village from me, you would of come through our village after Rudston on the dales divide route ..... some of those trails look familiar :)
Nice post lovely landscape on the vids however very very disappointing that there wasn’t a pasty sausage roll or pork pie in site….no wonder you struggled…lol …keep posting tho I’m loving your channel…Ron
Come & visit here in Western Australia where here in Perth its the second month of Autumn & it's over 30deg c. Fine & sunny, still shorts & t shirt weather.
Awesome hope you have some amazing adventures ahead of you. Apart from the obvious leave no trace, set up late and leave early. Don’t overthink it really, try get away from the trail so you wont get disturbed in the night. I like to sit around a bit before setting up the tent, that way you can get an idea of if people are around and where they typically go.
Another awesome adventure, keep up the great work. Have you any plans to ride the pictish trail in Scotland? I'm looking to ride it at some point this year, would be great to know your thoughts.
Brilliant mate think I’ve joined your subs service mate got about error at gym but Join button has disappeared now so looking good I think lol let me know pls Josh. Cheers Coops 👍🏻❤️🚴
Well for know I actually have a spare 3 section version of the same pole. So for know i will use that. But I’m not really a fan of this tent so might end up back with the soloist or something else. Haven’t really decided yet.
I’m always amazed that you can cycle so far and sleep in the freezing cold under a piece of plastic with only a Gingsters for fuel😂 it makes me think the Law of Thermodynamics is completely wrong 🥴
Hello all, I trust you have had a lovely Easter weekend, hope the Easter bunny was kind to you. By now you are all probably slouched over the sofa in a chocolate comatose state, so thanks for joining me on another bikepacking adventure. This week we are going to be taking on Yorkshire with the Dales divide. Hope you enjoy. And as always thanks for tuning in :D
Make sure to check out the website for the route details and check the before you ride. www.keepsmilingadventures.com/challenging-routes/the-yorkshire-dales-divide
How did you know!🤣🤣
New subscriber here! I just want to tell you that I stopped riding my bike 7 years ago mainly because buying a house & having children became my priority. The bike has remained forgotten in the garage & I’ve somehow gained around 3 stone! After finding your channel it has reminded me just how much I used to enjoy being on the bike and without realising I missed it a lot. I got the bike out last week, gave it a wash and tuned it up and now I’m back out on the roads and thoroughly enjoying it. I’ve also started using a turbo trainer mid-week to accelerate my fitness. So, thank you for sharing your adventures. I’m going to enjoy watching them all.
Loved the mud spattered, weather-beaten gritted teeth face with the cycling cap peak flicking up and down in the wind with just that one intro word, "Well....."
If one word ever says it all!
Epic adventure.
You're a star! Good call getting digs for the night! Epic will power and great video. Keep well!
I discovered your channel about 2 weeks ago and I have to say this is now one of my favourite channels on RUclips. Your videos are incredibly well put together and I respect your grit and determination shown in these videos. Keep doing what you're doing as these videos have inspired me to get back on my bike and get out there into the wild. Keep smiling !
I agree, I love things like this so was chuffed to bits to find it in my algorithms today. I subbed straight away and I’m now going to spend my bank holiday weekend binge watching all the vids..😃
Love the adventures Josh. The epic 51mins takes us on a journey of all your emotions, from the elation of the tail winds and long descents, to the misery of the foggy moors and broken tent pole. Thanks for sharing and look forward to the next one!
Thanks for tuning in 🙌
Thanks, Josh. Absolutely epic. Your video editing skills have massively improved. The story telling is so good. As a fellow cyclist, I appreciate your drive. I'm happy with a day out and a 50 miler. No way i could manage at your level. I am 51, though and relatively happy with my fitness. Anyways thanks again for sharing your adventures. Much appreciated.
Always love your videos Josh, they are well put together and the story telling is solid, keep it up.
Great video thanks. Tip for a temp fix for a broken tent pole is to get a coke can and (presume you have a pocket knife) cut the top and bottom off and slice down the body so you have a sheet of aluminium. Wrap this around the break and use duck tape to tape the ends to the pole.
Well done. Had you on in the background whilst working from home. Nice to see you passed through my village of Silverdale 👍🏻
Finally YT has recommended me a decent channel. Now to binge watch. Inspiring me to actually get out on my bike.
Man U is as mad as box of frogs 🐸 well done 🎉really enjoyed it
You are a tough nut Josh, well done on completing the challenge.
Second comment for engagement and because you deserve it: Wife is very impressed you've kept the Lion around 🙌👊❤️
Brutal Josh. I'm amazed at what you put yourself through. Great bus shelter that; I remember sleeping in there about 48(!) years ago with a few mates as we headed up to the Dales to go climbing.
Felt your pain on a personal level after I had a tent pole break on me last month whilst doing the Second City Divide on my fat bike.. Terrible weather & didn't make Kielder. Pitched in a field, tent pole snapped & sorted of fixed it with gorilla tape only to find my tent flooded in the morning. My next incident was coming off the slopes of cross fell after over nighting at Greg's Hut. That descent was horrid like you mentioned on your 2CD video. Thick mist and rain, I somehow fell down a hole to my waist & twisted my knee. Safe to say I was getting a bit peeved off & was seriously considering bailing to Penrith & getting the train home. Glad I didn't though, you get through these moments and challenges. I also understood what you went through taking the Cam road from Bainbridge to more or less Ribblehead. I had similar conditions to you & was pretty knackered. I found a great campsite above Ingleton, freshened up, ate some food & watched the sunset. I don't get the chance to go bike packing much but when I do, It totally energises me. Watching your videos has been very helpful to me, so thank you!! Keep pedalling & escaping to wild places.
top tip for you mate, from an old prepper, keep a spare folding alloy tent post inside your seat post, gaffer tape, and old inner tube. you can repair 80% of stuff with that :) chin up
First off: THANK YOU! So glad you're sharing. Second: thanks for not filling your videos with depression music. I love travel and biking content but life's sad enough already without spending hours listening to people crying and whining over slow acoustic guitar 🙌👌👊.... the really majestic moments work better with silence/ actual ambient sound from the place itself and people traveling through it anyway IMHO.
much appreciated ..... your passion for what you do is what keeps me watching , rgds pete
Josh. My good lady and l love watching your travels (whilst sat by the log burner😀). Your tenacity, grit and determination are exceptional. I have to say though this ride looked to nearly destroy you. You looked absolutely knackered. Get plenty of R&R and we look forward to your next adventure, which will hopefully be much kinder to you.
Some familiar haunts, excellent job 👏
That looked tough. Your stamina is on another level! It’s not easy riding them routes never mind the endless backtrack for the video shots. Well done 👍
These video's just keep on getting better.
Excellent as always, keep up the good work 🚴🚴🚴
Should be hitting 20k by sunrise, this is epic fella!
Great vid and persistence!!
Great video and sterling effort to overcome the issues. Thanks for sharing.
Yet more "Character" building adventures Josh:) Could we see a return to the Alpkit Soloist after this trip. That was a proper adventure:)
Fantastic as usual, it always amazes me your resolve with crap weather. Looking forward to the next one.
I've worked accross much of the N York Moors, Yorkshire area and some of the Dales over the last 14 years and often wondered about some of the cycle routes. Another Epic adventure Josh. I dont mind being out in the rain at all when cycling, but having to brave those elements when bike packing day after day is something else.
wow what a trip, man your one fit dude... puching the bike must be hard on the bog
Love your spirit Josh, you are my favourite cycling Chanel to watch and you are my inspiration to go bike packing ❤
Try Fibre Fix tape for pole repair.
Andy from Preston 😀
I'm not sure how you cope mentally tbh. I did a muddy hilly 38 miles around Surrey at the weekend and physically I was fine but mentally I think I had a bit of a breakdown.
Your a monster. 😂 Love ya though and thanks for another great watch.
Well done josh that looked a tough one in those conditions you have great stength to overcome those challenges your an inspiration look forward to your next adventure
What a tough ride! Well done for pushing through.
You are one strong human Josh. 👍
Great video, and looked so challenging with the wind and rain. The Dales are more scenic than the Yorkshire moors, having done the E.W.E (England -Wales-England) in 2012 and gone across both en route.
I had to laugh when your tent pole broke, seeing as there were plenty of free ones on offer🤣Glad you managed to make use of one!
Well done mate! That felt like a around the world sailing voyage.
Well done man, fantastic guts and determination..Great video,thanks. All the best. . Maybe give it another spin some time in the summer.😎
Well done really enjoyed watching you and tony being challenged to the max great video 👍
Nortn York Moors is a tough grind on a road bike at the best of times, chapeau for the grind in the cloud on the trails, I'm off to newcastle this week on a two dayer, on the road mind. My firast proper adventure.
You nailed it! 👍
Hi Josh, yours is one of the best youtube channels I'm following. Really great rides, and a good mixture of riding, camping, explaining... I love it how you plan your rides, the concept is always interesting, there's a story in it... All that said, I have to say - kudos to you and other British cyclists for riding in that weather! It really is a bit depressing watching all that mud and rain and gray landscape. ;) If only you were from... Turkey, for example! :))))
Give it a few months and the greenery and lack of wildfires and earthquakes will make up for it 😉
I fully admire what you’ve achieved on your bike but I couldn’t stop thinking why . But well done stay fit stay healthy and keep focused 👍 . I think I’ll go have a nice hot bath now
I was worried about you there Josh! Glad you got a bed at Killington, I know it well. As always a top video. Look after yourself ❤❤❤
Looks like we went out on the same week, me and a friend hiked the Yorkshire wolds way. It was great, the elevation in the valleys was quite surprising
Wow! that was really brutal. You must have thought about what else the trip could throw your way. So wet and muddy but the winds were the icing on the cake. Well done for not bailing out.
I wonder what reaction you get from other passengers on the train when you've plastered in mud. One of horror I'd guess.😃
Smashed it Josh!
Thanks Josh, what an epic journey and you truly are resilience personified! Your videos are a fantastic inspiration and I keenly await upload notifications. The footage is amazing, your mix of narration and to-camera pieces are fantastic and the editing is top-notch.
As a semi-professional copywriter though, I'd like to offer a small piece of constructive advice.
Synonyms are your friend for the voice-over piece. While your narration clearly shows your passion and emotion, variety helps to keep the listener a little more engaged. For example @7.50 "...as them wet, boggy fields getting my feet wet..." could be "...as them sodden, boggy fields soaking my feet...". I know you've tried AI before from a previous video, but it actually can help a lot with this kind of thing - helping to add variation to what you've written, rather than having it create the script for you.
Just my 2p, mate. The channel is awesome and a highlight of YT in my opinion.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going . 🎵🎵 😂
That's going to be stuck in my head all night now 😂
@KeepSmilingAdventures Hehe, great song! Well done mate!
thanks for your video😊
He's back 🎉
A cheap tent pole repair sleeve is a handy thing to keep with pegs 👍
Bikepacking in good old england, when things start to get dificult the weather jumps in to help you out 😂
Rudston is the next village from me, you would of come through our village after Rudston on the dales divide route ..... some of those trails look familiar :)
Epic dude!
Nice post lovely landscape on the vids however very very disappointing that there wasn’t a pasty sausage roll or pork pie in site….no wonder you struggled…lol …keep posting tho I’m loving your channel…Ron
Come & visit here in Western Australia where here in Perth its the second month of Autumn & it's over 30deg c. Fine & sunny, still shorts & t shirt weather.
Great video mate 👍 really enjoyed this, you’ve inspired me to push myself and go further on the bike, do you have any tips on the wild camping ?
Awesome hope you have some amazing adventures ahead of you. Apart from the obvious leave no trace, set up late and leave early. Don’t overthink it really, try get away from the trail so you wont get disturbed in the night. I like to sit around a bit before setting up the tent, that way you can get an idea of if people are around and where they typically go.
Man, this year so far has been horrible when it comes to weather.
Another awesome adventure, keep up the great work.
Have you any plans to ride the pictish trail in Scotland? I'm looking to ride it at some point this year, would be great to know your thoughts.
Your backpack looks comfortable. What make is it? Great video!
Brilliant mate think I’ve joined your subs service mate got about error at gym but Join button has disappeared now so looking good I think lol let me know pls Josh. Cheers Coops 👍🏻❤️🚴
Great vid! … never see you making even a coffee whilst camping … nor dinner? How do you keep those energy levels up?
I just buy food a long the way. And i never really drink tea or coffee in my day to day life so thats just normal for me.
Is that a new ride you have 💪✊️
Hi Josh. Can you do a video about your bike and equipment? I would like to do adventures like you but don’t know what equipment I’d need! Thanks
Great video as always! Are you using a GoPro and a mic attachment for the majority of video recording?
Thanks
One for the summer I think lol
Just wondering what tent your using ? Also it looked like you had a aerore carrier how you finding it ?
Hey Josh - my wife wants to know which jacket you have (in the bus shelter)
Which bottle holders do you have on your forks please?
Scarborough..! Grosmont..! Northallerton..!
Broken pole, splint with wood and tighten those on with duck tape?
Josh are you going to replace the carbon pole with an alloy one?
Well for know I actually have a spare 3 section version of the same pole. So for know i will use that. But I’m not really a fan of this tent so might end up back with the soloist or something else. Haven’t really decided yet.
Was out on Friday 40km back into a blustery wind, not fun.
Beware the moon lad, and stick to the roads. Stay off the moors."
right pain trying to follow this route on google maps. would like to try but i fnid most mapping tool too confusing.
I’m always amazed that you can cycle so far and sleep in the freezing cold under a piece of plastic with only a Gingsters for fuel😂 it makes me think the Law of Thermodynamics is completely wrong 🥴
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Why have you not got any mudguards
You might need a different lucky mascot, doesn’t seem to be working