Excellent video Pete! :) I’m planning London to Amsterdam solo for charity for end of May or sept? 🤷♂️ training as much as possible. On a cube nuroad pro with 40mm shwalbe g one. Using Komoot for the route planning. Gonna book hotels along the way in advance and pray I make it to each one 😁 aiming for 5 days.. should have a motorbike friend as support vehicle once on the continent. Plenty of learning and practice to do yet 🤞🙏💪 love your vids btw very down to earth but clearly knowledgable. :)
Thanks for this. I’m doing Dieppe to Paris next May with my 11 yr old son, but we’re taking 4-5 days to do it, camping along the way. Really enjoyed this video.
@@nuttycommuter3718 that’s awesome. My son is also 11 and keeps begging me to redo this trip with him and I can’t wait to finally get a chance to share a trip like this with him. The very first time I did L2P in 2018, I saw and chatted to an elderly English guy, maybe in his late 70s, who was doing the trip and camping too, over a few days. I saw him near Neufchâtel en Bray as he was getting out of his tent in the morning. He was absolutely loving life and I remember how jealous of him I felt. I’m now very jealous of you. 😂 I hope you have an amazing time. 👌🏻
@@petertreadway We’re doing it May half-term. Driving down to Newhaven, ferry across and then biking. 3 nights in the tent and the final night in a B&B near Paris. We’ve got a couple of long days (40 miles) due to the way the campsites were spread out but it should be fine. It’ll be slow, but we’re not racing. Train back from Paris after a quick ride round to see some sites. I’m hoping it’ll be the sort of adventure that he’ll remember forever. Happy to share my route and stuff
@@nuttycommuter3718 definitely some core memories getting made on that trip. One day he’ll be telling his kids how he rode a bike all the way to Paris with their Grandad. 😍
I was shocked to see you have this little views and subscribers, the quality and the content you provide are amazing and I was expecting you to be a big shot cycling youtuber when this came on my recommended ! keep it up, you are an amazin' fella
What a fab way to spend my lunchbreak, watching this video. Well done to you all. Have a small dream to cycle from cork to Istanbul in the coming 18 months....gotta dream like ::)
Thanks Jim, really glad you enjoyed it. Funnily enough Jimmy and I have spoken about a long journey across Europe, but think we’ll have to save that until our kids are a little older! Best of luck with your planning though. 👌🏻
It’s a very good question and yes, I absolutely could have booked a cabin but it was around 2.5 times the price of the standard ticket, so I just couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for a few hours sleep. It made it more of a challenge too though (yes, I’m weird like that! 😂) Thanks for the comment though. I’m so glad you liked it. 👌🏻
Thanks very much and Yeh, I couldn’t believe that the only time I got a flat was on a beautifully smooth stretch of asphalt! 😂. Dave’s support was invaluable too. Would have been so much more difficult without him. 👌🏻
@@petertreadway Hi Pete, yep all good just back from work trip to India and great to see you video on the scooter too. We should catch-up as I ride a lot too although I’m Surrey based.
Coming late to this but great video, bigger effort I think than you let on during the video!! Its the 7 "p's" not 6 ;-) Prior planning and preparation prevent piss poor performance if I remember my military days right! Btw, is Jimmy ever not happy on a ride !!?
Yes, of course it’s 7! 🤦🏻♂️. GCSE maths wasn’t my strong suit! 😂. Really glad you liked the video though. Im more than happy for people to enjoy it at any point. 😉 As for Jimmy, he’s never not happy, period! Get him running or on a bike though and his excitement just can’t be contained! He’s definitely someone you want motivating you on big challenges like this. 👌🏻
@petertreadway, amazing video and much more information. Please keep it up and really looking forward to see more content from you. is it possible to get a gpx file of route?
Thanks very much. I’ve started uploading videos weekly now, so hopefully plenty more content for you to enjoy. 😉 As for the route, you can find it on my Strava here: strava.app.link/KlkaEPajWzb That’s the entire route from Essex to Paris, but you can download it and just start from Trafalgar Square. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👌🏻
That would be an awesome adventure! I have a friend in Newcastle, just outside Dublin and travel over fairly frequently but have never had a chance to cycle in Ireland yet. It looks like a cyclist’s dream though, so riding right across the country from Sligo would be incredible. Would you get a ferry from Dublin directly to Cherbourg or head across the Irish Sea in to England? England would be a longer route for sure, but riding from Cornwall to Newhaven would be epic in itself! Damn, I’m getting excited for you and want to do it myself now! 😂
@Peter Treadway thinking of going across from Cork to Roscoff. Ireland is a fantastic place to explore 2 wheels. The weather is the only downside but I've only used the turbo once since 22nd Jan , riding nearly 60times in that time. Hopefully try to raise money for a Cancer charity next year.
@@johnstygall860 incredible! Just looked up a likely route from Roscoff, which would take you a massive portion along the coast and passed Mont St. Michel. That would be a 350 mile dream. Best of luck with the planning.
Squeaky squeaky!! Yeah that chain snap was a bugger. Real shame honestly! The further south you get the drier it gets! 😂 it's always raining in central. at 9 minutes, that's near me that hill - farthing downs in Surrey. You get a great view of South London and the city in the distance. Nasty decent after that. 9:46 - had a drink there myself. 12:43 - I love Komoot!! And then 12:45 there's Dave, here comes the R-Rated content. 15:36 - can't believe you slept on the ferry! Or at least tried to, fair play. 16:52 - I bet you're shattered!! 20:02 - stop for a quick bike-parkour session!! 22:25 - classic Pete, no water-proofs. Jimmy dresses like he's ready for the Arctic, as ever. 23:45 that rain face. 24:20 it IS a back alley. Real good wrap up.
Ha ha. Cheers mate, good review. And yeh, the chain snapping was gutting, making me miss the track event. At least it didn’t scupper the whole trip though. Cheers for taking the time to watch and comment. 👌🏻
Always fun when you see your daily commute just pop up on YT. Great adventure guys need some quicklinks in the pocket for next time :D - edit you covered this
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it and seeing your local stomping ground. 👌🏼 And yes, we did this trip again back in June this year with a few more friends and lessons from this first trip were learned! I took my entire toolbox and a repair stand this time! 🤣
I’m a little late to the party on this one Peter! But nonetheless great video you’re a better man than me cycling through Paris! 😳 The countryside does look awesome though. Keep it mate👍
You’re always a welcome guest, whatever time you arrive Paddy. 😉 Northern France was a joy to cycle through but yeh, Paris was a dog! No different to most major cities though, TBF.
Hi Pete, we are a family 4-day trip to Paris. Can you please share your Komoot rote please? trying to find a good road bike route. if we can follow your route it would fab! Great Video Pete. Thanks !!!
Hey, no problem at all. Doing it as a family sounds awesome! Can't wait for my kids to be old enough to join me. Are you staying in hotels along the way or camping? Saw plenty of people doing the later along the side of the Avenue Verte the first time I did the ride in 2016. So this is the UK part: www.komoot.com/tour/679696576?ref=&share_token=aCTdmMxejHwGy81LZXpcPhNRgefOXDo70RS0cbjaxClmlRym7f And then this is the French side: www.komoot.com/tour/679706996?ref=&share_token=aLQIhhYJmoTc74j82m9R1O6Sa2wNGwj4vz64438Cci7IpPO5Av As you no doubt saw in the video, there were a couple of bits that weren't super appropriate for a road bike, although it was nothing to severe. You might want to just go through it yourself first, to make sure you're happy with it. Best of luck with your adventure.
On the garmin do you just put in cycle to Paris like a sat nav?? And it takes you this route or is there lots of different cycle routes! Complete newbie here !!
No worries. Komoot is a great little app. I have a full video on its features, if you’re interested. ruclips.net/video/TeUKTdtP2Mc/видео.htmlsi=KmiB3inEePxMwhsJ 👌🏻
@bigboundsy you can either connect Koomot to Garmin in the Garmin Connect IQ app, so that all your future planned routes automatically transfer across or in Koomot itself you can click ‘send to device’ and send individual routes. You can just use it on your phone too though, if you want.
You live my dream 👍 my Problem is the time... great Ride great adventure 👍 I rode twice the Balaton round (230 km) in 10 hours. Next year I would like to ride the "Ötztaler Radmarathon round" on my own, without the race. Wish you the best 👍 Ride on 👍
Yeh, I feel your pain. As a married father of two young children, it’s difficult to find time to do these big challenges. The Ötztaler would be awesome though. I hope you get to do it. 👌🏻
@@frankabels5761 currently we only have a triathlon in the Lake District in the North of England booked for September next year, but we’ll definitely doing something else before then.
Only a saddle bag for this ride, as everything else was on Dave’s van. I did a 112 mile overnight ride unsupported last year though and for that I had a much bigger saddle bag and a frame bag. 👍🏻
@@petertreadway I am an ULTRACYCLISM athlete soon I will return to Europe and do some parts of EUROVELO. I already know some places in Europe including London England where I stayed for 3 months 🚴🏼♂️🇧🇷👽🚀🏆🥇⏰️
You must not have spent any time in the UK, Jon. 😂 Although most things are now dealt with in metric over here, speed and long distances are still one thing we stick to imperial for. I say long distances, as smaller measurements, such as the size of my bike for instance (58cm), are now done in cm. However, as an 80s born child of a tradesman, I’m fairly conversant in both systems and am more than happy to go in to my local hardware store to buy a 4’x8’ sheet of 18mm plywood. 😂
What cycling challenges get you really excited? I'd love to hear what other adventures you guys are dreaming about taking part in.
I hope to do a mountain bike Everesting on my local hill… 92 laps, 26h+ 🫣
Wow! That’s going to be epic, Jack!
How long is the hill and what sort of gradient is it?
@@petertreadway each lap is around 1k, and the gradient varies. It’s quite a technical off-road climb. Anywhere between 0-15% gradient.
@@JackEvans98 oh wow, off road too and up to 15%! You really want to make it a challenge, don’t you? 😂
Best of luck, mate. Go and smash it. 💪🏻
Excellent video Pete! :) I’m planning London to Amsterdam solo for charity for end of May or sept? 🤷♂️ training as much as possible. On a cube nuroad pro with 40mm shwalbe g one. Using Komoot for the route planning. Gonna book hotels along the way in advance and pray I make it to each one 😁 aiming for 5 days.. should have a motorbike friend as support vehicle once on the continent. Plenty of learning and practice to do yet 🤞🙏💪 love your vids btw very down to earth but clearly knowledgable. :)
Thanks for this. I’m doing Dieppe to Paris next May with my 11 yr old son, but we’re taking 4-5 days to do it, camping along the way. Really enjoyed this video.
@@nuttycommuter3718 that’s awesome. My son is also 11 and keeps begging me to redo this trip with him and I can’t wait to finally get a chance to share a trip like this with him.
The very first time I did L2P in 2018, I saw and chatted to an elderly English guy, maybe in his late 70s, who was doing the trip and camping too, over a few days. I saw him near Neufchâtel en Bray as he was getting out of his tent in the morning. He was absolutely loving life and I remember how jealous of him I felt.
I’m now very jealous of you. 😂
I hope you have an amazing time. 👌🏻
@@petertreadway We’re doing it May half-term. Driving down to Newhaven, ferry across and then biking. 3 nights in the tent and the final night in a B&B near Paris. We’ve got a couple of long days (40 miles) due to the way the campsites were spread out but it should be fine. It’ll be slow, but we’re not racing. Train back from Paris after a quick ride round to see some sites. I’m hoping it’ll be the sort of adventure that he’ll remember forever. Happy to share my route and stuff
@@nuttycommuter3718 definitely some core memories getting made on that trip. One day he’ll be telling his kids how he rode a bike all the way to Paris with their Grandad. 😍
I was shocked to see you have this little views and subscribers, the quality and the content you provide are amazing and I was expecting you to be a big shot cycling youtuber when this came on my recommended !
keep it up, you are an amazin' fella
Wow! Thanks buddy. Yeh, just starting out but hoping to put out some quality cycling content. Really appreciate the comment. 👌🏻
What a fab way to spend my lunchbreak, watching this video. Well done to you all. Have a small dream to cycle from cork to Istanbul in the coming 18 months....gotta dream like ::)
Thanks Jim, really glad you enjoyed it. Funnily enough Jimmy and I have spoken about a long journey across Europe, but think we’ll have to save that until our kids are a little older! Best of luck with your planning though. 👌🏻
Very good vid Peter, keep ‘em coming - goof ups and all. It’s all very worth it. Highly enjoyable.
Thanks very much, Mel. I really appreciate your kind words.
We looking to do another European adventure next year, so keep an eye out for that one. 👌🏻
Excellent video! Looks like a fun ride!
Cheers mate. Yeh, it was hard going at times but loads of fun to look back on.
Really enjoyed that Peter - great work.
Just a quick question. Could you not book a cabin on the ferry?
It’s a very good question and yes, I absolutely could have booked a cabin but it was around 2.5 times the price of the standard ticket, so I just couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for a few hours sleep. It made it more of a challenge too though (yes, I’m weird like that! 😂)
Thanks for the comment though. I’m so glad you liked it. 👌🏻
Very good video. You did well on the towpath with those tyres. Great to get support especially for the trip home.
Thanks very much and Yeh, I couldn’t believe that the only time I got a flat was on a beautifully smooth stretch of asphalt! 😂. Dave’s support was invaluable too. Would have been so much more difficult without him. 👌🏻
Great video Pete, really enjoyed watching it.
Cheers mate. Appreciate you taking the time to watch. Hope you’re well. 👍🏻
@@petertreadway Hi Pete, yep all good just back from work trip to India and great to see you video on the scooter too. We should catch-up as I ride a lot too although I’m Surrey based.
@@jamesmcfarlin-ui6qd that sounds awesome, mate. I’ll drop you a line and we’ll have to arrange a meet up. 👌🏻
Coming late to this but great video, bigger effort I think than you let on during the video!! Its the 7 "p's" not 6 ;-) Prior planning and preparation prevent piss poor performance if I remember my military days right!
Btw, is Jimmy ever not happy on a ride !!?
Yes, of course it’s 7! 🤦🏻♂️. GCSE maths wasn’t my strong suit! 😂. Really glad you liked the video though. Im more than happy for people to enjoy it at any point. 😉
As for Jimmy, he’s never not happy, period! Get him running or on a bike though and his excitement just can’t be contained! He’s definitely someone you want motivating you on big challenges like this. 👌🏻
@petertreadway, amazing video and much more information. Please keep it up and really looking forward to see more content from you. is it possible to get a gpx file of route?
Thanks very much. I’ve started uploading videos weekly now, so hopefully plenty more content for you to enjoy. 😉
As for the route, you can find it on my Strava here:
strava.app.link/KlkaEPajWzb
That’s the entire route from Essex to Paris, but you can download it and just start from Trafalgar Square.
Thanks for watching and commenting. 👌🏻
Loved the vid, thinking of riding Sligo in the West of Ireland to Paris next year......
Still a bit of a dream but
Will be an awesome challenge
That would be an awesome adventure! I have a friend in Newcastle, just outside Dublin and travel over fairly frequently but have never had a chance to cycle in Ireland yet. It looks like a cyclist’s dream though, so riding right across the country from Sligo would be incredible.
Would you get a ferry from Dublin directly to Cherbourg or head across the Irish Sea in to England?
England would be a longer route for sure, but riding from Cornwall to Newhaven would be epic in itself!
Damn, I’m getting excited for you and want to do it myself now! 😂
@Peter Treadway thinking of going across from Cork to Roscoff. Ireland is a fantastic place to explore 2 wheels. The weather is the only downside but I've only used the turbo once since 22nd Jan , riding nearly 60times in that time. Hopefully try to raise money for a Cancer charity next year.
@@johnstygall860 incredible! Just looked up a likely route from Roscoff, which would take you a massive portion along the coast and passed Mont St. Michel.
That would be a 350 mile dream. Best of luck with the planning.
Squeaky squeaky!!
Yeah that chain snap was a bugger. Real shame honestly!
The further south you get the drier it gets! 😂 it's always raining in central.
at 9 minutes, that's near me that hill - farthing downs in Surrey. You get a great view of South London and the city in the distance. Nasty decent after that.
9:46 - had a drink there myself.
12:43 - I love Komoot!!
And then 12:45 there's Dave, here comes the R-Rated content.
15:36 - can't believe you slept on the ferry! Or at least tried to, fair play.
16:52 - I bet you're shattered!!
20:02 - stop for a quick bike-parkour session!!
22:25 - classic Pete, no water-proofs. Jimmy dresses like he's ready for the Arctic, as ever.
23:45 that rain face.
24:20 it IS a back alley.
Real good wrap up.
Ha ha. Cheers mate, good review. And yeh, the chain snapping was gutting, making me miss the track event. At least it didn’t scupper the whole trip though.
Cheers for taking the time to watch and comment. 👌🏻
Always fun when you see your daily commute just pop up on YT. Great adventure guys need some quicklinks in the pocket for next time :D - edit you covered this
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it and seeing your local stomping ground. 👌🏼
And yes, we did this trip again back in June this year with a few more friends and lessons from this first trip were learned! I took my entire toolbox and a repair stand this time! 🤣
I’m a little late to the party on this one Peter! But nonetheless great video you’re a better man than me cycling through Paris! 😳
The countryside does look awesome though. Keep it mate👍
You’re always a welcome guest, whatever time you arrive Paddy. 😉
Northern France was a joy to cycle through but yeh, Paris was a dog! No different to most major cities though, TBF.
Hi Pete, we are a family 4-day trip to Paris. Can you please share your Komoot rote please? trying to find a good road bike route. if we can follow your route it would fab! Great Video Pete. Thanks !!!
Hey, no problem at all. Doing it as a family sounds awesome! Can't wait for my kids to be old enough to join me. Are you staying in hotels along the way or camping? Saw plenty of people doing the later along the side of the Avenue Verte the first time I did the ride in 2016.
So this is the UK part:
www.komoot.com/tour/679696576?ref=&share_token=aCTdmMxejHwGy81LZXpcPhNRgefOXDo70RS0cbjaxClmlRym7f
And then this is the French side:
www.komoot.com/tour/679706996?ref=&share_token=aLQIhhYJmoTc74j82m9R1O6Sa2wNGwj4vz64438Cci7IpPO5Av
As you no doubt saw in the video, there were a couple of bits that weren't super appropriate for a road bike, although it was nothing to severe. You might want to just go through it yourself first, to make sure you're happy with it.
Best of luck with your adventure.
On the garmin do you just put in cycle to Paris like a sat nav?? And it takes you this route or is there lots of different cycle routes! Complete newbie here !!
Sorry just finished the video and got the answer to this 🤝
No worries. Komoot is a great little app.
I have a full video on its features, if you’re interested. ruclips.net/video/TeUKTdtP2Mc/видео.htmlsi=KmiB3inEePxMwhsJ 👌🏻
@@petertreadway thanks just watching now!! So can you upload Komoot to a garmin or do you just have to use your phone??
@bigboundsy you can either connect Koomot to Garmin in the Garmin Connect IQ app, so that all your future planned routes automatically transfer across or in Koomot itself you can click ‘send to device’ and send individual routes.
You can just use it on your phone too though, if you want.
Just got the answer again!! Must watch full video before commenting 😂😂😂😂
Loved that excellent 🔥
Thanks Rick. Really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. So goad you enjoyed it. 👌🏻
You live my dream 👍 my Problem is the time... great Ride great adventure 👍 I rode twice the Balaton round (230 km) in 10 hours. Next year I would like to ride the "Ötztaler Radmarathon round" on my own, without the race. Wish you the best 👍 Ride on 👍
Yeh, I feel your pain. As a married father of two young children, it’s difficult to find time to do these big challenges. The Ötztaler would be awesome though. I hope you get to do it. 👌🏻
@@petertreadway thank you, I will prepare myself for the round and than I will see😉 do you have a new Project for next year?
@@frankabels5761 currently we only have a triathlon in the Lake District in the North of England booked for September next year, but we’ll definitely doing something else before then.
@@petertreadway Triathlon? Thats great. I never was good at swimming and I broke my foot in january while running, I stopped running since that ...
Ah, damn, sorry to hear that! Cycling is better than running though, so you’ve not lucked out completely there. 😉
Haven't you got any bags on your bike?
Only a saddle bag for this ride, as everything else was on Dave’s van. I did a 112 mile overnight ride unsupported last year though and for that I had a much bigger saddle bag and a frame bag. 👍🏻
Joining link ? Chain tool ?
Both of which are awesome solutions, but sadly I took neither with me! 😂
@@petertreadway Oh dear,I'm sure you learnt your lesson.
@@peterquest6406 absolutely although it does mean I’m now carrying a mini workshop around with me! 😂
I Love You Inglaterra 🇬🇧❤️
Thanks, but I think I’d prefer the weather in Brazil! 😉
@@petertreadway I am an ULTRACYCLISM athlete soon I will return to Europe and do some parts of EUROVELO. I already know some places in Europe including London England where I stayed for 3 months
🚴🏼♂️🇧🇷👽🚀🏆🥇⏰️
@@nitim62_mtbbrasil nice! Cycling the Eurovelo is definitely on my bucket list. Good luck with your plans to return. 👌🏻
@@petertreadway 💪💪💪
MILES an hour? Did the Enlightenment not happen to you?
You must not have spent any time in the UK, Jon. 😂
Although most things are now dealt with in metric over here, speed and long distances are still one thing we stick to imperial for. I say long distances, as smaller measurements, such as the size of my bike for instance (58cm), are now done in cm.
However, as an 80s born child of a tradesman, I’m fairly conversant in both systems and am more than happy to go in to my local hardware store to buy a 4’x8’ sheet of 18mm plywood. 😂
@@petertreadway Only joking, mate. Rule #24. 😎
@@jonmathias6159 😂. Admittedly it’s been a while since I’ve consulted the Velominati but then I’ve always been a bit of a revel anyway. 😉
Toppppppp
Thanks dude. 👌🏻