A really nice video Rusty, well put-together and very helpul and informative for anyone wanting to follow in your tracks. The effort involved in the ride alone would be enough for most folks, so much respect for filming the trip and keeping your cool, mostly!
Did this ride today (02.08.24) after watching your video. Amazing route. Tough as old boots in places, but well worth the effort and the bottle of Royal Lochnagar whisky at the end…..fits perfectly into a bottle cage for hand transportation back to the van 😃. Thanks for the inspiration
Great video as usual! Some of that rubble definitely is MTB territory! That's the thing about the wilderness, beautiful sublime gravel but only connected by a barsteward of a 2 mile rubble track or HAB!
Just found your channel and subscribed. Fantastic quality and a great day out. Brought back memories of my early forays into mtb rides around Loch Muick coming from the Glen Doll side. 1988 on my first ever mtb, a specialised hard rock which was basically a chunky bike, no suspension, fat tyres and a wider group set. Loved that bike.
Great video. The difference in your moving time and actual time just shows how much time it takes to position the camera for bike pasts and getting the drone up.
I am often pretty exhausted at the end so the review sometimes feels a bit flat. I need to find a way to get the intro energy into the end of the video!
Great video that brings back some great memories. I've ridden a MTB around Loch Muick and always wanted to go up and over to Balmoral but never quite did it before we left Aberdeen for Ayrshire. But I've walked extensively in that area and know all the mountains well. I think I've climbed Lochnagar more than any other mountain. That track down to Loch Muick from Lochnagar is bad enough to walk down! Definitely one for an MTB. Personally, every time I look at one of your videos or one like it I think, 'hardtail required!'. Did you try a dram at Royal Lochnagar? It is the only distillery I have been to where I didn't buy a bottle after having a taste!
@@RustyRidesGravel That said, I bought a new HT for Christmas and promptly thought, 'I need a proper gravel bike!' as it is a bit slow in places. Then of course I need a full-sus e-Bike for the properly gnarly stuff... One can never have too many bikes!
Another great video - I've walked parts of that route when doing the corbetts but now starting to wonder if I should have just invested in a new MTB instead of the gravel bike, going by your recent routes 😀 Hoping 45mm knobbly tubeless tyres at a lower pressure, and a suspension stem will make such routes a bit more gravel bike friendly.
Looked a great ride, thanks for sharing. Oh and the track on the north side of Lock Muick is fine for most bikes but the trail on the south side is a pig even on a mtb. Single track that has lots of rocks so I had to push a lot of it a couple of years back. Defo not worth it.
Having watched you slog your way up that hill at Lochnagar, have you ever considered an e-bike to make the ride more enjoyable? There's the extra weight to carry around when you're not using the motor I suppose, and you're still young and fit enough to not need it, but just a thought. Excellent video as always and looks like a route I'd certainly consider doing myself. Living on the coast of the North East of Scotland I'd consider this one "local" as well 🙂
Actually I had to cut about a 6 minute rant I had after a guy on an ebike overtook me with no effort at all on that climb! Didn't even say hi! I decided it was the lack of sugar talking so didn't keep it in. I have often thought about getting one, but at them moment it's not an option.
A really nice video Rusty, well put-together and very helpul and informative for anyone wanting to follow in your tracks. The effort involved in the ride alone would be enough for most folks, so much respect for filming the trip and keeping your cool, mostly!
Did this ride today (02.08.24) after watching your video. Amazing route. Tough as old boots in places, but well worth the effort and the bottle of Royal Lochnagar whisky at the end…..fits perfectly into a bottle cage for hand transportation back to the van 😃. Thanks for the inspiration
Great video as usual! Some of that rubble definitely is MTB territory! That's the thing about the wilderness, beautiful sublime gravel but only connected by a barsteward of a 2 mile rubble track or HAB!
Just found your channel and subscribed. Fantastic quality and a great day out. Brought back memories of my early forays into mtb rides around Loch Muick coming from the Glen Doll side. 1988 on my first ever mtb, a specialised hard rock which was basically a chunky bike, no suspension, fat tyres and a wider group set. Loved that bike.
Thank you for subscribing! I appreciate the support. I actually plan to ride around there from Glen Doll too, bit not on such a vintage bike I think 😀
thanks for the video, it bought back memories of riding the same tracks a couple of years ago fantastic area
Rusty your adventure vlogs are Fantastic..... Always exciting to view, Thanks 👍
Thank you!
Great video. The difference in your moving time and actual time just shows how much time it takes to position the camera for bike pasts and getting the drone up.
Yes it does tend to eat in to the time a bit!
Great video and edit. The ride looks like one I'm going to have to do.
Great video and fantastic ride. Enjoyed your honest review at the end summing it all up. What a day! 😊
I am often pretty exhausted at the end so the review sometimes feels a bit flat. I need to find a way to get the intro energy into the end of the video!
Thank for the stunning video.
Superb route Richard 👍 might have to give that one a go some time soon. 😁
Fantastic, thanks again for sharing 👍
Another great vlog rusty, cheers
Cracking route pal must give this a bash mtb for me though 👍
Great video that brings back some great memories. I've ridden a MTB around Loch Muick and always wanted to go up and over to Balmoral but never quite did it before we left Aberdeen for Ayrshire. But I've walked extensively in that area and know all the mountains well. I think I've climbed Lochnagar more than any other mountain. That track down to Loch Muick from Lochnagar is bad enough to walk down! Definitely one for an MTB. Personally, every time I look at one of your videos or one like it I think, 'hardtail required!'. Did you try a dram at Royal Lochnagar? It is the only distillery I have been to where I didn't buy a bottle after having a taste!
As I am getting on a bit now with this gravel riding lark, I am more often than not thinking a hardtail us the bike of choice more often than not!
@@RustyRidesGravel That said, I bought a new HT for Christmas and promptly thought, 'I need a proper gravel bike!' as it is a bit slow in places. Then of course I need a full-sus e-Bike for the properly gnarly stuff... One can never have too many bikes!
Another great video - I've walked parts of that route when doing the corbetts but now starting to wonder if I should have just invested in a new MTB instead of the gravel bike, going by your recent routes 😀 Hoping 45mm knobbly tubeless tyres at a lower pressure, and a suspension stem will make such routes a bit more gravel bike friendly.
I sometimes wonder if the "challenge" of taking the gravel bike is worth it and I should just accept that a hardtail is really what I need...
That first track is definitely rideable and means less time/distance on the road.
Ah! I wasn't in the mood to risk it, good to know, thanks!
Looked a great ride, thanks for sharing.
Oh and the track on the north side of Lock Muick is fine for most bikes but the trail on the south side is a pig even on a mtb. Single track that has lots of rocks so I had to push a lot of it a couple of years back. Defo not worth it.
Good to know, thanks!
Having watched you slog your way up that hill at Lochnagar, have you ever considered an e-bike to make the ride more enjoyable? There's the extra weight to carry around when you're not using the motor I suppose, and you're still young and fit enough to not need it, but just a thought. Excellent video as always and looks like a route I'd certainly consider doing myself. Living on the coast of the North East of Scotland I'd consider this one "local" as well 🙂
Actually I had to cut about a 6 minute rant I had after a guy on an ebike overtook me with no effort at all on that climb! Didn't even say hi! I decided it was the lack of sugar talking so didn't keep it in. I have often thought about getting one, but at them moment it's not an option.
@@RustyRidesGravel He maybe detected your foul humour on approach and decided it would best not to say anything 😆
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There it is! Thank you.
Hey whats the book you mentioned at the end called.?
Gravel Rides Scotland by Ed Shoote 👍
@RustyRidesGravel thank you I'll go look it up