Join me and my friend John on an epic day ride along the stunning coastline of North East England. 🚴♂️🌊
In this cycling adventure, we start from Stanley in County Durham, and make our way through Sunderland, Roker, South Shields, and Newcastle — mixing mountain biking with scenic off-road trails and urban paths. John is riding his brand-new Cube Stereo Hybrid 155 SLX e-bike, while I’m on my trusty mountain bike. It’s a perfect day out for riders who love cycling for fun, fitness, and breathtaking views. Whether you’re into e-bikes or just love laid-back scenic cycling, this one’s for you.
We pass iconic coastal landmarks, ride through the famous Jarrow Pedestrian Tunnel, follow the beautiful River Tyne, and finish with a tough climb back to Stanley. Along the way, John shares his thoughts on electric mountain bikes and why his Cube e-MTB has completely changed the way he rides.
There’s plenty of laughs, stunning views, and even a run-in with a cheeky seagull named “Steven” in Marine Park, who tries to steal our chips! 🐦🍟
Whether you’re into mountain biking, leisure cycling, curious about how e-bikes perform on real-world trails, or just love riding for the joy of it, this video is packed with inspiration, coastal scenery, and good vibes.
🗺️ Route Highlights:
📍 Stanley → Sunderland
📍 Roker & South Shields Coastal Trails
📍 Jarrow Pedestrian Tunnel
📍 Newcastle along the River Tyne
📍 Return Climb to Stanley
🔧 Gear Used:
Cube Stereo Hybrid 155 SLX
Cube Hardtail Mountain Bike
GoPro Hero 11 for on-bike footage
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:52 Cox Green
5:15 C2C Sustrans Route 7
5:44 Trail Mix Break
7:08 John’s not a SAFC fan
7:35 Launch Day by Ray Lonsdale
7:55 Stadium of Light
8:03 Mr Swift
9:27 Sunderland Marina
10:04 Roker
11:12 Waterfall
11:34 Roker Park
12:12 Seaburn
12:53 Off Road Starts
14:58 Marsden
16:13 Fell off bike
17:17 South Shields
18:44 Lard
19:06 Steven Seagull
19:58 Marine Park
20:14 I’m Just a Chip Thief
21:25 Pedestrian Tunnel
23:23 Hadrian’s Way Route 72
23:51 Newcastle Quayside
24:11 John talks about his E-Bike
28:36 Watergate Forest Park
29:38 Tanfield Railway Path
31:16 The Ruins
32:12 An apple on every ride
32:56 Music & Trails
33:56 Outro
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16 Comments
Your right about the roads not been safe, I ride the roads and drivers have no time for cyclists. I
Id ride the trails but gates do my head in having to get on and off all the time.
Brilliant video, nice to see some of the trails I ride, I think John's a secret Mackem (haha). Great ride, great views, thanks for taking us, Lee
I love my eeb but I hardly ever use it because when I get back after my ride it always feels like I have cheated myself of some fitness and leg strength.
Well Done sir. Ride on my friend! Pedal a bit for me Sir. Cheers – M
Lovely ride with some great views! Ya famous now john lad haha awesome video guys👍👌
An Apple a ride makes you glide 🤣🤣
Canny trail that gents, good watch! Hoping to see more soon
I've got an Orbea Wild EBike and it keeps me riding after having degenerative lower back problems and not being able to put the power down when I rode my acoustic bikes.
Pedalled along there hundreds of times, thowt a mag would need a motor on his bike to go more than 2 miles, fanny.
Love my ebike. I built my own using a Surly Wednesday as a donor. My excuse is that both my knees are buggered.
I do that route regular myself , good to see local area on YouTube guys, cheers
great ride again – bit of a blast from the past as when i lived in newcastle in the early 90s – i did a similar loop (but in reverse..) from newcastle to north shields, then the ferry to south shields, then to sunderland, then to fatfield, then to consett, then back home via derwent walk… about 65 miles, but i only had a newcastle A-Z and knew the aprox route, first time i got lost at fatfield and ended up @ finchale abbey! was done in…think i only a pint of milk and a mars bar… but i managed to do the loop a second time a few months later 🙂
don't think there was any specific trail names from sunderland really, just the ones like deerness and derwent walk etc!
I've got an emtb myself – a canyon full sus, bought it back in april 2021 after a gruelling ride up crawleyside bank in freezing conditions on a normal mtb..
Hey,, great ride boys some of my favourite local routes there ,,just seeing as you like the coast route have you ever done the hartlepool one ,,,can either get the train to hartlepool and ride all way back to Sunderland along the cliff tops trail amazing scenery and beaches or you can do it vice versa then join onto the Stockton bike lines
Another one of my regular rides, apart from the Stanley bit as I already live on the coast just south of your route. I was born and grew up in Roker, thanks for giving it the maggie seal of approval 😁👍 (tell John I can get him VIP tickets for the Stadium … 🤣🤣🤣)
Great video Lee and top humour 🚲👌🙂👍
Well done John on your new bike, whatever it takes to keep someone cycling, and enjoying it, is the way to go 🚲👌👍
great ride