Episode Eleven: Mid-Week Workout. Gravel bike ride in the Forest of Dean. Colliers trail. Cycling.

It was a beautiful day so was really pleased to have some time to get out in the afternoon on the gravel bike with @VeloVisualUK. I’ve recently started an experiment, following my Garmin’s suggested workouts. I set one going to try out on the ride. Not sure it was 100% successful, as the terrain is quite varying and it involved sprint intervals but I did the majority of it.

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GEAR:

Bike:
Liv Avail AR 1.
Shimano PD-EH500 pedals.
Schwalbe G-One Bite 700×40 tyres.

Computer:
Hammerhead Karoo 2.

Action Camera:
DJI Osmo Action 3.

Clothing, Footwear and Accessories:
Dhb mesh long sleeved base layer.
Castelli Flanders base Layer.
Café du Cycliste Ingrid jersey.
Siroko SRX bib tights.
Rockbros sunglasses.
Vaude Minaki Mid II STX boots.
Sportful Norain gloves.
Abus Aduro helmet.

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E you see that buzzard that I supp do my Sprint what have I done sorry I covered you I was doing my Sprint I need to sort my mud guard out when we get around the corner then oh know I’m supposed to be sprinting still it started the sprinting section too

Early it’s getting annoyed with me cuz I’m not doing the Sprints right no not really no I’m not sprinting across pot holes I better sort my mud guard Cover it’s all right how’s the leg oh I think it started again it’s very sporadic h PL leg you’re ill still coming that my spread is a pathetic day oh just on your right oh on left thank you thanks that’s okay well that was interesting doing that workout out on the gravel

Tracks right let’s pull up here and wait for Tom then just before we get to the junction where is he oh he’s coming there’s me thinking I’d Sprint it off and left him behind obviously my Sprints aren’t that fast I know they weren’t that fast cuz I’m tired

Hello it’s not easy sprinting on this stuff not on the muddy Patches at least how you doing okay feel very uncomfortable reason that’s funny I was just thinking how comfortable mine feels I did put the saddle up a bit though didn’t I maybe my yeah shifted this one is always

Yeah that jogger was a nice friendly man he said thank you for shouting out he had those ear thingies those um might not be shocked but what whatever they’re called there are alternative Brands available hash not should be better if lost like 4 kg you’re not eating much at the

Moment maybe you just don’t have much energy tree log oh it could be yeah it’s lasting well a tiny mountain bike not really very mountain biking though I’d quite like to go down the Steppy bit yeah I wish see it’s like a mini kids mountain biking bit isn’t it those

Steps that they put out to the side for like six year olds well I take this around the tracks by us and it’s all right I I was granted there’s not like Steps though it’s very routy though let’s off road off to you you can Splash me this time there’s Piggies here got

There I don’t know if they’re out piggy piggies they’re not they might be in their little thingy their Hut i’ never noticed before before I don’t know how long they’ve been there but yeah there is Piggy piggy piggy no not B like actual piggy piggies oh look here it is Do I Do

It Go on I’m going to go for it it looks a bit bumpy actually oh we slowest mountain bike action ever woohoo I still can’t Bunny Hop oh I can’t get the oh I did it I got the back wheel up woohoo see if I can do it

Again oh the front sounded like it didn’t like that going to buckle my tire tire wheel did it did it work was my wheel up work s this is open yeah he is it’s been open a while I think it might have been open last time we came

Out but seeing as there was no signs anytime they haven’t done much they just um buted the the scalpings or whatever is up to the edge of the bridge so it’s not so they’ve smoothed out massive rocks in yeah put some massive rocks in the

Way I sort of assume cuz they closed the whole thing down that the bridge needed fixing but well maybe they have maybe there’s bits underneath that you can’t see don’t hit that rock Sprint at this little bit in a minute you’re going to Sprint it all right try and beat the pr

Well I’m always 1 second off so clearly not but yeah ow oh not when there’s a tree in the way the one time I’ve been down there recently when there’s not a massive headwind there’s a tree in the way I always go for that little bit it’s my my little Personal Achievement

To beat myself as many times as I can h no it’s just it’s a little bit to aim for isn’t it [Applause] yep I enjoyed that I haven’t done that down there for a while actually cool move your ass get to the point if I don’t have a run up I’m not getting

Up life’s much better with a run up to everything you helping in displeasure it did sound like a dis hey could have gone up to bream could it still made a nice Loop over multile times what brand is it it’s a crank isn’t it there’s something wrong with my brain I

Try to miss rocks I see it I’m like oh I must go around that and then my hand steer me directly into it I think it’s trying to sabotage myself maybe that’s what it is yeah it’s like the hairy and of dark wall treat not sure how attractive a prospect

This video will be though me huffing and puffing trying to do Sprints I can barely do on a gravel track in the mud and probably quite a good bit of winging don’t we generally winge quite a lot on our rides we’re not like the 20 year olds

That are out and about and youtubing and they’re all sort of like happy and full of life no that was lovely it was lovely until you fell off Ro Roy is quite jerky get yeah that’s it yes that must be it day and then I got to come back and do

This I know I dragged you out oh yes the gates undone small Pleasures in life the gate is open woohoo it’s fine those horses are beautiful aren’t they ponies oh look that’s what I feel hi pretties hi Pretty Horses my cow friends haven’t been there for a while bye hi is so lovely