For this cycle ride, I started in Aylesbury, on a busy Monday morning, whilst the A418 Oxford Road was closed due to work by Thames Water. This made everywhere else clogged up with traffic. Once I reached Marsh Lane by Stoke Mandeville, I was able to start my ride. My objective was to find some bluebell woods, so I went down to West Wycombe and made my up though the Chiltern Hills to the Hampdens and back down to Wendover. As always, the scenery was amazing. A really enjoyable 35 miles.
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Absolutely cracking week weatherwise for cycle trips, Karl.
Weather is going to be hovering between 16 and 19 up to next Tuesday at least.
I DON`T REALLY WANT TO SAY THIS, BUT I JUST have to , did you see , on your travels , any "lesser spotted polar bears" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
you need to get a couple of TRAIN horns to put on your handlebars for all these dangerous driving idiot`s when cycling, now, does anybody on this channel know anything about trains or where you could locate said items ??? OR you could become "cycling Karl" , the bucks version of that great guy, "cycling mikey" 😎😎
A wise man avoiding Cryers Hill.
you`ve gotta change those bloody noisy tires carl, they spoil the vids, i know you occasionally go "off piste" but some thinner tires would greatly reduce the noise, give you a longer , faster range and surely make your ride more enjoyable ……and ours !
so……………did you spot any ?
What a beautiful cycle ride! The bluebells are always amazing in the Chilterns, as I can remember from when I grew up around there. One thing I did notice in this video is that your new tyres on the bike make quite a loud road noise – are they knobbly tyres (like for a mountain bike) instead of a good quality road tyre with an inverted tread? If so, that must add a fair bit of rolling resistance to your ride. Great bluebell still photographs by the way!! – thanks for sharing! It's quite noticeable how the Go Pro camera doesn't seem to pick up the colour contrasts anything like as well as your still photos on the SLR. I also think it will be really interesting to see how well both Wendover Dean and Small Dean viaducts for HS2 blend into the surrounding hillsides once all the construction work is complete and all the trees, shrubs and grasses have started to establish themselves alongside the route. Great ride and looking forward to the next video!
I walked around Tring Park (and woods) last Saturday – THAT'S the place to see bluebells!
Really enjoying these thanks
Hey Karl thanks for the directions to the HS2 Bat Shed went there on Thursday what an epic place . Vid is on my channel. Cheers Buzz 👍
Hi Karl,nice to see the improvement of the bridleway between Longwick ( walnut tree lane) and Sandy Lane Bledlow,however the second half is always narrow and gets overgrown.I thought a bridleway had to be 6ft 6” wide to allow two horses to pass in bridle,that said it’s an excellent route to the Phoenix trail for Longwickers.
Another one to make me homesick, especially as you managed to cylcle past my old home. At 31:29 It used to be a 1:6 hill, not a good place to find that your bike brakes aren't very good, I must have worn out the soles on my shoes trying to stop. During the 60's and 70's we used to get a couple of folks a week wanting to use our phone because they have broken down on the hill, my dad never refused their requests.
I thought you were cycling l think can hear a motor very annoying noise stopped watching boring
I remember that video when you picked up your bike, that journey was so muddy!
Another cracking video – lots of familiar places. Got really excited when you turned into Dobbins Lane as I thought I might see my parents old house appearing over your left shoulder. Unfortunately, you stopped recording before you got to number 45 (near the junction with Perry Street) where they lived between 1972 and 1992! A famous resident of Dobbins Lane was Air Commodore Alan Deere – a world war II fighter pilot often referred to as the "ace who wouldn't die" after being shot down 9 times. He was frequently in the Red Lion when I worked there as a barman.
Hi Karl – I meant to ask you on this video – when you cycled past Saunderton and West Wycombe, did you see any of the massive new mega data centre that they're building in a field near the top of the hillside near Saunderton.? It's absolutely gigantic, and is apparently being built on the site of the former Molins tobacco factory and will cover an area of over 50 acres! It would be really interesting to see from a drone view to see how large it is relative to the surrounding area, if you're able to do a ride out that way again at some point (flight restrictions and weather permitting obviously)? I didn't know anything about this data centre being built until I read about it online a month or two ago. I hope it's not a hideous eyesore.
Living it Aylesbury. I love seeing these videos. At 62, with a slightly dicky knee, I have been thinking of an electric pedal assist bike for out of town backroads and trails and photographic opportunities not afforded by travel in the car.
What bike are you riding in these vids as it seems at home both on the road and trails?
Karl, what a great episode, thanks for sharing. What made it particularly enjoyable were the parts which are on a circuit I regularly go on from home in Haddenham. At at 5:33 you come to the T junction at Little Meadle, I've nicknamed that 'Fox Corner' on account of the strong smell of fox. A little bit later you came to Owlswick, I have frequently had a little break sitting on the bench outside the chapel, next time I'll pay more attention to the special post box! I'm coming up to my 82nd birthday soon, my son urges me to get an electric assist bike as it would certainly expand my horizons.
Great video!
I was wondering is there a way to get from Aylesbury to Wendover via dirt/gravel road or a cycle path?
Or I need to use main roads?
I am on a fully rigid mountain bike by the way.
Thanks!