First time with camera on board the V20

[nobrakes]

Had a good ride yesterday, getting stronger. 2 hours on Scotland's finest potholed, muddy back roads!

 

[DavidCH]

The views are spectacular. Any good coffee and cake stops on the way? (Well someone had to ask) . LOL

 

[nobrakes]

Innerleithen has some pretty good cafes, there’s always a bunch of cyclists sitting in the window when I turn onto the high street. I tend not to stop though, prefer to keep the legs spinning.

 

[dtseng]

Thank you for posting the beautiful views of the town and the countryside. Apparently, the front mech works now.

 

[nobrakes]

Thank you for posting the beautiful views of the town and the countryside. Apparently, the front mech works now.

Yes, I was going to post about that It does work much better now, it didn't throw off the big ring once. It's not as crisp as my XT triple setup on the Fuego with the trigger shifters, but it's miles better than it was. I don't know if it can be improved further, it's still not as instant as I would like, it tends to churn a bit for a second or two before moving up.

 

[LarryOz]

Nice ride and video - Thanks for sharing!

 

[super slim]

I won't complain about the Adelaide, Sth Aust hills roads after seeing this video!
It's weird seeing cars parked in both directions,but the roads are not wide enough for parking on both sides!
The scenery is STUNNING!

 

[Don1]

lots of cups and prs on this ride as i recall

 

[nobrakes]

Glad you all enjoyed the video. I am incredibly lucky to live in such a beautiful part of Scotland. Yes it is hilly, this is one of the flatter routes! Mostly you spend all day riding rollers with the occasional big hill. The first hill in the video that starts around 10 minutes in goes up to 17% at one point. I can just about get up it without any wheel slip now. The other big one is the climb out of Innerleithen that starts around half way through - that's a 7 mile hill that starts around 1% and slowly gets steeper as you go. It's never that steep but it's quite long.

@Don1 yes I got a few PRs on this ride - weirdly, I have done this same loop 2 minutes faster, on 11 watts less. This ride was average 212 watts. I'm trying to sit at 220 watts in general riding, pushing up to around 250 on the hills. Difficult on some of the back roads as there's so much crap on the roads and I get hesitant about powering through.

The last 8 miles, I take the main road back into Stow (the very small village I live in, you see it right at the start and end), and use the better road quality and flatness to put a nice sweet spot / threshold interval in. I manage about 270-300 watts down there, then my legs are toast

 

[paco1961]

Nice loop! I just can't help but cringe thinking you're about to get whacked by a car on the "wrong" side of the road! Beautiful scenery!

 

[jond]

Innerleithen has some pretty good cafes, there’s always a bunch of cyclists sitting in the window when I turn onto the high street. I tend not to stop though, prefer to keep the legs spinning.

Scotch mist where is the sun.

Now the cafe needs you to call in wearing cycling sandals tartan socks a kilt and warm sporran. Sit next to the roadies and look knowingly.

Great video. I was clenching on the mud for you.