This looked such a pleasant, calming ride along, down a brilliant route; and I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it's a bit of a bizarre one to watch. Somehow, the street sign of Cross Keys is readable and completely normal; yet your Fox t-shirt and the caramel wafer biscuit wrapper are back to front!? Your hair is also miraculously cut and parted on the right; which I feel really weird for noticing..and was almost tempted to not mention, coz it's not the kind of thing a bloke notices..haha! If it wasnt for the Cross Keys, I would have sworn it was a mirrored piece of film..What happened here Jethro..haha!? I'm just going to watch part two in a moment..will this Tom foolery continue..haha! Take care buddy!🤣

@JethroJessop

Жыл бұрын

What happened was a new phone. The front facing camera filmed correctly but the selfy camera was set to flip the footage. Hence, shots of me talking to camera are mirrored in this one and probably the next as well.

From the top of rhigos going west its wonderful ? if you like endless wide busy forest roads , lose fist size gravel , abrasive dust , locked gates ( many off ) , plastic wind turbines and motorways . PS there are some amazing views .

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

The gates are a pain in the arse, I'll give you that. For the rest, I do indeed love forest roads, and found these to be mostly empty and pretty decent surface. I don't want them too smooth or they get boring so rocks and dust is a bonus. I also think wind turbines are great - really elegant and interesting structures. The motorway I won't try and defend but it's only a feature for the end section. On a second ride, I found this route not to be quite as enjoyable as I remember from the first trip but it is still a good one.

Inspirational!!!! Thank you.

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Really glad you enjoyed it

"The loudest silence you'll ever hear" 🖤💯 Great video I ride this path to work from Newport to Pontymister, I get on at the Fourteen Locks Centre and follow it all the way to McDougalls Fish n Chips and ride down into the village. Great video and inspiration to carry on the path abit more, I've walked up Twmbarlwm and need to go up Machen next. Great stuff mate keep on keeping on.

@JethroJessop

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. There are so many great places to explore round there. If you can make that your commute then you are doing ok 😉

Brilliant as always. Keep them coming .

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

Very kind. There is a part two coming soon and I'll try and do more soon. Wish I could get another proper ride in but for now I'm making do with what I can fit in

Hooray for adventuring, may the longtime sun shine upon you!

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

It really did as well! Almost solid sun for the whole trip. Got a spattering of rain on day two but otherwise it was perfect.

My local area, ridden this many times

@JethroJessop

Жыл бұрын

It's a great area for riding, so many lovely trail options

Looks like a highly enjoyable and scenic ride. Nicely filmed and edited..and a great soundtrack too. I'm inspired to.follow in your tyre tracks 😀👍

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

It was indeed. A really good weekend ride - perfect if you get the weather like I did! I'd definitely recommend it. It starts and ends at very well connected train stations so getting in and out is easy and the route is spot on (the little waterfall you'll see if you watch day 2 was the icing on the cake) Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching. If you do follow the route then let me know what you thought of it :)

And here we go Been really hectic weekend, but it's all forgotten now when I got to sit down, enjoy a cold drink and get lost into fantastics views and hypnotic voice Special mention to stonework, be it a bridge or a wall, love it

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to be able to deliver another ride video finally. Part 2 coming soon. I always like a bit of old stone work, especially covered in moss and being swallowed by the forest. Makes a pitch feel that little bit more mysterious!

Great vid. You've got another subscriber now

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, thank you. Glad you enjoyed the vid. It was a fantastic ride, one I'd definitely recommend.

Looks like an amazing trip!

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

It really was. We need to explore more of Wales. The place is just bursting with good rides

@Alan_s_Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Jethro Jessop I’m always up for a trip to Wales 👍🏻

Rode through my village up to my local view point to llanwanno! 👌

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

And what a ride it was. If that is your local loop then you are very lucky indeed. I don't usually feel the urge to revisit rides I've done before but this is one I will definitely do again one day. It was amazing!

2020 what a complete C£@T. Cycling from Bournemouth Anglesey starting tomorrow. Thanks for the great videos.

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great ride! How long is that going to take you?

Enjoyed the video Jethro. Glad you enjoyed riding through my hometown of "ThreeKeys"😂. That route is a favourite of mine and from the Sirhowy (pronounced Sirr-how -wee) Park you take a route up to the Machen mountain with breathtaking views of the Severn Estuary and England.

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it very much! What an amazing part of the world to have as your local, I am envious. I really need to explore more around there and also further North, there is a real wealth of quality adventure to be had in Wales and it's just down the road from me relatively speaking. I will attempt to improve my pronunciations for the next trip but I make no promises 😉 Thanks for watching

Nice one mate. Good to see you out and a bit of Wales too

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

It's good to be out! I can highly recommend this route as well. I got really lucky with the weather but even in less perfect conditions it would be an amazing ride.

@markl2815

4 жыл бұрын

Jethro Jessop bit far to go from SW France but nice to see it when not raining Take care fella

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

@@markl2815 yeah fair play, that is quite a long trek. What's the riding like in your part of the world? I'm always toying with a ride down through France and then maybe on to Portugal. Dunno when I'd fit it in but hopefully one day

@markl2815

4 жыл бұрын

Jethro Jessop hiya, first up, if you do, let me know and I’ll help out where I can mate Next .... my local areas is shown on .... kzread.info/head/PLXkeRjTaPZ1FwES1TmbU_vn6iY5gHGtb- Finally, I’m about to start the Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle by bike next week so maybe look at some of the northern route for that as a theme ... I can also help with that Take care

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

@@markl2815 Great stuff, thank you. It looks like some fantastic country for riding. Coincidentally, I actually went on two family holidays to Larnagol probably 30+ years ago. I don't remember a lot of details but those amazing cliffs stand out in my mind and just how much I enjoyed messing about in the river and the meadows with my brother. I'd love to ride back through and try to identify the house we stayed in - if it still exists.

Just came across your channel today when I was directed here by a search for moloko bar use. Love your style and look forward to working through your "back catalogue". If you love the wild places and freedom to roam then get a trip up here to Scotland planned for after this Corona nightmare; you'll love it. By the way I own a Surly Bridge Club and bought a Moloko Bar just before Xmas there. Good luck with the channel; seems to be doing nicely.

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

That's great, thank you my friend (and fellow Surly rider), I'm really glad you enjoy the videos. The first multi day I ever did back in 2010 involved riding Glasgow to Inverness then round the coast to Aberdeen. I've been back a couple of times but not for a loooong while now and I would absolutely love to visit again. I'm a bit more comfortable in the wild now and the Ogre would be a much better bike for the terrain than what I had back then. I really hope it will happen, I'm gagging for a bit of adventure at the moment. Hope the Moloko is working out for you, are you getting out up there or are you locked down still?

@crabbitgeezer

3 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop We're still locked down here to local area :( so short blasts only I'm afraid. But if we're all good we'll get out to play 27th April. So, fingers crossed.

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

@@crabbitgeezer yeah similar here I think. I lose track of the exact dates and rules but we have to stay local I know that much. Looking forward to adventuring further afield soon though. Hear's to the end of a long lockdown!

Finally your on a bike tour again Jethro. Wales is a great place to be on a bike so it seems. Would love to go for a bike tour in England again after seeing your splendid footage. Have a great trip, I’m already looking out for the next episodes.

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I wish it was a longer one but at the moment I have to make do with these little shorties. Wales is indeed fantastic for biking, I'd highly recommend it if you don't mind unpredictable weather. I got really lucky on this one and it was truly glorious. What part of the world do you call home?

@Eric-rt6tg

4 жыл бұрын

I live in the Netherlands and I lived in Hayling Island in England for about a year to be precise. In that year I made some bike trips along the south coast but that was decades ago. Occasionally I sometimes visit the UK for work (Cambridge area) and I find some regions in England very very beautiful. Only cycling outside the known cycling routes seems risky to me, your infrastructure is not like ours. Traffic is not used to bicycles and some of your countrymen drive like really fast on those narrow country roads. I always on the look out for some nice cycling routes in the UK and Ireland. Kind regards, Eric.

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

@@Eric-rt6tg I know exactly what you mean. I've done a few rides in the Netherlands and it is just a different world in terms of cycling infrastructure. Our network is growing slowly but we are decades behind you guys (and many of our other neighbours). Check out the sustrans website or opencyclemap.org for finding routes in the UK, they will generally label which are traffic free and which will put you in with the maniacs 😉 I hope to come back and visit your country again soon though!

@Eric-rt6tg

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I hope so, I like England a lot a specially your sense of humor (and the pubs). I’m planning on doing Hadrian's Cycleway from Newcastle maybe (easy to get there by boat). But after seeing Wales... I like the wild nature over there, that’s something we do not have here like that.

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

@@Eric-rt6tg if you want wilderness, off road and gravel riding and don't mind climbing a lot of hills then Wales is a good place to aim for. There is plenty of forestry access that makes good biking and they have a bit of a cycle tourist industry so it is a little better catered for than other places in the UK. Scotland is also fantastic for this though a little further to travel. If I was in NL though I'd also be looking towards Sweden (one of my favourite places to cycle). Though they don't really have pubs like we do 😉

Ha ha, my Wife always says I don’t like people... I just prefer wilderness and tranquility, together with my lovely bike and sometimes my lovely tent as well, if I’m lucky! It’s great to see you back on the trails, as funny and entertaining as usual. What’s happened to the old blue glasses?

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

The old blue glasses very sadly fell off on a bumpy trail and got well and truly run over. I then found a replacement pair in a field but lost them again so these are a pair I had kicking around in a box. I don't really like them but they do the job. Glad you liked the vid. Hope you can get some wilderness time as well soon!

Nice to meet you today Jethro. Yup, that view is pretty much straight above my house. Where you stopped is right by an ancient roman camp. Yeah it was a lot wetter during Storm Dennis. I ran an ultramarathon the week before that in Storm Ciara. Horrendous conditions and Dennis was about the same. Bravo for camping out in that!

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

You too my friend, it was a pleasure. You are lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world. I'll definitely be back again soon, hopefully in decent weather again. Hope you got a nice evening ride in after the beach?

@Chrissummerill

4 жыл бұрын

Jethro Jessop that’s where I’m heading right now my dude. Although now it is raining. A lot.

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chrissummerill yeah, I got soaked and am now sitting, steaming slightly, on a train back to Reading.

@Chrissummerill

4 жыл бұрын

Jethro Jessop next trip through this way, you should ride through Ystradfellte and past Maen Llia. It’s a standing stone. Nearly 4m high in basically the middle of nowhere. It’s alongside a road, but again in the middle of nowhere. It’s very special. I think you’d like it. 🤙

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chrissummerill considering we only spoke for ten minutes you know me very well. That sounds right up my street indeed! I will definitely be back in the area soon so I'll put it on the map and check it out. I've done a few rides to stones in the past - Avebury, stone henge and various rune stones when I was in Scandinavia. Stones and waterfalls are always worth a detour for in my opinion

Beautiful day n scenery.... I would be interested to hear your thoughts. Maybe a video discussing the wearing of helmets or not... I tend to mostly wear them but often times would love not to...

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

It is something I get asked and I don't really have a good answer. I'm a foolish human and make decisions based on imperfect data and gut feelings ;) Also, I never owned a helmet before that wasn't uncomfortable and annoying. I recently got the Bollé Eco and for the first time I'm wearing a helmet and not cursing it every mile. I still prefer my Tilly but at least I have a proper helmet in the arsenal now

@norseman1137

2 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop 😁🤣.. Love the rationale... I hate helmets but kinda feel obliged to at least wear one in traffic for my family... But Im trying to ween off em 😊

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

@@norseman1137 I'm the same. Now I have one I wear it if I'm on a road with traffic or riding in the dark maybe. It does steal some of the vibe of a ride but then so does a brain injury I suppose ;) Can't see myself wearing it all the time but this new one is less offensive than others.

luvsit

Awesome! Iv'e been trying to ride the canal at least once a week now.I always get on at barrack hill then make my way up to Risca,Crosskeys.but I always come to the end of the canal and have to turn back.Is there any pointers you can give me, on how to find the route along the river.

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

You have to drop down just before the end of the canal, cross the railway and the main road and pick it up on the other side of the village. Have a look on opencyclemap.org and you can see where route 47 (national routes are highlighted in solid red, traffic free sections in dashed blue) splits off from the canal. Hope that helps but just shout if you have other questions

@oldscoolgaming.5040

3 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop Thanks.that's helped loads,Plus I think I need to just leave the safety of the trail and find the nerve to do a little exploring.

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldscoolgaming.5040 in that part of the world there is endless exploring to be had. There must be hundreds of miles of access road into the forest round there. I'd you find any hidden gems report back. I'll hopefully be in that part of the world again soon and a bit of local knowledge is always good to have

@oldscoolgaming.5040

3 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop I sure will,and thanks for the reply.You have even inspired me to maybe think about getting myself a tent someday.

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldscoolgaming.5040 Do it! When you have the option to try some camping in beautiful landscapes so close to home you should at least have a go. Nothing like waking up in the forest on a clear morning. Good for the body and the soul

Hi would a road bike be OK for this route please. Looks amazing

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

I've only ever ridden mountain bikes so I'm hesitant to give advice on this. On a gravel bike you'd be fine but there is a lot of access track and a few short sections that were a little rocky. Nothing very challenging but on a full road bike you might get a bit rattled. It is a lovely route though, especially if you get the good weather.

@kirkford28

2 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop thank you Jethro I'll definitely be giving this route a go

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

@@kirkford28 report back if you do it on a road bike, I'd be interested to hear how you get on. I'm wracking my brain to remember other bikers I encountered on this trip. They were mostly on mountain bikes though I seem to recall. One roady i think, back down on the river path on day 1.

@kirkford28

2 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop yes I will report back I should be doing it next weekend

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

@@kirkford28 fantastic. I will cross my fingers for good weather then!

I rode the farthest I have ever ridden in my life today,from Newport all the way to the maesycwmmer/Hengoed viaduct.Sat on a little metal bench at the end for a snack,then started the long journey home.I just hope I don't hurt to much in work tomorrow.Oh well it was well worth it though : )

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! A very decent ride indeed. I always enjoy a snack stop with a view. There is something very pleasing about being still after a long ride and just gazing into the distance. Hope muscles are not complaining too loudly tomorrow

@oldscoolgaming.5040

3 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop nothing a good nights sleep wont fix.I hope : {)

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldscoolgaming.5040 absolutely. Refreshed and ready for the next one!

If ever you are in Reading and fancy a group ride I would be interested. Kennet and Avon canal perhaps or along the Thames to Streatley or Henley. Send me a message if interested. Love the channel, it is a hidden gem. Ben

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, I'm glad you like it :) I am usually in Reading though maybe not for long - I'm currently doing the new job, new house, new life thing and consequently not getting as many lazy day rides in as I'd like. If I am heading out on a non filming, leasure ride I'll let you know - always nice to ride with others now and again :)

I was looking for great reviews but they are all not about the best ganja

It's pronounce Sir Howy 😁

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like he should be high up in the RAF ;) My history with pronunciation is not great but I'll remember this one - I fully intend to do this route again one day so I can revisit it better prepared now.

@MrSmoothasf

3 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop on the video you enter wainfawr Park, at the start if you turn left up the side road instead of going in the park you go under the bridge just ahead and turn left again. This is a mountain route that follows the wyllie and Machen. It's very steep so not bike packer friendly but also a great view/trails. The climb up is nicknamed 'the concrete lung'

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSmoothasf sounds brutal. I will check it out though the name alone puts me off doing it with bags on 😉 Maybe worth it even if it means pushing if it is a nice trail with top views

@MrSmoothasf

3 жыл бұрын

@@JethroJessop if you can climb that with frame bags on you'd be the first ever 😂

@JethroJessop

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSmoothasf Sounds like a challenge! I avoid challenges 😉

Somewhere that isn't tarmac, what you love will be a thing of the past with active travel plan tarmac everywhere 😕 missing the point really, cycling to work, cycling for leisure, even the tyres are different... No common sense!

@JethroJessop

2 жыл бұрын

It's definitely harder to find all the time but they can't tarmac everything. There will always be gravel and wilderness to explore. If there isn't then I doubt there will many folk left to miss it

Sponsored by tunucks now are we? Sell out!

@JethroJessop

4 жыл бұрын

How good would that be? I'd sell my soul or anyone elses for a lifetime tunnocks deal!