nice one - great ride and video dude, I love the SDW on bike, it can get really technical and steep but things like the views and full send down Butser make it worth it! great ride, awesome video work, well done

Checking out some vids of the SDW trek via bike. I am too riding the Downs from this weekend. I will be using an e bike but one still has to put the peddle work in. I pulled out 6 years ago due to injury from Winchester to the Sustainability Centre......but will carry on from there Saturday aiming for Bignor area but staying at Gumber Farm. Thanks for sharing your video, enjoyed it. Made me smile when you cheered whizzing down the hills. Best Regards.

Great video, thanks for making it. 👍

Danke!

I can't help wondering how many extra miles you do putting a camera down, backing up, cycling past it, and backing up again to pick it up... It definitely makes the video more interesting to watch. I wouldn't have the patience!

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

You might like this little short video youth.be/VWtR4lVZh9c

A true adventure 👍 An epic gravel ride

Looked amazing fella.

Love it. Planning the same trip myself in springtime 2023.

That was epic ... Well done.

Great video I did this about 7 years ago, some of the signage was a bit dubious, and you are right about no shops it feels remote despite actually being close to civilisation. I used an old klein mountain bike 26 inch wheels, and I was amazed how many climbs there were. Also it was damp on day and those chalky bits were as slippery as hell, I crashed on one bit but only landed in nettles which made me cycle really hard up the next hill as an antidote to the stings. I am thinking of coming south to do again as I have ordered a sonder and you provided perfect inspiration many thanks.

Amazing, I have just booked this trip into my diary. Exactly the same but probably camp and not wild camp I think...as you said I think it is quite difficult to find a suitable spot on route. great video👍

Just finished the same route in 3 days yesterday...great weather bad knees. Nice video.

Great vid. As a former Hampshire boy who now lives in the North East, I recognised so much of the first part of that route, particularly the awesome downhill which I know was Butser Hill, highest point on the South Downs and one of my old stomping grounds, brings back many happy memories 👍😁😁

Cracking video 👍👏👏🙏

Cool trip, love it, you were only five minutes away from my place at the water tap in the middle of your vid. It's a tricky route to find good wild camp spots ,always searching for new places. Cracking vid all best Will 🍻✌

Bet it was an amazing experience, well done 👍👊

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Its a great ride, highly recommended it if you get a chance

Fantastic 💪🏁

How incredibly beautiful.

Proper adventure!

There are some super steep climbs on the SDW, so a few hike a bikes, but I intend on doing it in spring. Hopefully some good weather to match the awesome views.

This video was really helpful. Am about cycle this route so that gave me a good sense of the landscape

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, good luck on your adventure, being hot at the moment this might come in handy www.southdownsdouble.co.uk/taps/

@arthurstovell8057

2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepSmilingAdventures Very handy! Thank you. Are there any cafes along the way?

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

There are a few little tea room type places but they were still all shut when i did this. I think there was a cafe at queen Elizabeth country park.

Nice well done. Think I'll take my Sonder Broken Road on that one. Good vid.

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Good choice of bike 👌

Love the videos and channel. Definitely a buzz for cycling! Shouting downhills. Love it. Looking at getting an adventure bike. Camino good? I know you have had it a while. Looking at Ali version with di2 or sram to treat myself. Or an extra grand for ti! Thoughts? Keep up the videos. Most of the trails you have done I want to do so it’s great viewing. 👍👍👌

Great video! I have a question regarding the camino gravel bike. I just purchased the camino AL. I see in the video you had a puncture. How is it when you replace the inner tube? The reason i ask because i saw a review that it is very hard to remove tyre and inner tube from the wheels. TIA!

Looks awesome dude...... Looks like you'll have to do a comparison with your new whip 🚴‍♂️🤘💪

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Out on a little adventure right now with it 👌 its a beast

that decent is awsome. i couldnt do the top half because it was to rough and there was kids running about but halfway down i let loose and my word you go so fast and is so fun after climbing buser hill from the south road its slow going up that hill.

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Aha yeah it is about bumpy at the top, the last time i went down there i had to dodge sheep.

Another great video!!!! I am planning to do this late Spring. MTB or Gravel bike??? Help (I am a keen but not that good cyclist)

You have any info on the bags you are using? Looking to kit mine out and liked your setup

Nice video mate. We did King Alfred’s way a while back and we’re thinking of this as our next mission. I see you’ve done both. Is this route as good as KAW? Thanks

Good film. Surely you had more to eat at the evening than just a Twix.

Great trip. All those views. Happy to see You feeling better💪. One question. Do You count how many miles You'v done going backwards and fowards for the drive by shots?

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Slowly getting their 🤞 😂 i think i do most of the time i just have the wahoo on auto pause. Its terrible for your average speed though 😂

yep, Butser Hill is a killer!

Another great video, do you know where I can get locations of the water taps from? Cheers

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hi tony, I used this site www.southdownsdouble.co.uk/taps/. You can open it into google maps on your phone. Some of the taps don’t work anymore though.

That looked good fun. What size is your Camino as shows a lot of seat post, unless you have very long legs .

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

It’s their biggest size 60cm and yeah I have long legs 6ft 6

Ace.

Awesome vid. I’m binge watching these now! Any particular reason why you are not running tubeless on the Sonder? Also, what gearing did you have? You said it was over geared, but would be interested to know the ratios.

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

I do sometimes run tubeless, but the rear wheel has a bit of a dent in so I couldn’t be bothered with getting it set up on their, so I just taped the inside of the tyre for extra protection, which I have done in the past with good success. My easiest gear was 46/42 at the time. A bit grindy for them hills.

@paddyotoole2058

2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepSmilingAdventures Fair enough. I’m doing the King Allred’s Way in early September with 42/42 and fully loaded. Hoping it’ll be low enough to cope with most of the hills. What do you reckon? I suspect I may be having to push for a few of the steeper ones on occasion cos the bags and all the gear etc is going to add best part of 10kg probably.

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@paddyotoole2058 42/42 will be perfect for king Alfred's i did that on a 46/42 and was able to ride pretty much everything. The hills on that route aren't really that bad.

I'd like to the SDW and King Alfred's but my only concern about this and (bikepacking in England in general) is the trespass aspect of wild camping. Is just a case of apologising and getting the hell out of Dodge (or Cocking...) sharpish if the landowner stumbles across you? Or are most landowners sort of ok about it - as long as you don't come across as a total arse?

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Trespass is a civil matter so its not like straight to prison. The owner would have to sue you for damages, and prove you actually damaged something. So obviously don't damage anything. Leave rubbish etc But basically set up camp late where no one is around. and leave early. and the chances of you being found are tiny. And if you are so unlucky to get caught by the land owner, just be respectful apologies and if they want you to leave just leave.

Do you thing one could do this on a heavy touring bike with panniers

Did u train home?

How did you find riding the route on a gravel bike? I'm taking a rigid fork MTB next week 😬😬😬

@boshebosh9269

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps if I watched your whole video before asking that question 😂😂😂. You answered allot of questions I had. I'm slightly concerned by the weight of my bike setup at the moment 🤔🤔

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Aha no worries, just get the easiest gearing you possibly can, there are a lot of ups and downs. If weight is a worry one thing i could suggest is just carry one smallish water bottle as there is loads of taps a long the way.

@boshebosh9269

2 жыл бұрын

@@KeepSmilingAdventures cheers for the tips. Great vid FYI 👌

@KeepSmilingAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, good luck on your ride 💪

What gears did you have? Not tubeless tyres?

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

46 11/42 and nope my rear rim has a bit of a dent in it so it wont seat so i just taped the inside of the tyres for a bit of added protection.

@rdcanyon

3 жыл бұрын

@@KeepSmilingAdventures nice. I had 46/30 front and 11-32 rear on my gravel bike. Did the sdw this weekend over 2 days. Found it okay, but could of used a few bigger gears at the back. Was thinking tubes would puncture a lot on the rocks

@KeepSmilingAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one well done, yeah their are certainly some steep slogs on that ride. I had the one puncture a long the way but the tape gave the tyres some reinforcement.