Have you ever been bike packing on an e-bike? It's great fun!

@craigleech7536

3 жыл бұрын

Electric Mountain Bike Network it looks great fun just not in this country shame we can’t take e-bikes on planes

@MrJR86

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you guys get those bag racks?

@sirmatthewnagy

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeh! just did 170 miles over 4 days out here in cali on my e touring bike. Looks like you guys had quite the adventure

@damionhazael9595

3 жыл бұрын

How did you charge 4 batteries? Did you carry 4 chargers with you too?

@karun2000

3 жыл бұрын

I was out on the Downs Tuesday, going in the opposite direction! I was so sure I saw you! We were cycling push bikes leaning into the wind but heading towards eastbourne being pushed up the hills! We managed it over a 3 hard days. I do it every year! You should definitely return to do it winchester to eastbourne the views are amazing heading in that direction also! My next step is to get an ebike with spare batteries! Questions: 1. Can you make video showing all your kit. 2. Do you think it’s possible to do it on 2x 700wh batteries in 1day with good weather.

A follow up video going over bikes, gear used, planning the route and transportation access to start and end point. With lessons learned what would you do/take again what would you change would be great!

3 жыл бұрын

And in addition, a question about battery chargers, since they were using 2 batteries. Did they carry 2 chargers or let the first battery charge to 100% (this can take up to 5-6 hours, enough time to kill many beers), then get the second one on charger while sleeping ;-) Or they had a crew with 5-6 spare batteries for each bike ;-)

@Silverbeardedsurfer

3 жыл бұрын

@ That's what I was wondering. Battery management insight would be interesting. Hopefully solid state batteries will be a game changer.

@kennypowers2442

3 жыл бұрын

Would like to know both perspectives on the bags on the front wheels instead of the rear, not sure I would have liked that weight in the front unless it was ballanced with bags on the back also.

More of this guys. For me this is more interesting than shredding eMTBs at bike parks ;-)

Love the adventure content! Would be great to see more content on battery management, charging infrastructures for multi day adventures. I don't think its feasible for most people to carry 4 batteries for 2 days, so how about using pubs/cafes as charging stops?

Started e-bikepacking this year, it's the best thing I have done in years and it is a constant learning curve in terms of refining the set up. Luckily I already had a load of outdoor gear (dry bags, tent, stove etc) so could use some of that. I have done a few two day trips without having to recharge because I have 1,625w of batteries. Having to recharge is the biggest blocker to a multi day trip especially if you want to go to remote areas. Despite what a lot of people say keeping the weight down is still important as it will extend range.

More bike packing videos please. Just imagine what those head winds would have been like without epower!

@embn

3 жыл бұрын

This whole week will be based around adventure! 👍 We would love to do some more bikepacking for sure!

@lukepc2287

3 жыл бұрын

@@embn Jeah - we love it :-)

More information about the saddle bags and their influence on the ride, please!

Agree with others requesting more bike packing vids 👍👍

You don't need an eBike for this. Two of us did Bournemouth to Eastbourne via Winchester in on regular MTBs. Also did Bristol to Ivinghoe Beacon via Avebury to connect the Ridgeway. I love my eBike for certain stuff but a waste of time for the big epic rides. I did x4 350mile loops last year on gravel bike with minimal camping gear - x3 stops per trip. It's a massive sense of achievement doing it with just your legs. NOTE: Prevailing wind usually from West or South West along that coast so start at Winchester and go East!! I think eBikes for pure fun around 50k and regular bikes for proper rides. On the plus side, I hope you inspire people to get out and ride on anything - well done for that chaps!

Like that, I'm interested in the two different approaches to the panniers?

@johnsmedley7759

3 жыл бұрын

My guess is.. EMBN got a front and rear set in from Topeak to review.. and Tom got the short straw.. :)

wow guys, it so surprising and wonderful to see Tom Cardy in the channel and I love backpacking videos. Thankfully you guys reached safe and sound and it was a very very good video. Good job guys.

@embn

3 жыл бұрын

Was a fun trip 🤘 Very windy though!

Would love to see more E-bikepacking trips and maybe a show on full-suspension bike - travel bags. See on your show you had both front, rear and handlebar bags. Love this type of e-biking and have done a couple 2 night trips around the Rincon Volcano in Costa Rica, since single track trails are few due to the extreme jungle and extreme rains. Rustic lodges a better option to tenting though, as too many snakes, puma and jaguar for that. Love your show and look forward to all the videos each week.

Very inspiring. I am learning so much for my own little ebike adventure channel. Thank you.

great vid guys .... but why no reviews on the kit used and view on different setups that you both had ... but in general, more of the same please !!

One of those reasons why i love you guys from GMBN&EMBN doing stuff like this. Would love to ride with (like Blake would say) "you beautiful people" some day. ✌️

Great video. Tom mentioned at the end that next time you'de do a few things differently. It would be a really interesting followup to find out what they would be?

I'm hesitating between a conventional and an electric bike for bike touring mainly on little roads and biking tracks. Would you say the e-bike is better? How do you recharge the battery on camp grounds? Thank you for the nice video!

Oh this is awesome! Fantastic series - Adventure Week! We have some rather inexpensive trekking ebikes and next spring we'll get some more "serious" stuff like a fully ebike which we can use to do ebike tours/bike packing. Yeah, the weather..still, the views and places are amazing. Well done

This is great and fun content. Please give us more adventures with e-mountain bikes. This is content a large part of your target group is craving for. ;-) The Levo disappoints. Not even 30km? My Cube with a Bosch Gen 4 and 500Wh goes about 50 to 60 km at least under comparable conditions.

@erich8258

3 жыл бұрын

I think they were counting miles, not km

@Mike.Muc.3.1415

3 жыл бұрын

@@erich8258 miles x 1.6 equals km. ;-)

@erich8258

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike.Muc.3.1415 of course. And therefore Chris doing less than 30 miles, not less than 30 km, isn't so bad

@Mike.Muc.3.1415

3 жыл бұрын

@@erich8258 Starting at 05:23: battery change time after 18 miles. 18 miles equals 28,9682km ~ 29km . That's less than 30km. They used 2 batteries à 700 Wh per day. Worst case, this equals 1400Wh per day. I was riding around Castle Neuschwanstein in the German Alps under similar conditions a few days ago. As mentioned above "My Cube with a Bosch Gen 4 and 500Wh goes about 50 to 60 km at least under comparable conditions." ;-)) About 29 km for the Levo is not very impressing.

@Silverbeardedsurfer

3 жыл бұрын

Don't under appreciate the wind. They had to abuse Turbo mode somewhat. I get further on my Turbo Levo but I'm not carrying extra batteries etc.

Thoroughly enjoyed this adventure. Thank you!

I did the South Downs way on an old GT Timberline in the mid 90s. Nearly bloody killed me !

Nice guys! What bike packs Dis you use? And what bike pack carriers? Is front better (the pack is suspended by the fork) or rear (no suspension for the pack but maybe better bike control)?

So cool. You are both so lucky to experience such an adventure. Great stuff.

Love this kind of video very much ! Thank you for sharing it ! 👍👍👍

Bikepacking with cards, fck yeah!

Most enjoyable. Thanks. 1,000 ft per mile in those conditions at the distances you did is impressive. Panniers on the front surprised me, as I know weight there in off-road motorcycle trail riding is a no no.

Great video, did that trip in 1986 on rigid mtb's (or ATB's as they were called then), brought back some great memories. I have to say though guys it was a rookie error starting in the east and travelling west; you were always going to at least have some headwinds.

Brilliant video! Many thanks!

Great ride boys, credit to you both for doing it on e-bikes. It's a hell of a route. The max elivation is only 280m or so but you gain and loose it all at once over and over again! Very few opportunities to re-supply without deviating from the route and loosing precious elevation to.

This is the best. Need this combo more often. Love Cards!

OMG... fantastic... ive been a unwell man for a while and its great to do these adventures indoors on my computer.. great vlog

Really made me want to try ebikepacking next summer, what a great way to see the world.

Hi guys loving the video looks great adventure apart from the weather on the first day looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe and keep E biking 😷👍🏻

Thanks lads, very enjoyable

Really enjoyed watching Chris and Tom they are both excellent presentor ,Cheers Guys🙏🖖

Nice work guys. Winchester used to be my home in UK 20 years ago, and I rode the SDW just before I left UK to visit my Mum in Bexhill. It was a great weekend, the weather was shit for me too! I remember the ??chalk/clay?? soil being as slippery as ice when wet, ha-ha! I get my Trek Rail soon, there's loads of great bike packing routes of every level here in NZ, come visit one day when you can :-)

Did this route on my Haibike Fatsix a couple of years ago, spread over 3 days, but in the opposite direction. I was lucky and got good weather all the way. Great ride with awesome scenery. Highly recommend it.

Brilliant .. lets see more adventure ebike packing .

Great stuff Gents. Great to see Tom on the channel again. 👍

I thoroughly enjoyed the vid

BRILLIANT GUYS BRILLIANT...NOW ON MY BUCKET LIST 😁👍

Making Camping great again . Good job.

Great video guys. Definitely interested in knowing more about the panniers and whether front or rear or a balance of both would be best. Hoping to start doing e bike packing next year but not sure how to carry everything as yet especially over more chunky terrain.

Finally, it had been a long time since we got to see such a beautiful video.

Outstanding love you guys Channel

Its on my bucket list now to ebikepack in new zealand

That was sweet..loved the editing, tunes and scenery. We want more of this and its given me ideas for my next vid.

Thank you for sprinkling in a few Yank terms, i.e. miles vs kilometers, etc. I enjoyed the bike packing video. Great channel.

@madaprak

3 жыл бұрын

They use miles in England

Great to see Tom Cardy back on the channel , great video guys 👍

This was awesome.

Really enjoyed the vid. Well done for sticking it out despite the horrible day 1 weather! 😀

Nice, Cardy!

This video was fantastic so what I’m looking for. Made me miss the UK big time now when I go on an adventure ride I have to take bear spray on my rig lol. Keep up the entertainment guys love the channel. Mountie

Just did the Ridgeway a couple of days ago, this looks fun too :)

Awesome video. Toms Bikamper is pretty sweet!

This was great guys. Beautiful Ride on the 2nd day. That 1st leg, though.. Bloody hell..(!) Maybe consider doing the Camknjonde Santiago...and finish up, down here, in sunny Portugal ;) Really cool idea, filming the bike-packing, for the channel. Thanks for the video! Pls do a follow up going tjrough gear & logistics. And comments on the experience, naturally. Cheers

I like that Bike Tent !!!

The most pleasant video I have seen in a long time. Absolutely love your music background.

Boys you looked like you had a blast!!! When you stopped in Winchester by the sign saying 99 miles to Eastbourne, I used to live just down that steep bank! So disappointed we didn't see you, we are always riding down by Winchester cathedral! If your ever down this way again, let me know and I'll get the kettle on 👍👍🤘🤘🔥🔥

Would love to see what luggage was used on the Turbo Levo as they don't have anywhere ready made to bolt anything on. In fact I'd also like to know what fork panniers were used on the Haibike too. That would give a good luggage capacity without having to wear a backpack.

Having done this route myself with a group of others. It certainly is a challenge. The preferred route though is West to East as that is the prevailing wind. We had to break the trip into 2 night stops as battery conservation was an issue, we only had 500 watt. The South Downs is on my back yard and is a great place to explore with some challenging climb particularly on the East side. Great to see you guys complete the challenge.

Great video guys,I was surprised at how much battery you used but you were up against it with high winds and extra weight!

Nice video. Thank you for sharing it. You have my support.😊😊😊

Boys this track looks amazing. Would love to do that asap💕💕😊👍

Cool video guys💯 more bike packing videos coming? 👍😎

Nice vid, would have appreciated a description of the front and rear racks that were fitted to the bikes and any issues with them. Not so common on a full sus bike, at least as far as I know?

@ootz0rz

3 жыл бұрын

I think they might be the topeak tetraracks

@orangespy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ootz0rz Thank you sir!

@embn

3 жыл бұрын

These are from Topeak, hope that helps 👍

@lukepc2287

3 жыл бұрын

​@@embn Why didn't you use the Dual-Battery on the Haibike?

@blacktiger955i

2 жыл бұрын

@@embn Yes Topeak but which ones? Or maybe they just fitted them for you and you don't have a clue? Come on, how to pack and into what is just as important in Bikepacking as the ride itself. If you can't pack you can't bikepack.

Great video - this is how I use my eMTB, out exploring the bridleways and byways of our fair island, so nice to see you not in a bike park! As per the other comments would like to know what kit you used and the stats on battery usage. More adventures please...

Epic character building trip, the conditions must have been brutal on day one to use so much power

Just about to go bikepacking with my 2 year old onboard. 2020 Turbo Levo Comp, front child seat, same Thule pack n Go pannier setup, with front fork racks for light gear and a small bar bag at the front. Only 24 miles but round the back of Loch Lomond and alongside some Munro’s, should be interesting!! Great video guys!

Brilliant

Cool!

This video is brilliant i would love to do this

Awesome adventure! What racks are being used on the bikes? How long did it take you to set up and break down camp? Thanks!

Thanks really opened my eyes to the fact that you do not always need to go to Scotland for long off road trips

When I said to my wife “ This is what we’re gonna do”......... she said “ Noooooooo” and went to bed ! Ummmmmm bit of work needed on that one 😁 she’ll give in.......... fantastic vlog, next one bike packing to UK bike parks and spots suggested by viewers ..... ps can I come 🤙🏾

Most folk go West to East because the prevalent wind is then on your back, so was surprised to see you ride that way! Nice luxury with two batteries too, glad you got to see it in its splendour tho on day 2.

You had a perfect whether you have nothing to complain of. At the same time here in Israel we had almost two weeks of 40-50C with 75-95% humidity, absolutely nightmare...😬

So what, beer in your panniers and camping gear in your backpacks? What a concept!

dang i really want ebike for THIS...cycling, adventure and camping. maybe someday....

Love the fact that you guys persisted with the ride despite the conditions. Goes to show that the world is not entirely made of Insta worthy moments. Nice!

Nice to see the pro’s fall off once in a while 👍😂

I thought the bike tent was super cool.

Nice one chaps, this looks great, did you have to take your own battery chargers.?

I truly enjoyed the video. By the way, how many battery did you guys brought? Where did you charge it.

Wish I could do it good stuff😊

Great show and trip Any plans to to mountain bike orienteering Do they allow emtbs ?

Nice, but on a decent day, seems like that trip is a relative doddle. Who was the camera person? They deserve a shout out too...

Would love to go Bikepacking but I’ve only one 500Wh battery. Starting from Leeds I’d only get to Huddersfield and have to get the bus back. If I bought 3 more batteries for a trip like this when would I use them again? Sounds like a great way to explore the countryside though. Can’t wait for eMtb’s to give us more range so we can do longer trips without the hassle of carrying the equivalent of 10 bags of sugar along too. FYI, Great channel.

Great ride Chris! Can you give us an approximation of the total system weight (rider+bike+packs)?

I may have missed it but how did you charge the batteries when y’all were camping out?

yeh went years ago when i was younger , try great wester way next time will push you to the limit

Chris, what bags and mount are you using? Great video, guys.

My local is Cissbury to Chanctonbury, walking dog or now using my Frey EX

Great video, good trip. Would be good to give kit list and how you managed battery charging. Did you have a third for emergencies?

@willsy5164

2 жыл бұрын

Legs are for emergencies……..

Riding Haibike XDURO Adnevtr would've made more sense. Enjoyable video nonetheless.

how did you charge the bikes? planning on a long trip next year, but not sure how to charge the bike outside

Amazing! Pity there is nothing like this road in Ireland... It's all just tiny, bendy busy roads... :(

Hi guys …what set up were you using in terms of racks to mount your bags on please ?

VERY GOOD RIDING A BICYCLE, I HAVE THE SAME SPECIALIZED, COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE I GET THE MUDGUARDS AND THE BACK LUGGAGE CARRIER, THANK YOU

Any tips on bike security while bike packing?

@arcoulant87

3 жыл бұрын

guess you soon find out cos your tent will fall down, lol