Fabulous trail, lovely weather, Fetish Dave and Ruby, what more do we need on a gloomy Tuesday :)

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

😂 Thanks Shardlake, glad we didn't disappoint 🤗 Weather is now crap here too, by the way !

Hi Garry, good to see you back on Norman. My Maternal Grandfather, a WWI veteran who was also awarded the MBE for service to refugees in WW2 was called Norman. Anyway, got big news coming soon on my channel.🙂

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I think I am back to full health now but unfortunately the weather is terrible, the video was filmed on the last nice day and since then we've had 10 days of cr*p. Norman is a nice name, shame it seems to have gone out of fashion but I'm trying to keep it alive 😝 Nice one CC. I'm excited to hear your news ! Take care mate and good luck with everything ! Garry

Great trails Gary . Norman is ideal for them , he sounds so smooth and would be hard to better . Ruby always makes us smile at the end . Its nice to see you enjoying the ride .

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi John, thank you ! Yes, Norman is so good for these trails that I can't imagine buying any other bike for the job. I think Norman will be in the garage for the next ten years at least ! He's also useful for doing a bit of shopping and is decent enough on the roads in the summer too. Ruby says thank you and sends you both fluffy kisses ❤🐕 Take care you two and enjoy your bikes when you can. Garry & Ruby

@johnbellamy6449

4 ай бұрын

@@economicalrides thanks Gary ,we will .

Nice to see things are back to normal again. what a lovely ride 😀 Cheers to Ruby & ER 🍻

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Thanks William ! Actually since then, my health has improved further and I am pretty sure that there is now no longer virus lurking in my body waiting to come back. I genuinely feel as though I am completely over it now and I am starting to get back to my normal routine. Unfortunately, as predicted, the day after this, the storms arrived and we've now had terrible weather for a week and it is set to continue into NEXT WEEK ! So I might struggle to film a video for next week but we'll see how it goes. Cheers William. Ruby sends fluffy kisses ! Garry & Ruby

Good old proper Merc, before all the electronics started to stale cars down. It's a Miami Vice mobile😂 Lovely road again, lovely wheather. The Himalayan compass only points north from what I hear, you're missing nothing there! Good to see you out and about again on the ole but, heck of a river crossing there! Dave keeps oping up again, it must be a bug 😂

@FTStratLP

4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, is this mysterious Dave in any way related to you? Me thinks I can see some kind of family resemblance between the two of you. 😜

@exeterrider

4 ай бұрын

@@FTStratLP He does look very familiar, I think we may have been from the same test tube and perhaps a mix up..Dave had the rough end of the stick me thinks

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@FTStratLP I am not at liberty to divulge that. As you know and have seen by my actions, protecting "Dave's" privacy is paramount to me ! 😇

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@exeterrider 😂 I agree Steve. You'd really rock that get up. Much more so than "Dave" ! Buy a Meaty and hopefully you can prove the point !

@exeterrider

4 ай бұрын

@@economicalrides 😆🤙

When I see old ruined buildings I aways try to imagine the lives that were lived in them. Nice ride by the way 👍

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Paul, yes it's true. Probably several generations of one family lived there without electricity or running water for as long as traditional agriculture existed here. Once it ceased to be viable, they were forced into starting a new chapter. It was a lovely, easy, ride in perfect weather. One of those special rides that only happen a couple of times a year. I thoroughly enjoyed it ! Cheers Paul, Garry & Ruby

Beautiful scenic ride again Garry. I am really envious of the gorgeous weather and scenery and most of all that you have got so many abandoned roads and tracks. Here where I live we are flooded by traffic. Loved your stunt riding at the end. 😃 Cheers from Austria and say hello to Ruby Wolfgang PS: regarding this infamous photograph, I am pretty sure you have got some malware on your PC. I would run a system check. 😂

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Wolfgang ! Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it ! I think you might be right about Fetish Dave. I think he might be a closet exhibitionist and has installed a trojan on my computer, to flash up that image at random intervals. I shall have to have a word with him 😂 Cheers Wolfgang, Garry & Ruby 🐕"Hi Uncle Wolfgang !"

Smashing really good seeing you enjoying yourself nearly as good as seeing Ruby having her sausages 😋

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

🤗 Thanks James. That ride was so good, nice and easy, scenic and with perfect weather. Unfortunately, as predicted, the weather turned to crap the next day, so it was good that I made the effort to get out and film that day. I thought I'd do Ruby's sossidge lunge in slow motion and you can really see her focus and intent. She really is a sossidge assassin !!! Cheers James, Garry & Ruby

Hi Garry, good to see you somewhere near back to normal, and back on Norman. I reckon I've traced the route of that trail - one I plainly wasn't far from last year. Whatever you do, don't overdo things until you're good and ready - we don't want to be having a relapse! Cheers Garry and stay safe. 👍😎

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Martin ! Thank you. Yes, I really enjoyed that ride. Nice and gentle, scenic and with perfect weather. One of those "it's great to be alive and on a motorcycle" moments ! I think I am over the COVID thing now. It no longer feels as though there is something lurking, waiting for my guard to come down and attack me again. I finally feel pretty much normal. Well, you know, as normal as I'll ever be 😂 Since this video was filmed, we've had ten days of constant high winds with occasional rain. Haven't managed to get out at all since, but at least I managed to get one last great ride in whilst the weather was still so wonderful ! I'll live with that memory until the weather improves. Cheers Martin. Take care. Have fun ! Garry & Ruby

The views at 15 minutes in are fabulous 👌

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Thanks James. When I watched it back, I did think that I rather glossed over some of the views. I suppose I am getting a bit blasé about great views these days, I apologise. Glad you enjoyed it. I think it's a lovely trail to add on to any of the other trails up there. It's a nice easy trail to come back down and relax before heading home.

Ace to have trails on your doorstep Garry, and great to see you exploring them. 🙂

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Pete. It's certainly an advantage having beautiful and enjoyable trails nearby. There are many more trails out there but once they start becoming further and further away from home, the thought of riding them becomes more daunting, particularly because I always have to come home at some point to attend to Ruby. So it's definitely brilliant to have these trails on my doorstep and once the weather improves I am actually hoping to get up there after work and improve my skills and just generally muck about and de-stress. As you suggested, for myself and without a camera. That's the plan and I am really looking forward to it. But first of all these bloody storms need to bog off. 75 kph winds today. Delightful ! Cheers Pete, Garry

I’m a bit envious of your trails, scenery and sunshine, especially at this time of year. It’s still wonderful to watch 😊 Much love to you and Ruby from us two 😍👋🏼

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Jeff ! Thank you. Well, as I predicted, this was indeed the last nice day. It has been extremely windy and occasionally wet since then and looks set to continue into next week. It's probable that I won't have a video next week but I'm not stressing about it. I really enjoyed riding that day and I am glad that I did because a) days like that are rare over here and b) it was indeed my last opportunity to get a video for this week. So it all went well and as you can probably tell, I enjoyed it immensely. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it too. Can't beat a little dose of winter sunshine, can you ? Take care of each other you two. Much love as always ! Garry & Ruby

@Saddlebags73

4 ай бұрын

Lots of gaps in my schedule at the moment. I have resigned to the fact that I can’t do everything 🤣 Cheers Garry 👍🏼

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@Saddlebags73 Yep. Best to just chill 😎 No point in trying to force anything. Better days will come and when they do we will be up for enjoying our bikes and sharing that enjoyment with others ! In the meantime I can put out the odd silly video from time to time, should I feel the urge. Cheers Jeff, stay cool, all will be good 👍🏻 Garry

SO jealous of that glorious weather Garry. Very happy to see you well again and enjoying that trail, on a day like that. Perfect bike for that type of gentle trail too. Bless Ruby. Take care Dave and Willow 🐶

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Dave, well, as predicted, the weather turned to crap the next day and it has remained that way for a week now and looks set to continue into next week. So it was indeed imperative that I filmed something that day, I haven't had a decent day's weather since ! Yes, Norman is definitely a keeper now. He loves a gentle trail, he loves a tougher trail ( and could handle even more ) and he's also useful in a beer emergency 😂 I somehow lucked into the two perfect bikes for all of the riding that I do ! If I want a different bike, I will have to expand to three bikes because the two that I have are going nowhere. Take care of each other you two ! Love from Spain, Garry & Ruby

@davericketts9101

4 ай бұрын

@@economicalrides Hi again Garry (and Ruby). It has been miserable here too and is set to be the same for the next few days, oh joy. It was lucky you got it filmed on that day then. Yes, Norman is perfect for what you need and, as you say, you have two ideal bikes, for what you want and need. Expand to 3 bikes 😱, whatever next 😏. Pray for the sunshine to return and send some this way, if you get too much. Willow sends her love to you and Ruby. Dave

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@davericketts9101 Thanks you two ! Will definitely send some ☀️ your way, should we ever have a surplus ! Much love from Spain ❤️ Garry & Ruby 🐕 “Hi Willers !”

@davericketts9101

4 ай бұрын

@@economicalrides Haha, I will have to call her `Willers` from now on

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@davericketts9101 😂 Among other things I also call Ruby "Ruber" sometimes 🤷‍♂ Fortunately she is so clever that she has managed to learn all of the names that I use for her, so they are freely interchangeable, she responds to them all 🥰 Have a great Friday Dave and give "Willers" a little tummy rub from the two of us ! Garry & Ruby

Great ride! Cooll to see so many trails near you! Stunning scenery as always 🤩🤩🙏🙏🙏🍦

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Quinn 🙂👍

same here ,,, 1 and a bit good days and the rain is back ,, tell ruby i have sausages for tea ;;;

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Simon, what a coincidence ! I had a Bratwurst for dinner tonight Simon ! The predicted terrible weather duly arrived the next day and has continued for an entire week now. It looks like it is unlikely to improve before next week, so I might struggle to get the next video filmed and out on time. But what can you do 🤷‍♂ It's that time of year unfortunately ! Cheers Simon, Garry & Ruby

Such a great bike for the trails you are riding!

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Quent. I haven't said it in a video yet but since I rode Norman UP my 'Trail of Death' I have come to the conclusion that Norman is a keeper. He is such a perfect bike for the trails that I ride and also practical for doing a bit of shopping or taking out on the roads in the summer. If ever there was a bike to keep for as long as you are able to ride, it's Buddy, closely followed by Norman. I don't see myself ever selling either, unless they start to cause me problems. I really do have the perfect two bikes for my weekend riding. I am thinking of adding a third bike just for giggles, but then it will be a second-hand purchase. Just something to ride for a year or two and then swap out. I definitely don't need a THIRD keeper ! Norman is just brilliant and I have the comfort of knowing that every time I drop him, I am not doing 1000s of EURs worth of damage. That'll do for me ! Why pay more ? Cheers Quent, Garry & Ruby

Looks like you’ve got plenty of cracking trails to explore Garry, lots of fun, all the best buddy 👍

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Mike, yep. Just scratching the surface really. Once you head up towards Calar Alto there are more trails going off left and right. But just in this area, I now have enough trails to go up there and ride about for two or three hours, without going further afield. So it is definitely going to become my local off-road playground. The trails all have their own characteristics and different levels of challenge too, so plenty of variety. Unfortunately the off-road season here is so short. It's going to take me years to see just a fraction of the local trails. We can only ride off-road from mid October through to the end of May. And that is the time of year when we usually get very few nice riding days. So add in the usually stormy weather to the six and a bit months of time when we are allowed to ride up there and you end up not getting too many nice riding opportunities per year. But it's ok. I'll hopefully be riding Norman for a good few years yet ! Cheers Mike. New bike being delivered on Friday ? Garry & Ruby

@mikehatswell3961

4 ай бұрын

@@economicalrides you might have a limited time to ride the trails but they are fabulous, there’s hardly any where here in Scotland where you can legally ride off road nowadays, yes Friday is the big day 😁 I’m collecting it from the dealership as it’s only 12 miles away but I will have to take the long way home 😂😂 as you do 👍 can’t wait, all the best buddy 👍

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@mikehatswell3961 Excited for you Mike ! I will be thinking of you on Friday. Good luck and enjoy your big day ! 🤞 that the weather is kind to you too ! 🙂

Evening Graham 😊 when I bought my Himalayan I thought that I was facing North it wasn't until I was going in the direction of G4 that I realised that they had ditched the compass 😊😅😊

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

😂 I remember you telling that story in one of your videos, shortly after you got it 🙂 According to Saddlebags it was never of any use to him but I think I would have still preferred it over a SECOND gear indicator. 🤷‍♂ Still, I suppose a compass app on my mobile phone, mounted to the bars, is likely to be more useful/accurate. Cheers James. Garry & Ruby

Evening Garry great trail great views and you were getting a bit racy in the dirt nice one mate back on form, ….that lot in France 🇫🇷

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Pete ! Yes, health wise I no longer feel as though there is a virus lurking, just waiting to come back out again. I'm pretty sure that I have killed it off and finally feel pretty much back to normal. I am certainly back to doing everything I did before and not really suffering any ill effects. I have mild allergy problems but that's usual at this time of year ! Take care Pete and love to the Normany posse ! Garry & Ruby

So it was a nice ride for Dave too 😅😂🤣

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Modesty prevents me from confirming or denying that William ! 😂

Lovely afternoon's ride. I'm quite jealous of the length of your trails, nothing like our Devon lanes which tend to be quite short in comparison. Each has their pros and cons i suppose. The terrain and scenery, for some reason reminds me very much of the Clint Eastwood stylee 'spaghetti westerns'

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Ken ! Yes, it was a nice easy trail ( which I needed at the time - I was feeling pretty tired that day ) in absolutely perfect weather. Once of those once or twice in a year rides, where it's just 100% joy the whole time ! I certainly wouldn't fancy your mud, so definitely wouldn't want to swap, although our trails of course tend to be very dry and hard and often very rough, which may be worse for the bike 🤷‍♂ You are not wrong about the 'spaghetti westerns" Ken. These are the Filabres mountains and on the other side is the desert of Tabernas where the spaghetti westerns were filmed 🙂 This side tends to be more forest covered but the other side is pretty barren and faces the desert. So a good spot 👍 Thanks for watching Ken and take care buddy ! Much love, Garry & Ruby

@kenbrooks7794

4 ай бұрын

@economicalrides Oh Wow! I didn't realise that I was so close to the truth!,😳 It just sort of 'clicked' and I could almost hear those clips of weird music playing as you rode! Maybe next time you could ride with a wide brim hat and poncho! 😛🤣 Take care mate! 👍

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@kenbrooks7794 I'll get "Dave" on it Ken. Next time he is in that speciality bedroom clothing shop on Sidwell Street he can see if they also sell a Dirty Clint costume 👍🏻 😱

@kenbrooks7794

4 ай бұрын

@economicalrides Ah yes! Dave! The more I look at that pic the more familiar he seems....... I almost feel that that I've been trailriding with someone that looks a little like him.... Sidwell street you say, I wonder if @exeterrider has met him? 🤔 😁

Great bit of Himalayan trail riding there Garry and I can feel that vitamin D doing me good, too 😂. But do you have to ride on the right on a trail or is it a case of avoiding things so anything goes? So much space, so few people...

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Peter, well actually, these are single track trails with occasional overtaking spots, so where you ride is pretty much immaterial. If I encounter traffic, then of course I go to the right but generally I ride where I like and where I think there is the best surface. I only met a car coming the other way once so far and when that happens, it happens in slow motion, so you always have plenty of time to pick a side ! But generally you ride where you like, where the surface is easiest and only worry about traffic rules once you encounter some ! This was a really beautiful, relaxing ride in absolutely perfect weather. Just one of those perfect riding days ! Thanks Peter and take care, Garry & Ruby

Nice trails mate, they should have left the compass 🧭 on the Himalayan silly people Poor Dave 😂

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi ABD, yes, I'm gutted for "Dave". I've no idea how this keeps happening to me ! It is a source of great embarrassment. Hopefully it never happens again. 🤞 Fortunately it has only happened once or twice and on each occasion I made sure to take it back down as soon as I noticed 😇 Saddlebags reckons that the compass is not really useful and does odd things, so maybe it's not such a big miss after all. Although I did think that it was a nice touch. It really implied "adventure". But no doubt a compass app on my phone will prove to be more accurate, easier to read and more useful. Cheers ABD and hugs to Budders, Garry & Ruby

Is that part of the Trans Euro Trail? I just learned of it this morning and how many countries it covers.

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

Hi Kevin, I have to admit that I have absolutely no idea ! The main trail up there does take you from point A to point B, so it is a proper route but whether or not it is considered part of the TET I have no idea. I keep meaning to download the TET map for Spain but somehow I never get around to it ! It could be part of it. If not, I am sure that one of the trails nearby will be. I shall look into it 👍 Thanks Kevin. TET or not, there are some stunning trails up there and none of them are extremely difficult to ride. I am very lucky to have that mountain playground more or less in my back yard and it feels like the Himalayan is the perfect bike for the job, if you are on a tight budget. I certainly never feel the need for any more and it's reassuring to know that if I drop Norman, I am unlikely to do 1000s of EURs worth of damage ! I find that liberating and it probably makes me braver out on the trails, which has to be a good thing. I think (?) Cheers Kevin, Garry & Ruby

you are a very lucky man! your roads and now these off roads. the perfect dog. the scenery. i hope your weather is hot and miserable and the women are fat and ugly.sorry, some one had to say it!

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Let it out Blake, just let it out ! 😜 Actually, as predicted, the next day the weather turned to crap and has remained that way for a week now. It's set to continue into next week, so not sure how or when I am going to get a video filmed for next week. It's looking unlikely to be honest. But the Spanish chicks continue to be hot, so there's that 😜 Oh, I decided to light the pipe and take Ruby for a walk over to my Mum's last night, through the wind and rain. And guess what ? It stayed lit until the bowl was empty. That was definitely most awesome and needs to be repeated. It does look as though I am slowly getting the hang of packing and lighting though ! Cheers Blake, hugs to Ollie the Magnificent when you see him ! Garry & Ruby ❤️🐕

@BlakesPipes

4 ай бұрын

@@economicalrides I am taking on Ollie on Thursday to Sunday, I will will attempt to get a shot of us watching you on my TV. This will take a bit of doing, you want a still picture or video? I also got bad news. They are moving , bit state that they want me to watch him when they go, but you know how that is. They find another nextdoor neighbor and it's all over. I still got Zevee my others neighbors dog. Anyways, you are getting better in health and getting better with the pipe. It gets easier and the process becomes a ritual. Soon you will have deep conversations with Ruby while smoking the pipe, and Ruby will look at you and ask, "did you go back to school?" Because she knows, the man with the pipe in his hand is the smartest man in the room. If there are more then one man with a pipe, it goes to the one with the least amount of hair. Lol

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@BlakesPipes Hi Blake ! Oh, that's sad that Ollie's Mum and Dad are moving away ! Maybe they will still bring him to you once they've moved. You never know ! Stay positive ! 🤞 Enjoy your time with him this time and I will keep things crossed that he continues to come and stay with you. He still has a lot of dog wisdom to impart to you, after all ! 🐕 Aye, the pipe smoking is coming along nicely. It is getting to the point now where it is no longer hard work, which is basically what you need in order to really get anything out of it IMO. As soon as the weather is decent, I shall be taking Norman to the tobacco shop and picking out a fresh tin of tobacco to try ! I have also ordered another cheapo starter set because I liked the look of the pipe in it and it also includes a pipe stand, which I am currently lacking. I know, getting a canine to stay still for a camera can be a total nightmare. Ruby is terrible. As soon as I get a camera out, she gets over-excited and once she is over-excited she just cannot keep still. A photo or video of Ollie would be fine, just not sure how you would go about getting a video to me. It will be too large to email. If you have some sort of online storage that you could send me a link to ( via email of course ) that would work. But failing that just send a photo of Ollie watching Ruby, that would be awesome ! In a room full of smokers it sounds as if I will always be the smartest man in the room then Blake. Good to know 😂👍🏻 If you need any help with the Ollie pics/video, just get in touch via email and we'll sort something out ! Cheers Blake, have a great day ! Garry & Ruby

@BlakesPipes

4 ай бұрын

​@@economicalridesI keep forgetting, after you piped and take the stem out ( I don't follow the rule of waiting for it to cool) pull it out over your sink or garbage can. 1 in every 20 or so, if the charcoal filter is a little tight to get in when cleaning, and you smoke it and the moisture increases the width of the filter and pulling out the stem it pops off the end cap of the filter and now you have 30 small black pellets to clean up. FYI! just a hint from your brother Blake!😂😮😢 those are the three emotions you will have when it happens

@economicalrides

4 ай бұрын

@@BlakesPipes That's a good tip, thanks Blake. Yes, these new filters seem to get soggy and quite limp, don't they ? The ones I had before, where you had a blue bit on the mouth end, were a lot more robust. I am actually going to create a pipe only ashtray by glueing one of those corks in the middle of one of my cigar ashtrays and will then be sure to dismantle the pipe over that, just in case ! I can imagine that the charcoal granules would be a pain to clean up ! Thanks Blake 🙂