It's great to see Anna out and about instead of stuck behind the desk! More Anna on epics please? Anna and Manon on a gravel ride!

Great video thank you Anna nice to see an MTB being used for what a lot of people would consider mountain biking as opposed to hucking gap jumps. Really nice thank you

@AnnaOnTheBike

4 күн бұрын

Yes, this feels like mountain biking to me. :)

Living a long way from any real gradient, hills or rocks, this is pretty much how I do all of my riding on byways, bridleways, towpaths, fire roads and quiet lanes. I might do a couple of 50 milers a year but most of my riding like this is in the 20-40 mile range. A Gravel, XC or Downcountry bike is perfect for this kind of riding. 👍 Thanks for recognising that we don't all do gravity rides Anna. 👍

Got to love those bumpy rides

More of those, please 😎💯👍 More of Anna 💯

Great thumbnail

@gmbn

4 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Finally a proper mountainbike on this channel 160 km+is a very big ride

That's awesome Anna, thanks. You guys are so lucky to have so many places to ride and it seems there is a lot of community and national bike support.

That was a great event, run by MTB EPICS, amazing riding around the midlands.

100 miles, you are right, it's no joke, we'll done 👍

@gmbn

4 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! Anna did great 🤘

@trapptours6679

4 күн бұрын

@gmbn Anna sure did great, I went for a 20km bike ride the other day with 6 hills, and during the ride, I thought how tough her would have been for me 😢

It's great to have an MTB vid going in to the sort of detail I would normally go to gcn for. More please!

Cool seeing newbold comyn trail centre make an appearance on this video 😎

The day I rode 100 miles on my hard tail was the day I resolved to buy a full suss. Kudos to you both for completing that epic ride. How about the South Downs Way for your next century ride?

Love the video! More in my vibe than the usual gravity-oriented stuff on the channel. I definitely feel inspired. However, for me, a challenge would be to pass the barrier of 70 km on the tarmac with my gravel bike. A 100 miles (so about 160 km) off-road feels rather abstractive at the moment.

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Go for it! I did a few 50km - 70km rides before this so that I knew I could do it. 😊

Haven't done 100 miles yet but great to see how you prep for and work out how much food and fluid you need, compared to this I always overpack but better too much than too little 😂Thanks for sharin Anna, looked like a great cycling adventure! 😁

@AnnaOnTheBike

4 күн бұрын

thank you!! yes, better to be full than hungry ;)

It's great to see a longer ride on an mtb.

Yeah. Nice to see u out of the studio and having an adventure rather the boys having all the fun. Love to get the gpx to see the route.

Huge thanks to Anna. I fell unwell that morning and was looking to bail 20 miles in, bit of a chat soon took my mind off it. Last 60 miles were pretty grim though, hated it 😂

@AnnaOnTheBike

4 күн бұрын

I think the last 40 miles were the toughest! lol

Great wee video Anna. Plenty more of these pls

Great video Anna!! Thanks for the tips!

I like this type of content. Thanks

Nice ride Anna, love watching what you are upto, you make it interesting 👍

great job Anna and nice tips.. appreciated.. especially the often overlooked fueling ones.

30 years ago I was doing long rides like that at 14 years old. I learned to carry my tools. I did ran out of patch and had to call my dad to come pick me up. 25 minutes car drive my dad was really wondering how I went so far 😂 truth is we were going for 6 to 9 hours rides

Motivation - watching Anna ride 100+ miles off road! lol Great video and congrats! You've inspired me to try longer rides, I think not having food/energy supplements is capping my rides at around 1:30 to 2 hours at the moment. I'm usually out of energy after that, much appreciated!

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Yes, it sounds like it. If you’re running out of steam it’s probably just food. Try eating some bananas and a sandwich next time if you don’t like energy product

Doing my first ride with elevation at the end of July. Thanks for the tips and fueling strategy.

Awesome effort Anna and very inspiring.

Nice video Anna, and on an acoustic bike too, great effort and an inspiration for those of us who still like to do epics under our own steam. More of these please.

@bri.b.b.9519

3 күн бұрын

And then after you've finished your ride "under your own steam" you load the bike into the car and drive home. ( Under your own steam) You Luddite. 😂

@jonm7272

2 күн бұрын

@@bri.b.b.9519 luddite? You know this is GMBN not EMBN right? Also, you're assuming I don't also have an ebike (which I do, and love) but still very often enjoy the challenge of epic mtb rides 'under my own steam'. Maybe try reading people's comments without the lens of your own prejudice. I wasn't making a comment about 'green credentials', it was about personal achievement. By your argument, why are we pedalling at all when we could all be riding motocross bikes?

love this kind of content! more please

This was great - we need more videos like this!

Nice seeing my girl on a big ride. 💪

Anna you’re always on point… appreciate you

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

Aww thanks 😊

25 miles off road feels like a big ride to me so can't really imagine doing 100! Looks like Awsome scenery though

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

We all have to start somewhere! You’ll be surprised what you can do. Find a friend who wants a challenge and try to do a 40mile loop one day. Go easy and eat lots!

Great ride,and video,always a great watch.👍🏼💪

What a beautiful-looking route.

We saw you on the ride, telling Nick to drink his water, he didn’t like been mothered lol. Great ride, great day

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Hahaha he loved it really 😅

My hardtail is also my favorite long distance gravel bike. Well done Anna!

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Flat-bar gravel bike for the win! 💪😂

So inspiring! ❤❤

Beautiful landscapes and bicycle. Thank you. Big like.

Fantastic video! Love seeing Anna content and the info was very useful. I've only done a century ride on my road bike, haven't tried it on my MTB or gravel, should actually do one this summer.

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

Thanks! Yes, do it! Don’t make the course too rough or technical for your first go. You’ll smash it 💪

Awesome we need more

She gives great advice and is very comprehensive. Although I'm not familiar with carb powder but I think a few snacks and a sugar free electrolyte mix in your water will keep you going similarly. Gatorade mix works well but I find it's too much sugar for the amount of fluid I usually drink on a ride.

@AnnaOnTheBike

4 күн бұрын

Gatorade is one of the few drinks you can buy in a garage or cornr shop that actually has electrolytes in it! Carb powder is just food in powder form. It works for me, but not everyone will get on with it.

@KevinT3141

4 күн бұрын

I use Mio Sport in one of my bottles, super easy to do 4 squirts then just fill with water. I'd hate to deal with powders. Mio probably does nothing on the carbs front, but it's got electrolytes, and it's yummy.

Great! Do it again!

@AnnaOnTheBike

4 күн бұрын

hahaha. ok. lol

This seems like an awesome event! Much love from Texas!

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Thank you! Texas sounds like a cool place to ride (although maybe hot?! 😅)

@lucasblanchard47

7 күн бұрын

@@AnnaOnTheBike haha yes and YES!

Thank you-great ride

@gmbn

4 күн бұрын

It was a stunning ride!

Perfect timing - i’m about to do my first 100mile this sunday (combined with an overnighter in a tent). Let’s see how it’ll go, thanks for tips on fueling and „how 60grams of carbs look like”, helpful! Thx

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Yay! Glad I could help! Good luck with it 🎉

Looks fun!

Awesome!

great!!!

Watched this, opened up my route planner, grabbed my gear, and went out for a ride. 🚴

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

YESSS!!! 👏🎉

Awesome

Can we get a video about water intake, fuel, and explaining zones of why staying in certain zones is better?

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Hmmm yes maybe that would be good

@mslmsldk

7 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Zones? Heart rate? I don't have a Garmin, I need a Garmin!

@KevinT3141

4 күн бұрын

A budget route is a Fitbit with your account synced to Strava (for better analysis and socials), but they don't seem built to last. It's good to track your route with something other than your phone though, so you have lots of battery for emergencies and post-ride normal life. After my last Fitbit died, I bit the bullet and spent more on a Samsung Galaxy watch (Android guy, but Apples to Apples for the rest of you, lol). It's nice to run Strava right on it, I just hope it lasts more than the year and a half I seemed to get out of my Fitbits.

Well done 💪

Welcome to Northampton my home town.. 😁

Brilliant, been wanting to do something like this for the last 5 years, haven't managed to do it yet though 😂

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Join an event! It gives you a deadline and also some people to join along the way

Me and my boys have done a few big rides for charity the one for great ormond Street was a 300miler over a month i bit of more than what i could chew😂thank god they gave us a month to do it i did a 100miler up over brecon my fitness was ok but my butt was in pieces!! Great video anna👍👍👍👍👍

Surprised you didn’t go full squish Anna. Ya never know when bumps come 😊 nice video. 👍

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Haha yeah I know, but I wanted my lightest bike for the climbs as that’s my weakness 🤷‍♀️😂

Great! Can I recommend a great long ride... Around Mull and include a hop across to Iona... 120 miles, monster climbs.... We did 3 days

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Nice!!

Nice effort: 100miles offroad is like 150 on tarmac ;) My typical ride is 40miles on gravel/offroad at XC bike with 300-400m climbs. Nice to explore some regions on 2 wheels!

Is that Newbold Comyn? I recognise that blue trail... not to mention Hunningham High Bridge, the Ridgeway and the Chesterton Windmill... all of my local ride spots!

@sul2e

5 күн бұрын

Also would love a komoot link or GPX file so we can follow in your footsteps....wheelruts?

What the!? This route literally goes past my house! Twice! I need the map or gxl or whatever it's called... Edit: I was on that rusty bridge last week. I think I could use this as a target route.

@jamesfzj2495

14 сағат бұрын

@@Cobwobbler where is this rusty bridge? The high up view looks amazing!

@Cobwobbler

13 сағат бұрын

@@jamesfzj2495 sorry, looks like my directions got took of. It's on the Lias Line between Rugby and Leamington spa

Nice one Anna. I think about 30km is still a good ride, not sure about 100 miles.

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

30km is still my average! This was just a one-off challenge 😊

Putting on something like a city type tyre or file tread would of made it even easier ! Surprising how well a MTB does go on long road or easy trail outings. I'm never that much slower timewise than using my road bike on steady local rides.

Awesome ride (like #500) 😊

@gmbn

4 күн бұрын

🎉

😍

Hello, do I wear shorts with pads on such an expedition?

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

I never leave home without them! I know some people who will wear two if they don’t have access to thicker quality ones

❤❤❤😊

How did you get on with the lack of alternative hand positions? This is one of the things I have problems with on flatbars.

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

Yes, for bike packing I do like drop-bars for this reason, but I didn’t find it much of a problem that day. Front suspension helps relieve some tension, but I also rest the sides on my fists on the bars sometimes on smooth tarmac to simulate holding drops.

@GMBN can you share the route please? 0:24

What's the difference between an e-bike saddle and a regular bike saddle?

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

My Ergon saddle is designed for pedalling in and “xc possition”, which means it’s a bit more curbed and designed for riding on the nose more than the back. Ergon’s e-bike saddle has a bigger and flatter surface at the back to accommodate a more upright riding style, which suited my long-distance position better. It’s a minor tweak but it works for me

If I did a 100 miler where I live in Southern California, it would be a minimum of 10,000 feet of climbing.

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Wow! Nice work!

Exact seat model? Looks like it would be great.

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

It’s the SM E-Mountain Pro women’s. They have a men’s, and they come in small or large. 👌

@staticfade9027

6 күн бұрын

@@AnnaOnTheBike thanks so much, I may need to pick one of those up.

Never done a 100 miles on a mtn bike. I’ve done a 100 on a road bike multiple times…

4:49 thanks for making me famous lol 😂

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

😂

What gearing did you use?

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

I had a 32T chainring with 10-50T cassette

@hurriedlemon8146

7 күн бұрын

@@AnnaOnTheBike Thank you for answering my Question. I like your presentation style!

Dehydrated porridge and mushy peas.

💧🤍

nice! Don:t forget the reward: the "afer ride fesh beer" :)

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

I had an after-ride Coke and burger 😅

How can you handle being that long in the saddle? My ass is on fire after about 50 km...

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

Hahaha… a good saddle, a good pair of shorts and practice! 😅

100 miles tapos walang tindahan mabilhan ng ice tubig, mahirap yan gar!

100 miles is not a problem for my legs, but for my bum and my lower back...

I could easily do that...but it would take me about a week on the E-Bike.

Anna seems like she likes a good dinner

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

I really do 😅

@paulcollard6634

7 күн бұрын

Basically calling her fat? Yeah, real nice Robbo . . . Tosser 😊

@robertbates3737

7 күн бұрын

@paulcollard6634 that's a bit of a leap Paul...

@Wheelsanstuff

6 күн бұрын

@@AnnaOnTheBikeAnna is best, be respectful!

@Benjamin-ow7po

3 күн бұрын

Thank God for hard tails and tight shirts 😂 your such a badass chick all around! I just got back into mtb after 20 years and started watching gmbn and I always enjoy seeing you on the show. Keep it up Anna! 💪👍

Hands up if you're here for the thumbnail

I'm sorry, but I don't believe it's possible to inspire/motivate me to ride such distance.

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Hahaha! No worries at all! Keep having fun ☺️👍

great video. All that cycling etc. Calories and that. Tell us..... how do you deal with taking a shit? Not being funny. I am a cyclist and fisherman. When I fish, I have a solution. Why do you skip this vital thing?

@AnnaOnTheBike

7 күн бұрын

Hahaha ummm.. I tend to do mine in the morning before I go so it’s not a problem for me. 😅

100 miles? If i wanna suffer that bad, i just have someone beat me

nice rack! the cargo rack?

@MD-uu5nt

8 күн бұрын

A very nice cargo rack. Much bigger than I expected.

@heytreacle

6 күн бұрын

Dude…

Nice work! I'll use some of these tips at the MTB Marathon in Somerset next weekend

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

Oh good luck!!

Congrates Anna, one for the komoot library.

I was down to do the Solstice myself but had to pull out due to illness 🫤 I only live about 5 mins ride from the Pomfret where the ride starts and ends... Anna would have near enough ridden past the end of my road on the canal path lol.

@AnnaOnTheBike

6 күн бұрын

Awww shame. Maybe another time!

Anger is a good one for if you need to climb a long time... 🥲😂