After the last four weeks, car crash, damaged goods etc, a bike can be replaced, a life can’t, all the best for your up and coming adventures

Sorry to hear this Thomas. Looking on the bright side, it’s great news that it didn’t let go when you were riding!! Glad to hear the people at Team cycles are looking after you 👍. All the best!

It's windy, cold and wet back here in the UK, things will only get better. The challenges that we don't ask for are the ones that we learn the most from....that said praying there is no more surprises 🙏

The fact that you're still so positive and looking at the bright side after all these set backs speaks volume about you. Hope you'll turn the corner soon, and I'm looking forward to more Portugal cycling content! Love that country during my short stay there.

Oh Thomas, my heart goes out to you bro. And stop being so hard on yourself! There's often invisible damage internally after impact, there's no way you'd have known. In my experience, warrenty just immediately replaces after impact, they don't want to take the risk. You're no idiot bro, you're a legend for battling on. Wishing you some better luck soon ❤️💛💚🔥🙏🏼

Head up bro, keep grinding and pushing. Am sure things will pick up. Be thankful you get to live in Portugal and not stuck in Essex like I am! Once that new bike comes those KOM's are yours! Big Love

Man things will turn around. I was super stoked to see some rides posted to strava and couldn't wait to see updates on KZread. We're waiting and hoping for you! Fingers crossed this will be the last of the bad luck.

Stuff happens mate, this too shall pass. Stay motivated! Happy you are okay.

That’s so tough! Great to hear Team Cycles are being so supportive! The roads look great out there! Beautiful sunshine in November too! I hope everything goes smoothly for you both now! 🙏

Lucky you didn’t have a catastrophic failure whilst riding. I really know what you’re going through. My wife and I moved out from the UK to California some 27 years ago. Anything that could go wrong did go wrong. We didn’t really consider giving up but I imagine a lot of people would have. It’s a long story but basically we stuck it out and it turned out to be the best thing we ever did and we are still here. Stick with it mate. Things will get better. Good luck.

I've had a rough run lately too. but I have music, bikes, friends, my wife, my home, my cat, and my sobriety.

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Amen! 😁🙌

Some good luck must be due your way, mate. I reckon the universe is lining up something big (in a good way) for you after all this! Awesome to hear the guys at Team Cycles are looking after you too. I've heard lots of great things about them and this just adds to that. Better days ahead, brother. 👌🏼

aw man... sorry to hear that. hope things get better soon~

Cheers from the north of Portugal. If you ever come to Porto, let me know. Me and my family, we will happily enjoy showing you the food and the lovely views. Best of luck... 👍

Wow what a start to life in Portugal 🇵🇹! Keep moving forward & when everything slots into place it will be all the more sweeter. Chin up chap & thank you for a cracking channel.

Sorry to hear about the bike frame being damaged, you're spot on about the small crack in the composite opening up on the ride. To cut you some slack, there's a reasonably good chance that you wouldn't have been able to see the crack when you checked the bike over, but the cracks then opened up when you rode it. As you say, you were lucky enough to find the cracks when you got home. That's way better than 'finding' the crack when the frame fails while you're going downhill! The way composite panels get damaged from impacts, it's the other side of the composite which suffers most. There's a science behind it if you're interested, Google "Impact composite damage" if you're curious. There's some nice images on there which show what happens. Keep your chin up Tiger! It'll get better from here!

Hoping your luck changes and you're back on the road soon. Portugal looks amazing and much more fun than the 20 miles I rode in the rain at 10 degrees this morning

@laszlozoltan5021

7 ай бұрын

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Head up man! All will be sorted. Loving the content!

Stay strong and positive! There will be big luck for you guys soon!

Good luck coming your way I’m sure mate!

You're so fortunate Team Cycles is replacing your busted frame. That's really great news from a bad "break" pardon the pun. You beat the break without being stranded or worse, injured. That's the beauty of the faith in Portugal. You're standing on holy ground where the dogma of the faith stands! Best of luck ahead.

Portugal 🇵🇹 is beautiful place, was over in Christmas holidays 2017 18-22c most day sunshine ☀️.. what a difference it makes to your training compared to UK .. was absolutely buzzing everyday getting some big days in😁👍. Best of luck with new bike, and enjoy the new home 👌🚴😉

I wish you the best of luck from the wet and cold Denmark. Let it be the happy life of Thomas.

Im Sorry to hear - there are better times in life and then some like this. It will be better soon, that’s for sure. Just keep going - awesome video btw! ❤

Time to go the Titanium route. You won't regret it

Tough luck man, hope the world 🌍 starts spinning in the right direction for you once the new bike arrives, going for the same colour? Really enjoying the Faast Crew Zwift rides, keep them coming 👌🏻

Keep going Thomas!! Bad things dont last forever! Bigger and better things coming!

Hey mate, glad you got your frame sorted. A word from the wise. Go down your stairs barefoot, 10yrs ago I fell down my stairs carrying my Madone while wearing carbon soled cycling shoes. Bike came off just fine and I managed to keep it from hitting anything. I came out with a dislocated collar bone and compression fractures to my C4 and C5 vertebrae. Safe riding mate!

U seem to be having a soapie show moment -days of our lives !..thank god trek has a life time warranty on the frame , but better for u , a new bike will soon arrive ..good luck going forward with everything! Keep up the great work!!👍

Welcome to Portugal. Looks like you are staying somethere around Colares/Sintra area... such a beautiful place to be... Don't forget test premium enduro MTB trails in Sintra mountain ;)

There is always a rainbow after a storm , good things are coming 😊 stay positive.

It’ll get better brother! Good thing about it is that nothingbad happened while you were riding on a cracked frame.

Just a set back man. All about perspective. I randomly threw a clot at some point and it settled in my LAD (99% block) which resulted in a series of heart attacks recently. I'm only 33! Hypertrophy of the left side and quite a bit of lost function. I'm hopeful that ill return to form after some time, and the same for your frame.

Hello Thomas, welcome to Portugal, I just found your channel, and you just win another subscriber. We share the same pasion for bycicles and Portugal. It was painful to see what happened to the bicycle, but we must be grateful that you saw the failure in time, and prevented a possible serious accident. In the future if you need to repair any carbon parts, there is a store in Alhandra that works with carbon "Gelu carbon creations". Take care! And again welcome to Portugal

It’s all fun and games, enjoy the ride.

Hey mate, at a point of time in the short-term future you will look back on this fiasco, having got through it it one piece. This won't last forever and will be over before you know it. One day at a time mate you guys got this, dont stress about us here on the internet we here waiting and supporting you guys.

Keep going Tom. It’ll come good, we’ll be praying for you mate. Blessings 🙏😎👍🏻

Mate, that sucks.Chin up dude and keep smiling things will only get better 🤞👍👍

Keep your head up! Things will work themselves out. Love the content, so happy you are living out the dream.

The more hits you take, the stronger you will become. Onwards and upwards and wishing you strength and happiness into month 2!

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

So sorry to hear about a run a bad luck Thomas. Keep be positive and doing good things it change mate.

Ericeira, Sintra, Peniche, Lourinhã... :) I've passed in those roads also, from Azeitão and back.

Oh man!!! The last 4 weeks it’s going a big challenge for you! The good news is that you, your girl and dogs are good! Bike can be replaced! Boa sorte, meu irmão!

Feel for you Thomas lots of emotional hits… above all else be kind and gentle to yourself 🙏🏽 Knocked off my bike in February this year can’t remember a thing about it … ended up in Hospital full hip replacement…still recovering and lost my bike too! Love cycling definitely a life style. Dealing with PTSD too. Take care T.

Sheesh tough luck but good thing it held together on the ride. Here’s to better times ahead!

Unlucky that your frame broke, but REALLY lucky nothing happend to you while riding it yesterday! Could have easily ended in a horrible crash, glad you‘re safe

Ugh sorry about all the bad luck! I’m so excited to hear more about your experiences in Portugal. I was trying to move to Girona but my work said no. They have approved move to the UK but my partner has been there for a year and a half and we’re not fans of the weather, let’s say. Seriously considering Portugal now. I might just say screw work and do it. So much easier to immigrate to as well.

Hope the bad luck is gone now. And good thing it didn´t snap completely whilst out riding. Hope it doesn´t take to long to get the new bike so you can get back out on the road soon.

The good news is you found it and it didn't break while riding it. Hope your luck changes

Dude, lots of craziness, but you're doing a great job handling it all! 💪🏼praying for y'all🙏🙏

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

Oh wow Sintra what a place. A proper micro climate though, I got absolutely soaked 😂

After watching the intro and that sweet send over the hump. You got a new subscriber. Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

Heads up, it can only get better from here, if it wasn't for your recent bad luck you'd have no luck. Great that Team Cycles are sorting you out, I purchased my Emonda from them and always been impressed.

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Yeah they’re amazing! 😁🙌

Looking good Thomas nice weather 🌞England 🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧

Chin up Thomas, it can only get better 👍

Stay strong mate, the clouds always clear

Keep your head high, you’re keeping mine high Thomas 🚴‍♂️❤

A bit of rough start, but it will be all good in the future! Love your content, love your energy, keep it going 💪

Sorry to see the way things are rolling at the moment, it will get better. I moved to the Austrian Alps 10 years ago. Although tempted i would never trust carbon frames here, particularly when unseen damage can be life threatening at 100kmh descents. Try top end steel or titanium, might just be a life saver and you may actually prefer the qualities and most certainly the looks!

Sorry to hear mate. That unfortunately is one of the drawbacks of carbon fiber, it can "hide damage". I'm sure when you inspected your bike everything did seem fine. Good thing you noticed it when cleaning as opposed to having the frame fail on the road

Heads up Thomas, I'm sure you will get more luck in the future. The winter in Portugal makes everything looks a bid sad (at least for us Portuguese), but wait a few more month and you will see that you and your girlfriend made the right move.

Really pleased for you, Thomas. You've been through hell. Enjoy the fruits of your labour!!

come to Cascais i will show you amazing rides to go...ive been cycling for more than 45 years around here.Be carefull with the some roads and drivers.

Looking forward to when you get your bike replaced and go on some epic Portuguese rides. Go for a ride to Sesimbra and Setubal - I know them quite well. Great roads 😁

Should have got a GIANT warranty.

Wow! Your land of dreams has been more of a nightmare! Sure hope it comes together for you guys and that we’ll see you on that new bike and driving that funny wee car 😁👍

and you have your health to be out there. itll come come good soon

Chin up mate hopefully the worst is behind you. Some day's you are the dog and some the tree. I would not be able to replace my carbon bike so it only come out for special occasions, black bess my old aluminium bike, tough as nails and reliable is my go to with 20k strava miles on it, was re built from a frame I fished out if a river from a time in life when I was the tree. Best of luck love the vids.

thanks Thomas! for another vid

That's gutting to hear! 😬Just the other day i was speaking to a bike shop owner who sends carbon frames off for repair, says they come back stronger, look like new and even matching the colour schemes perfectly. That's in the UK, no idea about Portugal though 🤷‍♂

Hoping you get some good luck soon 🤞chin up mate 😎

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Me too! 😁🤞

Me too, but that’s ok I am getting a new bike soon !!

I assure you Thomas, that better days are in your future. That's a 100% -Stay positive as always!

Couldn’t believe that title when I first read it, I was like ‘not ANOTHER thing!’. We are invested in your adventure out there and have actually just booked Majorca (first cycling holiday) off the back off your adventures - inspirational. Lost count the amount of times I’ve heard your title song sung in our kitchen lol. I honestly think the bigger problem is that haribo haven’t come through with the million dollar sponsorship deal yet. Pathetic. Stay well, love from your friends you’ve not met yet in Manchester x

Stick it out lad your luck will turn and it will be all worth it in the end!

Welcome back 🤙📍🇵🇹 ❤️ 💯 🔥. Stache Power 💪

Hang in there all the way from 🇨🇦

“The Tragic Life of Thomas”. 😂 Hope things get much better soon mate.

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

🤣🙏

Mate, so gutted for you, absolutely awful, but just like you say, keep going buddy. Must be due some amazing luck any minute! 💪💪🏁🏁 Keep going with this ace channel. I’m a massive dog lover, so it’s great to see your gorgeous pup along side bikes!!❤🐾🐾🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. And yeah dogs are the best alright! 😁🙌

@m1les7

7 ай бұрын

@@TheCyclingTattooist it’s all about the doggies! Ace your girl is working with dogs too, myself and my girl are both dog walkers for a living. We have two whippets and two doodles. And of course we ride gravel bikes, and a bit of road…on the gravel bikes!!

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! 😁👍

That car duuude!! You’ll have to pump it like the wagon on Tokyo drift ha ha! Life’s testing dude, keep moving forward 👊🏽

Mate I feel for you ... watching this episode after reading the title I was just waiting for the news.... chin up bro it will pass and BIg Shout out to Team Cycles what a great outfit.... I defo will be using them going forward... I wish you well - in Special Forces the saying is 'Slow is smooth smooth fast ' you will get there.

practical wagon. plenty of space for surfboards...

What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!

After road cycling and racing for 10 years in may I was involved a serious road traffic accident that led to me being in hospital/rehab most of the summer and my leg was so badly damaged that I’m still not able to bend my leg enough to ride. I’ll make it back to the sport I love hopefully soon but I just wanted to say to everyone who’s reading this to enjoy it, have fun and most importantly stay safe out there. Bikes can be bought, bodies not so much…

Nice ☝️ teamcycles sorting you out. It can only get better. Stay positive All the best

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Yep they’re the best! 🙌

Damn it bud...I am sorry ! Please have a better day ....

Thomas, getting it professionally checked out would have only brought the bad news forward 72hrs. Doesn't change anything. Chin up. You are all safe and well, trying times, you'll overcome them and kick on.

I feel your pain, hopefully you’ll get a replacement very soon, hope your luck changes soon.

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

😁🙏🙏

you should take up surfing ...looks epic behind you

Man it’s just a bad stretch. Keep positive dude. Also find a surf board repair shop and they will repair the carbon in a few days for a few hundred euros. I cracked my two week old Orbea and took it to Carbon Fibre Repairs near Barcelona. It’s just like new. Even had the same carbon material pattern.

Hey love your videos, great content!! Have you Checked to see if the frame can be repaired? If repaired the bike would be a perfect secondary off day bike. Keep up the good work cheers

Chin up mate Trek should send you a new frame Hard to do right now but think of 3 positives for today. You have your health and are super strong being two 🙌

you are going through the ringer right now man you will make it through

You'll be reet fella. Keep pushing on

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

You will look back on this and laugh about your journey to your new life in Portugal, onwards and upwards. On the car front maybe look for a Transit Custom Crew Cab, loads of room in the back for boxes and bikes and plenty of space for the three of you

@TheCyclingTattooist

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I did look at them… but they’re a lot harder to come by over here and a lot more expensive. Was also looking at lwb caddy’s but it’s the same story with them.

@JamesSmith-ly2ef

7 ай бұрын

@@TheCyclingTattooist yeah I must say they are not the cheapest, I have one through work and it’s great for throwing bikes and room for the kids. You looking at practical cars/vans! Showing your age now 😂 but you’re right that you need something that you can both use. Great that Team Cycles are getting you a new bike, that’s fantastic news, what a fantastic sponsor you have in them 👍🏼

Hey you moved country’s, survived a crash and your chai stay didn’t snap while riding - all good mate 👍👍🤪

Mateeeeeeee. Hopefully that is all the joker cards in the deck used up now!

Carbon the drywall of the cycling industry 😉 Hope you find something but many years ago I switched (back) to metals Alum/Steel/titanium all quite light enough these days & can take a hit & walk away

Sorry brother, I am glad you are OK, and caught the crack before it was too late. Wishing you Rachel and Daisy nothing but great luck moving forward. 🫶🏾

Holy shizzle Mr mustache 🥸😹