Mountain Biking a Classic Lake District Route | The Borrowdale Bash
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2021
- In this video I ride an absolute classic route in The Lake District, know as The Borrowdale Bash. Starting in Keswick, the ride takes you to more than a handful of picturesque locations, including Ashness Bridge, Surprise View, Honister Pass, and Castle Crag. Following a mixture of narrow roads, technical climbs, and bone shaking descents, this route gives you a real taste of what Lakes riding is all about. With the route being fairly low level, it's a nice accessible one for a wide variety of riders with different skill levels. I hope you enjoy the video!
It's been a really long time since I've been able to post a video as I've had to replace my laptop, but I'd like to say a huge thanks to everyone who has stuck around despite there being no new content. Now that I'm able to edit again, I'm really hoping that we can get back into the swing of things and have plenty of great videos to share over the remainder of the year!
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Love this route. Did it for the first time in October 2022 after watching this video. Re watching it again as we did it last weekend in the snow - it was amazing. Great video and channel. Thank you
Good effort. Great video ✌🏻
Great video 👍, looks like a fantastic day out can't wait to do it .
Brilliant video. Hoping to tick this off the list next weekend as we head to the Lakes for 3 days riding 🙂
Awesome channel mate
Looks a fantastic ride, will have to stick it on my list 😊
Ridden that route 3 yrs ago it’s awesome
Great guided tour of the route. Looks tricky in places ! Just subbed..Thanks again.
Great video. Always a pleasure to watch.
Thanks, really appreciate it! 👍
Good to see you’re back !!!🤩
Thanks for sticking around 👊
Glad to see you back
Appreciate it mate, glad to be back too!
Heading you to do this ride on Friday the sunshine. Thanks for the video
Great review of what looks to be a fantastic ride. I'm going to ride this route for the first time in a couple of days time. Looking forward to it even more now after your lovely film. Thanks!
Great to see you making videos again!
Thanks for sticking around! Glad to be posting again 👍
Good stuff! Between you and Trail-Finder, the UK has definitely made it onto my ride wishlist ;)
This why all you Lakes folks are so good on the rock 🙌 Scary!
Got to get you down here asap, maybe I'll have the advantage for once! 😂
@@DistrictMountainBiker Jees. I'll have to wear my Big Boy pants if we are going that fast!
Great video. One of my all time favourite rides
Thanks! It's one I need to do more often that's for sure!
Am going that way up tomorrow on my bike , fab route , have walked it a few times. Newish to mountain biking and also an older guy. Was tempted to give the bash a go , but after watching the footage, think I will stick to the road! Great vid by the way
Really nicely edited video - a great watch for my Sunday evening, enjoyed it and the scenery. Thanks for all that you do. BW
Thanks Mark, pleased you enjoyed it 👍
🤘love it!
Cheers 🤙
Welcome back excellent video worth the wait your dad seems a good rider aswell keep up the good work already looking forward to the next 1
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it 👍 Haha he's not bad, the one who got me into riding many years back!
Good to see your back. Missed the vids.
Thanks 👊
Another great video ! Them drone shots worked in perfectly look forward to more vids:)
Cheers Jamie 👊🤙
Mint video mate!
Cheers, glad you enjoyed!
Enjoyed watching this. It's one of those videos that makes me want to get out and ride. I love the Lakes although have only walked up there. Riding local tomorrow but hoping one day I'll be fit enough to tackle some of what the Lake District has to offer 👍🏻
Pleased you enjoyed it 👍 There's plenty of big rides I'm yet to feel fit enough to take on haha. But there's something for everyone round here, definitely worth a ride some time!
Great video. Ive just done this ride today and that technical part on the descent down to Rosthwaite. Jeez. To me it looked unrideable. As always a gopro just doesn't do it justice. You made it looks SO easy. Kudos
Hopefully get up here in the next week or so! New to the channel and the sport. Thanks for the content man
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy the ride when you do it!
Just done this loop today! Hard graft, but well worth the effort!
Thanks for the vid looks great.
Thanks for watching 👊
Nice man, I did this after work this evening 👍 Making the most of the light evenings!
Nice one 👊 Love being able to get a ride in after work!
Well filmed/edited 👍
Cheers 👍
He’s back !!!
🤙🤙
Classic Lakes route! Good to see u back!
Thanks mate, good to be back!
Hi, great ride, I've done it a few times but always from the Great Wood car park. Have you got a GPX for your route or a Strava link? Cheers
@@nigelmackenzie366 Cheers! Yeah, there's a link to Strava in the description for this route 👍
@@DistrictMountainBiker Great, thanks 👍 😁
The unofficial bit is definitely better than than the road drag 😂 Nice vid 👌
1000% 😂
Quality video, and I've marked that route off on the "to do" list!
Thanks 🤙 Hope you enjoy the ride when you come to do it!
Hey mate. Gd to see you back. Weve actually booked into do this ride mid/end of may. Cant wait 🤙
Hey, nice one 🤙 I've actually been thinking about a trip down your way at some point this year so will have to give you a shout!
Great stuff. Weve been out and about quite alot so got a few gd rides to show you. Hope your well . Look forward to riding with you again 🤘
Excellent film of this classic route. Nice day for it too 🙂
Thanks for watching!
@@DistrictMountainBiker I foolishly had a go at the Descent down from the top of Honister on a gravel bike not so long ago. Not much fun. Far too rocky.
Gonna tackle this one at weekend. Can’t wait!! This video’s got me buzzing 🤟🏻
Enjoy 🤙
Done this last saturday with a few friends!!! Absolutely stunning ride and pretty tech and rocky in some points
Nice one! A few bits to catch you out if you're not ready for them haha
Definitely mate :) i almost went otb couple of times to be honest xD
He's back 🔥 😎
yes he is
Yooo 🤙
Great video! As a local I don't think there's a better ride than the bash in the lake District.
Definitely a great ride to capture a bit of everything that The Lakes is about!
I’m heading over next week is this ride on a map anywhere I can find
Planning this ride mid-next week when in Lakes for the week; likely to be rainy, but then again, when isn't it in the Lakes? Lat did it a year ago & your vid has helped, cheers
great vid, I am off to the lakes in a few weeks so will get a chance to ride. I may be based in Keswick, so apart from this one can you recommend a couple more - all from Keswick please? thanks
Great video! I am still yet to do this full route, which is shocking really.
I've more often done a shorter version of it when I've got less time, but definitely worth giving the full route a go!
Comee on mate 🤙👌
🤙🤙
Hopefully doing the bash tomorrow
Should be a good day for it! Enjoy 👍
I decided it was a good idea to tackle gatesgarth pass and nan bield when travel for excersise was allowed, after loosing my fitness over Christmas, it was a looooooong ride 😂 😂
Haha nice one to test the legs. It's taken me a bit to get the fitness levels back up too! Got a way to go before they're back to what they were!
Beautiful. Your dad didn't have a lot to say! 😃
We chat total nonsense when the camera's off 😂 I can include it all next time but might end up with an hour long video haha!
@@DistrictMountainBiker no worries. I personally think it's nice to include the people you're with or people you bump into. The personal touch. It's missing from many of the big CZcamsrs !!
Rad Dad. I presume the descents when we couldn't see him were when he'd smoked off and you were playing catchup? 😉
I'm heading to my 'local' track on Sunday for the first time this year. It's the Highland Wildcat trails up Ben Bhraggie in Golspie. Have you been that far north? It's a fun ride. Not many downhill runs near me as I'm right on the north coast near Thurso. Grew up riding lake district trails in the 90's on a full rigid mtb, v brakes and all. You had to pick a good line when it was wet because you couldn't slow down 😂
Haha you bet! 😂
I've been up that way years back but never with the bike, keen to either this year or next though, just got some finishing touches to do to my little camper conversion then I'm hoping for some decent road trips!
My dad still has his Tushingham B.52 that he was riding when he first got into mountain biking in the lakes. Always thought it would be a laugh to try and ride that some time but I'm not sure I'd make it back in one piece 😂
@@DistrictMountainBiker nice! Bet you'd get some looks riding round on that. I remember doing Hellvellyn on a Giant Acapulco 😎
I've got a GoPro 8, if you want someone to get some off bike clips of you hitting the jumps at Golspie then give me a shout 👍
Great vid man, really enjoyed that. What’s the phone mount your using? Looking at one for navigation on more xc focused rides.
Cheers 🤙 It's from Quadlock, called the out front mount. I got it for the same reason and it's been great so far. Also good for someone like me who stops a lot to take Instagram shots haha
Are you both on hardtails and running tubeless tires great video thanks 👍
Full sus and tubeless, but it's certainly doable on a hardtail. Probably a lot nicer to pedal on the roads and traversing sections too 👍
great vid, amazing scenery. never done that route, looks chunky in places. how long would it take an average human, who's carrying some lockdown pounds and lacking some serious bike time !!
Thanks! It took us 3 hours of moving time but I was also stopping a lot to film/get the camera set up etc so that added a good hour or so on top. I'd say roughly 4 hours gives you a lot of time to stop, check out the scenery and have some lunch 👍 It's possible to do it in much less time but I'm also lacking fitness at the minute haha
Amazing ride. Would this kind of route be too much for a HT XC bike? I'm quite new to mtbiking, or would a FS be "needed"?
I’d probably always opt for the full sus as it’s more forgiving on the technical sections. It depends on your style of riding but the rocky descents are the parts I enjoy the most and I don’t feel I’d be able to ride them at the same level on a HT. I know people who do ride it on HTs though so it’s definitely doable, and with the opportunity for a cafe stop and some great views it’s a nice day out even if you take your time. What’s more important than the suspension though is a decent set of tyres as it’s an easy route to get pinch flats which are never fun haha.
This was excellent. Some possible roman road dh too! How are the MSC tyres?
Glad you enjoyed it 🤙 Love the MSCs, no punctures so far on the rough stuff after 18 months and plenty of grip in all conditions 👍
@@DistrictMountainBiker Same here. On x2 tanwall Grippers. They are excellent in the Tweed Valley.
@@slipperyseal762 Yeah I originally changed to a hotseat and gripper for winter riding in the Tweed valley, but actually been running them year round!
@@DistrictMountainBiker Yeah for me that was a lightbulb moment this year.
When can we get another video?
Nice video, but was some of the route a bit cheeky at the start and end of the ride?
Yeah, the official way to do it would be to ride along the road to Ashness bridge and miss out the first descent. Also along the road to Portinscale at the end rather than through the woods
It's funny to watch it from time perspective 🤣 at none point I stick to lockdown rules 😂😂😂 I just loved my life as normal. Didn't have a muzzle on me once 👌🏻💪🏻🔥