I find it incredible that you actually live in a part of the world where you can find such historically significant marvels that are still available with just hopping on a bicycle for a ride. You appear to be completely surrounded by a huge world class museum. It is amazing and an absolute blessing that your country takes such great measures in order to preserve its history. I really enjoy the journeys that you share with us. Take care and keep your enthusiasm for life my friend. See you on the next one.
5:45 It's so true!! When riding a bicycle you get it all whatever it is that is going on. And it's a really pleasure to be your own engine, feling that you can manage to get out there!!!❤❤🌹🌹❤❤👍👍
I like how you ride. I rode like that as a kid in the 1970's and, still ride that way at age 61. I ride a Surly Bridge Club on dirt, mud, gravel, tarmac, ect.; great fun. Thanks for the nice video.
Beautiful film. Very thought provoking and moving. You are a very wise man in your quiet way Sandy. I too think it's sad that the house of God was closed to you.
An interesting video on the Barrow, lovely scenery, great drone footage, great bike for bike packing trips , thanks for taking me along and take care 👏👋
Great MTB Adventure, Well Done Sandy on that hill! Lovely old villages and cottages in your video and discovering the ancient burial mound. Thanks for All the efforts with filming to share your trip and the countryside, history and heritage.
Thank you, Sandy from Melbourne. You are a great advocate for the English countryside. I'm surprised that the church was locked. When I walked the South West Coastal Path in Cornwall and the Two Moors Way last year, ALL the village churches were open!
Morning Sandy isn’t great to be out in countryside on a cycle and seeing all the wildlife and birds first thing in a morning and living our lives to the fullest especially when in my seventies, another nice video Sandy.
Thanks for taking us along on this beautifully filmed ride. Like you, I’m bitterly disappointed when I find a locked church. The mound is a beautiful place to lie in rest for eternity. Well, it would be if those laid to rest had been left in peace 😔
Wonderfull drone footage of river sandy you've more go than 21yr old royal marine I'm few years younger not many so you inspire me to find some drive as never boring things to see and explore
I dunno Martin, there's a connection to the past in these old places as people from the past would have congregated there but all that happened in days gone by. I would love to experience something esoteric but can't say I ever have but I do show due reverence and respect. Love the old places thats for sure:)
Excellent video Sandy, thanks for taking us on this journey with you. I guess they lock the church doors to stop unscrupulous folk from stealing any valuable items like candlestick holders etc, ... if it aint nailed down someone will nick it.
Great video Sandy, love the views of all the Thatch roofs. they still amaze me that there are still so many in use today. In all of Berkshire County here in Western Ma. New England. I've only seen one Thatch roof installation. Our winters here are really severe. we can see snow falls of 2ft or omore and cold down to -40F is not uncommon. So between the snow loads and the cold. I fear Thatch roofs lives would be short lived. thanks again for great video always a pleasure to see them and you. 73 agn Sandy. and we'll CUDTL OM???? de Ellis WA1RKS
Hi Sandy, lovely ride out mate, beautiful views along the way. Always enjoy the History in your videos mate. Another really entertaining episode, keep up the good work Sandy. Big thumbs up and regards to one and all in the house of the Wiltshire man. Moose
Nice to see you back out on your bike and a nice bit of history very good and good videos shame about the church but very interesting about the Graves and the pagans stay safe and stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
Another great video Sandy...what a super route you took, through some lovely villages..some of trails still muddy...brilliant footage from the drone ..many thanks.
LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL - I have a pair of those goggles I got them after watching one of your videos a year ago n- they are excellent- especially to protect your eyes from pollen and so forth - great video Sandy
A few points on this video, it could have been around here, then it opened up to big vast fields. Shame the church was locked, but none the less a very interesting visit you took us on there Sandy. That hill looked like a nightmare lol
Thank you for the visit to a part of England's history. Most churches have e to lock the doors here in the US. The possibility of vandalism is too great. I'm guessing that is why the Church was locked. It's a shame but a reality nonetheless.
Very enjoyable viewing. Looked like a testing climb there. It’s interesting how many Christian churches are built on old pagan sites. Thanks for the film.
Lovely views of the countryside Sandy! I always enjoy the history as well. We are having great weather here in the southeastern U.S. perfect mornings for riding. I was out this morning and found myself saying, "Sandy would enjoy these trails with the squirrels and deer roaming." Looking forward to the next one, all the best. Travis
Great ride. I did a similar albeit shorter route out there lasr week. My backside has just about recovered so i need to go out again. Thanks to you, im back in to cycling. My fitness is good but need to build up my ass! So painful but will get better. Well done WM !
Nice one Sandy. Loved the drone shots it’s great to get another perspective and to be able to see what you can’t from down on the trails. History going back to 2000 BC, I wonder what those folk would have made of today’s chaos.
Thankyou sandy, lovely to see you out and about having fun and keeping fit, i get out a couple of times every week aswell on my pushbike, i always get back home feeling so much better, i put a 30 to 51 on my mountain bike and now it climbs up nice and easy, slow but easy.
Its a lovely part of England, youre lucky. Where i live ( a part of England known for industrialisation) its constant steep hills, which is a pain for cycling. So limited pretty much by my ebike. Anyway, nice video. Cheers.👍
What a video, smashing! The background music chosen was perfect. The ride, I felt it. The view, out of this world. The destination and history was fascinating. All because of the man, Sandy !!. Thank you sir. By the way, when are they going to give you A SIR in front of your name. Thanks for sharing my English friend. Tony.
have you done a feature on the "Inn with the Well" just down the road from Jubb's Lane. Your videos inspired me to visit Wiltshire and the second time I came down from the North I stayed in that Inn in Ogbourne st George. Lovely pub, good food great room and very interesting and unique feature inside too......
I appreciate you're sojourns into the history of the deep south and its pagan past. Being from the northern regions of Caledonia, we were but savages at the time. Yes that area of England must have been a paradise for early human settlement, so fertile and no doubt full of game.
I doubt there were many savage's in the past, thats just a term that was hoisted upon some folk when a new regime took over. Humans are humans no matter where in the world they come from and adapt to that environment just to survive. I think thats how it is? There would have been a lot more forest, deer, wolves and bear in the UK many years ago
Just a note on health and getting older sandy, from time to time we are carrying many viruses and are bodies can take a few weeks to shrug them off especially as we get older. During these periods it can seem are health is in permanent decline but energy levels will return but obviously age related stuff has to be considered and we won't have the same energy we once had.. My own opinion is im in my 60s and have never been in hospital or been vaccinated, from time to time energy levels drop and rather than taking medication and plowing on i take it easy giving my body time to fight any infections .. Take it easy sandy and only do what you can when you can.
Take vitamin D and you'll be fine Frank. Most people are low on vit D. I shall do what I do til I drop and then I will stop. As for energy levels I can't say I've noticed much decline from my 20s til now in my 60's, I can still cycle up every hill today that I ever did 40 years ago. Viruses are everywhere and they always have been. My goal is just to remain fit and active not drink in excess and eat a sensible diet and to have as much fun as possible
Can’t beat a bit of Sunday night Wiltshire man. Shame the church was locked but that’s the kinda world we live in now I guess. Love to all the family carmen and zeta 🥰♥️🥰♥️👍👍👍😉
I think life must have been hard and perhaps short for some of the folk back then Donna, they had no proper hospitals or medications. If you got ill you were in the lap of the gods
Love it when you cycle down in that area. As you know I go there every 4 or 5 weeks and it's lovely to go off track, as it were. You didn't pop in to Silks then 😉😂 They're just protecting their silver and brass, very, very sad what we have come to. I really enjoyed that very much indeed Sandy - obviously far too much bird noise, but I can't have everything 😂😂 😂 All the best to you and yours 👍 🍻 🍻 🍻
Really interesting bike ride Sandy. Pity the church was locked - a sign of the times we live in I guess. Keep healthy and keep posting your adventures.
I always look forward to your bike videos ,I got my girlfriend the boot zipper MTB ,it's one of the very few bikes that got a 4 star review on cycling about .
The church is grade1 listed has 5 bells one of the bells dates c1450. There was a railway siding there on the Swindon to Andover line and was used to transport the horses. . The main station being ogbourne st George 👍
Love to see the broad swathes of yellow when the oilseed rape is in flower. Fascinating feature that barrow as they usually seem to be in very open and exposed sites, so to see one plonked in a settlement, or at least a settlement has grown around it, maybe someone out there in the know can give some reasoning why
I'm just glad they didn't flatten them in in years past Oscar. I see religion mainly as political/ power and control. Maybe the old pagan ways were closer to a natural form of belief? Anyay christianity stamped it out
Thanks for taking us along with you, Mr. Wiltshire (as always). Shame the churches have to lock. I guess there’s those that will and those that won’t. I visited a solitary standing stone recently and there were coins and other small items of value tucked into the various cracks and crevices… why would one touch even those things? They are someone else’s acts of worship, reverence, whatever. Sacred, as far as I am concerned, in the rudest form of the word.
Great video Sandy. Shame the church was locked as I do like a bit of a Saxon/Norman church. Maybe another time ? Beautiful countryside we are blessed with in the UK and we must fight to protect and preserve it from those that would be quite happy to bulldoze a church or any ancient/historical site so they can bung up a few hundred properties for profit.
Nice one Sandy, next time I'm down South I'm going to visit some of the burial mounds and long barrows featured in some of you videos. We have standing stones and cup and ring sites up here, which are also interesting to visit to immerse yourself in the past. I think you have made a great choice in the Planet X On-One Bootzipper, which you show is a geat adventure bike without the need for suspension forks which are a pain when climbing, unless you have remote lockouts. I'm interested to know if you dry the bike with warm air after cleaning it, as I'm concerned parts still go rusty unless you do? As always thanks for taking the trouble to film and take us along on your adventures ATB Big Dave Scotland
Hi Dave, I store the bikes in my conservatory at home which keeps them warm but the motorcycles I do have a drier and always dry them off before parking them up in the unheated garage
Having taken an interest in where we all came from its always good to see some history of the different peoples who settled here over the last few thousand yrs. watched graham hancock debate flint dibble the other day, would be interesting to know your thoughts on the subject of a lost civilisation from the ice age?.
Nice Video, i ride around the Downs quite alot. Have you been to the memorial slab to Charles Sorley. A fallen soldier from the Great War? It's not far from there.Over at Red Lane.
I know where it is and vaguely recall seeing it once but never made a point to film it. I shall have to go back, there is some nice riding along Red lane and Whiteshard bottom all the way to Aldbourne, and then the high path along the bridle way back to Swindon would make a lovely circular ride.One for the future:)
Another interesting vid, not only is the church nice but the ride also.... Do you ride byways and bridle ways round your neck of the woods... 'Ull' east yorkshire.
Did you have any joy getting a helmet waterproof cover sandy? Are you seeing a lot of fly tipping around your way? There is a lot of garden waste being dumped in ditches then people wonder why roads flood, we altogether a lot of sofas for some reason people think wildlife need something to sit on.
Hi Lewis No I've not looked for a helmet cover. TBH I think it would restrict air flow. I don't really mind getting my head wet whilst cycling. As for fly tipping, there's a lot of it happening at the moment!
Sandy, no disrespect, but, although you seem to have been prevented from entering a building reputed to be a house of God, bear in mind that the bible says, 'God does not dwell in a house made by hands.' 'The Creator made the earth we walk on, and the sky above and the water and all that is in them. Jesus came to lead us away from religion and back to where we should be, in a personal relationship with God Himself. He told his disciples, 'Behold, the kingdom of God is within you.' That was a lovely video. Thank you for taking us along. A lot of history there in the UK. Canada is old too, but it was preserved by the Indigenous into such a natural environment that one English Explorer called Canada, 'A pristine wilderness.' That is high praise for the First Peoples of North America; they lived thousands of years here and did not pollute the land. The civilized Europeans did that.
Hello Sandy, great vid and I like the route! Question on your BootZipper, I recall you had a problem with yours and had to return it, can I ask what the problem was? I ask as I have a 2 1/2 year old one and the Bottom Bracket (BB) has just gone which I’m busy replacing and wondered what your issue was?
ps Sram bottom brackets are known to fail, I watch Keep smiling adventures and he had a bottom bracket fail. Fairly easy replacement though and it is a wearable item
@@WiltshireMan - so it seems, they knocked off a few quid so I cannot complain and will have the correct tool in a few days as well. The reason they gave for using that BB is weight though I suspect it’s cost as it’s not and never will be a light weight bike. It rides well though and, BB apart, it’s been bullet proof… just wish they’d fit a decent BB like my Thorn or Spa that have lasted years! Thank you for the response and keep having fun!
That church door is locked but the Kingdom of God is still open to all who will come. Jesus said “ I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except thru Me.” John 14:6. Jesus is the Way. The door is open to you
Very good as ever - though I joined originally way back due to the cw ops . . . I see you say 28 miles, but noticing the increase in passing shots I guess you must be doing nearer 35 miles and it must take half as much time again with all the ones which don't make it into the final cut. It all looks so easy - which is great, but I think about the set up and extra pedaling everytime I see you zoom past . . Of course from my point of view its worth every ounce of your effort - but it shouldn't be completely "un-sung" because it not right to just take it all for granted. I'll shut up for another 4 years now - so I hope in the meantime you can keep going out, and also enjoying it all as much as your subscribers do. You can explain what I mean by :- 73 DR OM de G8UJB This old vid of yours has a bit of history attached too . . czcams.com/video/pREdYmJbSjM/video.html
Another inspiring one, Sandy! I so wish I lived somewhere that had all those byways and bridle ways available but all the old paths here in the US are mostly gone or paved over and swamped with traffic. People are too busy with their commute or paying attention to their phone whilst driving and it makes it too dangerous to ride on most roads these days. In past years I would ride as much as 50 miles in a day, but no more. As far as the church being locked, they probably wouldn’t let me in anyway as I prefer the pagan mound😂
Great quote Sandy: "Live life while you've got life". This rings true to me as I've just reached my half century!
don't worry Jimmy thee's just a bairn yet. Plenty of life left to thee.
That was great, Sandy! Really enjoy coming along with you on these trips.
I find it incredible that you actually live in a part of the world where you can find such historically significant marvels that are still available with just hopping on a bicycle for a ride. You appear to be completely surrounded by a huge world class museum. It is amazing and an absolute blessing that your country takes such great measures in order to preserve its history. I really enjoy the journeys that you share with us. Take care and keep your enthusiasm for life my friend. See you on the next one.
Lots of history going right back to Neolithic times here in Wiltshire Terry
5:45 It's so true!! When riding a bicycle you get it all whatever it is that is going on. And it's a really pleasure to be your own engine, feling that you can manage to get out there!!!❤❤🌹🌹❤❤👍👍
Plenty of power in my engine legs Bolle:)
I like how you ride. I rode like that as a kid in the 1970's and, still ride that way at age 61. I ride a Surly Bridge Club on dirt, mud, gravel, tarmac, ect.; great fun. Thanks for the nice video.
Great video Sandy. Looking forward to you and Davy soon. ❤👏🚴♂️
That was one of your best video’s Sandy. Very atmospheric, beautiful views, excellent shots and wonderful music.A real treat, thank you.
I think the drone shots really enhanced this video Anne
Beautiful film. Very thought provoking and moving. You are a very wise man in your quiet way Sandy. I too think it's sad that the house of God was closed to you.
Yes the house of god and the house of govt are hand in hand I reckon
A very interesting video Sandy, cheers 🚲👍
An interesting video on the Barrow, lovely scenery, great drone footage, great bike for bike packing trips , thanks for taking me along and take care 👏👋
Great MTB Adventure, Well Done Sandy on that hill! Lovely old villages and cottages in your video and discovering the ancient burial mound. Thanks for All the efforts with filming to share your trip and the countryside, history and heritage.
It was my pleasure Rosa
Thank you, Sandy from Melbourne. You are a great advocate for the English countryside.
I'm surprised that the church was locked. When I walked the South West Coastal Path in Cornwall and the Two Moors Way last year, ALL the village churches were open!
Sadly a lot of them are locked these days
Thank you for sharing your adventure! Thank you for taking me along. Another great video, Sandy. Cheers!
Thanks Dan:)
Morning Sandy isn’t great to be out in countryside on a cycle and seeing all the wildlife and birds first thing in a morning and living our lives to the fullest especially when in my seventies, another nice video Sandy.
Absolutely Chris, we've got to grab every moment as much as possible:)
Not a bad place to be laid to rest… as long as the grave robbers don’t come back 😮 Thanks for taking us with you. Great cinematography as usual 👍🏼
Thanks for taking us along on this beautifully filmed ride. Like you, I’m bitterly disappointed when I find a locked church.
The mound is a beautiful place to lie in rest for eternity. Well, it would be if those laid to rest had been left in peace 😔
Lovely trails to cycle, it is still a bit muddy though, lovely video as usual.
Trails drying out nice now John
Thanks for taking us all along Sandy. Your bird spotting jogged memories from last year's Cotswold Way. Buzzards spotted everywhere.
I get to see so much more from the bicycle Bill. Loving it:)
Wonderfull drone footage of river sandy you've more go than 21yr old royal marine I'm few years younger not many so you inspire me to find some drive as never boring things to see and explore
Hi Sandy ,, you must get a slight eerie sensation or thoughts when you visit these old burial grounds ,, Always beautiful footage ,, true quote 🍺🫣🫣👍
I dunno Martin, there's a connection to the past in these old places as people from the past would have congregated there but all that happened in days gone by. I would love to experience something esoteric but can't say I ever have but I do show due reverence and respect. Love the old places thats for sure:)
Excellent video Sandy, thanks for taking us on this journey with you. I guess they lock the church doors to stop unscrupulous folk from stealing any valuable items like candlestick holders etc, ... if it aint nailed down someone will nick it.
It seems to be the case these days!
Great video Sandy, love the views of all the Thatch roofs. they still amaze me that there are still so many in use today. In all of Berkshire County here in Western Ma. New England. I've only seen one Thatch roof installation. Our winters here are really severe. we can see snow falls of 2ft or omore and cold down to -40F is not uncommon. So between the snow loads and the cold. I fear Thatch roofs lives would be short lived. thanks again for great video always a pleasure to see them and you. 73 agn Sandy. and we'll CUDTL OM???? de Ellis WA1RKS
Hi Sandy, lovely ride out mate, beautiful views along the way. Always enjoy the History in your videos mate. Another really entertaining episode, keep up the good work Sandy. Big thumbs up and regards to one and all in the house of the Wiltshire man.
Moose
Thanks for watching Moose:)
Nice to see you back out on your bike and a nice bit of history very good and good videos shame about the church but very interesting about the Graves and the pagans stay safe and stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
Another great video Sandy...what a super route you took, through some lovely villages..some of trails still muddy...brilliant footage from the drone ..many thanks.
Yes still muddy in places but drying up quickly now Andy
Nice video Sandy thanks for sharing,.
Dave B Thailand
Thanks Dave, things are cool but very green in the UK at the moment
Great trip Sandy thanks for bringing me along. 👍
your welcome Jeff
Very cool ride Sandy. Beautiful places.
Thanks Jim, I did enjoy this one. It was nice to see the Bronze age barrow in a church yard
Nice to be out in the country, nice bit of history too my best wishes to from the Philippines 💗👍😉😀😁🐑🇵🇭🏴
Thanks for watching all the way from the Philippines:)
Some great new angles in your filming and Sandy flying drone while cycling your getting the hang of this filming 😉
I have to pick my moments carefully Daniel
LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL - I have a pair of those goggles I got them after watching one of your videos a year ago n- they are excellent- especially to protect your eyes from pollen and so forth - great video Sandy
Hi Rob, I simply could not ride very far without the googles due to my left eye not blinking. As far as I'm concerned they save the day for me:)
Thankyou for another very interesting video, I love your take on life of living to the full, a fact to many forget.
Thank you Sandy I really enjoyed the ride.😊
A few points on this video, it could have been around here, then it opened up to big vast fields. Shame the church was locked, but none the less a very interesting visit you took us on there Sandy. That hill looked like a nightmare lol
Thank you for the visit to a part of England's history. Most churches have e to lock the doors here in the US. The possibility of vandalism is too great. I'm guessing that is why the Church was locked. It's a shame but a reality nonetheless.
A lovely adventure Sandy.
Thanks Rob, can't beat a good adventure:)
Thanks for letting us tag along on this out n about outing bro. Safe travels. Ken.
Thanks for watching Ken
Top quality as always Sandy - take care fella, look forward to more of your adventures on all kinds of steed.
Very enjoyable viewing. Looked like a testing climb there. It’s interesting how many Christian churches are built on old pagan sites. Thanks for the film.
I believe a lot of churches are built on old pagan sites Neil
Nice one Sandy… Really enjoyed the film…It’s our friend James Archard’s birthday today ..👍
This barrow is well within the range of the Himiway Dickie:) Perhaps you, me and Dave can do an ebike ride here at some point
I’m up for that one 😄👍
Sandy I have a drone as well but mine is called the wife another good outing thanks for taking us with you again
Hahaa I've got one of those too but i tend to leave it at home when I go out
Shame the church was locked. Very interesting these long borrows. I’m not sure we have many in Sussex. I’ll have to see if we do down this way.
Lovely views of the countryside Sandy! I always enjoy the history as well. We are having great weather here in the southeastern U.S. perfect mornings for riding. I was out this morning and found myself saying, "Sandy would enjoy these trails with the squirrels and deer roaming." Looking forward to the next one, all the best. Travis
Glad your getting nice weather Travis, still quite cool over in the old country:)
Great ride. I did a similar albeit shorter route out there lasr week. My backside has just about recovered so i need to go out again.
Thanks to you, im back in to cycling. My fitness is good but need to build up my ass! So painful but will get better. Well done WM !
Just got to put the hours in Dave and your butt will get conditioned to the saddle
Yep, it’s the only way 👍
Yet another hidden gem on our area. Absolutely incredible the amount of burial mounds round here. Another one to add to our list.....thanks Sandy. X
Love your videos, so informative and down to earth
Glad you like them Pamela, there are quite a few barrows in Wiltshire but this is the only one I believe thats in a church yard
Sandy...that was a wall of a climb!
Short and sharp but I do like a good climb
Nice video sandy 👍
Nice one Sandy. Loved the drone shots it’s great to get another perspective and to be able to see what you can’t from down on the trails. History going back to 2000 BC, I wonder what those folk would have made of today’s chaos.
I loved the locked door 😊
Thankyou sandy, lovely to see you out and about having fun and keeping fit, i get out a couple of times every week aswell on my pushbike, i always get back home feeling so much better, i put a 30 to 51 on my mountain bike and now it climbs up nice and easy, slow but easy.
Good advice sandy and we can see that you walk the walk and don't just talk the talk. Keep up the good work sir
Thanks 👍yes I do walk the walk so to speak:)
Excellent video sandy. Very well filmed.
Thanks for watching Rob
Totally enjoyed this Sandy -Also posted on my FB history group
Thanks for the share James:)
Fantastic sir. Just a nice ride with some wonderful views and music choices
Sandy, thankyou again for being such an inspiration. Keep doing what you're doing, its great to watch and then do!!
I do rides like this in devon i do mine on an emtb big hills round here 😅 enjoyed your ride cheers for sharing 😊
Its a lovely part of England, youre lucky. Where i live ( a part of England known for industrialisation) its constant steep hills, which is a pain for cycling. So limited pretty much by my ebike. Anyway, nice video. Cheers.👍
Thanks WM. Lovely countryside/ church 👍👌
What a video, smashing! The background music chosen was perfect. The ride, I felt it. The view, out of this world. The destination and history was fascinating. All because of the man, Sandy !!. Thank you sir. By the way, when are they going to give you A SIR in front of your name. Thanks for sharing my English friend. Tony.
Hahaa, I doubt I shall ever be knighted by the king Tony, I just enjoy doing my thing:) Thanks for watching mate:)
Thanks for a very interesting video, really enjoyed it. Live life while you've got life. 👍
have you done a feature on the "Inn with the Well" just down the road from Jubb's Lane. Your videos inspired me to visit Wiltshire and the second time I came down from the North I stayed in that Inn in Ogbourne st George. Lovely pub, good food great room and very interesting and unique feature inside too......
I appreciate you're sojourns into the history of the deep south and its pagan past. Being from the northern regions of Caledonia, we were but savages at the time. Yes that area of England must have been a paradise for early human settlement, so fertile and no doubt full of game.
I doubt there were many savage's in the past, thats just a term that was hoisted upon some folk when a new regime took over. Humans are humans no matter where in the world they come from and adapt to that environment just to survive. I think thats how it is? There would have been a lot more forest, deer, wolves and bear in the UK many years ago
Great timeing, just in my tent raining as always 😂😂 .
Lots of rain down here in Wiltshire Dan, wet and cold spring so far
Just a note on health and getting older sandy, from time to time we are carrying many viruses and are bodies can take a few weeks to shrug them off especially as we get older.
During these periods it can seem are health is in permanent decline but energy levels will return but obviously age related stuff has to be considered and we won't have the same energy we once had..
My own opinion is im in my 60s and have never been in hospital or been vaccinated, from time to time energy levels drop and rather than taking medication and plowing on i take it easy giving my body time to fight any infections ..
Take it easy sandy and only do what you can when you can.
Take vitamin D and you'll be fine Frank. Most people are low on vit D. I shall do what I do til I drop and then I will stop. As for energy levels I can't say I've noticed much decline from my 20s til now in my 60's, I can still cycle up every hill today that I ever did 40 years ago. Viruses are everywhere and they always have been. My goal is just to remain fit and active not drink in excess and eat a sensible diet and to have as much fun as possible
Can’t beat a bit of Sunday night Wiltshire man. Shame the church was locked but that’s the kinda world we live in now I guess. Love to all the family carmen and zeta 🥰♥️🥰♥️👍👍👍😉
Thanks Marcus:) All good here, the dogs are loving life:)
It must have been hard work back in them days making the mounds. 😊
I think life must have been hard and perhaps short for some of the folk back then Donna, they had no proper hospitals or medications. If you got ill you were in the lap of the gods
Love it when you cycle down in that area. As you know I go there every 4 or 5 weeks and it's lovely to go off track, as it were. You didn't pop in to Silks then 😉😂
They're just protecting their silver and brass, very, very sad what we have come to.
I really enjoyed that very much indeed Sandy - obviously far too much bird noise, but I can't have everything 😂😂 😂
All the best to you and yours 👍 🍻 🍻 🍻
I cycled past the pub, didn't realise it was a community based pub! Will have to look in there at some point:)
@@WiltshireMan the food is meant to be good??
You echo my own sentiments and outlook there, keep on keeping on👍
(I really enjoy your your CZcams channel by the way)
Really interesting bike ride Sandy. Pity the church was locked - a sign of the times we live in I guess. Keep healthy and keep posting your adventures.
I always look forward to your bike videos ,I got my girlfriend the boot zipper MTB ,it's one of the very few bikes that got a 4 star review on cycling about .
Sir Gordon Richards the Queens favourite jockey trained at Osborne Maisey. .
He's buried at St Mary's Church Marlborough.
Ogbourne Maisey is just down the road
The church is grade1 listed has 5 bells one of the bells dates c1450.
There was a railway siding there on the Swindon to Andover line and was used to transport the horses. .
The main station being ogbourne st George 👍
Thanks sandy for bringing us on your travels can I be cheeky and ask for a bike trip you and your wife on electric bikes as your a brilliant couple
Love to see the broad swathes of yellow when the oilseed rape is in flower. Fascinating feature that barrow as they usually seem to be in very open and exposed sites, so to see one plonked in a settlement, or at least a settlement has grown around it, maybe someone out there in the know can give some reasoning why
I'm just glad they didn't flatten them in in years past Oscar. I see religion mainly as political/ power and control. Maybe the old pagan ways were closer to a natural form of belief? Anyay christianity stamped it out
Hate crossing that road at that point
Yes not a nice crossing there. Cars going too fast and too many of em!
Lovely Video Sandy (as always)
Thanks for taking us along with you, Mr. Wiltshire (as always).
Shame the churches have to lock. I guess there’s those that will and those that won’t. I visited a solitary standing stone recently and there were coins and other small items of value tucked into the various cracks and crevices… why would one touch even those things? They are someone else’s acts of worship, reverence, whatever. Sacred, as far as I am concerned, in the rudest form of the word.
Great video Sandy. Shame the church was locked as I do like a bit of a Saxon/Norman church. Maybe another time ? Beautiful countryside we are blessed with in the UK and we must fight to protect and preserve it from those that would be quite happy to bulldoze a church or any ancient/historical site so they can bung up a few hundred properties for profit.
Sandy your wild camps over nights relax me u can make them longer...I love the severe downpours thunderstorms Sandy ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for a wonderful Sunday morning adventure! 🚵🏼♂️🇨🇦⛰
Nice one Sandy, next time I'm down South I'm going to visit some of the burial mounds and long barrows featured in some of you videos. We have standing stones and cup and ring sites up here, which are also interesting to visit to immerse yourself in the past. I think you have made a great choice in the Planet X On-One Bootzipper, which you show is a geat adventure bike without the need for suspension forks which are a pain when climbing, unless you have remote lockouts. I'm interested to know if you dry the bike with warm air after cleaning it, as I'm concerned parts still go rusty unless you do? As always thanks for taking the trouble to film and take us along on your adventures ATB Big Dave Scotland
Hi Dave, I store the bikes in my conservatory at home which keeps them warm but the motorcycles I do have a drier and always dry them off before parking them up in the unheated garage
Even though we are an ocean apart I couldn't help but notice we use the same selfie stick. LOL
Hahaa best one to use Bruce
Having taken an interest in where we all came from its always good to see some history of the different peoples who settled here over the last few thousand yrs.
watched graham hancock debate flint dibble the other day, would be interesting to know your thoughts on the subject of a lost civilisation from the ice age?.
Nice ride Sandy.
Where's mate Dave got to? Has he hung up his cycle clips?
Nice Video, i ride around the Downs quite alot. Have you been to the memorial slab to Charles Sorley. A fallen soldier from the Great War? It's not far from there.Over at Red Lane.
I know where it is and vaguely recall seeing it once but never made a point to film it. I shall have to go back, there is some nice riding along Red lane and Whiteshard bottom all the way to Aldbourne, and then the high path along the bridle way back to Swindon would make a lovely circular ride.One for the future:)
Great drone work again, how do you get the drone to follow you?
I have a hoverair which automatically follows
@@WiltshireMan Didn't know you still used it👍
good vid thanks
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Another interesting vid, not only is the church nice but the ride also....
Do you ride byways and bridle ways round your neck of the woods...
'Ull' east yorkshire.
If I can I stay as much off the road as possible or try and ride the quieter roads
I used to love riding my bike it makes me bleed now prostate problems I need to go doctors it's all so much stress I'm only 41 I wasn't expecting this
Get yourself a Selle SMP saddle with the cutout and you will not get any prostrate problems
Did you have any joy getting a helmet waterproof cover sandy? Are you seeing a lot of fly tipping around your way? There is a lot of garden waste being dumped in ditches then people wonder why roads flood, we altogether a lot of sofas for some reason people think wildlife need something to sit on.
Hi Lewis No I've not looked for a helmet cover. TBH I think it would restrict air flow. I don't really mind getting my head wet whilst cycling.
As for fly tipping, there's a lot of it happening at the moment!
Sandy, no disrespect, but, although you seem to have been prevented from entering a building reputed to be a house of God, bear in mind that the bible says, 'God does not dwell in a house made by hands.' 'The Creator made the earth we walk on, and the sky above and the water and all that is in them. Jesus came to lead us away from religion and back to where we should be, in a personal relationship with God Himself. He told his disciples, 'Behold, the kingdom of God is within you.'
That was a lovely video. Thank you for taking us along. A lot of history there in the UK. Canada is old too, but it was preserved by the Indigenous into such a natural environment that one English Explorer called Canada, 'A pristine wilderness.' That is high praise for the First Peoples of North America; they lived thousands of years here and did not pollute the land. The civilized Europeans did that.
Hello Sandy, great vid and I like the route! Question on your BootZipper, I recall you had a problem with yours and had to return it, can I ask what the problem was? I ask as I have a 2 1/2 year old one and the Bottom Bracket (BB) has just gone which I’m busy replacing and wondered what your issue was?
Frame was the wrong size for me. Apart from that the bike has been bulletproof and has over 3K miles of quite hard riding on it.
ps Sram bottom brackets are known to fail, I watch Keep smiling adventures and he had a bottom bracket fail. Fairly easy replacement though and it is a wearable item
@@WiltshireMan - so it seems, they knocked off a few quid so I cannot complain and will have the correct tool in a few days as well. The reason they gave for using that BB is weight though I suspect it’s cost as it’s not and never will be a light weight bike. It rides well though and, BB apart, it’s been bullet proof… just wish they’d fit a decent BB like my Thorn or Spa that have lasted years! Thank you for the response and keep having fun!
That church door is locked but the Kingdom of God is still open to all who will come. Jesus said “ I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except thru Me.” John 14:6. Jesus is the Way. The door is open to you
Hi Sandy another great video could you help me I'm trying to find the same handlebars you have.
Do you have any info that may help
Regards
Wayne
Selcof Expedition Handlebar is what these are Wayne
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Perfect thank you Sandy 👌
Very good as ever - though I joined originally way back due to the cw ops . . .
I see you say 28 miles, but noticing the increase in passing shots I guess you must be doing nearer 35 miles and it must take half as much time again with all the ones which don't make it into the final cut.
It all looks so easy - which is great, but I think about the set up and extra pedaling everytime I see you zoom past . .
Of course from my point of view its worth every ounce of your effort - but it shouldn't be completely "un-sung" because it not right to just take it all for granted.
I'll shut up for another 4 years now - so I hope in the meantime you can keep going out, and also enjoying it all as much as your subscribers do.
You can explain what I mean by :-
73 DR OM de G8UJB
This old vid of yours has a bit of history attached too . .
czcams.com/video/pREdYmJbSjM/video.html
Is that a buffalo jacket ?
No it was a Paramo jacket
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Thanks Marty:)
How do you find that bike off road without a suspension fork on the front ?
No problem whatsoever, I run the tyres at 20psi and that seems to absorb most of the shocks
Another inspiring one, Sandy! I so wish I lived somewhere that had all those byways and bridle ways available but all the old paths here in the US are mostly gone or paved over and swamped with traffic. People are too busy with their commute or paying attention to their phone whilst driving and it makes it too dangerous to ride on most roads these days. In past years I would ride as much as 50 miles in a day, but no more. As far as the church being locked, they probably wouldn’t let me in anyway as I prefer the pagan mound😂