As some of you may know I rode the Tour Divide a few months back and took my camera with me.

Some of you may also know I wield it with a certain style and the Divide was no exception. I've edited the resulting mess into a film that is a bit sh1te, but you do get a flavour for my ride and the trials and tribulations within. The main problem is time whilst out on the trail. There just isn't any to do it right and most of the time you're knackered. So this film contains a lot of me whining away and not many inspirational shots of glory.

Ride the Divide this is NOT.

This version on Youtube is still a bit work in progress as I am testing upload, never done anything this big before. I know it needs more editing. But hopefully you'll find something to laugh at in there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKLnQgH ... e=youtu.be

EDIT: Updated the film a bit, old link won't work

I clicked on the link thinking it would be a short video, not a feature length special. Good job, will come back another time to watch that

Just watched the first 30 minutes and you had me laughing out loud at a few comments. A great watch and look forward to watching the rest later.

Yeah me too. Thirty minutes in and I'm just outside Butte at the moment (on the film, not actually). Really enjoying it. The fathers day bit had me snivelling a bit with you. Lot of it had me laughing as well. Ace

Best stop there before the motel scene in Poncha Springs

Only on day 6 but its aces Dave, makes Barry Godin look like Mary Whitehouse!

Boss is off this week so might watch this in the office if it's SFW. Any sex scenes I should be aware of Dave?

In Reverse wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:20 pm Boss is off this week so might watch this in the office if it's SFW. Any sex scenes I should be aware of Dave?

Thats the Poncha Springs 'Hotel Scene'.
They do rooms by the hour...

I've watched it all, what has been seen cannot be unseen

Wotsits wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:25 pm

In Reverse wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:20 pm Boss is off this week so might watch this in the office if it's SFW. Any sex scenes I should be aware of Dave?

Thats the Poncha Springs 'Hotel Scene'.
They do rooms by the hour...

Dave is having problems with his gears so goes to his room to carry out some maintenance.
Whilst furiously cranking his bottom bracket he is disturbed by the young chambermaid.
She asks if he'd like a hand.
After applying plenty of lubrication and with her help he finds he can easily slip into the small ring.

X rated bikepacking - a new sub-genre. Brilliant, shall watch later with crisps and beer and armchair.

Saving watching it till I've got a couple of hrs free ( normally in work time ) , looking forward to learning some new words

Jaysus Stu, if you reckon it'll be teaching even you some new words it's promising to be a pretty damn educational little fillum! I also look forward to having my vocabulary vigourously thrown up in the air and then attempting desperately to piece it back together again .

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:53 am Jaysus Stu, if you reckon it'll be teaching even you some new words it's promising to be a pretty damn educational little fillum! I also look forward to having my vocabulary vigourously thrown up in the air and then attempting desperately to piece it back together again .

Mine just evolve about what I (& quite a few others) call myself on a daily basis

I'm looking forward (dreading)the director's cut of this or perhaps the expletive deleted cut which runs to an action packed 3 minutes.

pistonbroke wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:09 pm I'm looking forward (dreading)the director's cut of this or perhaps the expletive deleted cut which runs to an action packed 3 minutes.

What the feck did you expect Duncan, it's me FFS

30 mins in so far and enjoyable so far I liked the late night rambling bit as it captured the state you get into whilst doing this sort of thing.

Massive scenery as well.

Most excellent.

Massive scenery

... not in Poncha Springs

Great stuff, 35 mins in and watch the rest tomoz

great bit of filming . it's amazing wat the human body can achieve .good job keep it up

Liked that. A bit arty-farty hippyish nonsense but pretty good all the same

whitestone wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:59 pm Liked that. A bit arty-farty hippyish nonsense but pretty good all the same

#yorkshire

There is nothing arty-farty about the picture of Daves "sweary divide" at poncha springs. Well maybe farty.....

Enjoyed it. Sent the link to Steve Moat. "Great, I'm famous for snoring" he said

Edit: and I have had Pimpadelic buzzing in my ear for two days now...

wriggles wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:13 pm

whitestone wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:59 pm Liked that. A bit arty-farty hippyish nonsense but pretty good all the same

#yorkshire

There is nothing arty-farty about the picture of Daves "sweary divide" at poncha springs. Well maybe farty.....

Enjoyed it. Sent the link to Steve Moat. "Great, I'm famous for snoring" he said

Edit: and I have had Pimpadelic buzzing in my ear for two days now...

I confronted Steve at Ovando the next day. He said "I don't snore ???". It's amazing the new skills you can learn quickly on the Tour Divide as he picked up that one in two days, overcoming the master that is Duncan in the process.

overcoming the master that is Duncan in the process.

Never spent a night out with Matt have you?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:36 pm

overcoming the master that is Duncan in the process.

Never spent a night out with Matt have you?

One winter bivy if you remember in the barn ...with dinner jackets