Blake's Bike Packing Adventure Round The Isle Of Wight | GMBN Epic Rides

After a great mountain bike packing adventure in Wales with Neil, Blake wanted to challenge himself to ride, film and edit another GMBN epic completely by himself. Circumnavigating the island he calls home in the south of England over a long weekend, Blake shares with us some of the local history, sights and sounds from the saddle.

Did you have an epic ride this summer? Let us know in the comments below 👇

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Bonita - Beiba
Bounce Back 1 - Jack Elphick
Dark Taupe - Arden Forest
DOLPHINZ - Fasion
Fall - Cospe
Ice Cream Social - Dylan Sitts
Like Water (instrumental) - Paisley Pink
Limitless - AGST
Magnesium - Mas Billner
Nylon Strings Sings 4 - Orjan Karlsson
Oh Yes - Joel Jungell
ORANGE - SINY
Piece Of Streets - Molife
Spring Colour - Cospe
Starfields - Hallman
Supine - Peter Sandberg
The Guitar and Me 2 -Henrik Nagy
Underground Club 6 - Jan Chmelar
You X You - Ooyy

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Did you have an epic ride this summer? Let us know in the comments below 👇

[jackgowen]

your editor needs a raise this was amazing

[noahgibson]

You should definitely create a Komoot route for this journey 👌Come to think of it, Blake should create a bunch of his favourite isle of wight cycle routes and whack em on Komoot!

[jimdrake]

Brilliant Blake, I'm Isle of Wight born and bread, think you just did more to show the island at it's best than the tourist board have done in ten years

[Moglet]

That ride up from The Garlic Farm to meet the road at The Downs is a killer! I lived on the island for 3 years (just a few doors down from the tea rooms at 15:00), it's fantastic for mountain biking, this makes me miss being there for the riding. I don't miss the ferry costs though.

[Paul-qqu]

Another great film. Inspiration in droves. We need so much more of this. Its actually a TV programme in the making.

[nickcole]

Loved this! Any chance you can share the .gpx or the route on Komoot? 👍🏻

[kilobitti]

Bikepacking!!! And kind of cool to see Blake in a setting which isn’t all about higher and faster and bigger tricks!

[purchase]

This is probably my favourite gmbn video so far. Absolutely beautiful.

[devbrix]

That’s Queen Victoria not Elizabeth, Blake😉

[terreyhills]

I pretty much grew up every summer in Cowes pissing around on boats and love the island. It brings back so many happy memories as i watch this from home in Sydney i suddenly find myself feeling so much closer to home.

[Marozi]

Bonus fact - That black and white thing at 3:38 is Ashley Sea Mark, it was built in 1735 and was used for navigation 😉 Great video tho, love IoW, been there a few times, good job Blake.

[yicafresh]

Blake is the best bloke I have seen on any mtb Chanel .. he lives the game and it shows ..
Top class

[jamescraven]

This is what I love about riding and camping being able to enjoy the beautiful scenery and just taking everything in

[johnlumbard]

And just how cool is Blake doing a Superman, and Manual on a bike loaded with panniers!! Maybe CTC no longer stands for Cycle Touring Club but Crazy Trick Cyclist Awesome Dude!!

[manu_]

This is where mountain biking is all about. Enjoying your surroundings.

[grumpy-dad]

Nothing refreshes you less than warm water on a hot day cycling

[Nobby]

Top man, just walked the island and now bought a gravel bike to bike pack it. Nice one

[lwittrock]

I 1st cycled the Isle of White back in 1990 on a road bike. It was great, even with the rain that started to pour down half way through my ride. It was cold but a blast! I did the entire island in one ride.

[MrBillUp]

Every year you will find me on Sandown beach holidaying. I worked at the Jesmond Dean hotel back in the 80's (no longer there) and fell in love with the Island. I am moving heaven and earth at the moment to get a permanent residence. I adore mountain biking, and the Isle of Wight, and this video has made my desire to move excruciating 😁What beautifully shot content. Thank you.