Cycling in the Lakes?

Peewiglet said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all?

Its better to cycle on the roads, not in the Lakes ;-)

Quoted message said:

I often go up to walk but now I'd like to ride a
bike as well. I'd probably hire one there as I don't have the bits to
fix mine onto my car. I'd be interested in riding either on roads or
on tracks. I looked in the local bookshop some time ago but they
didn't have any sort of guide. Can anyone help?

There are lots of guides up there. Much of the off-road is quite steep
and rocky although there are some nice pootle rides around. On road is
not too bad provided you avoid the more notorious passes. There are
lots of books around and available from the cycle shops up there.

Try Cycle Tours: 24 One-day Routes in the Lake District (Ordnance Survey
Cycle Tours S.) Nick Cotton (Editor) which has a range of pleasant
routes both on and off-road. Available from Amazon or your local book shop.

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Tony

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"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all? I often go up to walk but now I'd like to ride a
bike as well. I'd probably hire one there as I don't have the bits to
fix mine onto my car. I'd be interested in riding either on roads or
on tracks. I looked in the local bookshop some time ago but they
didn't have any sort of guide. Can anyone help?

Many tia!

Best wishes,
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Oh, definitely both kirkstone and hardknott pass... :-)

Can probably email you some off-road stuff if needed.

Cheers,
Graham

Won't you get wet. :o)
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:16:50 +0100, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all?

Its better to cycle on the roads, not in the Lakes ;-)

Um... ;-)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I often go up to walk but now I'd like to ride a
bike as well. I'd probably hire one there as I don't have the bits to
fix mine onto my car. I'd be interested in riding either on roads or
on tracks. I looked in the local bookshop some time ago but they
didn't have any sort of guide. Can anyone help?

There are lots of guides up there. Much of the off-road is quite steep
and rocky although there are some nice pootle rides around. On road is
not too bad provided you avoid the more notorious passes. There are
lots of books around and available from the cycle shops up there.

Try Cycle Tours: 24 One-day Routes in the Lake District (Ordnance Survey
Cycle Tours S.) Nick Cotton (Editor) which has a range of pleasant
routes both on and off-road. Available from Amazon or your local book shop.

Wow, brilliant, thanks :-) I'll look for that one. Also, and now that
I think of it, I'm sure I've often passed a cycle shop in Ambleside
down a little side road.

How exciting! 🙂

Best wishes,
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Graham Dean said:

Oh, definitely both kirkstone and hardknott pass... :-)

<gulp...>

Quoted message said:

Can probably email you some off-road stuff if needed.

That would be great, thanks! It's pee AT wiglet DOT co DOT uk 🙂

Best wishes,
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Peewiglet said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all? I often go up to walk but now I'd like to ride a
bike as well. I'd probably hire one there as I don't have the bits to
fix mine onto my car. I'd be interested in riding either on roads or
on tracks.

Usually when I see bikes for hire they are mountain bikes with knobblies,
so riding on roads may be a bit of a drag....
Don't know how small your car is but if you can fold seats down and take
the wheels off your bike you may be surprised how it fits in. My Fiesta
takes a bike without a problem.

Roos

Peewiglet said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all? I often go up to walk but now I'd like to ride a
bike as well. I'd probably hire one there as I don't have the bits to
fix mine onto my car.

Put it inside. Unless it's something like a Smart there are few cars
that won't take a bike. You may have to take the wheels and seatpost
out, and possibly the pedals too, but none of that takes long (even if
you don't have Quick Release wheels, but it's quite likely you do) and
it's similarly quick to put it back together. If you don't have a
passenger you can move the seat well forwards or maybe recline it flat
for even more space.

My MTB will fit in a Fiesta with both of us and a week's assorted
camping stuff on board with just a couple of minutes for disassembly.
I've seen a pal's road bike in her Peugeot 106 without putting the back
seats down thanks to taking the wheels off first. Put an old orange
bivvi bag or similar under it so oil/mud doesn't transfer to the inside
of the car.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Roos Eisma said:

Peewiglet said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all? I often go up to walk but now I'd like to ride a
bike as well. I'd probably hire one there as I don't have the bits to
fix mine onto my car. I'd be interested in riding either on roads or
on tracks.

Usually when I see bikes for hire they are mountain bikes with knobblies,
so riding on roads may be a bit of a drag....
Don't know how small your car is but if you can fold seats down and take
the wheels off your bike you may be surprised how it fits in. My Fiesta
takes a bike without a problem.

Good point, thanks - it will fit if I take the front wheel off.

Still, though, I've got those slicks tyres on my bike. Would they be
ok for trails? I was thinking they might be a bit flimsy, and also
that my bike might provide a bumpier than necessary ride. I'm not
really sure, though.

Best wishes,
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soup said:

Won't you get wet. :o)

:-)

Best wishes,
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Peewiglet said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all?

You need one of these:

http://www.waterbicycle.com/
http://www.pedal-paddle.com/

James
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Peter Clinch said:

Put an old orange
bivvi bag or similar under it so oil/mud doesn't transfer to the inside
of the car.

Good thinking, thanks. I think there's one festering at the bottom of
a pile of discarded walking kit 🙂

Best wishes,
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James Annan said:

Peewiglet said:

Can anyone tell me whether there are any recognised routes for cycling
in the Lakes, at all?

You need one of these:

http://www.waterbicycle.com/
http://www.pedal-paddle.com/

Very cool! If they come with that sort of sunshine, I'll have to order
one!

Best wishes,
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/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk

Peewiglet said:

Wow, brilliant, thanks :-) I'll look for that one. Also, and now that
I think of it, I'm sure I've often passed a cycle shop in Ambleside
down a little side road.

How exciting! 🙂

On the way there, Wheelbase in Stavelely between Kendal and Windermere
is well worth stopping off at (for a visit to Will's Cafe if nothing
else) and they can offer plenty of advice on routes. Otherwise there
are at least two bike shops in Ambleside. Grizedale Forest between
Windermere and Coniston has bike rentals and marked bike trails.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> wrote:

: I've seen a pal's road bike in her Peugeot 106 without putting the back
: seats down thanks to taking the wheels off first. Put an old orange

I've seen two road bikes in the back of a Micra. It's a strong argument
for not running mudguards.

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of memory against forgetting - Milan Kundera

Arthur Clune said:

Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> wrote:

: I've seen a pal's road bike in her Peugeot 106 without putting the back
: seats down thanks to taking the wheels off first. Put an old orange

I've seen two road bikes in the back of a Micra. It's a strong argument
for not running mudguards.

I've heard of a T-mobile team bike in the back of a Skoda. Don't think
it was intentional though..

...d

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:09:27 +0100, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On the way there, Wheelbase in Stavelely between Kendal and Windermere
is well worth stopping off at (for a visit to Will's Cafe if nothing
else) and they can offer plenty of advice on routes. Otherwise there
are at least two bike shops in Ambleside. Grizedale Forest between
Windermere and Coniston has bike rentals and marked bike trails.

Many thanks for the Staveley tip - I didn't realise there was a bike
shop there. I've heard of the famous Wilf's Cafe, but have never
been... yum!

Best wishes,
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James Annan said:

You need one of these:

http://www.waterbicycle.com/
http://www.pedal-paddle.com/

I would sooner suggest one of /these/...

http://www.hase-bikes.com/media/operationkettwieseldsl.ram

(very silly, and quite a big download as it's a wee movie-ette)

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Peter Clinch said:

James Annan said:

You need one of these:

http://www.waterbicycle.com/
http://www.pedal-paddle.com/

I would sooner suggest one of /these/...

http://www.hase-bikes.com/media/operationkettwieseldsl.ram

(very silly, and quite a big download as it's a wee movie-ette)

<g>

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Put an old orange
bivvi bag or similar under it so oil/mud doesn't transfer to the inside
of the car.

Why orange? Do the green ones not works so well?

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