http://singletrackworld.com/2010/01/dales-mountain-biking-%e2%80%98coast-to-coast%e2%80%99/ Mon, 28 May 2012 23:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://singletrackworld.com/2010/01/dales-mountain-biking-%e2%80%98coast-to-coast%e2%80%99/#comment-7057 singletrackbiker Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:21:13 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=6326#comment-7057 Did Coast to Coast in September, again, based on Woodcocks route, with some alterations here & there (NYM old stomping ground, so chucked in some old fave's and skipped the dull run round to Scugdale). £875 (dales centre fee) more than covered everything; 8 nights B&B (rode in 7, but stayed over an extra night), all meals, spares, energy stuff each day & fuel for drive to St Bees/from RHB, plus wife driving as support vehicle to meet half way and end of each day, total about 800 miles! All accomodation booked in advance, late start on day 1 (a Saturday) meant a late finish and only just got a meal that night, every other night was fine. Friends shared rooms, so they paid £250 for accomodation, rather than my £500. I'll book my own again rather than pay £875 per person. Did Coast to Coast in September, again, based on Woodcocks route, with some alterations here & there (NYM old stomping ground, so chucked in some old fave’s and skipped the dull run round to Scugdale). £875 (dales centre fee) more than covered everything; 8 nights B&B (rode in 7, but stayed over an extra night), all meals, spares, energy stuff each day & fuel for drive to St Bees/from RHB, plus wife driving as support vehicle to meet half way and end of each day, total about 800 miles!
All accomodation booked in advance, late start on day 1 (a Saturday) meant a late finish and only just got a meal that night, every other night was fine. Friends shared rooms, so they paid £250 for accomodation, rather than my £500.
I’ll book my own again rather than pay £875 per person.

]]> http://singletrackworld.com/2010/01/dales-mountain-biking-%e2%80%98coast-to-coast%e2%80%99/#comment-7043 timc Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:29:57 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=6326#comment-7043 You can actually do a week in the alps for that price (all in!) You can actually do a week in the alps for that price (all in!)

]]> http://singletrackworld.com/2010/01/dales-mountain-biking-%e2%80%98coast-to-coast%e2%80%99/#comment-7041 postierich Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:12:10 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=6326#comment-7041 Feck me just seen the prices is it all 5 star!!!!! Feck me just seen the prices is it all 5 star!!!!!

]]> http://singletrackworld.com/2010/01/dales-mountain-biking-%e2%80%98coast-to-coast%e2%80%99/#comment-7039 postierich Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:09:06 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=6326#comment-7039 Good idea done the coast to coast before but was a right pain getting food and accomadation sorted ended up eating junk due to finishing late each day. Good idea done the coast to coast before but was a right pain getting food and accomadation sorted ended up eating junk due to finishing late each day.

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