Anyone know how long it should take from stavely to troutbeck, garburn, kentmere then staveley?
thanks
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garburn pass
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Posted 7 months ago #
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Anyone?
Posted 7 months ago # -
No more than a couple of hours if you've got ok fitness.
Posted 7 months ago # -
As mentioned above, 2.5-3.5 hours....weather and fitness dependant
Posted 7 months ago # -
What Daffy said unless your are some kind of fitness freak
Posted 7 months ago # -
Has it been sanitised yet though?
Posted 7 months ago # -
Can you do it in the middle ring or does it need granny?
Posted 7 months ago # -
I took my granny, she did nothing but complain grandad however was busting moves all the way down
Posted 7 months ago # -
Has it been sanitised yet though?
I rode it last month from Troutbeck to Kentmere. It's got loose gravel all over it now, which made the climb almost impossible in places - the gradient wasn't the problem, it was the lack of traction. The descent into Kentmere used to be quite challenging with lumpy rocks in places; now the challenge is to stay upright on all the loose gravel and stones which encourage high speeds but aren't actually much fun to ride on
Posted 7 months ago # -
This isn't santisation on the Kentmere side - it changes after each storm / dry spell
Posted 7 months ago # -
Last time I was up (which was quite a few months back), it had been sanitised on the troutbeck side. This often gets done and it almost never survives a winter.
It's still a tough climb, and traction is an issue as mentioned above. Not as good as it used to be. I need to drop to a 22T ring so I think if you've only a middle you maybe walking sections, although you might well be stronger than me (which isn't difficult).
Anyway, I'd imagine the route you describe would be 2 hours.Posted 7 months ago #
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