Day 1 Whitehaven - Keswick 31 Miles (Scenic, chance of a swim)
Day 2 Keswick - Langwathby 28 Miles
Day 3 Langwathby - Allenheads 28 Miles (Hilly)
Day 4 Allenheads - Rowlands Gill 31 Miles (Hilly start)
Day 5 Rowlands Gill - Tynemouth 19 Miles (Lemon squeezy)
I will be riding on my bike below. It was a £99 pound bargain 18 years ago after some low life took a fancy to my existing bike, which I needed for transport to work. It's still pretty much original, I made a pair of mudguards and then hadn't touched it, up till this year when I stuck a gel seat on and finally changed the tyres before they fell apart. At the same time I bought new inner tubes with gunk in to heal punctures. Don't bother wondering about gearing sprockets or chains they all work fine and it free wheels pretty well, that's it for technical.
I haven't done any distance on my bike as yet, it's normally 10-20 miles, so I do intend having some longer rides in the spring and build myself up to being able to complete more challenging rides in the future.
After spending some time searching Ebay we have bought a tandem so Bernie can join in and get more involved. I must say I had never ridden a tandem before but soon got the hang of it and although still learning would recommend it to anyone. It's great for company, gets plenty of attention and can make you laugh out loud. We've had it about a month and so far I've been on 2 or 3 short rides with Bernie. Nathan and I go out 2 or 3 times a week in the evenings, great fun and have clocked 36mph on a roadside monitor. A bit hair raising at that speed in poor light so well done Nathan on the back. I will sort out a photo on a later post.
