Great day out.
Bone dry dusty trails. No bogs or streams over Cut Gate.
Was nice to add in some extra spicy bits and going where no Retrobike has gone before😂.
No crashes to speak of (just)
No mechaincal failures (just) although my front wheel bearings were trying their best to escape the...
I would normally do a bit further and more rocky routes. But this is a bit less technical for the Retrobike’s while keeping all the hills and as least tarmac as possible. Also all is bridleways to avoid annoying the locals as a group.
Fox house, topley moor, Big moor, curbar edge, froggat edge, fox house, lady plannings, redmires reservoir, stanage edge, burbage moor.
if you send me your email i have a GPX file.
Hi all,
A new route for Retrobike in the peaks.
This is a figure of 8 route with a total of 28 miles and 2800ft. Very retrobike friendly though.
We will pass the cars half way if anyone only wants a shortened version.
Full route is probably 4/5 effort and 2.5/5 technically. The toughest climb...