well coast to coast in five days time...looking forward to it now...

[L14M]

i agree gramner mustbe dead if yi have to use numbers in ya tag! tut tut!

Or the user name is taken.

 

[theloafer]

cheers mate, ive been dreading it, but now its only days away its like waiting for xmas

hey Angry
bike looks great ......don't worry just enjoy the trip you will be fine ... don't forget to call in at http://www.greystokecyclecafe.co.uk/ great tea stop

 

[Angry Blonde]

cheers @theloafer mate, I will have a look

 

[Angry Blonde]

Weathers meant to be crap like.....thunder and rain ......wonderfull

 

[Pale Rider]

I did the C2C stretch from Sunderland to Stanhope and back the other day.

Except I didn't because the path from Stanhope to Parkhead Station is poor and difficult to follow - the woman in the cafe at Parkhead confirmed this.

So my suggestion would be to use the B road from Stanhope to Parkhead, taking in (reluctantly) Crawleyside Bank.

Again according to the woman in the cafe, lots of riders opt to do that.

 

[Angry Blonde]

I cant wait to get to stanhope, its all downhill from there haha

 

[Pale Rider]

If you do use the path near Stanhope watch out for adders.

I saw one basking in the sun.

Mind, it looks like rain for when you will be going so any sensible snake will be staying under cover.

 

[Globalti]

If you are going to be riding on tarmac you will get there with a lot less effort if you ditch the knobblies and fit slicks or commuter tyres.

 

[theloafer]

Weathers meant to be crap like.....thunder and rain ......wonderfull

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640416 also might be a good idea to miss out the garragill section and go into alston and then straight road to nenthead.. as we did

 

[Spinney]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640416 also might be a good idea to miss out the garragill section and go into alston and then straight road to nenthead.. as we did

+1
And I would say now that there is no shame in pushing your bike up the very steep cobbled bit in Alston!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.8...ata=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1skPFCakwzuj5zZrxTUySpeQ!2e0