Sorry to bump this
Is there any more details on this PY? Distance, duration, where you'll be sleeping etc? Yorkshire (especially the Dales) is a great place to cycle and my fitness is getting to the stage where i'd be thinking about trying somehting like this soon.
Hi HW
Please note that the YWCR is a route based over the "Wolds" not the "Dales" so you would expect the going to be a bit easier than across where you live.
I'm basing the ride on the Yorkshire Wolds, York & Hull Sustrans Map (Discover Series) and the total distance is quoted at 146 miles. However, I'll be starting from home which will add a further 20 miles in total. I've decided to travel light on account of the distance and the time I've got so I've booked The Beeches b&b at Skerne near Driffield, which is approximately half way.
I returned from a Humber Bridge foray on Wednesday which involved a 66 miles first day & an 86 miles second day, averaging 12.2 mph & 12.5 mph respectively, therefore the YWCR is promising, providing body & soul don't disintegrate in the process. Please note I do all these routes on a Kona Firemountain fitted with Schwalbe Marathons. I often end up going off road at some stage on most routes, as in the Hudson Way on Wednesday, I think that road bikes would have found that tricky, at best.
If the worst happens on the YWCR, and I fall behind schedule, then a quick look at the map shows lots of escape routes. Sustrans are adept at routing around three sides of a square. On Wednesday I had a gear cable snap about 10 miles from home, this was not a disaster as it turned out but I could not get away with a quick start at junctions. All was put right the same day - I called out the York Cytech Man with a Van and he replaced the cable while I was having my tea. Great service.
I have only picked up a limited amount of feedback about this NEW route and that is, it is quite "bumpy", so I'm preparing for the worst but hoping for the best.
Hope this rambling helps.
