thanks everyone for all the advice so far, what a helpful bunch you all are. all the info is very much appreciated. really need to get into the guts of the route now, ill post my plans up when I've got them a bit clearer. and expect more questions on kit and bike set up as well. over 25 years mounta...

absolutely nothing has been fixed at this point other than the beginning and end point beers. i'd broadly thought of keeping to the hills and pointing south. keeping it interesting and away from big cities. approximately heading in the direction of kielder after starting out over the moor foots, inn...

ray and chew, ill be back after I've done a bit homework.

thanks again

thanks chew, very useful. my friend rather fittingly stays near the top of a big hill south of kirkburton. so ill probably end up pushing up his front door with my jelly legs and dangleberrries...

now i need to sit down and do some serious planning.

hi ray, exactly the type of info i was hoping for. never done any biking in england other than a day in the peaks last year (which was great) so I'm pretty clueless.

ill check out your suggestions and start drawing lines on maps and chin stroking...

thanks very much!

hi, I'm currently hatching a summer adventure from my cottage 12 miles south of edinburgh all the way to huddersfield. one of my best friends stay there so i thought, why not look at doing this? a way through the southern uplands following forest tracks etc looks fairly straightforward (if dog legge...

hey bear bones! hello, first post. 29+ and 29 (2.3) is great i think about to find out if i like a fat front with nate as well. i think 29+ is the way but i want to be sure. i agree that the 29+ is getting big but i think as long as the back end is smaller. two of my mates have bought bikes - a mukl...