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Community => Member's Gallery => Topic started by: JimK on September 04, 2011, 12:56:42 AM

Title: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: JimK on September 04, 2011, 12:56:42 AM

Here is a photo I found via twitter, last week in the Lake District

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6100910760_f7fb3e5497.jpg)
Nice bike!

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: JimK on September 04, 2011, 03:55:52 AM

another shot:
(http://a.yfrog.com/img735/9512/87mvl.jpg)

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: JimK on September 04, 2011, 04:26:52 AM

Seems to be @zanf on the Thorn.

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: julk on September 04, 2011, 09:34:13 AM

I rode that pass in 1959 on my first bike, a Raleigh Trent Tourist with a 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub gear.
I had a saddle bag for luggage and a drink bottle cage. This was on a tour of the Lake District from Merseyside.

I was youth hostelling with my best friend, unaccompanied at the tender age of 12 years old!
My best memory is passing a car on the downhill side towards Patterdale - wheeeeeee! - fearless at that age.

I view my Thorn Rohloff bike as a turn of the circle back to a steel framed, straight handlebar, hub geared touring bike, great to ride.

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: jags on September 04, 2011, 07:00:19 PM

great memory julk and your still going strong a lifetime of cycling.
must be your secret of good looks and youthful appearance ;).

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: doug on October 05, 2011, 10:42:16 PM

Here's my Thorn Audax from a trip in August.  I was pleased to have those low gears!
http://ramblingsofdoug.blogspot.com/2011/08/cycling-over-kirkstone-pass.html

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: chriszanf on November 25, 2011, 12:56:06 PM

I was looking through and thought to myself about posting up images of when my friend, Fish and I went cycling around the lake district over the August BHW, then I come here and find someone has already posted!!

You can view more of the trip on my flickr collection (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chriszanf/collections/72157627589424072/)

Heres a shot outside the pub at the top of the pass with my Nomad to the right of us (with pints in hand!) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chriszanf/6111422745/in/set-72157627589444174/lightbox/)

And Fish has his collection here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathanhfisher/sets/72157627438985073/)

For those who like that sort of thing, heres the Garmin GPS data (http://connect.garmin.com/activity/110895809) or a screenshot of the Garmin at the top of the pass! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathanhfisher/6100377789/in/set-72157627438985073)

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: JimK on November 25, 2011, 11:56:52 PM

Thanks for posting! I think I saw a twitter post about the trip... I hope you didn't mind my sharing your inspiring accomplishment!

Title: Re: Kirkstone Pass
Post by: chriszanf on December 27, 2011, 04:16:27 PM

Sorry for the delay in replying but I got sidetracked with work, etc.

No worries about posting the photo, etc. I was just pleasantly surprised.