Kirkstone Pass

[JimK]

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


Nice bike!

[JimK]

another shot:

[JimK]

Seems to be @zanf on the Thorn.

[julk]

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.

[jags]

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

[doug]

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

[chriszanf]

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

Heres a shot outside the pub at the top of the pass with my Nomad to the right of us (with pints in hand!)

And Fish has his collection here

For those who like that sort of thing, heres the Garmin GPS data or a screenshot of the Garmin at the top of the pass!

[JimK]

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

[chriszanf]

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.