The PC50 at 9:00 on the day of departure; maybe should have left the old oil in.
Ready to go: PC50, a spare PC50, plus a Wisp.
The view from the bedroom in Alston on Friday morning.
Getting ready to leave Alston.
The road out of Nenthead.
Why go abroad when you can push a bike up a hill in this country?
A future C2C rider?
At the start
Johnboy's Puch City
Peter Crowder's Cyclemaster twin
A Honda Express at the start
At the start
Brian's Peugeot, over from France
Ian, can you pick up Dave's bike?
Loss of compression and spitting out all that fresh oil.
First stop: Crimdon
Brian and John arrive at Crimdon
John's Puch seizes within sight of his home
Approaching Shildon
James Superlux - one of just two autocycles on the run this year - and a Fizz thing
Johnboy's Go-Go went well-well
Tomos receives some points adjustment
John's Tomos and Brian's Peugeot
A rose between two thorns in Grumpy's van
Johnboys Batavas HS50 after retiring the siezed Puch
Peter trying to fix the brakes on the tandem - and the only other Cyclemotor on the run
A view from Ian's car
The end for this Puch (rear wheel bearing?)t
A view from Ian's car
The day's third stop: High Force
Leaving High Force
Looks like another bike with rear wheel bearing problems
Arriving at Alston
Plan B: use the engine from the spare bike
It was a bit damp but the engines were swapped before our evening meal...
...thanks to the helpers
After a test ride on the PC50, John kindly offered his spare machine
Arthur joins us from Scotland and John rides his spare machine
Thanks to John, I ride the Tomos
No comment on the Tomos's stickers
This Express climbed the hills OK
Lightweight Excelsior
The Express, ready for the next leg
Peter's tandem at the Bassenthwaite lunch stop
Well done that man, Junior-powered James autocycle (don't mention the bike on the back of the truck)
Well done that man and machine
The Tomos made it, despite problems with points on both days
Honda Caren
Thanks John; he bought me an ice cream for borrowing his bike!
Well done that man
The Excelsior made it
Made it
This PC50 made it but the rider said 'never again'
Behind you!
Young Ollie has a sore behind.
Well done that man on the 25cc Cyclemaster
Which way to the pub?
George rode from Gloucester with camping gear to do the run
Johnboy and Co - last to arrive after making up their own route
Back at Hartside on Monday
All over for another year
June 2011
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