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A bike with back panniers and a front rack bag outside the Cyclists’ Barn, Greystoke (Stage 2)

Bike hire

What if you don’t have a suitable bike or are flying in from overseas? No problem – you can hire one. For instance, Haven Cycles provides a dedicated hire service from premises in Whitehaven within 500m of the start of the C2C. A choice of alloy hybrid or mountain bikes is available for adults or children, fitted with mudguards, rear racks and a basic toolkit. Prices (in 2013) are £40 for up to three days then £5 per day thereafter. The company can also provide secure parking, baggage transfers, en-route cycle repairs and recovery service, cycle collection and transport back from the finish, and a minibus service with cycle trailer for Newcastle or Manchester airports.

Pedal Power offers a C2C bike-hire and baggage-transfer service from Amble in Northumberland, Ainfield Cycles of Cumbria offers a cycle-hire service that allows cyclists to collect a bike at the start and leave it at the finish of the C2C, and Darke Cycles provides cycle hire at the eastern end of the C2C in Sunderland. See Appendix C for contact details.