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Cycle hire, repair and shops

There are a number of cycle shops in and around the North Pennines - some of them hire bikes too.   

Cycle shops in Cumbria

Appleby Electric Bike Hire

Aragon's Cycle Centre

C2C Bike Repairs

Kirby Stephen Cycle Centre

North Pennine Cycles

Pedalpushers

Spitfire Cycles

Stonetrail Holidays

The Bike Shop

Wood 'n' Wheels

Appleby Electric Bike Hire

Electric bikes available from The Midland Hotel, next to Appleby Railway Station

Midland Hotel, 25 Clifford Street, Appleby, Cumbria CA16 6TS

Tel: 017683 51524

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Arragon's Cycle Centre

2 Brunswick Road, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7LU

Tel: 01768 890344

Email: arragoncycles@mac.com

Website: Arragon's Cycle Centre

Bikes available for hire: Mountain and hybrids.

Sales, parts and accessories.

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The Bike Shop

16 St Mary's Chare, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 1NQ

Tel: 01434 601032

Website: The Bike Shop, Hexham

Bikes available for hire: Hybrids.

Sales, repairs, parts and accessories.

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C2C Bike Repairs

Located on the Nenthead offroad section.

Tel: 01434 382194 or 07776 098915

Email: mark@fearn2620.freeserve.co.uk

Website: Mark Fearn, C2C bike repairs

Bike and rider recovery, road side assistance, parts - new and used, specialist workshop repairs (including wheels) to get you back on the road.

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Kirkby Stephen Cycle Centre 

Unit 1, Station Yard, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4LA

Tel: 017683 71658

Email: exploreoutdoor@aol.com

Bikes available for hire: Mountain, comfort, hybrids by prior arrangement.

Sales, repairs, spare parts.

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North Pennine Cycles 

The Old Post Office, Nenthead, Cumbria CA9 3PF

Tel: 01434 381324

Email : npcycles@hotmail.co.uk

Bikes available for hire: Mountain, kids, tandem.

Repair, rescue, baggage transfer (C2C from Keswick to Park Head but can be flexible to suit individual customers - call for details), retail, servicing (Cytech Technical 2 qualified), parts, accessories.

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Pedalpushers 

Lonnings End, Sandy Lonning, Capontree Road, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 1RA

Tel: 01697 742387 & 07770 976187

Email: pedalpushersbram@aol.com

Bikes available for hire: Range of bikes available for road and moderate off-road use. Childrens' bikes and a tandem also available. Helmets, locks and puncture repair kits included in hire.

Collection/deliver and transfer service offered. Local route maps. Service & repair.

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Spitfire Cycles

44 Galgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8BH

Tel: 01833 690640

Email: spitfirecycles@btconnect.com

Website: Spitfire Cycles

Sales, servicing, repairs, upgrades, parts and accessories.

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Stonetrail Holidays

Street Farm, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4LL

Tel: 015396 23444

Website: Stonetrail Holidays

Bikes available for hire: Mountain (Treks - frame sizes 16"-21")

Local delivery of hire bikes is available - within a 10 mile radius (which includes Kirkby Stephen). Delivery is avalilable if you are hiring two (or more) bikes for at least three days. Hire includes helmet, padlock, pump and route map.

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Wood 'n' Wheels

Hamsterley Forest, Redford, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham DL13 3NL

Tel: 0333 8008222 (local cost from a landline and reduced cost from a mobile)

Email: info@woodnwheels.org.uk

Website: Wood N Wheels

Bikes available for hire: Mountain – adults and children (down to 16" wheel), child seats and tagalongs

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 Cycling on the Wheels to the Wild Cycle Route
Mountain bikers enjoying a trail in Hamsterley Forest
Mountain biking on the Alston Packhorse Trail