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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