A lesson about which gear is best for Derbyshire and a Tour of most of the Dales Sunday 7 June 1925

This run took place in a real heatwave, which gave cause for real route planning, maximising the need to avoid very steep hills, and taking as much advantage as possible of the wind.  A very early start to the day enabled them to accomplish what a lot of us would regard as a good day out before they (Charlie and Joe) met up with another friend, Tom Idle, on the bridge over the Derwent at Rowsley.  Skirting Chatsworth House they drink and wash in a horse trough before visiting the plague village of Eyam.  Thence to Winnat’s Pass, where the wind can blow so strongly it has been known to cause suffocation !

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