The first time I rode Hard Knott and Wrynose I was on a Sturmny Archer equipped knock together bike (yep I walked up all the decent hills! lol) it had Weinmann 310 Calipers - thats an experience with flexi calipers descending those passes. My dad was good though, upgraded my brakes when we got home to Exage

If anyone wants to look at other info online regarding the Lake Districts climbs. Do a search on the following:

Hard Knott Pass
Wrynose Pass
Kirkstone Pass
Honistor Pass
Newlands Pass
Rydal Pass
Ulpha (with additional "eskdale")
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