Hartside Pass.....aye alright then, Dave. I'm game for a laff.
The next window of opportunity will see Hartside Pass in the bag alongside Honister and Newlands. The bonus with this one is that splendid looking cafe at the top. Am I allowed to stop at the top for a bacon butty and a cuppa tea..?
http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/hartside.htm
Here's a snippet on the replacing the inner ring option found on CTC. They confirm there is no problem fitting the 26T inner ring to my existing chainset. It does seem a big gap though between the 42 middle and 26 inner.
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3808
The Stronglight Impact is down to £45.50 at
http://www.gearshift.co.uk It's a 26/36/48. They also do the sugino XD500 175mm 28/38/48 at £48.75 . Not sure what the chain rings are like though. The Impact has Stronglight rings on the photo.