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@Sanddancer
For true lightweight touring, solve the helmet issue with a shower cap over the helmet.
The day you're coming back down the east side, over the border, I'd head into Alwinton, then across to Barrow Burn and stop at the tea room/cafe there. Best mid-ride stop in the whole of the north east. Date and oat slice that comes like a housebrick. Then ride west following the river through the valley. Beautiful stretch of road.