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Dover - Dunkirk will save you a few hours.
The route down to Dover is pleasant (not that you'd have time to check it out), but gets a little hilly around Cantebury (right when you'd hope it didn't). I wouldn't suggest loaded fixed.
I'd stop in Dunkirk, then do the second (much easier if no headwind) leg the next day.
Kidneys-
thanks, very helpful answer. i reckon pootling a 80/90km a day for 3 days in belgium/france, early arrival in dunkerque. early ferry next day and blast it to london on friday. its about 120km or so from dover to central london?
i will gear sensibly. i now have 52-19, i reckon a 21 tooth on the other side will get me up the hills with some effort? i should have one in my spares box.
or i can take the other beater fixed claud, which has 44-16, and pair that to a 19 to do the hills..
you see im convincing myself to do it fixed, because i cant be faffed spending half the day building up the other biek with all them gears and stuff.
Rodolfo
boyz and girlz,
im lokoing into doing a wee small trip beginning of aug from my hometown in the netherlands where i will be visiting my mum to london, where i will visit my gf and stay over for a while.
google gives me the options:
i dont have much spare time so would tend to it fast. 2/3 days max i reckon with the ferry overnight.
any thoughts on which route to take? i reckon over calais would take me more time, because i have to cycle more.. hows the landscape in southeast england?
i reckon fixed also could be a good option right?
weapons of choice:
waddayareckon?