South Downs way, end-to-end, TBC

Put me down for this, with whom do I book a room for the evening?

Gonna get the Klein dirty? Good man.

I think the bunkhouse is this: https://goo.gl/maps/XY59kBNSV382

I'm sure someone will correct me... can @eyebrows @platypus confirm?

Petersfield, via Southampton.

That’s the bunkhouse. Rode past it last week and didn’t see a sign on the road. There are signs on the ends of the buildings each side of the entrance but you’re pretty much on it before you know it’s there. Check it on streetview for info.

This is a great ride, had a lot of fun when I did it late last year. MTB is more suitable than CX, generally; most of the guys on skinnier tyres had at least one puncture.

We stayed in the bunkhouse, it's quite good, clean and fairly modern, the showers are decent... There's even a bike wash area although it probably won't be very muddy when you're doing it!

And the pub down the road is ideal for food etc.

Bunkhouse is full.
I'm staying at Harkaway B+B- it is £10 more expensive than Bunkhouse but includes breakfast and actual beds (but this is substantially less than investing in a large amount of camping gear which I don't currently have/ can't find)
Alternate places I'll PM to you

I'll be changing there too.

list time. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING as I'm very busy this week and will forget if you just comment once in this thread a few pages back....thanks :)

1. @platypus - camping
   
2. @TvH - camping
   
3. @umop3pisdn - day 1 only
   
4. @Howard - tbc
   
5. @Turkish - OUT
   
6. @Tomo187 - OUT
   
7. @dicki??
   
8. @sacredhart??
   
9. @Dammit - b&b?
   
10. @eyebrows - b&b
    
11. @7Üp - camping
    
12. @spotter - camping?
    
13. @amey??
    
14. @Sparky??
    

Howard - day 1 only

Yarp - train down on Saturday, train back from Amberly Sat evening.

I'll be meeting everyone in Winchester at about 9.45, trains depending.
And I'll be carrying on to Brighton on Saturday.

thanks guys, updating the list

Camping.

Although i'm slow so i'll probably leave as soon as the train arrives and let you all catch me up (which you will).

Aiming for Brighton since chips

cool, I think we will be pretty slow too! imagine it like a really long epping ride...

All the way to Brighton is currently the plan. Although will have to check funds as my terrible student budgeting means I might not be able to get my bike ready in time. Will keep you updated

I may

• cancel randomly on the day. Will post here if that's the case.
  
• ride on to Brighton and train it home from there.
  
• bring a tent of bivy and do both day .
  

thanks, updated

My wife went to the George and Dragon at Houghton today. Good news is the food was great. Bad news is that is closed on the 19th for a private function from 3pm.

42t cassette due to arrive Friday :/

should be OK, unless it's with Yodel, in which case you might get it by Christmas

hey guys, not many days to go now. can I ask the following to let me know if they're in/out, and if they're camping, and anything else? if you want me to stop tagging you just say you're out...

@dicki??
@sacredhart??
@Dammit - b&b?
@spotter - camping?
@amey??
@Sparky??

Bike has arrived in London for me and I'm dead excited.

Coming from the Netherlands via TNT so who knows. Rode up Butser Hill yesterday and it was a slog, and that was just one hill!

Is there a route, or are we just following signposts?

mm, maybe some pushing ahead! nae bother

The route was at http://www.southdownsdouble.net/ but the website has gone dead in the past few days....I think this shockingly-designed site has the same one somewhere: http://www.bikedowns.co.uk/GeneralInfo.htm

Going to have to bail on this sorry, nowhere near ready. Might try have a crack at this in August if theres a not-too-hot weekend

no worries, thanks for letting me know