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London to Brighton fixed is a little tricky. Did this with IOC and others but it was really hard on the brakeless riders in our group.
Took us about 5hrs as we really didn't have a route planned out beforehand, got lost a few times and there were quite a few nice country pubs on the way.
Ditchling beacon is a killer. You really need to gear down to make this all the way up (something like a 46x18 makes it possible).
Couldn't imagine doing the actual London to Brighton fixed as the descents would be a nightmare. All those folks braking at random would strip the fun out of riding fixed.