2009-08-08 Sat - Early morning ride to Brighton?

If anyone knows about one going on this weekend, I'd be grateful...

i was planning a solo one to brighton this saturday morning. not amazingly fast but i know the route pretty well. maybe join forces if there are no bigger rides going.

there's the st. margaret's ride on sunday

matt - that would be great; maybe we could meet somewhere south at 8am? I As for st magarest my sunday is full with other activities

I think i'll tag along if thats cool..

won't manage to do it today as planned...

and weather for Thurs/Fri is shit

@stinging broom
yeah, a bit of a group woud be fun for a mellow run down to brighton.
anyone else want to join us?

where would we start from?

the route i posted in my other thread looks pretty good

link to the route on your other thread doesnt want to load :(
i'd planned to do this one - [ame]http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/London-to-Brighton[/ame

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it does go up ditchling but its really not that bad a climb and the run down into brighton from the top is well worth it. we could always bail and go around though.

i'm in se14 so i guess we should meet somewhere south along the route.

love it. the more the merrier!

@Stinging Broom - are you based in bromley? I was going to suggest to polowannabe that we meet at london bridge station. maybe you want to come up? - or possibly ride west to croydon and meet us there?
@polowannabe - how does meeting at london bridge station work for you?

@hovis brown - i'm bailing on the st margerets ride, promised a mate i'd hang with her that day. you want to ride to brighton sat?

sorry you can't make the st. maragarets. mind you, i'm not sure i can do it yet either. i'd love to go to brighton on saturday, but have a bbq that afternoon. so i'm out. but as you're heading down nearly every weekend, perhaps next week?

yeah, i'll be going next weekend too. seems to be becoming a regular fixture. drop me a line closer to the time and let me know if you're into coming.

Yeah am based in Bromley...well 2 mins from Grove Park...so i could easily just jump on the train upto London Bridge...10 min journey for me..

8am outside London Bridge?

8am outside London Bridge is great.
see you there.

Did you have fun, guys?

Loved it! it was the perfect day for it, I reckon.

yeah, that was a really nice cruise down to brighton. nice weather, mellow vibe and good company (thanks heleana)

has anyone done this route on a single speed?

http://www.freewebs.com/cycleroutes/

"almost flat"

My mates are planning to go this weekend but a) they have gears b) they are fitter than me

My mates are planning to go this weekend but a) they have gears b) they are fitter than me

If you're going this weekend and don't mind an extra person, I would love to make the journey. let me know!

has anyone done this route on a single speed?

http://www.freewebs.com/cycleroutes/

"almost flat"

My mates are planning to go this weekend but a) they have gears b) they are fitter than me

I know bits of the route, and the bits I know are fairly flat, but it still seems to go up Devil's Dyke (which I haven't been up, but it's still rumoured to be a bit of a climb).

My favourite route to Brighton is the L2B Veteran Car Run route. That really is flat--it has to be, for 100+-year-old cars--, and only has two hills in it. It gets into Brighton via Clayton Hill, which is just north of Pyecombe on the map you linked to. It's not a very big hill at all. I can't remember where the other one was, much as I can't remember too much of the route, as it was all signposted, but quite a bit of it was on fairly major roads, including the lovely A23 for the final run into Brighton.

Cheers Oliver, I think the Devils Dyke is optional on that route, maybe I can talk my mates out of it :)

i like this idea of routes that avoid ditchling. turned around and rode back to london on saturday but which was great but my right achilles is a bit fucked now. pretty sure this is from stomping it up that hill.
may file riding ditchling fixed under just_because_can_doesnt_mean_should.

i like this idea of routes that avoid ditchling. turned around and rode back to london on saturday but which was great but my right achilles is a bit fucked now. pretty sure this is from stomping it up that hill.
may file riding ditchling fixed under just_because_can_doesnt_mean_should.

Ha!