Do you mean the BHF ride? Lots of people who haven't registered do the ride starting early. Don't do it if you're going to start late in the day--it's often walking pace, standing around, getting off. I haven't done it myself, but this is what you hear. There are plenty of other ways of getting to Brighton. You could join the forum overnighter that's happening soon:
There'll be more Brighton rides as the year goes on, and all of them will be more fun than 'the' L2B, unless you get a kick out of crowds of tens of thousands.
Do you mean the BHF ride? Lots of people who haven't registered do the ride starting early. Don't do it if you're going to start late in the day--it's often walking pace, standing around, getting off. I haven't done it myself, but this is what you hear. There are plenty of other ways of getting to Brighton. You could join the forum overnighter that's happening soon:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread38621.html
LFGSS' vesion of Paris-Nice.
There'll be more Brighton rides as the year goes on, and all of them will be more fun than 'the' L2B, unless you get a kick out of crowds of tens of thousands.