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There isn't a quota, and reservations aren't required, but Southern can tell you to put your bike in the bike carriage or (worst case) refuse entry to the platform if too many bikes turn up at once. Definitely best to stagger. If it's sunny trains back in the evening can be busy.
The Thameslink (FCC) stock doesn't have much room for bikes, the old Gatwick Express trains have a lot, but it's worth remembering that the doors on the right only open at East Croydon on the Brighton - London Bridge route.
It's also worth knowing for trains back you need to ask for a off-peak day return groupsave @ £20 to get £5 each singles, even though you're only going one way. If you ask for a single to London groupsave it is more (£29) and according to the jobsworth behind the counter at Brighton yesterday (WAC) 'they have to sell you what you ask for' so if you ask for a groupsave single to London it will cost nearly a tenner more.