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We did two days touring around the island just before Easter from Ryde around the coast to Yarmouth. The island is a fantastic place to cycle! We got 12 route suggestions off
http://www.sunseaandcycling.com/isle-of-wight-cycle-routes.aspx and sort of pieced them together. It is quite easy as (was mentioned before) there are bike signs everywhere so we followed them a lot. We stuck with the coast from Ryde to Ventnor, but it really doesn't take that long, so went inland from Ventnor to Godshill and back to Ventnor. Next day we stayed up on the top of the ridge from Ventnor to Blackgang/Chale/Brightstone and then down to Freshwater Bay and the Needles.
It is hilly, but not that bad. (I'm not a huge fan of hills) If you've ridden to Brighton you'll be fine. The hills down to Ventnor in the town are quite steep, but otherwise it's fine. The scenery definitely makes up for it!
Our two days were very laxidazical. Maybe 40-50 miles a day (loaded). It was really quite relaxing. If you were gunning it you could do Ryde to Yarmouth via Ventnor in one day, but you wouldn't get to stop to enjoy the scenery.
Definitely check out the Needles, there's a boat trip out to them from the bottom of the theme park, Sandown and Shanklin are very nice coastal views, Godshill is a cute little touristy village (on a hill with a church). There's a castle in Yarmouth, but it was already closed when we got there so no idea if it's good or not.
Enjoy!