The BHF London to Brighton

ill just say this. to get up ditchling without getting stopped by idiot nodders like me you have to get there early. what time you starting? if you can get a good early run at it and keep going then you are probably fine.

I've got a 7:30 start time, I'm hoping that with a good early run I can get ahead of the crowds outside of london. dont know if thats doable?

I just about got up it 48x19 a couple of weeks ago. Had to stop halfway because I slipped my front wheel on a catseye and nearly had a head-on with a car coming the other way but I think I'll stick to that ratio next time.

Its a bit spinny for the descents but you should be able to touch 30mph if you are a half decent spinner. Which I'm not hence not breaking 29.7 on 48x19 :(

I can spin pretty well, I was riding 48x17 and could get up the hills pretty easy but I found I needed to maintain a high speed to ride comfortably to which I though wouldn't happen due to the volume of people taking part on sunday. Hence why i went down slightly and it seems to be a big improvement in cruisability so to speak and I'm finding hills a fair amount easier.