London to Brighton

Oh, toe overlap is around 2-3" with cleets in furthest forward position and fork clearance with anything more than a 23c will be pretty much touching at both the top of the fork and the downtube.

That's only a problem if you're riding around 5mph and taking tight turn in cities, of which you'll very unlikely to do in the countryside.

Yup, apart from the first night I rode it with my old frame on my back it's caused no problems.

Ride is a breeze, when there is no people, otherwise its a deathtrap! did it last year and got knocked off by a big bloke, not fun i tell ye.

As in do London-Brighton-London, fixed, and brakeless? Now that's just silly.

Doing it fixed with brakes is sensible and would need some training.

No it's not, I've done it a few times no bother. Just find a gearing your comfortable enough to smash up the beacon.

toe overlap is generally only a problem at slow speeds when you are taking tight turns (such as filtering) so is unlikely to be a problem unless you are really planning on weaving all over the place slowly

toe overlap is generally only a problem at slow speeds when you are taking tight turns (such as filtering) so is unlikely to be a problem unless you are really planning on weaving all over the place slowly

Once you get outside london there is nowhere for you to experience toe over lap unless you have to make some sharp slow evasive manoeuvres which is not likely. It's a relatively quiet route as it shadows the M23 and is popular with cyclists so in terms of car traffic is pretty good.

London to Brighton via Biggin Hill can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

London to Brighton via Biggin Hill can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Do you mean Ditchling Beacon?

No, I mean Biggin Hill, presented without a trace of humour on the itinerary on the first poster.

i don't think chris_tim understands sarcasm

No, I mean Biggin Hill, presented without a trace of humour on the itinerary on the first poster.

If I'm honest I didn't even look at it.

i don't think chris_tim understands sarcasm

I get caught out all the time, I take things too literally.

Back on topic - 48x17, go ride some distance, bake a load of flapjacks, shout at nodders and have fun destroying your rear tyre down the beacon. Best part!

Once you get outside london there is nowhere for you to experience toe over lap unless you have to make some sharp slow evasive manoeuvres which is not likely. It's a relatively quiet route as it shadows the M23 and is popular with cyclists so in terms of car traffic is pretty good.

You forget about u-turns after wrong-turns.

You forget about u-turns after wrong-turns.

I took many a wrong turn first time round, I opted to proceed in the wrong direction until it became the right direction. U-turns are for wimps

In case anyone is interested in riding London to Brighton on Mayday(ish): http://www.lfgss.com/thread98555.html

Yesterday Jack Thurston (The Bike Show/Resonance fm) posted these two posters on twitter. They are from 1976, advertising the ride that later became the LHF London to Brighton. It seems that it started out as a pro-bike/anti-car thing. Does anybody know more? Was the ride hi-jacked by the BHF? Jack also said he'd love to IV someone who took part back in '76

This page gives an overview over London-Brighton events:

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_to_Brighton_events[/ame]

It could well be that the Mayday ride evolved into one in June and that the BHF took it over. Then again, they could be unrelated. There doesn't seem to be much historical information about it on the net.

I get caught out all the time, I take things too literally.

What do you mean, 'caught out'? No-one's chasing you.

What do you mean, 'caught out'? No-one's chasing you.

Everybody is chasing me, I like to think that when I look at my strava data anyway!

^^ cheers oliver. Would be interesting to hear from someone who took part in the 1970s