Sat 5th April - London to Brighton 2 (Curse-free)

let me know you are all alive and healthy when you get back. sending luck your way this time.

slamm - your avatar is very funny.

i thought my mac was doing it's FUCKInG RetaRD thing.

+1 genius, got me for a second, i've been looking at the beach ball of death quite a lot this week.
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I'm pretty disappointed to not be on this ride. Especially after buying the chain ring + tools to gear myself down for it (although that stuff will be useful at other times). Hope everyones having fun!

Yeah, I'm gutted I'm not going. After missing the last LtB ride, I've been looking forward to this one since it was organised. But last night started coming down with a cold/throat thing and by 6.30 this morning, it was raging. I thought about HTFU and go, but just couldn't. As said before, gutted.

Next time... always next time...

Yeah, I'm gutted I'm not going. After missing the last LtB ride, I've been looking forward to this one since it was organised. But last night started coming down with a cold/throat thing and by 6.30 this morning, it was raging. I thought about HTFU and go, but just couldn't. As said before, gutted.

Next time... always next time...

Don't worry - if it's the same thing I've had, it only lingers for about 2-3 weeks...

I'd be on the ride if I wasn't so..... living in Dublin.

the fastest one yet! left brixton hill at abou 0900 and we were at the pier by 1330. no punctures. although dt had a bit of drama losing 3 of his chainring bolts. some waiting on top of hills and a few longish stops.

good ride and accident free!

@lebowski. sux you missed out mate. dont worry, im sure this will be repeated in the warmer months.

big turn out. had about 23(?)

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Fucking lost again! (Got there fine. Fucked the return trip by adding ~20k heading to Lewes?!)
Was on 185k at Caterham with no food or drink for last 30k and another 50k into London to ride = fuck that!
Trained to Victoria, rode to Ealing.
So I still got my 200k for the day. Return trip was fscked. Shoulda got train from Brighton. Ouch.
How fucking quick did it turn icy?!?! Rained just before Caterham Mofo!!! My hands were frickin' iced. I'm surprised it didn't turn to ice.

how long was the return trip for you hippy? surprised to see you actually. i thought you'd end up somewhere southampton or something ;p

the curse is broken, praise the lord

I took off from the group at the top of that first hill.. where all the trouble is.. so the curse went with me..

well i pissed right on the spot where i broke my collar bone...hehe

curse went with you? did you puncture/s? crash? found a scratch on the spesh?

ralph - end up hiking up the hills or did you manage with your ratio?

well i pissed right on the spot where i broke my collar bone...hehe
curse went with you? did you puncture/s? crash? found a scratch on the spesh?

I was gonna leave something there for you but didn't have anything suitable.
No, I blamed the curse on myself. Three times I'd done L2B someone else on the ride had broken a bone. So, not being in your group meant no one broke bones :)

So, how did the proper ride go? How are the fixers legs now? Did some of you hang around Brighton? I'm into the Rego and I've showered and I'm warm now so feeling better.

What a good ride - curse lifted.

Ride was great, good to finally put faces to names (when I've worked out who's who)

Miserable ride home from London bridge, soaking wet and bloody freezing!

Knees are a bit shaky, nothing a couple of beers and ibu[pofen tonight won't fix.

ride was good, met good people, had fun, spun like a bastard on the downhill, ground up the ascents, enjoyed it so fucking much, had no legs for the last 15 or so miles, and was caught in that no mans land between riders, when they're just too far to get close to, and the rider behind is just too far away to give you encouragement, or form a little group.
Got a puncture on the descent into brighton, so jonny didn't have to buy a round, but apart from that we were puncture free.
stayed in brighton until about 5ish, back into the house just right fucking now.

Good job everyone, looking forward to london to southend, if the legs are feeling good enough...

Nice one all, glad you got there safe, quick and generally hassle free!

brett that was an especially spectacular route, though we got a bit mixed up it was all good in the hood with your instructions..

Absolutely awesome ride - perfect weather, great bunch of people and no major incidents.
Koga's maiden voyage was smooooth, very strange riding with gears and freewheel but very thankful for them on those downhill runs!
Got a few bits of video that I'll try to cobble together as I crash on the sofa and the burn in my legs subsides :-)

Good job peeps, until next time!

brett that was an especially spectacular route, though we got a bit mixed up it was all good in the hood with your instructions..

Glad to hear it - The downhill out the back of Caterham just before you cross the M25 is an absolute beast!

Yeah brett.. you know that route works when even hippy makes it to Brighton!

Can you sort me out a return route though? :)

On the way back I ended up here, Ashurst Wood. Not only that, I was heading away from London?!?! How the truck does that happen?!?!?!

Was the route posted on this thread somewhere? I looked quickly, but may have missed it. I'll look more closely if it is.

Was the route posted on this thread somewhere? I looked quickly, but may have missed it. I'll look more closely if it is.

It was posted in one of the earlier L2B threads.
I dug it up from there and posted it in this thread. Look above..

They need to teach 'search' in schools :P