2009-07-18 Sat 9am - Brighton Beach Excursion (Because Long Rides are Fun)

Wools - Outside Le Foundreaux...8.30?

@ shoot are you taking the gears?

Negative.
I'm a stem short of a beaut...

El Blackenisto rides again! whiplash

you coming Sunday right?

I'm out. The Fuji wheel bearings are shot with the wet. Should have listened to forumengers when I bought. Need sealed bearings....

See you all on Sunday I'll be cooking up a storm!

Jesus, if I can get up in time I'll come, but i've just had 15 shots and 4 bottles of beer, so we shall see.

Shoots - I'll see yo bootay at 'Le Foundreaux'.

see you at hyde park corner

Sorry, I'm out. I can't find enough time this week-end to do this and Bright Times, which I hope to make it along to tomorrow.

1. (46) Cornelius Blackfoot
   
2. Aleksi
   
3. damo
   
4. horatio
   
5. brett
   
6. tika
   
7. Lucky7
   
8. tilover
   
9. muse140
   
10. mattty
    
11. Sparrow
    
12. bleedinggums?
    
13. hoonz
    
14. 
    
15. miss_socks
    
16. hillbilly
    
17. Crispin Glover
    
18. edmundro (possibly +2)
    
19. ThE SlaG
    
20. porter7474 (possibly +1)
    
21. CYOA
    
22. Mr.nice guy
    
23. maxl
    
24. coppiThat
    25.
    
25. 
    
26. Phi_pp (possibly plus 2)
    
27. huge16 - still not gonna get up Bitchling Deacon
    
28. wools
    
29. AlienMo
    
30. matt_ha
    
31. furious tiles (geared and in lycra chasing the boys)
    
32. shoots
    
33. Jackie Chan
    
34. JOHNNY FITZ
    
35. d14vd_h
    
36. Ste5
    
37. Radius
    
38. dj
    
39. Metrocammell
    
40. Pigfarmer
    
41. stripe
    
42. Radius (and back if people are doing it)
    

1. (46) Cornelius Blackfoot
   
2. Aleksi
   
3. damo
   
4. horatio
   
5. brett
   
6. tika
   
7. Lucky7
   
8. tilover
   
9. muse140
   
10. mattty
    
11. Sparrow
    
12. bleedinggums?
    
13. hoonz
    
14. 
    
15. 
    16.
    
16. Crispin Glover
    
17. edmundro (possibly +2)
    
18. ThE SlaG
    
19. porter7474 (possibly +1)
    
20. CYOA
    
21. Mr.nice guy
    
22. maxl
    
23. coppiThat
    25.
    
24. 
    
25. Phi_pp (possibly plus 2)
    
26. huge16 - still not gonna get up Bitchling Deacon
    
27. wools
    
28. AlienMo
    
29. matt_ha
    
30. furious tiles (geared and in lycra chasing the boys)
    
31. shoots
    
32. Jackie Chan
    
33. JOHNNY FITZ
    
34. d14vd_h
    
35. Ste5
    
36. Radius
    
37. dj
    
38. Metrocammell
    
39. Pigfarmer
    
40. stripe
    
41. Radius (and back if people are doing it)
    
    

Sorry had to bail. only just woke up. Have fun kids

sorry guys, im so gutted im missing this, was really looking forward to it! but i spent most of yesterday in bed & im still feeling pretty terrible today, so i dont think it would have been the best idea!

so many no shows!

great ride, good to meet everyone. shame my knee blew out and I kept you guys waiting!

lovely ride, but well windy!
nice company everyone and thanks for organizing corny...

Cheers folks, lovely riding with you.

Few selected photos under:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dj_/sets/

Regarding GPS navigation: as many of you have iPhones, maybe you will find this usefull.
On iTunes there is an app "Trails" that actually allows you to IMPORT route that you want to follow (other apps don't) - so you get a Garmin device for 2 pounds. Works very well, I have tested in on 4 long rides (including our recent L-Southend and L-Brighton) and it made navigation quite easy. What is more important I have never had a problem with signal - which many believes can degrade iPhone from being a navigating device. If you are interested then I wrote a long review on iTunes, search for: witamserdecznie.

Thanks for the ride and see you next Saturday.

corny doing the walk of shame. HTFU dude.

my first ride and i loved it!! wanted to thank everyone and for u all, its been a pleasure to meet u!!
some pix of this day...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pakichionchio/sets/72157621657935768/

well done everyone! gutted i'd missed this.

lovely day out

great bunch of people

no mechanicals until brighton

just a glorious day in the sun on bikes, well done to all for completing it, and huge thanks to Corny

no arguments until brighton

Are you sure?

Sorry to be a no-show - caught the dreaded swine flu :-/

Glorious weather...
Good company and a healthy dose of "the Beacon". Not an easy climb. Honest and then some...
Good times.
...but Gina was right... 1 heck of a headwind.

nice 1 Corny for organizing, always good to meet some new faces,
and a special mention for "the Chinnook" - we were expecting you to land on the seafront coming off the top of Ditchling.

Sorry had to bail. only just woke up. Have fun kids

sorry guys, im so gutted im missing this, was really looking forward to it! but i spent most of yesterday in bed

If only i'd been up in time to add my comment below these two to make it look like we were all in bed together

Overslept but thats my body telling me i need a rest, hard times

who was king of the mountains???

shootseatsandbreezes was king

want to say thanks to Tim for sharing the wheel. your innate understanding of when to take over when I was flagging was impressive.

great ride ,its the first proper long distance ride ive done.
killer hills
killer wind

Had an ace time. Thanks to Corny for organising and everyone for the great company. Twas my first London to Brighton. Bit disappointed I didn't make it up Ditchling in one go but there's always next time. To be honest I don't know how some of y'all did it. Thems must be some straaaaaawng legs!

I hear Swain's Lane is good for practice. Anyone else got any other hilly recommendations?

quality ride,
thanks to corny for the orginisatation, keeping us all together and the patience of the group waiting at the top of the beacon,
good times were had, and the pictures are fantastic
roll on the next one...