2010-10-09 - London to Brighton

1. Jonny
   
2. Pistanator
   
3. Glover
   
4. BenJam (provisional)
   
5. wools (fo' shizzle)
   
6. macca81
   
7. Smiff
   
8. Pink
   
9. Sarah
   
10. Sbrys Ed
    
11. mattty (unless it's pissing down/or hungover)
    
12. Skullywetlip
    
13. Ham Pebblewich
    
14. M.F
    
15. Sam
    
16. Arducius
    
17. Fussballclub
    
18. Balmain
    
19. Lynx (80's 531 neon coolness)
    
20. 6pt, probably on overgeared fixed.
    
21. damo (calendar looks free)
    
22. Fox
    
23. Hoonz, might bust out the tourer for this one, it just eats up the miles.
    
24. mc_nebula, fixed, geared, recumbent, tandem? Yet to decide... Probably fixed though...
    
25. kattiep
    
26. CV fixed (only bike currently)
    
27. Branwen
    
28. CTML
    
29. shoots
    
30. shoots' friend
    
31. Ark Minor
    
32. richoking
    
33. Lucky7
    
34. tom k&e
    
35. laner
    
36. fade
    

1. Jonny
   
2. Pistanator
   
3. Glover
   
4. BenJam (provisional)
   
5. wools (fo' shizzle)
   
6. macca81
   
7. Smiff
   
8. Pink
   
9. Sarah
   
10. Sbrys Ed
    
11. mattty (unless it's pissing down/or hungover)
    
12. Skullywetlip
    
13. Ham Pebblewich
    
14. M.F
    
15. Sam
    
16. Arducius
    
17. Fussballclub
    
18. Balmain
    
19. Lynx (80's 531 neon coolness)
    
20. 6pt, probably on overgeared fixed.
    
21. damo (calendar looks free)
    
22. Fox
    
23. Hoonz, might bust out the tourer for this one, it just eats up the miles.
    
24. mc_nebula, fixed, geared, recumbent, tandem? Yet to decide... Probably fixed though...
    
25. kattiep
    
26. CV fixed (only bike currently)
    
27. Branwen
    
28. CTML
    
29. shoots
    
30. shoots' friend
    
31. Ark Minor
    
32. richoking
    
33. Lucky7
    
34. tom k&e
    
35. laner
    
36. fade
    
37. Kingfisher +1
    
    

Weather looks nice, good start time, count me in

Well am up for the return, at the moment as it will be good practice.

The 80's geared is looking less likely as its been stripped and cleaned but there are a few bits I'm not happy/sure about.

yeah i will dig it out matt, probs not til later this evening or tomorrow

Is it a similar route on bikely?

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/London-to-Brighton-via-Devil-s-Dyke

1. Jonny2. Pistanator3. Glover4. BenJam (provisional)5. wools (fo' shizzle)6. macca817. Smiff8. Pink9. Sarah10. Sbrys Ed11. mattty (unless it's pissing down/or hungover)12. Skullywetlip13. Ham Pebblewich 14. M.F15. Sam16. Arducius17. Fussballclub18. Balmain19. Lynx (80's 531 neon coolness)20. 6pt, probably on overgeared fixed.21. damo (calendar looks free)22. Fox23. Hoonz, might bust out the tourer for this one, it just eats up the miles.24. mc_nebula, fixed, geared, recumbent, tandem? Yet to decide... Probably fixed though...25. kattiep26. CV fixed (only bike currently)27. Branwen28. CTML29. shoots30. shoots' friend31. Ark Minor32. richoking33. Lucky734. tom k&e35. laner36. fade37. Kingfisher +138. YossarianWhat time are people thinking we'll be getting into Brighton? I bought a train ticket on the 6:50 train for £6! I doubt it'll take 7hr riding (I'd be worried if I had slowed down that much in the last few weeks) but considering the numerous stops that occur on most forum rides maybe 7hrs is pushing it for the total time?
   

umm... is it this computer or has all punctuation and line spacing been removed from my previous post?

It has. Do you have Javascript on?

yeah, bit of a fuck up there yossarian but don't sweat it dude.

had a quick G with pisti last night and we discussed arrival time. i reckon with all the stops then some time between 3 & 4.

all, please note - we are planning a proper stop eat a sandwich have a fag style stop at the top of turners hill. there will be other regroup stops along the way but these are for regrouping and then getting going straight away. **no getting out the picnic blankets at the regroup points. ** will stick up the cheat sheet which will include gmap route later today

Nice one Jonny

Also, goes without saying please ALL bring correct equipment for a 50m+ ride

Tools
Tubes/levers
Pump/gas
Food & Water

Etc, etc

nice, a proper ride then

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from haywards heath to the bottom of ditchling pretty much every brighton ride i've ever done the wind has been full on in the face so that you are left in tatters to tackle the climb. best of luck then .....

Alan, 74. Never been to Brigton. No issues with wind. Will walk up Ditschling.

no getting out the picnic blankets at the regroup points.

Boo!

Also, goes without saying please ALL bring correct equipment for a 50m+ ride

I've never ridden more than 50 metres, what can I expect?

I've just booked returning train tickets via the southern website (to force myself & flatmate to turn up) the advance fair is £7.50. Cheaper ( I think) but not as flexible [timewise] as the group save

Bang on Jonny, exactly where I was thinking best rest would be for a butty and a brew.

1. Jonny
   
2. Pistanator
   
3. Glover
   
4. Benjam (provisional)
   
5. Wools (Fo' Shizzle)
   
6. Macca81
   
7. Smiff
   
8. Pink
   
9. Sarah
   
10. Sbrys Ed
    
11. Matty (unless it's pissing down/hungover)
    
12. Skullywetlip
    
13. Ham Pebblewich
    
14. M.F
    
15. Sam
    
16. Arducius
    
17. Fussballclub
    
18. Balmain
    
19. Lynx (80's 531 neon coolness)
    
20. 6PT, probably on over geared fixed.
    
21. Damo (calendar looks free)
    
22. Fox
    
23. Hoonz, might bust out the tourer for this one, it just eats up the miles.
    
24. Mc_nebula, fixed, geared, recumbent, tandem? yet to decide......probably fixed though......
    
25. kattiep
    
26. CV Fixed (only bike currently)
    
27. Branwen
    
28. CTML
    
29. Shoots
    
30. Shoots' friend
    
31. Ark Minor
    
32. Richoking
    
33. Lucky7
    
34. Tom K&e
    
35. Laner
    
36. Fade
    
37. King Fisher + 1
    
38. Yossarian
    
39. Tudor badger
    

from haywards heath to the bottom of ditchling pretty much every brighton ride i've ever done the wind has been full on in the face so that you are left in tatters to tackle the climb. best of luck then .....

making excuses already?

Bang on Jonny, exactly where I was thinking best rest would be for a butty and a brew.

cheers j, glad you are rolling with us on this one. will be relaxed and purposeful all the way

making excuses already?

joe, tim already bailed due to work commitments. but anyway, hopefully i can fall in behind you on this stretch ;)

No idea on the bike as I've managed to break another one. Do not let me near you bikes at the moment I have the crank kiss of death.

Is turners hill the one with the pub?

Just to check, this is 11:00am, right? And I'm in. Still. See you Sat. morning Lynx.

see you there on the geared bike as I've even managed to break a fixed gear bike.

joe, tim already bailed due to work commitments. but anyway, hopefully i can fall in behind you on this stretch ;)

Shit, not been keeping up to date with this thread obviously... Sorry to hear that...

I am just hoping to get up ditchling without stopping...

got a medal for all finishers on this tommorrow, even more reason to get those bikes sahweeet and perfect for what looks like it will be a rare october day

Is this another excuse to get your stickers out, J?