2012-04-14 Sat - London to Brighton off-road (29er day out)

If there's too many CXers, I'll take the 29ers instead.

Got it already:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread77402-3.html#post2749541

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I really need to invest in a new bike. I only have my beater. My dad has an old GT mountain bike frame that'll do i suppose

This sounds fun, not ridden off-road since I was about 12.
Don't have a mtb, cx or 29er. Would it be insane of me to strip the racks, guards and other unecessary tat off my LHT and whack some cheap cx tyres on? I can't imagine d/t shifters are ideal off road but thems the breaks...

I've only got a SS 29er; that's all I'll be doing it on.

^ Nice.

This looks like a chuckle - subscribing.

Would be on a pompino w/ big (ish) tyres. Fixed naturellement

We're now onto picking a date, I offer a Doodle to determine which day/weekend most of us can do:

http://www.doodle.com/3c8ipdz9zn3tdq9x

Whatever that says come next Friday (16th March) is what we'll go with.

When you add your preference to that, indicate in the name field the type of bike you're riding too.

The route will be as per post #1, but Dorking to Brighton, with the end destination in Brighton being the Fortune of War pub down on Brighton beach so that we can get a beer at the end and chips from next door.

http://www.drinkinbrighton.co.uk/fortune-of-war

Oh, and I explicitly missed out the Easter weekend. There's enough other stuff happening and people will be away, etc.

Sounds like fun to me. Another on a Pompino, singlespeed, praps fixed if I'm feeling brave.

Looks like April 14th on doodle so far. Can't wait. I'll be on a geared cross.

p.s. Is anyone doing the whole thing, i.e not getting the train? It would feel like more of an adventure to go all the way I think. Also, is this open to non-formerungers? My cousin Tom might like to come. He rides an on-one inbred.

Open to anyone who turns up on a bike made for off-road and who can ride the distance.

That probably rules me out. All the gear, no idea.

Tom and I did the south downs way in a day last year. He'll be fine ;)

Set the date for Saturday 14th April.

So... who's in?

1. Velocio (SS 29er)
   

how offroad-y is the route?

I love the sound of this. I'd do it fixed on 35c's.

how offroad-y is the route?

I've not yet reccy'd it, but word from people having done it is that it's not extremely off-road, that CX bikes would be fine, and that there a few notable hills but nothing impossible.

I hope an average road bike will make it out the other end haha

1. Velocio (SS 29er)
   
2. William1984 (geared cross)
   
   

Is everyone starting in Dorking, anyone want to start in Richmond?

Saturday 14th April.
London/Dorking to Brighton Off Road.

1. Velocio (SS 29er)
   
2. William1984 (geared 'cross)
   
3. Ramaye (geared 29er or 'cross)
   

thanks for adding my apostrophe. it looked like i was going to be riding with gears, angrily.

Saturday 14th April.
London/Dorking to Brighton Off Road.

1. Velocio (SS 29er)
   
2. William1984 (geared 'cross)
   
3. Ramaye (geared 29er or 'cross)
   
4. lardboy (geared CX)
   

For a moment I thought you were Jesus.

what ratio you doing it on velocio?

1. Velocio (SS 29er)
   
2. William1984 (geared 'cross)
   
3. Ramaye (geared 29er or 'cross)
   
4. lardboy (geared CX)
   
5. dicki ( on the "Road Warrior" geared, road tyred, MTB )