2014-07-06 - London to Brighton - 99% Traffic Free

I just bought an mtb thingy. Tempting ...

I'm trying to purchase a beaten 'dale mtb off its owner. If I succeed I'm in!

is this suitable for road bike with wide tyres? as suggested

It should be fine, the majority of people last time were on road or fixed bikes with wide tyres or cross bikes. A cross bike is the perfect bike for it imo.

Gutted I can't make it this year, last year was probably the best forum ride I've done.

I've done this on an effete plastic road bike with 23 tyres at 100psi. I was with my 9 year old son who also had 23 tyres - albeit at a lower pressure. It's fine, but maybe save your deep section carbon rims for another day...

I've done this on an effete plastic road bike with 23 tyres at 100psi. I was with my 9 year old son who also had 23 tyres - albeit at a lower pressure. It's fine, but maybe save your deep section carbon rims for another day...

most of us done it with only 2 tyres.

AhahaHha (23 tyres!)

9 years old son? 130km??

1. MA3K
   
2. KRZ
   
3. conkr
   
4. arantrek
   
5. Jackbepablo
   
6. mattioats
   
   

Not going to watch the tour in Yorkshire any more, so am ready for a dust bath.

We will be using steel frames. After the ride to Cookham I'm sure they'll be just fine with the 28c Marathons

Can't wait!

This was awesome last year.

I walked a bit of the South Downs on Sunday and am minded to include it at the end of the ride (cutting out Shoreham).
Pros

• Avoid Shoreham
  
• Beautiful views (see above)
  
• Nicer run into Brighton
  Cons
  
• Multiple steep hills at the end of a long day (I will be walking up some of them) (see above 2)
  
  

Thoughts?

So up for this, sounds like a great day out, love the proposed route.

1. MA3K
   
2. KRZ
   
3. conkr
   
4. arantrek
   
5. Jackbepablo
   
6. mattioats
   
7. dimi3
   

1. MA3K
   
2. KRZ
   
3. conkr
   
4. arantrek
   
5. Jackbepablo
   
6. mattioats
   
7. dimi3
   
8. anidel
   
9. samanza
   
   

Where I can find the GPX? or will be 'released' closed to the date, so it'll be final?

No gpx, just follow me.

Just to clarify, is this July 6th?

1. MA3K
   
2. KRZ
   
3. conkr
   
4. arantrek
   
5. Jackbepablo
   
6. mattioats
   
7. dimi3
   
8. anidel
   
9. samanza
   
10. Indra
    

How are people getting back? Train?

1. MA3K
   
2. KRZ
   dimi3
   
3. arantrek
   
4. Jackbepablo
   
5. mattioats
   
6. conkr
   
7. anidel
   
8. samanza
   
9. Indra
   
10. Jake
    

Just to clarify, is this July 6th?

Yep

How are people getting back? Train?

Sure ain't riding back.
Groupsave.

Ain't riding back either :)
I can ride as much as the distance from the local train station all the way home, which is 2 mins :D

Btw, we might meet you guys on the Thames Path in front of Ham House as I live in Twickenham.
We'll define this when closer to the date.

Will book an advanced ticket via southern for £5 then ride the last bit home from croydon/clapham junction/somewhere.

http://tickets.southernrailway.com/sn/en/JourneyPlanning/MixingDeck

edit - will make it collected from brighton so if I wake up late and miss you or whatever someone can take the ticket instead

good idea...for £5 (£8 in my case) ones are valid on specific trains (times) or are valid through the day?

Mmm it says: "Valid only on your selected service"

£24 is the day one.
So any idea what time we're supposed to arrive?

1. MA3K
   
2. KRZ
   dimi3
   
3. arantrek
   
4. Jackbepablo
   
5. mattioats
   
6. conkr
   
7. anidel
   
8. samanza
   
9. Indra
   
10. Jake
    
11. Clockwise
    

re trains, to collect from station you need the card you paid with or a very sympathetic ticket office person.
Cheap pre-paid are typically one service only.

The groupsave has changed from 50% for 4 or 33% off for 3; to 33% off for 3-9 people.