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So, the countryside is off limits then. I think that anyone who cycles on a busy dual carriageway where the speed limit is 60 or 70 is a bit 'challenged'. However, to suggest that I shouldn't be able to cycle between towns on back roads is just silly. Slow down for a second - you'll never be...

It's about 15 miles! It'll focus the mind... Seriously, there is no better way to start your day.

Yes...the weather isn't looking great. A nice Southerly wind in the morning though! Coming home - that'll be more of a challenge.

Good luck! Let us know how you get on.

Not a million miles away. An hour if you really push it.

As you get to the roundabout at the A23/A27 junction, turn left under the bridge on Mill Road, then under the A27 to Waterhall, but turn right after the underpass. This then becomes a cycle path that goes up the A23 (but mostly, the road is out of sight) to Tates Garage, which it goes behind...

Yeah, that would be my choice of route. Safe all the way.

Yep, some areas are pretty badly served, but things ARE improving for cyclists - Lewes Road being one example. And with the profile of cyclists rising (BBC Breakfast featured aspects of cycling every day last week, The Times campaigns tirelessly, and cycling groups are getting more confident...

Yes, there really is! I have cycled to Crawley, Horsham and London using that route, when I have wanted to avoid the hills.

No, don't give in to them. The more cyclists there are, the safer for everyone. Keep fighting the good fight, £1.99.

Cycling up the A23 is absolutely fine. At NO point do you need to be on the road once you have passed Patcham. There is a signed National Cycle Route, most of which is behind hedges or walls, all of it on Tarmac. For some stretches it is on the dual use pavement (which nobody ever cycles on)...