London to Brighton bike ride

[ali jenkins]

Did anyone do the bike ride today?

How did you get on?

Was it harder than you thaught?

im thinking of doin it next year, any advice would be wealcomed.

thanks in advance

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

i hope you rode on the road and not on the pavement
i hope you obeyed the road signs
i hope you stopped at red lights
i hope you realised that no entry signs apply to you
i hope you realised that pedestrian crossings apply to you
i hope you didnt weave in and out of cars knocking their wing mirrors off in the process










and i hope you've all got sore arses

pay insurance and road tax
then i might give a f***FUCKIN BIKE RIDERS

 

[Statto]

Yep I did it with my work. The 5th time ive done it. Gets bloody harder every year.

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

All i can say is keep these f***ing cyclists off MY train.

 

[smudge]

Cyclists, I shit them.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I would like to do it one year.

Had to walk into Haywards Heath this morning, so saw loads of cyclists coming through Lindfield before making the assault on the relatively steep hill into town. The amount of 'bloody hell' and 'oh shit' comments you could hear from the foot of the hill was incredible!!

 

[ali jenkins]

its the beacon id hate!

did anyone see the bull today?

a mate did it last year and said that there were bikes 20-30 thick against the wall

 

[wolfie]

Did it last year and the week before - and I'm 56. It is pretty straightforward and seems to be downhill most of the way, excepting Turners Hill where the reception is excellent. the main problem on the Beacon is once-a-year riders who get off and push after about 10 yards. It makes it hard to keep pedalling. However, it is easier than riding it alone, as I did two weeks ago, when the traffic (bloody 4X4 twats) come tearing up and down.
Last year, I rode along Madeira Drive, straight on to the nuddy beach and skinny dipped. The year before I nearly got hypothermia after the storms over the Downs.
Raised about £1000 over the two rides.
Recommended.

 

[wolfie]

Sorry - the year before !!! (line 1)

 

[ali jenkins]

Did it last year and the week before - and I'm 56. It is pretty straightforward and seems to be downhill most of the way, excepting Turners Hill where the reception is excellent. the main problem on the Beacon is once-a-year riders who get off and push after about 10 yards. It makes it hard to keep pedalling. However, it is easier than riding it alone, as I did two weeks ago, when the traffic (bloody 4X4 twats) come tearing up and down.
Last year, I rode along Madeira Drive, straight on to the nuddy beach and skinny dipped. The year before I nearly got hypothermia after the storms over the Downs.
Raised about £1000 over the two rides.
Recommended.

defintaly want to do it next year its just finding some one to do it with of a similar fitness.

ive ridden up the downs before and i can do it without pushing but it was a bit further along the hill by plumpton.
bet the downhill after is great though

 

[Caveman]

How do you go about entering? I'm really keen on doing it next year?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Couldn't get over to Ovingdean to see my Dad on Father's day because of these bastards

Next year can you not do London to bloody Southend or sumfink

 

[REDLAND]

I did it, Ive gone it pretty much every year for the last 12 years.

The weather was superb and it was as always a great day out, though I do feel these days its far to busy. I spent far to much time waiting and pushing up hills simpley due to the shear volume of people in front.

Still raised just over £400 for the BHF !!

 

[Gwylan]

Couldn't get over to Ovingdean to see my Dad on Father's day because of these bastards

Next year can you not do London to bloody Southend or sumfink

Gareth, the date of the rally is announced a year in advance. It's scarcely as if thousands of cyclists suddenly advanced on a Brighton on a whim.

Besides, Southwick to Ovingdean is only about four or five miles; you should have hopped on a bike. If you can't beat 'em ....

 

[Jim in the West]

Did it sporting my "Wanted" t-shirt, courtesy of Roz.







Message to readers from Lewes District Council: The photo was taken at Ditchling Beacon, NOT Falmer

 

[Jim in the West]

PS: Apologies for spoiling your afternoon tea with that appalling piccie.....

 

[Tooting Gull]

Good work fella on the T-shirt.

A couple of friends did it, took them about eight hours which initially surprised me, as they are both fairly fit.

Mixture of very busy roads, too many competitors, a few hold-ups for crashes etc and of course the temperature. The Beacon nearly killed them, especially him, as he'd bowled 20 overs in a cricket match on the Saturday.

My other half went down to Brighton to meet the not-so-happy couple and it took her three hours from Pease Pottage!

It was almost a bonus being at work and missing that journey.

 

[Parson Henry]

i hope you rode on the road and not on the pavement
i hope you obeyed the road signs
i hope you stopped at red lights
i hope you realised that no entry signs apply to you
i hope you realised that pedestrian crossings apply to you
i hope you didnt weave in and out of cars knocking their wing mirrors off in the process










and i hope you've all got sore arses

pay insurance and road tax
then i might give a f***FUCKIN BIKE RIDERS

Calm down......

 

[Jim in the West]

Good work fella on the T-shirt.

A couple of friends did it, took them about eight hours which initially surprised me, as they are both fairly fit.

Mixture of very busy roads, too many competitors, a few hold-ups for crashes etc and of course the temperature. The Beacon nearly killed them, especially him, as he'd bowled 20 overs in a cricket match on the Saturday.

My other half went down to Brighton to meet the not-so-happy couple and it took her three hours from Pease Pottage!

It was almost a bonus being at work and missing that journey.

I did it in 7 hours 25 mins, of which about 4 hours was cycling, and the remainder was waiting around at traffic junctions, and accidents. There was one where we just waited for about 45 mins. From the time I first spotted the pier to actually crossing the finishing line was 35 minutes - to do approx half a mile.

My advice would be make sure you start early (I had an official start time of 8.30, but got delayed and didn't start til 9.25). I reckon for a decent ride you need to try to start at 7am at the latest.