Night Ride London to Brighton, 5th Sept - NOW CLOSED

[CharlieB]

Indeed. I tend to avoid Sutton Walk etc as dodging all the peds is never fun. Either roundabouts or umpteen numpties glued to their phones...great choice!

…like the assonance of 'umpteen numpties'…

 

[kimble]

Got some orange cardboard, so I'm officially in.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

What directions are people cycling back in? Was looking at options. Via Crowborough area looks good for me but there don't seem to be many options road wise heading North East from Brighton and the A27 looks like a non starter to me.

 

[redfalo]

Got some orange cardboard, so I'm officially in.

Great stuff. Good to have a recumbent on the ride. Back in Feb 2010, London to Brighton was my first FNRttC. On the Grashopper. It was wet, I was unfit, and we really rode past that bloody big hill on the horizon. I got hooked (and chucked iut the 'bent a few years later)

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Excellent, missed that on Streetview. Makes the route I was looking at much more viable.

 

[martint235]

What directions are people cycling back in? Was looking at options. Via Crowborough area looks good for me but there don't seem to be many options road wise heading North East from Brighton and the A27 looks like a non starter to me.

Up and over Devil's Dyke usually. Through Handcross and then we eventually hit the A23 and follow that to Croydon. The A23 isn't as bad as it may sound.

 

[ianrauk]

Up and over Devil's Dyke usually. Through Handcross and then we eventually hit the A23 and follow that to Croydon. The A23 isn't as bad as it may sound.

He'll be off to Maidstone

 

[w00hoo_kent]

He'll be off to Maidstone

Indeed I will.

 

[martint235]

He'll be off to Maidstone

Indeed I will.

Oh ok. Says London as location.......

 

[rb58]

Up and over Devil's Dyke usually. Through Handcross and then we eventually hit the A23 and follow that to Croydon. The A23 isn't as bad as it may sound.

Or you come with me on my new improved, super-duper cross country route from Handcross which now includes Turners Hill (from the West) as well as Toys Hill, and Polhill. Much better than the A23 and Croydon.

 

[StuAff]

From Victoria I think I went through a subway to get onto HPC....that was an eye opener

In other news, I have just plotted a route from Brighton back to Fareham in the event that I feel like riding home. It will be my second longest ride if I do!

Posts about other homeward routes reminded me- which way are you going?

 

[sagefly]

Groovy guys

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Oh ok. Says London as location.......

Yeah, I work in London and as I drive and cycle about 80% of my riding is in Greater London so it seemed to make sense at the time.

 

[martint235]

Or you come with me on my new improved, super-duper cross country route from Handcross which now includes Turners Hill (from the West) as well as Toys Hill, and Polhill. Much better than the A23 and Croydon.

How in the name of all that is Hellish can Toys Hill and Polhill after 100 miles be considered an improvement??????

 

[HorTs]

Posts about other homeward routes reminded me- which way are you going?

This is the way I'd go. Cycled to Hastings and back the other day and this is a tweaked route based on that. There are parts of the A259 that aren't that nice but there aren't any real practical alternatives.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/5613566