Hello from Watford

[oliver986]

Hi newbie here, just bought a road bike. Want to cycle for fitness & pleasure, possibly do London to Brighton.

 

[Sharky]

Welcome, the L2B is fun day out and well worth doing at some stage.

However, there are logistical problems. You have to get to the start, then it's a one way ride and you end up in Brighton, so you have to get back somehow.

Explore some of the charity rides in your area, that are basically a "loop".

Good luck

 

[oliver986]

Hello, haha yes I had wondered about the logistics of it.
Possibly convince a friend or sibling for a taxi service 😅. Thanks for suggesting the charity rides something if not thought of 👍🏻

 

[Sharky]

This might be a place to start your search ..

Free Guided Cycle Rides https://share.google/BinN469x2xgpgmjTS

 

[DCLane]

 

[Dogtrousers]

Best of luck with your new bike!

Check out The Fridays for my favourite way to cycle from London to Brighton. Its slightly unconventional but great fun.
https://www.thefridays.cc/

 

[Punkawallah]

Hi newbie here, just bought a road bike. Want to cycle for fitness & pleasure, possibly do London to Brighton.

Hello Watford!
It’s worthwhile to spend time getting the bike set up to fit you. Remember to build up to LtB gradually.
Enjoy :-)

 

[mjr]

Welcome, the L2B is fun day out and well worth doing at some stage.

However, there are logistical problems. You have to get to the start, then it's a one way ride and you end up in Brighton, so you have to get back somehow.

If you're doing one of the big organised rides, they often offer bike transport back to somewhere like Clapham as a paid extra. It's well worth it because full size bikes tend to get banned from trains on that day.

If you're doing L2B on your own, Thameslink back to London have big bike spaces and is fine if you avoid the peak time bike bans. Could even stay on to West Hampstead and change to the Met to Watford.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Hello!

 

[Chris S]