London to Brighton night ride, March 6th

[rb58]

Are we allowed to fraternise en-route?

If they have any beer left, yes.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Given they're having a three hour head start, not unless they're four sheets to the wind by the time we get going

I had assumed they might be tacking ....

 

[StuAff]

Well, they'll want to stay ahead of those rainclouds that keep following you....

 

[sagefly]

No point watering the beer any further..................

 

[redfalo]

Seems we're not the only people riding to Brighton this Friday night..... The London Bike Beer Group are also going, but leaving St Paul's Cathedral at 9pm.

doing the Beacon on the Pedibus shall be interesting

 

[redfalo]

I took a look at their route (here: https://www.strava.com/routes/1507646) and found their variant at Reigate interesting. They go via Chipstead but don't ride up to the A217 / junction with M25 but make a left into Markedge Lane. After crossing the M25, they want to go through Gatton Park, down Rocky Lane (what's in a name? On Street View, surface looks decent though).

I will of course stick to our recced and well-proven route (or, if the weather turns against us, to the A23) on Friday night. But just out of curiosity: Does anyone know that route? It could be an alternative in during daytime, when the A217 roundabout with the M25 is probably very hairy.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Or rather, wasn't with - as they'd left her comprehensively behind.

... don't let the truth get in the way of a good gossip story ....

 

[Tim Hall]

I took a look at their route (here: https://www.strava.com/routes/1507646) and found their variant at Reigate interesting. They go via Chipstead but don't ride up to the A217 / junction with M25 but make a left into Markedge Lane. After crossing the M25, they want to go through Gatton Park, down Rocky Lane (what's in a name? On Street View, surface looks decent though).

I will of course stick to our recced and well-proven route (or, if the weather turns against us, to the A23) on Friday night. But just out of curiosity: Does anyone know that route? It could be an alternative in during daytime, when the A217 roundabout with the M25 is probably very hairy.

It looks like the BHF London to Brighton route at that point. Downside is it doesn't go past Gatwick. And the descent of Markedge and Rocky Lanes aren't best done at night.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Eh? We still gossiped.

No I meant, was there something more salacious about their meeting we could speculate about ;-)

 

[rb58]

It looks like the BHF London to Brighton route at that point. Downside is it doesn't go past Gatwick. And the descent of Markedge and Rocky Lanes aren't best done at night.

I'm pretty sure that is the BHF route - they also follow the BHF run in to Brighton, which is nowhere near as much fun as the golf course variation.

 

[jiberjaber]

Excellent, but @jiberjaber can we have a narrower time window than
please?

Add 15 mins for me to work out which exit I need to be out of

 

[StuAff]

Add 15 mins for me to work out which exit I need to be out of

Bishopsgate, I should imagine.

 

[jiberjaber]

I once decided to walk to a meeting near St Pauls, I managed to walk a full circle back to Liverpool Street.... all from walking out of the wrong exit and not realizing, amazing how getting off a train and straight on to a tube makes it hard to work out the right exit if you change a routine!

Turn right for Bishopsgate I guess

 

[Fab Foodie]

It was more brief encounter than that.

... rather than briefs encountered ....

 

[rb58]

Turn right for Bishopsgate I guess

Stood on the concourse, with the trains behind you, Bishopsgate will be to the left. I think.