London to Hastings this April

[anothersam]

Saturday April 16th or 30th, tbd.

82 miles. It'll take all day.

I can't promise Mad Jack will be there again. I can only promise the same hills as the last time.

Although it's not about the destination, Hastings offers a warm welcome to all comers.

Interested? Please email me: london2hastings@gmail.com

 

[Shadow]

Am definitely interested in this Uncle Sam. Would like to turn left, not right, at Pevensey in order to complete what I failed to do last year - ride into Hastings!

 

[jiberjaber]

Potentially, subject to real life of course

 

[Tin Pot]

Saturday April 16th or 30th, tbd.

82 miles. It'll take all day.

I can't promise Mad Jack will be there again. I can only promise the same hills as the last time.

Although it's not about the destination, Hastings offers a warm welcome to all comers.

Interested? Please email me: london2hastings@gmail.com

I'm planning a ride down there at the end of this month as it happens - any reason for not taking the direct A21 route?

 

[mmmmartin]

because it looks like this:
http://bit.ly/22YgZmM

it's a fast, 70mph (+) dual carriageway with no hard shoulder, busy at all times of the day. Used for time trialling at 7am on a summer Sunday but apart from that I've never seen a cyclist on it. @anothersam has a better route. But it is impossible to avoid:

1. the North Downs
2. various other hills near Sevenoaks such as Toys Hill

 

[ianrauk]

The A21 at Pembury & Lamberhurst (and various other parts along it's route) is a motorway in all but name.

 

[Shadow]

But it is impossible to avoid:

1. the North Downs
2. various other hills near Sevenoaks such as Toys Hill

Of course, but why would one want to avoid them?!!

(for clarification, it is billed as a 'hilly' ride)

 

[Tin Pot]

Cheers, I'll adjust my route (!)

 

[mmmmartin]

if you're in That London you might want to avoid the crowded streets of south London and get a train to maybe Tonbridge, from where it is quite easy to find a route on empty, flat roads on perfect tarmac through very pretty villages, some of which, I am told, contain sweet pubs selling some of the best ale on the planet. Just sayin'.

 

[StuAff]

As I've already let Sam know by email, if it's the 16th I'd be in. 30th is already booked for Belgium.

 

[Flying Dodo]

As an added incentive, from next week Hastings will have the world's largest underground BMX skate park. That'll get the tourists flooding in.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm planning a ride down there at the end of this month as it happens - any reason for not taking the direct A21 route?

Did you do your ride? If so, what route did you take?

 

[Tin Pot]

Did you do your ride? If so, what route did you take?

No I didn't, sadly. Not sure when, but I need to fit a couple of big rides in soon.

Partly...because a buddy bailed, partly because of an afternoon commitment, partly because of previous experience with untried routes - you always end up pissing about, and I just want to hammer out the miles.

So, a lot of excuses - Not a lot of riding to Hastings!

 

[rb58]

because it looks like this:
http://bit.ly/22YgZmM

it's a fast, 70mph (+) dual carriageway with no hard shoulder, busy at all times of the day.

Did you spot the cyclist in that Google Street view link? Is that you @mmmmartin ?

 

[martint235]

Did you spot the cyclist in that Google Street view link? Is that you @mmmmartin ?

It's a guy on a full sus MTB fairly motoring along as well it seems if you try to zoom in.