So brighton to the IOW..

[BigonaBianchi]

..anybody ridden it? How long? I may do it ....I fancy some fresh air and and fish n chips....3hours??4?

its about 100km...so ...lets see ..24kmph ave...say 20....wassthat 5 hours....nah...can t be that long a trip...

....then back....hmm...ten hours ish...

then its 90 odd miles from here...so...thats a day ...so there and back 3 days ish...

hmm...now then...the weather...right whats that going to do then...off to google weather...

 

[rich p]

In truth, Essex to Brighton down through Kent is a nicer ride and fish and chips on me at the Regency Fish bar!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Whats the weather like down there this weekend Rich?

 

[rich p]

It was a bit ropey today but I'm not sure about the weekend.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

..bit ropey..hmm...i sense a strong pounding from the left on the way down...mixed with a strong dose of driftwood from a sunken tanker perhpas...I was there when that last lot washed up...kind of funny...to a point...

 

[Dave5N]

You'll need a boat, too.

 

[dellzeqq]

the A259 is a really good road to ride, but the prevailing wind is usually from the southwest...

 

[dragon72]

I've done Brighton to Portsmouth several times along the well signposted South Coast Cycle route (Brighton, Shoreham, Worthing, Littlehampton, Barnham, Chichester, Havant, Pompey). Some jiggery-pokery and map reading is required to avoid some of the SCCR's stranger twists & turns.

Wind is an issue, and they're forecasting a headwind if you're heading west. Normally I do it in between 4 to 5 hours including cake stops in L'hampton & Chichester depending on the wind. I once gave up because the wind was so strong and took the train, but don't tell anybody. Another time I had a 20mph tailwind all the way and arrived just slightly before I set off.

By the way, on Sunday morning there's a big half-marathon being staged on Brighton & Hove seafront, between Fatboy Slim's house next to Hove Lagoon along to Rottingdean, so be aware of that.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

ok..thanks...I think this might not be th eright weekend then..I'm allergic to headwinds and have an uncontollable urge to turn around and go backwards regardless of my destination....

 

[rich p]

the A259 is a really good road to ride, but the prevailing wind is usually from the southwest...

the A259 is largely a horrible, busy road.....IMHO

 

[dellzeqq]

the A259 is largely a horrible, busy road.....IMHO

I'm sorry that you think so. I've always enjoyed whizzing through those coastal towns like Bognor and Littlehampton, with their pastel-painted bungalows. I'd cut through Chichester rather than using the bypass, and close my eyes to some of the misery that is Shoreham docks, but otherwise....

mind you - I've always had a following wind.