Just goes to show - the broad term "cycling" covers a huge multitude of sins, and what I think of as "cycling" as I do it, is only a tiny part of the spectrum of what cycling is all about. Hats off to this lad for his skill and sheer exuberance! I know I'm too old and I shall keep to pedalling serenely on the road thanks!
Incidentally this is one aspect where I can forgive the low saddle. But I beg to be allowed to continue to cringe, when I see kids just going along on the road with saddle inches above B/B...
itchyrider said:
Hey rich, Hope you dont mind me asking but, Where do cyclists in brighton go when its london to brighton day? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Always wanted to ask this question...............
May I take that question as directed towards me, too? Living as we do, a few hundred yards from Ditchling Common which is slap bang on the route, we have to regard L2B day as a day needing special care. One of our favourite walks, on any other day, is across the Common, round the pond, then
across the road to a pleasant woodland walk south-east of the Common proper. That walk is - alas - a no-no on that day. You simply
cannot cross the road. On any other day, cars notwithstanding, there's never a problem, but
on that day....
Doesn't stop me, on the odd occasion, positioning myself near the small car-park at the foot of Ditchling Beacon (a few miles south of the Common) watching the L2Bers summoning up their last reserves of energy before plunging into the climb (those that do ride it, that is).
I've never been tempted to join in the big L2B...
