is there an offroad ride to Brighton this Sat?

[Snoop Doug]

As you know I currently have no bike suitable of making the roadride to Brighton. Anyone know an offroad route?? I'd be keen to come out and get train back.

Cheers - Snoop

[Grahame]

Doug, I won't be doing the ride this weekend, so you're welcome to borrow either my road bike or my 'cross bike (with road wheels on). Both are 54cm frames, but the 'cross bike has a shorter top tube, lower gears (38/48 chainset) and better brakes, but is heavier and feels a bit slower.

Let me know if this helps.

[Snoop Doug]

That's kind Grahame but I'm not sure I'd want to travel so far from home on road, so although I'm road bikeless, my pref is the off road. What prompted me to ask is that Monty has put the ride on his facebook thingie and it says offroad departs @ 8am. But it always says that and I guess it's subject to someone to lead it etc. I've asked on facebook too no reply.

Cheers for the offer - I will see what emerges here, and possibly elsewhere

[Snoop Doug]

?Chalk another one up to the comms department perhaps?

It also says it on the front page of website. No ad on here @ all. Would be great if these things were integrated.

Kerplump (sound of me getting off soapbox).

I will drop committee a line and see if they want me to do a summer special lanterne rouge. Plenty good stuff going on - not enough folk know methinks. Jeez.

[Elliot M]

I have now:

- Amended the website front page to remove mention of offroad
- Edited the calendar entry to do same
- Copied to a new forum sticky post
- Emailed Monty to advise these points

[higg]

Well done Elliot, that was quick.

I can't do the Brighton off road thing this weekend but would like to do it some time. When the time comes I'll advertise it separately.

It would probably start from half way down to make it more do-able by everyone. Wivelsfield or Hassocks, which would allow you to get a feel for the South Downs also rather than just cutting through on the A23 cycle path.


Aodan.

[Snoop Doug]

Thanks for saving me a wasted trip Elliot - much obliged