Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Andrew G » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:24 pm

[quote="Snoop Doug"]I reckon I can navigate a fairly decent route via back of Merstham, Copthorne, Rowfant, West Hoathly, yada yada Lindfield, H Heath...Ditchling. I think I can....could be a larf in the dark mind you :shock: :roll:

It's the dark bit that's important :roll: . Even fairly major B roads can be a bit tricky to find if they aren't lit, and pothole avoidance can be an issue.
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:45 am

[quote="Andrew G"]I agree Ivor but I couldn't find that route in the dark, we had PVT and his internal sat-nav last time. If Paul can make it then we can do that (or another of his million routes) again or like I say if someone else can navigate those roads at night then good, the beacon was fun at night. Otherwise the one I put would be easier to find where we go.

Snoop we averaged 17mph on both the out and back legs last time.


I'm on the case :wink:
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby huw williams » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:04 pm

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"] I'm on the case :wink:


I refer the jury to the IOW debacle (as its become known) of 2007 when the right honorable gentleman took us down the wrong road within minutes of our departure.
This occurred in bright sunshine and doesn't bode well for our chances of getting to Brighton under the cover of night by anything other than a circuitous route.
He also has too much of a fondness for Eastbourne for my liking and I can quite imagine ending up in this godless backwater at some unimaginable hour of the morning.

Frankly, any wise man would be tucked up in bed :D
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Ivor » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:17 pm

[quote="huw williams"] and doesn't bode well for our chances of getting to Brighton

you coming then? :)
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby huw williams » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:28 pm

See you on the line :D
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Andrew G » Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:07 pm

It was the "any wise man" line that gave you away Huw.
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Sylv » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:08 pm

[quote="huw williams"]See you on the line :D

You not coming to Wales?
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby huw williams » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:28 pm

[quote="Sylv"] You not coming to Wales?


Oh thank god you reminded me I have something more important to do :D :D :D
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Marek » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:56 pm

Isn't night time meant for sleeping and daytime meant for riding. What happens in Brighton at 3.30am that you need to get down there for that time?

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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Andrew G » Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:36 pm

Oh you're no fun anymore Marek.
[quote="Marek"]What happens in Brighton at 3.30am

Based on last year when 4 men dressed head to toe in soggy lycra walked in to the cafe and no one batted an eyelid I'd say pretty much anything goes.

Would be nice to see the sun come up from either the seafront or the top of Ditchling Beacon, something we missed out on last year due to the weather being annoyingly English and enveloping us in a cloud most of the way there and back.
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Andrew G » Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:12 pm

[size=150]FINALISED DETAILS[/size]
Friday Night Ride (3rd July)
Depart: 1am CSS (technically this means we'll already be in Saturday 4th but...)
Initial route: CR to Rusper
Meet PVT at the shop on the corner about 1.45am
Remaining route: PVT to lead us through the lanes and over Ditchling :D . (Cheers Paul).
Dinner/breakfast at Buddies
Return route to be decided at the time but sun will be up so less of an issue re the nocturnal navigation.


Any non-testers want to join us, we don't bite...well only cake.
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Marky Mark » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:32 am

Mr :mrgreen: , my pencil is out and I'm going to see if I can get a night out pass.... snice
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Snoop Doug » Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:21 pm

I am cleared for a night flight to Brighton.

MTB avec slicks I will go as fast as I blimmin well can.....s'not a race is it?
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:05 pm

[quote="Snoop Doug"]I am cleared for a night flight to Brighton.

MTB avec slicks I will go as fast as I blimmin well can.....s'not a race is it?


Steady as she goes me hearties - out on my blooming commuter complete with rack and mudguards as it's the only bike with lights!!!
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Re: Night ride to Brighton - Friday 3rd July

Postby Andrew G » Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:07 pm

Commuting/winter bike with mudguards, rack, and dynamo lighting for me.
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