Winter ride to Brighton

Weather is due to be cold and sunny again tomorrow, after a frosty start. I have a yen to see the English Channel gleaming silver in the winter sunshine and will be riding down to Brighton.

I'll be leaving Cadence at 9am and going at a medium pace via Turners Hill and Ditchling, should get to Brighton at around 1pm. Lunch there or back in Ditchling (Dolly's Pantry) after heading north again over the Downs, then train back to London from Haywards Heath. Dig out your winter gloves/Windrush snood and join me if you want a longish winter ride (c 130km) or peel off at Brighton if you want to cut it a bit short.

Remember: Winter miles = Summer smiles ( Oh not that old nonsense again!  - Ed)

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Permalink Reply by Tony on January 20, 2017 at 10:51
You would ride all the way to
Brighton just to avoid swimming in the Lido tomorrow?
Permalink Reply by Tony on January 20, 2017 at 10:52
And back!!!
Permalink Reply by Charles Barclay on January 20, 2017 at 11:03

Tony, leave me out of your Epiphany ice-breaking Russion Orthodox duckings!

Permalink Reply by Paul Warren on January 20, 2017 at 11:09

I would !! 

Tony said:

You would ride all the way to
Brighton just to avoid swimming in the Lido tomorrow?
Permalink Reply by Nick Flower on January 20, 2017 at 12:31

Isn't he riding there so he can take a dip in the sea?

Permalink Reply by Elly on January 20, 2017 at 14:08
Just cancelled a hair cut so I can join you Charles! Looks like it'll be a beautiful day for a ride down to Brighton (and back!)
Permalink Reply by Charles Barclay on January 20, 2017 at 14:33

Excellent. I look forward to riding with you Elly.

Permalink Reply by Tom Taylor on January 20, 2017 at 19:35

I'm in. See you at Cadence.

Permalink Reply by Tony on January 20, 2017 at 20:00
Make sure Charles does not try to cut out the slice of cake in Dollies whatever happens

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Permalink Reply by Elly on January 22, 2017 at 15:12
So glad we got this ride in yesterday... Wouldn't have survived the bike today! Thanks for another beautiful winters cycle Charles and Tom!
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bowmer on January 22, 2017 at 15:24

Glad to see Tom properly wrapped up this time!

Permalink Reply by Charles Barclay on January 23, 2017 at 10:23

Elly had the right idea coming on her mountain bike (seen here posing in a snow drift near Woldingham). One of my pedals cracked so we never made it back over Ditchling Beacon to Dolly's. Next time eh?

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