Road Cycling - Does anyone know Brighton, UK?

hey guys, i've recently moved to brighton for university (if u know brighton im in falmer) and im wondering where's good to ride round here. i've been to ditchling village and over the beacon which is nice (& hard) but i'm looking to vary it a bit.

any good rides?

hey guys, i've recently moved to brighton for university (if u know brighton im in falmer) and im wondering where's good to ride round here. i've been to ditchling village and over the beacon which is nice (& hard) but i'm looking to vary it a bit.

any good rides?

Don't know about rides, but I enjoyed visiting there a few years back. I'd never seen anything like the "stony" beach.

Get yourself an Ordinance Survey Map of your local area. (4 miles to the inch, or whatever they measure in these days.) These maps are great; they show every little country road, every farm, clump of trees; it’s almost impossible to get lost. Just go exploring; you’ll love it.

cool, ill give it a try, hopefully i wont get lost!

The whole area is great for riding.
Look for the Devil ****,thats a climb.
Every year they do a London to Brighton ride that is great.
I moved to so cal ten years ago so i dont know too much current info.
If you are at the university shouldnt you be getting drunk somewhere anyway ?

ha yeah i do get drunk sometimes lol but i rather spend my cash sorting the bike! its something to do when i dont have lectures (you can't really get drunk on a wednesday morning can you?)

I lived on the S coast for a while. The South Downs way has some good trails E and W. You can take your bike by train along the coast. Rye and Polgate are two good stops for flat exploration by bike. Eastbourne has a great switchback up to the start of the S Downs way. Hastings is good for fish and chips (above the fish market) and has a big climb and a good route to Rye. Its all pretty clear from an OS map.
HamStreet (North of Rye) has a great bikeshop for vintage and used stuf including mint NOS Campagnolo. Hastings has Ken Apps cycles at the top of the hill (London St) which is the best lightweight shop for miles around.

Hiya ,don'f forget the biggest bike ride in the uk ( poss europe ) which is the 60 miler from London to Brighton. check it out at the British heart foundation website. They organise the event. Have fun In Brighton. try gong along the front of the sea. You can go west for some way right on the front. Chekc that all invaluable ordnace survey map out.


All the best Simon