What a fantastic weekend to go out for a bike ride?!
I rode down to Brighton this weekend with 7 others from the Kingston Wheelers. We met up at the usual Laithwaites Car park on Saturday morning. It was bloody cold, with little patches of ice around and I was starting to regret the fingerless gloves.
We rolled out around 9:15, as I had 'organised' the route I took the lead ish and we headed through Oxshott and Leatherhead. I can't beleive I took a wrong turn in Leatherhead! I never have been one for my sense of direction. Thankfully there were a couple of Garmin cycle sat navs amongst us so we were soon on the right route.
The Route wound down around the edge of Gatwick, through Haywards Heath and over the Beacon before finally hitting the sea front. I'm pleased to say that I made it up the beacon on pedal power alone. The false crests are so deceptive, you think your almost there and then there's still further to go.
A large portion of fish and chips at the Regent Cafe was the reward before heading back on the train. 3 of our group cycled home but my legs just wouldn't have survived.
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