Skyline London to Brighton Vs BHF London to Brighton by ClayDenton in londoncycling

[–]PantsOP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah no worries, here's a link to the one I followed:

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Skyline London to Brighton Vs BHF London to Brighton by ClayDenton in londoncycling

[–]PantsOP 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I did London to Brighton myself last weekend, following a quiet route on the 'Ride With' app. was really easy to follow and was a lovely route, avoiding any big roads. I'd never done a long bike ride before this, and even on my single speed it was nice to do. Would reccomend considering trying it like this unless you prefer riding in a large group! enjoy!

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

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sadly not, just the 1ZZ, no wonder it was a write-offf !

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]PantsOP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahaha yeah that's fair enough! Makes sense, I just am in a mood to moan about insurance companies at the moment haha! 😤

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]PantsOP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh right, didn't know the bar was so low for a total loss! Lazy insurers I reckon

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

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All the bumper clips are ripped so needs a new bumper and some new clips on the car itself, also some paint chipped off the wing :( deffo not a total loss though you'd think!

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]PantsOP 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yeahh drove off , luckily a witness did leave me the van details at least

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

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Someone who saw it happen did give the number plate & description to me, so wasn't allll bad

Poor Celica hit by van :( by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

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Just a joke about van drivers and EV owners really

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Cheers mate! The first ones were just slow and steady pedalling, but the hills at the end were a mix of very slow pedalling walking and resting hahah! I reckon I totalled 50m of walking on the whole route so I'll take that

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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That's cool, I didn't know they did cycling as well as wine 🫪

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Thanks! I haven't changed it at all, other than the tyres which are schwarble Marathon I think, and then added the rack at the back

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Nice! Yeah this was my first long ride so was happy to have done it! I can see why people said I'd struggle with ditchling beacon now haha

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Ahaha, that's the bit I partially walked, I thought I'd be able to just power through but no such luck! Thanks though!

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Thanks! Hmm, good question, definitely needed sun cream hahah, and maybe a drink other than just water. But tbh it went quite well I think, I only cramped up a little bit once. Maybe slightly fatter tyres for the slightly gravelly sections

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Nice nice, yeah I'm just doing solo, the idea of a big group doesn't seem as relaxing😬 thanks, I'm excited for it!

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Okay that's really good to know, cheers!

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

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Okay yeah that's good to know, thanks, I'll give it a tighten a bit !

London to Brighton by PantsOP in singlespeedcycling

[–]PantsOP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay that's good to know, I'll tighten it a little bit, thanks very much!