BHF London - Brighton bike ride (54miles)

[ToddS14A]

Right guys and girls, I am doing the London to Brighton bike ride this year and am looking to the SXOC for as much sponsorship as possible. Those of you who know me, know that i am far from fit and will find this a big challenge. I did it when I was 18, but I'm not 18 anymore lol.

So dig deep people, as you well know, it's going to a great charity, The British Heart Foundation.

You can sponsor me by clicking on the widget in my sig or on my page here (http://original.justgiving.com/todd_trent)

I thank you all in advanced for your generosity :wave:

Todd :thumbs:

[Nismo dave]

I'm doing it too!! Should be a good day. :)

[TAS]

I am also doing a bike ride - in September - 135km

I think I should do this for charity too...

But I am completely stumped as to what charity I should do it for?

[MEL]

There are a few people at work doing this, think i will just meet them at the end :D

[The Chef]

Cool - London to Brighton is a good ride. I meant to sign up for it this year but missed the opening for entries (1st Dec - if I remember rightly) I then didnt bother.

If you've done it before - you'll already know the delights of Turners Hill and Ditchling Beacon:censored::D. My word, the latter is a b*tch:nod:.
However, there is a +ve to cycling up it; and thats the ride down.:eek::thumbs::D

I also found, the first time I did it - the temps where 30+ and my eyes were red raw and constantly streaming for the whole following week. I assume they where literally sunburnt. - Sunglasses are recommended!!

[ToddS14A]

yeah i done it along time ago, when i was 18 before i could drive and used to cycle everywhere, i rode 26 miles a day too and from work slo i enjoyed it. This time, im pretty much 27 now and im gonna suffer.

But still no sponsors :(

[Egon]

I'll cheer you on if i see you out training matey! :)
Added a bit, btw. :)

[ToddS14A]

Thanks mate, appreciate it :thumbs:

[ToddS14A]

come on guys, this is for good cause, i'm a fat bastard, doing it on a cheap bike and have a medical condition that have been advised by hospital that shouldn't really do this due to great levels of discomfort :)

[Egon]

Todd, do you wanna borrow my bike? its a hybrid.

[Cluck]

Good luck fella and enjoy the ride. Did it 2 years in a row when I was 16 and 17 and enjoyed it immensely.

You really do need a good set of low ratio gears to get up Ditchling Beacon without giving up and walking :nod:

[ToddS14A]

Todd, do you wanna borrow my bike? its a hybrid.
Thanks for the offer mate but think im gonna buy a new road bike, been and had a look in cycle king this morning


Good luck fella and enjoy the ride. Did it 2 years in a row when I was 16 and 17 and enjoyed it immensely.

You really do need a good set of low ratio gears to get up Ditchling Beacon without giving up and walking :nod:
Cheers mate, yeah i did it when was 18 and enjoyed it but im 27 this month and not very fit anymore lol.

Also taken up swimming every tuesday and thursday night to aid my fitness, did 30 lengths on thursday :)

[ToddS14A]

Training is going well, been out this morning and done 10 miles before work in 35 minutes. Also bought a new bike last week, Mountain bike with lockable front forks and i have put road tyres on it.

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/6362/09062010702.jpg (http://img820.imageshack.us/my.php?image=09062010702.jpg)

Still not much generosity from SXOC tho, only Egor has sponsored me I believe :(

[ToddS14A]

well the big ride is 2moro, wish me luck peeps

[Nismo dave]

good luck! I'm on the coach to the start line now. :) 9am start time. :)

[ToddS14A]

I had a 8am start but was a delay and got away at 8.20am. Finished at 3.30pm but had to stop and wait for hour and half as was a major accident at the base of dichlin beacon and had to get air ambulance in. But my speedo recorded total cycling time as 4 hours and 55 minutes so pretty happy with that.

How did you get on dave?

[ToddS14A]

Heard today that the person died of Heart attack, that was the hold up :( pretty ironic as was raising money for british heart foundation

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10362762.stm

[Nismo dave]

walked across the line at 5pm! I was going up ditchling beacon when the ambulance went past. :( saw so many accidents, I reckon its far too busy to be safe now...will do more 50+charidee rides but maybe a less well known one. was a good laugh though and raised some cash for a good cause. :)

the 3 grannies in shopping trollies were hilarious. :)

[ToddS14A]

yeah i was cracking up at those too. yeah i see alot of accidents too. Some made me very grateful that i bought a cycle helmet :nod:

got the bug now and already looking at the next ride