Right then, anybody up for an epic?!

I am thinking doing it over two days, staying overnight in amberley (the halfway point). Probably midweek to avoid crowds, and to make it easier to find accomadation. Also that allows the start point to be changed (either Winchester or Eastboune) depending on the wind direction.

So, who is up for a PROPER ride/adventure?

Could be up for this, what sort of time of year did you have in mind ?

Could be interested - depends on when.

How long is the ride? Can't be worse than the Isle Of Man End2End

Its 100 miles in total, Amberley is pretty much dead-centre.

100miles - cool.

May I suggest that if we are looking for accom in Amberley - we get fresh clothes/supplies left there rather than carry it on the ride.

Might have to start planning the Bristol or Bath to Reading on the Kennet&Avon as a warm up

I have two interested (myself being one of them), we arranged this a few weeks ago for next year. The other attendee lives in Holland so getting a fix on dates is a bit of challenge due to him having to travel.

We hadn't planned dates as yet, but will see what goes with this as it sounds good. Will dig out my GPS logs for it at some point as well.

2 lines of thought are as follows (from guide books):

> Wind is often westerly, so Winchester to Eastbourne

> Sun rises in the east, so going Eastbourne - Winchester means you aren't getting a face full of sun all day.

Book accomodation early and fingers crossed for the weather!


(edited a few times for sake of clarity)

I always think Winchester to Eastbourne is the way to do it, you should only have the sun in your face for half a day ish

sun > wind

winchester to eastbourne it is!

I may also be tempted into this...tempt away

Sun on your face all day

I added this to the GPS routes thread.

This is an edited version of the South Downs Way. I have removed most of the little 'excursions' where we got a little lost or where we went off route to stay somewhere etc. We also missed approx 2-4 miles of the route due to foul weather or just because we wanted to go elsewhere. Therefore, its not perfect!

Enjoy but use with caution!

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/435716

Also tempted. Have done wencherster to devils dyke before in one day. It's tough but doable, at least in summer.

Fantastic!

I was originaly thinking of doing the ride in may or june, to take advantage of the longer days. And like I said, midweek to avoid crowds, and to make getting accomodation easier.

Any thoughts?

And a little something to inspire us....

http://www.bikedowns.co.uk/

Lets do this!!!

Ok I have made this a sticky, On thaught I did have is the later in the year we do it the longer the days and hopefully a little less mud on the trails.

I am VERY interested in this, Can I be kept in the loop please

not sure if we can allow that