gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Got the tyres from chain reaction cycle alun
Rich i am in amberly in the sportsman inn
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Went there a while back - was good grub! You're about 25 mins away from me atm lol.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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Gavn you are going to ride right past my house stop in for a cuppa if you want I live at the foot of the south downs in Eastbourne. head for butts brow if you can the ride across from there to beachy head is awesome
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Yer rich the sportsman was spot on. Epic food and really friendly and nice staff.
Cole yer i saw your u2u but i cant open them on my phone. We are in eastbourne now in a cheap 30 a night hotel oposite the pier. Not bad though just monging out watching the tv and eating papa jones now after going to a couple of pubs
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Cole
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Belle view hotel I take it get in the club on the Pier if it's open tonight if I had known I would of come and met ya
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Dont think i have the cloths for clubbing only shorts and t shirt amd scruffy trainers 
Feel right at home though as its just like southend seafront back home 
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Should have had the day off today as I felt really tired at work all day
Anyway a few pics from the two days
First proper off road part
16 miles in and sandwich stop time at the top of a climb
bike not so clean anymore
repacking and heading on
Looks like a bit of down hill finally
30 miles in we hit a problem, a very muddy one. Had to walk about a mile as the trail was just one big bog and it clogged the bikes and made them unridable
anyway we climbed altitude again and the trail dried again
Stopped at the top of a natural fort that was used in some war/invasion had a good veiw and a very strong wind 
wind was so strong you could lean into it
Then it was straight on to Amberley where we stayed in the sportsman inn. Highly recomended. Ace food, friendly staff and a log fire
Veiw from the bedroom in the morning showed alot of rain had fallen
First thing on day two was a monster of a climb
Second day was a lot faster flowing trail that was alot of fun to ride. Heavy rain ment the camera didnt come out again until we got there. Missed my opertunity of the white chalk man on the cliff 
FINSHED 
Hotel on eastbourne seatfront had a crazy sloping floor. Must have foundation issues 
But a cup on top of the cupboard and it would slide off
Corridors were like a rollercoaster but for £25 a night you cant grumble and I was drunk by the time I went to bed 
Would recomend it to people but if I do it again I would do it over 3 days and not 2. Then you could ride the fun bits harder and have a bit more fun. As due to the terrain 56miles a day is hard going.
[Edited on 29-03-2010 by gavin18787]
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Cole
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gav looks like fun we use to ride to the top of the downs back down the other side to friston forest throught he forest and back up to the cuckmere then over the seven sisters to beachy head and back down thats a killer when your 14 lol
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Looks awesome  jealous much. I need to do bit of an epic ride like that.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Looks awesome jealous much. I need to do bit of an epic ride like that.
If it was done over 3 days it would be a nice little holiday with a few mates too. As you could chill on route and hit the fun bits hard. Met up with a few other riders in the b and b etc as well so had a good bit of banter and had a chat with a few more on route too
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Looks great Gav, thats some serious fitness you need then!
Want to get into this at some point!
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Nice one! Well done.
When its muddy like that where you have to push its just no fun at all
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Yer not good, bike didnt run quite the same after that covering either.
will definatly go later in the year next time
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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looks like a fun trip.
you have a nice bike to
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