Fun cycle dash over the exposed sand flats during one of the lowest tides of the year. The ride usually goes along the beach from the west wall of Brighton Marina to the King Alfred Centre and beyond (or vice versa), or as far as you and your bike can make it.
Time and tide wait for no-one, so if you can't make it to the start, join the ride en route. The ride sets off 30 minutes after meeting, so as to catch the lowest tide and the sunrise. If starting from the Marina, the ride will probably pass under Brighton Pier another 30 minutes after that, if you'd like to meet there.
Following August 2007's Low Tide Naked Critical Mash-Up bike ride, the event is clothing-optional, and riders often go for a skinny-dip in the sea at the end of the ride.
For evening rides, participants can adjourn for drinks afterwards at The Neptune pub.
Bring bikes, waterproofs, warm clothes, towels and lights. Remember to thoroughly wash the salt and sand off your bike afterwards. If you're worried about using your own bike, pick a scrap one up from a skip.
Tide and sun times for Tuesday 2 March 2010:
6:16 am Low tide 0.36m
6:42 am Sunrise
12:14 pm High tide 7.12m
5:42 pm Sunset
6:39 pm Low tide 0.24m
After cycling in the low tide clothing optional cycle why not try a walk. Somerset Strolling Bears (Shabden Leisure Circle) will be leading a Clothing optional walk in the area email nova401142@yahoo.co.uk to declare interest.
Sad to say I won't be attending tomorrow morning. The ongoing throaty cough has just not gone away, and given cold temperatures and early mornings, I just don't want to get pneumonia for my birthday.
I've started another event a month later for people who can't be bothered to wake up this early on a Sunday (or who just love beach cycling so much that they want to do another). I give you... the Low Tide Sunset Bike Ride at 6pm on Monday 1st September.
if anyone is interested I'm going to arrange a 'for fun' 10/10 low tide beach cricket match to coincide with the low tide bike ride, i've set up an event page on here http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2962373/?ps=5