Finally got around to re-inflating my tyres and dusting off the bike. It’s a cool late 90’s style cannondale with grip shifts, v-brakes and a simple frame with a horizontal top tube (which they rarely do on MTBs anymore).
Handily much of the coastline caters for the cyclist with a beach side cycle path in the 3 miles of seafront from Brighton and Hove to the edge of Portslade. After a short uncomfortable journey on the A259 you can get back to the seaside cycle path from Shoreham. Google map. Put some camera phone pictures up here.