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I've only done a few DDs, so it may just be luck, but the couple of times I've left London Fields a bit later - after 9 - I've been around more people doing it for the chilled out lol than those smashing it.
Despite the downsides it's still well worth doing if you haven't before. If the weather is nice it's a magical adventure and it's totes doable fixed, very few hills up or down so 65-75 GI works very well.
If you're worried about getting home consider driving up to Dunwich the day before, parking up and riding to the station to get the train down to London. It'll feel like a load of faff at the time, but on Sunday morning when you're cold and tired and you just want to get home it will suddenly become the best decision you've ever made.
Last year I decided to go without a plan to get home. I arrived at the beach in the rain. Stood around for half an hour considering my options. Rode another 35 miles to Stowarket (in the rain). Missed the train to Cambridge by one minute and had to sit around in my sodden clothes for 1 hour 59 minutes waiting for the next one. It wasn't all that much fun.
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Thanks Ludd
Just the usual riders then who have no regards for others. I had the misfortune to get caught up in a Sportive recently and had similar experiences.
I'll probably ride if I can sort out getting home...I'll be wearing Eagle kit. Give me a wave when you go past