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thanks, very helpful answer. i reckon pootling a 80/90km a day for 3 days in belgium/france, early arrival in dunkerque. early ferry next day and blast it to london on friday. its about 120km or so from dover to central london?
i will gear sensibly. i now have 52-19, i reckon a 21 tooth on the other side will get me up the hills with some effort? i should have one in my spares box.
or i can take the other beater fixed claud, which has 44-16, and pair that to a 19 to do the hills..
you see im convincing myself to do it fixed, because i cant be faffed spending half the day building up the other biek with all them gears and stuff.
Rodolfo-
Your gearing 'pair' is spot on
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Woops! I read you wrong and thought you were going the opposite way. Dunkirk - Dover - London is a full day inc the ferry.
The hills are avoidable if you stick to B roads (which may or may not be busy) but if you do get stuck in them, they're very short and steep and numerous. Annoying at the end of a journey with a boat to catch. You're going the opposite direction though so go for it!
Thuekr
Kidneys
Dover - Dunkirk will save you a few hours.
The route down to Dover is pleasant (not that you'd have time to check it out), but gets a little hilly around Cantebury (right when you'd hope it didn't). I wouldn't suggest loaded fixed.
I'd stop in Dunkirk, then do the second (much easier if no headwind) leg the next day.