Dunwich Dynamo 2022

Who was ridin fixed in the forum jersey?

Who was ridin fixed in the forum jersey?

Even if it wasn't, it was definitely @youramericanlover

Gf and I spoke with a chap in a white top, pink peak LFGSS cap at breakfast at the community hall after the needham sausages. Said he wasn’t riding fixed or ss, saw him wheeling a lovely Colnago later at the beach. 🤙

possibly @Ruserius

Brilliant night and day our! Rode to cambridge to get the train back. It must off been the biggest one yet!

Great ride, stopped at Great Bardfield and then Needham lake got to Dunwich 3:30, had a sausage roll and a tea then napped on the beach. Suprisingly chilly actually, about 15ºC. By about 7am though the sun rose and it was fully sunny and went for a swim, water was the warmest its ever been at a Dun Run.

@omash27 did I chat to you about bike packing in the fast bunch towards the end? I did chat to someone and he mentioned riding to Cambridge afterwards?

It must off been the biggest one yet!

Really? Great! Seemed quiet on the forum. I bailed this year due to lack of fitness/practice. Enjoying some pootling in the lanes of Norfolk instead.

Followed through on the Great Bardfield plan laid out up thread. 3 of us set off at about 19.45 (from Clapton not LF). I thought the ride was much quieter than 2018 & 2019 but that could be due to the earlier start (set off after 9 previously). There was a distinct lack of unusual rides and riders too (tandems, homemade contraptions, etc.).

The riding was lovely and we able to maintain a good pace. Nice to ride lanes at dusk that I'd previously only ridden in the dark. Sad to see The Star at Dunmow closed. Got to The Bell around 10.30. Again it was quieter than previously but it was also well organised, so maybe that made it seem less crowded. Had a horrific (but very welcome) vegan sausage bap and a pint and a half of delicious pale ale. By midnight it was filling up with the queue for food was 30+ long. It was also getting slightly chilly, so we donned our inadequate extra layers and set off. It felt weird not to be doing the whole so we decided not to retrace the route and instead turned off route (accidentally taking 4 or 5 other riders with us). Once they we back on track and we rode off into the cold black. A few close encounters with deers, hedgehog and a really unfriendly ( a closed road caused a 200 metre detour through a boarding school, "This is private property! There's two hundred boys here -obviously they're inside now- but you're not allowed through here!" ...I guess they're plagued by roaming gangs of pedophile cyclists... ) finally got home around 3.30. A really special night. Hopefully do the whole ride next year.

There was a distinct lack of unusual rides and riders too (tandems, homemade contraptions, etc.).

There was a good number of creatively illuminated bikes, and a half bike half recumbent thing. Also a lady who finished it on a pashley, wearing sandals and a skirt. Didn’t see many teens or <25s.

Hello again ! That was me. Thans for the compliment about my bike!

Was going to go to Finchingfield then back but ended up turning around at Woodford due to already feeling a bit flat and tired, despite managing to have a nap earlier in day. Also I couldn’t get away til late and Hackney was dead when I passed through at quarter to ten and began to doubt whether there would be anything left for me to eat in Essex. Should have just got on with it as I still have severe FOMO lol. Oh well.

The pink Pashley Princess received a spontaneous round of applause when being unloaded from the removal truck at Millwall. Was a lovely moment of recognition. Well done rider!

This was my first DD and my first 200km riding fixed and loved it. I set off alone but soon found an audaxer that I had met on other rides. We had a lovely time; she is a seasoned vet of the DD, came prepared with a disco ball light show and knew a bunch of Brompton riders so it was really good fun.

Lovely to bump into @Ruserius for our now routine mini mid ride catch ups.

I even had a lovely post ride sea dip! 10/10. Very well organised and great vibes.

I remember being passed by a disco ball and a sea of Bromptons!

This is the first one I've done since 2011 and I only decided to do it a week ago, so I took it at a leisurely pace.

Echo what you said, great vibes, heard the cheer for the Pashley Princess in Millwall too, lovely moment. And the swim in the worryingly warm sea was perfect. Some brave soul took a dip in the Needham lake too. The Bell and the White Horse were good stops but for me it was Gosbeck Village hall with their cookies and bacon butties and their tea in a mug (well mine was) without having to queue for ages. That kept me going all the way to the end. Top fun.

That was a good one, wasn't it! That route is the most fixed-friendliest - long gentle downhills giving momentum to get up the shorter steeper uphills. And road surfaces just about all excellent. I rode with a couple who are much stronger riders than me, so absolutely flew on the ride out. But still managed to miss the sunrise for the first time (4th DD). Sorry not sorry if brought any forum disrepute for any questionable fixie skidding skills employed. Was happy to leave my riding partners for the way back as I knew I'd be slow after riding way too fast there. Had two sleeps on the beach but needed another two in the afternoon as was feeling increasingly nauseous from even before half way back. 3 x pub stops in the afternoon. First at Castle Hedingham, empty except for 3 locals who didn't mind me sleeping on the sofa. Second, Finchingfield for a cucumber gin prosecco cocktail which I figured would refresh and help with my increasing heat exhaustion. Third, Great Dunmow for a brandy and coke and final sleep in the beer garden. Don't think I've ever spent so much of a ride climbing long 1-3% inclines as that, just never ending. Paid so much for the fun the night before. Got home after 10 via Indian takeaway purchase, too tired to even wash properly so literally just washed the sweat off before collapsing into bed without even eating.

Anyone got any leads on coaches back this year?

Keep an eye on the DD Facebook page / https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/ . But from previous years the tickets don't tend to released until a couple of weeks before.

cheers :)

Tickets are up now:

https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/product/dunwich-dynamo-2023/

legend cheers

I have X2 coach tickets for this year's Dynamo I no longer need
Can pass them on with £20 off = £80

Interested, will PM