Dunwich Dynamo 2007 - July 28/29

Congratulations to everyone who finished the ride!

Ok my report: started at 9, went on a road bike, wearing shorts+leg warmers+arm warmers+a jacket+cap+raincover+full finger gloves.
In the very beginning i was actually feeling a bit hot wearing all those clothes.

I did the ride on 2005 and 2006 withour having any map (i was just following people). This year had a bad luck and do some wrong turn somewhere beetwen Thaxted and Finchfield. Took us like 2 hours to find the route again.
Oh and the rain. Last year was very wet as well, but yesterday was just insane - proper rain, but feeling horribly cold.
The feeling of getting lost in the middle of nowhere in the countryside, in the total dark, is not fun at all, but guess what, i had a puncture on my front wheel.
I brought two spare inner tubes, but gave one to a a guy in the beginning of the ride.
Like 15 miles from the feed station, had another puncture - on my rear wheel. For the first time in my life, had to fix an inner tube in the rain! Guess it only worked cos the hole was quite small.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, about 5 miles away from the feed point, decided to stop at Sudbury and wait for the next train to London. Met about 15 people who did the same.

For the next year i will:

• Probably carry panniers and bring spare (and dry) clothes;
  
• Use a tyre liner to prevent punctures (like Mr. Tuffy) - i forgot to install it before the ride, or maybe use tubs;
  
• leave a bit earlier and try to stick with a group
  
• carry more spare inner tubes