Dunwich Dynamo 2008

GA2G, can you confirm if the route is the same as previous years, bar change in the middle stop village? I want to use a GPS route from a previous year but need to know if it's still valid. Cheers.

It still finishes in Dunwich doesn't it. Job done! :)

benanza, sorry for the late reply. As far as I've been told, the route is the same, except for the halfway stop.

This is the official route via named places, directly from the London School of Cycling (the originators of the DD): http://www.londonschoolofcycling.co.uk/root.html . Road maps are included in the page linked to.

I like the way the link says "root", instead of "route". Does that means something like...."getting the roots in"? English verbs have me confused; especially after they've crossed the Atlantic.

Fuckery - Transport and accomodation fallen through at exactly the same time and gf's whimsical shed building mean that I'm out.

At least by next year I should be able to do it fixed.

ok, haven't read the last 6 pages. i'm in fixed. how the fuck are we getting back!?

you're not. for you, this will be a one way trip.

ok, haven't read the last 6 pages. i'm in fixed. how the fuck are we getting back!?

apparently there are still places on the coach (lorries for bikes) or it's head to darsham or ipswich and jump on the train.

i'll head for train then.

I'm booking in at the Anchor in Walberswick and hope to trundle back in a day or two.

good call Fiddy, spent a brilliant day in Walberswick once. catching crabs.

but other than that she was a lovely girl…

You're welcome to use my hotel shower, one at a time though!

waHEY!

i'll bring my soap on a rope ;)

It still finishes in Dunwich doesn't it. Job done! :)

Good point! :-)

benanza, sorry for the late reply. As far as I've been told, the route is the same, except for the halfway stop.

This is the official route via named places, directly from the London School of Cycling (the originators of the DD): http://www.londonschoolofcycling.co.uk/root.html . Road maps are included in the page linked to.

I like the way the link says "root", instead of "route". Does that means something like...."getting the roots in"? English verbs have me confused; especially after they've crossed the Atlantic.

Cheers GA2G, much appreciated.

You'll be pleased to know whoever tagged this thread "wet and miserable" may be partially correct as the forecast is now wet and windy (like the royal family)

I am very much in confusion, may travel some of the distance in the support vehicle ;)

Just booked my coach, bring it.

haha that was me.. but I also tagged it "awesome" because it was.

I'm booking in at the Anchor in Walberswick and hope to trundle back in a day or two.

Lovely! Nice beer and good grub there.

I'm doing it - but I have a question: to lock or not to lock? I know I won't need one for the first leg, but I'm thinking of riding back, and can't work out whether it's safer to don the Abus (you never know...), or whether it's pointless lugging half a ton of chain around for the sake of 5 minutes' peace of mind when I need to stock up on Red Bull.

It's a question I've asked myself before, and never satisfactorily answered. Anyone got any sensible advice? Or horror stories?

don't need a lock. if you are stopping somewhere there will be other cyclists and apart from the first bit of the journey there is nowhere to buy anything anyway once the pubs shut until you get to the feed station.

riding back? you will need more than red bull :-)

don't need a lock. if you are stopping somewhere there will be other cyclists and apart from the first bit of the journey there is nowhere to buy anything anyway once the pubs shut until you get to the feed station.

riding back? you will need more than red bull :-)

I really meant for the riding back bit. There won't be quite so many other cyclists around, and I'll be horrendously sleep-deprived, so likely to do something silly, like wandering off and forgetting I even own a bicycle, much less where I left it.

When I put it like that it seems obvious that I should play it safe - but I still kind of want some gnarled old veteran to come forward and tell me that they've ridden three Dun Runs back to back, in the rain, with no sleep and no locks, and that I'll be fine. It is a very heavy lock...

Do you have a little cafe lock that would be easier to lug? Just something to slow someone down for the time you would need in a shop?

no lock required.

a bit like Phil Collins' jacket.

I hate Phil Collins BTW.

see you on the long road,Emilia. it's gonna be a big ole' tour this year.

Do you have a little cafe lock that would be easier to lug? Just something to slow someone down for the time you would need in a shop?

I don't, but this might be a good time to invest in one. Good idea! (My first thought was 'what about cable ties?', but I suspect that wouldn't be sensible.)

no lock required.

This is what I was after. Don't care if it's based on hard evidence or not - I just wanted someone to say it.

see you on the long road,Emilia. it's gonna be a big ole' tour this year.

Look out for the pink Surly. :-D

Lock? Just take your bike everywhere. How do you think roadies and audaxers manage?
Lie it down out of sight, or take the front wheel with you, or wind the brake fully on and leave the wheel overhanging the front door a little so you can watch it or.. loads of options. I've just wheeled mine into shops before. I don't give a fuck.. if they give me grief I'll spend my hard-earned elsewhere.

No lock.