2009-07-04 Sat - Dunwich Dynamo 2009

what happens when you buy the coach tickets on the website? do you actually get a ticket, or just a name on a list or what?

i'm only just sorting mine now, so obviously it's not going to be posted out.

You collect it from them at the start in London Fields. They'll send you an email saying as much.

I'm coming from Ealing, how about meeting in Hammersmith, maybe Brook Green?

Have only just found out that I can def do this. Vintage geared or modern carbon, to minimise the pain?

I'm down

I'm sure Coppi said his legs were shaved, the massaggiatore was coming round and he would be ready to roll, but not a word from him here. Hmmm.

Ha! I bumped into him at the Foundry a bit earlier and I didn't get the impression he was doing it.

just gone and bought loads of tasty food (!) , now even more excited at the prospect of epic ride + picnic

Sasmon/Marcom/Brun

Hope to roll up by HC about the same time. See you there.

Now I'm fed up.
Tomorrow I was due to ride to Ilford to meet my mate and then onwards to Hackney to start the ride.
My mate phoned me this afternoon to tell me his bike has been nicked and he can't come. It was a Specialized Sequoia which he has only just bought about three weeks ago ready to do the DD, it was taken from somewhere in south London and he is as gutted as they come. Unfortunately don't have a pic to post so chances of seeing it again are slim to none.
I still am planning to go though but as I live in Braintree and cannot get a lift back I am going to wait in Finchingfield and when people come past I am going to join the ride then ride back to Braintree in the morning.
This means I am going to be coming on the ride knowing nobody so hope to maybe bump into some of you on here to chat to on the way.
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My bike, please feel free to say hello if you see me on it:)

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There and other way back:

1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
   
2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
   
3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
   
4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
   
5. 
   
6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
   
7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
   
8. The Seldom Killer - Geared. Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
   
9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
   
10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    
11. Shazam (geared or fixed, likely riding to Ipswich)
    
12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    
13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    
14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    
15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    
16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    
17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    
18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back
    
19. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
20. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
21. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
22. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    23.gormley (fixed) train if riding fixed
    
23. habbi (caramel shortbread and ipswich train)
    
24. Barbados (fixed - lift back)
    
25. DGaff13 (fixed - lift back)
    
26. Crowbar (fixed - lift back)
    
27. Gralegav - geared. also riding back to a station but not sure which one
    
    

There and coach back:

1. broker (fixed)
   
2. clefty (road bike)
   
3. Soul (road bike)
   
4. Olly398 (not sure whether geared or fixed yet)
   
5. mo_mo (fixed)
   
6. Olly398's 5 roadie mates
   
7. mjs110 (road bike)
   
8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
   9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
   
9. Steff (road bike, probably)
   
10. CheBeef (roady) Not going :-( I'm broke and saving for the hols.
    
11. Aroogah (Geared)
    
12. horatio (geared)
    
13. tika (i don't know yet)
    
14. tonythetiger (geared)
    
15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    
16. Hoops (geared)
    
17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    
18. Jaygee (fixed)
    
19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    
20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    
21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )
    
22. Owen Jowett (fixed)
    
23. tom-saracen (geared)
    
24. harry__ (geared)
    
    

There and back:

1. hillbilly (road bike)
   
2. object (road bike)
   
3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
   
4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
   
5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
   
6. Greenbank (fixed)
   
7. Radius (road bike)
   
8. Nishiki (road bike)
   
9. gormley (road bike)
   
10. Davey C (fixed)
    
11. fiddy (geared)
    
    

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
2. marcom (geared)
   
3. jcgarcia (fixed)
   
4. diapo (fixed)
   5 BigFatAl (fixed)
   
   

There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)
   
   

Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Teddy Sheringham:

1. Slag (fixed!)
   
2. shoots
   
3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
   
4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot
   
   

Going up the aisle to get fixed

1. murtle
   
   

Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

1. hippy
   
   

Sat at home wishing they were going:

1. stompy
   
2. pascalo
   
3. CheBeef
   
   

Crying into a bottle of whisky

1. hael
   

There and other way back:

1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
   
2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
   
3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
   
4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
   
5. 
   
6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
   
7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
   
8. The Seldom Killer - Geared. Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
   
9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
   
10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    
11. Shazam (geared or fixed, likely riding to Ipswich)
    
12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    
13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    
14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    
15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    
16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    
17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    
18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back
    
19. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
20. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
21. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
22. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    23.gormley (fixed) train if riding fixed
    
23. habbi (caramel shortbread and ipswich train)
    
24. Barbados (fixed - lift back)
    
25. DGaff13 (fixed - lift back)
    
26. Crowbar (fixed - lift back)
    
27. Gralegav - geared. also riding back to a station but not sure which one
    
    

There and coach back:

1. broker (fixed)
   
2. clefty (road bike)
   
3. Soul (road bike)
   
4. Olly398 (not sure whether geared or fixed yet)
   
5. mo_mo (fixed)
   
6. Olly398's 5 roadie mates
   
7. mjs110 (road bike)
   
8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
   9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
   
9. Steff (road bike, probably)
   
10. CheBeef (roady) Not going :-( I'm broke and saving for the hols.
    
11. Aroogah (Geared)
    
12. horatio (geared)
    
13. tika (i don't know yet)
    
14. tonythetiger (geared)
    
15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    
16. Hoops (geared)
    
17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    
18. Jaygee (fixed)
    
19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    
20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    
21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )
    
22. Owen Jowett (fixed)
    
23. tom-saracen (geared)
    
24. harry__ (geared)
    
    

There and back:

1. hillbilly (road bike)
   
2. object (road bike)
   
3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
   
4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
   
5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
   
6. Greenbank (fixed)
   
7. Radius (road bike)
   
8. Nishiki (road bike)
   
9. gormley (road bike)
   
10. Davey C (fixed)
    
11. fiddy (geared)
    
    

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
2. marcom (geared)
   
3. jcgarcia (fixed)
   
4. diapo (fixed)
   5 BigFatAl (fixed)
   
   

There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)
   
   

Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Teddy Sheringham:

1. Slag (fixed!)
   
2. shoots
   
3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
   
4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot
   
   

Going up the aisle to get fixed

1. murtle
   
   

Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

1. hippy
   
   

Sat at home wishing they were going:

1. stompy
   
2. pascalo
   
3. CheBeef
   
   

Crying into a bottle of whisky

1. hael
   

think im in but got a dodgy knee from riding with my saddle too low (don't ask!). so may just trundle along for part of the route...

There and other way back:

1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
   
2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
   
3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
   
4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
   
5. 
   
6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
   
7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
   
8. The Seldom Killer - Geared. Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
   
9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
   
10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    
11. Shazam (geared or fixed, likely riding to Ipswich)
    
12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    
13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    
14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    
15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    
16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    
17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    
18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back
    
19. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
20. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
21. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
22. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    23.gormley (fixed) train if riding fixed
    
23. habbi (caramel shortbread and ipswich train)
    
24. Barbados (fixed - lift back)
    
25. DGaff13 (fixed - lift back)
    
26. Crowbar (fixed - lift back)
    
27. Gralegav - geared. also riding back to a station but not sure which one
    
    

There and coach back:

1. broker (fixed)
   
2. clefty (road bike)
   
3. Soul (road bike)
   
4. Olly398 (not sure whether geared or fixed yet)
   
5. mo_mo (fixed)
   
6. Olly398's 5 roadie mates
   
7. mjs110 (road bike)
   
8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
   9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
   
9. Steff (road bike, probably)
   
10. CheBeef (roady) Not going :-( I'm broke and saving for the hols.
    
11. Aroogah (Geared)
    
12. horatio (geared)
    
13. tika (i don't know yet)
    
14. tonythetiger (geared)
    
15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    
16. Hoops (geared)
    
17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    
18. Jaygee (fixed)
    
19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    
20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    
21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )
    
22. Owen Jowett (fixed)
    
23. tom-saracen (geared)
    
24. harry__ (geared)
    
25. Ali_w (geared)
    
26. Shippey (geared)
    
    

There and back:

1. hillbilly (road bike)
   
2. object (road bike)
   
3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
   
4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
   
5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
   
6. Greenbank (fixed)
   
7. Radius (road bike)
   
8. Nishiki (road bike)
   
9. gormley (road bike)
   
10. Davey C (fixed)
    
11. fiddy (geared)
    
    

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
2. marcom (geared)
   
3. jcgarcia (fixed)
   
4. diapo (fixed)
   5 BigFatAl (fixed)
   
   

There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)
   
   

Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Teddy Sheringham:

1. Slag (fixed!)
   
2. shoots
   
3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
   
4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot
   
   

Going up the aisle to get fixed

1. murtle
   
   

Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

1. hippy
   
   

Sat at home wishing they were going:

1. stompy
   
2. pascalo
   
3. CheBeef
   
   

Crying into a bottle of whisky

1. hael
   

Oh arsicles. My mate Andy's penny is unwell. We spent most of the afternoon fettling it to within an inch of its life, but it still feels the need to spit its cranks off every couple of miles. And the special pedals it uses are Donald Ducked.

he's going to borrow a safety bicycle and come along as my Egor. Am I to be the only Ordinaryenger?

There and other way back:

1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
   
2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
   
3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
   
4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
   
5. 
   
6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
   
7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
   
8. The Seldom Killer - Geared. Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
   
9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
   
10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    
11. Shazam (geared or fixed, likely riding to Ipswich)
    
12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    
13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    
14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    
15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    
16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    
17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    
18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back
    
19. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
20. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
21. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
22. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    23.gormley (fixed) train if riding fixed
    
23. habbi (caramel shortbread and ipswich train)
    
24. Barbados (fixed - lift back)
    
25. DGaff13 (fixed - lift back)
    
26. Crowbar (fixed - lift back)
    
27. Gralegav - geared. also riding back to a station but not sure which one
    
28. Chartlotte (penny farthing, getting a lift back from my partner)
    
    

There and coach back:

1. broker (fixed)
   
2. clefty (road bike)
   
3. Soul (road bike)
   
4. Olly398 (not sure whether geared or fixed yet)
   
5. mo_mo (fixed)
   
6. Olly398's 5 roadie mates
   
7. mjs110 (road bike)
   
8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
   9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
   
9. Steff (road bike, probably)
   
10. CheBeef (roady) Not going :-( I'm broke and saving for the hols.
    
11. Aroogah (Geared)
    
12. horatio (geared)
    
13. tika (i don't know yet)
    
14. tonythetiger (geared)
    
15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    
16. Hoops (geared)
    
17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    
18. Jaygee (fixed)
    
19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    
20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    
21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )
    
22. Owen Jowett (fixed)
    
23. tom-saracen (geared)
    
24. harry__ (geared)
    
25. Ali_w (geared)
    
26. Shippey (geared)
    
    

There and back:

1. hillbilly (road bike)
   
2. object (road bike)
   
3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
   
4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
   
5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
   
6. Greenbank (fixed)
   
7. Radius (road bike)
   
8. Nishiki (road bike)
   
9. gormley (road bike)
   
10. Davey C (fixed)
    
11. fiddy (geared)
    
    

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
2. marcom (geared)
   
3. jcgarcia (fixed)
   
4. diapo (fixed)
   5 BigFatAl (fixed)
   
   

There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)
   
   

Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Teddy Sheringham:

1. Slag (fixed!)
   
2. shoots
   
3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
   
4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot
   
   

Going up the aisle to get fixed

1. murtle
   
   

Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

1. hippy
   
   

Sat at home wishing they were going:

1. stompy
   
2. pascalo
   
3. CheBeef
   
   

Crying into a bottle of whisky

1. hael
   

Am I to be the only Ordinaryenger?

Sounds like it. The penny 'flu seems to be going around. :(

working 9-6 today, not going home, pretty much straight to hackney, ride there and back to ipswitch, work 10-5 tomoro. Fuck is the word.↲
Ill be on a brown steamroller with the power of the sun mounted to my bars.

Riding the Dunwich Dynamo? Got an iPhone? Then you might like to take part in this:

http://thebikeshow.net/audioboo-the-dunwich-dynamo/

This sounds a m a z i n g!

Wish I had an iPhone...

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My bike, please feel free to say hello if you see me on it:)

Nice bike! I'll be sure to say hello if I spot you. And then I'll probably talk non-stop nonsense at you for about 10 minutes, before disappearing somewhere. It's what I tend to do on long rides...

Right.

1. Sort out bike (need SON wheel on), sod changing gear, spin to win. 67"
   
2. Buy cheap cafe lock (been on my todo list for ages)
   
3. Plot route for GPS
   
4. Pack Carradice Barley (do not bring kitchen sink)
   
5. Maintain hydration (Avoid cans of lager in fridge all day)
   
6. Get 4.30pm train out to Dorking
   
7. Climb Box Hill, Epsom Downs and head up to Hackney
   
8. Ride to Dunwich.
   
9. Ride home to Putney.
   

I am so excited I had trouble sleeping! Hopefully this will continue till about 8am on Sunday morning.

Am about to bake 4 batches of differently-flavoured flapjacks. Any requests?

Oh, and we'll now be driving back from Dunwich in a rather large van. The seats are all full, but if anyone needs space for a bike (or would be happy getting tangled up with the bikes in the back), give me a shout.

Slightly concerned about this. No long rides this year, but a 24 mile commute most days. I know that I'm good for a 60-70 mile club run. Am I capable of doing this - sorry self doubt creeping in...

Emilia - Chocolate flapjacks. Definately chocolate (all 4 batches).

Slightly concerned about this. No long rides this year, but a 24 mile commute most days. I know that I'm good for a 60-70 mile club run. Am I capable of doing this - sorry self doubt creeping in...

Yes yes yes! People do it on a lot less every year. I can tell you millions of stories to prove this if you want.

Slightly concerned about this. No long rides this year, but a 24 mile commute most days. I know that I'm good for a 60-70 mile club run. Am I capable of doing this - sorry self doubt creeping in...

You are definitely capable. Everyone should remember that there are many more people that will complete this ride that are far less prepared and much less fit than themselves.

Which bike:

• geared - fast and comfy,but have broken two spokes on the rear wheel on it in the last two months (the second one on Tues) and wouldn't want to replace another on the road or
  
• fixed - reliable, but less comfy and longest ride has been about 35 miles?
  

Slightly concerned about this. No long rides this year, but a 24 mile commute most days. I know that I'm good for a 60-70 mile club run. Am I capable of doing this - sorry self doubt creeping in...

Yes - my training last year was non-existent, save for my long daily work commutes, and it was fine.

what time are you's lot meeting in london fields nothin on the first page can't wade through 17 pages of jokes and slights to find the right post ? anyone ?
weather set fair i think i'll join the party ?
i'll have a go at it fixed

I think people usually start leaving at around 7pm but most of the people I've spoken to are planning on leaving at 8-9pm so a congregation at around 7 sounds reasonable to me but this is pure speculation. Does anyone dare set a meet time and specific place so we're not all wading through the hundreds of riders looking for 30-40 fixed riders?

Also, pending a time Gormley and myself are meeting at Camberwell Green beforehand to ride up together. If anyone else South would like to come along, do so.