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Thanks for being a great crowd, despite sleep deprivation and some hard physical exhertion, you were really easy to work for and certainly made my job very easy. This has to be one of the best communities to be a part of and I consider myself lucky to be able to contribute.
Based on the relative success I'd suggest that we certainly could do this again, albeit with a better suited van for the job. Partly my fault for an optimistic guess at the capacity required for 50 bikes and partly the rental company's fault for telling me that they would have the van I asked for and one similar but smaller. Mind you, I wouldn't want to be driving a Luton around the narrow lanes if anyone needed picking up.
Sorry if for scaring you there CG. Mostly I was in a bit of a rush in the hope of getting a bit of a nap before having to do the drive back to London and I have to admit that I was a bit tired and my pre-emption/reaction times not quite what they usually are. Still, I stand by my record of never having crashed.
The main difficulty was getting out of Dunwich to the A12, too many cyclists and cars on a quiet, windy road. After that I saw quite a few people trundling their way towards Ipswich and have to admit to laughing at ill-prepared hipsters getting caught in a heavy rain shower and feeling very sorry for the one rider who had just turned onto the dual carriageway section and looked utterly distraught at the prospect of having to take it all the way to Ipswich.
I won't be doing this again next year (distance, time, might even be riding) but I'm happy to offer advice and experience to whichever good soul is prepared to help out.