2010-07-24 - Dunwich Dynamo DD18

And of course the majority of riders are what make the dynamo very different from what it used to be.

The myth is that it was started by a bunch of couriers heading East-North-East-ish from London and not stopping until the seaside, but that is just bollocks.

In reality it started as a pay-to-enter event for recumbents run by Patrick Field. It quickly grew to be too big an organisational headache (they had marquees setup at Dunwich for the finishers) that it (under Barry's oversight) became a free ride staffed by volunteers and funded by routesheet sales and goodwill. The hipsters chose to claim it as theirs and the courier myth was born.

(To the previous person; not TSK) It's what you want it to be, but when you stop liking what it's is slowly becoming then you'll see our point.

I'd do it again, but only because I take my own food and can avoid the queues at the half-way feed stop, plus I'm used to the distance so I can take in more of the event, especially if I ride home again. Next year I'd be tempted to do it in reverse. Get a train to Darsham for 9pm-ish on Saturday and cycle home overnight. Transport problems solved, plus I'll get a good few hours of occasional contact with other riders.