2011-07-16/17 Sat/Sun - Dunwich Dynamo DD19

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    
30. nneil
    

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    
30. nneil
    
31. Ramaye
    

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    
30. nneil
    
31. Ramaye
    
32. Bikeman
    

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    
30. nneil
    
31. Ramaye
    
32. Bikeman
    
33. Mark Cult
    

oh the dilema!
So, it's either DD or friend's daughter's wedding in Belgium …

• DD = fun night, will be my 7th Dun-run, refreshing swim at beach, hopefully another forum coach back
  
• DD = tired legs, freezing cold swim in North Sea, Southwark Cyclists' coach back
  
• Wedding = fun weekend away, belgian beer, moules frittes, never been to a Belgian wedding
  
• Wedding = long schlep by road or Eurostar and hire a car, all the expense!
  
  

Your opinions would be appreciated, though the final decision will undoubtedly be down to mrs ian (conker)

Go to the WeDDing. Easy.

Cycle to the WeDDing. Easy.

Cough

Pffft, as if I had to remind myself of that separately. ;)

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    
30. nneil
    
31. Ramaye
    
32. Bikeman
    
33. Mark Cult
    
34. mattty +1
    
    

In! Probably with gears.

Fuck man!!! This is the same day as 2 certain people's wedding.

OUT!

Dude, shame you won't be able to make that wedding. Still, bikes, YAY!

don't worry, there will be plenty of bikes at that wedding i reckon....on the plus side joe, it's probably a similar distance, and it is also close to the sea....ride down instead?

^this is the date of the Royal wedding? How did I not know this? Massive social skills fail!

don't worry, there will be plenty of bikes at that wedding i reckon....on the plus side joe, it's probably a similar distance, and it is also close to the sea....ride down instead?
IN!

Friday Night Ride To The Coast the night before down to Brighton.

Putney, Hyde Park Corner, Brighton, Putney, London Fields, Dunwich, Putney for a nice round 550km (closer to 600km when I get the route sorted out though...)

I'm tempted as it'll be a nice ride to keep the legs in check for PBP in August...

[EDIT2] Well, someone's got to apply the HTFU spray...

I was already looking forward to this, but my accident in december means I'm not sure I'll be able to do it now, especially not at the pace I would have wanted. Current prognosis is off the bike until March, by which time my leg muscles and CV fitness will be a joke. Hopefully a bit of HTFU will get me trained back to 200k fitness from zero in four months but it will somewhat depend on what the docs and physio say.

tom, see what you can manage, but best not overdo it and set your recovery back by being overly eager.

I was already looking forward to this, but my accident in december means I'm not sure I'll be able to do it now, especially not at the pace I would have wanted. Current prognosis is off the bike until March, by which time my leg muscles and CV fitness will be a joke. Hopefully a bit of HTFU will get me trained back to 200k fitness from zero in four months but it will somewhat depend on what the docs and physio say.

Assuming the docs and physio give it the ok, it's almost certainly possible with some HTFU and depending on what your fitness levels were like before. Take the first month rebuilding general leg/ankle strength and a bit of fitness from walking, that still leaves you 3 months to get fit enough for a 200km ride.

I had two months off the bike away traveling around South America back in November/December 2008. I did plenty of walking but no cycling in that time and lost most of my cycling fitness. I had put on half a stone too (medialunas and empanadas).

I tried to ride a DIY 100 down to the South coast a few days after getting back home (just before new year) and had to give up at 70km (Hayward's Heath). Annoyed at this because it was just me being crap, I should have had some food,a bit of a rest, and carried on.

From then I put good effort into the commute (a flat 23km round trip) every day.

Audax wise, I then did:-

31-JAN: Willy Warmer 200
27-FEB: Brazier's Run 100 made into DIY 200 (250km)
15-MAR: DIY 300: Putney to Thorne (310km)
16-MAR: DIY 200: Thorne to Alston (220km)
17-MAR: DIY 200: Thorne to North Berwick (205km)
28-MAR: The Dean 300
25-APR: The Elenith 300
16-MAY: Bryan Chapman 600
27-JUN: Midlander Super Grimpeur 300
04-JUL: Dun Run and back home as DIY 400 (430km)
26-JUL: London-Edinburgh-London 1400km

Monthly kilometerages up to and including LEL were:-

JAN: 600.12km
FEB: 539.92km
MAR: 1306.3km
APR: 581.33km
MAY: 853.4km
JUN: 902.68km
JUL: 1979.61km

So, nothing to 200km in under a month, nothing to 700km over 3 consecutive days in just two and a half months. Nothing to 1400km in 115hours in under 7 months. All but the MSG 300 was on fixed too.

2010 I had done a massive total of 56km on the bike by the middle of March (due to the arrival of Baby GB in December). By mid June I had done a total of 800km on the bike and was able to do a 400km Audax around Wales (Snowdon & Coast 400) with 4700m climbing (on a geared bike though).

I'm not stupidly fit (I'm usually near the back of the field on an Audax) but I've been doing it for several years so I've got a bit of built in fitness and grim determination.

1. Sparky
   
2. Branwen
   
3. kboy
   
4. Shinigami
   
5. Cafewanda
   
6. pt
   
7. Digger
   
8. Oliver Schick
   
9. machineisbored
   
10. Cg
    
11. Fox
    
12. Johnbobsquarepants
    
13. shambolic
    
14. dicki
    
15. FridayMarch26th
    16.Shoosh
    
16. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
17. Ark Minor
    
18. JAH tim-on-sea
    
19. leifal
    
20. pascalo
    
21. Nigel182
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. tom k&e
    
25. S/J
    
26. Spenceey
    
27. stupidPony
    
28. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
29. Clever Pun
    
30. nneil
    
31. Ramaye
    
32. Bikeman
    
33. Mark Cult
    
34. mattty +1
    
35. PaulR
    
    

Asked Mrs R yesterday if she wanted to join me on the tandem for this. Her reply was not very positive. Also established that this year she will not drive up from Forest Hill to meet up on the beach, take me to a pub in orford to allow me to nod off with my nose in a pint of Adnams and then drive back home to the accompaniment of my happy snoring, as she has done in past years.

Is this a bank holiday weekend again? If not I might just book the Monday off.

Is this a bank holiday weekend again? If not I might just book the Monday off.

Nope, you'll have to wait until August 29 for the next one of them.

We need to sort out a van to get people back to Norwich, Spence. Maybe my other half or yours could be bribed to do it?

Reckon there could be up to ten of us, so it would be really cheap. Just pile everyone in the back. What do you reckon?