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

Just your luck that it happened in the middle of nowhere and he was around.

Might as well commit -

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. JaRyder +1
    
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
    
36. Rossi75
    
37. TSK (silly oop norf route)
    
38. upstart
    
39. juanito
    
40. Tiswas
    
41. The Original Mexican Bob (common list fucker upper)
    
42. Katie-Coo +1
    
43. friar tuck
    
44. laner
    
45. Stonehedge (If I am ok after my 350mi ride a week before)
    
46. Soul
    
47. alexmckerrell + my dad is he's up for it
    
48. dimi3
    
49. 105champ
    
50. ChainBreaker
    
51. middleofnowhere
    
52. Sumo - on a bmx
    
53. jenny j
    
54. Loafheads
    
55. nelaii
    
56. MissMouse
    
57. FixedCheese + cheesey work colleagues
    
58. MA3K
    
59. KRZ
    
60. Rod Munch
    
61. fotochap - probably fixed, with several kilos of flapjacks
    

im still looking into the options. i need to pm David over the weekend to get a bit more info about what it involves. idea is still

coach plus driver and
larger truck+driver/two smaller vans. if it was the larger truck+driver i would offer to be the support waggon for everyone on the night.

Has this been resolved yet?

MA3K - Fixed/brakeless 46 x16
KRZ - Fixed/brakeless 45 x16
tom k&e - Free 48x18

Are we set for transport? If so, how do we chip in?

MA3K - Fixed/brakeless 46 x16
KRZ - Fixed/brakeless 45 x16
tom k&e - Free 48x18
nelaii - fixed w/ brakes 44 x 17 (may re-think this cos a 15)

Nel-boogie are you still taking on bus organising. Understand if you aren't, total ball ache. You would become a forum hero though.

No, I only ever said I'd help, I don't want to organise it cos I've never done the ride so I don't know what to look out for. (somehow I can't make that sentence not sound harsh, I don't mean it to be harsh)

Spoke to someone yesterday who seemed to be taking responsibility for it. Am sure updates will be coming along in due course.

Doesn't sound harsh (but I'm foreign too so we're probably both coming across like a pair of arseholes).

BRING ON THE DYNAMO!

but I'm foreign too so we're probably both coming across like a pair of arseholes

hahahahaaaa!!! :)

Maybe....

news on the bus is coming, be patient young padawans...

Ill be driving support vehicle. Katie-coo is looking into bus e.t.c.

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. JaRyder +1
    
22. 
    
23. 
    
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
    
36. Rossi75
    
37. TSK (silly oop norf route)
    
38. upstart
    
39. juanito
    
40. Tiswas
    
41. The Original Mexican Bob (common list fucker upper)
    
42. Katie-Coo +1
    
43. friar tuck
    
44. laner
    
45. Stonehedge (If I am ok after my 350mi ride a week before)
    
46. Soul
    
47. alexmckerrell + my dad is he's up for it
    
48. dimi3
    
49. 105champ
    
50. ChainBreaker
    
51. middleofnowhere
    
52. Sumo - on a bmx
    
53. jenny j
    
54. Loafheads
    
55. nelaii
    
56. MissMouse
    
57. FixedCheese + cheesey work colleagues
    
58. MA3K
    
59. KRZ
    
60. Rod Munch
    
61. fotochap - probably fixed, with several kilos of flapjacks
    
    

Me and LittleHeather out, fo sho. 23 + 24 available.

So what's it like in regards to staying warm or keeping cool?
I am picturing starting off freezing my bollocks off and then warming up but the night air keeping me chilled.
Or else stopping midway for the break, and getting warmed up, then being frozen again after stopping moving.
Has anyone done it at a slower pace, and not stopped at all?
I think this is what I would prefer to do. Whenever I stop my legs tend to sieze up, if I keep motoring along it works out alright in the end.

Apologies if this has been asked / discussed elsewhere before. I'm a relative newbie to Lahndan.

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
    
17. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
18. Ark Minor
    
19. JAH tim-on-sea
    
20. leifal
    
21. pascalo
    
22. JaRyder +1
    
23. mr lunch +1
    
24. 
    
25. tom k&e
    
26. S/J
    
27. Spenceey
    
28. stupidPony
    
29. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
30. Clever Pun
    
31. nneil
    
32. Ramaye
    
33. Bikeman
    
34. Mark Cult
    
35. mattty +1
    
36. PaulR
    
37. Rossi75
    
38. TSK (silly oop norf route)
    
39. upstart
    
40. juanito
    
41. Tiswas
    
42. The Original Mexican Bob (common list fucker upper)
    
43. Katie-Coo +1
    
44. friar tuck
    
45. laner
    
46. Stonehedge (If I am ok after my 350mi ride a week before)
    
47. Soul
    
48. alexmckerrell + my dad is he's up for it
    
49. dimi3
    
50. 105champ
    
51. ChainBreaker
    
52. middleofnowhere
    
53. Sumo - on a bmx
    
54. jenny j
    
55. Loafheads
    
56. nelaii
    
57. MissMouse
    
58. FixedCheese + cheesey work colleagues
    
59. MA3K
    
60. KRZ
    
61. Rod Munch
    
62. fotochap - probably fixed, with several kilos of flapjacks
    
    

I'll fill in at 23 then!

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
    
17. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
18. Ark Minor
    
19. JAH tim-on-sea
    
20. leifal
    
21. pascalo
    
22. JaRyder +1
    
23. mr lunch +1
    
24. Sniffy + some mates who probably wince out soon...
    
25. tom k&e
    
26. S/J
    
27. Spenceey
    
28. stupidPony
    
29. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
30. Clever Pun
    
31. nneil
    
32. Ramaye
    
33. Bikeman
    
34. Mark Cult
    
35. mattty +1
    
36. PaulR
    
37. Rossi75
    
38. TSK (silly oop norf route)
    
39. upstart
    
40. juanito
    
41. Tiswas
    
42. The Original Mexican Bob (common list fucker upper)
    
43. Katie-Coo +1
    
44. friar tuck
    
45. laner
    
46. Stonehedge (If I am ok after my 350mi ride a week before)
    
47. Soul
    
48. alexmckerrell + my dad is he's up for it
    
49. dimi3
    
50. 105champ
    
51. ChainBreaker
    
52. middleofnowhere
    
53. Sumo - on a bmx
    
54. jenny j
    
55. Loafheads
    
56. nelaii
    
57. MissMouse
    
58. FixedCheese + cheesey work colleagues
    
59. MA3K
    
60. KRZ
    
61. Rod Munch
    
62. fotochap - probably fixed, with several kilos of flapjacks
    
    

I'll fill in at 24 then ;-)

So what's it like in regards to staying warm or keeping cool?
I am picturing starting off freezing my bollocks off and then warming up but the night air keeping me chilled.
Or else stopping midway for the break, and getting warmed up, then being frozen again after stopping moving.
Has anyone done it at a slower pace, and not stopped at all?
I think this is what I would prefer to do. Whenever I stop my legs tend to sieze up, if I keep motoring along it works out alright in the end.

Apologies if this has been asked / discussed elsewhere before. I'm a relative newbie to Lahndan.

Best not to stop. Except for the halfway food and cup of tea. Or maybe a pub or two. Otherwise no point in resting for too long, just makes it worse.
Hasn't been cold the last couple of times so fingers crossed.

So what's it like in regards to staying warm or keeping cool?
I am picturing starting off freezing my bollocks off and then warming up but the night air keeping me chilled.
Or else stopping midway for the break, and getting warmed up, then being frozen again after stopping moving.
Has anyone done it at a slower pace, and not stopped at all?
I think this is what I would prefer to do. Whenever I stop my legs tend to sieze up, if I keep motoring along it works out alright in the end.

Apologies if this has been asked / discussed elsewhere before. I'm a relative newbie to Lahndan.

This is how I find it:
Usually it starts off just fine - short sleeves are okay, then about 11pm starts to get a bit chilly so on go the arm warmers. Then after the food stop (usually about 1-2am) put on every stitch of clothing I have with me and still my teeth chatter, this lasts for about 10 mins then off comes the jacket again and the rest of the trip is long sleeves/arm warmers ––––UNLESS IT'S RAINING ALL NIGHT ----- like a few years ago.

I've not done it without a break, but the time it rained all night I should have, after queueing outside in the rain for half an hour I was so cold and miserable. Last year I rode most of the route really quite slowly with an un-fit Oliver Schick (after doing in his elbow) and it was really enjoyable. Would have been better if some pubs were open later than they were though.

I'll fill in at 24 then ;-)

Ha ha, I nearly put you in just in case. Good times.

I've just booked Sunday night in a B&B in Dunwich so will travel back Monday. I did it back in '09 but on the roadie - though loads of people did do it fixed so it's perfectly do-able... I just prefer to have the luxury of freewheeling down the the (few) hills.

Also - the coach I was on had a terrifyingly bad driver. We almost crashed on numerous occasions, at one point he braked so hard I flew forward in my chair - was buckled in but it spoilt the nice snooze I was having. Another reason to stay an extra night and get the train the next day!

Had a daft idea:

If someone else (not me) is epic (stupid) enough to attempt it on a Boris Bike perhaps we could all chip in and cover the hire costs. I'd pay to see it done. It's £50 for 24hrs hire.

Who's game?

I'm thinking of doing it on a (edit) cycle hire bike.

Would be great if costs could be covered. I'd like to raise some money for a worthy cause.

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
    
17. conker (riding home - from Smithfields)
    
18. Ark Minor
    
19. JAH tim-on-sea
    
20. leifal
    
21. pascalo
    
22. JaRyder +1
    
23. mr lunch +1
    
24. Sniffy + some mates who probably wince out soon...
    
25. tom k&e
    
26. S/J
    
27. Spenceey
    
28. stupidPony
    
29. stupidPonys imaginary friend G.Love.
    
30. Clever Pun
    
31. nneil
    
32. Ramaye
    
33. Bikeman
    
34. Mark Cult
    
35. mattty +1
    
36. PaulR
    
37. Rossi75
    
38. TSK (silly oop norf route)
    
39. upstart
    
40. juanito
    
41. Tiswas
    
42. The Original Mexican Bob (common list fucker upper)
    
43. Katie-Coo +1
    
44. friar tuck
    
45. laner
    
46. Stonehedge (If I am ok after my 350mi ride a week before)
    
47. Soul
    
48. alexmckerrell + my dad is he's up for it
    
49. dimi3
    
50. 105champ
    
51. ChainBreaker
    
52. middleofnowhere
    
53. Sumo - on a bmx
    
54. jenny j
    
55. Loafheads
    
56. nelaii
    
57. MissMouse
    
58. FixedCheese + cheesey work colleagues
    
59. MA3K
    
60. KRZ
    
61. Rod Munch
    
62. fotochap - probably fixed, with several kilos of flapjacks
    
63. KT Bee + friend
    
    

Going to do this geared, I think. We're booked on the SC coach for the return, but wouldn't mind tagging on to a Forum group leaving London for at least the first bit to give us a bit of navigational headstart.

I'm willing to put a pound towards seeing someone do it on a cycle hire bike (can we stop calling them Boris Bikes the idea was already in inception before his tenure began, he should not be credited for them)

^ yep, also put me down for a pound to watch econodog (or anyone else) suffer 116 miles on a very un-racy "Bobo Bike*"

There you go, I didn't say Boris Bike - woops!

all you need is a dose of HTFU