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

weather forecast is looking pretty, pretty good on the beeb:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/10209

Yippee weather looks good. Unless your riding back it might get nasty towards the end...

Woke up so early this morning through anxiety...have never felt so unprepared for a ride! Dashing for a train from Bham meant I obligingly forgot several important things including my good light and borrowed saddle bag :( Just taking my bike to a friend's workshop now to fix new STIs and wrap the bars. Hope everything works out okay as my nerves are eclipsing my excitement!

@MotherGirl - You'll be absolutely fine!

Hangover: check
Still tired: check
Bike ready: wtf

Time to get up and assemble a bike from the pile of parts in the study.

Im now worried ive packed to many warm and dry clothes and wont have anywhere to store them while moving :-(

Fuckity fuck fuck fuck....

Do we need to carry a medical aid kit?

with all this rubbish weather at least we'll have a tailwind no?

^^ No. If it's serious you need proper backup, if it's not, HTFU is all that's required.

And I will be going for minimal warm and dry clothes, because I want to take lots of food in my saddlebag. If you've got decent waterproof gear you shouldn't really need a dry change of clothes, but I suspect this is all academic anyway as it will have stopped raining by 7ish.

i'll be at london fields at around 6pm-ish with jaitch. if anyone wants to come find us just look for me and the boris bike. we might be in the pub if it's wet though.

this is me: http://bit.ly/qNfsUr come say hello

Anyone west want to meet up later and ride over to London Fields?

phew, metcheck's saying weather will be mostly alright by tonight, for mid essex, west and east suffolk.... hooray.

Now to decide what to bring. light jacket? heavy jacket? Waxed cape? Overshoes?

Still haven't started to think about what clothes and food to take. Don't have any waterproof trousers or even a waterproof jacket with a hood. No mudguards. Could do with a 1O speed split link just incase. Have hardly slept all week. Have hardly eaten all week, except a couple of apple pies and two pizzas. Have barely ridden in a year....so i reckon it must be DD TIME AGAIN!!! :]

....And my back and my knees are killing me as usual.
I'm off to buy some painkillers!

Anyone west want to meet up later and ride over to London Fields?

What time and where do you want to meet?

Anyone west want to meet up later and ride over to London Fields?

What time and where do you want to meet?

Yes depending :)

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So i thought i would post my bike for the fun of it...
(hope this works...)

The stuff in front of the bag is the stuff i want to take with :-(

^Damn son, looks you're stepping into Saigon circa '72!

Errrrrrr that a lot of stuff to cram into a small bag.

^Damn son, looks you're stepping into Saigon circa '72!

Repped

I presume you saying im looking to go to war...

If so, thats the only way i can pack is if i can see the shit then i know i have it...

flip flops... i'm still deciding on those...

What time and where do you want to meet?

Yes depending :)

I'm in shepherds bush. Dont mind about when or where really. Some time around 5.30-6?

In Shepherds bush also, 5.30 sounds good as I was hoping to get up there earlyish. Fancy meeting at the shed on the corner of the green opposite the Defectors Weld?

Iain you are massively overpacking. It's just a bike ride!