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  • • #526

    **There and other way back: **

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -

    **There and coach back: **

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    **There and back: **

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)


    **There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace: **

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)


    **Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Sheringham: **

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots
    3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
    4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot

    **Going up the aisle to get fixed **

    1. murtle

    **Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy: **

    1. hippy

    Sat at home wishing they were going:

    1. stompy
    2. pascalo
  • • #527

    **Prepare for self-sufficiency **
    -Bring a spare tube and tube changing tools
    -Bring spare batteries
    -Bring extra layers, for if it gets colder
    -Bring a rainjacket for if it gets wetter
    -Bring a Fully Charged Mobile
    -Bring a mapbook

    the first year i did the dynamo in our group of four we had 6 punctures all in the last 30 miles.
    one spare tube and no puncture repair kit is not enough.
    bring a puncture repair kit (park patches ftw) and maybe another tube if you have space.

    extra layers 'If' it gets colder?
    the time spent queuing at the feed station is the coldest part of the night and when the dew starts to form it can easily drop to 10°c, I'll definately be bringing an extra wool baselayer and some knee/leg warmers if i do it this year.

  • • #528

    Ah.. for a second there I thought you were saying only take a single spare then you were saying you got rolled by only taking one.. I got confuzzled.. learn to quote! :P

    It's a long, dark ride and it's not like you can nip into Evans. I took 3 spare tubes I think and way more batteries than I needed. Remember you might be able to help someone else out.. and they they owe you beach sex.. it's the law.

    It was officially FUCKING FREEZING the first time I did this after getting soaked and then cooling right down at the feed. I chipped teeth from chattering. Listen to Smiffy..

  • • #529

    **There and other way back: **

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning

    **There and coach back: **

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    **There and back: **

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)


    **There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace: **

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)


    **Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Sheringham: **

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots
    3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
    4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot

    **Going up the aisle to get fixed **

    1. murtle

    **Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy: **

    1. hippy

    Sat at home wishing they were going:

    1. stompy
    2. pascalo[/quote]
  • • #530

    I am keen to do this - as long as it is not chucking it down. But at the moment I only have some crappy Cateye LED lights. I guess I will need to get some new ones for this ride - what kind of intensity should I be looking at?

    Also, it is going to be painful for me. It will be my first 100+ mile ride. I did 55 miles at the weekend - it almost killed me and it took an age. Hurrah!

  • • #531

    Just go for it. A large percentage of the people who do it have never ridden that far...you get such a huge sense of achievment once you complete it.

    Regarding lights...a lot of people just use regular lights, but if you can get brighter ones then i'd recommend it personally.

  • • #532

    Something equivalent to the Cat-Eye HL-EL520 should suffice for a front light. On full power with fresh batteries it's usually enough to see significant pot holes at a good distance and persuade oncoming drivers to dip their lights. As for rear lights, as long as the lights are visible from a distance and you're not right at the back it should be fine as most drivers will be used to seeing lots of riders by the time they get to you.

  • • #533

    **There and other way back: **

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.

    **There and coach back: **

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    **There and back: **

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)


    **There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace: **

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)


    **Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Sheringham: **

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots
    3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
    4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot

    **Going up the aisle to get fixed **

    1. murtle

    **Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy: **

    1. hippy

    Sat at home wishing they were going:

    1. stompy
    2. pascalo
  • • #534

    I am keen to do this - as long as it is not chucking it down. But at the moment I only have some crappy Cateye LED lights. I guess I will need to get some new ones for this ride - what kind of intensity should I be looking at?

    Also, it is going to be painful for me. It will be my first 100+ mile ride. I did 55 miles at the weekend - it almost killed me and it took an age. Hurrah!

    You will be fitter from that 55mi ride in a few days. Have a good stretch.

    Try doing a 60+mi ride next week.

    It's all about little builds and on the ride itself.. pacing. Not going out like a mental to keep up with so and so.. just roll along and chat to other people.

    I like more powerful lights than your cateye-type jobbies simply because you can ride a bit faster knowing you can see any obstacles (unless they're steps on the Thames path and you're pissed, then the Dinottes aren't so effective).

  • • #535

    **There and other way back: **

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.

    **There and coach back: **

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    **There and back: **

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)


    **There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace: **

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)


    **Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Sheringham: **

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots
    3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
    4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot

    **Going up the aisle to get fixed **

    1. murtle

    **Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy: **

    1. hippy

    Sat at home wishing they were going:

    1. stompy
    2. pascalo
  • • #536

    Get cheap bike lights (f&b) from Lidl £10. Decent beam but look a bit crap. Spare batteries £1 from the pound shop. Job done.

  • • #537

    He is adding him / her self to the list.

    I am a bit of a slow fucker when it comes to these computer things.
    Think i got this bit sussed..
    There and other way back:

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back

    There and coach back:

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    There and back:

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)


    There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)


    Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Sheringham:

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots
    3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
    4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot

    Going up the aisle to get fixed

    1. murtle

    Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

    1. hippy

    Sat at home wishing they were going:

    1. stompy
    2. pascalo
  • • #538

    There and other way back:

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back

    There and coach back:

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    There and back:

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)
    8. Nishiki (road bike)


    There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)
  • • #539

    May be doing this geared. 600k the weekend after, don't want to completely wipe myself out. Fixed still very tempting though.

  • • #540

    **There and other way back:
    **1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after

    1. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    2. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    3. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    4. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    5. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    6. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    7. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    8. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    9. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london

    There and coach back:
    1.stompy (fixed) 57x17. Front brake.

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      10, 11. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. photoben (fixed)
    18. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    19. Jaygee (fixed)
    20. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)

    There and back:

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)
    8. gomley (fixed)

    Not going there at all but layed back cocktail in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia:

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots

    Going up the aisle to get fixed

    1. murtle

    Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

    1. hippy
  • • #541

    Now, now. No wiping people off the list.

    There and other way back:

    1. Wibble (road bike) - parents house then train the day after
    2. Sam (fixed) - riding back to Ipswich to catch the train
    3. C2 (fixed) - to Ipswich maybe :D
    4. actualmatthew (fixed) - ride to Ipswich for the train back to Cambridge.
    5. brett (fixed) - keep riding into sea to live in original ancient settlement.
    6. EcoLoco (fixed) prob ride to Ipswich, may ride back
    7. huge16 (ss) beach BBQ and beer then lift back. Hoping to put some beer n BBQ in the car for all you lot if possible!
    8. The Seldom Killer - Fixed (46x18 or maybe 46x16 with an 18ss on the flip in case of fail). Getting a lift home with gf who is bringing the van and has assured me that she will bring some beer and stick it on ice.
    9. Sasmon - Fixed or geared - haven't decided yet (staying with some friends in the country)
    10. jonny. not sure if fixed or geared. riding back part of possibly all the way. like everything in life it will depend on the wind.
    11. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    12. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    13. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    14. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    15. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    16. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    17. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    18. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back

    There and coach back:

    1. broker (fixed)
    2. clefty (road bike)
    3. Soul (road bike)
    4. Shazam (fixed)
    5. mo_mo (fixed)
    6. steves (fixed - probably)
    7. mjs110 (road bike)
    8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
      9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
    9. Steff (road bike, probably)
    10. CheBeef (roady)
    11. Aroogah (Geared)
    12. horatio (geared)
    13. tika (i don't know yet)
    14. tonythetiger (geared)
    15. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
    16. Hoops (geared)
    17. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
    18. Jaygee (fixed)
    19. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
    20. Polybikeuser (shiny new road bike - & probably embarrassingly slow as I haven't had time to do nearly as much preparation for this as I'd intended :?)
    21. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )

    There and back:

    1. hillbilly (road bike)
    2. object (road bike)
    3. Oliver Schick (road bike)
    4. Scott not Scot (fixed)
    5. Tricity bendix (fixed)
    6. Greenbank (fixed)
    7. Radius (road bike)
    8. Nishiki (road bike)
    9. gormley (fixed)

    There and back at a 400 mile 24hr pace:

    1. disrail (road bike with clip on Tri bars)


    Not going there at all but lying back, cockateel in hand, on a beach in the south of france / croatia / Sheringham:

    1. Slag (fixed!)
    2. shoots
    3. Skully (Audi A2 tdi)
    4. Cornelius SouthofFranceBeachFestivalFoot

    Going up the aisle to get fixed

    1. murtle

    Drinking all murtle's beer while he gets all soppy:

    1. hippy

    Sat at home wishing they were going:

    1. stompy
    2. pascalo
  • • #542

    meh still deciding.

    if i do it, it'll be geared, and if i do it i think it'll be there and back as i'm following the theory that if you can ride x you can ride 2x at a push.

  • • #543

    Do it!!!!

  • • #544

    Now, now. No wiping people off the list.

    sorry my bad

  • • #545

    I don't think I'll beable to make this year :(. I'll have to see lcloser to the date.

    I love DD.

  • • #546

    Hey Jim and all,

    good to see you last night, I take it the sun-bleached blond look means you are having more fun these days.

    I'm up for joining the run to Dunwich and back, geared and ideally at a good pace. Disrail are you training for the Mersey 24hr TT?

  • • #547

    What's this about the beach at Sheringham?

  • • #548

    It was great last year, though we had to wait ages for the coach to leave.

  • • #549

    Now here's a question - what is everyone planning to EAT? Surely this is the most important part of the ride, and merits serious preoccupation?

  • • #550

    having done a couple of dynamos i'll proffer this advice regarding food.
    mix it up. do not take duplicates of the same thing, once you have eaten one squashed peanut butter bagel you don't feel like eating another. i made the mistake of taking more than one banana and having eaten 2 the 3rd doesn't seem very appertising, i would take a mix of different flavour energy bars/flapjaks/buiscuits plus something slightly sugary that is easy to snack from a pocket.(i ate jelly babies constantly)
    save the energy gel for the last 10 miles (if you need it before then you didn't take enough food or failed to eat what you did bring).
    take plenty of it. have always managed to eat everything i took and the first year 4 of us only made it because somebody saved a bag of macadamia nuts and cranberries which were handed out like precious life saving objects. despite bringing lots to eat.
    the food at the feed station is basic and you will probably have to stand in a queue so eat something while you wait.
    i'm really skinny so have to eat constantly on a ride like that so i guess some people will find it easier to fuel themselves, despite eating loads i still had 3 sugars in a couple of cups of tea at the food stop (i never have sugar in tea).
    don't forget the carb loading the day before.

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