2009-07-04 Sat - Dunwich Dynamo 2009

Just wear comfy clothes and plan your food intake well. I'm bringing a support car with a Swedish masseuse and chilled Guinness, but each to their own.

Yea, it's the food issue that concerns me most

Well my main concern was when we were riding and not recognising people at the meet. Everyone will split up as we're all different speeds and I'd like to know if there's someone from the forum in the little group I fall into along the way.

I like the idea of having little groups where to make a sort of team... I'm with you!

Just shout do a skid you cunt or I'll puke on your cock. If you get a laugh you know they're forumengers. If you get beaten harshly with quick release chainrings then not so much.

looks I'm out (6 is free) - I'm stuck abroad, very unlikely to get back in time.

I've taken Stompy's coach ticket, so if anyone wants it PM me..

**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. 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.
   
10. Clever Pun - Geared - cycling onto ipswich I think, train back to london
    
11. photoben (fixed) - Cycling to Ipswich, or maybe Colchester.
    
12. Emilia (fixed) - B&B and riding back the next day, or something
    
13. clintsmoker - there and bit way back - geared -
    
14. texas. not sure geared/fixed/ride back/ride train station/ only think i'm sure of is cider in the morning
    
15. furious tiles (road bike) - picked up by gf.
    
16. Gav - geared. Riding back to a station but not sure which one.
    
17. Porter Pearson(fixed)- there and halfway back
    
18. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
19. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
20. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
21. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    
    
    

**There and coach back: **

1. broker (fixed)
   
2. clefty (road bike)
   
3. Soul (road bike)
   
4. Shazam (fixed)
   
5. mo_mo (fixed)
   
6. 
   
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)
   
10. Davey C (fixed
    
    

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
   
   

**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
   

For a forum that uses lists all the time we are not very good at quoting them.

Hallo, I'll be Dunwiching but will be riding with a group from Dulwich Paragon. Hope to spot a few faces from the 50-Fixed Women ride on the way.

See you at the beach...

Hello folks,
Not doing it myself I fear it would be a ride too far..., but just giving those who are planning to use the train to get back to London some background info based on this weekend's experience. I make regular trips out to Suffolk to see family and for what has seemed like an eternity there have been weekend engineering works. For the last few weekends on Sunday this has meant that there have been no trains from Marks Tey (one stop closer to London from Colchester) to Ipswich with a replacement bus service between the two. I think trains resume again after Ipswich as you head away from London. So I would advise anyone thinking I'll just ride back to Ipswich to check their travel arrangements first as it is a fair old way from Dunwich to Marks Tey - National Rail Enquiries is 0845 7 48 49 50.
Good luck to one and all doing this.
Peace and Love,
Tim

That's a good point Tim, I rode back to my parent's house in Suffolk about 2-3 weeks ago and got the same troubles but had forgotten about it since.. I hope that the problems aren't still happening for all the others. Thankfully for myself I'll be staying the night with my parents.

Where abouts in Suffolk are your family Tim?

mattty - anyone who did Brighton on Sat can do the DD. If not then i'm fcuked.

According to nationalrail.co.uk there are no planned engineering works for Sunday.

Write up on the Rapha website to get you in the mood (stupid thing won't let me copy and paste. This is enraging me even more than the price of their soft shell jacket, lack of women specific clothing and podium girls.)

http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=144

" lack of women specific clothing"

patience is a virtue. start saving now.

wait, I don't want any Rapha clothes (even if the soft shell is pretty). It's a matter of principle.

Hippy's blog post about the rainy one a couple of years ago was entertaining if memory serves me

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
    
19. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
20. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
21. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
22. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    
    
    

There and coach back:

1. broker (fixed)
   
2. clefty (road bike)
   
3. Soul (road bike)
   
4. Shazam (fixed)
   
5. mo_mo (fixed)
   
6. 
   
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)
   
10. Davey C (fixed
    
    

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
2. marcom (geared)
   
   

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
   

Hippy's blog post about the rainy one a couple of years ago was entertaining if memory serves me

Wet 2007 http://www.thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=886
Dry 2008 http://www.thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=1156

I want to be mean and say my memory is bad and that neither are entertaining but I would be lying.

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
    
19. BMMF - sucking TNRC wheels.
    
20. one1 (fixed, 44x16 and 44x18 SS on the flip in case I'm not man enough)... mate lives in Ipswich
    
21. Evin Munchkin (Geared) riding back to Ipswich
    
22. JimL (Fixed 48:18) Getting lift back
    
    
    

There and coach back:

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

There and no-idea how getting back:

1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
   
2. marcom (geared)
   
   

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
   
3. CheBeef
   
   

I have a coach ticket available as I'm not going now so would really appreaciate someone taking of my hands; £25. PM me if you are interested.

Write up on the Rapha website to get you in the mood ~
http://www.rapha.cc/index.php?page=144

Article is 4 years old..

well it's going to be at least 1 year old.
but the dynamo is so different now it's sponsored by pepsi and all the naive optimism has been beaten out of it by corporate entries, team cars and electric bicycles

MrSmyth, get your illustrious name down on the list

All hail Pepsi!

MrSmyth, get your illustrious name down on the list

i might do it, waiting on someone else's decision and for a niggling injury to sort itself out.

good stuff, would be nice to put a face to a name