Dunwich Dynamo 4th July 2009

[Sittingduck]

I don't know what to do about leg wear for this!
Might be very glad of bibless longs in the cold of the country night (if it is a cold, cloudless night) but don't fancy hanging about in them later in the morning or when coming back in the coach...

Probably have to take a change of clothes and some flip flops but not sure if my little bladder holding backpack will fit it all in

 

[leyton condor]

I'm thinking cycling shorts with a pair of old longs or pair of ronhills in the bladderpack for the cold dark hours. What about food, is it wise to bring a meal, or are there opportunities on route?

 

[Will1985]

As Tynan says, it will get quite chilly after midnight.

Foodwise, there is a village hall stop at about 70 miles where you can get hot food and drinks. Well worth it but still bring plenty of money for pubs, petrol stations and of course Flora's cafe at the beach.

 

[Tynan]

I'm going to go bib longs and layer up as i go, maybe a bit warm early doors but that won't last, going to bring bib shorts in case i tackle the ride back

summer shoes and overshoes, going to risk cold feet, mine always get cold anyway

some cracking new mitts and a winter pair in the pannier, etc etc

took a buttered Soreen last time that really hit the spot every hour, bag or two of rasians and sweets, I took a couple of rounds of sandwichs that went down well at the stop, the stops not brilliant, cup of tea and some pasta salad is what I had, or a cup of soup so don;t bank on that being enough, nice fry at Dunwich though, after some queueing

thumping great roast dinner en route home I reckons

it's along way so do plan for eventuallities like cold or thirst or breakdowns

two new tyres and fresh brake pads and a frame pump picked up today

granted all replacing wor out shagged items, my 29mph emergency stop in the week has stripped about three inches of rubber of the rear Blizzard, not very fetching

 

[4F]

Forecast looking good http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=suffolk&day=7

 

[Tynan]

it'll doubtless change ten tmes between now and then but that'll do nicely, spesh the wind dropping to nothing on later on

 

[dellzeqq]

ah-ha - a northerly breeze. The sun may shine on the just and the unjust, but the wind favours the genteel!

 

[Tynan]

it ain't northerly

and you're riding the night before anyway

 

[iLB]

we did the dun run route and back again yesterday, nice enough route, bloody boring in places though...
not much in the way of hills
250-something miles in one day=sore now

 

[stevevw]

we did the dun run route and back again yesterday, nice enough route, bloody boring in places though...
not much in the way of hills
250-something miles in one day=sore now

Are you doing it again next week too?

 

[iLB]

Are you doing it again next week too?

im afraid not, im off on a cycle tour on the 5th so...
and i dont think i'll feel like another 400K for a long time

 

[redjedi]

we did the dun run route and back again yesterday, nice enough route, bloody boring in places though...
not much in the way of hills
250-something miles in one day=sore now

That doesn't sound too promising for you and me Tynan. I haven't done any riding in almost 2 weeks. Not the best preperation for this little spin

 

[iLB]

That doesn't sound too promising for you and me Tynan. I haven't done any riding in almost 2 weeks. Not the best preperation for this little spin

are you going there and back?

 

[redjedi]

are you going there and back?

That was the crazy idea we were having. Although I now think it might be wise to plot a course which follows the train line back, giving us an escape route if needed.

How long did you and Andy do it in?

We'll be taking it easy and stopping for a few Sunday lunches along the way.

 

[iLB]

That was the crazy idea we were having. Although I now think it might be wise to plot a course which follows the train line back, giving us an escape route if needed.

How long did you and Andy do it in?

We'll be taking it easy and stopping for a few Sunday lunches along the way.

it was 17 and a bit hours cycling, 14.4mph average for the whole thing, i left home at 3am and got back around 2am the next day... its a very long day, especially in the heat...

we followed the same route back as we did there, and there are no train stations, altho we were within 7 miles of Ipswich at one point