Will1985
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I'm on that too now.4F said:
Dunwich Dynamo 4th July 2009
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Will1985 said:
See you there, the Cycle Chat jersey will probably give it away.
Stevevw, I have done a recce at Dunwich and the car park outside the cafe has a no overnight parking sign and to be honest looks a little out of the way to park overnight anyway . However the one pub called "The ship inn" is very close and plenty of parking on the wide road outside would probably be your best bet. Darsham station is about 6 miles away and even with your "Garmin" you should be able to find it
4F said:Darsham station is about 6 miles away and even with your "Garmin" you should be able to find it
I am taking my Wife to Southwold on Saturday so may come home via Dunwich and Darsham just to check out the Garmin is telling the truth.
Are you doing this on the Fixed or the geared bike?
stevevw said:
I am taking my Wife to Southwold on Saturday so may come home via Dunwich and Darsham just to check out the Garmin is telling the truth.
Are you doing this on the Fixed or the geared bike?
Not sure yet, I have just purchased a very bling gold 18 tooth rear socket from these chaps http://www.velosolo.co.uk/shop.html and will fit it tonight to see how it goes this weekend.
Only been out on the bike twice since the sunrise ride due to the appointment with Dr Scapel and having a stinking cold for the last week which appears to be thankfully now going.
This Dunwich thread is very half hearted, tsk
I'm itching to go, I alarmingly for me cleaned and oiled and tweaked the bike yesterday after a long and productive day and then went back inside, watched a few youtube Brunell vids and some DD vids and then sat on the sofa itching to go
Had a small race with someone rapid on the way in to work, there was some 27mph stretches where he was trying to drop me I think, Boardman with Fulcrum wheels and some impressive calf muscles, I suspect the food chain dictates that bikes with mudguards rack and fat pannier isn't supposed to be able to draft him and freewheel on occasion
bring it on, the Lady wife grumbled but gave implicit ok to the idea of riding back, granted it might all seem less of a good idea at the halfway stage, but I reckon a nice pub roast dinner on the way back will quite heroic, if I don't do it now I never will, I forget, now that redjedi is struggling, is anyone else likely to tackle the homeward route?
the direct homeward route
I'm itching to go, I alarmingly for me cleaned and oiled and tweaked the bike yesterday after a long and productive day and then went back inside, watched a few youtube Brunell vids and some DD vids and then sat on the sofa itching to go
Had a small race with someone rapid on the way in to work, there was some 27mph stretches where he was trying to drop me I think, Boardman with Fulcrum wheels and some impressive calf muscles, I suspect the food chain dictates that bikes with mudguards rack and fat pannier isn't supposed to be able to draft him and freewheel on occasion
bring it on, the Lady wife grumbled but gave implicit ok to the idea of riding back, granted it might all seem less of a good idea at the halfway stage, but I reckon a nice pub roast dinner on the way back will quite heroic, if I don't do it now I never will, I forget, now that redjedi is struggling, is anyone else likely to tackle the homeward route?
the direct homeward route
Sittingduck
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I am booked on the return coach (departing at 1pm), the bikes are going to follow the coach convoy in furniture vans. I will be amazed if I make it as far as Dunwich, much less consider cycling back! 
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I checked out Dunwich on Saturday. I hope the thousands of flying bugs have gone by the 5th, nasty little things. Have found a place to park the camper, as sugested by 4F just out side the pub looks good. So I have to make it or I will not be getting home any time soon.
Must say I am a bit worried about it as did a 60+ on Sunday and my seat was a right pain in the arse but we were going for it a bit which may have made the difference. Or I have been spending too much time on the fixed and lost the feel for the Ribble saddle. Am going to use the Ribble for the next two weeks to try and get used to it again.
What sort of pace will people be aiming for? Yesterdays 60 was 17.5mph average which was too fast for comfort for me. 12mph inc stops I was thinking.
So I have to make it or I will not be getting home any time soon.Must say I am a bit worried about it as did a 60+ on Sunday and my seat was a right pain in the arse but we were going for it a bit which may have made the difference. Or I have been spending too much time on the fixed and lost the feel for the Ribble saddle. Am going to use the Ribble for the next two weeks to try and get used to it again.
What sort of pace will people be aiming for? Yesterdays 60 was 17.5mph average which was too fast for comfort for me. 12mph inc stops I was thinking.
Sittingduck
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Pace-wise, I did a solo 40 miler Yesterday morning and was quite pleased with the rolling avg of 15mph There was some London traffic involved (even early on a Sunday morning). The Dynamo will be by far my longest ever ride and I would imagine a rolling avg of 12mph with a 15 mph cruising speed might be about right. This pace will probably be too slow though for most of the other CC'ers and I fully expect to get dropped!
There was some London traffic involved (even early on a Sunday morning). The Dynamo will be by far my longest ever ride and I would imagine a rolling avg of 12mph with a 15 mph cruising speed might be about right. This pace will probably be too slow though for most of the other CC'ers and I fully expect to get dropped!
Sittingduck
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Lol
Don;t worry about pace, it's utterly at the speed that feels right at the time, you can always find someone or a group that's doing a comfortable pace
Last year I rode quite quick some of the time and plodded along for others as I felt more or less tired,it's a long way and overnight too so it's hardly a race, I was surprised at how low my average speed was but there's a lot of stopping at junctions and I might do a pub or two this time, Dunwich ain't going anywhere
Anyway, it's quite hard to stay with someone in the dark, I think me and Will managed it for about 50 odd miles and got separated thereafter, one bike in the dark looks much like another, especially when you have a few dozen to chose from, I think we got separated a few times and happened upon each other before getting finally parted, Will sacking out for two hours at the stop put the final kibosh on it
I did some long stretches in the wee hours on my tod that weren't much fun and some long stretches approaching dawn with someone that was brill, a right good chat and ride at a good pace, he had wine gums and I had chocolate raisins, unless you're bloody good at map reading you tend to wait at tricky junctions and wait for a larger and better equipped group to catch up anyway, the amount of groups going the wrong way after discussions was quite alarming, people with gps tend to get followed although they're nothing like failsafe at all
a big group went left up Clapton Road after two miles, that was in London with daylight and signposts ffs
relax, it'll be fine, last year I'd done two 50 miles rides in the months leading up to it, both easy ones, otherwise commuting, it was a strain but it was never in doubt, you just keep going, especially when there's girls and people on MTBs around
Last year I rode quite quick some of the time and plodded along for others as I felt more or less tired,it's a long way and overnight too so it's hardly a race, I was surprised at how low my average speed was but there's a lot of stopping at junctions and I might do a pub or two this time, Dunwich ain't going anywhere
Anyway, it's quite hard to stay with someone in the dark, I think me and Will managed it for about 50 odd miles and got separated thereafter, one bike in the dark looks much like another, especially when you have a few dozen to chose from, I think we got separated a few times and happened upon each other before getting finally parted, Will sacking out for two hours at the stop put the final kibosh on it
I did some long stretches in the wee hours on my tod that weren't much fun and some long stretches approaching dawn with someone that was brill, a right good chat and ride at a good pace, he had wine gums and I had chocolate raisins, unless you're bloody good at map reading you tend to wait at tricky junctions and wait for a larger and better equipped group to catch up anyway, the amount of groups going the wrong way after discussions was quite alarming, people with gps tend to get followed although they're nothing like failsafe at all
a big group went left up Clapton Road after two miles, that was in London with daylight and signposts ffs
relax, it'll be fine, last year I'd done two 50 miles rides in the months leading up to it, both easy ones, otherwise commuting, it was a strain but it was never in doubt, you just keep going, especially when there's girls and people on MTBs around
stevevw said:SD Perhaps you me and 4F should start a bit earlier so the Three fatateers stand a chance of getting to the food stop before its all gone
Oi I heard that
I went out for a 45 mile spin at the weekend on the fixed and boy did my arse hurt at the end. That's what not much cycling in 6 weeks does for you Looks for websites that sell office chairs with bike seat fittings. Going to have to put some miles in over the next 10 days to harden it up again.I cannot see a lightning pace coming up and was thinking of something in the 14 - 15 region.
Sittingduck
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During the FNRttC run to Brighton at the start of May, I was VERY glad of my bibless longs (purchased especially that day) and will be wearing them on the DD. Think I wore long gloves, as opposed to mitts and a waterproof jacket too. Hard to tell until the day/night though and I recall it was a cooler night on the Lon-Bri. Might be warm enough for the first hour or so (urban), in normal gear and take other items in a backpack or something?
Good lights are also a Godsend. I nearly chanced it with my crummy Cateye front light and a mini torch taped on top but in the end I splashed out on a Fenix tourch which lit up the road ahead very well!
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Good lights are also a Godsend. I nearly chanced it with my crummy Cateye front light and a mini torch taped on top but in the end I splashed out on a Fenix tourch which lit up the road ahead very well!
SD
It was late July last year and perfectly clement
It gets cold in the wee hours and leaving the Lavenham stop at about 3am, it was was ****ing freezing, your body's at low ebb at 3am, I put every single thing I had on at that point and kept it on until dawn, I cried with joy at finding some long fingered gloves at the bottom of my pannier
so be warned
yes, a good light is absolutely necessary on the country lanes, otherwise you have to ride with someone that does have good light, that said loads of people do it with blinky commute lights, they must have far better night vision than me, it's reeely dark out in the country side, full moon hopefully but there's some very shady windy windy roads, I've upgraded my front light big time since last year
It gets cold in the wee hours and leaving the Lavenham stop at about 3am, it was was ****ing freezing, your body's at low ebb at 3am, I put every single thing I had on at that point and kept it on until dawn, I cried with joy at finding some long fingered gloves at the bottom of my pannier
so be warned
yes, a good light is absolutely necessary on the country lanes, otherwise you have to ride with someone that does have good light, that said loads of people do it with blinky commute lights, they must have far better night vision than me, it's reeely dark out in the country side, full moon hopefully but there's some very shady windy windy roads, I've upgraded my front light big time since last year
