Author Topic: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019  (Read 30048 times)

Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #75 on: 18 May, 2019, 01:39:52 pm »
I’m thinking I might pick up the ride just down the road from home at Finchingfield, rather than trek up to London just to ride back out to Essex.

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #76 on: 19 May, 2019, 04:35:43 pm »
That sounds like a very good plan.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #77 on: 31 May, 2019, 10:24:54 pm »
The bike on train reservations have gone live.

Bagged myself a 12:43 ride home, added the cheap insurance on top, that way now if I cancel I get most my money back.

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #78 on: 31 May, 2019, 10:31:53 pm »
At the moment my plans are based upon a tandem and a stoker. Not confirmed, but will ride solo if needs be.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #79 on: 23 June, 2019, 02:50:51 pm »
3 weeks and it'll all be over.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #80 on: 24 June, 2019, 09:23:34 pm »
Are you GPS-equipped this time?

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #81 on: 26 June, 2019, 08:42:32 pm »
Sam (riding buddy) is.  I will be if I can get OSM onto a secondhand Garmin eTrex Legend HCx.

I did it in 2012 with no map or GPS and didn't put a foot wrong, but it was a clear night; a bit of fog or rain and it all goes to hell.  2005 was super-foggy in Epping Forest and around Kettleburgh.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #82 on: 26 June, 2019, 08:44:12 pm »
My plans involve taking it easy on a fully loaded touring bike and carrying on up the coast.

Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #83 on: 26 June, 2019, 09:04:18 pm »
My plans involve taking it easy on a fully loaded touring bike and carrying on up the coast.


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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #84 on: 26 June, 2019, 09:14:30 pm »
My plans involve taking it easy on a fully loaded touring bike and carrying on up the coast.

https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=36122.msg679640#msg679640     Avoid the COR. It wasn't funny.

Noted, thanks.  Reckon it's going to be at least a month before my off-road sense of humour returns.

Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #85 on: 26 June, 2019, 09:21:00 pm »
I just Googled "Cuckolds Green Camping" to see if the site was still open....   you may wish to engage Safe Search before doing so  :jurek:


https://www.uktravelandtourism.com/towns/camping-and-caravanning/england/suffolk/cuckolds-green-id10255/field-farm-fisheries-and-campsite-id3067
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #86 on: 27 June, 2019, 09:41:48 am »
My plans involve taking it easy on a fully loaded touring bike and carrying on up the coast.

You are doing the DD this year? How spiffing!

Neither of my plans A nor B have yet obtained any degree of firmness. I am still hoping that Rebecca NOTP is upfrit on a tandem but she has employment and family issues that might impinge.

It sounds as though Team Slow needs to be reconvened.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #87 on: 03 July, 2019, 10:36:03 pm »
Unless there is someone from the forum interested in watching my arse for 115 miles, then the tandem will not be employed this year.

Seriously, if anyone does fancy doing the Dun Run without the hassle of having to get a bike back to London (Dez is going to meet me in the car and drive me and the tandem back to Saarfend. There won't be room fr any other passengers) then let me know. You are advised to provide your own saddle - unless you are comfortable with a Lady Gel Flow. After getting to the beach I will drop you off at Darsham station.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #88 on: 03 July, 2019, 10:53:22 pm »
Thankfully for Team Slow, I think teethgrinder is otherwise engaged...

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #89 on: 03 July, 2019, 11:09:30 pm »
Thankfully for Team Slow, I think teethgrinder is otherwise engaged...

I also put a feeler out on FB with the proviso that I was going to be slow and have refreshment stops.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #90 on: 04 July, 2019, 09:05:44 am »
Thankfully for Team Slow, I think teethgrinder is otherwise engaged...

I also put a feeler out on FB with the proviso that I was going to be slow and have refreshment stops.

After a rigorous selection procedure, it now looks as though some random bloke named Brian will be my stoker for the Dun Run. His Facebook personal photo is of a snail, which is a good start. We are interviewing one another on Wednesday. Brian works in London pretty close to Fenchurch Street, and I will meet him at Southend Central and we will do a trial Barling Loop. He has done the Dun Run a couple of times before and in 2013 posted a Go-pro video of his experiences.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #91 on: 05 July, 2019, 04:36:17 pm »
Going to try and meet you in the park. 

Any idea what time people are arriving?

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #92 on: 05 July, 2019, 05:07:47 pm »
I expect I'll get there some time after 19:30

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #93 on: 05 July, 2019, 06:36:29 pm »
We'll be there at 7.  Triple espresso, hit the road at 8 to get to Epping in the light.
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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #94 on: 06 July, 2019, 06:19:51 am »
ACME will be doing a helpers' ride for 'Kingdom of the East Saxons' 400km on Saturday - we expect to be back in Dunmow, after 260km, around midnight/wee small hours so might see the tail end of the DunRun.

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #95 on: 06 July, 2019, 06:10:39 pm »
Guess who thought that today was the 13th?

Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #96 on: 06 July, 2019, 06:12:50 pm »
Guess who thought that today was the 13th?
Oof. You?

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #97 on: 06 July, 2019, 06:23:43 pm »
Guess who thought that today was the 13th?
Did you actually go to London Fields?

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Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #98 on: 06 July, 2019, 06:36:23 pm »
Guess who thought that today was the 13th?
Oof. You?

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Maybe....

Did you actually go to London Fields?

Almost, crinklylion saved me, as I texted to say I was looking forward to seeing kim later today.  Crinklylion pointed out I was wrong about that ;)

Re: Dunwich Dynamo, 13th July 2019
« Reply #99 on: 06 July, 2019, 06:39:23 pm »
Guess who thought that today was the 13th?
Oof. You?

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Maybe....

Did you actually go to London Fields?

Almost, crinklylion saved me, as I texted to say I was looking forward to seeing kim later today.  Crinklylion pointed out I was wrong about that ;)
Oh thank god.

If you'd both turned up that would have been horrible.

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