Author Topic: Dun Run 2008 (Read 11019 times)

rogerzilla · « **on:** 20 July, 2008, 06:17:04 pm »

Bikes on the 18.10 from Bedford

Swanky new St Pancras International, although with b0rked lift

Lavenham feed stop

Lavenham feed stop 2

Lavenham feed stop 3

First sign for Dunwich

Flora cafe

Refugees in blankets

Old codger in blanket

Fodder

Nuclear beach

Swimmers

Alex and my f-i-l

Shingle

Me

Alex the insane triathlete

alan · « **Reply #1 on:** 20 July, 2008, 06:26:53 pm »

I reckon Annie & Nutkin should be cannonised.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 July, 2008, 06:31:43 pm »

Quote from: alan on 20 July, 2008, 06:26:53 pm

I reckon Annie & Nutkin should be cannonised.

Isn't that what they do to people in a circus?

alan · « **Reply #3 on:** 20 July, 2008, 06:46:17 pm »

cannonised as in

Jurek · « **Reply #4 on:** 20 July, 2008, 07:21:00 pm »

Top piccies RZ, even the ones of me looking less than at my best

Edit - that signpost (Dunwich 7) always seems to provoke a chorus of "Halleluja!" in my head - offset nicely by your very attractive red bike!

rogerzilla · « **Reply #5 on:** 20 July, 2008, 07:32:58 pm »

Chain's a bit slack though. Actually, it did OK - it's managed 141 miles since its last retensioning, which is a record. The ENO hub suffers from axle creep (axle twist, in this case) which seems to be directly related to the number of steep hills climbed.

Wobbly John · « **Reply #6 on:** 20 July, 2008, 07:58:56 pm »

I've uploaded rather a lot of photos, so I'll post some in installments:

I arrived early in the park, but Charlotte and Liz were already there. During the obtaining and consumption of nooooodles and cider, other forum Dun Runners turned up.

I set off quite fast - trying to stick in the tandem's slipstream, but when we started to overtake groups I felt safer on my own and wanted to push on faster while I was all 'nooooodled up', but found I was struggling to stick with the fast groups I had caught after Dunmow.

Got in ot the feed stop before 01:00 to find some forumites already there.

I rode a slower second half. 79" gear on the fixie was good but with a pack on my back, I was in pain up hills. Rode several sections with Pluck, Jurek etc. and got to the beach around 5.30 - a few minutes before Roger.

Annie & Nutkin's picnic was a welcome sight, as were blankets. Once off the bike the cold rapidly took hold. So most of the early photos I took were shaky.

Wobbly John · « **Reply #7 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:10:55 pm »

I found that lying in the sun was warmer than wrapping up in blankets in the shade, and after a nap, I found more YACFers had arrived.

I couldn't be bothered to get up, but got some interesting shots

Andy demonstrates the Brommie's sunglasses holder to a rather bored Nutkin & Sgt. Pluck.

And when Nutty examines it, Andy prepares for a collapse/fold/amputation incident.

Wobbly John · « **Reply #8 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:19:38 pm »

Getting toooooo tyred to type much so less captions.

Annie & Nutkin's picnic

More Bompton poking

Annie & Greg

Bob

Erron

Haven't a clue what's happening here

Erron spots that someone has swapped his drinks

Wobbly John · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:29:25 pm »

Emily, Nutkin & a new friend - Aisha

Group

Greg arrives

Gerald

Gerald's Mundo

Being riden By Nutty

Wowbagger warms up

TimO · « **Reply #10 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:37:34 pm »

I like the photo's, and I'm even more jealous of you all now!

I am seriously impressed by Annie's "picnic". I'd imagined a moderate spread of food, a four pack of beer etc, not that vast amount of food, drink, and even a table to put it all on.

Wobbly John · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:41:52 pm »

A crowd gathers for a tandem origami demonstration

Annie puts a spell on AndyGates...

...and tells him to keep his thoughts to himself.

It does come apart some how...

Ahh... like that

But still not small enough for the car

That's all folks.

I rode back to Stowmarket, but was held up with a p*nct*r* when I was in a pub

and arrived at the level crossin to see my train leaving the station

2 hour's wait for the next one!

Wobbly John · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 July, 2008, 08:54:25 pm »

... forgot these few

"Is Greg still alive?"

" Who'll give him the kiss of life?"

"Ho-hum"

We love you really, Greg.

clarion · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:20:58 pm »

Looks like brilliant fun! I was tucked up warm in a tent in a field in Oxfordshire with the lovely Butterfly. I know which I prefer, but I think a Dun Run may tempt us one year...

Jurek · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:24:06 pm »

Here, third picture down
Is Annie really big?
Or is Regulator really small?
Or is it some strange parallax inversion due to having stayed up and cycled all night?

Wobbly John · « **Reply #15 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:27:45 pm »

It's a special feature on my camera - selective zoom.

Does your's not have it?

Sergeant Pluck · « **Reply #16 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:29:07 pm »

Quote from: jurek on 20 July, 2008, 09:24:06 pm

Here, third picture down
Is Annie really big?
Or is Regulator really small?
Or is it some strange parallax inversion due to having stayed up and cycled all night?

It's like Father Ted, Dougal, and the cows Jurek.

Jurek · « **Reply #17 on:** 20 July, 2008, 09:37:27 pm »

Quote from: Sergeant Pluck on 20 July, 2008, 09:29:07 pm

Quote from: jurek on 20 July, 2008, 09:24:06 pm
Here, third picture down
Is Annie really big?
Or is Regulator really small?
Or is it some strange parallax inversion due to having stayed up and cycled all night?

It's like Father Ted, Dougal, and the cows Jurek.

andygates · « **Reply #18 on:** 21 July, 2008, 12:41:49 am »

Liz and I snapped a few on the road...

The last-orders brew stop

Trundling along in the dark

Crazy late-night grins

Anyone know who these guys are?

Gerald: He's like the Duracell bunny!

Stoker's Lament

Riders at the gates of dawn...

Dunrunnin' - the weary and the sore schlep to the beach for a well-earned lie down

Hannibal at the beach. It's not the size of bike in the ride, it's the size of ride in the bike.

geraldc · « **Reply #19 on:** 21 July, 2008, 12:56:11 am »

Another of the tandem in flight, although it does look like the stoker is attacking the captain with a small black pudding

The YACF picnic section

The fact that it took 3 people to lift my bike into the truck does suggest it's not as light as I thought it was

Fixedwheelnut · « **Reply #20 on:** 21 July, 2008, 01:13:53 am »

Quote from: andygates on 21 July, 2008, 12:41:49 am

Anyone know who these guys are?

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They are from LFGSS forum, I think they are Corny and Tommy

Wowbagger · « **Reply #21 on:** 21 July, 2008, 03:53:05 am »

YACFers at The Monument

Chain's a bit long

Those gals, that tandem.

Ouch!

rogerzilla · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 July, 2008, 08:22:29 am »

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I phoned Charlotte from the Black Lion at High Roding to see how far behind that tandem was, and was informed that she was in fact drinking beer at Moreton. We relaxed a bit after that.

Oh...and we did dance up the hill in Finchingfield, being psyched-up to sprint after the humpback bridge. The people we passed on the way up looked as if they were going backwards!

TimO · « **Reply #23 on:** 21 July, 2008, 08:35:41 am »

Quote from: andygates on 21 July, 2008, 12:41:49 am

Liz and I snapped a few on the road...

The last-orders brew stop

...

Are the white and red wiggle lines on the Tandem (along the top tube and on whatever the tube from the headset to Liz's BB is called) cabling? They could be a flash colour scheme, but from previous shots of it, I don't think there was any painting there, so I'm guessing it's cabling for lights (or similar). It actually looks quite funky!

Valiant · « **Reply #24 on:** 21 July, 2008, 08:38:28 am »

Tis EL glow wire