London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

put it this way;

you'll never feel so much better when you done the DD after all this shit happening, you'd feel even more satisfy doing it.

@bmmf - mmmmmmmmmmm nothing beats tepid, sweat warmed lucozade straight from scarlet's teat. i'll stick to bottles of jungle juice attached to the bike using bottle cages (i've seen professional riders use these in an effort to ....win races)

I'm off to buy some knee warmers innit. And gloves, definitely gloves.

dudes !!! - it's july - summer - everybody calm down with the panic clothing. :)

ok: just compared the two routes. if we go into LAVENHAM, then it's the 2008 route, if we don't then it's 2007. the route sheet at london fields should clarify all.

@clintsmoker - I've got some of those pro-style water bottle trap things on my bike too.

Lucozade? WTF is this? The 1980s? People just use water nowadays - haven't you done ecstasy, FFS?

In all seriousness, the only piece of cycling-specific gear I have is some padded pants. Would it be wise to get a decent base layer?

You do need a decent base layer to wear inside your padded pants, yes.

Ah fuck it. I'm off to a BBQ to drink wine and eat steak, no point just sitting around,this isn't a bleeding guiness ad afterall.

Might see some of you at highbury cnr for 7, otherwise see you on the road.

Why didn't I see ridicule coming...

Guys, have fun. Still gutted my back is fucked.

i think rapha do a base-base layer for £399. it's made out of parachute silk. in fact you actually get a bag of silk worms and you put them on your body 1 hour before the ride and watch them go to it. FTW

in all seriousness...you will need * 1) a t shirt /cycling top 2) armwarmers 3) some pockets for tube and a banana and some nuts(there is a food stop on route) 4) padded cycling shorts. there job done ..no track pump, no mavic rims, no spare shoes.

* i'm taking it for granted you will be tipping up witha bike, money, phone, house key etc

assos chamois creme would have been on my list, if I would be going ... but hey ... your butt

Chamois cream is for the weak. Tell your arse to HTFU.

well, I am even to weak to come on the ride ... beat that!

what colour socks are best for this kind of ride?

I'm wondering about a battery or electric toothbrush, too, given that it's overnight. Or perhaps just floss?

i'm thinking of removing my bike anchor from the wall, and taking that.
just incase like.

i'm mixing and matching. one blue and one red until the halfway point, then putting on my clear ones afterwards. oh yes.

white socks always

thick toweling type socks ...just in case you get caught short ;)

Plus, useful to pat down after the swim in the sea?

Wish you guys good luck and have fun!

I've got some MDMA in the saddlebag, I'll cuddle up to you n watch the sunrise if you like?

Lavenham was a one-off in 2008 owing to the fact that the Great Waldingfield Village Hall was being refurbished. This year it's back to Great Waldingfield again.

so that's the 2007 route then. cheers, oliver.

Sleeping then rolling - see you all soon peeps.

Have fun homies, sick with envy. Just can't take the risk getting back on the coach. Plus half my Spanish holiday spent nursing a sore crotch? No thanks.

Have fun everone - really fucking gutted to be missing this, as the last 2 years have been the 531.

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.
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 - Geared. 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. Shazam (geared or fixed, likely riding to Ipswich)
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
23.gormley (fixed) train if riding fixed
24. habbi (caramel shortbread and ipswich train)
25. Barbados (fixed - lift back)
26. DGaff13 (fixed - lift back)
27. Crowbar (fixed - lift back)
28. Gralegav - geared. also riding back to a station but not sure which one
29. Chartlotte (penny farthing, getting a lift back from my partner)

There and coach back:
1. broker (fixed)
2. clefty (road bike)
3. Soul (road bike)
4. Olly398 (not sure whether geared or fixed yet)
5. mo_mo (fixed)
6. Olly398's 5 roadie mates
6. mjs110 (road bike)
8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
11. Steff (road bike, probably)
12. CheBeef (roady) Not going :-( I'm broke and saving for the hols.
13. Aroogah (Geared)
14. horatio (geared)
15. tika (i don't know yet)
16. tonythetiger (geared)
17. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
18. Hoops (geared)
19. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
20. Jaygee (fixed)
21. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
22. 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 :?)
23. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )
24. Owen Jowett (fixed)
25. tom-saracen (geared)
26. harry__ (geared)
27. Ali_w (geared)
28. Shippey (geared)
29. Iwelumo (SS not fixed)
30. punkpixel (geared) with my mate andy

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 (road bike)
10. Davey C (fixed)
11. fiddy (geared)

There and no-idea how getting back:
1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
2. marcom (geared)
3. jcgarcia (fixed)
4. diapo (fixed)
5 BigFatAl (fixed)

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 / Teddy 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

Crying into a bottle of whisky
1. hael

Just had a look at this--there is at least one navigational error in this, towards the end--not a major problem, but the 'official' route reaches the A12 via Willow Marsh Lane, not via Yoxford. Whoever recorded this either deliberately missed the turn into that narrow lane just after Sibton, as it's not very nice to ride, or simply missed it.

Crispin

half you holiday nursing a sore crotch? I thought you'd be doing that anyway whether or not you were on the DD so errr HTFU. Anyway enjoy the holiday we'll miss your cherries tonight!

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.
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 - Geared. 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. Shazam (geared or fixed, likely riding to Ipswich)
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
23.gormley (fixed) train if riding fixed
24. habbi (caramel shortbread and ipswich train)
25. Barbados (fixed - lift back)
26. DGaff13 (fixed - lift back)
27. Crowbar (fixed - lift back)
28. Gralegav - geared. also riding back to a station but not sure which one
29. Chartlotte (penny farthing, getting a lift back from my partner)

There and coach back:
1. broker (fixed)
2. clefty (road bike)
3. Soul (road bike)
4. Olly398 (not sure whether geared or fixed yet)
5. mo_mo (fixed)
6. Olly398's 5 roadie mates
6. mjs110 (road bike)
8. Crispin Glover (fixed and brakless)
9, 10. Sparrow + friend Duncan (2x fixed)
11. Steff (road bike, probably)
12. CheBeef (roady) Not going :-( I'm broke and saving for the hols.
13. Aroogah (Geared)
14. horatio (geared)
15. tika (i don't know yet)
16. tonythetiger (geared)
17. Cohen (sturmey-archer!)
18. Hoops (geared)
19. VeeVee (maybe and if maybe, definitely geared)
20. Jaygee (fixed)
21. middleofnowhere (fixed 46/16 with 46/17 ss on the flip for when the pain starts)
22. 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 :?)
23. Taogeogheganhart ( Road bike and broken finger+hand )
24. Owen Jowett (fixed)
25. tom-saracen (geared)
26. harry__ (geared)
27. Ali_w (geared)
28. Shippey (geared)
29. Iwelumo (SS not fixed)
30. punkpixel (geared) with my mate andy
31. fred (fixed)

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 (road bike)
10. Davey C (fixed)
11. fiddy (geared)

There and no-idea how getting back:
1. MA3K (Fixed 47-16)
2. marcom (geared)
3. jcgarcia (fixed)
4. diapo (fixed)
5 BigFatAl (fixed)

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 / Teddy 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

Crying into a bottle of whisky
1. hael

lets go already!

good luck everyone! wish i was going this year - STILL haven't managed to do this ride yet. am living vicariously through jonny though - carbo-loading him with some spag bol before he sets off...

Here in grobag towers, its all go. Scott is running around trying to fit everything in to his new frame bags, object is stuffing his ninja as am I with SIS go jells and sandwiches and Bendix is sitting in teh corner drinking a whiskey.

See you all there soon.

good luck you lot.
I'm massively, massively jealous.

hey plumstress ! why not? work?

sam is on route - fuckin' A!

does anyone have any tubes for 28 tyres? i just realised all of mine are 23/25s for my fixed bike. and the shops closed 5 minutes before the realisation.

can i buy a couple from someone?

Yeah it's also getting back tomorrow for the flight. I'll be a nervous wreck the whole time thinking about it. Plus new tire + supplies + coach back = £40 I could do without spending since I'm currently dole scum.

I'm thinking of proposing a smaller forum jaunt to Dunwich before the Summer's out though.

^^They should be okay - butyl rubber is stretchy stuff, init.

been racing in monaco all day. heehee

my sister is over from australia and has an itinerary of stuff for me to do tomorrow

^^ fanks

On the beach in Dunwich. Fantastic ride. Weather was perfect apart from being grey now. Can't believe people are riding back - good luck to them.

fuck that. i thought it said 'dulwich dynamo'

safely wrapped up in bed after turning around with the break away group from the feed station, led by texas and which included polkinghorn, bmmf, claus, and me. i gotta say the dunwich dynamo is a great ride but the thought of being marooned 125 miles from my bed on a stony beach 2 miles from a nuclear power station just doesn't do it anymore.
The ride back was tiring as to be expected but we kept the average speed going up and then hovered it at 16.5 for the whole 126 miles in 7hrs 38 minutes. awesome riding from some awesome guys.
ride out to food station was most enjoyable if a little crowded with people not sure what they were doing ( note to bloke who stopped in the middle of the road on the bend....don't do it asshole) great to see so many faces especially maxl but a shame there was no real catch up time.
hope you are enjoying your sausage in eggs suckers...i'm off to bed

lovely time here. first leg for me was a bit of a dawdle but caned the second half with a bunch of guys geared up (i was fixed). made it to see the sun rise (something that's eluded me in the past due to the weather or lack of pace). Weather on the ride to Dunwich was a welcome change from 2007 when i last road it. i seemed to be wet from the inside out rather than outside in. Made it in 7:12.

The ride to Ipswich was a bit of a struggle thanks to having caned the second half of the ride and the weather turning on us

shower and duvet beckons...

totally jealous. wasn't feeling in the mood for this at all this week. ah well, next year.

Lost everyone almost immediately leaving Hackney cos of the traffic and number of bikes. Thinking people were in front of us I hauled arse trying to catch up, but soon realised I was probably ahead of them. Considered doing the decent thing and stopping to wait, but I was kinda happy motoring along so thought I'd keep the pace up for a while. Gormley came past looking like he meant business, so we hooked up and did the majority of the first half together, I only realised he'd dropped off when I noticed there were no longer any lights behind us.

Hit the road by meself again after a 30 min pit stop. Very few people around by then but I soon found another couple of equally paced fellas (one fixed) who I rode all the way to Dunwich with. Really surprised we got passed by not a single other rider for the whole second leg, was wondering if we'd gone a different route to everyone else as we were following the 2007 one posted here. Otherwise it could've been just not having to stop all the time to work out where the hell we were going.

Was fantastic to roll down to the beach at 04:30 with the Sun still to put in an appearance, and great to see it rise. Can't have been many more than 20 people there at that time, although I got in the cafe to discover Oliver was one of them.

6:56 for the 113 miles, which I'm pretty pleased with. Having got that out of me system I'll do the social ride next year, promise.