hey! how did i get left off of the list?
1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec ( on fixed - its all I have )
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you.
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy

oops, c&p error as i am browsing through a letterbox

hey! how did i get left off of the list?
1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec ( on fixed - its all I have )
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you.
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny

nah, ill be tugging 105 ks, just gives you more momentum downhill

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec ( on fixed - its all I have )
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you.
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec ( on fixed - its all I have )
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you.
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)
14. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec ( on fixed - its all I have )
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you.
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. Yebo (geared, most likely)
10. illy
11. dave4

Yeah, I was sorry to miss the Brighton trip but stuff came up. Definantely riding down on the 3rd anyway, and think I'll be able to make Cambridge too...

whats with the cutting people off the list?
seriously. sort it the fuck out.
1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec ( on fixed - its all I have )
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you.
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)
14. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)
15. dave4.

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec (on fixed - its all I have)
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you....yeh, way too far for you
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)...almost deleted this line, dunno why ;)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)
14. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)
15. dave4
16. fatboyralph

Charlotte on the ACF forum did this two years running.
You need a coach.
A furniture van will take about 40 bikes.
A couple of giant rolls of cling film and a couple of giant rolls of bubble wrap.

I don't know what it cost her, but we all paid up about £20 each.
Her dad drove the van.
The coach got to us at about 10am.
We stopped off once on the way home to drop off one set of people and finally in central London.

She then had to make a trip to the recycling centre to drop off all the cling film and bubblewrap.

It's a lot to organise.

Sounds like it - but getting a coach earlier must be worth paying a few extra quid if it would make it worthwhile for someone to do... unless of course someone wants to do it for the love

15 passenger van and a trailer will sort you out, as only half of the people on the list will show on the day

Its tempting to just get the train.
how fast is the LFGSS's normal contingent?

Train from... Ipswich is it? It's very tempting. If I don't get a coach for LFGSS riders then it will be a train from there.

Darsham: 4 miles from Dunwich: apparently £31 on the train 2 hrs +
Ipswich: 30 miles from Dunwich: apparently £29 on the train 1hr 15 mins

Slam and I rode to Darsham station. It was the longest 4 miles I have ever ridden. I think Slam was suffering too.

get a few of you together and bribe a non cycling friend with hard cash to meet you there at 7am with coffee/tea/BBQ/cake/drugs/clean clothes/ and drive you home.
having sat on the beach eating lamb chops and home made banana cake (in clean/dry clothes) there is no way i'm getting a coach/train

If everyone pays up front for the transport they will all show up. Simple as that.

exactly. I'll be happy to pay up front.

enjoy the ride

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec (on fixed - its all I have)
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you....yeh, way too far for you
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)...almost deleted this line, dunno why ;)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)
14. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)
15. dave4
16. fatboyralph
17. hillbilly

Last year I'd already booked the bus back as it was like an entry fee - I had to ride there now otherwise I was wasting money. Plus early bird spots are cheaper. The other issue was that trains weren't running properly from Ipswich I think (unless I imagined it?).
I could be up for riding to Ipswich if someone else wants to navigate for me? :)

Have you not just spent hundreds of pounds on a fancy gps gizmo?

Not quite but yes I could use that. I don't have a bike mount for it yet nor have I sussed the mapping stuff. Wish I'd taken it to Brighton.. would've helped on the way back! :S

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec (on fixed - its all I have)
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you....yeh, way too far for you
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)...almost deleted this line, dunno why ;)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)
14. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)
15. dave4
16. fatboyralph
17. hillbilly
18. BigFatAl (Grandad lives in Southwold, break out the Adnams!)

http://www.simonsbus.co.uk/

Check this out. They are the people who I went with along with Tower hamlets Wheelers when last I required an early departure from a cool Dunwich beach. Forgot that what they will do is the van and a trailer and that takes about 15. Don't know their prices but they will organise beers on the bus and usually have the cheesiest disco as well.

Tips

1. Book van early
2. Get people to pay well in advance else the organiser will run at a loss.
3. Ride to Dunwich
4. Enjoy an early return.

"beers on the bus"

Where do I pay?

1. VelocityBoy
2. hippy
3. mikec (on fixed - its all I have)
4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)
46. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)
6. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)
7. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you....yeh, way too far for you
8. TheBrick(Tommy)
9. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)...almost deleted this line, dunno why ;)
10. Yebo (geared, most likely)
11. illy
12. jonny
13. Sano (fixed is all I have)
14. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)
15. dave4
16. fatboyralph
17. hillbilly
18. BigFatAl (Grandad lives in Southwold, break out the Adnams!)
19. h2o (who might be really f*ing stupid and ride back again for charidee)

Last year I cycled through to Ipswich (so i could get the train to Norwich). It was a lot of fun. Though mainly because the weather ended up being gorgeous (I then cycles another 12 miles to felixstowe to relax on the beach for the rest of the day!)

It is not a remarkably hard trip but I think cycling to Ipswich after doing the DD would be a bit too much for those have never even ridden the DD before.

If I ever get there, having managed to to find the way out of London by following you lot, I'm booking in to the Bell at Walberswick for a 3 day rest period.

That is what duck tape is for, it's almost like carbon fiber so will suit your plastic bike.

That's if I ride the plastic bike. It doesn't help that the three bikes I'd use have 3 different bar diams. and Garmin don't do 31.8mm clamps. I've also got to sort out the mapping.. time required to play around with it.

whats happening to the Ribble?

I'm trying to sort out bike insurance and then I'm going to leave it at The George ;)