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Lucky you! I and few mates toured (in a camper van) through this area from Lausanne-Nice after our A-levels many years ago. I vividly remember the van struggling on the Cols, us eating fresh fruit and drinking cool mountain stream water as the van's engine cooled down. Super trip.

Decent touring bikes are expensive. Given your £500 all-in budget, the so-called hybrid market might be answer. If the shame of being seen riding a Ridgeback is too overwhelming, camouflage with stickers! ;)
Check out the Kona Smoke. Chromoly f+f, better MTB triple gear range, rack fixings, etc. Much cheaper too!

Concur with the brick. Sounds like a great trip!

Wax to reproof cottonduck canvas. Carradice sell their own blend which is ace and smells nice, but you could use other brands.

Tyre sizes depends on frame clearance, rider+luggage weight, terrain. For ultra-light, self-supported touring on tarmac, you could get away with 25mm, 28/32mm would be more sensible. So 37mm should be ok; where you plan on going?

We (7&8 lalanternerouge+mate) are out. I can't (don't know) how to update the list so 2 lucky punters can claim these vacant seats. Have a great ride everyone!

Nice work! Please provisionally put me down for 1x 3.brown bigger grain, or maybe a 2. Need to co-ordinate with my brooks saddle! How secure and durable is the backing tape??

Those nitto bars/stem... swoon...

Thanks for the reminder. Sadly, We're out :-( DD falls smack in middle of our holidays where we'll (hopefully) be touring in France!

Nice wheels! However, more interested in the Team Pro saddle. For sale?

Patience, this is five months away, things will be organised in time.

Booking tickets to get to the event is well advised. I'm guessing that you're comimg from out of town. From experience, it's best to get an early train to London and set up a place to have an afternoon nap. Last year I booked a later train and when I got to the station, eight people where waiting there with bikes for a train that only carries six. I waved my bike reservation and the guard put me at the front of the loading queue but I did manage to pursuade him that a few more bikes weren't going to be a problem. Don't rely on such providence though, the staff at Swindon are really nice people who are quite relaxed about such things.

We will be travelling down from Manchester the day before. Get a B&B, see+do stuff, do DD and sleep on return train.

My experience with bikes on trains aren't good for long distance journeys, especially with change-overs, platform staff are just very unpleasant, unhappy people who must hate their jobs.

Are any MCR folk reading this doing the DD?

Want. My size and l'm in Manc !!!

Yes please!

Manchester but our roads are just as sh*t.
Re paves. Really? Paris-Roubaix proven (OK, tubular version).
Sigh... back to drawing board.

I have lost faith in Armadillos. They used to wear evenly but my 4th tyre have now developed the same fault whereby the rubber has prematurely separated from the canvas. l'm not a big skidder and less than 700miles I doubt this is due to a dodgy batch as this is over 2yr period and a few riders up ere have suffered the same problem.

Gonna try the Vittoria Paves next.

I've ridden the DD 5 times (I think), only the first time I used gears and I have to say the only real bonus of not going fixed is the ability to stand on the pedals to relieve my aching posterior! It's not a difficult ride at all, just a damn long way for most of us!

I'm a Dunrun virgin, but I've ridden the Manchester 100M and Manchester-Blackpool on fixed and neither are hilly. My geared bike would be more suited to task: dynamo lights, racks as l'll be carrying overnight luggage, my own food, etc.

Reading from previous DD's, numbers have swelled causing bottlenecks with food stops and problems with return transport. What's the latest on the coach as l (we) really need those seats back. Has Velocio sorted out seating arrangements? When is the actual event so l can early book train tickets.

I'm having 2nd thoughts about doing it fixed. Gears for me!

If the buyer doesn't want em, can l dib the saddlebag clamps?

Nitto Pearl 8cm extension, 26mm clamp size. Must be in exc+ condition.
Pay cash or possible swap for Pearl 10cm ext, 26mm clamp.

doors open 11am but if you get there for 10-ish for the 'early worm' ticket, it saves you queuing up when doors do open. Don't forget the cranks!

pm on overshoes

2nd on cranks

Killer, thanks for the heads up. I've now polled but my mate, who isn't a forum member wants to do this ride but l can't poll on his behalf. Guess l could ask him to sign up later tonight. Has the coach cost been finalised and how do l pay?

If l'm still in this country, l would dearly love to ride this.

1. Velocio (+ Coach)
   
2. Clefty (coach)
   
3. joe smith (coach)
   
4. damo (no coach reqd, will be staying in southwold for the weekend)
   
5. Soul (Coach)
   
6. Souls +1 (Coach)
   
7. lalanternerouge (coach req.)
   
8. + ^mate (coach req.)
   

Wald baskets? A few of us pestered the forum sponsor for them but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

10th dibs!!!!
edit: ok, 4th