Lets kick start this forum...post your rides

[totallyfixed]

I am sure there will be another this year

Indeed, I have quite a few 100 + mile routes that need riding on fixed. Maybe we should start our own 100 mile fixed club, won't be too many members .

I'll look forward to that, my next 100 is on Saturday, The Cotswold Challenge Audax, but that will be on gears.

Unfortunately for me I have to spend tomorrow driving as I am supporting dr_pink who is racing the North Norfolk 100 mile TT. She still has the remnants of a head cold but we went out last night to test her new tt bike and she had a smile a mile wide after riding at 30 mph on the flat, so she is racing. 18 women entered including 9 triathletes and it's going to be hot, war of attrition.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Indeed, I have quite a few 100 + mile routes that need riding on fixed. Maybe we should start our own 100 mile fixed club, won't be too many members .

Unfortunately for me I have to spend tomorrow driving as I am supporting dr_pink who is racing the North Norfolk 100 mile TT. She still has the remnants of a head cold but we went out last night to test her new tt bike and she had a smile a mile wide after riding at 30 mph on the flat, so she is racing. 18 women entered including 9 triathletes and it's going to be hot, war of attrition.

Good luck to dr_pink with Her TT, a fixed 100 club sounds good to me, I look forward to doing another one.

 

[4F]

An early 68 mile ride in the sun

Snape Maltings

My steed taking a rest at Thorpeness Mere

 

[Ian H]

Here's me setting off for home after the 1999 Paris-Brest-Paris. The report is here.

I still have the bike, a Holdsworth frame from the early 60s, though I've changed the forks, amongst other things. It's still my day-to-day transport.

 

[kloeshuman]

Thats a great story, thanks for sharing the link

 

[GGJ]

A few of mine over the past winter on the Genesis Skyline
Loch Eil with a snow covered Ben Nevis in the background

Campsies

Campsie Car Park

Loch Laggan

Pollock Park

Eaglesham Moors

Bonnyton Moor

Glen Roy

Strathaven Road, Eaglesham

 

[kloeshuman]

All great pics, I love the Pollock Park and Glen Roy pics

 

[GGJ]

No pictures of the bike on the Glen Roy ride, I was so cold I couldn't heat up, so I never got off the bike, even climbing up through the glen to where the pictures were taken I was frozen beyond belief, then heading back down I was even colder as I never had to pedal going downhill. Just checked my Garmin data and it was -5 degrees in the glen

Here are a few more of the glen

 

[RedRider]

Did the Great Escape 217km Audax yesterday on 47:18 free. London to West Wratting and back in a loop through Essex, Cambridgeshire and (I think) Suffolk (briefly), well-organised by Islington CC (many thanks), in gorgeous weather, in the company of a great group of riders.

Here's some fellow travellers rolling into the first control in Blackmore after 45 km.

My longest day-ride by some distance but felt good with fairly flat terrain and despite a sapping headwind on the way back. Accepted plaudits from multi-geared riders but contend it's just what you're used to.

My cycle computer says we rolled at a 26.5kph average.

 

[kloeshuman]

This is great......lets see some more.....I love the look of fenders on a single speed for some reason, if I can on my Schwinn conversion I'm going to run at least a fender in the back. Problem being is I want to keep the rear generator and that needs tire contact. Not sure if I can make it work or not??

 

[tyred]

My beloved 531 framed Carlton - memo to self: ride this bike more often.

 

[morganswift]

I'm new to the forum - here's my Globe Roll 2 in front of Caerphilly Castle. Have to confess, I've never tried it fixed gear but the single speed is getting me pretty fit here in Cardiff.



Cheers
Alex

 

[Greenhouse]

This is my fixie project it's a Peugeot carbolite 103 should be up and running in a week or 2 , I haven't got much experience riding a fixie so was thinking of adding a brake and rigging it up to the old gear leaver , not to sure yet

 

[kloeshuman]

Its all good, whatever works best for ya. I still have a schwinn varsity I am working on, going freewheel though

 

[Dan87]

my first bike in several years, riding it fixed too. charge plug. no major rides yet as this would be a lonely ride on my own but used for commuting. as you can see I've customised a bit which Im pretty anal about. I can never keep anything original. both wheels are actually green though now with black petals too.