Longest fixed ride

[Archie_tect]

I used to have a little blue and white two-wheeler when I was small which was a fixed gear bike... I rode to Castleford from Rothwell on it when I was 7..- a 13 mile round trip. My mum and dad went ballistic when they found out.

 

[Archie_tect]

...as in I came back eh... cruel, very cruel.

 

[colly]

Yes. Sorry.

 

[will965]

+1

@will965 What gearing were you on ?

61.4" (46 X 20 with 28c tyres) - low but turned out to be pretty ideal for me. I could spin along quite happily on the flat at 17mph and although the mountains were a grind, I made it up all but one climb without swearing and getting off to walk. The downhills, as always, were the worst but I wouldn't want to have sacraficed any gearing at the lower end just to make the decents more comfortable.

 

[fossyant]

60 ish miles on forum rides. I ride 20-30 miles everyday fixed anyway. Only did 3 longer weekend rides this year due to undercarriage issues and they were geared.

 

[Pennine-Paul]

I went from Oldham to Morecambe and back with Bromptonfb a couple of years ago,
158 miles all in,I found the last 10 miles a struggle,mentally more than physically,
really needed some food and a break but it was 11pm by then and nowhere was open.
Felt like I was the only cyclist in the country still out on a Sunday in those last few miles.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Earlier on this year 76 miles, Honeybourne and back, 2011 77 miles on a forum ride.
I recon this could be fun http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/100-mile-fixed-gear-ride-spring-2014.136598/

 

[crazyrider56]

1231 miles from Porto to London in September. Well, over 14 days but there were a few individual centuries in there. The Spanish hills on a loaded fixed gear are quite a struggle.

Great Effort Man, One word for you - RESPECT

 

[crazyrider56]

I may be new to this forum but not new to riding fixed gear bike . Last week got a new fixed gear bike from critical cycles, wanted to try real power, strong frame and parts wanted to get acquainted with my new ride and I got a lot from what was expected. Smooth, comfortable, stylish and really a strong bike to ride. Last week total miles was 73. Feels good

 

[Davywalnuts]

Hmmm, checking on the cycling log, 161.70miles on my fixed Dolan on a fnrttc to Southwold. Curiously my 5th or 6th longest ride. But the most painful. Track frames and anything over 1mile does not work..

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I went from Oldham to Morecambe and back with Bromptonfb a couple of years ago,
158 miles all in,I found the last 10 miles a struggle,mentally more than physically,
really needed some food and a break but it was 11pm by then and nowhere was open.
Felt like I was the only cyclist in the country still out on a Sunday in those last few miles.

I remember this ride, I'd forgotten that I'd done a 200km before my vomiting ride...so that's 2x200km rides yaaaay.

But kudos to you Paul for being patient...you'd have been home hours earlier if I wasn't such a laggard.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Not sure but I'd like to do 100.

I mean to do Sarfend and back which normally adds up to 99 miles but im put off by crappy roads and dodgy tin boxes.

 

[Fixedwheelnut]

London-Edinburgh-London 1400km in 2005 on 68" fixed
Mersey Roads 24hr TT in 2007 334 miles on 72" fixed
No epic rides since 2007 but a 100 mile TT this year on 86" fixed

 

[skudupnorth]

Done a few 100 mile + rides on my Boardman with no issues and did the New Years Day ride with Skolly and gang around Manchester which made a nice dent in this years target of 90 miles.

 

[Venod]

Not me but a good fixed ride.