Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Whats the longest fixie ride you have done?

I think so far mine is abot 10 miles. However, one of my jobs is 16 miles one way and I might end up doing that one soon.

about 40 miles

45~

~30 miles, slow paced fun ride with my friends.

The weather is starting to get nice, looking to get a couple of my friends to do a metric century soon.

80km riding clips and 44/14

~45 miles pushing pretty fast with a few short breaks

55 miles

60 miles

Somewhere around 50... been thinking about doing a century however...

60 miles at about 3-4 hours

I think I'll keep the fixie for shorter rides though

104 miles, to Kokomo, Indiana and back.

100 miles... seems that the old guys still have some good legs. :)

Did you guys ever hit hills you couldn't do on those rides? I find it nearly impossible to do the hill by my house which is an incline of 20-25 %

My longest was 85. I was planning to do the full 100 of the century but my butt was hurting too bad towards the end so I took a shortcut. One of my fastest solo rides was on a fixed gear. I was doing an organized metric century that I rode solo the whole way and ended up averaging just over 21. I had a nice tailwind the last 15 miles or so and that really kept the cadence up.

25 so far but ive only had my bike 3 weeks x]

I was doing long distances on a touring set up so was usually carrying 20-30 pounds of gear and rocking a much lower gear with an even lower fixed cog on the flip side.

If it ever gets that steep there is not shame in getting off and walking and nearly impossible id something that is possible... used to climb a 22% grade on my fg when I was a messenger and that was a killer.

I did a metric the day after Thanksgiving last year. Maybe this year I'll try for a century, not. 60 miles was long enough for me on the fixie. I'll keep the centuries to the geared bikes.

my butt hurts just thinking about it. 25-30 miles

On the CrossCheck I've done 80-90 mile rides up into the Adirondacks. Geared down around 42-19, mostly country roads, trails etc.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4913126321_40cb57dbda.jpg

On the GT its been limited to 40-50.

I think so far mine is abot 10 miles. However, one of my jobs is 16 miles one way and I might end up doing that one soon.

Last fall a friend of mine and I did a century on moderate terrain...12% hill was the toughest...and it was TOUGH! Had some health problems earlier this year from which I'm just starting to recover and I did a couple of 30s last week. Working my way back to 100. I've only been riding fixed about 1.5 years now, but it's my primary bike. 48/16 gearing.

203 miles

65. Offseason base miles, just an easy spin up the American River Bike Trail to Folsom and back.

~35 miles

Just did about 55 miles on thursday, geared 48/17. It was ok, there was only one hill that really killed me. In retrospect:
-make sure to eat a good breakfast, stay hydrated, and have some snacks while on epic fixed rides. Honestly, I didn't do any of these well enough, and I was certainly feeling it on the ride and after.
-I could probably do the same ride much easier, or push myself a bit farther with better eating/hydrating.
-messenger bags are good for many things. Long rides are not necessarily one of them. If you have stuff to bring with, it won't be terrible, but I really didn't need mine. Considering the amount of heat I could have dumped, and back sweat I could have avoided, I'd say leave a mess bag at home if you can, in favor of a hip pouch/jersey pockets/frame bag/zip-tying things to your frame.

Doing long distances fixed does feel like an accomplishment, and if you're like me and it's your only bike, then you gotta do what you gotta do. But as you start putting serious long mileage on your fixed gear, you'll quickly find where you start wishing you had gears. I'm not kidding myself, gears would let me ride longer, faster, and more consistent (power output, HR, etc, if you're into that kinda stuff), and a geared bike has quickly shot up on my list of stuff to buy...

I did 30 miles. From Echo park to Venice, then did a group ride around there and took the bus home.

I doubt any of us will top Emily O'Brien (750 miles):

http://sheldonbrown.com/pbp-emily-obrien.html

75 miles...

My friends did a century with me though on their fixed.

203 miles

She must've been really good/worth it ! :)

...down to the coffee haus.

a guy did this ride on a fixie here in Austin. 105 miles with 14,000 feet of climbing and some hills with 30% grades. I'm nervous about doing it on a carbon geared road bike, let alone fixed...

http://www.tourdashugel.com/

So far only about 20 miles or so, but I'm planning on getting a friend or two together to do this :

65. Offseason base miles, just an easy spin up the American River Bike Trail to Folsom and back.

On the CrossCheck I've done 80-90 mile rides up into the Adirondacks. Geared down around 42-19, mostly country roads, trails etc.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4913126321_40cb57dbda.jpg

On the GT its been limited to 40-50.

Thats a nice looking bike sir

a guy did this ride on a fixie here in Austin. 105 miles with 14,000 feet of climbing and some hills with 30% grades. I'm nervous about doing it on a carbon geared road bike, let alone fixed...

http://www.tourdashugel.com/

http://ridewithgps.com/photos/snapshots/trip-histogram-87583.jpg
(http://ridewithgps.com/photos/snapshots/trip-histogram-87583.jpg)

as seen at mile 12, i made a wrong turn and took a 0.6 mile climb that averaged a 13% grade. gps claims it was 32% at one point, but the grade for much of it was reliably in the upper teens and twenties. my gearing in inches is only in the 60s, but that was insane without granny gears.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4913126321_40cb57dbda.jpg
let's see some more of this bike....woodchippers?

~60 miles, lotsa hills.

Usually take a geared bike on the long rides.

But can he climb Jester Road?


a guy did this ride on a fixie here in Austin. 105 miles with 14,000 feet of climbing and some hills with 30% grades. I'm nervous about doing it on a carbon geared road bike, let alone fixed...

http://www.tourdashugel.com/

Hmmm...prob upwards of 20mi. I'm not training or commuting, just riding for fun w/friends.

Did you guys ever hit hills you couldn't do on those rides? I find it nearly impossible to do the hill by my house which is an incline of 20-25 %

I often walk up the hill I live on (I don't know the grade).

I do 50-60 mi rides regularly. I want to do some longer rides, but I'd probably want a bigger cog first. running 46-15.

for anyone who's done a century+ fixed, what gearing did you have (and what was the terrain like)?

Dr Banzai did a metric century with 49/16.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=665504

Another member here did a century with 42/17, I couldn't find the thread though.

Yep. Did another 128kms on Monday with 49/16. New Westminster, Tsawassen, downtown then back to New West. 30.04kph average speed on the computer.

I felt that for 2 days. So far my longest ride.

Oh jeeez...Tsawwassen to downtown then back to New West.

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/8/1/1d5b6b9a-6c40-42e0-940f-aba1ca2d2df3.jpg

Did you guys ever hit hills you couldn't do on those rides? I find it nearly impossible to do the hill by my house which is an incline of 20-25 %
In general I find going up easier than going down, particularly at the end of a long ride. But I'd be walking up a 20-25% grade regardless. Brakes are essential for long fixed gear rides in hilly terrain.

40-50 miles. 25 miler this morning.

http://ridewithgps.com/photos/snapshots/trip-histogram-87583.jpg
(http://ridewithgps.com/photos/snapshots/trip-histogram-87583.jpg)

as seen at mile 12, i made a wrong turn and took a 0.6 mile climb that averaged a 13% grade. gps claims it was 32% at one point, but the grade for much of it was reliably in the upper teens and twenties. my gearing in inches is only in the 60s, but that was insane without granny gears.

yeah, anything in the 20% range is pretty damn intense with gearing in the 60s. That's a long ride, though. 70.3 FTW!

But can he climb Jester Road?
I can't do Jester hill in my Honda.

But can he climb Jester Road?

yeah, Jester is on that ride actually. Well, it is now anyways. They keep changing the map. First year it was only 9,000ft elevation, now it's up to 14,000 ft.

I can't do Jester hill in my Honda.

Jester ain't no thang.

Also, 78704 ftw!

200 miles. The Annual L.A. Wheelmen Grand Tour, Highland route.

I never count, but just thinking of some recent riding, at least 30 miles, maybe more. My daily riding is usually around 20-25.

87 miles in one day for Loumar courier, Montreal , summer of 2008. My unpadded timbuk strap wore a bloody rash onto my neck. ew