Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Another 12 metric century challenge?

Started the last one late and lost interest/forgot about it after the thread was unstickied, maybe, just perhaps, we could do a new one starting Jan. 1?

Propose that rules are: Do 12 metric centuries over the year, starting Jan. 1. Update after each one (pictures encouraged). No prizes other than a virtual pat on the back from fellow members.

Thoughts? Make it a yearly thing?

We will see....

I would be down.

I say we should do the 10 imperial century challenge.

In for metric 100.


I say we should do the 10 imperial century challenge.

Oww, my knees. :cry:

In point of fact, I intendedfto make it an annual event, with an even dozen winners each year, as well, starting on January. I was going to announce on New Years Day, but I might as well let the cat out of the bag now. Yes, we're going to do it annually.

There we go annually.

I better start training. I think my longest fixed ride has been 48 miles.

Refresh my memory, could this be done with just a cyclocompter and a timestamped photo? Or do I need a GPS?

No gps needed.

Oh man, going to have to come up with some new routes!

So 62 miles is a metric century? And is there a prize now?

I'm down like a clown Charlie Brown.
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/jimmy-valmer.jpg

I'm in too. This is gonna be a piece of cake. Before it started getting cold I was going on 65-70 mile rides every weekend.



Wait, do I have to use my sweet fixie?

Wait, do I have to use my sweet fixie?

No, e-bike is fine.

I say we up it and go for full centuries or double metrics.

double metrics for two year Ti membership.

that'd be sweet.

I'd be down.

Was it JDG who won the Ti last year?

no, i think it was lueky for 12 in a row?

i think Ti should be 6 200K's or 3 300K's or 2 600K's or 1 1200K

that octopus guy who does the PBP on his IRO should be banned from joining :cry:

Sounds fun!

that octopus guy who does the PBP on his IRO should be banned from joining :cry:

Pics?

Pics?

He did a nice write up too. Try searching for it. Look for the last metric thread, find him and look at his started threads.

Found him:
http://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?searchid=6676269

weird the link doesnt work. I guess I'll go hunting.

weird the link doesnt work. I guess I'll go hunting.

very.

Here's his profile:http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php/27620-The-Octopus

that time it worked

wow...now I feel lazy and out of shape.



My record-keeping isn't perfect, but I've done at least 182 centuries since 2004. 37 of them have been on fixed-gear bikes, so I know a few things about riding 100 miles -- most of it learned the hard way.

I'm interested. Never got around to doing a full century this year, but I did 3 or 4 metric centuries fixed.

this guy, this is the guy
http://www.thebicyclestory.com/tag/pbp-fixed-gear/

^ that is nuts.

He = Bicycle

And he stopped contributing to this sub-section mostly because our main posting moderator acts like a child.

I'd recommend targeted searching through some of Rowan's posts/threads as well. He's got an abundance of fixed-distance knowledge.

And he stopped contributing to this sub-section mostly because our main posting moderator acts like a child.

I'd recommend targeted searching through some of Rowan's posts/threads as well. He's got an abundance of fixed-distance knowledge.

I would have thought he stopped posting here because he doesn't really ride a fixed gear (he has two brakes!)

I would have thought he stopped posting here because he doesn't really ride a fixed gear (he has two brakes!)

http://coleenpatrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gav-perfect-troll-face-2.jpg