Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - How Hard Are You? The 2013 Metric Century Challenge

Yep, how tough are you? Are you a FG "Born again hard" cyclist? If so, here's this years challenge.

I have a dozen free lifetime memberships for the first 12 fixed gear riders to complete 12 metric centuries.......with documentation within the calender year 2013. Last year, we had our first award in just over a month, with a rider posting documented rides doing 3 metric centuries a week, basically.

To document:

Post your GPS track for each ride in this thread, and when you hit your 12, PM me or Dannihilator. We'll review and reward appropriately.

If you don't have GPS, post your ride route using gmaps pedometer and have the ride data showing, as well as an image or screenshot of the mapped route and a persistent link to the ride route on gmaps.

As an added feature, if anybody posts a verifiable triple Imperial century in a single ride (300 miles), in less that 24 hours on a FG, I'll award a Ti membership to them.......up to the first 12 members that do it. I'll pay for those memberships myself, if I have to. Same level of proof is required.

So, are you "Born again hard"? If so, show us.

I'm in! Gonna start this weekend.

62 miles right?

62.14miles.

****. Don't think I can do it.

If someone does a double Metric, does that count for two?

I don't have GPS - will you accept a signed statement from my Siamese cat?

I don't have GPS - will you accept a signed statement from my Siamese cat?

I too, have a Siamese cat.

If someone does a double Metric, does that count for two?
Also curious about this.

Of course it counts as two.

And of course signed statements from cats are accepted.

Duh.

Just out of curiosity, how does one verify that a ride was done on a fixie?

It's academic to me as I don't own one anyway, just wondering...

Easy for me, as I only own fixed gear.

Just noticed, this doesn't apply for single speeders?

Just noticed, this doesn't apply for single speeders?

There is nothing "hard" about single speeding 60 miles. At least nothing hard enough to reward with any level of recognition.

And there's nothing "hard" about fixed gear either.

That's fair.

walk 63miles in a single day.
try that one

Numero Uno:
http://app.strava.com/activities/35658613

Nice, I'll be doing my first this weekend. Doubt I'll hit 12 in time to get a prize, but it'll still be fun to try :lol:

If I was in cali this would be funner. Tis cold here.

Its so warm today. I wish I had the time to go out. 59 deg and sunny.

Numero Uno:
http://app.strava.com/activities/35658613

Very nice. I'm too cold to even go outside and drive my car in this freezing + windy NY weather.

I'm going to California on Monday, I can finally get some (relatively) warm weather!

http://app.strava.com/rides/36030985

Should be 62.8 miles but it cut off the last 5 minutes or so once I saved the ride. Comes out correct for average speed x total time.

is the challenge still open? probably be doing it next week. have done a bunch of 60+ mile rides over various terrains w/ hills. running a 53/16. raining pretty hard this weekend so im hoping it clears by mid next week.

Numero Uno:
http://app.strava.com/activities/35658613

Oi, cut it out. Now the rest of us have to take it seriously. :eek:

http://app.strava.com/activities/36090171
Does this count as number two? Not sure because about half of the miles were from the velodrome.

That's pretty awesome.

http://app.strava.com/activities/36090171
Does this count as number two? Not sure because about half of the miles were from the velodrome.


yeah man thats a win

Sweet. 1/6 of the way there.

http://app.strava.com/activities/36090171
Does this count as number two? Not sure because about half of the miles were from the velodrome.

I say yes.

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll145/deuce8o8/photo-1_zps5f2ca4fe.png

via strava. went out in pretty heavy rains, 15-30mph winds, and braved idiot tourist drivers. lol.

2012 specialized langster, 53/16 fixed.

sorry just wanted to get it over with.

Does a double (or triple, or whatever) metric century count for one ride, or two? Can I just send you my brevet series results?
If I do a 1200k this year, can I just send you that? :D

I don't usually track with GPS or any of that, if I use GPS it's just to get where I'm going... so I probably won't bother anyway.... but thought I'd ask. ;)

pretty sure thats fair.

that crazy octopus guy used his rando results as proof

lol forgot about this, stopped at 59 :(

http://app.strava.com/activities/38289695
Numero tres. My phone ran out of battery at the very end. It was only a couple miles out though.

#1: http://app.strava.com/activities/38275676

Does a double (or triple, or whatever) metric century count for one ride, or two? Can I just send you my brevet series results?
If I do a 1200k this year, can I just send you that? :D

I don't usually track with GPS or any of that, if I use GPS it's just to get where I'm going... so I probably won't bother anyway.... but thought I'd ask. ;)
It's fair game.

Weird question: If I did a session at the velodrome, then switched to a different fixed gear for more miles, would it still count? I like to keep my track bike a "track only" bike.

Also, if somebody already has a lifetime membership like surreycrv, does the next person in like get a lifetime (assuming he's the last)?

Oh wow this is for a lifetime premium membership? That just upped the ante. I thought this was only for a year or two haha.

http://app.strava.com/activities/38339297

I'm jealous of you guys that get 3k feet or more of elevation in 60 miles. In Louisiana, it took 100 miles to get 1200 feet of elevation.

Made this, more competition style.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag1-DkBs9GS2dERWRWxGckplWEdudXZRSzVlOWRuUUE

How is ayone supposed to record their TRIPLE Imperial century without a computer. No phone gps battery will last that long.

How is ayone supposed to record their Imperial century without a computer. No phone gps battery will last that long.

Metric century.

The OP says triple imperial century. so 300 american miles. Upon re reading the OP he did explain what to do in absense of a GPS but could somone clarify this please? So make the route on Google mpas and post the ride data from a cycling computer? like a picture of the screen?

The triple imp century is above the initial challenge of performing 12 metric centuries. The caveat on the triple is it MUST be completed in 24 hrs. That is an enormous undertaking, unless the course is dead flat.

Made this, more competition style.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag1-DkBs9GS2dERWRWxGckplWEdudXZRSzVlOWRuUUE
I like how the NO is in caps, as if to yell at us.

How is ayone supposed to record their Imperial century without a computer. No phone gps battery will last that long.

It's metric, not imperial. 12 metrics fixed or 1 triple imperial fixed with a source to back it up.

I think people are not getting what im trying to ask. its a communication error on my part. Say I were to attempt the triple imperial century but I know my gps battery wont last the amount of time to complete this. how would I go about proving it? the OP said something about routing it on gmaps. but what else would there be to prove it besides trust? should i take a picture of a cycling computer post ride as well? also would multiple loops count?

picture of bike computer showing miles and ride time.

Weird question: If I did a session at the velodrome, then switched to a different fixed gear for more miles, would it still count? I like to keep my track bike a "track only" bike.



Is this OK? As long as it adds up to the correct milage in the end?