Thread: The Age 40+ Singlespeed & Fixed Gear Thread
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Old 06-07-11 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg
I took my longest fixed ride yet, yesterday, ~43 miles w/ 2700' of climbing, avg 15mph, according to my cellphone. Trying to figure out if I think I can ride this bike through a 70 mile charity ride in late July that has more climbing than I did yesterday (although it's rolling, so no real long climbs). I definitely felt it on my commute today. I am turning 44 in August.
Nice going HW; Yes, riding a longer ride of 70 miles with a fixed gear is well within your range based on what you did so far. In my experience, the difference between riding fixed vs geared is less than imagined. I had your mindset when I first took it up a few years back and last year completed RAMROD and STP on a fixed gear at 53 years old.
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