Originally Posted by jayrooney
awesome!
just curious, how long did the 190 mile ride take on friday?
I was making pretty good time for the first 100 miles, averaging just over 17.5 mph. Then I ran into a few hurdles. The rain got really heavy, I got lost in a few of the towns because of street name changes and/or new construction (I was using an older map), and I had two flats. My total time ended up at about 15 hours. Not the best, but considering the conditions, I wasn't suprised. On bike time was a little less than 11.5 hours.
Originally Posted by HereNT
Pics?
Nope. I didn't bring a camera. Any electronics I would have had would have been destroyed anyway. I have a carradice barley saddlebag that is supposedly waterproof, but it was not up to the task that day. Everything was soaked. Just picture rolling farmland and industrial parks.
Originally Posted by gonesh9
Way to go. I'm feeling like a wimp now that I only did the Seattle to Portland fixed. It was still quite a journey for me... 10 hours of saddle time, averaged 20mph, ate quite a few bananas and cliff bars. there was a few times i really would have liked to have been able to coast. actually did a few times, just unclipped and let the pedals spin. i only saw one other fixed rider at a rest-stop, could have been you as i noticed it was some sort of conversion but forgot which kind... i was riding my green surly cross check with skinny tires. Anyways, congrats-
That's a great ride. Much faster than me. We got a late start on Saturday morning so that probably wasn't my bike that you saw. It would have been fun to ride with some other fixies for a while. What gear did you ride?