Thanks for the show of respect! I guess I'm not a poseur after all.

Well y'all know that riding a fixed gear is itself a great experience... Riding it 200 miles in a paceline is exhilarating to say the least. The pure elation I was feeling was what kept me pushing. The connection to the bike that a fixed gear brings became quite an advantage to me, as over 10 hours of pedaling you have to have a close relationship with your machine. I was turning a 46X16 gear on pretty much flat or rolling hill roads but into a headwind a good portion of the time. It was a wonderful experience riding a paceline with such strong riders. We got to the point that it was like clockwork taking our turn pulling the train for 5-10 miles, then dropping to the left as the next guy in line pulls. There was one stretch I was just feeling really strong and led for about 15 miles at 22-25mph. Our group ended up with about 20mph average over the 200 miles. I did get a chance to coast a few times while unclipping and letting the pedals spin down the hill, but other than that my legs sort of became an appendage of the bike. All in all an amazing ride, I was obviously tired at the finish line but after a massage from the lady friend and a few porters I was ready to get back on and ride to work on Monday.