aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,502
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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lordbikely, I don't want to ridicule you, but I submit that you are taking on a bigger adventure than you think you are, and that is even if you take a geared freewheel bike. Touring is not done on fixed gears, and there's a reason. If you think you're that much stronger and fitter than experienced bike tourists, I'd like to know why. Touring is hard and is full of surprising challenges, and that's with a touring bike.
If you do the tour on schedule on a fixed gear, I'll tip my hat to you, but I don't recommend it. Your experience thus far has probably not prepared you for your proposed adventure.