Originally Posted by
davester
Even if this made any sense, are you aware that you're posting in the Fifty+ forum?
A 17 mile ride anywhere around here would result in 2,000' of climbing with at least one 15+% grade. No way any normal person is going to manage a single speed or fixed gear on that. Might be OK for Kansas, Florida, or other states with unchallenging terrain though.
Isn't the SF Bay Area an awesome place to ride? The endlessly hilly terrain makes even a trip to the store fun. It no wonder you see so many people on bikes there, it bike Valhalla as far as I'm concerned, too many uber-classic routes to even list, though Grant Peterson tried. He's going up Mt. Diablo on the cover photo:
