Originally Posted by davidmcowan
An afterthought... Has anyone ever tried doing a 70 mile a day tour on a single speed? Again, I'm thinking RAGBRAI here so any advice or criticisms would be helpful. I think IOWA is relatively flat and I ride fixed most of the time on a bike that I think I could make comfortable for longer durations. I think I'd want to do it for the fun factor. Is it insane?
I've heard from several people who've ridden RAGBRAI that Iowa isn't nearly as flat as most folks think it is, so keep that in mind in terms of gearing-