The Legitimiser
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Southampton, UK
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Bikes: Gazelle Trim Trophy, EG Bates Track Bike, HR Bates Cantiflex bike, Nigel Dean fixed gear conversion, Raleigh Royal, Falcon Westminster.
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I did 40 miles on my unmodified IXFS the other day - only a Brooks saddle away from standard. No problem. I'm planning to do 270 miles in a weekend, so I'm in training. It's as comfortable as any big wheel bike I've ridden, but not as fast, for reasons I'm not sure of. The riding position is more upright, and I'm getting more rolling resistance too, which might be just the tyres, but I'm really thinking about checking and greasing the wheel bearings too when I put Marathons on it.