Originally Posted by
elTwitcho
Realizing that the DVP ride could be brutal on fixed (75KM, halfway uphill and if there's a headwind on that uphill half...) I've started training a bit to get in shape for it. You can totally forget you're going steadily uphill on the Don Valley rec trail until you turn around and start flying all the way back
And on that note, I'm not quite Donut material just yet. You guys have fun

It's not brutal at all. I've done it 2 years on fixed. Easily blow away geared bikes on the uphill sections. Especially the weekend warriors.