Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
I seem to have been doing all my century rides on my fixed gear bikes and it was not unusual for me to rack up as many as 100 urban km a day on my fixed bikes as well.
I plan on riding across Canada on a fixed gear...I think that is a fair distance.
For that kind of epic ride I will need to carry extra cogs to handle the mountain passes or set up a 2 by 2 and carry different length chain... or both.
My Raleigh is set up with a double chainring and a Surly Dingle cog. I can actually get three gears this way. If I flip the hub, I can get two freewheel gears. The Rivendell Quickbeam has really long dropouts and runs a double chainring with an 8tooth difference. Wider than my setup. Could be just the ticket for getting across Canada.