Whats the farthest you have ridden in one gear
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Whats the farthest you have ridden in one gear
I rode 20 miles Friday in one gear. Obviously minimal hills. My bike needs adjusted otherwise I would have shifted.
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In one ride? 101 miles - 46/17
In one consecutive period? 7,219 miles - 46/18
In one consecutive period? 7,219 miles - 46/18
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65 miles and 2600 feet climbing on my fixed gear bike.
48-16 gearing.
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48-16 gearing.
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Birthday ride a couple of years ago - 55+ miles, >2500 ft climbing on fixed gear with 46x16.
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89 miles with 4200 feet of elevation 48T-18 single speed
82 miles with 5341 feet of elevation 48T-18 single speed
82 miles with 5341 feet of elevation 48T-18 single speed
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132 miles. An organized century that I rode to and from. Wait, I take that back. For two back to back hills I turned the wheel around to a lower gear.
A few ~100 mile rides 40 years ago when I was racing and on rainy days would ride 50 miles upwind to a town, eat at an establishment, then do my best to fly home on what was left of my legs. (Rainy days in New England are often storms with real wind. That first 50 miles could be very hard.)
Recent years - a few 68-72 milers.
All the above miles were on fix gears. The past 5 years, changing gears has been an option since I went to one with very long dropouts and I do flip the wheel or change cogs on a lot of rides. But prior to that bike, I never owned a flip-flop hub.
Not qualifying but all fixed - Crater Lake on Cycle Oregon. 98 miles, 9800' of climbing. 17, 23 and 12 tooth cogs.
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A few ~100 mile rides 40 years ago when I was racing and on rainy days would ride 50 miles upwind to a town, eat at an establishment, then do my best to fly home on what was left of my legs. (Rainy days in New England are often storms with real wind. That first 50 miles could be very hard.)
Recent years - a few 68-72 milers.
All the above miles were on fix gears. The past 5 years, changing gears has been an option since I went to one with very long dropouts and I do flip the wheel or change cogs on a lot of rides. But prior to that bike, I never owned a flip-flop hub.
Not qualifying but all fixed - Crater Lake on Cycle Oregon. 98 miles, 9800' of climbing. 17, 23 and 12 tooth cogs.
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Just did the "Sorta-Annual Fixed Gear Century" a week or so ago again with an old teammate: 103 miles. 
I may well have gone further on a FG "back when" but cycle computers had yet to be invented.
If you have an interest in LD riding there is an entire BF sub-forum devoted to it with highly expetrienced SS/FG riders some of whom have done the classic 1,200 Km PBP ride:
Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
-Bandera

I may well have gone further on a FG "back when" but cycle computers had yet to be invented.

If you have an interest in LD riding there is an entire BF sub-forum devoted to it with highly expetrienced SS/FG riders some of whom have done the classic 1,200 Km PBP ride:
Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
-Bandera
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I switch gears every hundred yards... Lots of hills. Got a 10 speed cassette, might as well enjoy it!

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About 5 miles when the rear derailleur cable broke.
I like my gears. To hilly around here for single speed.
I like my gears. To hilly around here for single speed.
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I lived and cycled in Manitoba for 13 years. On a usual sort of ride, we'd use 2 or 3 gears ... one for tail winds, one for headwinds, and maybe something in between if there wasn't much wind at all.
Given that I've cycled 600K randonnees in Manitoba, there's a really good chance I've cycled a long distance in one gear. But I never paid much attention.
Given that I've cycled 600K randonnees in Manitoba, there's a really good chance I've cycled a long distance in one gear. But I never paid much attention.
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I've done lots of 100 mile rides on a fixed gear bike.
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You hit the triple crown! Congrats!
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If commenting on just the facts that the OP shared = "condescending" in your sad world you only yourself to blame.
Lots of pity over here but hopefully you have some quality people in your life than can educate you.
Best of luck to you. Seriously.
Lots of pity over here but hopefully you have some quality people in your life than can educate you.
Best of luck to you. Seriously.
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You might want to calm down a bit and think 2x before you post. This is a pretty cool site and, by and large, pretty laid back.
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"Calm down"?
I couldn't be calmer as I laugh at the OP's post, that "squidpuppet" post and now your post.
You might want to "think" 4x lest you continue to play the fool.
I get it. You posted complete nonsense in the MTB forum, got called on it, and now are butt-hurt. It's pathetic but I can't control the nonsense that you post:
http://www.bikeforums.net/19219393-post4.html
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Back to our regularly scheduled programming. I'm building up a single speed, a surly 1 x 1, for winter riding. I more or less top out at 20 or so miles once the thermometer gets into the teens or less. I've ridden longer but it's tough when it gets that cold.
I rode a geared bike--a vintage mountain bike with studded tires--in the snow last year but the gears just sort of died in the winter and I might as well have been riding a single speed. I figure this year I'll just build up a single speed; it will be a lot easier to keep running.
I rode a geared bike--a vintage mountain bike with studded tires--in the snow last year but the gears just sort of died in the winter and I might as well have been riding a single speed. I figure this year I'll just build up a single speed; it will be a lot easier to keep running.
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Just did the "Sorta-Annual Fixed Gear Century" a week or so ago again with an old teammate: 103 miles. 
I may well have gone further on a FG "back when" but cycle computers had yet to be invented.
If you have an interest in LD riding there is an entire BF sub-forum devoted to it with highly expetrienced SS/FG riders some of whom have done the classic 1,200 Km PBP ride:
Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
-Bandera

I may well have gone further on a FG "back when" but cycle computers had yet to be invented.

If you have an interest in LD riding there is an entire BF sub-forum devoted to it with highly expetrienced SS/FG riders some of whom have done the classic 1,200 Km PBP ride:
Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
-Bandera
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It's easy to forget about the popularity of fixed cycling. I had a fixie for a short while... it was fun. But basically I am a road bike guy myself. I've found I can ride on many of the local MUPs without any attention to shifting. Any hill or dale is too tiny to matter. My longest such level ground ride would be around 24 miles.
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84 miles on a fixed gear running 49:15. It is really flat here so that much of a gear really is not a problem. Should have just ridden it out for the century but it was getting late and lights were left at home.
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I smell sock-puppet, and it isn't the OP, bikemig or SquidPuppet.
To answer the OP's question, many 100-mile rides, 400km of PBP and a bicycle tour loaded with panniers in France, all on a fixed gear. On the day Machka and I got married, I rode my only single-speed century.
To answer the OP's question, many 100-mile rides, 400km of PBP and a bicycle tour loaded with panniers in France, all on a fixed gear. On the day Machka and I got married, I rode my only single-speed century.
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The post ride Gulf Coast seafood meal is traditional, fresh and accompanied by Shiner Bock.

48X18 for a 70GI for me with a dual side FG 48X17/18 for my ex-trackie buddy for 75/70GI.
A strong steady partner to pace with and a supply of "knock-knock jokes" make the effort doable.

I ride a good many miles FG each season but routes have to be carefully chosen at home where the road bike sports a 36GI low for good reason.

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