Mo Big Fix Pix
 

Chrooooooooomeeeeeeeee!

No, sir. Titanium.

the concubine
 

Not a bike--but a beautiful, insatiable woman. She is mine, and for a month, i rode her across the country. She talks to me---"more, more, faster, harder." I could barely keep up, and am still exhausted. Huge thanks to Brent at Phil Wood, and the folks at IF for building my 21st century sex-machine. Oh, and she rides better than she looks. Soaks up bumps--big and small, carves corners, ascends like a rocket.
Not everyone's cup of tea---but everyone who sees her is forced to admit she is dead SEXY.
Full ride report on request.
Thanks again to forum members--we just cracked the $300K mark for fundraising, and finished the most epic ride I could imagine/fathom. Still digesting it, like waking from a dream.

Niiiiice!

I've seen it before but, still...Wow.

i like that green randonneur. what is that, anyone?

I love that frameset, although i'd want it in traditional geometry. What would the retail on that be, roughly? I'd imagine that it would be upwards of $3,300 - the price for an IF Ti Crown Jewel custom track frameset.

What kind of brake is that?

that's a purtie one right there!

I had Zero Gravity send me a "raw" one and polished it out to match the rest of the bike...

Um, yes please. I'm sure we'd all like to hear it.

Wow, Brent, that is truly a work of art.

Ride report
 

Wow, how to summarize a month of peak experience--or a high plateau set of experiences?

First, the green bike is my wife--a Rivendell Quickbeam, that Eric Norris of campyonly.com also rode on the ride for the 2 weeks in the West. I know, not much Riv love on this forum, but it might be the ideal bike for fixed touring. The IF/PW bike is my concubine--sexier, no braze-ons, but 6 lbs lighter, and appreciably faster. Both bikes served me well, and I brought 2 bikes because, well, it was my ride after all.
The QB was great for long climbs and descents, since I could use 63 gear inches for long climbs in the Rockies, and 83" for descending. I used the concubine about 80% of the time, especially after my Brooks saddle bolt broke on the green bike. I also got a Brooks for the concubine in Kansas, and my ass still thanks me for it. Best long distance sadlle for a fixie--2 other riders got'em too. Huge thanks to Bill Burns of Olathe Kansas for getting my Brooks professional for FREE, and scoring another one for another rider.
Bill heard about the ride on FGG, and he was one of several FGG riders who joined us for a few miles, or a day or so, like Mike Chinski from Michigan.
We rode with kids afflicted with histio, bike clubs, messengers in Boston, famlies with histio kids, many guests.
My favorite riding was in southern Utah--Escalante, Bryce, Capitol Reef. Spectacular beyond description.
Riders will cache all photos on the web soon, also see the blog on our site: www.fixhistio.org
Many crashes--one guy separated his shoulder on Day 2! He then went on to ride 90% of the ride in pain--very tough guy, Harold "ike" Ikerd of Logan UT.
We rode with ex-Olympic mt. bikers in Gunnison, climbed Monarch Pass--at 11, 300 ft, the highest point of the ride, the Continental divide.
All told--3,480 miles, 135K ft. of climbing, 8 mountain ranges (the Berkshires in Mass were the steepest)
I could go on, and likely will, for the rest of my life.
Call me if you want sordid details. 530-400-2625
Look for Big Fix Europe--shorter--8 days or so, with shorter mileage, in the next 1-2 years, likely to coincide with Intl. Fixed Gear Symposia. I hope to do it every other year until i die.
Fixed and dilated beyond belief,
mO

dr.mojo - it's going to take me awhile to get through that blog - I wish I had of known about it (or remembered when the ride was starting even) so I could have followed along... I promise I'll pay bettter attention and donate again for the european version...

Congrats on what looks like an awesome ride!