What is the longest distance you have traveled on your single speed? A friend and I want to do a 70 mile ride this weekend. 35 miles is about the longest I've traveled so far. What should I bring with me besides water and tubes? I'm still a newbie so I'm a little nervous, but I'm really excited!

150 miles.

Bring money, a credit card, and a cell phone. Unless you are in a remote area, these things can fix just about anything.

Tubes? How many flats are you expecting to get?

I would just bring water, phone and some money to maybe buy something on the way - ice cream or a burger or whatever if you get hungry or just need a break.

205 miles. Bring a credit card, phone, and a bar or 2.

I've done 50 miles SS before, I think I could do more but that was my longest ride so far without gears.

Bring:
- water
- snacks
- money
- a tube or two
- a pump
- tire levers (if you can't mount a tire without them)
- a wrench to remove your wheels (if you don't have quick release)
- an allen wrench set
- anything else you feel you may need.

I'm doing a 64 mile group ride this weekend (not on a SS unfortunately).

I'm bringing...
-Water (duh)
-PB&J
-Tire levers
-C02 with inflater
-Tube w/patch kit
-Multi tool
-Money
-Band-aids & hand wipes

in the range of 180-200, fixed.
Bring Money, eat a lot. When I finished my gut had visible been deflated

Water and a snack, money for beer, one tube, patch kit and pump, multitool/wrench. Another thing I carry is a couple inches of extra chain.

70 miles isn't that bad. Other than your emergency fix goods, bring water, snacks, money, and a phone.

When I did my first real day ride last summer we got to our turnaround point and I was craving McDonald's so bad.

100 max on my fixed, a century XD; more on my roadie

As mentioned above and aside from those mentioned by OP, cash, debit card, multitool, tire levers, tire bead jack, patchkit, swiss army knife, smartphone (seriously 2 UP's a regular cellphone considering you have internet), handkerchief, clif bar, first aid kit consisting of bandages, alcohol wipes, and neosporin.

All in a large/ extra large saddle bag.

Dress is also important; wearing street clothes would be torture... lycra is the way to go, and gloves as blisters could build up especially on long runs, and they suck. Did I mention they suck?
Safety as well; wear a helmet!

Prep is important aswell; stretch, warm up, and hydrate and nourish yourself beforehand.

only 40 miles, lol.

Just brought a lot of water, some trail mix, and my flat-tube repair tools

2.46 miles is the furthest i've gone. it sucked being away from the computer for that long.

i brought a climbing rope, a tent, map and compass. drank out of river and ate berries.

That's not a smart idea at all.

you must not ride much further than the local starbucks

Where in Orlando are you planning on doing 70 miles, I've been wanting to do a longer ride for some time now.

I've done 50 miles
-water
-patch kit
-levers
-lights
-phone and wallet

I once rode around 50 miles (round trip) from my place to the beach (los feliz to redondo beach for you locals), rode around the beach bike path some, and back home on my fixed. I had my usual commute stuff with me, plus I brought my leica with 50mm and 28mm lenses + a couple rolls of film with me that time too, which I normally don't carry on my work commutes.

stuff I brought
-water (I took two bottles but drank it all.. end of summer was still hot, ended up buying more water while on the road)
-bag of beef jerkey I bought on the way
-flat repair stuff
-hand towel
-extra shirt in case I wanted to hang some place for awhile and not be covered in stinky sweat.

I'm commuting by bike every day and have for over a decade and I think I've had 5 or 6 punctures in total, and half of those were because I failed to remove a glass splinter from the tire before putting in a new tube, but whatever.

A buddy and I are driving to New Smyrna and then riding up A1A to St. Augustine.

Thanks for all the advice everyone. We're leaving tomorrow so I'll let you know how it went when I get back Sunday or Monday.

Enjoy!

If you hydrate and snack every hour and are prepared to change a flat, you'll be fine. Just don't get dehydrated!

I do tons more repairs on my moutainbike. The terrain, bicycle complexity, and stress on the components lead to a lot more failures. With an FG bike on the road, the bike should be pretty reliable (if you don't hit anything).

make sure you are comfy on the bike too. 6-8hrs is a long time to be uncomfortable

You'll be passing by me on that ride ^.^ [Ormond Beach]. My longest ride was a 40 mile round trip to Ponce Inlet and I brought a 2 liter hydration pack and a 20z bottle of water, some Kashi protein cereal, an allen multi-tool, my wallet - money, etc, a 15mm wrench, tube repair kit, and a portable pump. Ended up drinking all my water on the way there and had to refill on the way back. It is HOT here this time of year... if you didn't already notice...

Btw, you won't be able to ride A1A from New Smyrna straight to St. Augustine since it ends in Ponce Inlet. You'll have to take US1 or Beach Street for that portion of the trip.

My buddy ended up having to work all weekend so we didn't go on the ride. I was so bummed. We're going to try again in a couple of weeks.

Thanks again everyone!

20 miles is the longest on my FG to date since it is my go-to commuter. Hope to log many more long rides on it this summer (training). On my road bike I always carry my tool kit, a 15mm wrench/bottle opener that always stays with the FG (never know when a beer sounds good), spare tube, tire levers, CO2 kit (still looking for a nice pump as a backup), credit card, cash, phone, ID, Road ID, some Cliff Bar Shot Bloks, and a few cliff bars. I bolt on the extra bottle cage and pull off my cable lock for the long training rides, I may even use my Camelbak PowderBak for the long rides to hold extra water (if there are no stops on my route). I used it on the MS150, it was nice not needing to stop to fill up the bottles as much.

170 miles (twice) and 150 miles once, all fixed (have no free side). Ditto on the money, spare tube, water, and Gu or other energy enhancers, pump, & regular bike stuff. I also bring some arm warmers and light clothing because it takes awhile to ride long distances. Ride smartly and let the bike do the work, if you try to work it, you'll run out of steam. Don't think about the mileage, just ride and enjoy. Above 50 miles and you'll know if you have the right saddle or not, same thing with the clothing/shoes. You can endure, but you might be changing out afterward.

Century ride, fixed, for the Tour de Cure a couple years ago. I brought 2 tubes, repair tools, and some Accelerade powder and NUUN tablets. It's a supported ride, so I didn't need to bring other food.

I commute 34mi r/t daily on my singlespeeds if that counts for long mileage (I don't count it, since it's broken up into 2x 17mi)