That area, and Davis. But anything a little up north, and you are rolling with the hills and mountains.

houston is damn flat; the only hills are overpasses, which are fun, but the city itself is as un-hilly as you can get. GREAT for single-speeds.

I live northeast of downtown Sacto, In Orangevale there's rolling hills every were around here. I run an easy 65 gi probably gonna go 68 soon. I got crapy knee's and I'm missing my right calf muscle.

Waxahachie, Texas - way flat

What requires me to through Nob Hill or Buena Vista? ;)
I assume you were asking if we lived in the Mission. I live in Parkside, but I regularly make my way through and across the city.

Minneapolis is fairly flat but there are cracks and recessed manholes everywhere.

http://i.imgur.com/BUnOC.png

lol

Some hills that are not too steep. But not completely flat ;).

Yes, I found it amusing that you didn't get my joke.

That's what I thought, but I wasn't really sure!

Thanks Ben! :thumb:

I dunno, I've had the occasion to attempt both Nob Hill and the Beuna Vista, on my Trek 7.5FX and they both almost killed me. I learned to despise those hills and any that looked like them. I therefore, tend to avoid the really steep hills and long distance inclines.

I dunno Pink,.... Cracks, Potholes, and recessed manholes everywhere don't really sound too flat too me....

That sounds more like an obstacle course. I might have to confer with the officials about the status of Minneapolis! :lol:

My heart goes out to you brother! Stay strong and fight the good fight! Keep fighting those damned hills!

Thou shalt not be defeated! :thumb:

That's funny, I've always heard about some really challenging hill or mountain near Sacramento...

LesterOfPuppets says:

That's funny, I always thought your direction of travel was straight up! :lol:


Hey Lester!

Why do you say that riding the roads of Phoenix was frequently unpleasant?


Thanks, my friend! :thumb:

Alright then Charleston!

Thank you very much for your contribution!

Hey what about the rest of yall southern single speedsters out there! I wanna hear from cities like Atlanta, Mobile, Chattanooga, Little Rock, Miami, New Orleans, Biloxi, Charlotte, Cincinnati and such. C'mon now!

Is your city ready for single speeds? Is it flat? Is it bicycle friendly? Please tell us something!

Anyone riding fixed in Denver? I have friends there and have spent a lot of time out there. It's not really all that hilly. There are a few hills but I bet you could avoid them without much effort. Of course the further west you go... things get a bit vertical. But most of Denver proper seemed pretty do-able to me.

Single Speed Cities
 

My single speed is all I have, so Kansas City makes the list. Plenty of hills here. Helps to keep me in shape, though.

Honolulu is a fantastic city for SS and for the most part FG as well unless you live on one of the ridges.

Yeah, you're right, it's definitely an obstacle course. Some parts of the city you can find really nice bike lanes; other streets you'll have effing recessed manholes IN the bike lane every damn block. -.-

Keeps things interesting, though.

The Sierra foothills are not too far to the east. I can ride to some pretty serious climbing -- or drive there in 30 minutes. And there are some punchy hills in the bluffs over the American River, but the city itself and the surrounding valley floor is pool table flat.

Here's a ride with less than 1 foot per mile of elevation gain.

Lexington, SC native here. I don't get to Charleston that often, but love how bike-friendly the city is. It warms my bones to see all the SS/FG locked up on the sidewalks there. :beer:

Thanks, Deeth82! :beer:

Riding 48x17 in NYC, I actually held off on buying a road bike because I actually dont want to have to think about gears and I ride alone anyways.

Thanks Juice,

Hey, New York City is flat!

So what about Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Madison, and Idianapolis?

A thread asking about cities where you can ride SS, in a forum for SS riders. I must post "My city!"