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That area, and Davis. But anything a little up north, and you are rolling with the hills and mountains.
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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.
#53
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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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That's funny, I've always heard about some really challenging hill or mountain near Sacramento...
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LesterOfPuppets says:
That's funny, I always thought your direction of travel was straight up! 
Hey Lester!
Why do you say that riding the roads of Phoenix was frequently unpleasant?
Thanks, my friend!
I can go east about 8 miles before hitting a hill, north about 5 miles, west about .5 miles, south about 1 mile. I don't live in an incorporated city, though.

PHX, AZ is pretty dang flat but riding the roads there was frequently unpleasant.
Why do you say that riding the roads of Phoenix was frequently unpleasant?
Thanks, my friend!
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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!
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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.
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Keeps things interesting, though.
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Here's a ride with less than 1 foot per mile of elevation gain.
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