100 mile fixed gear ride - Spring 2014

[totallyfixed]

32 miles today on fixed, building gradually but as I cannot honk out of the saddle yet I went up a 12% hill in the saddle on my 75" gear and before the top I was down to 1.6 mph .

 

[colly]

That's almost a track stand.................Well done that man.

 

[totallyfixed]

Barring bad weather, and I call that raining for more than 50% of the ride, or 20mph + winds, then the ride is on, confirmed so far:
Self
dr_pink
4F
colly
jazzcat
Need to hear from @Vikeonabike, @Norry1 , @dave r, @robgul , @rb58 , @stevevw , @Pennine-Paul , @I like Skol , @lilolee
All of you have expressed an interest to do this ride so let us know if you are confirmed or not. As it stands at the moment I am probably the least ready, work to do!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm in, and well done on the quick recovery, now I just need to find where I left my legs.

 

[colly]

I'll be there.

I have found my legs already.........................just need a little work on them.

 

[4F]

Looking forward to this

 

[I like Skol]

Sorry Steve, due to the uncertainty of the ride going ahead, me not doing a thing to build a fixed gear bike and the fact that in the meantime I have accepted an invite on THIS RIDE the following weekend I will have to bow out of this one. It's a shame because I would love to ride a fixed gear bike, I would love to go for a ride in your neck of the woods and I did quite enjoy the company of yourself and H last time we met. Maybe next time

 

[totallyfixed]

Sorry Steve, due to the uncertainty of the ride going ahead, me not doing a thing to build a fixed gear bike and the fact that in the meantime I have accepted an invite on THIS RIDE the following weekend I will have to bow out of this one. It's a shame because I would love to ride a fixed gear bike, I would love to go for a ride in your neck of the woods and I did quite enjoy the company of yourself and H last time we met. Maybe next time

Not to worry, will probably run an all comers forum ride in September. Six of us now.

 

[rb58]

Sorry not me. It's a FNRttC that weekend that I already committed to and I doubt I'll be recovered enough for this too.

 

[jazzkat]

I've been doing lots of geared miles recently so seeing as there's not too many weekends left, I'm going for a fixed ride tomorrow!
Should be about 65 miles and 3100ft of climbing, hopefully I should stay relatively dry if you believe the BBC forecast.

 

[colly]

I should stay relatively dry if you believe the BBC forecast.

 

[jazzkat]

I think the key word is relatively, I might get away with just the wetsuit and I can leave the flippers and snorkel at home

 

[totallyfixed]

BBC forecast, pah! [virtual spit]. No rain here today yet forecast was all doom and gloom, we did 23 miles in the hills on fixed with a strong wind and I managed 16.4 mph average and could tolerate climbing out of the saddle, so looking promising.
If you believe the Met Office, this week is going to be a tad wet, but as I don't believe them so it will be dry, however, as I am never right and because I think it will be dry it will now be wet, so the Met Office is going to be correct after all .
Hope you are all keeping up .

 

[fossyant]

Good stuff with the progress. I got to 40 miles with some serious climbing, but on gears, in 4 weeks.

 

[Norry1]

Fraid I can't say either way at the minute as I'm not back on the bike yet.

Martin