You are reading a single comment by @TvH and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
SternsCycles
@TvH
Not quite the epic rides some of you have been posting, but here's my weekend effort. @user47620 might sympathise.
Easy 25k to Brighton this morning for breakfast. After buying a couple of nice beers, I decided I should earn them with an impromptu 38k back to Bury. Over the South Downs Way. On a 13kg, single speed 90s mtb, with rack, semi slick tyres, and a backpack. Slightly underestimated how difficult that was going to be.
Even taking a link out of my chain so I could run the 2:1 ratio I still had to walk up a few ramps because the rear tyre was spinning when I got out the saddle. And I forgot just how tiring and bumpy the flinty, chalky trails are, some of the faster bits were a terrifying. Point the bike downhill and it just rockets. Quite frankly I'm pleased we're both in one piece, but I'm glad I did it. The Kuwahara is swiftly becoming my favourite ride.
Don't think I'll be doing it again anytime soon!
And of course the front punctured 500m from home. Them's the breaks.
Strava
Delicious beers
Me after 35k
View from Chanctonbury Ring
Trail
Bonus piggus
