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When I responded earlier I had failed to notice that the question here is not so much about riding for 24 hours, but about riding from Plymouth to London.
This is a different question because the wind direction would be critical. Since the prevailing wind is South West, you could well be lucky. However, if you had to commit to a particular day and hit a North Easterly, you would have a very hard time.
A friend and former West Twickenham RC clubmate actually did this ride (well, to his parents' house in Hounslow) in 1978 - on fixed. He was not riding for charity - he just had no money for the fare.
Being an experienced bloke, he waited for a howling SW wind and did the journey in under 13 hours. I should add that my friend was a natural athlete who had recently won an open 25, but even so he did admit to being 'a bit tired' by the time he knocked on the parental front door.
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Hi all,
I'm spitballing about doing a ride for charity this summer, something like Plymouth (where I live) to Paddington, which is about 250 miles, in under 24hrs riding fixed gear. It sounds doable but having only done 65km max fixed before am I massively underestimating how hard it would be?
I've done a century before (with 3000m of climbing) without too much bother, but that was on a road bike with a compact.
Any thoughts welcomed!
Stroller.