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Sorry!
By far the hardest climbing in the whole thing was cornwall and devon - I'm sure you know, but most of the valleys run north/south and you're riding West/East, so it's endless short sharp climbs. this would be hellish fixed, and afaik the only real way of avoiding this is the A30 which would be absolutely joyless. So, on the basis that you'll be doing the hardest bit fixed anyway, I wouldn't worry about the rest, you can route for gradual gradients and still enjoy the scenic beauty!
owl
You've really annoyed me with this post. Mostly because I think you're right, but I'm unsure about how I'd manage big climbs riding fixed and I don't have the finances to do it geared I don't think.
Worth pondering.