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Last time I did it, 3hrs 7mins. But that was geared, on closed roads, and practising rotation for considerable chunks of the distance.
First time I did it was 4hrs and 30mins. That was a few years ago on a hybrid.
In a pack of mixed abilities, riding fixed, stopping occasionally for water and pissing... round it out at 5hrs (average 12mph, which is around the regular speed of commuters, but this is a long distance and you may go fast on the flats but the hills will slow you down).
Not sure what will happen when the inevitable happens and the group splits. If we're all fixed, we'll all have different comfortable cadences and gear ratios and the group will find itself stretched pretty soon. There will also be those that take food and water enough to cope, and those who are just fitter and faster... I guess we'll have to figure it all out when it happens :)