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Have done quite a bit (some pieces here and there on 63xc.com). The 'most' was doing the 80 miles of the original South Downs Way (Buriton to Eastbourne) in a day. About 10 hours including a few stops here and there. I was on a 61" fixed, and my mate was on a 55" singlespeed. Both rigid forks, him on risers, me on flats with bar-ends.
We got lucky with the weather, but due to rain on the preceeding days, it was a pretty quiet Saturday, with the only 'crowds' being around Ditchling Beacon.
As long as I climbed at my pace, I was fine - if I went at my mate's pace (a bit slower) I was often in danger of stalling. Had to walk up about 3 climbs, and had to get off for one drop-off at the edge of a field. To be honest, I'd have done the same with gears and suspension cos I'm not a very technical rider.
Felt pretty rough at lunchtime, but full of beans for the last 20 miles.
Try it - makes boring trails interesting, you can amaze people with your climbing prowess, and you learn the paradoxical skill of 'coasting' on long bumpy downhills whilst turning your legs at 120-160rpm.