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@alexis
I had a great ride!
Did the 80km route in 4hrs on my Della Santa fixed. Saw one other fixed rider. Yes it was nuts given the inclemency of the weather and the rediculous surfaces and hills, some of the decents were so sketchy, but it was such fun. I found I could blast up short sections of hills and zoom past carbon and lycra breezily, but of course I had to jog up longer sections. Decents were tough, calling for putting enough weight over the front end to prevent skidagge but not so much that I would fall into a pothole and also, crucially to watch for overtaking freewheelers when tentatively skidding down the mudchutes.
Well done all participants, great turn out. looking forward till next year and hope to see more of you riding fixed.