2011-11-05 Gulliver's Travels

I'm very tempted by this ride but with my roadbike project essentially frozen at the moment fixed is my only option. Climbs don't bother me as such (apart from huuge ones) as I run a pretty spinny gear but descents are less fun - I managed 182 rpm down a hill the other week and I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed it!

That said, would you mind me tagging along for the early part of the ride and wimping out when / if necessary? Have no problems with being dropped if everybody else is on gears - just fun to be out there :)

Do come along. It sounds like we will also have a welcoming committee of car friendly locals, greeting us like Guy Fawkes at Tyburn!

Clubman was single speed on the Kite Ride, carried on to Oxford, and impressed the sproket muppets with his ability to conquer both sides of the hills. He also made a very good point, that the key thing on the down hills is to have a decent double brake set up. Relying on a single Dirty Harry is a recipie for a fixie skidderz in the bushes disaster, so that would be my main suggestion.

I am planning to go single speed on the Giant Bowery, with "proper" brakes to protect me on the descents.

Now, where is my gunpowder?