I have never claimed to be nor intend to become a seasoned long distance rider.
my idea of a testing ride is with either an epic hangover or ingesting an epic amount of lager along the way.
hills can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The below are quotes that I definitely didn't just take from your posts on a thread you started about building a bike that could be used for long rides with hills.
"My goal is to have a bike that I can do mid distance fixed rides on (60-100mi, some hills)"
"this will be the most expensive bike I own for the forseeable future and it'll be kept for 'proper' riding"
"the criteria for it being suitable for longer rides"
The below are quotes that I definitely didn't just take from your posts on a thread you started about building a bike that could be used for long rides with hills.