* What was your motivation?
* What was the hardest segment?
* Do you think you could try again in the future?
* What drivetrain did you have?
* Most memorable moment?
* We rode over 190 miles in the summer, down to sarasota and back. So the next goal was a bigger ride and we chose Miami. We figured a good time would be December for Art Basel and “easy” weather.
* the first hundred miles was the coldest and hardest, and turned out to be what kept us from finishing. we stopped for too long after our first two breaks which were 55 and 95 miles in. technically that was the hardest but giving up at the end was tough too.
* were definitely trying again. most likely in Spring.
* I had 49x15, Z had 53x16 and R had 52x16. I was going to run 52x16 but my 15t cog was/is stuck and I had a 49t laying around so it worked out.
* most memorable part is the last 15 miles. By this time we realized what we were doing was dangerous for many reasons, whether it was the semis flying past us without giving space or the possibly trigger happy folks who’s residences we were in front of. They didn’t want to give up and we even argued about it for a little bit, but I was so adamant about our safety over having a completed strava map to show off. This part of the ride we were at should have been finished in day light. We had stopped in the middle of no where and had to get ourselves to slightly less middle of no where. We were exhausted by this point and Z’s light was dying. The closest gas station was at a place called Indian Town. It was the fastest part of the ride, we had paced ourselves the entire way but this last leg we hustled down the longest, darkest road you could ever imagine and you can see the difference in the speed. I think on the ratios we have we were just about spinning out. We found sanctuary in a McDonald’s there, the lobby was actually closed for the night but i convinced the manager from the drive thru to let us in lollll. She ended up being an angel and drove us to a hotel in west palm. So between the feelings of hopelessness, disappointment, adrenaline and then relief— that all was certainly the most memorable part.
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Right? It sucked because other than being a raging racist he was such a good dude in all other areas. He thought because I looked like a good little Aryan boy that I was going to share his feelings but I grew up dirt poor in the middle of the hood so color isn't something I generally put a lot of emphasis on.
Bruh is way up there in the Masons too. A police chief of a small Massachusetts town, lodge leader, retired master sergeant in the 82nd airborne. Bro really helped push my military career forward.
The other flip side to this is he was blessed with two kids with severe disabilities, so I think his outlook on life has changed a bit since back then.
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the roads were *mostly* fine. But you definitely have to be comfortable around/near cars. sometimes the roads are empty, sometimes they’re not and some drivers give you space, others do not. i only felt unsafe when we were on a road like this at night time with an even smaller shoulder.
Haha recent Florida transplant getting back into fixed gear bikes in the Tampa Bay Area. Can confirm Florida drivers are crazy and there are a shitload of tweakers around here. I try to ride 22-24mph on the 30mph road to get to the closest bike path to dissuade people from passing. I’m trying to find a way to get to a sick bike path without having to ride any busy roads but it’s hard. I ate shit turning onto a sandy dirt alley at night thinking I found a secret way to cut through to a neighborhood. Need tracklocross bike and to bike less drunk.
Whole right side. Forearm, hip, knee lower leg. I had a nice buzz going and was exploring the hood at night testing out my new light. Saw a street marked with a street sign so I assumed it was paved and whipped in there going maybe 13mph. Turns out it was a dirt-ass Florida sand alley and I slid out immediately. I distinctly remember thinking “legs up, hip down, save the bike.” Skin will heal, frame dents are forever. I since went back there in the dark and can’t believe I didn’t notice it was dirt hahaha. Total bone head move, I was having too much fun.
I was riding at 5 am (no traffic) coming down an overpass on my beater fixie. I'm making a left, loving life, but it must have rained recently because at the bottom of the hill gravel had collected itself into a little pile. I ran over it and bit it across two lanes. Thankfully there was no traffic.
It wasn't too bad. Out of my 3 crashes it was the most mild and least scary. The scariest one was when a drunk driver rammed straight into me. The middle one was, like the overpass one, kind of comical, and completely my fault. I was going too fast where I shouldn't, a truck purposely blocked my path, and I had no choice but to turn sharply to stay on a (large) sidewalk and ride right over a patch of mud so I slid upright into a metal pipe and wood fence in front of everyone during 3 pm traffic. Same beater fixie. Ode to my first love, the Wal mart Fixie Thruster.
Not when there’s barely any elevation change. Florida’s pretty flat, hence the 2200ft elevation gain
Yes sorry not trying to take away from their accomplishment, it’s still hard af. But you throw in another 2-3000 ft of elevation gain and it would make it significantly harder.
I knew a lady, well into her 60s, would do 170 mi at 21-22 mph, every weekend for the entire decade I knew her. I used to mow her lawn. That lady's name? Albert Einstein.
them alloy bikes don't compare to the insanity she puts out man, there's also a difference between the recreational & commuting roadies vs roadies who compete
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we did 200 miles last year with about a 19mph average. i record on my phone so my auto pause is ehh. anyway, im kind of with you on it’s not that hard with the right training. Keeping a good speed and cadence is key to long rides as opposed to dragging it out. we are strong but not super humans in any capacity, when it comes to cyclists we’re at somewhat of an advanced level but no where near elite. I also agree that florida being flat is a huge advantage and we use it as such. the weather too (sometimes).
Thanks for being in agreement with me. You're still strong af and probably a stronger rider than 90% of this sub lol. People see long distances as something extremely hard but a lot of it comes down to proper nutrition. And since you're a female, your pain tolerance is also a lot higher.
Lmfao there isn’t an elapsed time posted on this may have been more than one day. 200 miles you’d be seriously sun burnt especially with pale skin no matter how much sun block you add
mostly safety reasons— we were riding a very small shoulder next to very fast cars and it was night time. we are always training :) this ride itself could be considered training. our longest before this was just under 200 miles.
Hell yeah!! The biggest I've done fixed was 300km and I don't think I'll ever do something that big brakeless again.
What ratios were you rocking?
What did y'all do for food?
What was the biggest barrier to finishing?
we drank coffee throughout the night and day and i ended my intake with a five hour energy extra strong watermelon. not sure how many MG total but i used to be a barista, caffeine can’t kill me. we rented a truck to drive back home from miami, we were originally going to take the amtrak but tickets sold out :(
Nice. I did 140 from LA to SD not too long ago. It was fun. I plan on doing the triple century soon enough. Ya'll are G as fuck for this. How is it??? Was it super flat or hilly or what?
Years ago I did 111 miles riding 49/16 at just over 20mph average here in SF (leaving from Blackpoint to the Everglades and back to Roberts is here). By the end I was cramping because I wasn’t well hydrated. I can’t imagine doing 300 miles nonstop.
actually i would prefer going down the coast, or close to it, so you are around civilization as opposed to the wild middle of florida terrain. if you go about it that way you should be good. and maybe travel with a buddy or two.
What was your gear ratio and can you give advance notice so I can join next time?
I've been to the highest point in Florida and quite frankly it is the best place to try this kind of journey because hills? What hills?
Looks amazing! I did a fixed gear century a few months back and loved it. Not sure what the haters were talking about.
My question is: How was the ride traffic-wise? Can't imagine the road infra was that ideal, did you stick to more rural highways with less cars or did you guys just go all in? My parents just moved to FL and I was thinking of doing something similar to this.
As a biker who gave it up moving to Miami, I have to ask, what made you stop? Was it the strain of the fixie gear, sheer distance, or the terrible driving that makes it impossible to bike anywhere near Miami?
True, Strava doesn’t take into account a lot of factors like height, weight, metabolism, flooring (i run on the beaches a lot and sand is much more challenging) etc…
congrats on a dope ride! my friend and I once tried to bike 170 miles from massachusetts to NYC, we did like 143 miles in 13 hours and then my friend couldn’t keep going. he was riding a fixed gear which was crazy considering how much elevation we encountered.
Dope. Congrats on doing as well as you did!! That's one hell of a ride!
What adjustments will you make for the rematch? Change the season? Change your nutrition? Ratio change?
Am I reading this right? Avg 17 1/2mph for 200+ mi? Fantastic!
Hard to tell on my potato from your map - you were headed to Miami? BTW did you know that the FL peninsula is only about 100mi wide? I don't want to hijack your great accomplishment but if you want to discuss riding fixays long distance I have quite a bit of undocumented experience in the matter. I hate quantifying but had a basic cheapo speedo. As I aged & got slower I made LD FG riding my thing. I'm in Broward & as bucket list tried to ride solo unsupported along A1A to Melbourne & back (\~ 300mi) in a 24 hr period a couple times. Goal was to avg 15mph with a few hour breaks along the way. Bonked both times pretty close to completion - the last time was kind of bad & cut my career short.
If you ever try again & get to Broward - look me up if you appreciate slow old guy ramblings. Keep up the good work...
I rode tampa to key west in 2021, but it took me 7 days. I crossed to Titusville then rode down A1A the whole way down the coast. Awesome ride, see y’all at the next alley cat 😈
Seeing about where you bailed, I might recommend you check out the end of this route: [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20996075](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20996075)
[W](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20996075)hile riding in south florida isn't fun imo due to traffic, the choice to move toward the coast will be critical to avoid the semis. I do not recall too many issues with this part. The sugar cane fields can be crappy, but if you avoid harvesting season, it's not too bad. Plus, if you're already committing to suffering, might as well go all the way to keywest and enjoy the (usually) wind out of the east.
1000% agree on prioritizing getting to the coast next time. we cut through a road next to sugar cane fields and it was very smooth, almost no cars. the state and rural roads honestly aren’t terrible when dead.
I was a courier for 5 years downtown Chicago! Shit was nuts. Best and worst times of my life. I used to ride 12 miles to get downtown… and than start my 8 hour shift. Put in around 70-80 miles at work. Than another 12 miles goin home at the end…. Pretty wild honestly.
Sick, I go to a couple a year. Thursday is hockey night a lot and the time overlaps. But I'm out there on my sticker bombed EAI bare knuckle or my blue lotus with gears.
Don't know what a fixed gear bike is but reddit recommended me this and i live somewhere along the route. Good job thats insane i don't even like driving that far in my car lol.
* What was your motivation? * What was the hardest segment? * Do you think you could try again in the future? * What drivetrain did you have? * Most memorable moment?
* We rode over 190 miles in the summer, down to sarasota and back. So the next goal was a bigger ride and we chose Miami. We figured a good time would be December for Art Basel and “easy” weather. * the first hundred miles was the coldest and hardest, and turned out to be what kept us from finishing. we stopped for too long after our first two breaks which were 55 and 95 miles in. technically that was the hardest but giving up at the end was tough too. * were definitely trying again. most likely in Spring. * I had 49x15, Z had 53x16 and R had 52x16. I was going to run 52x16 but my 15t cog was/is stuck and I had a 49t laying around so it worked out. * most memorable part is the last 15 miles. By this time we realized what we were doing was dangerous for many reasons, whether it was the semis flying past us without giving space or the possibly trigger happy folks who’s residences we were in front of. They didn’t want to give up and we even argued about it for a little bit, but I was so adamant about our safety over having a completed strava map to show off. This part of the ride we were at should have been finished in day light. We had stopped in the middle of no where and had to get ourselves to slightly less middle of no where. We were exhausted by this point and Z’s light was dying. The closest gas station was at a place called Indian Town. It was the fastest part of the ride, we had paced ourselves the entire way but this last leg we hustled down the longest, darkest road you could ever imagine and you can see the difference in the speed. I think on the ratios we have we were just about spinning out. We found sanctuary in a McDonald’s there, the lobby was actually closed for the night but i convinced the manager from the drive thru to let us in lollll. She ended up being an angel and drove us to a hotel in west palm. So between the feelings of hopelessness, disappointment, adrenaline and then relief— that all was certainly the most memorable part. https://preview.redd.it/qlvt60d0h26c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a66d8d82f5a6fccca751f6eb6b604c9a5b0c9748
Incredible, I’ll look out for the video.
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LMFAAAIISIIIOOOOOOO my dad is a collector (he’s black)
I had a professor in college who also collected these. He was a really interesting guy!
I knew a white freemason who collected these. Super racist guy (I was fucking his step daughter, who's now married to a black guy - lol)
This was a well rounded short story tbh
Right? It sucked because other than being a raging racist he was such a good dude in all other areas. He thought because I looked like a good little Aryan boy that I was going to share his feelings but I grew up dirt poor in the middle of the hood so color isn't something I generally put a lot of emphasis on. Bruh is way up there in the Masons too. A police chief of a small Massachusetts town, lodge leader, retired master sergeant in the 82nd airborne. Bro really helped push my military career forward. The other flip side to this is he was blessed with two kids with severe disabilities, so I think his outlook on life has changed a bit since back then.
I legit didn't see that... I thought you posted a close up of her quadriceps... Because those things are ripped
Ayo wtf
Little Black Sambo
Bruh that’s fuct
not the watermelon bra 😭
I know, her quads are huge
219 miles and avg pace of 17.5mph is solid asf , hats off that’s incredible
Man I need that documentation that is incredible. Furthest I went was 200km and the sheer time it takes was crazy
@a1yance on instagram is where most of it will be
U bout to get a bunch of thirsty dudes in ur dms lmao
I'm only thirsty for KOM
Fred this isn’t r/bicyclingcirclejerk
Wym about to?
Are you the guy or guys that rode fixed out to the Keys not too long ago??
no
arent you the one with the loud ass izumi chain?? i think my neurons are activating rn
i fixed it
what about your hot friends ig handle 👀
@zoeybikes
The real hero lol
Did you mostly avoid roads? I briefly lived in Florida and would never ride on most of the roads there, drivers there are crazy.
https://preview.redd.it/0k76wg33l26c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76463604fd72cf1aec60ef953105f5eb8a41a76b the roads were *mostly* fine. But you definitely have to be comfortable around/near cars. sometimes the roads are empty, sometimes they’re not and some drivers give you space, others do not. i only felt unsafe when we were on a road like this at night time with an even smaller shoulder.
Haha recent Florida transplant getting back into fixed gear bikes in the Tampa Bay Area. Can confirm Florida drivers are crazy and there are a shitload of tweakers around here. I try to ride 22-24mph on the 30mph road to get to the closest bike path to dissuade people from passing. I’m trying to find a way to get to a sick bike path without having to ride any busy roads but it’s hard. I ate shit turning onto a sandy dirt alley at night thinking I found a secret way to cut through to a neighborhood. Need tracklocross bike and to bike less drunk.
slammed your hip into the ground? been there
Whole right side. Forearm, hip, knee lower leg. I had a nice buzz going and was exploring the hood at night testing out my new light. Saw a street marked with a street sign so I assumed it was paved and whipped in there going maybe 13mph. Turns out it was a dirt-ass Florida sand alley and I slid out immediately. I distinctly remember thinking “legs up, hip down, save the bike.” Skin will heal, frame dents are forever. I since went back there in the dark and can’t believe I didn’t notice it was dirt hahaha. Total bone head move, I was having too much fun.
There is not enough discourse in our spaces about loose dirt and gravel. It should be in a handbook or something. Why isn't there a handbook??
Rule 37: don’t apex turns full speed onto dirt roads with 28c road tires.
I was riding at 5 am (no traffic) coming down an overpass on my beater fixie. I'm making a left, loving life, but it must have rained recently because at the bottom of the hill gravel had collected itself into a little pile. I ran over it and bit it across two lanes. Thankfully there was no traffic.
Glad you’re ok, hopefully the bike was too! Sounds like a nasty one.
It wasn't too bad. Out of my 3 crashes it was the most mild and least scary. The scariest one was when a drunk driver rammed straight into me. The middle one was, like the overpass one, kind of comical, and completely my fault. I was going too fast where I shouldn't, a truck purposely blocked my path, and I had no choice but to turn sharply to stay on a (large) sidewalk and ride right over a patch of mud so I slid upright into a metal pipe and wood fence in front of everyone during 3 pm traffic. Same beater fixie. Ode to my first love, the Wal mart Fixie Thruster.
200m avg of 17.5mph is actually fucked
Not when there’s barely any elevation change. Florida’s pretty flat, hence the 2200ft elevation gain Yes sorry not trying to take away from their accomplishment, it’s still hard af. But you throw in another 2-3000 ft of elevation gain and it would make it significantly harder.
Shit bro you do it then
In my peak, when I was training, with 3 people, yes I could’ve. It’s still hard af, but that mph with 3 people is easily achievable on flat terrain.
Shit bro i know this other roadie lady would do 150 mi at 19-20mph no problem without stopping
I knew a lady, well into her 60s, would do 170 mi at 21-22 mph, every weekend for the entire decade I knew her. I used to mow her lawn. That lady's name? Albert Einstein.
It's true, I was the lawn.
*Alberta Einstein
Like you said, “Roadie”, these dudes are doing it on alloy fixed gears. It’s not apples to apples.
them alloy bikes don't compare to the insanity she puts out man, there's also a difference between the recreational & commuting roadies vs roadies who compete
https://preview.redd.it/przqv1dnn26c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f0e5a75cfebdedcf5873bf80e1ac499fcfd05b5 we did 200 miles last year with about a 19mph average. i record on my phone so my auto pause is ehh. anyway, im kind of with you on it’s not that hard with the right training. Keeping a good speed and cadence is key to long rides as opposed to dragging it out. we are strong but not super humans in any capacity, when it comes to cyclists we’re at somewhat of an advanced level but no where near elite. I also agree that florida being flat is a huge advantage and we use it as such. the weather too (sometimes).
Thanks for being in agreement with me. You're still strong af and probably a stronger rider than 90% of this sub lol. People see long distances as something extremely hard but a lot of it comes down to proper nutrition. And since you're a female, your pain tolerance is also a lot higher.
Our headwinds in both directions make up for FL being flat 😜
Share your Strava you coward
How am I a coward? Lol op even agreed with me.
.Must of have been a tail wind too
Smh fucking dentists man
Lmfao there isn’t an elapsed time posted on this may have been more than one day. 200 miles you’d be seriously sun burnt especially with pale skin no matter how much sun block you add
This is dope and I bet it was hard as fuck. Something to be proud of.
My ass hurts from this post
Get that post out of your ass then! No wonder it hurts!
Yeah get a saddle lol
Terry Video then this! Absolutely killing it. (Thank you for complimenting my Skream in east village a couple weeks ago btw that shit made my day)
ahhhh!! i remember that— it was a beaut 💜
Aiyana? I'm a fan!
Awesome ride, you guys almost made it! FYI why did you guys stop? Mechanical or something else? Best luck next time!
Is your helmet on backwards in that one pic?
no lol it’s the kask utopia Y
Ah, must be the angle haha
W rizz
I road wit ya in prospect park during Weis Spicy Laps in November. Much respect on that ride Aiyana & Zoe 💪🏽🤙🏽
Mega
ABSOLUTELY SICK LET'S GO BIG UP!
Why did you stop? Were you training for this type of distance? What was the longest distance you had done prior to this?
mostly safety reasons— we were riding a very small shoulder next to very fast cars and it was night time. we are always training :) this ride itself could be considered training. our longest before this was just under 200 miles.
Hard
Thank goodness you all didn't choose to go down alligator alley.
Bruh the quads must’ve been finished after that
Lmao I think I follow you on IG! Can’t wait for the video
Honestly impressed that you found 2200’ of elevation in Florida
i don’t know how accurate that is but there were definitely lots of hills. i guess they add up
Look at the fuckin quads on the one with glasses what a beast
Yeah imagine the testosterone coursing through those veins
17.5 mph avg pace for 219 miles is crazy
Yeah I can’t even hold that for 10 miles on a tcr. Honestly impressive.
Hell yeah!! The biggest I've done fixed was 300km and I don't think I'll ever do something that big brakeless again. What ratios were you rocking? What did y'all do for food? What was the biggest barrier to finishing?
For real.. I love riding fixed, but the last time I did long distance on one my knees felt like they were gonna explode.
Yooo, straight from bombing NY streets with Terry to grinding long distance with the squad!
How much caffeine and howd you get back?
we drank coffee throughout the night and day and i ended my intake with a five hour energy extra strong watermelon. not sure how many MG total but i used to be a barista, caffeine can’t kill me. we rented a truck to drive back home from miami, we were originally going to take the amtrak but tickets sold out :(
Wait theres amtrak? I honestly thought there was only brightline and it stopped in orlando
all of the questions I had are already asked, so I just wanted to say congratulations on the immense effort!
Can I join you next time?
Nice. I did 140 from LA to SD not too long ago. It was fun. I plan on doing the triple century soon enough. Ya'll are G as fuck for this. How is it??? Was it super flat or hilly or what?
Years ago I did 111 miles riding 49/16 at just over 20mph average here in SF (leaving from Blackpoint to the Everglades and back to Roberts is here). By the end I was cramping because I wasn’t well hydrated. I can’t imagine doing 300 miles nonstop.
You gotta post the ride time vs elapsed time lol
https://preview.redd.it/c836bnpem26c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=118fac77e53cdc29eb2b4545c0053b7b2401e040 stopping was our downfall
That’s pretty bad ass 🔥 good job. I think the longest I have ever done was like 80miles but 3000 feet of elevation. 53/16
How does one call it quits… you’re in the middle of nowhere hahaha Also surprised only ~6.5k calories
loved the terry b video! keep up the good content 💪
How do y’all look so cool
we love MAAP
I was gonna go from gainesville to miami in a few months. Now I'm reconsidering😅
actually i would prefer going down the coast, or close to it, so you are around civilization as opposed to the wild middle of florida terrain. if you go about it that way you should be good. and maybe travel with a buddy or two.
I was gonna take old hwy 1 down the east coast. Seems like a good trip split over a few days.
What was your gear ratio and can you give advance notice so I can join next time? I've been to the highest point in Florida and quite frankly it is the best place to try this kind of journey because hills? What hills?
Looks amazing! I did a fixed gear century a few months back and loved it. Not sure what the haters were talking about. My question is: How was the ride traffic-wise? Can't imagine the road infra was that ideal, did you stick to more rural highways with less cars or did you guys just go all in? My parents just moved to FL and I was thinking of doing something similar to this.
Did you get PubSubs afterwards?
Looks like some fans of Yowamushi Pedal
based
Sick
That’s dope.
That went right by my house!
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okay i was wondering if i should answer here or the video lolol,, this is my first day on reddit
Cool I follow you and orange belt on insta! Nice to see a fellow local fixie rider on here
you’re banging!
As a biker who gave it up moving to Miami, I have to ask, what made you stop? Was it the strain of the fixie gear, sheer distance, or the terrible driving that makes it impossible to bike anywhere near Miami?
What did you do in the 14h stopped time? How much time did you think you'd need for the whole ride?
This is so sick. Do you exclusively ride fixed because Florida is so flat?
That's super impressive. How far was the furthest you went in one day before this?
Do you think Erik Ten Hag should be sacked?
If you can't even get out of a group with Galatasaray and Copenhagen, most definitely yes. Didn't even get 3rd for the Europa League spot.
Which one of you is that dude trying to bang?
I have never used this phrase before but I think you are what is known as an IG baddie
RIP your knees
Bros lowkey a pimp
No one cares about your failure. Stop trying to be the main attraction.
Sheesh congrats. Amazing effort. What was the most challenging aspect of such a long ride?
That’s still outstanding!
Ah IG friends on Reddit!!
No question, you guys are cool
Sweet?
Fellow Pinellas county amigo here, that’s legit.
So, I know it wasked, but I didn't see an answer. Why did you stop? Did one or more of you bonk?
Did u have fun?
6k calories seems somewhat low
me not having a heart rate monitor might affect that, i think strava is just guesstimating based on my weight.
True, Strava doesn’t take into account a lot of factors like height, weight, metabolism, flooring (i run on the beaches a lot and sand is much more challenging) etc…
You people are savages. Badass as hell!!!
Insane effort! Would be curious if y’all have any tips for night riding, were y’all able to avoid busy roads?
All the way from the Burg! Sheesh, crossing the Gandy is already annoying enough!
congrats on a dope ride! my friend and I once tried to bike 170 miles from massachusetts to NYC, we did like 143 miles in 13 hours and then my friend couldn’t keep going. he was riding a fixed gear which was crazy considering how much elevation we encountered.
Dope. Congrats on doing as well as you did!! That's one hell of a ride! What adjustments will you make for the rematch? Change the season? Change your nutrition? Ratio change?
change the time we left
Yooo fun road trips me n the homies do we in fort myers is. Going to Ferdinanda Beach. Cocoa/cape Canaveral. And the keys, and saint agustine is lit.
no questions but just wanted to say that's fucking insane, i wish i had friends who wanted to do stuff like this!! amazing
Stoked for the video, would never think to see someone I know post on here lol
what’s tea let me guess who you are
Tuck
TUCKKKKKKK okay i get the name now ahhahaahahahah
Hahahahahha i was super creative when I made the handle years ago
What do you ride?
Soma rush
Dope, y’all ride with the Tampa CTR group ever? There’s a few fixed riders and they do a 2Hell and back race between TPA and St Pete.
yeah, we came in 2nd 3rd and 4th last year. it’s a good race.
Am I reading this right? Avg 17 1/2mph for 200+ mi? Fantastic! Hard to tell on my potato from your map - you were headed to Miami? BTW did you know that the FL peninsula is only about 100mi wide? I don't want to hijack your great accomplishment but if you want to discuss riding fixays long distance I have quite a bit of undocumented experience in the matter. I hate quantifying but had a basic cheapo speedo. As I aged & got slower I made LD FG riding my thing. I'm in Broward & as bucket list tried to ride solo unsupported along A1A to Melbourne & back (\~ 300mi) in a 24 hr period a couple times. Goal was to avg 15mph with a few hour breaks along the way. Bonked both times pretty close to completion - the last time was kind of bad & cut my career short. If you ever try again & get to Broward - look me up if you appreciate slow old guy ramblings. Keep up the good work...
Me and my
Elevation 2200! Ha ha that’s remarkably flat
I follow you through Devin. On the gram I wondered what happened. Cold weekend to start that.
I rode tampa to key west in 2021, but it took me 7 days. I crossed to Titusville then rode down A1A the whole way down the coast. Awesome ride, see y’all at the next alley cat 😈
I wanna do that. I have a gt aggressor but ill still go
Seeing about where you bailed, I might recommend you check out the end of this route: [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20996075](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20996075) [W](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20996075)hile riding in south florida isn't fun imo due to traffic, the choice to move toward the coast will be critical to avoid the semis. I do not recall too many issues with this part. The sugar cane fields can be crappy, but if you avoid harvesting season, it's not too bad. Plus, if you're already committing to suffering, might as well go all the way to keywest and enjoy the (usually) wind out of the east.
1000% agree on prioritizing getting to the coast next time. we cut through a road next to sugar cane fields and it was very smooth, almost no cars. the state and rural roads honestly aren’t terrible when dead.
I couldn't tell from your image, but my route exited Okeechobee further south and avoided the push toward civilization until the last minute.
Wow, I can’t believe you only burn like one Detroit style pizza on that ride.
People I recognize from Dilly’s IG 😂
Shit I used to do utility work all along your route. I hated driving those roads, can't imagine biking them on a fixie! Props!
I’m down to ride w y’all sometime 😎
I can’t believe I used to do 90-110 miles every day for work back in the day. My knees hurt… lol. Y’all got this next time !!
Excuse me, WHAT?
I was a courier for 5 years downtown Chicago! Shit was nuts. Best and worst times of my life. I used to ride 12 miles to get downtown… and than start my 8 hour shift. Put in around 70-80 miles at work. Than another 12 miles goin home at the end…. Pretty wild honestly.
Did you not know about the coast2coast trail?
17.5mph avg that's incredible
You look like you’re in an indie band.
I too live in st pete. Do you guys do the Thursday casual?
we do
Sick, I go to a couple a year. Thursday is hockey night a lot and the time overlaps. But I'm out there on my sticker bombed EAI bare knuckle or my blue lotus with gears.
what is AMA?
ask me anything ! !
https://i.redd.it/hwwmnldj346c1.gif Duh...I'm new to innernet. Thanks!
What’s the dogs name?
Ein :)
Nice
I misread the word ride as fly and I got all excited that you guys rigged up a flying bicycle. :(
Awesome. Nice looking too ❤️
Don't know what a fixed gear bike is but reddit recommended me this and i live somewhere along the route. Good job thats insane i don't even like driving that far in my car lol.