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Old 07-04-19, 08:35 PM
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Dylansbob 
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I have a bike that I left there which should be mechanically sound, but questionable contact points. I don't know what the gearing is, I think low 60gi which is a bit lower than I use for my utility fix. Haven't been on a fixed gear for more than a couple hours at a time, but am fine for 6+hrs on geared bike. I already do ~85% of my riding on a fixed in hilly terrain, so not sure what to expect for riding through midwestern cornfields again after 25 yrs.

One piece of advice I got from a friend is to just get off the bike every few hours to break up the monotony on the legs.

Along those lines, on my geared rides, I use an rando bag. For this ride, I'm wondering if I should use bikepacking bags for food/extra water to encourage me to get off and stretch.
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