Fixies

[Brandy]

a friend of mine just completed the Paris Brest Paris 1200 kilometer ride in 90 hours on a fixed gear. he came back and said "I have no idea why i wanted to do this on a fixie" If you have hills to deal with, they're no fun. Especially downhill; because you can't stop pedalling!
Both of my sons have fixies and love them; but when we go out on a serious ride (with hills) they don't mind bikes with gears.

That was the same reaction we as the crew kept hearing from George during Furnace Creek. It was a huge challenge for him...35,000+ feet of elevation gain and you're right, it wasn't just the climbing, it was the lack of recovery on the descents that was so hard.

[Christopher]

Keep us updated on that Milwaukee, Brandy. I was seriously tempted by those frames. Next time I visit my sister in Sheboygan I'd love to visit that shop!

[Brandy]

Absolutely Christopher, I'm really looking forward to building this bike!

[Christopher]

Good, good. And congrats to your bloke on doing the 508. On a fixed. Wow!

[Brandy]

Thank you Christopher. I'm incredibly proud of him. I love being by his side, supporting his efforts almost as much as I like riding my own bike...and that's a whole lot.

Edited to add...I saw that you changed your original post. I didn't take offense. He is a mad fool, and he knows it.